Research Analyst Contracts in the UK excluding London

Research Analyst
UK > UK excluding London

The median Research Analyst daily rate in the UK excluding London is £488, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 July 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 358 391 430
Rank change year-on-year +33 +39 +90
Contract jobs requiring a Research Analyst 1 1 9
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.007% 0.005% 0.039%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.007% 0.005% 0.041%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £481 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 - -
75th Percentile £494 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £300 £460 £265
% change year-on-year -34.78% +73.58% +76.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 9
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £20.12 £16.98
Median hourly rate - £20.24 £18.14
Median % change year-on-year - +11.55% -
75th Percentile - £20.35 £19.31
90th Percentile - - £19.44
UK median hourly rate - £21.50 £18.14
% change year-on-year - +18.52% -48.90%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 13,434 19,075 22,058
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.64% 92.25% 94.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,264 11,515 15,151
10th Percentile £220 £213 £232
25th Percentile £363 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £495 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.04% -1.00% +2.56%
75th Percentile £575 £595 £600
90th Percentile £650 £675 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% +0.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,129 2,318 1,195
10th Percentile £13.50 £12.86 £13.53
25th Percentile £16.84 £16.25 £17.72
Median hourly rate £25.15 £40.00 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -37.13% +6.67% +78.57%
75th Percentile £57.50 £63.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £74.44 £75.94
UK median hourly rate £26.13 £40.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -34.69% -5.88% +65.50%

Research Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured Research Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Research Analyst in the UK excluding London

Research Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Daily rate trend for Research Analyst in the UK excluding London

Research Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Hourly rate trend for Research Analyst in the UK excluding London

Research Analyst
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 Research Analyst within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 16 July 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 West - 1 £488 -
North of England - 1 £488 -
Research Analyst
UK

Research Analyst Skill Set
Top 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 16 July 2025, Research Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the UK excluding London region featuring Research Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Renewable Energy
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) User Research
1 1 (100.00%) Decarbonisation

Research Analyst Skill Set
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Decarbonisation
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) User Research