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

6 months to
17 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 186 111 118
Rank change year-on-year -75 +7 +25
Contract jobs citing Visualisation 687 687 663
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.50% 2.47% 2.00%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.77% 2.72% 2.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 408 415 425
10th Percentile £320 £303 £313
25th Percentile £400 £388 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £463 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.41% -7.50% -4.76%
75th Percentile £600 £575 £613
90th Percentile £715 £675 £720
UK median daily rate £488 £463 £500
% change year-on-year +5.41% -7.50% -3.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 58 45 52
10th Percentile £21.08 £26.16 £31.75
25th Percentile £29.96 £33.25 £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% +52.94%

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 38,847 25,245 28,472
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.01% 90.81% 85.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,107 16,076 18,544
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £404 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -2.40% -4.53%
75th Percentile £626 £627 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £756
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -3.31%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,555 1,444 1,611
10th Percentile £14.28 £14.20 £14.16
25th Percentile £19.33 £17.87 £18.25
Median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +74.79% -41.51% +4.83%
75th Percentile £68.55 £50.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £82.25 £70.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £42.00 £25.15 £40.97
% change year-on-year +67.00% -38.61% -1.28%

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 17 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 17 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 17 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 -70 326 £488 -2.50% 526
North of England -61 106 £457 +6.22% 148
Midlands -31 85 £528 +17.33% 89
South East -52 67 £450 -14.29% 140
West Midlands -40 64 £550 +4.76% 51
North West -21 53 £495 +10.74% 78
South West -17 49 £450 - 83
Yorkshire -37 48 £471 +17.81% 49
East of England -27 35 £565 +2.73% 61
East Midlands -10 21 £375 -6.25% 38
North East -44 6 £410 -8.89% 22
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 18 (2.62%) Apache Spark
1 18 (2.62%) Confluence
2 10 (1.46%) ArcGIS
3 9 (1.31%) Apache Airflow
3 9 (1.31%) Apache Superset
3 9 (1.31%) SharePoint
4 7 (1.02%) Apache
5 5 (0.73%) CMS
5 5 (0.73%) Palantir Foundry
6 4 (0.58%) Jupyter
6 4 (0.58%) SAS
7 2 (0.29%) Oracle Application Server
8 1 (0.15%) nginx
8 1 (0.15%) R Markdown
Applications
1 104 (15.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (2.04%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (1.46%) MS Visio
4 9 (1.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 8 (1.16%) CPLEX
5 8 (1.16%) Spreadsheet
6 6 (0.87%) Microsoft Project
7 4 (0.58%) Adobe Illustrator
7 4 (0.58%) Chatbot
7 4 (0.58%) Photoshop
8 3 (0.44%) InDesign
9 2 (0.29%) AutoCAD
9 2 (0.29%) EPLAN
9 2 (0.29%) Notion
10 1 (0.15%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 10 (1.46%) Dynamics CRM
1 10 (1.46%) Remedy ITSM
1 10 (1.46%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.58%) Adobe Campaign
3 3 (0.44%) Eloqua
3 3 (0.44%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.29%) Aladdin
5 1 (0.15%) Advent Geneva
5 1 (0.15%) Integrated Workplace Management System
5 1 (0.15%) iTrent
5 1 (0.15%) Primavera
5 1 (0.15%) Raiser’s Edge
5 1 (0.15%) ResourceLink
