Average Market Research salary in the UK

Temporary Market Research Specialist (3–6 Months)Industry: Global Motor ManufacturingLocation: Slough £30ph - £40phMy client is a world leader in engine manufacturing, supplying high-quality products across the turf care, garden machinery and industrial sectors. They are seeking a Market Research Specialist to support their Engines Division with a European-focused intelligence project.Role OverviewYou will lead and support a research initiative aimed at understanding competitive positioning across the European market. This includes identifying key competitors, product offerings and market gaps, and developing insights to support strategic decision-making.Key ResponsibilitiesConduct market research across Europe to analyse competitor products and offerings.Build a structured product comparison dataset.Assist in creating a market survey and supporting documentation.Prepare a clear agency brief and collaborate with external research partners (if required).Present findings and recommendations to the internal team.Skills & Experience (Priority Order)Marketing Intelligence / Market ResearchProduct Comparison & Competitive MappingStrong Agency & Stakeholder CommunicationIdeal ProfileExperience in manufacturing or product-led environments (automotive/engineering preferred).Strong analytical skills with confidence working autonomously.Ability to translate data into actionable insights.If you're driven by research, analysis and market understanding, this is a valuable opportunity to support a global brand and influence strategic direction.

We are a leading global market and social research company, enabling organisations to make smarter, bolder, and faster decisions.Are you a highly skilled Technical Specialist with a knack for optimising field operations? Do you enjoy working in a dynamic environment where your technical expertise can drive real operational improvements? Join us at Ipsos and shape the future of field management systems!About the role:Join our vibrant Field Department, comprised of over 60 team members, overseeing a vast network of 500+ interviewers across the UK. As a Technical Specialist, you'll be instrumental in developing and maintaining systems that enhance departmental efficiency and automation. You will serve as a vital link between our Field Department and Technical teams, ensuring seamless project execution by creating performance reports and collaborating with the Software Development team to refine our Field Management System.About you: Essential Skills:Proficient in Excel, Power Query and VBA macros.Experience with Power Automate or other RPA toolsLogical and critical thinking skills.Analytical mindset.Collaborative experience in technical teams. Desirable Skills:Knowledge of SQL and Web Development.Experience with Power BI and PowerAppsExperience working with API's and http requestsUnderstanding of Agile methodologies. Experience of Market Research methodologies and processes. .Proficiency in AI use and adoption to enhance day-to-day tasks.Behaviours:Ability to translate technical terms & facilitate communication between Operational and Technical teams.Able to interrogate & understand context of requests and challenge users on thought processes to refine output for optimal resultsAnalytical thinkingResilience, flexibility and agilityCreative thinkingMotivation and self-awarenessEmpathy and active listeningCuriosity and lifelong learningService orientation and customer serviceTalent ManagementLeadership and social influenceBenefits:We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support you as an individual. Our standard benefits include 25 days annual leave, pension contribution, income protection and life assurance. In addition, there are a range health & wellbeing, financial benefits and professional development opportunities. We realise you may have commitments outside of work and will consider flexible working applications - please highlight what you are looking for when you make your application. We have a hybrid approach to work and ask people to be in the office or with clients for 3 days per week. We are committed to equality, treating people fairly, promoting a positive and inclusive working environment and ensuring we have diversity of people and views. We recognise that this is important for our business success - a more diverse workforce will enable us to better reflect and understand the world we research and ultimately deliver better research and insight to our clients. We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident scheme, certified as Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. We are dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. Your application will be reviewed by someone from our Talent Team who will be in touch either way to let you know the outcome. Ready to have an impact? Apply now!

Rewards and Benefits on Offer.An immediate job starts, following a successful interview.A temporary ongoing role. Research based calls, which will be warm and friendly.A highly supportive team environment, with plenty of training and continuous support. On-site Parking4 days working week Free teas and coffeesClose to travel routes and local shoppingRelaxed office environmentCasual dressSmall companyMTrec’s New Career Opportunity. MTrec Commercial are proudly representing our market leading research organisation client to appoint a Telephone Research Advisor on a temporary assignment as soon as possible. You will be working in a friendly, supportive, and fast-moving environment, where you will be engaging with a range of professional clients to carry out short research surveys. The calls are outbound though, they are research based, where you will be using a very straightforward software system to record your results from the survey. The calls will be enjoyable, very warm, and friendly and very high quality based for their clients.We would highly recommend this opportunity to anyone who is looking for a fast paced and enjoyable research-based role. The Job You’ll Do:Working in a friendly team-based environment, you will call a range of professional individuals who have recently completed a training course, further/higher education, or an apprenticeship to complete a short and enjoyable telephone survey. All the call are purely research based, with full training and continuous support provided. You will be using a software system to record your findings. The system is easy to use, with various drop-down menus and multiple-choice fields to choose from. You will need to work at pace and be very accurate with the recording of your information. About You.You will possess strong communication skills, both spoken and written. Previous experience in an office environment and making/receiving inbound or outbound calls would be ideal, though not essential. You must be able to work at pace and to targets. Happy making warm outbound research calls.Previous customer service experience from any sector would be preferred. You may have also recently left higher education and you are looking for an enjoyable and immediate job role.You will be happy with a temporary assignment, and you are able to start immediately. Working Hours;Monday to Thursday 09:00 – 19:00.You will be off work, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.