Market Research Job Trends in Scotland

Market Research
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring Market Research skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 140 147 182
Rank change year-on-year +7 +35 +30
Permanent jobs citing Market Research 1 1 17
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 0.036% 0.039% 0.54%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.045% 0.042% 0.58%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 1
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £85,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% -15.38% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Scotland

Market Research falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,206 2,381 2,956
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 79.84% 92.90% 93.90%
Number of salaries quoted 1,076 1,004 1,812
10th Percentile £26,250 £32,325 £25,000
25th Percentile £30,250 £41,250 £33,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -23.64% +4.76% -8.70%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £82,370 £88,750 £84,056
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Market Research
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Market Research relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Market Research job vacancy trend in Scotland

Market Research
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Market Research.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Market Research

Market Research
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Market Research within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Edinburgh - 1 - - 1
Market Research
UK

Market Research
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Product Owner
1 1 (100.00%) Product Owner
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Product Owner
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Backlog Management
1 1 (100.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Customer-Centricity
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Human-Centred Design
1 1 (100.00%) Product Backlog
1 1 (100.00%) Product Vision
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) Servant Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) Sprint Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Usability Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Stories