Qualitative Analysis Contract Job Trends in the West Midlands

Qualitative Analysis
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the West Midlands requiring Qualitative Analysis skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 151 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Qualitative Analysis 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands 0.032% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.038% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
England median daily rate £563 £633 £650
% change year-on-year -11.13% -2.62% +13.64%

All Process & Methodology Skills
West Midlands

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 in the West Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,624 1,189 1,610
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands 83.25% 88.60% 84.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,711 779 1,065
10th Percentile £306 £195 £275
25th Percentile £402 £381 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - -2.68%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £625
90th Percentile £675 £675 £750
England median daily rate £510 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.86% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 111 56 115
10th Percentile £14.82 £12.62 £11.09
25th Percentile £21.49 £13.49 £14.00
Median hourly rate £33.99 £18.00 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +88.83% -20.00% +21.62%
75th Percentile £67.84 £22.49 £40.25
90th Percentile £72.54 £39.61 £57.75
England median hourly rate £46.47 £29.15 £36.50
% change year-on-year +59.40% -20.14% -2.14%

Qualitative Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Qualitative Analysis job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Qualitative Analysis
Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

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

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

Qualitative Analysis
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 Qualitative Analysis within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 8 May 2026. 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
Staffordshire - 1 - -
Qualitative Analysis
England

Qualitative Analysis
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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Freedom of Information
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Demand Management
1 1 (100.00%) Impact Assessments
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Predictive Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR