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 30 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 113 102 127
Rank change year-on-year -11 +25 +19
Contract jobs citing Visualisation 763 695 713
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.41% 2.46% 1.95%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.72% 2.78% 2.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 474 443 476
10th Percentile £334 £332 £313
25th Percentile £403 £404 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% -2.33%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £625
90th Percentile £738 £762 £700
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £521
% change year-on-year - -4.08% -3.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 40 32 59
10th Percentile £18.25 £21.25 £32.32
25th Percentile £31.19 £25.63 £35.32
Median hourly rate £65.00 £46.18 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year +40.75% - -28.95%
75th Percentile - £65.00 £48.92
90th Percentile £82.25 - £64.00
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £39.68 £46.18
% change year-on-year +63.81% -14.08% -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 28,004 25,033 32,231
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 88.55% 88.72% 88.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,835 15,427 21,866
10th Percentile £303 £312 £306
25th Percentile £406 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -2.78% -1.82%
75th Percentile £625 £645 £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 1,779 821 1,411
10th Percentile £15.18 £15.62 £14.41
25th Percentile £17.96 £20.30 £19.25
Median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -28.14% -22.22% +25.00%
75th Percentile £56.83 £64.73 £65.00
90th Percentile £69.99 £75.00 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £43.95
% change year-on-year -22.62% -26.05% +25.57%

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 30 December 2025.

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 30 December 2025.

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 30 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
London -18 405 £500 -4.76% 347
North of England -40 112 £434 -6.22% 275
Midlands -7 73 £520 +26.06% 257
West Midlands +7 59 £525 +27.27% 136
South East +9 58 £500 +25.00% 421
Yorkshire -14 55 £507 +12.67% 120
North West -29 53 £405 -12.43% 132
South West +8 43 £750 +57.89% 168
East of England -25 39 £525 +15.64% 205
East Midlands -16 14 £404 +13.41% 107
North East -16 6 £400 -27.27% 24
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 35 (4.59%) Apache Spark
2 34 (4.46%) Confluence
3 30 (3.93%) Apache
4 17 (2.23%) Apache Airflow
5 15 (1.97%) SharePoint
6 14 (1.83%) WebLogic
7 10 (1.31%) SAS
8 8 (1.05%) Apache Pig
9 6 (0.79%) Jupyter
10 4 (0.52%) GeoServer
10 4 (0.52%) Smallworld
11 2 (0.26%) Apache Superset
12 1 (0.13%) ArcGIS
12 1 (0.13%) CMS
12 1 (0.13%) Drupal
12 1 (0.13%) OpenStack
12 1 (0.13%) Oracle Application Server
12 1 (0.13%) PowerFactory
12 1 (0.13%) Tomcat
12 1 (0.13%) WordPress
Applications
1 115 (15.07%) Microsoft Excel
2 24 (3.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 11 (1.44%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (1.44%) MS Visio
3 11 (1.44%) Siemens NX
4 7 (0.92%) Chatbot
5 5 (0.66%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.52%) Microsoft Project
6 4 (0.52%) Navisworks
6 4 (0.52%) Revit
7 3 (0.39%) ProjectWise
8 2 (0.26%) Adobe Illustrator
8 2 (0.26%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.13%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.13%) Adobe XD
9 1 (0.13%) InDesign
9 1 (0.13%) Oracle Smart View
9 1 (0.13%) Simulink
9 1 (0.13%) SPSS
9 1 (0.13%) Trello
Business Applications
1 11 (1.44%) Teamcenter
2 6 (0.79%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.52%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.26%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.26%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.13%) Actimize
5 1 (0.13%) Aladdin
5 1 (0.13%) Endur
