Business Intelligence Contract Job Trends in Dorset

Business Intelligence (BI)
South West > Dorset

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Dorset requiring Business Intelligence skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 11 21 31
Rank change year-on-year +10 +10 -4
Contract jobs citing Business Intelligence 5 2 4
As % of all contract jobs in Dorset 5.05% 2.13% 1.88%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.94% 2.35% 2.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 2 3
10th Percentile - £466 £321
25th Percentile £375 £472 £336
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £488 £375
Median % change year-on-year -17.95% +30.00% -26.47%
75th Percentile £456 £497 £388
90th Percentile £475 £499 -
South West median daily rate £525 £525 £570
% change year-on-year - -7.89% +5.12%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Dorset

Business Intelligence falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Dorset.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 72 85 189
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset 72.73% 90.43% 88.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 31 50 102
10th Percentile £190 £306 £172
25th Percentile £323 £413 £274
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £488 £538
Median % change year-on-year +2.56% -9.30% +8.59%
75th Percentile £550 £559 £675
90th Percentile £675 £688 £825
South West median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 5 51
10th Percentile - - £15.16
25th Percentile £15.25 £14.41 £18.70
Median hourly rate £20.00 £14.81 £56.49
Median % change year-on-year +35.04% -73.78% +172.70%
75th Percentile £23.58 £15.62 £65.98
90th Percentile £25.15 £21.36 £69.62
South West median hourly rate £33.50 £65.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year -48.46% +8.33% -7.69%

Business Intelligence
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Business Intelligence relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset.

Business Intelligence job vacancy trend in Dorset

Business Intelligence
Daily Rate Trend in Dorset

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Business Intelligence.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Business Intelligence

Business Intelligence
Hourly Rate Trend in Dorset

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Business Intelligence.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Business Intelligence

Business Intelligence
Contract Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Intelligence within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 29 December 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Bournemouth +1 2 £400 -17.95% 35
Business Intelligence
South West

Business Intelligence
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset 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 2 (40.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 3 (60.00%) Power Platform
2 1 (20.00%) Power Automate
2 1 (20.00%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (60.00%) Power BI
2 2 (40.00%) Data Warehouse
General
1 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (40.00%) Finance
1 2 (40.00%) Legal
2 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) Architect
1 2 (40.00%) Data Architect
1 2 (40.00%) Lead
1 2 (40.00%) Lead Architect
1 2 (40.00%) Lead Data Architect
2 1 (20.00%) Developer
2 1 (20.00%) Power Platform Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (20.00%) REST
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Decision-Making
2 2 (40.00%) Computer Science
2 2 (40.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (40.00%) DAMA
2 2 (40.00%) Data Management
2 2 (40.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
2 2 (40.00%) Programme Management
2 2 (40.00%) Project Management
2 2 (40.00%) Risk Management
2 2 (40.00%) Risk Register
2 2 (40.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (40.00%) TOGAF
3 1 (20.00%) Data Integration
3 1 (20.00%) Data Visualisation
3 1 (20.00%) Knowledge Transfer
3 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (20.00%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (80.00%) Degree
2 2 (40.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 2 (40.00%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (40.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft