Qualitative Research Contracts in England

Qualitative Research
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Qualitative Research skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Qualitative Research over the 6 months to 30 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
30 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 497 548 584
Rank change year-on-year +51 +36 -69
Contract jobs citing Qualitative Research 39 90 203
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.11% 0.19% 0.29%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.12% 0.21% 0.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 32 58 157
10th Percentile £325 £325 £388
25th Percentile £361 £450 £455
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £538 £525
Median % change year-on-year -11.63% +2.38% +10.06%
75th Percentile £547 £588 £575
90th Percentile £586 £641 £625
UK median daily rate £475 £525 £520
% change year-on-year -9.52% +0.96% +9.01%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 8
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £49.25
Median hourly rate - - £59.50
75th Percentile - - £72.50
90th Percentile - - £76.24
UK median hourly rate £12.75 - £59.50
% change year-on-year - - +53.76%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Qualitative Research is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 31,544 42,731 64,051
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.81% 89.96% 90.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,598 30,002 45,622
10th Percentile £300 £325 £331
25th Percentile £413 £450 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £540
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +8.00%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £750 £769 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,306 1,516 1,722
10th Percentile £12.84 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.61 £15.25
Median hourly rate £37.50 £37.50 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year - +50.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.77 £25.68
% change year-on-year -0.73% +43.19% +9.28%

Qualitative Research
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Qualitative Research as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Qualitative Research in England

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Qualitative Research in England.

Daily rate trend for Qualitative Research in England

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Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Qualitative Research in England over the 6 months to 30 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Qualitative Research in England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Qualitative Research in England.

Hourly rate trend for Qualitative Research in England

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Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Qualitative Research within the England region over the 6 months to 30 May 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +44 25 £525 +1.45% 23
North of England +25 10 £350 -32.53% 5
North West +25 8 £350 -22.22% 5
South East +18 4 £475 -16.89% 4
Yorkshire +10 2 £513 -6.82%
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UK

Qualitative Research
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Applications
1 1 (2.56%) Adobe XD
1 1 (2.56%) InVision
1 1 (2.56%) Sketch
1 1 (2.56%) UserZoom
Cloud Services
1 4 (10.26%) Power Automate
1 4 (10.26%) Power Platform
1 4 (10.26%) SaaS
2 2 (5.13%) Figma
3 1 (2.56%) Miro
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.56%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 1 (2.56%) Axure RP
General
1 11 (28.21%) Social Skills
2 4 (10.26%) Finance
2 4 (10.26%) Local Government
2 4 (10.26%) Public Sector
3 3 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (7.69%) Law
3 3 (7.69%) Marketing
4 2 (5.13%) Automotive
4 2 (5.13%) Health Technology
5 1 (2.56%) Games
5 1 (2.56%) German Language
5 1 (2.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (2.56%) Pharmaceutical
5 1 (2.56%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 8 (20.51%) User Researcher
2 6 (15.38%) Designer
3 5 (12.82%) Senior
4 4 (10.26%) Applications Developer
4 4 (10.26%) Developer
4 4 (10.26%) Power Apps Developer
5 3 (7.69%) Service Designer
5 3 (7.69%) User Experience Researcher
5 3 (7.69%) UX Strategist
6 2 (5.13%) Analyst
6 2 (5.13%) Automation Developer
6 2 (5.13%) Insight Analyst
6 2 (5.13%) Microsoft Developer
6 2 (5.13%) Product Manager
6 2 (5.13%) Python Developer
6 2 (5.13%) Senior Applications Developer
6 2 (5.13%) Senior Designer
6 2 (5.13%) Senior Developer
6 2 (5.13%) Senior Power Apps Developer
6 2 (5.13%) Senior Service Designer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (7.69%) NHS
2 2 (5.13%) Digital Media
2 2 (5.13%) Product Ownership
3 1 (2.56%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (2.56%) Infotainment
3 1 (2.56%) Mobile Games
3 1 (2.56%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (92.31%) Quantitative Research
2 17 (43.59%) User Experience
3 15 (38.46%) Actionable Insight
3 15 (38.46%) Service Design
3 15 (38.46%) User Research
4 14 (35.90%) UX Design
5 12 (30.77%) Data Science
6 11 (28.21%) Focus Group
7 10 (25.64%) Agile
7 10 (25.64%) Prototyping
7 10 (25.64%) Workshop Facilitation
8 9 (23.08%) Problem-Solving
9 8 (20.51%) Market Research
9 8 (20.51%) Usability Testing
10 7 (17.95%) Data Analysis
10 7 (17.95%) Guerrilla Testing
10 7 (17.95%) Mentoring
10 7 (17.95%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 7 (17.95%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
10 7 (17.95%) Wireframes
Programming Languages
1 4 (10.26%) Python
Qualifications
1 7 (17.95%) Degree
2 5 (12.82%) Master's Degree
3 2 (5.13%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (15.38%) Actionable Recommendations
2 1 (2.56%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 2 (5.13%) Brandwatch
2 1 (2.56%) Adobe
2 1 (2.56%) Brio