Market Research Contracts in England

Market Research
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Market Research skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Market Research over the 6 months to 23 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 506 623 671
Rank change year-on-year +117 +48 -139
Contract jobs citing Market Research 44 42 113
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.12% 0.082% 0.16%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.14% 0.091% 0.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 32 31 76
10th Percentile £325 £325 £375
25th Percentile £400 £419 £452
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £625 £619 £605
90th Percentile £671 £650 £681
UK median daily rate £513 £495 £513
% change year-on-year +3.54% -3.41% +4.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 6
10th Percentile - - £21.49
25th Percentile - - £22.98
Median hourly rate £10.42 - £40.25
75th Percentile - - £57.00
90th Percentile £11.59 - £71.86
UK median hourly rate £10.42 - £40.25
% change year-on-year - - -18.48%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Market Research is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 32,223 45,987 64,855
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 86.56% 90.26% 90.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,190 32,199 46,005
10th Percentile £300 £325 £330
25th Percentile £413 £445 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £535
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.80% +9.41%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £750 £768 £744
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +8.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,229 1,635 1,786
10th Percentile £12.86 £11.00 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.74 £15.25
Median hourly rate £35.00 £37.50 £24.00
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +56.25% -
75th Percentile £59.44 £65.00 £49.23
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £63.19
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £37.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year -6.67% +50.00% -

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Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Market Research as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Market Research in England

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Market Research in England.

Daily rate trend for Market Research in England

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Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Market Research in England over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Market Research in England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Market Research in England.

Hourly rate trend for Market Research in England

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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 Market Research within the England region over the 6 months to 23 April 2024. 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
London +93 25 £588 +22.14% 112
North of England +35 9 £350 -37.28% 50
North West - 8 £350 - 24
South East - 6 £525 - 48
East of England - 3 £575 - 18
West Midlands +36 1 - - 14
Midlands +35 1 - - 19
Yorkshire +17 1 £400 -28.32% 18
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (4.55%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (4.55%) Adobe Creative Suite
1 2 (4.55%) Sketch
2 1 (2.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.27%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (2.27%) UserZoom
Cloud Services
1 4 (9.09%) Azure
2 2 (4.55%) Asana
2 2 (4.55%) Azure DevOps
2 2 (4.55%) Entra ID
2 2 (4.55%) Figma
2 2 (4.55%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (4.55%) OneDrive
3 1 (2.27%) GCP
3 1 (2.27%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 4 (9.09%) Internet
2 1 (2.27%) 3G
2 1 (2.27%) 4G
2 1 (2.27%) 5G
2 1 (2.27%) Broadband
2 1 (2.27%) DSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.27%) Big Data
1 1 (2.27%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 2 (4.55%) JIRA
General
1 22 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 16 (36.36%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (15.91%) Marketing
4 6 (13.64%) Finance
4 6 (13.64%) Presentation Skills
4 6 (13.64%) Telecoms
5 5 (11.36%) Law
5 5 (11.36%) Public Sector
6 4 (9.09%) German Language
6 4 (9.09%) Legal
7 2 (4.55%) Manufacturing
7 2 (4.55%) Spanish Language
8 1 (2.27%) Arabic Language
8 1 (2.27%) Banking
8 1 (2.27%) Billing
8 1 (2.27%) Digital Health
8 1 (2.27%) Digital Healthcare
8 1 (2.27%) Health Technology
8 1 (2.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (2.27%) Retail
Job Titles
1 8 (18.18%) User Researcher
2 7 (15.91%) Product Manager
3 5 (11.36%) Senior
4 4 (9.09%) Product Owner
5 3 (6.82%) Analyst
5 3 (6.82%) Business Analyst
5 3 (6.82%) Telecoms Manager
5 3 (6.82%) Telecoms Product Manager
6 2 (4.55%) Commercial Manager
6 2 (4.55%) Consultant
6 2 (4.55%) Head of User Experience
6 2 (4.55%) IAM Consultant
6 2 (4.55%) Identity and Access Management Consultant
6 2 (4.55%) Identity Management Consultant
6 2 (4.55%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 2 (4.55%) Lead
6 2 (4.55%) Management Consultant
6 2 (4.55%) Senior Analyst
6 2 (4.55%) Senior Business Analyst
7 1 (2.27%) Service Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.27%) React
1 1 (2.27%) Spring
1 1 (2.27%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 6 (13.64%) Product Ownership
2 3 (6.82%) Analytical Mindset
3 2 (4.55%) Blockchain
3 2 (4.55%) Graphic Design
4 1 (2.27%) Algorithms
4 1 (2.27%) Digital Media
4 1 (2.27%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (45.45%) Agile
2 14 (31.82%) Roadmaps
3 13 (29.55%) Actionable Insight
3 13 (29.55%) Problem-Solving
4 12 (27.27%) Mentoring
4 12 (27.27%) Product Requirements
4 12 (27.27%) User Experience
5 11 (25.00%) Requirements Gathering
6 10 (22.73%) Product Roadmap
6 10 (22.73%) Product Strategy
6 10 (22.73%) User Research
6 10 (22.73%) UX Design
7 9 (20.45%) Data Science
7 9 (20.45%) Product Management
7 9 (20.45%) Qualitative Research
7 9 (20.45%) Quantitative Research
7 9 (20.45%) Usability Testing
8 8 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
8 8 (18.18%) Front End Development
8 8 (18.18%) Service Design
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.27%) C++
1 1 (2.27%) Java
1 1 (2.27%) Python
Qualifications
1 10 (22.73%) Degree
2 8 (18.18%) Master's Degree
3 2 (4.55%) CBAP
3 2 (4.55%) MBA
4 1 (2.27%) CSPO
4 1 (2.27%) SC Cleared
4 1 (2.27%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (18.18%) Actionable Recommendations
2 6 (13.64%) QA
3 1 (2.27%) PMO
System Software
1 2 (4.55%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (4.55%) Active Directory Federation Services
1 2 (4.55%) Jamf Pro
1 2 (4.55%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (4.55%) SCCM
Vendors
1 4 (9.09%) Microsoft
2 2 (4.55%) Adobe
3 1 (2.27%) Google
3 1 (2.27%) Salesforce