Qualitative Analysis Contract Job Trends

Qualitative Analysis
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Qualitative Analysis skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 576 561 603
Rank change year-on-year -15 +42 +222
Contract jobs citing Qualitative Analysis 7 4 19
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.021% 0.011% 0.040%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.023% 0.013% 0.045%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 1 12
10th Percentile £209 - £531
25th Percentile £251 £625 £644
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £306 £650 £723
Median % change year-on-year -52.88% -10.03% +26.31%
75th Percentile £363 £675 £730
90th Percentile £396 - £872
UK excluding London median daily rate £296 - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £20.12 £24.25
Median hourly rate - £20.24 £25.50
Median % change year-on-year - -20.65% -
75th Percentile - £21.05 £26.75
90th Percentile - £21.47 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate - £20.24 -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Qualitative Analysis 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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 30,674 31,507 41,990
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 90.43% 86.09% 88.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 19,109 18,939 28,400
10th Percentile £300 £310 £313
25th Percentile £404 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -2.27%
75th Percentile £620 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £738 £745
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,962 1,136 1,601
10th Percentile £14.38 £15.00 £14.25
25th Percentile £17.30 £20.12 £18.93
Median hourly rate £25.15 £37.00 £43.84
Median % change year-on-year -32.04% -15.60% +25.65%
75th Percentile £42.78 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £66.95 £73.75 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.27 £36.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -38.15% -15.29% +56.68%

Qualitative Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Qualitative Analysis relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Qualitative Analysis job vacancy trend in the UK

Qualitative Analysis
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Qualitative Analysis.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Qualitative Analysis

Qualitative Analysis
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Qualitative Analysis over the 6 months to 28 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Qualitative Analysis in the UK

Qualitative Analysis
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Qualitative Analysis.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Qualitative Analysis

Qualitative Analysis
Top 7 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Qualitative Analysis within the UK over the 6 months to 28 October 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
England -4 6 £313 -51.92% 9
UK excluding London -24 4 £296 - 9
London +22 3 £306 -52.88% 1
South East - 2 - - 4
North of England - 1 £413 -
North East - 1 £413 -
Scotland - 1 £180 -

Qualitative Analysis
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 2 (28.57%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (28.57%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 2 (28.57%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (28.57%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (28.57%) Power BI
1 2 (28.57%) SQL Server
General
1 6 (85.71%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (71.43%) Social Skills
3 2 (28.57%) Documentation Skills
3 2 (28.57%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (14.29%) Arabic Language
4 1 (14.29%) Marketing
4 1 (14.29%) Public Sector
4 1 (14.29%) Social Science
Job Titles
1 5 (71.43%) Analyst
1 5 (71.43%) Data Analyst
2 1 (14.29%) User Researcher
Miscellaneous
1 2 (28.57%) Management Information System
1 2 (28.57%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (14.29%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (14.29%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Decision-Making
2 3 (42.86%) Actionable Insight
3 2 (28.57%) Business Intelligence
3 2 (28.57%) Change Management
3 2 (28.57%) CRM
3 2 (28.57%) Data Analysis
3 2 (28.57%) Data Collection
3 2 (28.57%) Data Protection
3 2 (28.57%) Impact Assessments
3 2 (28.57%) Performance Management
3 2 (28.57%) Project Management
3 2 (28.57%) Qualitative Research
3 2 (28.57%) Service Management
3 2 (28.57%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (14.29%) Data Extraction
4 1 (14.29%) Data Integration
4 1 (14.29%) Economics
4 1 (14.29%) Impact Analysis
4 1 (14.29%) Logistics
4 1 (14.29%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 1 (14.29%) JavaScript
1 1 (14.29%) Python
1 1 (14.29%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (42.86%) SC Cleared
1 3 (42.86%) Security Cleared
2 2 (28.57%) Degree
3 1 (14.29%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (14.29%) Master's Degree
3 1 (14.29%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 2 (28.57%) Oracle
1 2 (28.57%) Salesforce
1 2 (28.57%) ServiceNow