Qualitative Research Contracts in the UK excluding London

Qualitative Research
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Qualitative Research skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Qualitative Research over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 328 375 410
Rank change year-on-year +47 +35 +26
Contract jobs citing Qualitative Research 11 24 37
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.086% 0.12% 0.15%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.095% 0.14% 0.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 19 33
10th Percentile £231 £304 £400
25th Percentile £326 £325 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £410 £475 £550
Median % change year-on-year -13.68% -13.64% +5.26%
75th Percentile £462 £494 £588
90th Percentile £488 £541 £600
UK median daily rate £475 £475 £525
% change year-on-year - -9.52% +0.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £20.50 £12.38 -
Median hourly rate £21.00 £12.75 -
Median % change year-on-year +64.71% - -
75th Percentile £21.50 £13.13 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £12.75 -
% change year-on-year +127.45% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 11,562 17,588 21,473
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 90.38% 84.75% 89.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,253 10,507 14,891
10th Percentile £235 £250 £255
25th Percentile £375 £380 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £483 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.50% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £600
90th Percentile £663 £688 £688
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 821 2,055 1,305
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.32 £11.00
25th Percentile £17.30 £15.22 £15.81
Median hourly rate £27.50 £36.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -24.66% +4.29% +75.00%
75th Percentile £64.52 £60.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £72.98
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £35.50 £36.42
% change year-on-year -18.31% -2.53% +45.69%

Qualitative Research
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Qualitative Research in the UK excluding London

Qualitative Research
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Daily rate trend for Qualitative Research in the UK excluding London

Qualitative Research
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Qualitative Research in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Qualitative Research in the UK excluding London

Qualitative Research
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Hourly rate trend for Qualitative Research in the UK excluding London

Qualitative Research
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 Qualitative Research within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 2 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
Midlands - 3 £405 - 1
West Midlands - 3 £405 -
Scotland +7 2 £501 +5.37% 3
South West - 2 £300 - 1
Wales - 2 £161 -
North of England +13 1 £415 +18.57% 10
North West +7 1 £415 +18.57% 8
Northern Ireland -8 1 £450 -12.20%
Qualitative Research
UK

Qualitative Research
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:

Applications
1 1 (9.09%) UserZoom
Communications & Networking
1 1 (9.09%) Internet
General
1 6 (54.55%) Public Sector
2 5 (45.45%) Social Skills
3 4 (36.36%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (18.18%) Finance
5 1 (9.09%) Banking
5 1 (9.09%) Social Science
Job Titles
1 6 (54.55%) User Researcher
2 2 (18.18%) Digital User Researcher
3 1 (9.09%) Designer
3 1 (9.09%) Research Manager
3 1 (9.09%) Senior
3 1 (9.09%) Senior User Experience Researcher
3 1 (9.09%) User Experience Researcher
3 1 (9.09%) UX Designer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (9.09%) IVR
1 1 (9.09%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (90.91%) Quantitative Research
2 7 (63.64%) User Research
3 5 (45.45%) Agile
3 5 (45.45%) Decision-Making
4 4 (36.36%) Actionable Insight
4 4 (36.36%) Usability Testing
5 3 (27.27%) Inclusive Design
6 2 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (18.18%) Data Analysis
6 2 (18.18%) Data Collection
6 2 (18.18%) Diary Studies
6 2 (18.18%) Digital Transformation Programme
6 2 (18.18%) Mentoring
6 2 (18.18%) Prototyping
6 2 (18.18%) Service Design
6 2 (18.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 2 (18.18%) User Experience
6 2 (18.18%) User Stories
6 2 (18.18%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
6 2 (18.18%) UX Design
Qualifications
1 2 (18.18%) Degree
1 2 (18.18%) SC Cleared
1 2 (18.18%) Security Cleared
2 1 (9.09%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (9.09%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (45.45%) Accessibility
2 3 (27.27%) Actionable Recommendations
3 1 (9.09%) Disclosure Scotland
Vendors
1 1 (9.09%) IBM
1 1 (9.09%) Qualtrics