Qualitative Research Contract Job Trends in Shropshire

Qualitative Research
West Midlands > Shropshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Shropshire requiring Qualitative Research skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 86 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Qualitative Research 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Shropshire 0.12% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.14% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 - -
West Midlands median daily rate £500 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Shropshire

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 Shropshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 736 189 76
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Shropshire 87.83% 92.20% 74.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 642 135 64
10th Percentile £360 £325 £298
25th Percentile £418 £410 £347
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £456
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +9.59% -4.95%
75th Percentile £548 £537 £519
90th Percentile £634 £544 £567
West Midlands median daily rate £475 £500 £520
% change year-on-year -5.00% -3.85% +4.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 2 0
10th Percentile £14.12 £26.13 -
25th Percentile £20.25 £27.59 -
Median hourly rate £52.50 £31.31 -
Median % change year-on-year +67.70% - -
75th Percentile £53.75 £36.30 -
90th Percentile £57.35 £38.53 -
West Midlands median hourly rate £29.50 £24.34 £28.50
% change year-on-year +21.20% -14.60% +3.64%

Qualitative Research
Job Vacancy Trend in Shropshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Qualitative Research relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Shropshire.

Qualitative Research job vacancy trend in Shropshire

Qualitative Research
Daily Rate Trend in Shropshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Shropshire citing Qualitative Research.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Shropshire citing Qualitative Research

Qualitative Research
Contract Job Locations in Shropshire

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 Shropshire region over the 6 months to 23 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
Telford - 1 £515 - 1
Qualitative Research
West Midlands

Qualitative Research
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Shropshire 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%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) User Researcher
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) BYOD
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Community of Practice
1 1 (100.00%) Quantitative Research
1 1 (100.00%) Service Design
1 1 (100.00%) SFIA
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Storytelling
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%) BPSS Clearance