User Researcher
UK
The median User Researcher salary in the UK is £54,700 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 804 | 869 | 1020 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +65 | +151 | -206 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a User Researcher | 103 | 78 | 242 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.098% | 0.082% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.10% | 0.090% | 0.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 53 | 62 | 131 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,600 | £41,707 | £38,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,421 | £47,875 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £54,700 | £65,600 | £53,112 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.62% | +23.51% | -9.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,200 | £73,750 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £75,000 | £73,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £54,700 | £70,000 | £47,257 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.86% | +48.13% | -14.08% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 99,552 | 86,380 | 162,088 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.85% | 91.27% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,786 | 55,655 | 84,889 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,244 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.48% | +5.78% |
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
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing User Researcher.
User Researcher
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing User Researcher over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
User Researcher
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing User Researcher within the UK over the 6 months to 1 June 2024. 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK excluding London | +31 | 88 | £54,700 | -21.86% | 4 |
| England | +56 | 77 | £50,000 | -28.57% | 17 |
| Work from Home | +50 | 43 | £58,800 | -9.54% | 7 |
| North of England | +45 | 32 | £50,000 | -28.57% | 3 |
| North West | -3 | 15 | £58,800 | -16.00% | 3 |
| Midlands | - | 14 | £54,700 | - | |
| London | +98 | 11 | £56,900 | -7.85% | 11 |
| South West | -18 | 10 | £57,500 | +37.05% | |
| North East | - | 10 | £45,000 | - | |
| Scotland | - | 10 | £58,800 | - | |
| South East | 0 | 9 | £31,500 | -58.00% | |
| East Midlands | - | 8 | £35,000 | - | |
| Yorkshire | +64 | 7 | £42,500 | -17.07% | |
| Wales | - | 7 | £54,400 | - | |
| West Midlands | - | 6 | £56,750 | - | |
| Northern Ireland | - | 5 | £58,800 | - | |
| East of England | - | 1 | £70,000 | - | 1 |
User Researcher Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, User Researcher 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 permanent 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: