Qualitative Research Jobs

Qualitative Research
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Qualitative Research skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Qualitative Research over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 746 787 819
Rank change year-on-year +41 +32 -55
Permanent jobs citing Qualitative Research 162 161 476
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.15% 0.17% 0.28%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.18% 0.18% 0.29%
Number of salaries quoted 55 66 114
10th Percentile £29,000 £37,885 £42,500
25th Percentile £32,678 £44,063 £45,205
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,225 £67,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -34.48% +22.73% -2.22%
75th Percentile £52,300 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £81,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £35,000 £70,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -50.00% +40.00% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 87,829 90,354 161,874
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 83.68% 95.46% 95.93%
Number of salaries quoted 61,251 54,292 82,971
10th Percentile £29,250 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.54% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Qualitative Research
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Qualitative Research in the UK

Qualitative Research
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Qualitative Research.

Salary trend for Qualitative Research in the UK

Qualitative Research
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Qualitative Research over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Qualitative Research in the UK

Qualitative Research
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Qualitative Research within the UK over the 6 months to 1 June 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
UK excluding London +48 118 £35,000 -50.00% 14
England -24 85 £44,225 -34.96% 37
Scotland -17 51 - - 2
Work from Home +48 47 £34,973 -50.04% 15
London +36 30 £57,821 -14.34% 25
North of England +32 18 £49,612 -29.13% 5
Midlands -2 15 £35,000 -12.50% 2
South East -1 13 £31,500 -53.68% 3
North West -9 12 £65,000 -7.14% 5
Northern Ireland - 9 - - 1
East Midlands - 8 £35,000 - 2
West Midlands -11 7 £32,750 -18.13%
East of England - 5 £50,527 - 1
Yorkshire +66 4 £35,413 -11.72%
South West -23 4 £44,225 +10.25%
Wales +9 3 - -
North East -9 2 £44,225 +10.56%

Qualitative Research
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:

Applications
1 15 (9.26%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (8.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 11 (6.79%) Microsoft Office
4 9 (5.56%) InVision
4 9 (5.56%) Sketch
5 6 (3.70%) SPSS
5 6 (3.70%) UserZoom
6 3 (1.85%) Adobe XD
6 3 (1.85%) Stata
7 1 (0.62%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.62%) Trello
Cloud Services
1 38 (23.46%) SurveyMonkey
2 36 (22.22%) Figma
3 6 (3.70%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (2.47%) Miro
5 1 (0.62%) Contentsquare
5 1 (0.62%) Google Analytics
5 1 (0.62%) Google Tag Manager
5 1 (0.62%) Power Platform
5 1 (0.62%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
5 1 (0.62%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 6 (3.70%) Intranet
2 4 (2.47%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.62%) Power BI
1 1 (0.62%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (0.62%) Visual Website Optimizer
General
1 58 (35.80%) Finance
1 58 (35.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 53 (32.72%) Social Skills
3 52 (32.10%) Marketing
4 51 (31.48%) Law
5 45 (27.78%) Social Science
6 24 (14.81%) Analytical Skills
7 17 (10.49%) Presentation Skills
7 17 (10.49%) Public Sector
8 7 (4.32%) Banking
9 5 (3.09%) Organisational Skills
10 4 (2.47%) Legal
10 4 (2.47%) Retail
11 3 (1.85%) Advertising
12 2 (1.23%) Telecoms
12 2 (1.23%) Wearables
13 1 (0.62%) Electronics
13 1 (0.62%) Influencing Skills
13 1 (0.62%) Korean Language
13 1 (0.62%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 57 (35.19%) User Researcher
2 48 (29.63%) Senior
3 36 (22.22%) Lead
4 33 (20.37%) Senior User Researcher
5 24 (14.81%) User Experience Researcher
6 12 (7.41%) Consultant
7 9 (5.56%) Analyst
8 8 (4.94%) Research Manager
9 7 (4.32%) Senior Consultant
10 5 (3.09%) Development Manager
10 5 (3.09%) Insight Manager
11 4 (2.47%) Insight Analyst
11 4 (2.47%) Managing Consultant
11 4 (2.47%) Performance Manager
12 3 (1.85%) Business Consultant
12 3 (1.85%) Data Analyst
12 3 (1.85%) Digital User Researcher
12 3 (1.85%) Market Research Manager
12 3 (1.85%) Research Analyst
12 3 (1.85%) Senior User Experience Researcher
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.85%) CSS
1 3 (1.85%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 51 (31.48%) Product Ownership
2 27 (16.67%) Market Risk
3 6 (3.70%) NHS
4 5 (3.09%) Onboarding
5 3 (1.85%) Blog
5 3 (1.85%) Mobile App
5 3 (1.85%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (1.23%) Data Protection Act
6 2 (1.23%) Marketing Technology
6 2 (1.23%) Robotics
6 2 (1.23%) Smartphone
Processes & Methodologies
1 117 (72.22%) User Research
2 111 (68.52%) Quantitative Research
3 98 (60.49%) Actionable Insight
4 85 (52.47%) User Experience
5 71 (43.83%) UX Research
6 58 (35.80%) Psychology
7 55 (33.95%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
8 53 (32.72%) Agile
9 49 (30.25%) Fintech
9 49 (30.25%) Service Design
10 48 (29.63%) Interaction Design
11 46 (28.40%) Cognitive Science
12 43 (26.54%) Anthropology
13 41 (25.31%) Customer Experience
14 38 (23.46%) Workshop Facilitation
15 36 (22.22%) Project Planning
15 36 (22.22%) UX Design
16 34 (20.99%) Roadmaps
17 33 (20.37%) Digital Customer Experience
17 33 (20.37%) Empathy Maps
Programming Languages
1 35 (21.60%) R
2 3 (1.85%) Python
3 2 (1.23%) Ada
Qualifications
1 93 (57.41%) Degree
2 57 (35.19%) Master's Degree
3 43 (26.54%) PhD
4 34 (20.99%) Security Cleared
5 33 (20.37%) SC Cleared
6 4 (2.47%) BPSS Clearance
7 3 (1.85%) Postgraduate
8 1 (0.62%) BC Cleared
8 1 (0.62%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (31.48%) Accessibility
2 10 (6.17%) Actionable Recommendations
3 3 (1.85%) PMO
3 3 (1.85%) QA
3 3 (1.85%) WCAG
4 2 (1.23%) GDPR
Vendors
1 45 (27.78%) Qualtrics
2 19 (11.73%) Microsoft
3 7 (4.32%) Hotjar
4 6 (3.70%) Adobe
5 4 (2.47%) Mercator
6 1 (0.62%) Alteryx
6 1 (0.62%) Google
6 1 (0.62%) Optimizely
6 1 (0.62%) Salesforce