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Discounting Analysis
Manager · Pricing & Competitive Analyst
Insurtech company covering small businesses · 5,000+ employees
€64–€75 / hour
About €420–€830 in total
- about 9 h in total
- Remote · Germany
- Starts next week
- Top 25% for the role
Side work for Market Researchers · Updated November 4, 2026
Side work for Market Researchers
Market Researcher is one of the titles we hear most. These are the part-time roles where your experience carries over, what they pay per hour, and the tasks open now. About five hours a week, next to your main job.
3roles that fit a market researcher
525open tasks in those roles
$65/hrtypical US rate, Market Research Analyst
5 ha week is enough
By Thomas Reilly, Director, Data & Analytics · Edited by Helena Voss · Published
Side work as a market researcher: what to know
Market researchers are hired part time for studies with a beginning and an end: a competitor landscape, a pricing survey, customer interviews, or a sizing estimate a founder needs for a board meeting. The work combines desk research, a little fieldwork and a report that leads with the answer.
The best briefs say which decision the research supports. Ask for that in the first call and write the report around it. Respect panel and survey rules in your country, and never reuse data from your employer's subscriptions; the company pays for its own sources, and the brief says which ones you can use.
In our data: 525 open tasks across the 3 roles that fit a market researcher, 58% of them remote. The typical senior rate for Market Research Analyst is $65 in the US, £25 in the UK, CA$65 in Canada and €50 in Germany an hour, before the company's 15% fee. The other roles that fit are Survey & Insights Analyst, Pricing & Competitive Analyst. Most of these tasks are sized for 3 to 10 hours a week. Rates come from official wage statistics aged to October 2026; see the full table by country.
Where a market researcher's experience fits
The best match is first. Each role page shows the rate by country and level.
158 open tasksMarket Research Analyst
Sizing, competitor scans and customer research summarised for a decision.
144 open tasksSurvey & Insights AnalystDesigns surveys and turns the responses into findings a team can act on.
223 open tasksPricing & Competitive AnalystPrice benchmarking, packaging analysis and competitor tracking for pricing decisions.
Open now for a market researcher
Tasks in the roles above, newest first, each with the hourly rate.
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Pricing Survey Analysis · Telecom
Manager · Market Research Analyst
Telecom software company serving businesses · 501–1,000 employees
$83–$104 / hour
About $470–$940 in total
- about 8 h in total
- Hybrid · Boston
- Starts within 7 days
- Top 25% for the role
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Win-Loss Analysis
Senior · Market Research Analyst
Retail chain with 120 stores · 5,000+ employees
$72–$83 / hour
About $780–$1,550 a month
- 10–20 h a month
- On-site · New York City
- Starts within 7 days
- Top 25% for the role
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Competitor Alert Digest (Crayon)
Manager · Pricing & Competitive Analyst
Industrial manufacturer making industrial pumps · 5,000+ employees
€53–€60 / hour
About €730 a month at 3 h a week
- 2–4 h a week
- Remote · Germany
- Starts next week
- Top 25% for the role
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Market Size Estimate
Specialist · Market Research Analyst
Industrial manufacturer making food packaging · 51–200 employees
$50–$66 / hour
About $460–$930 in total
- about 12 h in total
- Remote · United States
- Starts within 7 days
- Top 25% for the role
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Survey Questionnaire Design
Senior · Survey & Insights Analyst
Aerospace supplier making satellite parts · 201–500 employees
€51–€60 / hour
About €220–€440 in total
- about 6 h in total
- Hybrid · Copenhagen
- Starts next week
- Top 25% for the role
Before you take side work
Three checks that take ten minutes.
- Read the outside-work, conflict-of-interest and confidentiality clauses in your employment contract. If it asks for consent, ask in writing.
- Do not take tasks from a direct competitor of your employer.
- Use your own equipment and your own time. Read the guide
Questions about pay, fees and privacy
The same rules apply to every task, so they live on two pages: Pricing explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; How it works covers matching, what a company sees and side work next to a job.