Qualitative Research Contract Job Trends in Leeds

Qualitative Research
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Leeds requiring Qualitative Research skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 76 - 67
Rank change year-on-year - - +25
Contract jobs citing Qualitative Research 7 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Leeds 0.88% - 0.24%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.00% - 0.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 0 2
10th Percentile £448 - £501
25th Percentile - - £503
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - £513
Median % change year-on-year - - -6.82%
75th Percentile £538 - £528
90th Percentile £545 - £534
West Yorkshire median daily rate £500 - £513
% change year-on-year - - -6.82%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Leeds

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 Leeds.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 698 403 738
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leeds 88.02% 92.43% 87.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 455 260 450
10th Percentile £313 £263 £281
25th Percentile £413 £357 £401
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £469 £500
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -6.25% -6.98%
75th Percentile £553 £550 £588
90th Percentile £638 £650 £675
West Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £460 £490
% change year-on-year +8.70% -6.12% -6.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 11 19
10th Percentile - £17.08 £11.62
25th Percentile £14.25 £28.86 £12.15
Median hourly rate £14.50 £41.00 £12.30
Median % change year-on-year -64.63% +233.33% -80.32%
75th Percentile £28.75 £97.60 £13.88
90th Percentile £74.00 £102.00 £16.59
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £16.25 £27.50 £13.50
% change year-on-year -40.91% +103.70% -69.68%

Qualitative Research
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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

Qualitative Research job vacancy trend in Leeds

Qualitative Research
Daily Rate Trend in Leeds

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Leeds citing Qualitative Research.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Leeds citing Qualitative Research

Qualitative Research
Daily Rate Histogram in Leeds

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Qualitative Research in Leeds over the 6 months to 15 March 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Qualitative Research in Leeds

Qualitative Research
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds 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 4 (57.14%) Public Sector
2 3 (42.86%) Social Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Banking
3 1 (14.29%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Military
Job Titles
1 4 (57.14%) User Researcher
2 3 (42.86%) Senior
3 2 (28.57%) Designer
3 2 (28.57%) Senior Designer
3 2 (28.57%) Senior Service Designer
3 2 (28.57%) Service Designer
4 1 (14.29%) Senior User Experience Researcher
4 1 (14.29%) Senior User Researcher
4 1 (14.29%) User Experience Researcher
Miscellaneous
1 2 (28.57%) NHS
1 2 (28.57%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Quantitative Research
2 4 (57.14%) Actionable Insight
2 4 (57.14%) Agile
2 4 (57.14%) Service Design
2 4 (57.14%) User Research
2 4 (57.14%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
3 3 (42.86%) Decision-Making
3 3 (42.86%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (28.57%) Critical Thinking
4 2 (28.57%) Design Patterns
4 2 (28.57%) Journey Map
4 2 (28.57%) Prototyping
4 2 (28.57%) Usability Testing
4 2 (28.57%) User Experience
4 2 (28.57%) UX Research
4 2 (28.57%) Workshop Facilitation
5 1 (14.29%) Business Analysis
5 1 (14.29%) Incident Management
5 1 (14.29%) Inclusive Design
5 1 (14.29%) UX Design
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (28.57%) Actionable Recommendations
2 1 (14.29%) Accessibility