Qualitative Research Contracts in Scotland

Qualitative Research
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland requiring Qualitative Research skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Qualitative Research over the 6 months leading up to 15 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 116 113 146
Rank change year-on-year -3 +33 +30
Contract jobs citing Qualitative Research 2 2 8
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 0.12% 0.11% 0.31%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.13% 0.12% 0.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 4
10th Percentile - - £420
25th Percentile £463 - £488
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £219 £563
Median % change year-on-year +116.89% -61.07% +0.45%
75th Percentile £488 - £591
90th Percentile - - £596
UK median daily rate £475 £463 £500
% change year-on-year +2.70% -7.50% -7.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £12.75 -
UK median hourly rate - £12.75 £46.54
% change year-on-year - -72.60% -24.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland

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 Scotland.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,549 1,614 2,358
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 91.33% 87.01% 91.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 850 997 1,583
10th Percentile £263 £213 £233
25th Percentile £375 £350 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +3.33% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £538 £538 £550
90th Percentile £600 £655 £625
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £545
% change year-on-year -4.76% -3.67% -0.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 91 57 54
10th Percentile £16.63 £12.30 £12.13
25th Percentile £17.87 £14.50 £13.16
Median hourly rate £20.00 £19.59 £19.06
Median % change year-on-year +2.09% +2.81% -13.39%
75th Percentile £25.15 £40.94 £58.75
90th Percentile £27.99 £50.80 £64.25
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £41.50 £41.80
% change year-on-year -39.40% -0.72% +57.74%

Qualitative Research
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing Qualitative Research as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Qualitative Research in Scotland

Qualitative Research
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Qualitative Research in Scotland.

Daily rate trend for Qualitative Research in Scotland

Qualitative Research
Contract Job Locations in Scotland

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 Scotland region over the 6 months to 15 August 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
Edinburgh +6 2 £475 +116.89% 3
Qualitative Research
UK

Qualitative Research
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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 (100.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (50.00%) Law
2 1 (50.00%) Legal
2 1 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) User Researcher
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Focus Group
1 2 (100.00%) Journey Map
1 2 (100.00%) Usability Testing
1 2 (100.00%) User Experience
1 2 (100.00%) User Journey Map
1 2 (100.00%) User Research
1 2 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
2 1 (50.00%) Ethnography
2 1 (50.00%) Persona Development
2 1 (50.00%) Quantitative Research
2 1 (50.00%) Service Design
2 1 (50.00%) UX Design
2 1 (50.00%) Web Development