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 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
19 Sep 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 198 104 117
Rank change year-on-year -94 +13 +20
Contract jobs citing Visualisation 658 719 676
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.41% 2.59% 2.05%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.67% 2.84% 2.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 382 450 411
10th Percentile £317 £324 £319
25th Percentile £400 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £486 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +2.37% -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £638
90th Percentile £694 £715 £775
UK median daily rate £480 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +1.05% -5.00% -2.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 61 44 51
10th Percentile £21.08 £25.02 £30.50
25th Percentile £28.50 £33.72 £46.18
Median hourly rate £53.00 £52.50 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +0.95% -19.23% +44.44%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 -
90th Percentile £70.00 - -
UK median hourly rate £50.00 £52.50 £65.00
% change year-on-year -4.76% -19.23% +48.57%

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 39,448 25,281 28,365
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.75% 90.90% 86.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,130 16,062 17,635
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £405 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £645
90th Percentile £738 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,805 1,509 1,303
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.38 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.75 £17.79 £20.00
Median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +68.99% -41.51% -3.37%
75th Percentile £68.00 £50.00 £66.55
90th Percentile £80.00 £68.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +59.05% -41.51% -1.91%

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 September 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 September 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 September 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 -81 316 £488 -2.50% 895
North of England -67 100 £450 +5.88% 181
Midlands -39 86 £549 +8.28% 142
South East -51 67 £465 -15.45% 204
West Midlands -48 62 £550 +5.77% 81
South West -28 48 £450 -40.00% 102
North West -44 48 £525 +28.83% 84
Yorkshire -46 43 £451 +6.12% 71
East of England -41 29 £565 +5.12% 99
East Midlands -6 24 £400 - 61
North East -46 10 £410 -3.53% 28
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 20 (3.04%) Confluence
2 16 (2.43%) Apache Spark
3 13 (1.98%) SharePoint
4 10 (1.52%) Apache Airflow
4 10 (1.52%) ArcGIS
5 6 (0.91%) Apache Superset
6 5 (0.76%) Apache
6 5 (0.76%) CMS
6 5 (0.76%) Palantir Foundry
7 4 (0.61%) Jupyter
8 2 (0.30%) Oracle Application Server
8 2 (0.30%) SAS
9 1 (0.15%) nginx
9 1 (0.15%) Oracle Workflow
9 1 (0.15%) R Markdown
Applications
1 109 (16.57%) Microsoft Excel
2 15 (2.28%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (1.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (1.37%) Spreadsheet
5 7 (1.06%) Adobe Illustrator
5 7 (1.06%) MS Visio
6 6 (0.91%) CPLEX
7 5 (0.76%) Microsoft Project
7 5 (0.76%) Photoshop
8 3 (0.46%) Adobe Premiere
8 3 (0.46%) Chatbot
8 3 (0.46%) InDesign
9 2 (0.30%) Adobe After Effects
9 2 (0.30%) AutoCAD
9 2 (0.30%) EPLAN
9 2 (0.30%) Notion
10 1 (0.15%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 1 (0.15%) Final Cut Pro
Business Applications
1 10 (1.52%) Dynamics CRM
1 10 (1.52%) Remedy ITSM
2 6 (0.91%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.30%) Aladdin
3 2 (0.30%) Salesforce CRM
3 2 (0.30%) SAP Oil and Gas
4 1 (0.15%) Integrated Workplace Management System
4 1 (0.15%) iTrent
4 1 (0.15%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.15%) Primavera
4 1 (0.15%) Raiser’s Edge
4 1 (0.15%) SAP BPC
