Field Research Contract Job Trends in England

Field Research
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Field Research skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 551 493 -
Rank change year-on-year -58 - -
Contract jobs citing Field Research 4 2 0
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.013% 0.007% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.014% 0.008% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £404 - -
25th Percentile £445 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £514 - -
75th Percentile £582 - -
90th Percentile £623 - -
UK median daily rate £514 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Field 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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 28,213 24,003 32,272
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 88.28% 89.19% 87.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 18,027 14,736 21,710
10th Percentile £304 £310 £305
25th Percentile £409 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -2.27%
75th Percentile £625 £648 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,750 779 1,598
10th Percentile £15.17 £15.62 £14.16
25th Percentile £17.87 £20.75 £18.00
Median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £40.29
Median % change year-on-year -28.14% -13.14% +15.12%
75th Percentile £57.50 £63.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £69.47 £75.00 £76.33
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £40.00
% change year-on-year -22.62% -18.75% +16.65%

Field Research
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Field Research job vacancy trend in England

Field Research
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Field Research.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Field Research

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Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Field Research in England over the 6 months to 17 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Field Research in England

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Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Field Research.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Field Research

Field Research
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 Field Research within the England region over the 6 months to 17 January 2026. 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
North of England -61 1 - -
North East - 1 - -
South East - 1 £650 -
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UK

Field Research
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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:

Applications
1 2 (50.00%) UXPin
Cloud Services
1 2 (50.00%) Figma
General
1 2 (50.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) User Researcher
2 1 (25.00%) Senior
2 1 (25.00%) Senior User Researcher
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) User Research
2 3 (75.00%) Usability Testing
3 2 (50.00%) Agile
3 2 (50.00%) Data Interpretation
3 2 (50.00%) Diary Studies
3 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (50.00%) User Experience
3 2 (50.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
3 2 (50.00%) UX Research
3 2 (50.00%) Wealth Management
4 1 (25.00%) Business Analysis
4 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (25.00%) Customer Engagement
4 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
4 1 (25.00%) Human-Centred Design
4 1 (25.00%) Interaction Design
4 1 (25.00%) Market Research
4 1 (25.00%) Service Design
4 1 (25.00%) Storytelling
4 1 (25.00%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) Accessibility