User Researcher
UK
The median User Researcher daily rate in the UK is £475, 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 | 472 | 533 | 431 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +61 | -102 | +21 |
| Contract jobs requiring a User Researcher | 55 | 55 | 274 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.18% | 0.13% | 0.49% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.20% | 0.14% | 0.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 43 | 32 | 215 |
| 10th Percentile | £370 | £314 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £412 | £325 | £459 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £475 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -13.64% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £523 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £620 | £550 | £638 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £443 | £350 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | +26.43% | -35.19% | +2.86% |
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 Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured User Researcher in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
User Researcher
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing User Researcher.
User Researcher
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing User Researcher over the 6 months to 26 June 2025.
User Researcher
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing User Researcher.
User Researcher
Top 11 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing User 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 | +60 | 41 | £470 | -1.05% | 41 |
| London | +65 | 27 | £486 | +2.32% | 20 |
| UK excluding London | +39 | 18 | £443 | +26.43% | 21 |
| Work from Home | +32 | 15 | £464 | +3.06% | 24 |
| North of England | +5 | 10 | £424 | +21.07% | 10 |
| North West | +10 | 5 | £419 | +19.64% | 5 |
| Scotland | +11 | 4 | £471 | +115.09% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | 0 | 4 | £525 | +2.44% | 3 |
| South West | +44 | 2 | £300 | - | 6 |
| South East | - | 2 | £443 | - | 2 |
| North East | -6 | 1 | £425 | -29.90% | 2 |
User Researcher Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 June 2025, User 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 Researcher in the job title.
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User 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: