Qualitative Research Contract Job Trends in Wales

Qualitative Research
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Wales requiring Qualitative Research skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 46 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Qualitative Research 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Wales 0.25% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.29% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £463 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 - -
75th Percentile £488 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £438 £463 £475
% change year-on-year -5.41% -2.63% -13.64%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Wales

Qualitative 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 Wales.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 340 342 416
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales 83.95% 77.90% 87.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 194 184 318
10th Percentile £192 £140 £174
25th Percentile £276 £210 £260
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £410 £400 £450
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% -11.11% -10.00%
75th Percentile £501 £545 £575
90th Percentile £668 £642 £638
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 68 47 21
10th Percentile £14.23 £15.48 £14.86
25th Percentile £17.20 £20.12 £21.25
Median hourly rate £20.50 £25.18 £27.17
Median % change year-on-year -18.59% -7.31% +50.92%
75th Percentile £25.15 £40.00 £52.50
90th Percentile £26.07 £50.70 £55.25
UK median hourly rate £25.08 £38.75 £43.17
% change year-on-year -35.29% -10.23% +28.85%

Qualitative Research
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Qualitative Research job vacancy trend in Wales

Qualitative Research
Daily Rate Trend in Wales

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Qualitative Research.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Qualitative Research

Qualitative Research
Contract Job Locations in Wales

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 Wales region over the 6 months to 23 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
South Wales - 1 £475 - 1
Qualitative Research
UK

Qualitative Research
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) User Researcher
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Diary Studies
1 1 (100.00%) Quantitative Research
1 1 (100.00%) Usability Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Research
1 1 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Accessibility