Qualitative Analyst Contracts in London

Qualitative Analyst
England > London

The median Qualitative Analyst daily rate in London is £700, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 August 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 345 357 393
Rank change year-on-year +12 +36 +179
Contract jobs requiring a Qualitative Analyst 22 29 81
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 0.16% 0.18% 0.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% 0.19% 0.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 21 58
10th Percentile £653 £481 £610
25th Percentile - £577 £700
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 £850 £825
Median % change year-on-year -17.65% +3.03% -5.71%
75th Percentile £950 £950 £930
90th Percentile £1,025 £975 £1,109
England median daily rate £700 £850 £825
% change year-on-year -17.65% +3.03% -5.71%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in London with a recognized job title 12,673 15,397 22,936
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.92% 94.23% 94.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,588 10,951 16,816
10th Percentile £326 £340 £355
25th Percentile £425 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £545 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -0.91% -4.35% -
75th Percentile £675 £688 £700
90th Percentile £775 £800 £800
England median daily rate £510 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.86% -4.55% +0.92%
Number of hourly rates quoted 201 213 244
10th Percentile £17.98 £17.25 £18.50
25th Percentile £22.75 £22.00 £23.44
Median hourly rate £30.00 £32.00 £37.42
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% -14.48% +14.09%
75th Percentile £50.50 £52.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £63.75 £71.75 £80.00
England median hourly rate £26.28 £43.90 £43.00
% change year-on-year -40.14% +2.09% +68.63%

Qualitative Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings that featured Qualitative Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Qualitative Analyst in London

Qualitative Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Qualitative Analyst in London.

Daily rate trend for Qualitative Analyst in London

Qualitative Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Qualitative Analyst in London over the 6 months to 1 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Qualitative Analyst in London

Qualitative Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Qualitative Analyst in London.

Hourly rate trend for Qualitative Analyst in London

Qualitative Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 1 August 2025, Qualitative Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the London region featuring Qualitative Analyst in the job title.

1 17 (77.27%) Finance
1 17 (77.27%) Python
2 14 (63.64%) Front Office
2 14 (63.64%) Mathematics
3 12 (54.55%) C++
4 11 (50.00%) Validation
5 9 (40.91%) Social Skills
6 8 (36.36%) Quantitative Finance
6 8 (36.36%) PnL Attribution
6 8 (36.36%) Banking
7 6 (27.27%) Investment Banking
7 6 (27.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 6 (27.27%) Derivative
7 6 (27.27%) VBA
7 6 (27.27%) Microsoft Excel
7 6 (27.27%) Degree
7 6 (27.27%) Greeks
7 6 (27.27%) Mathematical Modelling
8 5 (22.73%) Model Validation
8 5 (22.73%) Physics
8 5 (22.73%) Analytics
8 5 (22.73%) Quantitative Research
9 4 (18.18%) Equities
9 4 (18.18%) Master's Degree
9 4 (18.18%) Test Automation
9 4 (18.18%) Computer Science
10 3 (13.64%) Refactoring
10 3 (13.64%) QA
10 3 (13.64%) Credit Risk
10 3 (13.64%) C#

Qualitative Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 1 (4.55%) CMS
Applications
1 6 (27.27%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (27.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (13.64%) Bankmaster
Cloud Services
1 2 (9.09%) AWS
Development Applications
1 2 (9.09%) Visual Studio
2 1 (4.55%) Git
General
1 17 (77.27%) Finance
2 14 (63.64%) Front Office
3 9 (40.91%) Social Skills
4 8 (36.36%) Banking
5 6 (27.27%) Investment Banking
6 2 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (4.55%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 6 (27.27%) Derivative
2 4 (18.18%) Equities
3 3 (13.64%) Credit Risk
3 3 (13.64%) Equity Derivative
4 2 (9.09%) Algorithms
4 2 (9.09%) Market Risk
5 1 (4.55%) Fixed Income
5 1 (4.55%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 1 (4.55%) Greenfield Project
5 1 (4.55%) Swaptions
5 1 (4.55%) Team-Oriented Environment
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (63.64%) Mathematics
2 11 (50.00%) Validation
3 8 (36.36%) PnL Attribution
3 8 (36.36%) Quantitative Finance
4 6 (27.27%) Greeks
4 6 (27.27%) Mathematical Modelling
5 5 (22.73%) Analytics
5 5 (22.73%) Model Validation
5 5 (22.73%) Physics
5 5 (22.73%) Quantitative Research
6 4 (18.18%) Computer Science
6 4 (18.18%) Test Automation
7 3 (13.64%) Refactoring
8 2 (9.09%) Collaborative Working
8 2 (9.09%) Credit Risk Management
8 2 (9.09%) Data Analytics
8 2 (9.09%) Numerical Analysis
8 2 (9.09%) Risk Management
8 2 (9.09%) Stochastic Calculus
8 2 (9.09%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 17 (77.27%) Python
2 12 (54.55%) C++
3 6 (27.27%) VBA
4 3 (13.64%) C#
5 2 (9.09%) Java
6 1 (4.55%) Rust
Qualifications
1 6 (27.27%) Degree
2 4 (18.18%) Master's Degree
3 2 (9.09%) Numerate Degree
3 2 (9.09%) PhD
4 1 (4.55%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (13.64%) QA
2 1 (4.55%) Basel II
Vendors
1 1 (4.55%) Sophis