Qualitative Research Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Qualitative Research
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Qualitative Research skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 197 - 196
Rank change year-on-year - - -9
Permanent jobs citing Qualitative Research 6 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.081% - 0.021%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.11% - 0.025%
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £39,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - -
75th Percentile £53,375 - -
90th Percentile £57,500 - -
South East median annual salary £41,250 £35,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +17.86% -30.00% -50.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

Qualitative 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 the Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 5,237 3,446 3,923
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 70.92% 89.90% 82.50%
Number of salaries quoted 3,717 1,453 1,983
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £48,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.58% -12.73% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £67,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £83,750 £82,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Qualitative Research
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Qualitative Research relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Qualitative Research job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

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Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Qualitative Research.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Qualitative Research

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Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Qualitative Research in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 23 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Qualitative Research in the Thames Valley

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Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Qualitative Research within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 23 September 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
Buckinghamshire - 6 £40,000 -
Qualitative Research
South East

Qualitative Research
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (66.67%) CMS
Applications
1 2 (33.33%) UserZoom
Cloud Services
1 2 (33.33%) Google Analytics
General
1 6 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
1 6 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Law
2 2 (33.33%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 4 (66.67%) Architect
1 4 (66.67%) UI Architect
2 2 (33.33%) User Researcher
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (33.33%) CSS
1 2 (33.33%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 4 (66.67%) Graphic Design
2 2 (33.33%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Analytics
1 6 (100.00%) Quantitative Research
1 6 (100.00%) Usability Testing
1 6 (100.00%) User Experience
1 6 (100.00%) User Research
1 6 (100.00%) UX Design
1 6 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
2 4 (66.67%) CRM
2 4 (66.67%) Customer Experience
2 4 (66.67%) Customer Insight
2 4 (66.67%) Customer Journey Map
2 4 (66.67%) Design Thinking
2 4 (66.67%) Interaction Design
2 4 (66.67%) Journey Map
2 4 (66.67%) Mathematics
2 4 (66.67%) Wireframes
3 2 (33.33%) Agile
3 2 (33.33%) Prototyping
3 2 (33.33%) Psychology
3 2 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (66.67%) C
2 2 (33.33%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 2 (33.33%) Degree
1 2 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 2 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (33.33%) Accessibility
1 2 (33.33%) Actionable Recommendations
1 2 (33.33%) WCAG
Vendors
1 2 (33.33%) Google
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft