Qualitative Research Contract Job Trends in the East of England

Qualitative Research
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the East of England requiring Qualitative Research skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 106 83 105
Rank change year-on-year -23 +22 +38
Contract jobs citing Qualitative Research 1 1 1
As % of all contract jobs in the East of England 0.063% 0.088% 0.058%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.074% 0.11% 0.066%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £414 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £427 £450 -
Median % change year-on-year -5.11% - -
75th Percentile £441 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £432 £450 £413
% change year-on-year -3.94% +9.09% -27.63%

All Process and Methodology Skills
East of England

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 East of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,348 950 1,514
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 84.36% 83.63% 88.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 562 404 798
10th Percentile £186 £234 £249
25th Percentile £358 £336 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +3.16% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £580 £581 £600
90th Percentile £675 £675 £700
England median daily rate £505 £525 £544
% change year-on-year -3.81% -3.49% -1.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 430 188 359
10th Percentile £14.08 - £14.16
25th Percentile £16.37 £15.62 £15.00
Median hourly rate £21.00 £28.34 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year -25.89% +28.80% -4.35%
75th Percentile £63.75 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £77.83
England median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +19.30%

Qualitative Research
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

Qualitative Research job vacancy trend in the East of England

Qualitative Research
Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Qualitative Research.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Qualitative Research

Qualitative Research
Contract Job Locations in the East of 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 East of England region over the 6 months to 16 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
Hertfordshire - 1 £427 -
Qualitative Research
England

Qualitative Research
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Pharmaceutical
1 1 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Designer
1 1 (100.00%) Product Designer
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Designer
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Product Designer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Conceptual Models
1 1 (100.00%) Data Mapping
1 1 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Data Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) Ideation Sessions
1 1 (100.00%) Journey Map
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Quantitative Research
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) User Research
1 1 (100.00%) User Stories
1 1 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Wireframes
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GMP
1 1 (100.00%) GxP
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft