Qualitative Research Contract Job Trends in Central London

Qualitative Research
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Central London requiring Qualitative Research skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 121 128 138
Rank change year-on-year +7 +10 +48
Contract jobs citing Qualitative Research 8 2 4
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 0.40% 0.087% 0.15%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.44% 0.094% 0.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 2 3
10th Percentile £403 £472 £423
25th Percentile £419 £486 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £519 £525
Median % change year-on-year -6.02% -1.19% -
75th Percentile £603 £548 £563
90th Percentile £638 £561 £578
London median daily rate £475 £463 £450
% change year-on-year +2.70% +2.78% -22.41%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Central London

Qualitative Research falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Central London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,828 2,125 2,361
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 90.36% 92.27% 89.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,272 1,328 1,697
10th Percentile £350 £363 £357
25th Percentile £425 £463 £460
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £570
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +0.88% -0.87%
75th Percentile £675 £675 £688
90th Percentile £750 £775 £800
London median daily rate £525 £550 £563
% change year-on-year -4.55% -2.22% -4.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 27 17
10th Percentile £20.18 £18.34 £17.00
25th Percentile £25.47 £23.70 £18.93
Median hourly rate £26.11 £35.00 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year -25.40% +27.27% -21.43%
75th Percentile £41.75 £43.00 £46.75
90th Percentile £47.50 £112.00 £68.50
London median hourly rate £31.58 £35.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year -9.79% +7.69% -13.33%

Qualitative Research
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Qualitative Research relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Qualitative Research job vacancy trend in Central London

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Daily Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Qualitative Research.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Qualitative Research

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Daily Rate Histogram in Central London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Qualitative Research in Central London over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Qualitative Research in Central London

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Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Qualitative Research.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Qualitative Research

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Contract Job Locations in Central London

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 Central London region over the 6 months to 31 December 2025. 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
City of London -1 8 £488 -6.02% 4
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London

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (12.50%) Google Analytics
1 1 (12.50%) Miro
1 1 (12.50%) SaaS
General
1 4 (50.00%) Public Sector
2 3 (37.50%) Social Skills
3 2 (25.00%) Local Government
4 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (12.50%) Social Science
Job Titles
1 5 (62.50%) Senior
2 4 (50.00%) User Researcher
3 3 (37.50%) Senior User Researcher
4 2 (25.00%) Designer
4 2 (25.00%) Service Designer
4 2 (25.00%) User Experience Researcher
5 1 (12.50%) Digital Designer
5 1 (12.50%) Digital Service Designer
5 1 (12.50%) Lead
5 1 (12.50%) Lead Designer
5 1 (12.50%) Lead Service Designer
5 1 (12.50%) Senior Designer
5 1 (12.50%) Senior Digital Designer
5 1 (12.50%) Senior Service Designer
5 1 (12.50%) Senior User Experience Researcher
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) Product Ownership
2 1 (12.50%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (87.50%) Quantitative Research
2 6 (75.00%) Usability Testing
2 6 (75.00%) User Research
3 4 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
3 4 (50.00%) Analytics
4 3 (37.50%) Design Thinking
4 3 (37.50%) Diary Studies
4 3 (37.50%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
5 2 (25.00%) Agile
5 2 (25.00%) Contextual Inquiry
5 2 (25.00%) Decision-Making
5 2 (25.00%) Ethnography
5 2 (25.00%) Human-Centred Design
5 2 (25.00%) Product Strategy
5 2 (25.00%) Roadmaps
5 2 (25.00%) Service Design
5 2 (25.00%) Storytelling
5 2 (25.00%) User Experience
5 2 (25.00%) UX Research
5 2 (25.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 2 (25.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (12.50%) Degree
2 1 (12.50%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (37.50%) Accessibility
2 1 (12.50%) GDPR
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) Google
1 1 (12.50%) Hotjar
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft
1 1 (12.50%) Qualtrics