Qualitative Research Contracts in the UK excluding London

Qualitative Research
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for Qualitative Research skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Qualitative Research over the 6 months to 16 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
16 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 380 421 434
Rank change year-on-year +41 +13 -55
Contract jobs citing Qualitative Research 26 42 82
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.12% 0.17% 0.26%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.15% 0.19% 0.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 22 38 67
10th Percentile - £389 £325
25th Percentile £325 £450 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% +4.76% +6.06%
75th Percentile £488 £588 £567
90th Percentile £536 £600 £600
UK median daily rate £438 £525 £520
% change year-on-year -16.67% +0.96% +9.47%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Qualitative Research is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 17,717 22,101 27,876
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 85.01% 89.61% 88.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,726 15,312 19,492
10th Percentile £235 £250 £230
25th Percentile £381 £400 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +10.47%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £575
90th Percentile £688 £688 £650
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +9.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,997 1,355 1,383
10th Percentile £12.28 £11.00 £12.00
25th Percentile £15.00 £16.23 £13.87
Median hourly rate £33.07 £35.80 £19.91
Median % change year-on-year -7.64% +79.81% -8.42%
75th Percentile £59.00 £65.00 £44.36
90th Percentile £71.88 £70.30 £60.00
UK median hourly rate £33.07 £36.00 £24.87
% change year-on-year -8.15% +44.78% -0.54%

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 16 April 2024.

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 16 April 2024. 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 +39 12 £350 -28.21% 3
North West +38 9 £350 -22.22% 2
Scotland +27 8 £413 -28.26% 4
South East +26 5 £475 +3.09% 6
Yorkshire +21 3 £500 -9.09% 1
Northern Ireland - 1 £513 -
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 (3.85%) UserZoom
Cloud Services
1 4 (15.38%) Power Automate
1 4 (15.38%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.85%) Internet
General
1 13 (50.00%) Public Sector
2 4 (15.38%) Local Government
3 3 (11.54%) Finance
4 2 (7.69%) Health Technology
5 1 (3.85%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (3.85%) Banking
5 1 (3.85%) Law
5 1 (3.85%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (3.85%) Social Skills
5 1 (3.85%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 17 (65.38%) User Researcher
2 9 (34.62%) Senior
3 5 (19.23%) Senior User Researcher
4 4 (15.38%) Applications Developer
4 4 (15.38%) Developer
4 4 (15.38%) Power Apps Developer
5 3 (11.54%) Designer
6 2 (7.69%) Automation Developer
6 2 (7.69%) Microsoft Developer
6 2 (7.69%) Python Developer
6 2 (7.69%) Senior Applications Developer
6 2 (7.69%) Senior Designer
6 2 (7.69%) Senior Developer
6 2 (7.69%) Senior Power Apps Developer
6 2 (7.69%) Senior Service Designer
6 2 (7.69%) Service Designer
7 1 (3.85%) Content Designer
7 1 (3.85%) User Experience Researcher
Miscellaneous
1 3 (11.54%) NHS
2 2 (7.69%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (92.31%) Quantitative Research
2 18 (69.23%) User Research
3 15 (57.69%) Actionable Insight
4 14 (53.85%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
5 13 (50.00%) Service Design
5 13 (50.00%) User Experience
6 12 (46.15%) Usability Testing
7 11 (42.31%) Agile
8 10 (38.46%) Ethnography
8 10 (38.46%) Focus Group
8 10 (38.46%) UX Design
9 9 (34.62%) Data Science
9 9 (34.62%) Design Persona
9 9 (34.62%) Ergonomics
9 9 (34.62%) Front End Development
9 9 (34.62%) Guerrilla Testing
9 9 (34.62%) Human Factors
9 9 (34.62%) Market Research
9 9 (34.62%) Mentoring
9 9 (34.62%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 4 (15.38%) Python
Qualifications
1 4 (15.38%) Degree
2 2 (7.69%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (3.85%) Master's Degree
3 1 (3.85%) Postgraduate
3 1 (3.85%) SC Cleared
3 1 (3.85%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (34.62%) Actionable Recommendations
2 4 (15.38%) Accessibility
3 1 (3.85%) Disclosure Scotland
3 1 (3.85%) WCAG
Vendors
1 1 (3.85%) Brio
1 1 (3.85%) Qualtrics