60 Ux Research jobs in the United Kingdom

UX Research Manager - 12 month FTC

Location: Manchester

Salary: £65,000 - £5,000

Working pattern: Hybrid 2 days WFH

About the Role

We're hiring on behalf of a leading UK-based digital investment platform that's reshaping how customers engage with their financial future. With nearly 5 billion in assets under administration and a growing customer base, our client is scaling their UX capability and we'.

User Research Lead - Digital Products & Customer Experience
Location: Hybrid (Manchester, 3 days onsite)
Contract: Fixed-Term (12 Months)
Salary: 65,000 - 75,000 + Excellent Benefits Package

Are you passionate about delivering customer-first digital experiences through insight-driven research? We're looking for a User Research Lead to head up research efforts across a range of online products and services, ensuring user needs are at the heart of every design decision.

This is a fantastic 12-month fixed-term opportunity to join a well-established, digitally focused organisation where customer experience and accessibility are front and centre. You'll help shape product strategy, mentor researchers, and embed user-centred thinking across teams.

The Role

As User Research Lead, you will:

• Lead and mentor a small team of user researchers, encouraging collaboration, continuous learning, and research excellence.

• Drive user research strategies that uncover actionable insights and influence product, design, and business decisions.

• Ensure consistency in research approaches and findings across multiple digital products and services.

• Champion inclusive design by embedding accessibility research and working with users of diverse abilities.

• Work closely with stakeholders in product, design, engineering, and brand to integrate research into every stage of development.

• Encourage innovative methods and experimentation in research practices.

• Facilitate workshops, journey mapping, and research critiques to foster alignment and drive optimisation.

• Align research priorities with strategic goals to deliver maximum impact across customer journeys.

• Strong background in user-centred research with experience in both qualitative and quantitative methods.

• Previous leadership or mentorship experience in a research setting.

• Proficiency with tools such as UserTesting, Hotjar, or similar usability and survey platforms.

• Solid understanding of digital accessibility standards (e.g., WCAG) and inclusive research practices.

• Experience working with cross-functional teams in an Agile or product-led environment.

• Ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable insights for technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Familiarity with design systems and their relationship to research and usability standards.

• Confident communicator and stakeholder manager, able to balance business needs with user priorities.

• Join a user-driven culture focused on meaningful digital experiences

• Shape research direction across multiple high-impact digital products

• Enjoy a flexible hybrid working model and collaborative environment

• Access a competitive salary and well-rounded benefits

• Make a real impact in a senior, fixed-term leadership role

Interested?
If you're ready to lead user research at a high level and support a team focused on inclusive, data-led design, we'd love to hear from you.

In Technology Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

User Research Lead - Digital Products & Customer Experience
Location: Hybrid (Manchester, 3 days onsite)
Contract: Fixed-Term (12 Months)
Salary: 65,000 - 75,000 + Excellent Benefits Package

Are you passionate about delivering customer-first digital experiences through insight-driven research? We're looking for a User Research Lead to head up research efforts across a range of online products and services, ensuring user needs are at the heart of every design decision.

This is a fantastic 12-month fixed-term opportunity to join a well-established, digitally focused organisation where customer experience and accessibility are front and centre. You'll help shape product strategy, mentor researchers, and embed user-centred thinking across teams.

The Role

As User Research Lead, you will:

• Lead and mentor a small team of user researchers, encouraging collaboration, continuous learning, and research excellence.

• Drive user research strategies that uncover actionable insights and influence product, design, and business decisions.

• Ensure consistency in research approaches and findings across multiple digital products and services.

• Champion inclusive design by embedding accessibility research and working with users of diverse abilities.

• Work closely with stakeholders in product, design, engineering, and brand to integrate research into every stage of development.

• Encourage innovative methods and experimentation in research practices.

• Facilitate workshops, journey mapping, and research critiques to foster alignment and drive optimisation.

• Align research priorities with strategic goals to deliver maximum impact across customer journeys.

• Strong background in user-centred research with experience in both qualitative and quantitative methods.

• Previous leadership or mentorship experience in a research setting.

• Proficiency with tools such as UserTesting, Hotjar, or similar usability and survey platforms.

• Solid understanding of digital accessibility standards (e.g., WCAG) and inclusive research practices.

• Experience working with cross-functional teams in an Agile or product-led environment.

• Ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable insights for technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Familiarity with design systems and their relationship to research and usability standards.

• Confident communicator and stakeholder manager, able to balance business needs with user priorities.

• Join a user-driven culture focused on meaningful digital experiences

• Shape research direction across multiple high-impact digital products

• Enjoy a flexible hybrid working model and collaborative environment

• Access a competitive salary and well-rounded benefits

• Make a real impact in a senior, fixed-term leadership role

Interested?
If you're ready to lead user research at a high level and support a team focused on inclusive, data-led design, we'd love to hear from you.

In Technology Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

UX Research Manager (FTC 12 months)


I am currently recruiting for a client that have been helping investors for nearly 30 years. They have seen market highs and lows and been resilient throughout. They are now the UK's number one flat-fee investment platform, with assets under administration approaching 75 billion and over 450,000 customers.

For a simple, flat monthly fee they provide a secure home for your pensions, ISAs and investments. They offer a wide choice of over 20,000 UK and international investment options, including shares, funds, trusts and ETFs.

They also bring impartial, expert content from our award-winning financial journalists, highly engaged community of investors, and daily newsletters and insights.


Key Responsibilities of a UX Research Manager:

Collaborate with Managers : Partner closely with the UX Operations Manager, and UX Design Manager to align research strategies with broader business objectives and delivery squads. Ensure that research insights are seamlessly integrated into the design process, shaping user-centered experiences.
Ensure High-Quality Research Standards : Lead the research team to maintain rigorous standards across all projects, employing robust methodologies and best practices to deliver high-quality, actionable insights that drive user-centered designs.
Consistency in Research Across Products : Establish and uphold a consistent approach to research across all products and service, ensuring a cohesive experience for users informed by comprehensive insights. Work in partnership with the Brand team to ensure research considers brand identity.
Mentor and Develop the Research Team : Provide leadership and mentorship, fostering an environment of continuous learning, professional growth, and research excellence within the team.
User-Centered Research Advocacy : Champion a user-centered research approach across the organisation. Ensure that user needs and feedback are at the forefront of strategic decision-making and product development processes.
Test and Research with Users with Disabilities : Prioritise research that includes users with disabilities, using a variety of methods such as usability testing, interviews, and observational studies to assess and address accessibility needs. Partner with accessibility specialists to identify and address pain points, ensuring that our products are usable and enjoyable for all users, regardless of their abilities.
Drive Innovation in Research Methods : Lead the exploration of innovative research methodologies, tools, and industry trends to keep the research team at the forefront of the field, enhancing research capabilities and insights.
Foster a Collaborative Team Environment: Cultivate a team culture that values open communication, collaboration, and knowledge sharing. Enable professional growth and continuous improvement in research practices.
Empower UX Researchers for Insightful Innovation: Support UX researchers in exploring and testing innovative methods to gain new insights. Encourage creativity and ensure that research aligns with broader business objectives and user needs.
Conduct and Lead Research Critiques : Organize and facilitate regular research critique sessions, providing constructive feedback and fostering an open environment where team members can discuss and refine their work to achieve optimal research outcomes.


Skills & Experience Required:

Leadership and Team Management : Proven experience in leading, mentoring, and managing a team of UX researchers, fostering a collaborative, evidence-based, and innovative work environment.

User-Centered Research : Deep understanding of user-centered research principles, with experience in a range of qualitative and quantitative research methods, including user interviews, surveys, usability testing, personas, and journey mapping to derive actionable insights that inform design.

Research Tools Proficiency : Expertise in industry-standard research tools for both qualitative and quantitative analysis, including usability testing software, survey tools, and data analysis platforms (e.g., UserTesting, UserZoom, Content Square, Hot Jar).

Design System and Accessibility Research Contribution : Experience contributing research insights to design systems, ensuring that the design system supports usability and accessibility standards across multiple platforms and products. Skilled in gathering user feedback on design components to ensure consistency and efficiency in design.

Digital Accessibility Expertise : Knowledge of digital accessibility standards and best practices (e.g., WCAG) with experience in conducting research with users of all abilities. Skilled in accessibility testing and usability assessments for users with disabilities to ensure inclusive product experiences.

Stakeholder Management and Expectation Setting : Strong ability to manage relationships and set clear expectations with stakeholders at all levels. Skilled in communicating research goals, timelines, and outcomes effectively to ensure alignment and transparency. Capable of balancing stakeholder needs with research objectives to prioritize projects that deliver the highest impact.

UX Research Manager (FTC 12 months)


I am currently recruiting for a client that have been helping investors for nearly 30 years. They have seen market highs and lows and been resilient throughout. They are now the UK's number one flat-fee investment platform, with assets under administration approaching 75 billion and over 450,000 customers.

For a simple, flat monthly fee they provide a secure home for your pensions, ISAs and investments. They offer a wide choice of over 20,000 UK and international investment options, including shares, funds, trusts and ETFs.

They also bring impartial, expert content from our award-winning financial journalists, highly engaged community of investors, and daily newsletters and insights.


