UX Researcher
UK
The median UX Researcher daily rate in the UK is £430, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 June 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 501 | 570 | 641 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +69 | +71 | +73 |
| Contract jobs requiring a User Experience Researcher | 26 | 18 | 56 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.086% | 0.041% | 0.10% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.093% | 0.045% | 0.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 14 | 10 | 38 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £352 | £371 |
| 25th Percentile | £200 | £368 | £418 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £430 | £434 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.98% | -13.25% | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £519 | £597 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £550 | £658 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £200 | - | £475 |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £48.25 | - | £82.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £49.50 | - | £85.00 |
| 75th Percentile | £50.75 | - | £87.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 27,923 | 40,378 | 52,429 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.15% | 92.91% | 94.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,892 | 25,940 | 36,485 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £281 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +1.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.65% | -1.40% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,224 | 2,887 | 1,504 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.76 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £16.58 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.39 | £37.50 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.64% | -12.79% | +68.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.31 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.60 | £74.00 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | - | +100.00% |
User Experience Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured User Experience Researcher in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
User Experience Researcher
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing User Experience Researcher.
User Experience Researcher
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing User Experience Researcher over the 6 months to 26 June 2025.
User Experience Researcher
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing User Experience Researcher.
User Experience Researcher
Top 9 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing User Experience Researcher within the UK over the 6 months to 26 June 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +67 | 25 | £430 | -0.98% | 23 |
| London | +54 | 14 | £513 | +18.20% | 13 |
| UK excluding London | +55 | 12 | £200 | - | 11 |
| North of England | +23 | 10 | £200 | - | 2 |
| North West | - | 7 | £257 | - | 1 |
| Work from Home | +40 | 6 | £499 | +27.95% | 10 |
| North East | - | 3 | £200 | - | |
| Scotland | +8 | 1 | - | - | |
| East of England | - | 1 | £575 | - |
User Experience Researcher Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 June 2025, User Experience Researcher contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring User Experience Researcher in the job title.
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User Experience Researcher Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: