Qualitative Research Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Qualitative Research
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the City of 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 119 118 131
Rank change year-on-year -1 +13 +51
Contract jobs citing Qualitative Research 8 2 4
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 0.43% 0.098% 0.16%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.48% 0.11% 0.18%
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
Central London median daily rate £488 £519 £525
% change year-on-year -6.02% -1.19% -

All Process & 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 1,663 1,873 2,199
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 90.33% 92.13% 89.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,167 1,140 1,573
10th Percentile £343 £363 £363
25th Percentile £423 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £543 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -5.65% - -2.13%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £688
90th Percentile £763 £788 £800
Central London median daily rate £550 £575 £570
% change year-on-year -4.35% +0.88% -0.87%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 14 10
10th Percentile £20.18 £15.35 £17.00
25th Percentile £22.18 £22.00 £17.48
Median hourly rate £31.00 £40.50 £26.25
Median % change year-on-year -23.46% +54.29% -30.46%
75th Percentile £42.47 £107.13 £44.56
90th Percentile £51.88 £129.85 £74.13
Central London median hourly rate £26.11 £35.00 £27.50
% change year-on-year -25.40% +27.27% -21.43%

Qualitative Research
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Qualitative Research job vacancy trend in the City of London

Qualitative Research
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Qualitative Research.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Qualitative Research

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 31 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Qualitative Research in the City of London

Qualitative Research
Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Qualitative Research.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Qualitative Research

Qualitative Research
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of 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