5 1 (0.13%) FLEXCUBE
5 1 (0.13%) Maximo
5 1 (0.13%) Oracle Applications
5 1 (0.13%) Oracle EBS R12
5 1 (0.13%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.13%) Primavera
5 1 (0.13%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.13%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 339 (44.43%) Power Platform
2 176 (23.07%) Azure
3 136 (17.82%) AWS
4 68 (8.91%) GCP
5 39 (5.11%) Snowflake
6 37 (4.85%) Azure Data Factory
7 26 (3.41%) Azure DevOps
7 26 (3.41%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 25 (3.28%) Power Automate
9 24 (3.15%) Serverless
10 23 (3.01%) dbt
11 21 (2.75%) PowerApps
12 19 (2.49%) AWS Lambda
12 19 (2.49%) GitHub
13 16 (2.10%) Cloud Computing
14 15 (1.97%) Azure Monitor
15 14 (1.83%) Amazon S3
16 13 (1.70%) Figma
17 11 (1.44%) Google Analytics
18 8 (1.05%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 17 (2.23%) TCP/IP
2 16 (2.10%) Ethernet
3 4 (0.52%) 2G
3 4 (0.52%) 5G
3 4 (0.52%) Internet
4 3 (0.39%) Firewall
4 3 (0.39%) Kerberos
4 3 (0.39%) SNMP
5 2 (0.26%) LTE
5 2 (0.26%) Mobile Backhaul
5 2 (0.26%) Radio Access Network
5 2 (0.26%) SMS
5 2 (0.26%) SSH
5 2 (0.26%) SSL
5 2 (0.26%) VoIP
6 1 (0.13%) DSL
6 1 (0.13%) NAS
6 1 (0.13%) Network Security
6 1 (0.13%) SAN
6 1 (0.13%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 338 (44.30%) Power BI
2 154 (20.18%) Tableau
3 87 (11.40%) Data Warehouse
4 39 (5.11%) Relational Database
5 38 (4.98%) Power Query
6 35 (4.59%) Big Data
7 29 (3.80%) Data Lake
7 29 (3.80%) Hadoop
8 26 (3.41%) Metadata
9 25 (3.28%) Looker
9 25 (3.28%) SQL Server
10 21 (2.75%) BigQuery
11 20 (2.62%) Data Mining
12 18 (2.36%) Azure SQL Database
13 17 (2.23%) PostgreSQL
14 13 (1.70%) Oracle Reports
15 12 (1.57%) SQL Server Reporting Services
16 11 (1.44%) Apache Hive
16 11 (1.44%) MySQL
16 11 (1.44%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 49 (6.42%) JIRA
2 46 (6.03%) Git
3 18 (2.36%) Visual Studio
4 17 (2.23%) Jenkins
5 16 (2.10%) Eclipse
6 7 (0.92%) Gradle
6 7 (0.92%) Storybook
6 7 (0.92%) Xcode
7 3 (0.39%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.26%) GitLab
8 2 (0.26%) Selenium
8 2 (0.26%) webpack
9 1 (0.13%) Postman
9 1 (0.13%) Snyk
9 1 (0.13%) Sonatype Nexus
9 1 (0.13%) Team Foundation Server
9 1 (0.13%) TeamCity
9 1 (0.13%) Terragrunt
9 1 (0.13%) Visual Studio Coded UI
9 1 (0.13%) Vite
General
1 314 (41.15%) Social Skills
2 218 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
3 178 (23.33%) Finance
4 68 (8.91%) Public Sector
5 65 (8.52%) Banking
6 31 (4.06%) Marketing
7 29 (3.80%) Presentation Skills
8 24 (3.15%) Military
9 22 (2.88%) Manufacturing
10 21 (2.75%) Publishing
10 21 (2.75%) Retail
11 19 (2.49%) Legal
12 17 (2.23%) Investment Banking
13 16 (2.10%) Documentation Skills
13 16 (2.10%) Front Office
14 15 (1.97%) Aerospace
15 13 (1.70%) Influencing Skills
16 11 (1.44%) Organisational Skills
16 11 (1.44%) Pharmaceutical
17 9 (1.18%) Law
Job Titles
1 191 (25.03%) Analyst
2 121 (15.86%) Developer
3 108 (14.15%) Data Analyst
4 77 (10.09%) Senior
5 72 (9.44%) Architect
6 65 (8.52%) Data Engineer
7 55 (7.21%) Data Scientist
8 51 (6.68%) Lead
9 42 (5.50%) Business Analyst
10 38 (4.98%) Consultant
11 36 (4.72%) Business Intelligence Developer
12 32 (4.19%) Senior Analyst
13 28 (3.67%) Power BI Developer
14 27 (3.54%) Software Engineer
15 24 (3.15%) Solutions Architect
16 19 (2.49%) Report Analyst
17 18 (2.36%) Integration Architect
18 16 (2.10%) SQL Analyst
19 15 (1.97%) Designer
19 15 (1.97%) SQL Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (4.72%) Pandas
2 29 (3.80%) Node.js
2 29 (3.80%) PySpark
2 29 (3.80%) scikit-learn
3 28 (3.67%) React
4 27 (3.54%) NumPy
5 22 (2.88%) Web Services
6 20 (2.62%) Kafka
7 19 (2.49%) D3.js
8 17 (2.23%) Plotly
9 16 (2.10%) REST
10 15 (1.97%) HTML
11 14 (1.83%) AngularJS
11 14 (1.83%) CSS
11 14 (1.83%) OAuth
12 11 (1.44%) Matplotlib
12 11 (1.44%) Oracle Fusion
12 11 (1.44%) TensorFlow
12 11 (1.44%) Vue
13 10 (1.31%) Elastic Stack
Miscellaneous
1 44 (5.77%) Algorithms
2 39 (5.11%) Analytical Mindset
3 27 (3.54%) Product Ownership
4 25 (3.28%) Cloud Native