4 1 (0.15%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.15%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 339 (51.52%) Power Platform
2 130 (19.76%) Azure
3 96 (14.59%) AWS
4 45 (6.84%) GCP
5 41 (6.23%) Snowflake
6 35 (5.32%) Azure DevOps
7 27 (4.10%) GitHub
8 26 (3.95%) Power Automate
9 25 (3.80%) Azure Data Factory
10 24 (3.65%) PowerApps
10 24 (3.65%) Serverless
11 22 (3.34%) Amazon S3
12 20 (3.04%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 19 (2.89%) dbt
14 13 (1.98%) Google Analytics
15 12 (1.82%) Adobe Analytics
16 10 (1.52%) Dynamics 365
16 10 (1.52%) Microsoft 365
17 9 (1.37%) SaaS
18 8 (1.22%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 10 (1.52%) Ethernet
1 10 (1.52%) TCP/IP
2 6 (0.91%) Wireless
3 5 (0.76%) SNMP
4 4 (0.61%) Broadband
4 4 (0.61%) SD-WAN
4 4 (0.61%) WAN
5 3 (0.46%) VPN
6 2 (0.30%) 2G
6 2 (0.30%) 3G
6 2 (0.30%) 4G
6 2 (0.30%) 5G
6 2 (0.30%) DHCP
6 2 (0.30%) DNS
6 2 (0.30%) Network Security
6 2 (0.30%) PCoIP
6 2 (0.30%) Radio Access Network
6 2 (0.30%) Remote Desktop
7 1 (0.15%) HTTP
7 1 (0.15%) Reverse Proxy
Database & Business Intelligence
1 332 (50.46%) Power BI
2 134 (20.36%) Tableau
3 69 (10.49%) Data Warehouse
4 56 (8.51%) Power Query
5 39 (5.93%) Data Lake
5 39 (5.93%) Relational Database
6 29 (4.41%) Metadata
7 23 (3.50%) SQL Server
8 22 (3.34%) Looker
9 21 (3.19%) BigQuery
10 19 (2.89%) PostgreSQL
11 17 (2.58%) Amazon Athena
12 16 (2.43%) Big Data
13 15 (2.28%) Qlik Sense
14 14 (2.13%) GIS
14 14 (2.13%) QlikView
14 14 (2.13%) Star Schema
15 12 (1.82%) Oracle Reports
16 11 (1.67%) Parquet
17 10 (1.52%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 42 (6.38%) JIRA
2 37 (5.62%) Git
3 11 (1.67%) Visual Studio
4 10 (1.52%) Eclipse
5 6 (0.91%) GitLab
6 4 (0.61%) Cypress.io
7 3 (0.46%) JMeter
8 2 (0.30%) Charles Proxy
8 2 (0.30%) Jenkins
8 2 (0.30%) Selenium
8 2 (0.30%) WebDriver
9 1 (0.15%) Flyway
9 1 (0.15%) Gatling
9 1 (0.15%) Jasmine
9 1 (0.15%) JUnit
9 1 (0.15%) LoadRunner
9 1 (0.15%) Oracle Forms
9 1 (0.15%) SonarQube
9 1 (0.15%) Storybook
9 1 (0.15%) Vite
General
1 229 (34.80%) Social Skills
2 225 (34.19%) Analytical Skills
3 146 (22.19%) Finance
4 76 (11.55%) Public Sector
5 51 (7.75%) Banking
6 24 (3.65%) Military
7 23 (3.50%) Marketing
8 22 (3.34%) Retail
9 21 (3.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 17 (2.58%) Manufacturing
11 16 (2.43%) Presentation Skills
12 15 (2.28%) Organisational Skills
13 9 (1.37%) Influencing Skills
13 9 (1.37%) Law
13 9 (1.37%) Local Government
14 8 (1.22%) Pharmaceutical
14 8 (1.22%) Telecoms
15 7 (1.06%) Aerospace
16 6 (0.91%) Front Office
16 6 (0.91%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 175 (26.60%) Analyst
2 100 (15.20%) Data Analyst
3 96 (14.59%) Developer
4 84 (12.77%) Senior
5 80 (12.16%) Data Engineer
6 38 (5.78%) Lead
7 32 (4.86%) Business Intelligence Developer
8 31 (4.71%) Data Scientist
9 30 (4.56%) Architect
10 29 (4.41%) Consultant
11 27 (4.10%) Business Analyst
12 26 (3.95%) Power BI Developer
13 24 (3.65%) Designer
13 24 (3.65%) Senior Data Engineer
14 18 (2.74%) Data Architect
14 18 (2.74%) Data Manager
15 17 (2.58%) Python Developer
15 17 (2.58%) Senior Analyst
16 16 (2.43%) Performance Analyst
17 15 (2.28%) Business Intelligence Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (5.93%) Terraform
2 33 (5.02%) REST
3 26 (3.95%) Pandas
3 26 (3.95%) React
4 24 (3.65%) CSS
5 23 (3.50%) HTML
6 22 (3.34%) PySpark
7 16 (2.43%) NumPy
8 14 (2.13%) scikit-learn
9 13 (1.98%) Web Services
10 12 (1.82%) Flask
11 11 (1.67%) Kafka
11 11 (1.67%) Node.js
12 9 (1.37%) .NET
12 9 (1.37%) JSON
12 9 (1.37%) PyTorch
12 9 (1.37%) TensorFlow
12 9 (1.37%) Vue
13 7 (1.06%) FastAPI
13 7 (1.06%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 49 (7.45%) Data Structures
2 27 (4.10%) Onboarding
3 26 (3.95%) Cloud Native
3 26 (3.95%) Management Information System
4 22 (3.34%) Legacy Systems
5 21 (3.19%) Analytical Mindset
6 18 (2.74%) Product Ownership
7 14 (2.13%) Algorithms
7 14 (2.13%) Data Protection Act
7 14 (2.13%) Distributed Systems
8 13 (1.98%) AI Agents
9 12 (1.82%) Reference Data
9 12 (1.82%) Self-Motivation
10 10 (1.52%) PKI
10 10 (1.52%) Virtual Team
11 9 (1.37%) Clustering
11 9 (1.37%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 7 (1.06%) Driving Licence
12 7 (1.06%) Life Science
12 7 (1.06%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 29 (4.41%) Windows
2 19 (2.89%) Linux
3 10 (1.52%) Windows Server
4 6 (0.91%) Unix
5 4 (0.61%) Apple iOS
6 3 (0.46%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.30%) Android
8 1 (0.15%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 346 (52.58%) Business Intelligence
2 327 (49.70%) Data Visualisation
3 317 (48.18%) Analytics
4 180 (27.36%) Data Modelling
5 179 (27.20%) Agile
6 173 (26.29%) Decision-Making
7 158 (24.01%) Problem-Solving
8 148 (22.49%) AI
9 139 (21.12%) Data Analysis
10 128 (19.45%) Actionable Insight
11 122 (18.54%) Stakeholder Management
12 120 (18.24%) Continuous Improvement
13 114 (17.33%) Validation
14 104 (15.81%) Data Science
15 102 (15.50%) Data Governance
16 101 (15.35%) Data Engineering
17 100 (15.20%) Data Pipeline
18 97 (14.74%) Dashboard Development
18 97 (14.74%) ETL
19 89 (13.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 317 (48.18%) SQL
2 236 (35.87%) Python
3 61 (9.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 49 (7.45%) JavaScript
5 48 (7.29%) R
6 41 (6.23%) Java
7 33 (5.02%) C#
8 21 (3.19%) TypeScript
9 15 (2.28%) PowerShell
10 14 (2.13%) C++
11 12 (1.82%) T-SQL
12 11 (1.67%) Scala
13 10 (1.52%) PL/SQL
14 9 (1.37%) VBA
15 7 (1.06%) Bash
16 6 (0.91%) Cypher
17 5 (0.76%) Gremlin
18 4 (0.61%) Search Processing Language
19 3 (0.46%) Korn
19 3 (0.46%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 129 (19.60%) Security Cleared
2 88 (13.37%) SC Cleared
3 73 (11.09%) Degree
4 20 (3.04%) BPSS Clearance
5 19 (2.89%) DV Cleared
6 17 (2.58%) Azure Certification
7 11 (1.67%) Computer Science Degree
8 10 (1.52%) Microsoft Certification
9 8 (1.22%) Master's Degree
10 5 (0.76%) PhD
11 4 (0.61%) Postgraduate
11 4 (0.61%) Six Sigma Green Belt
12 3 (0.46%) AWS Certification
13 2 (0.30%) APMG
13 2 (0.30%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 2 (0.30%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 1 (0.15%) CISSP
14 1 (0.15%) Numerate Degree
14 1 (0.15%) Tableau Certification
14 1 (0.15%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 167 (25.38%) Data Quality
2 37 (5.62%) QA
3 29 (4.41%) GDPR
4 27 (4.10%) Accessibility
5 15 (2.28%) PMO
6 10 (1.52%) Actionable Recommendations
7 5 (0.76%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 5 (0.76%) GRC
7 5 (0.76%) WCAG
8 3 (0.46%) GMP
9 2 (0.30%) Basel III
9 2 (0.30%) Solvency II
10 1 (0.15%) IFRS
10 1 (0.15%) IFRS 17
10 1 (0.15%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.15%) ISO/IEC 17025
10 1 (0.15%) NCSC
10 1 (0.15%) NIST
10 1 (0.15%) P3O
10 1 (0.15%) SOC 2
System Software
1 22 (3.34%) Docker
2 15 (2.28%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.61%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.30%) Microsoft App-V
4 2 (0.30%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (0.30%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.30%) VMware Workstation
5 1 (0.15%) HDFS
Systems Management
1 13 (1.98%) Kubernetes
2 8 (1.22%) Grafana
2 8 (1.22%) SCCM
3 7 (1.06%) Kibana
4 6 (0.91%) Ansible
5 5 (0.76%) Prometheus
6 4 (0.61%) Podman
7 2 (0.30%) Istio
7 2 (0.30%) Packer
7 2 (0.30%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.15%) Argo
8 1 (0.15%) Fluentd
8 1 (0.15%) logstash
8 1 (0.15%) Network Intrusion Detection System
Vendors
1 136 (20.67%) Microsoft
2 59 (8.97%) Databricks
3 40 (6.08%) SAP
4 34 (5.17%) Google
5 29 (4.41%) Oracle
5 29 (4.41%) ServiceNow
6 18 (2.74%) Dynatrace
7 17 (2.58%) Adobe
8 13 (1.98%) Splunk
9 12 (1.82%) Alteryx
10 10 (1.52%) Remedy
10 10 (1.52%) Salesforce
11 9 (1.37%) BMC
11 9 (1.37%) Informatica
12 8 (1.22%) Palantir
13 6 (0.91%) SnapLogic
14 5 (0.76%) Foundry
15 4 (0.61%) Amplitude
15 4 (0.61%) Ariba
15 4 (0.61%) UiPath
1,579 Visualisation jobs in England