Qualitative Research Contract Job Trends in the South East

Qualitative Research
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Qualitative Research skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 167 172 204
Rank change year-on-year +5 +32 +53
Contract jobs citing Qualitative Research 4 4 6
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.11% 0.094% 0.11%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.12% 0.11% 0.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 3
10th Percentile - £336 £430
25th Percentile £473 £379 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £495 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -10.00% +173.97%
75th Percentile £518 £500 £517
90th Percentile - £530 £528
England median daily rate £444 £450 £500
% change year-on-year -1.39% -10.00% -12.28%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £70.07
England median hourly rate - £21.50 £21.54
% change year-on-year - -0.16% -43.70%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

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 the South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,246 3,581 4,952
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 88.50% 84.36% 89.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,042 2,172 3,288
10th Percentile £213 £261 £225
25th Percentile £393 £402 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £511 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.12% -2.70% +2.44%
75th Percentile £588 £625 £623
90th Percentile £650 £688 £700
England median daily rate £510 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.86% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 344 181 257
10th Percentile £13.58 £16.25 £15.50
25th Percentile £16.17 £30.00 £22.75
Median hourly rate £20.71 £58.30 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -64.48% +11.05% +48.05%
75th Percentile £33.49 £70.00 £66.00
90th Percentile £67.63 £75.00 £76.53
England median hourly rate £25.15 £40.33 £44.50
% change year-on-year -37.63% -9.38% +27.14%

Qualitative Research
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Qualitative Research job vacancy trend in the South East

Qualitative Research
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Qualitative Research.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Qualitative Research

Qualitative Research
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Qualitative Research.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Qualitative Research

Qualitative Research
Contract Job Locations in the South East

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 South East region over the 6 months to 24 October 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
Surrey +6 2 - - 1
West Sussex - 1 £495 -
Thames Valley - 1 - - 6
Berkshire - 1 - - 6
Qualitative Research
England

Qualitative Research
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Consultant
1 2 (50.00%) User Researcher
2 1 (25.00%) Lead
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Mobile App
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Actionable Insight
1 3 (75.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (50.00%) Quantitative Research
2 2 (50.00%) Usability Testing
2 2 (50.00%) User Research
3 1 (25.00%) ANOVA
3 1 (25.00%) Business Strategy
3 1 (25.00%) Contextual Inquiry
3 1 (25.00%) Customer Experience
3 1 (25.00%) Data Modelling
3 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
3 1 (25.00%) Diary Studies
3 1 (25.00%) Guerrilla Research
3 1 (25.00%) Prototyping
3 1 (25.00%) Requirements Gathering
3 1 (25.00%) Service Design
3 1 (25.00%) Storytelling
3 1 (25.00%) Strategic Thinking
3 1 (25.00%) Technology Enablement
3 1 (25.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) Actionable Recommendations
2 1 (25.00%) Accessibility