Qualitative Research Contract Job Trends in the North East

Qualitative Research
England > North East

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North East requiring Qualitative Research skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 40 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Qualitative Research 7 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the North East 1.86% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.10% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 7 0 0
10th Percentile £285 - -
25th Percentile £333 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £364 - -
75th Percentile £417 - -
90th Percentile £508 - -
England median daily rate £444 £450 £438
% change year-on-year -1.39% +2.86% -23.25%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North East

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 the North East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 334 283 225
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North East 88.59% 92.48% 86.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 222 130 152
10th Percentile £171 £305 £226
25th Percentile £363 £369 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% -18.18%
75th Percentile £543 £590 £575
90th Percentile £599 £702 £707
England median daily rate £505 £525 £545
% change year-on-year -3.81% -3.67% -0.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 27 15
10th Percentile £14.35 £14.31 £15.80
25th Percentile £17.30 £15.50 £16.25
Median hourly rate £28.91 £19.00 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year +52.16% -2.56% -13.33%
75th Percentile £53.75 £46.18 £39.97
90th Percentile £55.00 - £46.18
England median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +18.67%

Qualitative Research
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

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

Qualitative Research job vacancy trend in the North East

Qualitative Research
Daily Rate Trend in the North East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Qualitative Research.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Qualitative Research

Qualitative Research
Daily Rate Histogram in the North East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Qualitative Research in the North East over the 6 months to 8 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Qualitative Research in the North East

Qualitative Research
Contract Job Locations in the North East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Qualitative Research within the North East region over the 6 months to 8 December 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
Tyne and Wear - 7 £364 - 1
Qualitative Research
England

Qualitative Research
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East 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 2 (28.57%) Public Sector
2 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 7 (100.00%) User Researcher
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Quantitative Research
1 7 (100.00%) User Research
2 6 (85.71%) Agile
2 6 (85.71%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
3 5 (71.43%) Service Design
4 4 (57.14%) Actionable Insight
5 3 (42.86%) Usability Testing
5 3 (42.86%) User Experience
5 3 (42.86%) Workflow
6 2 (28.57%) Cognitive Psychology
6 2 (28.57%) Data Analysis
6 2 (28.57%) Design Persona
6 2 (28.57%) Ergonomics
6 2 (28.57%) Ethnography
6 2 (28.57%) Front End Development
6 2 (28.57%) Human Factors
6 2 (28.57%) Market Research
6 2 (28.57%) Psychology
6 2 (28.57%) Requirements Gathering
6 2 (28.57%) UX Design
Qualifications
1 4 (57.14%) SC Cleared
1 4 (57.14%) Security Cleared
2 2 (28.57%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (28.57%) Actionable Recommendations