Wages between 32,000 euros for juniors and 70,000 euros for seniors : Ferpection, UX studies and research advice for improving mobile sites and applications, presents the specifics of a completely unknown profession, that of UX Researcher (user search).
"In recent years, The emergence and advent of the web as well as new consumption modes have created new particularly interesting jobs. Among them, that of UX Researcher. By definition, UX research tends to understand user expectations and brakes. It’s a varied job, exciting, where we learn to question in the broad sense, while cultivating an active listening capacity and a sense of sharp analysis. A booming job », Explique Thibault Geenen, CEO is founder of ferpection. One of the roles of the UX Researcher is to identify user expectations and blockages when browsing a website or a mobile application, Let them be prospect, clients, collaborators, etc. It is a job that requires asking the right questions and, for that, Two qualities are essential : empathy and listening. The UX Researcher then puts its analytical capacity in application by taking into account the biases inherent in the study techniques chosen in order to retransmit them faithfully. The UX Researcher can use qualitative approaches (Individual interviews or Focus Group) or quantitative (remote user tests or quantitative surveys).
Separate creation from understanding
The UX Researcher is accompanied by technical skills, But the catalog of methodologies and tools available continues to evolve, And it is therefore impossible to master them all. For this reason, Part of the expertise of the UX Researcher is to call on other UX specialists to focus on how to approach research projects and their framing. The UX Research helps companies better understand their users and must therefore like to question, listen and uncover the blocking points and the difficulties encountered. For people who prefer to create, UX or UI Design are better options. Indeed, The UX designer aims to design and provide visitor with the best user experience that is. He therefore thinks about how the person will interact with the machine via his interface. UI Designer, on his side, is responsible for representing and creating this graphical interface in order to make it pleasant to browse. Thibault Geenen : "It is quite possible to combine these three professions. But for the proper realization of most UX projects, It quickly becomes counterproductive because of the same cognitive biases that we find in research. It is therefore more than essential to separate creation from understanding. »»
What careers and wages for a researcher ux ?
Today, A UX Researcher can become a freelance UX consultant, A profession that lends itself well to those who like the autonomy and diversification of their missions. For people who prefer to climb the ladder in business on international positions or more technical positions, It is then possible to become Product Owner. Others can also open up to other disciplines in innovation or designer thinking for example. Other careers will quickly emerge for the coming years to come, But still remain difficult to detect with this very recent discipline. COMMAND, wages are close to those of UX designers with very comfortable amounts. The salary of a Junior UX Researcher (Between 0 and 3 years of experience) is between 32,000 and 40,000 euros in Île-de-France and between 28,000 and 39,000 euros in the provinces. On the other hand, Since the job is new, The profiles confirmed with more than five to six years of experience are rare and the data for the most senior are still lacking. Likely, For a confirmed person (Between four and seven years of experience) Wages can vary between 44,000 and 48,000 euros in Île-de-France and between 38,000 and 45,000 euros in the provinces. Finally, For senior profiles over eight years of experience, It is possible to consider remuneration between 50,000 and 70,000 in Île-de-France and between 45,000 and 60,000 in the provinces.
Which training to choose for
Become ux researcher ?
There is not yet today any specific diploma dedicated to the UX Research and we find on the market of people with varied profiles working with talent this job.
It is also a force, Because UX studies feed on multidisciplinarity. These profiles can come as much from the initial training as from professional retraining with three main main archetypes. L’UX Designer, Having training in design or ergonomics and who wishes to invest more about the upstream of creative work. People who have undergone business school type, Apprecating contact, and who convert after an experience in the Institute of Studies, in marketing or communication. Finally academic profiles in human and social sciences, like psychology. Academic profiles, more distant from private companies, can sometimes find it difficult to adapt. The world of digital and its agility can strike those who have built around a more "pure" approach from an academic point of view. However, Digital being an environment that evolves extremely quickly, to be curious and love change are prerequisites for this career.
Specific courses
There are courses called "UX Research" or "User Research" in UX Design training at the Gobelins School or Multimedia School for example. Other more general training can also offer courses. Ensuite, A professionalization internship or contract will make it possible to implement user tests concretely, Focus Groups, Card sorts, Google Analytical, as well as guerrilla approaches (Guerrilla tests, UX guerrillas, UX analytics).
