Market Research Contract Job Trends in the North of England

Market Research
England > North of England

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

6 months to
6 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 209 157 183
Rank change year-on-year -52 +26 +44
Contract jobs citing Market Research 4 3 10
As % of all contract jobs in the North of England 0.079% 0.089% 0.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.090% 0.10% 0.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 3 10
10th Percentile - £316 -
25th Percentile - £322 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £364 £338 £350
Median % change year-on-year +7.85% -3.57% -41.67%
75th Percentile £456 £416 £394
90th Percentile £621 £459 £503
England median daily rate £401 £463 £475
% change year-on-year -13.30% -2.63% -12.84%

All Process & Methodology Skills
North of England

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 North of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,450 2,976 4,351
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 87.55% 88.49% 87.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,952 1,757 2,783
10th Percentile £240 £263 £275
25th Percentile £367 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £470 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.05% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £550 £575 £588
90th Percentile £650 £663 £675
England median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 268 140 305
10th Percentile £15.25 £15.00 £11.77
25th Percentile £20.82 £17.25 £14.00
Median hourly rate £41.94 £27.50 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +52.51% +22.22% -10.00%
75th Percentile £57.50 £44.92 £46.18
90th Percentile £73.83 £73.68 £53.75
England median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £35.50
% change year-on-year -28.14% -1.41% +2.66%

Market Research
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Market Research job vacancy trend in the North of England

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Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

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

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

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Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Market Research in the North of England over the 6 months to 6 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Market Research in the North of England

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Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Market Research.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Market Research

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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 Market Research within the North of England region over the 6 months to 6 February 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 - 3 £364 - 3
North West -29 1 £713 +111.11% 10
Market Research
England

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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 (25.00%) Banking
1 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) User Researcher
2 1 (25.00%) Product Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Report Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Actionable Insight
1 3 (75.00%) Agile
1 3 (75.00%) Cognitive Psychology
1 3 (75.00%) Design Persona
1 3 (75.00%) Ergonomics
1 3 (75.00%) Ethnography
1 3 (75.00%) Front End Development
1 3 (75.00%) Human Factors
1 3 (75.00%) Psychology
1 3 (75.00%) Qualitative Research
1 3 (75.00%) Quantitative Research
1 3 (75.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 3 (75.00%) Service Design
1 3 (75.00%) Usability Testing
1 3 (75.00%) User Experience
1 3 (75.00%) User Research
1 3 (75.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
1 3 (75.00%) UX Design
2 1 (25.00%) Product Vision
2 1 (25.00%) Roadmaps
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (75.00%) Actionable Recommendations
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft