Annual Salary
£28,000 to £55,000
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
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User researchers collect, analyse and test data to design websites, software and applications based on user needs.
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
You could work: evenings; occasionally
There will be
2.4% more User researcher jobs in 2027.
On a daily basis you could:
You could work in an office, at a client's business or from home.
You can get into this job through:
You can do a foundation degree, higher national diploma or degree in:
You'll usually need:
You can volunteer at user research sessions to get some experience. This will be useful, especially if you do not have a degree.
You can also get involved in the online user experience (UX) community and find a mentor to help you.
You can apply directly to user research or digital design companies, or go through a specialist agency.
To apply, you'll need experience in:
You could apply for a place on a user research or marketing company's graduate training scheme if you have a degree, for example in digital marketing or product design.
It will be useful if you have experience of working in agile project development.
You can find further information on what a user researcher does at the Government Digital Service.
It will also help if you have a portfolio to show examples of your work to employers.
You can find out more about working as a user researcher from the User Experience Professionals' Association and techskills.
With experience you could move into a management role and supervise a team of user researchers. You could also work on larger, more complicated projects as a head of user experience or research.
You could become a business analyst, or product or service designer.
You'll need: