Business Intelligence Developer Contract Job Trends in Birmingham

BI Developer
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median BI Developer daily rate in Birmingham is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 January 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 72 64 66
Rank change year-on-year -8 +2 +7
Contract jobs requiring a Business Intelligence Developer 4 3 3
As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham 0.50% 0.46% 0.42%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.57% 0.50% 0.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 2 1
10th Percentile £293 £409 -
25th Percentile £338 £426 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £487 £375
Median % change year-on-year -17.78% +29.73% -18.92%
75th Percentile £450 £578 £388
90th Percentile £473 £614 -
West Midlands median daily rate £425 £450 £375
% change year-on-year -5.56% +20.00% -16.67%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Birmingham. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Birmingham with a recognized job title 705 600 660
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 88.35% 92.59% 92.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 451 414 428
10th Percentile £250 £190 £238
25th Percentile £400 £366 £371
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £463
Median % change year-on-year - +8.11% -2.63%
75th Percentile £588 £620 £575
90th Percentile £675 £731 £675
West Midlands median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -4.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 13 33
10th Percentile £13.25 £20.80 £13.43
25th Percentile £14.96 £25.56 £18.50
Median hourly rate £22.26 £30.45 £40.50
Median % change year-on-year -26.90% -24.81% +125.00%
75th Percentile £28.75 £52.50 £67.50
90th Percentile £33.38 £56.85 £68.50
West Midlands median hourly rate £25.00 £23.82 £23.00
% change year-on-year +4.95% +3.57% +29.80%

Business Intelligence Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Business Intelligence Developer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Business Intelligence Developer job vacancy trend in Birmingham

Business Intelligence Developer
Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Intelligence Developer job vacancies in Birmingham.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Intelligence Developer job vacancies in Birmingham

Business Intelligence Developer
Daily Rate Histogram in Birmingham

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Intelligence Developer in Birmingham over the 6 months to 23 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Business Intelligence Developer in Birmingham

Business Intelligence Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 23 January 2026, Business Intelligence Developer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Birmingham region featuring Business Intelligence Developer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) Power Automate
1 4 (100.00%) Power BI
1 4 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 4 (100.00%) SQL
2 3 (75.00%) Analytics
2 3 (75.00%) Azure
2 3 (75.00%) CI/CD
2 3 (75.00%) Copilot Studio
2 3 (75.00%) Data Analysis Expressions
2 3 (75.00%) Data Modelling
2 3 (75.00%) Data Visualisation
2 3 (75.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
2 3 (75.00%) Decision-Making
2 3 (75.00%) Git
2 3 (75.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (75.00%) Power Query
2 3 (75.00%) PowerApps
2 3 (75.00%) Python
2 3 (75.00%) R
2 3 (75.00%) Visualisation
3 2 (50.00%) Agile
3 2 (50.00%) Data Transformation
3 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
3 2 (50.00%) Performance Tuning
4 1 (25.00%) Actionable Insight
4 1 (25.00%) Business Analytics
4 1 (25.00%) Business Strategy
4 1 (25.00%) Dashboard Development
4 1 (25.00%) Data Collection

Business Intelligence Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (25.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 4 (100.00%) Power Automate
1 4 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 3 (75.00%) Azure
2 3 (75.00%) Copilot Studio
2 3 (75.00%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) Power BI
2 3 (75.00%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 3 (75.00%) Git
General
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
2 3 (75.00%) Analytics
2 3 (75.00%) CI/CD
2 3 (75.00%) Data Modelling
2 3 (75.00%) Data Visualisation
2 3 (75.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
2 3 (75.00%) Decision-Making
2 3 (75.00%) Visualisation
3 2 (50.00%) Agile
3 2 (50.00%) Data Transformation
3 2 (50.00%) Performance Tuning
4 1 (25.00%) Actionable Insight
4 1 (25.00%) Business Analytics
4 1 (25.00%) Business Strategy
4 1 (25.00%) Dashboard Development
4 1 (25.00%) Data Governance
4 1 (25.00%) Performance Optimisation
4 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (25.00%) Statistical Analysis
4 1 (25.00%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) SQL
2 3 (75.00%) Data Analysis Expressions
2 3 (75.00%) Python
2 3 (75.00%) R
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft