Qualitative Analyst Contract Job Trends

Qualitative Analyst
UK

The median Qualitative Analyst daily rate in the UK is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 581 533 565
Rank change year-on-year -48 +32 +188
Contract jobs requiring a Qualitative Analyst 11 10 42
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.030% 0.030% 0.097%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.033% 0.032% 0.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 10 35
10th Percentile - £413 £534
25th Percentile £525 £481 £666
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £619 £767
Median % change year-on-year -7.07% -19.33% -8.42%
75th Percentile £638 £875 £950
90th Percentile £752 £926 -
UK excluding London median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title 33,704 31,327 40,582
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.07% 92.78% 93.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,320 19,249 27,284
10th Percentile £293 £300 £285
25th Percentile £404 £409 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £640
90th Percentile £720 £738 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £488 £500
% change year-on-year -2.56% -2.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,988 974 1,449
10th Percentile £14.25 £15.56 £15.16
25th Percentile £18.19 £21.05 £19.25
Median hourly rate £25.33 £33.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -23.23% -26.67% +48.76%
75th Percentile £57.50 £62.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £71.00 £73.32 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £45.88
% change year-on-year -22.62% -29.16% +83.52%

Qualitative Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Qualitative Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Qualitative Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK

Qualitative Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Qualitative Analyst job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Qualitative Analyst job vacancies in the UK

Qualitative Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Qualitative Analyst over the 6 months to 23 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Qualitative Analyst in the UK

Qualitative Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Qualitative Analyst job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Qualitative Analyst job vacancies in the UK

Qualitative Analyst
Top 3 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 Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 23 December 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
London -3 11 £575 -7.07% 16
England -34 11 £575 -7.07% 57
Work from Home -4 3 £575 +17.95% 4

Qualitative Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 23 December 2025, Qualitative Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Qualitative Analyst in the job title.

1 7 (63.64%) C++
1 7 (63.64%) Mathematics
2 6 (54.55%) C#
2 6 (54.55%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (54.55%) Python
3 5 (45.45%) Risk Management
4 4 (36.36%) Model Validation
4 4 (36.36%) Quantitative Analysis
4 4 (36.36%) Quantitative Finance
4 4 (36.36%) Quantitative Research
4 4 (36.36%) Validation
5 3 (27.27%) Analytics
5 3 (27.27%) Collaborative Culture
5 3 (27.27%) Collateral Management
5 3 (27.27%) EMIR
5 3 (27.27%) Migration
5 3 (27.27%) Regulatory Change
5 3 (27.27%) SQL
6 2 (18.18%) AI
6 2 (18.18%) Computer Science
6 2 (18.18%) Data Protection
6 2 (18.18%) Data Science
6 2 (18.18%) Data Strategy
6 2 (18.18%) Degree
6 2 (18.18%) Generative AI
6 2 (18.18%) HTML
6 2 (18.18%) HTML5
6 2 (18.18%) JavaScript
6 2 (18.18%) Machine Learning
6 2 (18.18%) Master's Degree

Qualitative Analyst Skill Set
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:

General
1 8 (72.73%) Front Office
2 7 (63.64%) Finance
3 6 (54.55%) Social Skills
4 5 (45.45%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (36.36%) Banking
6 3 (27.27%) Investment Banking
7 1 (9.09%) Financial Institution
7 1 (9.09%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (9.09%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (18.18%) HTML
1 2 (18.18%) HTML5
1 2 (18.18%) React
1 2 (18.18%) XML
1 2 (18.18%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 5 (45.45%) Derivative
2 3 (27.27%) Algorithms
3 2 (18.18%) Analytical Mindset
3 2 (18.18%) Credit Derivative
3 2 (18.18%) Credit Risk
3 2 (18.18%) Data Protection Act
3 2 (18.18%) Distributed Computing
3 2 (18.18%) Fixed Income
3 2 (18.18%) Product Ownership
3 2 (18.18%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (9.09%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 1 (9.09%) Interest Rate Derivative
Operating Systems
1 1 (9.09%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (63.64%) Mathematics
2 6 (54.55%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (45.45%) Risk Management
4 4 (36.36%) Model Validation
4 4 (36.36%) Quantitative Analysis
4 4 (36.36%) Quantitative Finance
4 4 (36.36%) Quantitative Research
4 4 (36.36%) Validation
5 3 (27.27%) Analytics
5 3 (27.27%) Collaborative Culture
5 3 (27.27%) Collateral Management
5 3 (27.27%) Migration
5 3 (27.27%) Regulatory Change
6 2 (18.18%) AI
6 2 (18.18%) Computer Science
6 2 (18.18%) Data Protection
6 2 (18.18%) Machine Learning
6 2 (18.18%) Monte Carlo Method
6 2 (18.18%) Multithreading
6 2 (18.18%) Physics
Programming Languages
1 7 (63.64%) C++
2 6 (54.55%) C#
2 6 (54.55%) Python
3 3 (27.27%) SQL
4 2 (18.18%) JavaScript
4 2 (18.18%) VBA
4 2 (18.18%) VC++
Qualifications
1 2 (18.18%) Degree
1 2 (18.18%) Master's Degree
2 1 (9.09%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (27.27%) EMIR
2 1 (9.09%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (18.18%) Microsoft
1 2 (18.18%) Oracle
2 1 (9.09%) Murex