Qualitative Research Contract Job Trends in South Yorkshire

Qualitative Research
Yorkshire > South Yorkshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in South Yorkshire requiring Qualitative Research skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 96 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Qualitative Research 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in South Yorkshire 0.26% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.30% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £492 - -
Yorkshire median daily rate £492 - £513

All Process & Methodology Skills
South Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 994 579 420
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Yorkshire 86.06% 95.07% 86.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 642 385 229
10th Percentile £358 £287 £349
25th Percentile £425 £369 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £465 £507
Median % change year-on-year +7.53% -8.28% -15.50%
75th Percentile £575 £544 £588
90th Percentile £675 £625 £645
Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 8 14
10th Percentile £13.00 £15.00 -
25th Percentile £13.35 £17.33 £12.55
Median hourly rate £20.60 £18.36 £12.83
Median % change year-on-year +12.22% +43.08% -34.21%
75th Percentile £23.25 £18.87 £21.13
90th Percentile £24.29 - £21.85
Yorkshire median hourly rate £22.81 £22.14 £13.50
% change year-on-year +3.03% +64.00% -32.31%

Qualitative Research
Job Vacancy Trend in South Yorkshire

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

Qualitative Research job vacancy trend in South Yorkshire

Qualitative Research
Daily Rate Trend in South Yorkshire

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

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

Qualitative Research
Contract Job Locations in South Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 30 July 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
Sheffield - 3 £492 - 1
Qualitative Research
Yorkshire

Qualitative Research
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Yorkshire 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 3 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) User Researcher
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 3 (100.00%) Agile
1 3 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 3 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 3 (100.00%) Inclusive Design
1 3 (100.00%) Quantitative Research
1 3 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 3 (100.00%) Service Design
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 3 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap
1 3 (100.00%) User Research
1 3 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) Accessibility