Field Research Contract Job Trends in the North of England

Field Research
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring Field Research skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 218 157 -
Rank change year-on-year -61 - -
Contract jobs citing Field Research 1 2 0
As % of all contract jobs in the North of England 0.021% 0.059% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.023% 0.068% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
England median daily rate £514 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
North of England

Field 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 of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,302 2,953 4,181
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 88.19% 87.63% 87.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,859 1,693 2,722
10th Percentile £230 £263 £294
25th Percentile £363 £380 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.53% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £550 £575 £594
90th Percentile £644 £669 £675
England median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 253 136 235
10th Percentile £15.50 £15.00 £12.53
25th Percentile £21.00 £17.21 £16.25
Median hourly rate £40.00 £27.44 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +45.76% -8.53% +33.33%
75th Percentile £56.69 £46.18 £46.91
90th Percentile £69.15 £70.87 £63.05
England median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £40.29
% change year-on-year -28.14% -13.14% +15.12%

Field Research
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Field Research job vacancy trend in the North of England

Field Research
Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Field Research.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Field Research

Field Research
Contract Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Field Research within the North of England region over the 6 months to 17 January 2026. 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
North East - 1 - -
Field Research
England

Field Research
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) User Researcher
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Service Design
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Usability Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Research
1 1 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Accessibility