Quantitative Research Contract Job Trends in the North West

Quantitative Research
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North West requiring Quantitative Research skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 182 123 -
Rank change year-on-year -59 - -
Contract jobs citing Quantitative Research 3 4 0
As % of all contract jobs in the North West 0.076% 0.18% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.091% 0.21% -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £575 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 - -
75th Percentile £638 - -
90th Percentile £645 - -
England median daily rate £550 £575 £475
% change year-on-year -4.35% +21.05% -22.29%

All Process & Methodology Skills
North West

Quantitative 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 West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,292 1,917 1,961
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 82.98% 88.59% 83.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,937 1,253 1,171
10th Percentile £296 £300 £310
25th Percentile £400 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -
75th Percentile £595 £561 £591
90th Percentile £676 £669 £688
England median daily rate £525 £509 £525
% change year-on-year +3.05% -2.96% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 331 127 121
10th Percentile £16.01 £13.50 £15.92
25th Percentile £25.05 £17.44 £23.65
Median hourly rate £47.50 £25.15 £40.33
Median % change year-on-year +88.87% -37.63% +18.60%
75th Percentile £73.12 £51.63 £55.79
90th Percentile £85.00 £71.87 £70.90
England median hourly rate £43.56 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +73.20% -41.51% +1.18%

Quantitative Research
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Quantitative Research job vacancy trend in the North West

Quantitative Research
Daily Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Quantitative Research.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Quantitative Research

Quantitative 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 Quantitative Research within the North West region over the 6 months to 5 September 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
Manchester -40 3 £600 - 17
Quantitative Research
England

Quantitative Research
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Insight Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Product Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Research Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 3 (100.00%) Analytics
1 3 (100.00%) Coaching
1 3 (100.00%) Infographics
1 3 (100.00%) Qualitative Research
1 3 (100.00%) Storytelling
1 3 (100.00%) User Research
2 2 (66.67%) Business Strategy
2 2 (66.67%) Culture Change
2 2 (66.67%) Matrix Organization
2 2 (66.67%) Mentoring
2 2 (66.67%) Product Management
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (66.67%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
3 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared