Market Research Contract Job Trends in the Midlands

Market Research
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring Market Research skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 138 133 137
Rank change year-on-year -5 +4 +74
Contract jobs citing Market Research 6 3 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.23% 0.11% 0.068%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.26% 0.13% 0.079%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 2 2
10th Percentile £364 £231 £249
25th Percentile £366 £236 £249
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £380 £255 £275
Median % change year-on-year +49.02% -7.27% -31.25%
75th Percentile £396 £276 £302
90th Percentile £400 £283 £303
England median daily rate £433 £475 £536
% change year-on-year -8.95% -11.42% +2.14%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Midlands

Market 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 Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,308 2,224 2,525
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 87.89% 82.52% 85.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,494 1,414 1,733
10th Percentile £235 £263 £250
25th Percentile £360 £376 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -7.50% - +1.01%
75th Percentile £575 £612 £600
90th Percentile £650 £700 £700
England median daily rate £510 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.86% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 180 71 100
10th Percentile £13.65 £13.52 £13.14
25th Percentile £17.87 £15.25 £17.72
Median hourly rate £21.39 £21.59 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year -0.93% -21.49% +52.78%
75th Percentile £26.51 £43.88 £51.50
90th Percentile £44.60 £55.00 £67.63
England median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £44.06
% change year-on-year -41.51% -2.39% +51.91%

Market Research
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Market Research in the Midlands

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Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Market Research.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Market Research

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Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Market Research.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Market Research

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Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

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 Midlands region over the 6 months to 22 September 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
East Midlands -3 3 £380 +49.02% 2
West Midlands -5 3 - - 7
Market Research
England

Market Research
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Business Applications
1 2 (33.33%) Payment Gateway
General
1 4 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Banking
2 1 (16.67%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Public Sector
2 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (66.67%) Product Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Category Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Digital Product Manager
2 1 (16.67%) IT Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Product Owner
2 1 (16.67%) User Researcher
Miscellaneous
1 3 (50.00%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (16.67%) Greenfield Project
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Agile
2 4 (66.67%) Roadmaps
2 4 (66.67%) Scaled Agile Framework
2 4 (66.67%) Strategic Roadmap
3 3 (50.00%) Cost Control
3 3 (50.00%) Fintech
3 3 (50.00%) Product Management
3 3 (50.00%) Product Vision
3 3 (50.00%) Regulatory Change
4 2 (33.33%) Decision-Making
4 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (33.33%) User Research
5 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (16.67%) Contract Negotiation
5 1 (16.67%) Customer Insight
5 1 (16.67%) Design Persona
5 1 (16.67%) Digital Thinking
5 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 1 (16.67%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
5 1 (16.67%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) SAFe Agilist
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) GRC
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft