Visualisation Contract Job Trends in England

Visualization
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Visualisation skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 122 96 136
Rank change year-on-year -26 +40 +1
Contract jobs citing Visualisation 781 690 657
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.25% 2.66% 1.75%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.57% 2.96% 2.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 492 459 447
10th Percentile £343 £330 £314
25th Percentile £413 £400 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £588
90th Percentile £738 £738 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 42 24 43
10th Percentile £18.25 £21.69 £26.54
25th Percentile £21.13 £24.88 £42.50
Median hourly rate £57.25 £31.91 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year +79.44% -30.91% -28.95%
75th Percentile £65.00 £59.25 £53.00
90th Percentile £82.25 £64.63 £64.75
UK median hourly rate £54.75 £31.00 £46.18
% change year-on-year +76.61% -32.87% -28.95%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Visualisation 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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 30,349 23,302 32,721
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 87.42% 89.94% 87.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 19,395 14,514 21,728
10th Percentile £311 £308 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,903 732 1,999
10th Percentile £15.18 £15.62 £13.39
25th Percentile £18.26 £21.20 £16.25
Median hourly rate £26.78 £35.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -23.49% - -
75th Percentile £61.18 £64.79 £60.13
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.23 £73.05
UK median hourly rate £25.50 £32.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year -21.54% -7.14% -

Visualisation
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Visualisation relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Visualisation job vacancy trend in England

Visualisation
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Visualisation.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Visualisation

Visualisation
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Visualisation in England over the 6 months to 19 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Visualisation in England

Visualisation
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Visualisation.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Visualisation

Visualisation
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Visualisation in England over the 6 months to 19 February 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Visualisation in England

Visualisation
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Visualisation within the England region over the 6 months to 19 February 2026. 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
London -26 433 £510 -1.92% 203
North of England -50 116 £463 - 99
Midlands -34 69 £500 +25.63% 74
North West -29 59 £413 -10.81% 50
South East -3 58 £500 +25.39% 146
West Midlands -27 57 £504 +23.94% 35
Yorkshire -24 53 £514 +21.00% 38
South West -10 48 £750 +62.16% 46
East of England -38 27 £500 +10.13% 37
East Midlands -25 12 £423 +18.68% 38
North East -19 7 £425 -19.05% 11
Visualisation
UK

Visualisation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 40 (5.12%) Apache Spark
2 35 (4.48%) Confluence
3 24 (3.07%) Apache
4 20 (2.56%) SharePoint
5 18 (2.30%) Apache Airflow
6 7 (0.90%) Jupyter
7 6 (0.77%) Apache Pig
7 6 (0.77%) Palantir Foundry
8 5 (0.64%) GeoServer
8 5 (0.64%) OpenStack
8 5 (0.64%) Smallworld
9 4 (0.51%) SAS
9 4 (0.51%) WebLogic
10 3 (0.38%) Microsoft Exchange
11 2 (0.26%) Apache Superset
11 2 (0.26%) ArcGIS
12 1 (0.13%) CMS
12 1 (0.13%) Drupal
12 1 (0.13%) PowerFactory
12 1 (0.13%) Tomcat
Applications
1 104 (13.32%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (1.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 13 (1.66%) MS Visio
4 10 (1.28%) Chatbot
4 10 (1.28%) Microsoft Office
5 7 (0.90%) Microsoft Project
6 4 (0.51%) Adobe Illustrator
6 4 (0.51%) Navisworks
6 4 (0.51%) Photoshop
6 4 (0.51%) Revit
6 4 (0.51%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.38%) ProjectWise
8 2 (0.26%) InDesign
9 1 (0.13%) 3ds Max
9 1 (0.13%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.13%) Adobe XD
9 1 (0.13%) Maya
9 1 (0.13%) Oracle Smart View
9 1 (0.13%) SOLIDWORKS
9 1 (0.13%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 12 (1.54%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (0.64%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.51%) Adobe Campaign
4 3 (0.38%) Eloqua
4 3 (0.38%) Primavera
5 2 (0.26%) iTrent
5 2 (0.26%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.13%) Actimize
6 1 (0.13%) Aladdin
6 1 (0.13%) FLEXCUBE
6 1 (0.13%) Maximo
6 1 (0.13%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.13%) Oracle EBS R12
6 1 (0.13%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.13%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.13%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 1 (0.13%) Summit
Cloud Services
1 348 (44.56%) Power Platform
2 168 (21.51%) Azure
3 142 (18.18%) AWS
4 64 (8.19%) GCP
5 44 (5.63%) Azure Data Factory
6 37 (4.74%) Snowflake
7 32 (4.10%) Serverless
8 26 (3.33%) Azure DevOps
8 26 (3.33%) dbt
9 24 (3.07%) AWS Lambda
10 22 (2.82%) Amazon S3
10 22 (2.82%) Power Automate
11 21 (2.69%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 19 (2.43%) GitHub
13 18 (2.30%) PowerApps
14 15 (1.92%) Cloud Computing
15 9 (1.15%) Google Analytics
15 9 (1.15%) Google Workspace
15 9 (1.15%) Microsoft 365
16 8 (1.02%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 12 (1.54%) TCP/IP
2 9 (1.15%) Ethernet
3 5 (0.64%) Firewall
4 4 (0.51%) 2G
4 4 (0.51%) 5G
5 3 (0.38%) Internet
5 3 (0.38%) Kerberos
6 2 (0.26%) DNS
6 2 (0.26%) LTE
6 2 (0.26%) Mobile Backhaul
6 2 (0.26%) Network Security
6 2 (0.26%) Radio Access Network
6 2 (0.26%) SMS
6 2 (0.26%) VoIP
7 1 (0.13%) 4G
7 1 (0.13%) LAN
7 1 (0.13%) Reverse Proxy
7 1 (0.13%) SNMP
7 1 (0.13%) SSH
7 1 (0.13%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 347 (44.43%) Power BI
2 160 (20.49%) Tableau
3 84 (10.76%) Data Warehouse
4 36 (4.61%) Relational Database
5 35 (4.48%) Big Data
6 33 (4.23%) Metadata
7 31 (3.97%) Hadoop
7 31 (3.97%) Looker
8 29 (3.71%) Power Query
9 28 (3.59%) SQL Server
10 27 (3.46%) Data Lake
11 26 (3.33%) BigQuery
12 22 (2.82%) PostgreSQL
13 18 (2.30%) Data Mining
14 17 (2.18%) Elasticsearch
14 17 (2.18%) NoSQL
15 15 (1.92%) Geospatial Data
15 15 (1.92%) Oracle Reports
16 14 (1.79%) Azure SQL Database
17 13 (1.66%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 46 (5.89%) JIRA
2 37 (4.74%) Git
3 13 (1.66%) Jenkins
4 10 (1.28%) Visual Studio
5 9 (1.15%) Eclipse
6 5 (0.64%) MLflow
7 4 (0.51%) ERwin
7 4 (0.51%) Gradle
7 4 (0.51%) Storybook
7 4 (0.51%) Xcode
8 3 (0.38%) Cypress.io
8 3 (0.38%) GitLab
8 3 (0.38%) Terragrunt
9 2 (0.26%) Postman
10 1 (0.13%) Claude Code
10 1 (0.13%) git-flow
10 1 (0.13%) Snyk
10 1 (0.13%) Visual Studio Coded UI
10 1 (0.13%) Vite
10 1 (0.13%) webpack
General
1 290 (37.13%) Social Skills
2 222 (28.43%) Analytical Skills
3 206 (26.38%) Finance
4 67 (8.58%) Banking
5 66 (8.45%) Public Sector
6 34 (4.35%) Retail
7 30 (3.84%) Marketing
8 24 (3.07%) Publishing
9 20 (2.56%) Documentation Skills
10 18 (2.30%) Legal
11 16 (2.05%) Front Office
11 16 (2.05%) Influencing Skills
11 16 (2.05%) Military
12 15 (1.92%) Presentation Skills
13 13 (1.66%) Investment Banking
14 11 (1.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 11 (1.41%) Pharmaceutical
15 9 (1.15%) Organisational Skills
16 8 (1.02%) Law
17 7 (0.90%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 187 (23.94%) Analyst
2 116 (14.85%) Developer
3 105 (13.44%) Data Analyst
4 87 (11.14%) Data Engineer
4 87 (11.14%) Senior
5 73 (9.35%) Architect
6 59 (7.55%) Data Scientist
6 59 (7.55%) Lead
7 45 (5.76%) Business Analyst
7 45 (5.76%) Consultant
8 39 (4.99%) Business Intelligence Developer
9 30 (3.84%) Solutions Architect
10 28 (3.59%) Power BI Developer
10 28 (3.59%) Senior Analyst
11 21 (2.69%) Software Engineer
12 18 (2.30%) Data Business Analyst
12 18 (2.30%) Integration Architect
12 18 (2.30%) Report Analyst
12 18 (2.30%) Senior Data Engineer
13 17 (2.18%) SQL Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (5.38%) Pandas
2 35 (4.48%) React
3 32 (4.10%) scikit-learn
4 29 (3.71%) Kafka
4 29 (3.71%) PySpark
5 28 (3.59%) NumPy
6 23 (2.94%) Node.js
7 18 (2.30%) Elastic Stack
8 17 (2.18%) Plotly
9 15 (1.92%) AngularJS
9 15 (1.92%) REST
10 14 (1.79%) Matplotlib
10 14 (1.79%) TensorFlow
10 14 (1.79%) Vue
10 14 (1.79%) Web Services
11 13 (1.66%) HTML
11 13 (1.66%) JSON
11 13 (1.66%) OAuth
12 12 (1.54%) D3.js
13 11 (1.41%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 36 (4.61%) Algorithms
2 33 (4.23%) Cloud Native
3 30 (3.84%) Analytical Mindset
4 29 (3.71%) Management Information System
5 27 (3.46%) Product Ownership
6 25 (3.20%) Data Structures
7 17 (2.18%) Legacy Systems
8 12 (1.54%) Onboarding
9 11 (1.41%) PMI
10 10 (1.28%) Data Protection Act
11 9 (1.15%) Virtual Team
12 8 (1.02%) Hybrid Cloud
12 8 (1.02%) Life Science
12 8 (1.02%) Reference Data
13 7 (0.90%) Distributed Systems
13 7 (0.90%) Marketing Technology
13 7 (0.90%) NHS
13 7 (0.90%) Security Posture
14 6 (0.77%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
15 5 (0.64%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 30 (3.84%) Linux
2 21 (2.69%) Windows
3 15 (1.92%) Unix
4 5 (0.64%) Android
5 4 (0.51%) Apple iOS
5 4 (0.51%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.13%) VMS
6 1 (0.13%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 378 (48.40%) Data Visualisation
2 377 (48.27%) Business Intelligence
3 280 (35.85%) Analytics
4 205 (26.25%) Data Modelling
5 196 (25.10%) Decision-Making
6 186 (23.82%) Problem-Solving
7 172 (22.02%) Agile
8 162 (20.74%) Data Analysis
9 147 (18.82%) Actionable Insight
10 140 (17.93%) Data Science
11 129 (16.52%) AI
12 115 (14.72%) Data Pipeline
13 108 (13.83%) ETL
13 108 (13.83%) Machine Learning
14 104 (13.32%) Dashboard Development
14 104 (13.32%) Stakeholder Management
15 103 (13.19%) Validation
16 101 (12.93%) Data Governance
17 100 (12.80%) Data Engineering
18 90 (11.52%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 350 (44.81%) SQL
2 260 (33.29%) Python
3 57 (7.30%) R
4 51 (6.53%) JavaScript
5 40 (5.12%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 34 (4.35%) Java
7 29 (3.71%) C#
8 27 (3.46%) TypeScript
9 24 (3.07%) C++
10 23 (2.94%) Scala
11 16 (2.05%) PowerShell
12 10 (1.28%) Bash
13 9 (1.15%) VBA
14 8 (1.02%) PL/SQL
15 7 (0.90%) Groovy
15 7 (0.90%) PHP
16 6 (0.77%) Perl
16 6 (0.77%) T-SQL
17 4 (0.51%) C
17 4 (0.51%) Go
Qualifications
1 149 (19.08%) Security Cleared
2 119 (15.24%) SC Cleared
3 83 (10.63%) Degree
4 34 (4.35%) Master's Degree
5 20 (2.56%) Computer Science Degree
6 18 (2.30%) Azure Certification
7 17 (2.18%) CISSP
8 16 (2.05%) CISM
9 15 (1.92%) BPSS Clearance
10 14 (1.79%) DV Cleared
11 13 (1.66%) PMI Certification
12 11 (1.41%) PhD
13 10 (1.28%) TOGAF Certification
14 9 (1.15%) AWS Certification
15 7 (0.90%) CBAP
15 7 (0.90%) CFA
16 5 (0.64%) MBA
17 3 (0.38%) GIAC
17 3 (0.38%) Microsoft Certification
17 3 (0.38%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 127 (16.26%) Data Quality
2 51 (6.53%) Accessibility
3 44 (5.63%) QA
4 29 (3.71%) GDPR
5 18 (2.30%) PMO
6 13 (1.66%) Actionable Recommendations
7 6 (0.77%) WCAG
8 4 (0.51%) HIPAA
8 4 (0.51%) ISO 19650
9 3 (0.38%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 3 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 3 (0.38%) NIST
9 3 (0.38%) SLA
9 3 (0.38%) SOC 2
10 2 (0.26%) Dodd-Frank
10 2 (0.26%) EMIR
10 2 (0.26%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.26%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (0.26%) Software Quality Assurance
11 1 (0.13%) GRC
System Software
1 31 (3.97%) Docker
2 6 (0.77%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.38%) HDFS
4 2 (0.26%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.13%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 43 (5.51%) Terraform
2 39 (4.99%) Kubernetes
3 23 (2.94%) Kibana
4 21 (2.69%) Ansible
5 16 (2.05%) Grafana
5 16 (2.05%) Prometheus
6 15 (1.92%) logstash
7 5 (0.64%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 4 (0.51%) Single Sign-On
9 2 (0.26%) Cilium
9 2 (0.26%) SCCM
9 2 (0.26%) SysTrack
10 1 (0.13%) Argo
10 1 (0.13%) Cacti
10 1 (0.13%) Fluentd
10 1 (0.13%) HP ALM
10 1 (0.13%) Network Intrusion Detection System
10 1 (0.13%) Rsyslog
10 1 (0.13%) Thomson Reuters DACS
10 1 (0.13%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 111 (14.21%) Microsoft
2 63 (8.07%) Databricks
3 43 (5.51%) Google
4 32 (4.10%) Oracle
5 29 (3.71%) Salesforce
5 29 (3.71%) Splunk
6 23 (2.94%) SAP
7 18 (2.30%) BiZZdesign
8 14 (1.79%) OpenAI
9 13 (1.66%) CyberArk
9 13 (1.66%) Sage
10 12 (1.54%) Centrify
11 11 (1.41%) Adobe
11 11 (1.41%) Dynatrace
11 11 (1.41%) ServiceNow
12 10 (1.28%) Cisco
12 10 (1.28%) Foundry
13 8 (1.02%) AppDynamics
14 7 (0.90%) MicroStrategy
14 7 (0.90%) Palantir