Market Research Contract Job Trends in the West Midlands

Market Research
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the West Midlands requiring Market Research skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 131 108 -
Rank change year-on-year -23 - -
Contract jobs citing Market Research 7 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands 0.31% 0.060% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.36% 0.070% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 - -
England median daily rate £400 £475 £536
% change year-on-year -15.79% -11.42% +11.49%

All Process and Methodology Skills
West Midlands

Market 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 West Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,969 1,430 1,563
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands 87.12% 85.89% 85.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,244 903 1,062
10th Percentile £263 £223 £263
25th Percentile £400 £400 £395
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% -
75th Percentile £582 £612 £600
90th Percentile £674 £713 £688
England median daily rate £505 £525 £545
% change year-on-year -3.81% -3.67% -0.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 106 49 49
10th Percentile £13.25 £14.70 £14.46
25th Percentile £16.11 £16.75 £17.50
Median hourly rate £20.25 £22.00 £23.00
Median % change year-on-year -7.95% -4.35% +29.94%
75th Percentile £27.21 £33.75 £55.00
90th Percentile £38.01 £52.50 £67.75
England median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +23.61%

Market Research
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Market Research relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Market Research job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

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Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Market Research.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Market Research

Market Research
Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Market Research.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Market Research

Market Research
Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Market Research within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 20 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
Warwickshire -1 6 £600 - 2
Shropshire - 1 - -
Market Research
England

Market Research
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 5 (71.43%) Public Sector
1 5 (71.43%) Social Skills
2 4 (57.14%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Legal
3 1 (14.29%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 4 (57.14%) Buyer
1 4 (57.14%) Senior
1 4 (57.14%) Senior Buyer
2 2 (28.57%) IT Manager
3 1 (14.29%) Category Manager
3 1 (14.29%) IT Procurement Manager
3 1 (14.29%) Procurement Manager
3 1 (14.29%) User Researcher
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Actionable Insight
1 5 (71.43%) Contract Management
2 4 (57.14%) Requirements Gathering
2 4 (57.14%) Stakeholder Management
2 4 (57.14%) Supply Chain Management
3 2 (28.57%) Agile
3 2 (28.57%) Supplier Management
4 1 (14.29%) AI
4 1 (14.29%) Compliance Management
4 1 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (14.29%) Customer Insight
4 1 (14.29%) Data Modelling
4 1 (14.29%) Ergonomics
4 1 (14.29%) Human Factors
4 1 (14.29%) Project Management
4 1 (14.29%) Psychology
4 1 (14.29%) Risk and Compliance Management
4 1 (14.29%) Risk Management
4 1 (14.29%) SDLC
4 1 (14.29%) Usability Testing
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) GRC
Vendors
1 5 (71.43%) Ariba