Qualitative Research Contracts in the City of London

Qualitative Research
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the City of London requiring Qualitative Research skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Qualitative Research over the 6 months leading up to 4 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 119 124 163
Rank change year-on-year +5 +39 +23
Contract jobs citing Qualitative Research 3 1 11
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London 0.17% 0.046% 0.30%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.18% 0.051% 0.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 9
10th Percentile £480 - £275
25th Percentile £525 £513 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £525 £475
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% +10.53% -17.39%
75th Percentile - £538 £625
90th Percentile - - £628
Central London median daily rate £600 £525 £463
% change year-on-year +14.29% +13.51% -42.97%

All Process and Methodology Skills
City of 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 the City of London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,638 1,975 3,332
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 93.28% 90.51% 91.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,036 1,399 2,240
10th Percentile £363 £361 £356
25th Percentile £463 £450 £481
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £568 £600
Median % change year-on-year +1.32% -5.42% +4.35%
75th Percentile £688 £688 £730
90th Percentile £775 £813 £825
Central London median daily rate £575 £550 £600
% change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% +4.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 11 25
10th Percentile £22.00 £19.92 £15.35
25th Percentile £24.00 £20.22 £18.50
Median hourly rate £29.58 £25.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +18.30% -28.57% -13.58%
75th Percentile £45.00 £40.00 £58.75
90th Percentile £62.25 £41.84 £88.30
Central London median hourly rate £29.07 £27.81 £35.00
% change year-on-year +4.53% -20.54% -13.58%

Qualitative Research
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Job postings citing Qualitative Research as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Job vacancy trend for Qualitative Research in the City of London

Qualitative Research
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Qualitative Research in the City of London.

Daily rate trend for Qualitative Research in the City of London

Qualitative Research
Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Qualitative Research in the City of London over the 6 months to 4 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Qualitative Research in the City of London

Qualitative Research
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Qualitative Research in the City of London.

Hourly rate trend for Qualitative Research in the City of London

Qualitative Research
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London 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:

General
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Presentation Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Retail
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Senior
1 2 (66.67%) Senior User Experience Researcher
1 2 (66.67%) User Experience Researcher
2 1 (33.33%) User Researcher
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Agile
1 3 (100.00%) Usability Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Actionable Insight
2 2 (66.67%) Analytical Thinking
2 2 (66.67%) Artificial Intelligence
2 2 (66.67%) Competitor Analysis
2 2 (66.67%) Data Science
2 2 (66.67%) Design Thinking
2 2 (66.67%) Journey Map
2 2 (66.67%) Lean UX
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Product Strategy
2 2 (66.67%) Quantitative Research
2 2 (66.67%) Storytelling
2 2 (66.67%) User Experience
2 2 (66.67%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
2 2 (66.67%) UX Design
2 2 (66.67%) UX Research
2 2 (66.67%) Validation
3 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) Actionable Recommendations