Quantitative Research Contracts with Work from Home Options

Quantitative Research
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Quantitative Research skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Quantitative Research over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 300 388 461
Rank change year-on-year +88 +73 -58
Contract jobs citing Quantitative Research 41 67 158
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.28% 0.27% 0.36%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.32% 0.30% 0.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 36 49 118
10th Percentile £363 £410 £395
25th Percentile £407 £485 £433
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £531
Median % change year-on-year - +3.53% +7.32%
75th Percentile £763 £600 £600
90th Percentile - £672 £750
UK median daily rate £513 £600 £540
% change year-on-year -14.58% +11.11% +8.54%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £67.50
Median hourly rate - - £70.00
75th Percentile - - £72.50
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £12.75 - £61.50
% change year-on-year - - +136.54%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Quantitative Research is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 12,942 22,217 40,480
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 87.90% 89.66% 91.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,728 15,724 29,400
10th Percentile £325 £363 £363
25th Percentile £425 £450 £433
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £544 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.49% +3.62% +7.14%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £633
90th Percentile £750 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +7.07%
Number of hourly rates quoted 567 510 538
10th Percentile £14.70 £18.63 £14.50
25th Percentile £24.13 £26.46 £20.75
Median hourly rate £43.00 £52.50 £39.50
Median % change year-on-year -18.10% +32.91% +64.58%
75th Percentile £60.00 £68.75 £57.50
90th Percentile £75.00 £80.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.68
% change year-on-year +1.39% +40.19% +7.00%

Quantitative Research
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Quantitative Research as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Quantitative Research trend for jobs with a WFH option

Quantitative Research
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Quantitative Research.

Quantitative Research daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Quantitative Research
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Quantitative Research over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Quantitative Research daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Quantitative Research
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.44%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 1 (2.44%) Adobe XD
1 1 (2.44%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (2.44%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (2.44%) Sketch
Cloud Services
1 15 (36.59%) Azure
2 14 (34.15%) AWS
2 14 (34.15%) GCP
3 4 (9.76%) SaaS
4 2 (4.88%) Power Automate
4 2 (4.88%) Power Platform
5 1 (2.44%) Figma
5 1 (2.44%) Google Analytics
General
1 17 (41.46%) Finance
2 14 (34.15%) Front Office
3 11 (26.83%) Social Skills
4 5 (12.20%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (12.20%) Public Sector
5 2 (4.88%) Financial Institution
5 2 (4.88%) Law
5 2 (4.88%) Local Government
5 2 (4.88%) Marketing
6 1 (2.44%) Arabic Language
6 1 (2.44%) Automotive
6 1 (2.44%) Cantonese Language
6 1 (2.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (2.44%) Pharmaceutical
6 1 (2.44%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (2.44%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 16 (39.02%) Developer
2 14 (34.15%) Finance Manager
2 14 (34.15%) Python Developer
2 14 (34.15%) Quantitative Developer
3 5 (12.20%) Senior
4 4 (9.76%) User Researcher
5 3 (7.32%) Analyst
5 3 (7.32%) Designer
5 3 (7.32%) UX Strategist
6 2 (4.88%) Applications Developer
6 2 (4.88%) Insight Analyst
6 2 (4.88%) Power Apps Developer
6 2 (4.88%) Senior Applications Developer
6 2 (4.88%) Senior Developer
6 2 (4.88%) Senior Power Apps Developer
6 2 (4.88%) Senior User Researcher
6 2 (4.88%) Service Designer
6 2 (4.88%) User Experience Researcher
7 1 (2.44%) Lead
7 1 (2.44%) Senior Service Designer
Miscellaneous
1 15 (36.59%) Fixed Income
2 14 (34.15%) Derivative
2 14 (34.15%) Equities
2 14 (34.15%) Hedge funds
3 2 (4.88%) NHS
4 1 (2.44%) Algorithms
4 1 (2.44%) Data Structures
4 1 (2.44%) Greenfield Project
4 1 (2.44%) Infotainment
4 1 (2.44%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (56.10%) Qualitative Research
2 17 (41.46%) Agile
3 14 (34.15%) Asset Management
3 14 (34.15%) Investment Management
3 14 (34.15%) Software Engineering
4 11 (26.83%) Problem-Solving
4 11 (26.83%) Service Design
4 11 (26.83%) User Research
5 8 (19.51%) Actionable Insight
5 8 (19.51%) Decision-Making
5 8 (19.51%) User Experience
6 7 (17.07%) Journey Map
6 7 (17.07%) Prototyping
6 7 (17.07%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 7 (17.07%) Workshop Facilitation
7 6 (14.63%) Computer Science
7 6 (14.63%) Customer Journey Map
7 6 (14.63%) Data Analysis
7 6 (14.63%) Data Collection
7 6 (14.63%) Psychology
Programming Languages
1 19 (46.34%) Python
2 15 (36.59%) R
3 1 (2.44%) C++
3 1 (2.44%) Java
3 1 (2.44%) Scala
3 1 (2.44%) SQL
3 1 (2.44%) VBA
Qualifications
1 7 (17.07%) Degree
1 7 (17.07%) Master's Degree
2 2 (4.88%) SC Cleared
2 2 (4.88%) Security Cleared
3 1 (2.44%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (7.32%) Accessibility
2 1 (2.44%) Disclosure Scotland
Vendors
1 14 (34.15%) Bloomberg
2 2 (4.88%) Brandwatch
3 1 (2.44%) Adobe
3 1 (2.44%) Databricks
3 1 (2.44%) Google
3 1 (2.44%) Microsoft