Senior User Researcher

• 3-month contract
• Public Sector Project
• £630 p/d outside of IR35
• UK, Remote first with occasional travel
• Start date: 1st April 2026
• Candidates must be UK based with full right to work

We’re hiring a Senior User Researcher for a leading tech consultancy, to work on a public sector project for 3 months initially.

To be considered for the role you will need full right to work in the UK and previously worked as a Senior User Researcher within UK government (including your most recent engagement).

Essential experience:

• Has worked within multi-functional agile teams within government previously, collaborating closely with Product Managers & Interaction Designers.
• Comfortable updating and refining research planning
• Has led on recruitment and outreach for participants previously
• Comfortable planning, conducting and synthesising results from a wide range of user research methods, including user interviews
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

We encourage applicants from all backgrounds, so if there is anything we can do to make our recruitment processes better for you and to allow you to show your best self, let us know. We also understand that some people require extra time to complete assessments, require alternative application methods and can also benefit from having interview questions or a guide to the type of questions pre-interview. We are open to any suggestions or requests that you may have and are always looking for creative ways to assess talent. Our commitment to you is that you should always feel safe and secure when you’re working with us. Futureheads is a B Corp™ accredited digital recruitment agency based in London. We specialise in recruiting permanent, contract and freelance digital and tech professionals in creative, data, design, digital marketing, engineering, product, project and programme management, UX and service design jobs.