5 22 (2.88%) Management Information System
6 21 (2.75%) Data Structures
7 18 (2.36%) Legacy Systems
8 14 (1.83%) Onboarding
9 9 (1.18%) Data Centre
9 9 (1.18%) Data Protection Act
10 8 (1.05%) Mobile App
10 8 (1.05%) PMI
11 7 (0.92%) Reference Data
11 7 (0.92%) Reinsurance
11 7 (0.92%) Replication
12 6 (0.79%) Life Science
12 6 (0.79%) Mainframe
12 6 (0.79%) NHS
12 6 (0.79%) Virtual Team
13 5 (0.66%) Hedge funds
Operating Systems
1 48 (6.29%) Linux
2 39 (5.11%) Windows
3 27 (3.54%) Unix
4 8 (1.05%) Android
5 7 (0.92%) Apple iOS
6 3 (0.39%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.26%) Windows Server
8 1 (0.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.13%) VMS
8 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 375 (49.15%) Business Intelligence
2 356 (46.66%) Data Visualisation
3 275 (36.04%) Analytics
4 198 (25.95%) Data Modelling
5 193 (25.29%) Decision-Making
6 183 (23.98%) Data Analysis
7 173 (22.67%) Problem-Solving
8 160 (20.97%) Agile
9 142 (18.61%) Actionable Insight
10 131 (17.17%) Data Science
11 106 (13.89%) Machine Learning
12 105 (13.76%) ETL
13 102 (13.37%) AI
14 97 (12.71%) Stakeholder Management
15 96 (12.58%) Data Governance
16 93 (12.19%) Data Pipeline
17 89 (11.66%) Validation
18 87 (11.40%) Continuous Improvement
19 81 (10.62%) Dashboard Development
20 77 (10.09%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 345 (45.22%) SQL
2 251 (32.90%) Python
3 55 (7.21%) JavaScript
4 53 (6.95%) R
5 44 (5.77%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 35 (4.59%) C++
7 32 (4.19%) Java
8 31 (4.06%) C#
9 26 (3.41%) TypeScript
10 23 (3.01%) Scala
11 15 (1.97%) PowerShell
12 12 (1.57%) Bash
13 10 (1.31%) PL/SQL
14 8 (1.05%) T-SQL
14 8 (1.05%) VBA
15 7 (0.92%) Go
15 7 (0.92%) Groovy
15 7 (0.92%) PHP
16 5 (0.66%) Perl
17 4 (0.52%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 158 (20.71%) Security Cleared
2 126 (16.51%) SC Cleared
3 74 (9.70%) Degree
4 34 (4.46%) Master's Degree
5 20 (2.62%) Computer Science Degree
6 18 (2.36%) CISSP
7 16 (2.10%) Azure Certification
8 15 (1.97%) CISM
9 13 (1.70%) BPSS Clearance
9 13 (1.70%) DV Cleared
10 12 (1.57%) PhD
11 11 (1.44%) PMI Certification
12 10 (1.31%) TOGAF Certification
13 8 (1.05%) CFA
14 7 (0.92%) AWS Certification
15 5 (0.66%) CBAP
15 5 (0.66%) CEH
16 4 (0.52%) Microsoft Certification
17 3 (0.39%) PMP
17 3 (0.39%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 116 (15.20%) Data Quality
2 52 (6.82%) Accessibility
3 32 (4.19%) QA
4 30 (3.93%) GDPR
5 12 (1.57%) Actionable Recommendations
6 11 (1.44%) PMO
7 6 (0.79%) HIPAA
7 6 (0.79%) WCAG
8 4 (0.52%) ISO 19650
8 4 (0.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 4 (0.52%) MiFID
8 4 (0.52%) PCI DSS
8 4 (0.52%) SOC 2
9 3 (0.39%) EMIR
10 2 (0.26%) Basel III
10 2 (0.26%) Dodd-Frank
10 2 (0.26%) FIPS 140-2
10 2 (0.26%) GRC
10 2 (0.26%) GxP
10 2 (0.26%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 32 (4.19%) Docker
2 9 (1.18%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.39%) HDFS
4 2 (0.26%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.13%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 33 (4.33%) Terraform
2 30 (3.93%) Kubernetes
3 16 (2.10%) Kibana
4 14 (1.83%) Ansible
5 11 (1.44%) Grafana
6 9 (1.18%) logstash
7 5 (0.66%) Prometheus
8 4 (0.52%) Argo
9 3 (0.39%) Single Sign-On
10 2 (0.26%) SysTrack
11 1 (0.13%) Cacti
11 1 (0.13%) Fluentd
11 1 (0.13%) HP ALM
11 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Intune
11 1 (0.13%) QRadar
11 1 (0.13%) Rsyslog
11 1 (0.13%) Thomson Reuters DACS
11 1 (0.13%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 130 (17.04%) Microsoft
2 53 (6.95%) Oracle
3 49 (6.42%) Databricks
4 38 (4.98%) Splunk
5 37 (4.85%) Google
6 29 (3.80%) Salesforce
7 21 (2.75%) Dynatrace
8 19 (2.49%) Cisco
9 18 (2.36%) AppDynamics
10 17 (2.23%) SAP
11 16 (2.10%) ServiceNow
12 15 (1.97%) BiZZdesign
13 13 (1.70%) CyberArk
13 13 (1.70%) Foundry
14 12 (1.57%) Centrify
14 12 (1.57%) OpenAI
15 10 (1.31%) Siemens
16 9 (1.18%) Palantir
17 8 (1.05%) Alteryx
17 8 (1.05%) Talend