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

6 months to
11 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 184 111 121
Rank change year-on-year -73 +10 +23
Contract jobs citing Visualisation 689 678 658
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.51% 2.45% 1.97%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.78% 2.70% 2.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 408 412 425
10th Percentile £325 £303 £313
25th Percentile £400 £394 £412
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £463 £500
Median % change year-on-year +2.70% -7.50% -4.76%
75th Percentile £599 £575 £613
90th Percentile £711 £675 £718
UK median daily rate £475 £463 £500
% change year-on-year +2.70% -7.50% -2.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 58 44 52
10th Percentile £21.08 £25.24 £31.75
25th Percentile £29.96 £33.06 £46.18
Median hourly rate £60.50 £50.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +21.00% -23.08% +44.44%
75th Percentile £70.00 £65.00 -
90th Percentile £73.75 - -
UK median hourly rate £60.50 £50.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year +21.00% -23.08% +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 38,792 25,089 28,626
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.08% 90.79% 85.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,117 16,022 18,624
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £405 £422
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £630 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £756
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -3.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,537 1,415 1,654
10th Percentile £14.56 £14.20 £14.16
25th Percentile £19.50 £17.87 £18.39
Median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +74.79% -41.51% +4.78%
75th Percentile £68.75 £50.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £82.25 £70.16 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £40.94
% change year-on-year +68.99% -38.57% -1.35%

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 11 August 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 11 August 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 11 August 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 -68 339 £480 -4.00% 336
North of England -61 104 £455 +5.81% 112
Midlands -41 85 £522 +22.71% 72
West Midlands -44 64 £550 +6.80% 45
South East -64 64 £450 -18.18% 117
North West -19 52 £473 +5.70% 58
Yorkshire -47 47 £471 +17.81% 38
South West -16 45 £463 +2.78% 56
East of England -26 35 £565 +2.73% 49
East Midlands -6 21 £375 -6.25% 27
North East -43 6 £410 -8.89% 17
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 17 (2.47%) Apache Spark
2 16 (2.32%) Confluence
3 10 (1.45%) ArcGIS
3 10 (1.45%) SharePoint
4 9 (1.31%) Apache Superset
5 8 (1.16%) Apache Airflow
6 7 (1.02%) Apache
7 5 (0.73%) CMS
7 5 (0.73%) Palantir Foundry
8 4 (0.58%) Jupyter
8 4 (0.58%) SAS
9 2 (0.29%) Oracle Application Server
10 1 (0.15%) R Markdown
Applications
1 106 (15.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (1.89%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (1.45%) MS Visio
4 9 (1.31%) Spreadsheet
5 8 (1.16%) CPLEX
6 7 (1.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 6 (0.87%) Chatbot
7 6 (0.87%) Microsoft Project
8 4 (0.58%) Adobe Illustrator
8 4 (0.58%) Photoshop
9 3 (0.44%) InDesign
10 2 (0.29%) AutoCAD
10 2 (0.29%) EPLAN
10 2 (0.29%) Notion
11 1 (0.15%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 11 (1.60%) Dynamics CRM
1 11 (1.60%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (1.45%) Remedy ITSM
3 4 (0.58%) Adobe Campaign
4 3 (0.44%) Eloqua
4 3 (0.44%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.29%) Aladdin
6 1 (0.15%) Advent Geneva
6 1 (0.15%) Integrated Workplace Management System
6 1 (0.15%) iTrent
6 1 (0.15%) Primavera
6 1 (0.15%) Raiser’s Edge
6 1 (0.15%) ResourceLink
6 1 (0.15%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.15%) SAP MDM
6 1 (0.15%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 1 (0.15%) Sprinklr
6 1 (0.15%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 341 (49.49%) Power Platform
2 146 (21.19%) Azure
3 108 (15.67%) AWS
4 42 (6.10%) GCP
5 41 (5.95%) Snowflake
6 37 (5.37%) Azure Data Factory
6 37 (5.37%) Azure DevOps
7 31 (4.50%) Serverless
8 28 (4.06%) Power Automate
9 27 (3.92%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 25 (3.63%) GitHub
11 23 (3.34%) PowerApps
12 20 (2.90%) Amazon S3
13 18 (2.61%) dbt
14 16 (2.32%) AWS Lambda
15 11 (1.60%) Amazon CloudWatch
15 11 (1.60%) Amazon EC2
15 11 (1.60%) Dynamics 365
15 11 (1.60%) Google Analytics
16 10 (1.45%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 12 (1.74%) Ethernet
2 11 (1.60%) TCP/IP
3 4 (0.58%) Wireless
4 2 (0.29%) 2G
4 2 (0.29%) 3G
4 2 (0.29%) 4G
4 2 (0.29%) 5G
4 2 (0.29%) DHCP
4 2 (0.29%) DNS
4 2 (0.29%) Firewall
4 2 (0.29%) PCoIP
4 2 (0.29%) Radio Access Network
4 2 (0.29%) Remote Desktop
4 2 (0.29%) SNMP
4 2 (0.29%) VPN
5 1 (0.15%) Broadband
5 1 (0.15%) Modbus
5 1 (0.15%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.15%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 335 (48.62%) Power BI
2 142 (20.61%) Tableau
3 88 (12.77%) Data Warehouse
4 52 (7.55%) Power Query
5 46 (6.68%) Relational Database
6 34 (4.93%) Metadata
7 32 (4.64%) Data Lake
8 26 (3.77%) SQL Server
9 25 (3.63%) Looker
10 22 (3.19%) PostgreSQL
11 19 (2.76%) BigQuery
12 18 (2.61%) Big Data
13 14 (2.03%) Star Schema
14 13 (1.89%) GIS
14 13 (1.89%) QlikView
15 12 (1.74%) Amazon RDS
15 12 (1.74%) Oracle Reports
15 12 (1.74%) Parquet
15 12 (1.74%) Qlik Sense
16 11 (1.60%) PowerPivot
Development Applications
1 41 (5.95%) JIRA
2 36 (5.22%) Git
3 13 (1.89%) Visual Studio
4 12 (1.74%) Eclipse
5 8 (1.16%) Jenkins
6 6 (0.87%) GitLab
7 4 (0.58%) Cypress.io
7 4 (0.58%) MLflow
8 3 (0.44%) JMeter
9 2 (0.29%) Charles Proxy
9 2 (0.29%) Selenium
9 2 (0.29%) WebDriver
10 1 (0.15%) git-flow
10 1 (0.15%) JUnit
10 1 (0.15%) LoadRunner
10 1 (0.15%) Postman
10 1 (0.15%) REST Assured
10 1 (0.15%) Storybook
10 1 (0.15%) Terragrunt
10 1 (0.15%) Vite
General
1 221 (32.08%) Social Skills
2 218 (31.64%) Analytical Skills
3 157 (22.79%) Finance
4 76 (11.03%) Public Sector
5 47 (6.82%) Banking
6 32 (4.64%) Marketing
7 26 (3.77%) Retail
8 21 (3.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 20 (2.90%) Military
10 17 (2.47%) Presentation Skills
11 13 (1.89%) Manufacturing
12 12 (1.74%) Law
13 9 (1.31%) Organisational Skills
13 9 (1.31%) Publishing
13 9 (1.31%) Telecoms
14 8 (1.16%) Pharmaceutical
15 6 (0.87%) Front Office
15 6 (0.87%) Investment Banking
15 6 (0.87%) Local Government
16 5 (0.73%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 184 (26.71%) Analyst
2 110 (15.97%) Data Analyst
3 98 (14.22%) Developer
4 88 (12.77%) Data Engineer
5 79 (11.47%) Senior
6 45 (6.53%) Lead
7 38 (5.52%) Data Scientist
8 35 (5.08%) Business Intelligence Developer
9 34 (4.93%) Architect
10 31 (4.50%) Business Analyst
10 31 (4.50%) Consultant
11 27 (3.92%) Power BI Developer
12 24 (3.48%) Designer
13 23 (3.34%) Business Intelligence Analyst
14 20 (2.90%) Data Architect
15 19 (2.76%) Data Manager
15 19 (2.76%) Senior Data Engineer
16 18 (2.61%) Python Developer
17 14 (2.03%) Senior Analyst
18 13 (1.89%) Performance Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (5.52%) Pandas
2 32 (4.64%) REST
3 31 (4.50%) React
4 22 (3.19%) NumPy
5 21 (3.05%) CSS
5 21 (3.05%) PySpark
6 19 (2.76%) HTML
7 18 (2.61%) scikit-learn
8 15 (2.18%) Node.js
8 15 (2.18%) Web Services
9 14 (2.03%) Kafka
10 12 (1.74%) JSON
10 12 (1.74%) PyTorch
10 12 (1.74%) TensorFlow
11 11 (1.60%) Flask
12 9 (1.31%) AngularJS
12 9 (1.31%) Apache Avro
12 9 (1.31%) Matplotlib
12 9 (1.31%) Seaborn
12 9 (1.31%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 48 (6.97%) Data Structures
2 29 (4.21%) Cloud Native
3 25 (3.63%) Management Information System
4 21 (3.05%) Algorithms
5 20 (2.90%) Legacy Systems
5 20 (2.90%) Product Ownership
6 19 (2.76%) Analytical Mindset
7 16 (2.32%) Distributed Systems
7 16 (2.32%) Onboarding
8 15 (2.18%) Self-Motivation
9 13 (1.89%) Virtual Team
10 11 (1.60%) AI Agents
10 11 (1.60%) Data Protection Act
10 11 (1.60%) Reference Data
11 10 (1.45%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 9 (1.31%) Clustering
12 9 (1.31%) PKI
13 8 (1.16%) Derivative
13 8 (1.16%) Marketing Technology
13 8 (1.16%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 29 (4.21%) Windows
2 22 (3.19%) Linux
3 9 (1.31%) Windows Server
4 6 (0.87%) Unix
5 5 (0.73%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.29%) Android
6 2 (0.29%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.15%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.15%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 357 (51.81%) Business Intelligence
2 335 (48.62%) Data Visualisation
3 322 (46.73%) Analytics
4 204 (29.61%) Data Modelling
5 190 (27.58%) Agile
6 177 (25.69%) Decision-Making
7 174 (25.25%) Problem-Solving
8 142 (20.61%) AI
9 127 (18.43%) Actionable Insight
10 125 (18.14%) Data Analysis
11 119 (17.27%) Data Science
11 119 (17.27%) Validation
12 118 (17.13%) Continuous Improvement
13 113 (16.40%) ETL
14 110 (15.97%) Data Pipeline
15 105 (15.24%) Stakeholder Management
16 103 (14.95%) Dashboard Development
17 100 (14.51%) Data Governance
18 97 (14.08%) Data Engineering
19 93 (13.50%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 339 (49.20%) SQL
2 250 (36.28%) Python
3 65 (9.43%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 54 (7.84%) R
5 47 (6.82%) JavaScript
6 39 (5.66%) Java
7 34 (4.93%) C#
8 25 (3.63%) TypeScript
9 17 (2.47%) C++
10 16 (2.32%) PowerShell
11 11 (1.60%) Scala
12 10 (1.45%) PL/SQL
12 10 (1.45%) T-SQL
13 8 (1.16%) VBA
14 6 (0.87%) Bash
15 5 (0.73%) Cypher
15 5 (0.73%) MATLAB
16 4 (0.58%) Gremlin
16 4 (0.58%) Rust
17 3 (0.44%) Korn
Qualifications
1 146 (21.19%) Security Cleared
2 102 (14.80%) SC Cleared
3 80 (11.61%) Degree
4 21 (3.05%) BPSS Clearance
5 20 (2.90%) Computer Science Degree
5 20 (2.90%) DV Cleared
6 17 (2.47%) Azure Certification
7 14 (2.03%) Master's Degree
8 9 (1.31%) Microsoft Certification
9 4 (0.58%) PhD
9 4 (0.58%) Six Sigma Green Belt
9 4 (0.58%) Tableau Certification
10 2 (0.29%) APMG
10 2 (0.29%) AWS Certification
10 2 (0.29%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 2 (0.29%) Postgraduate
10 2 (0.29%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 1 (0.15%) DBS Check
11 1 (0.15%) Numerate Degree
11 1 (0.15%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 158 (22.93%) Data Quality
2 42 (6.10%) QA
3 27 (3.92%) GDPR
4 20 (2.90%) Accessibility
5 19 (2.76%) PMO
6 7 (1.02%) Actionable Recommendations
7 4 (0.58%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 4 (0.58%) GRC
7 4 (0.58%) WCAG
8 3 (0.44%) SLA
9 2 (0.29%) Basel III
9 2 (0.29%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.29%) Solvency II
10 1 (0.15%) COBIT
10 1 (0.15%) ISO 14001
10 1 (0.15%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.15%) NCSC
10 1 (0.15%) P3O
System Software
1 25 (3.63%) Docker
2 16 (2.32%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.58%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.29%) Microsoft App-V
4 2 (0.29%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (0.29%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.29%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 37 (5.37%) Terraform
2 18 (2.61%) Kubernetes
3 11 (1.60%) Grafana
4 10 (1.45%) Prometheus
5 8 (1.16%) SCCM
6 7 (1.02%) Ansible
7 6 (0.87%) Kibana
8 4 (0.58%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 3 (0.44%) Podman
10 2 (0.29%) Packer
11 1 (0.15%) Fluentd
11 1 (0.15%) Istio
11 1 (0.15%) logstash
11 1 (0.15%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 124 (18.00%) Microsoft
2 61 (8.85%) Databricks
3 42 (6.10%) SAP
4 37 (5.37%) Oracle
5 36 (5.22%) Google
6 28 (4.06%) ServiceNow
7 19 (2.76%) Dynatrace
8 17 (2.47%) Adobe
9 13 (1.89%) Salesforce
9 13 (1.89%) Splunk
10 10 (1.45%) Remedy
11 9 (1.31%) Alteryx
11 9 (1.31%) BMC
12 8 (1.16%) Palantir
13 7 (1.02%) Informatica
14 6 (0.87%) Sage
15 5 (0.73%) Amplitude
15 5 (0.73%) Foundry
16 4 (0.58%) Bloomberg
16 4 (0.58%) UiPath