Qualitative Research Contract Job Trends in South Wales

Qualitative Research
Wales > South Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in South Wales 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 38 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Qualitative Research 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in South Wales 0.33% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.38% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £463 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 - -
75th Percentile £488 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Wales median daily rate £475 - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
South Wales

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 South Wales.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 263 293 357
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales 85.95% 81.16% 89.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 174 149 276
10th Percentile £195 £157 £177
25th Percentile £276 £210 £273
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £408 £400 £450
Median % change year-on-year +1.88% -11.11% -12.20%
75th Percentile £500 £550 £588
90th Percentile £668 £645 £641
Wales median daily rate £408 £413 £450
% change year-on-year -1.21% -8.33% -10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 42 20
10th Percentile £13.08 £15.48 £16.63
25th Percentile £14.23 £20.12 £21.86
Median hourly rate £17.65 £25.27 £29.83
Median % change year-on-year -30.16% -15.29% +49.16%
75th Percentile £20.75 £40.00 £53.19
90th Percentile £30.38 £49.88 £55.38
Wales median hourly rate £20.50 £25.18 £27.17
% change year-on-year -18.59% -7.31% +50.92%

Qualitative Research
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Qualitative Research job vacancy trend in South Wales

Qualitative Research
Daily Rate Trend in South Wales

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

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

Qualitative Research
Contract Job Locations in South Wales

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 Wales 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
Cardiff - 1 £475 -
Qualitative Research
Wales

Qualitative Research
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales 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%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) User Researcher
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Diary Studies
1 1 (100.00%) Quantitative Research
1 1 (100.00%) Usability Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Research
1 1 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Accessibility