Qualitative Research Contracts in the North West

Qualitative Research
England > North West

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for Qualitative Research skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Qualitative Research over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 128 152 175
Rank change year-on-year +24 +23 -43
Contract jobs citing Qualitative Research 8 4 7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West 0.29% 0.12% 0.17%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.33% 0.14% 0.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 4 7
10th Percentile - £363 £273
25th Percentile £325 £419 £318
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year -22.22% -10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £375 £459 £525
90th Percentile - £476 £565
England median daily rate £475 £510 £525
% change year-on-year -6.86% -2.86% +10.53%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North West

Qualitative Research is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,393 2,921 3,542
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 86.30% 90.71% 88.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,532 2,076 2,595
10th Percentile £306 £313 £230
25th Percentile £401 £413 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +11.76%
75th Percentile £591 £588 £575
90th Percentile £688 £675 £650
England median daily rate £525 £550 £535
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.80% +9.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 244 147 165
10th Percentile £10.95 £16.61 £10.64
25th Percentile £13.30 £20.74 £14.25
Median hourly rate £21.00 £35.00 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year -40.00% +66.67% +13.51%
75th Percentile £45.88 £48.38 £43.75
90th Percentile £57.50 £65.00 £59.50
England median hourly rate £35.65 £37.50 £24.00
% change year-on-year -4.93% +56.25% -

Qualitative Research
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing Qualitative Research as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Qualitative Research in the North West

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Qualitative Research in the North West.

Daily rate trend for Qualitative Research in the North West

Qualitative Research
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Qualitative Research in the North West.

Hourly rate trend for Qualitative Research in the North West

Qualitative Research
Contract Job Locations in the North West

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 West region over the 6 months to 26 April 2024. 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
Manchester +18 8 £350 -22.22% 4
Qualitative Research
England

Qualitative Research
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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:

General
1 2 (25.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (12.50%) Finance
Job Titles
1 6 (75.00%) User Researcher
2 2 (25.00%) Designer
2 2 (25.00%) Senior
2 2 (25.00%) Senior Designer
2 2 (25.00%) Senior Service Designer
2 2 (25.00%) Service Designer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) Quantitative Research
1 8 (100.00%) Service Design
2 7 (87.50%) User Experience
3 6 (75.00%) Actionable Insight
3 6 (75.00%) Agile
3 6 (75.00%) Data Science
3 6 (75.00%) Design Persona
3 6 (75.00%) Ergonomics
3 6 (75.00%) Ethnography
3 6 (75.00%) Focus Group
3 6 (75.00%) Front End Development
3 6 (75.00%) Guerrilla Testing
3 6 (75.00%) Human Factors
3 6 (75.00%) Market Research
3 6 (75.00%) Mentoring
3 6 (75.00%) Requirements Gathering
3 6 (75.00%) Usability Testing
3 6 (75.00%) User Research
3 6 (75.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
3 6 (75.00%) UX Design
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (75.00%) Actionable Recommendations