Qualitative Research Contract Job Trends in West Yorkshire

Qualitative Research
Yorkshire > West Yorkshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in West Yorkshire requiring Qualitative Research skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 77 - 92
Rank change year-on-year - - +21
Contract jobs citing Qualitative Research 2 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in West Yorkshire 0.24% - 0.074%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.27% - 0.083%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £513 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - -
75th Percentile £538 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Yorkshire median daily rate £525 - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
West Yorkshire

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 West Yorkshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 733 678 1,212
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West Yorkshire 87.05% 85.71% 89.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 471 424 793
10th Percentile £300 £325 £325
25th Percentile £400 £404 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £486 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.83% -7.38% +1.94%
75th Percentile £575 £573 £625
90th Percentile £675 £650 £700
Yorkshire median daily rate £488 £500 £525
% change year-on-year -2.50% -4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 18 18
10th Percentile £18.87 £15.00 £12.82
25th Percentile - £19.19 £16.61
Median hourly rate £22.14 £27.50 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year -19.49% +41.03% -7.14%
75th Percentile £66.88 £37.50 £23.75
90th Percentile £81.25 £44.00 £30.02
Yorkshire median hourly rate £25.00 £19.00 £21.31
% change year-on-year +31.58% -10.84% +12.16%

Qualitative Research
Job Vacancy Trend in West Yorkshire

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

Qualitative Research job vacancy trend in West Yorkshire

Qualitative Research
Daily Rate Trend in West Yorkshire

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in West Yorkshire citing Qualitative Research

Qualitative Research
Contract Job Locations in West Yorkshire

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 West Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 24 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
Leeds - 2 £525 - 1
Qualitative Research
Yorkshire

Qualitative Research
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Yorkshire 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 (50.00%) Banking
1 1 (50.00%) Health Technology
1 1 (50.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) User Researcher
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 2 (100.00%) Quantitative Research
1 2 (100.00%) Usability Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Human-Centred Design
2 1 (50.00%) Product Roadmap
2 1 (50.00%) Product Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) User Research
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance