 Quantile derivative identity

If $q$ is the quantile function of an absolutely continuous probability distribution with probability density function $f$, then $q^{\prime }(u)=1/f(q(u))$ for almost every $u\in (0,1)$. Gaps in the support may give jumps in $q$, so the identity concerns its ordinary almost-everywhere derivative. It follows by differentiating the inverse relation to the cumulative distribution function.