Quantitative Research Contracts in the UK excluding London

Quantitative Research
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Quantitative Research skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Quantitative Research over the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 336 366 412
Rank change year-on-year +30 +46 +29
Contract jobs citing Quantitative Research 7 24 27
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.054% 0.12% 0.12%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.060% 0.14% 0.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 18 22
10th Percentile £217 £293 £414
25th Percentile £300 £325 £489
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £405 £475 £561
Median % change year-on-year -14.74% -15.29% +12.15%
75th Percentile £475 £514 £588
90th Percentile £490 £543 £600
UK median daily rate £575 £513 £600
% change year-on-year +12.20% -14.58% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £12.75 -
UK median hourly rate £37.00 £12.75 -
% change year-on-year +190.20% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Quantitative 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 11,649 17,108 20,638
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 90.51% 84.43% 89.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,262 10,200 14,248
10th Percentile £235 £250 £255
25th Percentile £375 £380 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - +5.04%
75th Percentile £581 £600 £600
90th Percentile £656 £688 £688
UK median daily rate £515 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -1.90% -4.55% +3.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 838 2,053 1,261
10th Percentile £14.10 £12.31 £10.75
25th Percentile £17.26 £15.25 £15.25
Median hourly rate £25.15 £37.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -32.93% +7.14% +75.00%
75th Percentile £63.66 £61.25 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.82 £73.71
UK median hourly rate £28.00 £36.05 £36.00
% change year-on-year -22.32% +0.13% +40.19%

Quantitative Research
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Quantitative Research in the UK excluding London

Quantitative Research
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Daily rate trend for Quantitative Research in the UK excluding London

Quantitative Research
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Quantitative Research in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Quantitative Research in the UK excluding London

Quantitative Research
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Hourly rate trend for Quantitative Research in the UK excluding London

Quantitative 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 Quantitative Research within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 16 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
Scotland +4 2 £501 +32.32% 3
South West - 2 £300 - 1
Northern Ireland -9 1 £450 -12.20% 1
Wales - 1 £161 -
West Midlands - 1 £405 - 2
Midlands - 1 £405 - 2
Quantitative Research
UK

Quantitative 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 (14.29%) UserZoom
Communications & Networking
1 1 (14.29%) Internet
General
1 4 (57.14%) Social Skills
2 3 (42.86%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (28.57%) Finance
3 2 (28.57%) Public Sector
4 1 (14.29%) Banking
Job Titles
1 3 (42.86%) User Researcher
2 1 (14.29%) Designer
2 1 (14.29%) Research Manager
2 1 (14.29%) Senior
2 1 (14.29%) Senior User Experience Researcher
2 1 (14.29%) User Experience Researcher
2 1 (14.29%) UX Designer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) IVR
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Qualitative Research
2 4 (57.14%) User Research
3 3 (42.86%) Actionable Insight
3 3 (42.86%) Decision-Making
3 3 (42.86%) Inclusive Design
3 3 (42.86%) Usability Testing
4 2 (28.57%) Data Analysis
4 2 (28.57%) Digital Transformation Programme
4 2 (28.57%) Service Design
4 2 (28.57%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 2 (28.57%) User Experience
4 2 (28.57%) UX Design
5 1 (14.29%) Community of Practice
5 1 (14.29%) Creative Thinking
5 1 (14.29%) Data Collection
5 1 (14.29%) Design Thinking
5 1 (14.29%) Journey Map
5 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (14.29%) UX Research
5 1 (14.29%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) Degree
1 1 (14.29%) Master's Degree
1 1 (14.29%) SC Cleared
1 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (42.86%) Accessibility
1 3 (42.86%) Actionable Recommendations
2 1 (14.29%) Disclosure Scotland
Vendors
1 1 (14.29%) Qualtrics