Market Research Contracts in the UK excluding London

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UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Market Research skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Market Research over the 6 months leading up to 4 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 317 385 446
Rank change year-on-year +68 +61 +46
Contract jobs citing Market Research 17 18 10
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.13% 0.087% 0.042%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.15% 0.10% 0.047%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 14 4
10th Percentile £390 - £543
25th Percentile £413 £325 £548
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £438 £554
Median % change year-on-year +2.86% -21.03% +0.73%
75th Percentile £475 £519 £569
90th Percentile £500 £543 £587
UK median daily rate £490 £493 £495
% change year-on-year -0.51% -0.51% -5.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 3 0
Median hourly rate £15.60 £10.42 -
Median % change year-on-year +49.71% - -
UK median hourly rate £54.00 £10.42 -
% change year-on-year +418.23% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Market 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 UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 11,553 17,505 21,400
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 90.38% 84.71% 89.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,248 10,459 14,852
10th Percentile £235 £250 £256
25th Percentile £375 £378 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £600
90th Percentile £662 £688 £688
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +3.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 834 2,060 1,308
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.34 £11.00
25th Percentile £17.30 £15.19 £15.50
Median hourly rate £27.50 £37.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -26.67% +7.14% +75.00%
75th Percentile £64.50 £60.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £73.72
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £35.95 £36.00
% change year-on-year -19.33% -0.14% +44.00%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Market Research as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Market Research in the UK excluding London

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Market Research in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Market Research in the UK excluding London

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Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Market Research in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 4 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Market Research in the UK excluding London

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Market Research in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Market Research in the UK excluding London

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Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Market Research within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 4 May 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
North of England +13 5 £450 +28.57% 68
North East - 4 £440 - 4
South West - 4 £450 - 27
Midlands +16 3 £481 - 37
East of England +35 2 - - 24
West Midlands +17 2 £413 - 22
Scotland - 2 - - 9
South East +35 1 £325 -38.10% 100
North West +8 1 £475 +35.71% 45
East Midlands - 1 £550 - 11
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (5.88%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (5.88%) Trello
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.88%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 1 (5.88%) JIRA
General
1 9 (52.94%) Analytical Skills
1 9 (52.94%) Social Skills
2 7 (41.18%) Public Sector
3 4 (23.53%) Marketing
3 4 (23.53%) Retail
4 2 (11.76%) Brand Awareness
4 2 (11.76%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (5.88%) Automotive
5 1 (5.88%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (5.88%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 7 (41.18%) Product Manager
2 3 (17.65%) Product Owner
3 2 (11.76%) Administrator
3 2 (11.76%) Data Administrator
3 2 (11.76%) Marketing Manager
4 1 (5.88%) Agile Product Owner
4 1 (5.88%) Developer
4 1 (5.88%) Digital Product Manager
4 1 (5.88%) Engagement Manager
4 1 (5.88%) Product Developer
4 1 (5.88%) Research Manager
4 1 (5.88%) Senior
4 1 (5.88%) Senior Manager
4 1 (5.88%) Senior Product Manager
Miscellaneous
1 3 (17.65%) Product Ownership
2 2 (11.76%) Blog
2 2 (11.76%) Digital Media
2 2 (11.76%) Digital Signage
2 2 (11.76%) Social Media
3 1 (5.88%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (5.88%) Greenfield Project
3 1 (5.88%) Robotics
3 1 (5.88%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (5.88%) Team-Oriented Environment
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (58.82%) Roadmaps
2 9 (52.94%) Product Management
3 8 (47.06%) Agile
4 6 (35.29%) Decision-Making
4 6 (35.29%) Stakeholder Management
5 5 (29.41%) Continuous Improvement
5 5 (29.41%) Product Roadmap
5 5 (29.41%) Project Delivery
5 5 (29.41%) Project Management
6 4 (23.53%) Problem-Solving
6 4 (23.53%) Product Requirements
6 4 (23.53%) Strategic Roadmap
7 3 (17.65%) Agile Project Management
7 3 (17.65%) B2B
7 3 (17.65%) Computer Science
7 3 (17.65%) Product Backlog
7 3 (17.65%) Strategic Planning
8 2 (11.76%) Digital Marketing
8 2 (11.76%) Email Marketing
8 2 (11.76%) Pay per click
Programming Languages
1 1 (5.88%) Python
Qualifications
1 5 (29.41%) Degree
2 3 (17.65%) Security Cleared
3 2 (11.76%) SC Cleared
4 1 (5.88%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (5.88%) Master's Degree
4 1 (5.88%) MBA
4 1 (5.88%) SAFe Agilist
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.88%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 2 (11.76%) Facebook