Key Responsibilities of a UX Research Manager:

Collaborate with Managers : Partner closely with the UX Operations Manager, and UX Design Manager to align research strategies with broader business objectives and delivery squads. Ensure that research insights are seamlessly integrated into the design process, shaping user-centered experiences.
Ensure High-Quality Research Standards : Lead the research team to maintain rigorous standards across all projects, employing robust methodologies and best practices to deliver high-quality, actionable insights that drive user-centered designs.
Consistency in Research Across Products : Establish and uphold a consistent approach to research across all products and service, ensuring a cohesive experience for users informed by comprehensive insights. Work in partnership with the Brand team to ensure research considers brand identity.
Mentor and Develop the Research Team : Provide leadership and mentorship, fostering an environment of continuous learning, professional growth, and research excellence within the team.
User-Centered Research Advocacy : Champion a user-centered research approach across the organisation. Ensure that user needs and feedback are at the forefront of strategic decision-making and product development processes.
Test and Research with Users with Disabilities : Prioritise research that includes users with disabilities, using a variety of methods such as usability testing, interviews, and observational studies to assess and address accessibility needs. Partner with accessibility specialists to identify and address pain points, ensuring that our products are usable and enjoyable for all users, regardless of their abilities.
Drive Innovation in Research Methods : Lead the exploration of innovative research methodologies, tools, and industry trends to keep the research team at the forefront of the field, enhancing research capabilities and insights.
Foster a Collaborative Team Environment: Cultivate a team culture that values open communication, collaboration, and knowledge sharing. Enable professional growth and continuous improvement in research practices.
Empower UX Researchers for Insightful Innovation: Support UX researchers in exploring and testing innovative methods to gain new insights. Encourage creativity and ensure that research aligns with broader business objectives and user needs.
Conduct and Lead Research Critiques : Organize and facilitate regular research critique sessions, providing constructive feedback and fostering an open environment where team members can discuss and refine their work to achieve optimal research outcomes.


Skills & Experience Required:

Leadership and Team Management : Proven experience in leading, mentoring, and managing a team of UX researchers, fostering a collaborative, evidence-based, and innovative work environment.

User-Centered Research : Deep understanding of user-centered research principles, with experience in a range of qualitative and quantitative research methods, including user interviews, surveys, usability testing, personas, and journey mapping to derive actionable insights that inform design.

Research Tools Proficiency : Expertise in industry-standard research tools for both qualitative and quantitative analysis, including usability testing software, survey tools, and data analysis platforms (e.g., UserTesting, UserZoom, Content Square, Hot Jar).

Design System and Accessibility Research Contribution : Experience contributing research insights to design systems, ensuring that the design system supports usability and accessibility standards across multiple platforms and products. Skilled in gathering user feedback on design components to ensure consistency and efficiency in design.

Digital Accessibility Expertise : Knowledge of digital accessibility standards and best practices (e.g., WCAG) with experience in conducting research with users of all abilities. Skilled in accessibility testing and usability assessments for users with disabilities to ensure inclusive product experiences.

Stakeholder Management and Expectation Setting : Strong ability to manage relationships and set clear expectations with stakeholders at all levels. Skilled in communicating research goals, timelines, and outcomes effectively to ensure alignment and transparency. Capable of balancing stakeholder needs with research objectives to prioritize projects that deliver the highest impact.

UI Artist – New Mobile Title – 4 day working week

A Manchester-based Games studio are currently looking for a UI Artist to work on a new title on mobile platforms. The studio founders have a long history in developing franchises which have been downloaded in the high millions and are working on something new and fresh, which brings together competitive gameplay in a fun strategic setting.

Your first mission while working at the studio, will be to design and create UI assets that the player will interact with for this new mobile title, such as the graphical front-end, menus, icons and buttons. You will also be tasked with designing the user experience (UX) to each feature in the game and will work very closely with the Creative Director on this. You will be up to date with present mobile trends and enjoy playing and making games. The ideal candidate will understand the mobile market and have a good knowledge of what works and what doesn’t.

This role will promote freedom in your work style and will allow you to be creative with your design in an open-plan environment, where ideas are commonly contributed, and everyone has an input on the project.

In addition to a fantastic work environment the team can offer perks and benefits such as a generous holiday package, private medical insurance, pension, profit-based bonus schemes, an onsite gym, childcare schemes and retail discounts. The studio are based a short, convenient walk away from rail stations and have free parking for employee’s who prefer to drive.

The studio also offers a rare 4 day working week (Monday-Thursday), which is onsite in their Manchester offices.

You must be eligible to live and work in the UK as we cannot sponsor Visas at this time nor offer fully remote working options.

Salary Range - £35,000 - £55,000

Requirements

• At least 3 years’ experience as a UI Artist in the games industry
• Strong experience with Photoshop, Illustrator or similar
• Worked on either console/PC or mobile games (mobile preferred)
• A great knowledge of games and an excellent understanding of what makes them work
• Solid understanding of the User/Player journey
• A portfolio demonstrating your UI experience
• Unity engine experience would be a bonus

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a studio who are working on a new game, which you will have a hand in from start to finish. To apply please send your CV to

Are you a Senior UI Designer/Visualiser looking for an exciting contract opportunity with one of the most reputable and innovative digital agencies in the UK?

Would you like to be a part of a team that delivers digital excellence across a varied and exciting client portfolio globally?

We are looking for an experienced Senior UI Designer who can bring world-class digital experiences to life by combining creative vision with practical execution. You will craft designs that are visually engaging, intuitive and purposeful, ensuring every project aligns with client objectives and delivers measurable results for end-users.

In this role you will work alongside multi-disciplinary teams, including strategists, project managers, developers and engineers, guiding the creative process from concept through to delivery. You will be confident in presenting ideas, adapting to feedback and building trusted relationships with stakeholders.

This position offers the chance to work on high-profile projects for global brands with a fast-paced agency where fresh ideas are welcomed and design quality is paramount.

What you'll be doing.

• Design responsive and visually striking websites, apps and digital platforms
• Produce strong conceptual design directions and creative explorations
• Develop and maintain design systems to ensure brand consistency across digital products
• Use Figma to align design files with front-end development workflows
• Present design concepts to clients and refine work in response to feedback
• Collaborate with UX developers and strategy teams to solve design challenges
• Adapt quickly to changing requirements timelines and project objectives
• Share creative input in client meetings based on audience needs and research

What you'll bring.

• A portfolio showcasing high quality UI design across a range of digital platforms
• Previous agency experience in UI design with expertise in responsive interfaces
• Experience with established design systems as well as creating new ones
• Ability to lead and manage projects from concept to final delivery
• Proficiency with Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud, including Photoshop and Illustrator, and presentation tools
• Understanding of accessibility principles and UX best practices
• Experience designing complex web-based applications with multiple variations
• Strong communication skills for client presentations and team collaboration

If you are ready to take ownership of your craft and shape outstanding digital experiences for exciting brands apply today to hear more!

Role: UI Designer - Mobile (Asia)

Rate: £505 p/d Inside IR35

Location: Central London (Z1) – 3 days p/w on site

Duration: 12 months

Sanderson have partnered with one of the largest tech brands on the planet who are looking for a UI Designer to join a growing multicultural Product Design team.

Experience Required:

• Previous experience designing in Mandarin, Korean, Thai or Cantonese is essential
• An exceptional eye for detail, creative and innovative problem solving, and fluency in iOS design patterns.
• Capability of working in a multi-disciplinary design studio.
• Comfort working on multiple projects at once and adapting to new information and priorities.
• Ability to clearly communicate concepts and designs through sketches, wireframes, high-fidelity comps, and interactive prototypes.
• Familiarity working within established design systems and contributing to their evolution.
• Proactive approach to ambiguous situations, creating clarity without direction and defining software products from the ground up.
• A collaborative mindset with the ability to take and apply feedback constructively.
• Strong communication skills and an eagerness to contribute to team discussions and decisions.
• A portfolio demonstrating your design thinking, hands-on expertise, and problem-solving skills.
• A track record of project leadership, creative thinking, and cross functional collaboration in support of influencing product features.
• Proficiency in modern design tools such as Figma, Sketch, Illustrator, Keynote, and prototyping tools.
• Awareness of cultural impact on design and a desire to make inclusive design choices.
• English fluency is required.

Role: UI Designer - Mobile (Asia)

Rate: £505 p/d Inside IR35

Location: Central London (Z1) – 3 days p/w on site

Duration: 12 months

Sanderson have partnered with one of the largest tech brands on the planet who are looking for a UI Designer to join a growing multicultural Product Design team.

Experience Required:

• Previous experience designing in Mandarin, Korean, Thai or Cantonese is essential
• An exceptional eye for detail, creative and innovative problem solving, and fluency in iOS design patterns.
• Capability of working in a multi-disciplinary design studio.
• Comfort working on multiple projects at once and adapting to new information and priorities.
• Ability to clearly communicate concepts and designs through sketches, wireframes, high-fidelity comps, and interactive prototypes.
• Familiarity working within established design systems and contributing to their evolution.
• Proactive approach to ambiguous situations, creating clarity without direction and defining software products from the ground up.
• A collaborative mindset with the ability to take and apply feedback constructively.
• Strong communication skills and an eagerness to contribute to team discussions and decisions.
• A portfolio demonstrating your design thinking, hands-on expertise, and problem-solving skills.
• A track record of project leadership, creative thinking, and cross functional collaboration in support of influencing product features.
• Proficiency in modern design tools such as Figma, Sketch, Illustrator, Keynote, and prototyping tools.
• Awareness of cultural impact on design and a desire to make inclusive design choices.
• English fluency is required.