Market Research Contracts

Market Research
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Market Research skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Market Research over the 6 months to 29 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 541 636 683
Rank change year-on-year +95 +47 -108
Contract jobs citing Market Research 46 59 158
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.11% 0.11% 0.18%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.13% 0.12% 0.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 32 36 92
10th Percentile £325 £325 £375
25th Percentile £381 £409 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% -4.76% +6.06%
75th Percentile £625 £609 £605
90th Percentile £673 £656 £695
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £558 £525
% change year-on-year -14.87% +6.29% +6.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 7
10th Percentile - - £21.58
25th Percentile - - £23.99
Median hourly rate £10.42 - £35.50
75th Percentile - - £55.25
90th Percentile £11.59 - £69.24
UK excluding London median hourly rate £10.42 - £21.97

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Market 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 requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 36,749 50,370 79,373
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 85.64% 89.70% 90.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,629 34,859 55,702
10th Percentile £300 £325 £345
25th Percentile £413 £438 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £640
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £486
% change year-on-year - +2.87% +9.23%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,511 1,675 1,892
10th Percentile £12.75 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.75 £15.50
Median hourly rate £36.50 £37.00 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year -1.35% +44.08% +7.00%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.50
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.12 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +8.91% +75.00% -4.99%

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Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Market Research as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Market Research in the UK

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Market Research.

Daily rate trend for Market Research in the UK

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Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Market Research over the 6 months to 29 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Market Research in the UK

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Market Research.

Hourly rate trend for Market Research in the UK

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Top 10 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Market Research within the UK over the 6 months to 29 May 2024. 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
England +95 41 £500 -8.26% 255
London +75 25 £575 +15.00% 120
Work from Home +104 18 £525 +0.96% 100
UK excluding London +59 16 £475 -14.87% 139
North of England +31 8 £350 -36.82% 37
North West - 8 £350 - 24
South East - 5 £525 - 36
East of England - 2 - - 23
Midlands +20 1 - - 22
West Midlands +15 1 - - 6

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 2 (4.35%) Confluence
2 1 (2.17%) SAS
Applications
1 2 (4.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.17%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (2.17%) SPSS
2 1 (2.17%) UserZoom
Cloud Services
1 4 (8.70%) Azure
2 2 (4.35%) Asana
2 2 (4.35%) Azure DevOps
2 2 (4.35%) SaaS
3 1 (2.17%) Entra ID
3 1 (2.17%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (2.17%) Miro
3 1 (2.17%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 4 (8.70%) Internet
2 2 (4.35%) Broadband
3 1 (2.17%) 3G
3 1 (2.17%) 4G
3 1 (2.17%) 5G
3 1 (2.17%) DSL
3 1 (2.17%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.35%) Big Data
1 2 (4.35%) Tableau
2 1 (2.17%) Apache Hive
2 1 (2.17%) Elasticsearch
2 1 (2.17%) Hadoop
Development Applications
1 2 (4.35%) JIRA
2 1 (2.17%) Git
General
1 21 (45.65%) Social Skills
2 16 (34.78%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (17.39%) Finance
3 8 (17.39%) Marketing
4 7 (15.22%) Telecoms
5 6 (13.04%) German Language
6 5 (10.87%) Law
6 5 (10.87%) Presentation Skills
6 5 (10.87%) Spanish Language
7 4 (8.70%) Legal
7 4 (8.70%) Public Sector
8 3 (6.52%) French Language
9 2 (4.35%) Manufacturing
9 2 (4.35%) Retail
10 1 (2.17%) Billing
10 1 (2.17%) Italian Language
10 1 (2.17%) Japanese Language
10 1 (2.17%) Local Government
10 1 (2.17%) Portuguese Language
10 1 (2.17%) Swedish Language
Job Titles
1 9 (19.57%) User Researcher
2 8 (17.39%) Product Manager
3 6 (13.04%) Product Owner
3 6 (13.04%) Senior
4 4 (8.70%) Analyst
4 4 (8.70%) Business Analyst
5 3 (6.52%) Senior Manager
5 3 (6.52%) Telecoms Manager
5 3 (6.52%) Telecoms Product Manager
6 2 (4.35%) Commercial Manager
6 2 (4.35%) Consultant
6 2 (4.35%) IAM Consultant
6 2 (4.35%) Identity and Access Management Consultant
6 2 (4.35%) Identity Management Consultant
6 2 (4.35%) Lead
6 2 (4.35%) Management Consultant
6 2 (4.35%) Marketing Specialist
6 2 (4.35%) Senior Analyst
6 2 (4.35%) Senior Business Analyst
7 1 (2.17%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.17%) React
Miscellaneous
1 8 (17.39%) Product Ownership
2 3 (6.52%) Analytical Mindset
3 2 (4.35%) Blockchain
3 2 (4.35%) Digital Media
4 1 (2.17%) Algorithms
4 1 (2.17%) FMCG
4 1 (2.17%) Learning Management System
4 1 (2.17%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (41.30%) Agile
2 15 (32.61%) Roadmaps
3 12 (26.09%) Actionable Insight
4 11 (23.91%) Mentoring
4 11 (23.91%) Product Roadmap
5 10 (21.74%) Requirements Gathering
5 10 (21.74%) User Research
6 9 (19.57%) Continuous Improvement
6 9 (19.57%) Decision-Making
6 9 (19.57%) Problem-Solving
6 9 (19.57%) Product Strategy
6 9 (19.57%) Qualitative Research
6 9 (19.57%) Quantitative Research
6 9 (19.57%) User Experience
7 8 (17.39%) Data Science
7 8 (17.39%) Product Requirements
8 7 (15.22%) Backlog Management
8 7 (15.22%) Business Strategy
8 7 (15.22%) Front End Development
8 7 (15.22%) Service Design
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.17%) Python
1 1 (2.17%) R
1 1 (2.17%) SQL
Qualifications
1 12 (26.09%) Degree
2 8 (17.39%) Master's Degree
3 2 (4.35%) CBAP
3 2 (4.35%) MBA
3 2 (4.35%) SC Cleared
3 2 (4.35%) Security Cleared
4 1 (2.17%) CSPO
4 1 (2.17%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (15.22%) Actionable Recommendations
2 5 (10.87%) QA
3 1 (2.17%) PMO
3 1 (2.17%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (2.17%) Active Directory
1 1 (2.17%) HDFS
Systems Management
1 1 (2.17%) Active Directory Federation Services
1 1 (2.17%) Jamf Pro
1 1 (2.17%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (2.17%) SCCM
Vendors
1 5 (10.87%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.17%) Alteryx
2 1 (2.17%) Salesforce