Qualitative research jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, Qualitative research appears in 390 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Product Manager has the most postings mentioning Qualitative research, with demand down 13% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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Frequently asked questions about Qualitative research
+Is Qualitative research in demand in 2026?
Yes. Qualitative research appears in 390 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 13% vs the prior 4 weeks. Product Manager accounts for the most postings mentioning Qualitative research (26.4% of all postings mentioning Qualitative research).
+What jobs require Qualitative research?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning Qualitative research are UX Researcher (44.4% of that role’s postings mention Qualitative research), Design Program Manager (13.6% of that role’s postings mention Qualitative research), Growth Product Manager (6.8% of that role’s postings mention Qualitative research).
+What skills are commonly paired with Qualitative research?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), Qualitative research most often appears alongside quantitative research, user research, prototyping, usability testing, UX research.
+Where is Qualitative research most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Qualitative research are New York City, London, San Francisco, Sunnyvale, Berlin, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring Qualitative research — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require Qualitative research
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| UX Researcher | 92 | 44.4% |
| Design Program Manager | 3 | 13.6% |
| Growth Product Manager | 4 | 6.8% |
| Digital Product Owner | 1 | 4.8% |
| Research Fellow | 1 | 4.3% |
| Marketing Analytics Director | 1 | 3.7% |
| UX Designer | 15 | 2.9% |
| Business Intelligence Director | 1 | 2.6% |
| Product Designer | 71 | 2.5% |
| Researcher | 1 | 1.6% |
Roles with the most Qualitative research postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Product Manager | 103 | 26.4% |
| UX Researcher | 92 | 23.6% |
| Product Designer | 71 | 18.2% |
| UX Designer | 15 | 3.8% |
| Growth Product Manager | 4 | 1.0% |
| Program Manager | 4 | 1.0% |
| User Researcher | 4 | 1.0% |
| Design Program Manager | 3 | 0.8% |
| Digital Product Designer | 3 | 0.8% |
| Product Design Director | 3 | 0.8% |
Top metros hiring for Qualitative research
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 23 | 5.9% |
| London | 20 | 5.1% |
| San Francisco | 18 | 4.6% |
| Sunnyvale | 14 | 3.6% |
| Berlin | 11 | 2.8% |
| Seattle | 6 | 1.5% |
| Boston | 5 | 1.3% |
| Singapore | 5 | 1.3% |
| Stockholm | 5 | 1.3% |
Skills commonly paired with Qualitative research
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning Qualitative research by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s Qualitative research postings by all Qualitative research postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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