5 1 (0.15%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.15%) SAP MDM
5 1 (0.15%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 1 (0.15%) Sprinklr
5 1 (0.15%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 340 (49.49%) Power Platform
2 143 (20.82%) Azure
3 105 (15.28%) AWS
4 44 (6.40%) GCP
5 38 (5.53%) Snowflake
6 36 (5.24%) Azure Data Factory
6 36 (5.24%) Azure DevOps
7 29 (4.22%) Serverless
8 28 (4.08%) Power Automate
9 27 (3.93%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 25 (3.64%) GitHub
11 23 (3.35%) PowerApps
12 18 (2.62%) Amazon S3
12 18 (2.62%) dbt
13 12 (1.75%) AWS Lambda
13 12 (1.75%) Google Analytics
14 11 (1.60%) Adobe Analytics
15 10 (1.46%) Dynamics 365
15 10 (1.46%) Microsoft 365
16 9 (1.31%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 12 (1.75%) Ethernet
2 11 (1.60%) TCP/IP
3 4 (0.58%) Wireless
4 3 (0.44%) Firewall
4 3 (0.44%) VPN
5 2 (0.29%) 2G
5 2 (0.29%) 3G
5 2 (0.29%) 4G
5 2 (0.29%) 5G
5 2 (0.29%) Broadband
5 2 (0.29%) DHCP
5 2 (0.29%) DNS
5 2 (0.29%) Network Security
5 2 (0.29%) PCoIP
5 2 (0.29%) Radio Access Network
5 2 (0.29%) Remote Desktop
5 2 (0.29%) SNMP
6 1 (0.15%) Modbus
6 1 (0.15%) Reverse Proxy
6 1 (0.15%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 334 (48.62%) Power BI
2 138 (20.09%) Tableau
3 89 (12.95%) Data Warehouse
4 52 (7.57%) Power Query
5 46 (6.70%) Relational Database
6 35 (5.09%) Data Lake
7 34 (4.95%) Metadata
8 27 (3.93%) SQL Server
9 25 (3.64%) Looker
10 23 (3.35%) PostgreSQL
11 20 (2.91%) BigQuery
12 18 (2.62%) Big Data
13 14 (2.04%) GIS
13 14 (2.04%) Star Schema
14 13 (1.89%) Qlik Sense
14 13 (1.89%) QlikView
15 12 (1.75%) Oracle Reports
15 12 (1.75%) Parquet
16 11 (1.60%) Data Mining
16 11 (1.60%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 44 (6.40%) JIRA
2 36 (5.24%) Git
3 13 (1.89%) Visual Studio
4 12 (1.75%) Eclipse
5 8 (1.16%) Jenkins
6 7 (1.02%) GitLab
7 4 (0.58%) Cypress.io
8 3 (0.44%) JMeter
9 2 (0.29%) Charles Proxy
9 2 (0.29%) MLflow
9 2 (0.29%) Selenium
9 2 (0.29%) WebDriver
10 1 (0.15%) Flyway
10 1 (0.15%) Gatling
10 1 (0.15%) git-flow
10 1 (0.15%) NeoLoad
10 1 (0.15%) REST Assured
10 1 (0.15%) Storybook
10 1 (0.15%) Terragrunt
10 1 (0.15%) Vite
General
1 217 (31.59%) Social Skills
2 215 (31.30%) Analytical Skills
3 153 (22.27%) Finance
4 68 (9.90%) Public Sector
5 50 (7.28%) Banking
6 32 (4.66%) Marketing
7 24 (3.49%) Retail
8 22 (3.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 20 (2.91%) Military
10 18 (2.62%) Presentation Skills
11 13 (1.89%) Manufacturing
12 12 (1.75%) Law
13 10 (1.46%) Organisational Skills
14 9 (1.31%) Telecoms
15 8 (1.16%) Pharmaceutical
15 8 (1.16%) Publishing
16 7 (1.02%) Local Government
17 6 (0.87%) Influencing Skills
17 6 (0.87%) Investment Banking
18 5 (0.73%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 178 (25.91%) Analyst
2 106 (15.43%) Data Analyst
3 99 (14.41%) Developer
4 88 (12.81%) Data Engineer
5 84 (12.23%) Senior
6 44 (6.40%) Lead
7 36 (5.24%) Data Scientist
8 35 (5.09%) Business Intelligence Developer
9 32 (4.66%) Architect
9 32 (4.66%) Consultant
10 30 (4.37%) Business Analyst
11 27 (3.93%) Power BI Developer
12 24 (3.49%) Designer
13 21 (3.06%) Senior Data Engineer
14 20 (2.91%) Python Developer
15 19 (2.77%) Data Architect
15 19 (2.77%) Data Manager
16 17 (2.47%) Business Intelligence Analyst
17 15 (2.18%) Senior Analyst
18 13 (1.89%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (4.95%) Pandas
1 34 (4.95%) REST
2 30 (4.37%) React
3 23 (3.35%) CSS
4 22 (3.20%) HTML
4 22 (3.20%) PySpark
5 20 (2.91%) NumPy
6 16 (2.33%) scikit-learn
7 15 (2.18%) Node.js
7 15 (2.18%) Web Services
8 13 (1.89%) Flask
8 13 (1.89%) Kafka
9 12 (1.75%) PyTorch
9 12 (1.75%) TensorFlow
10 10 (1.46%) JSON
10 10 (1.46%) Vue
11 8 (1.16%) .NET
11 8 (1.16%) AngularJS
11 8 (1.16%) Matplotlib
11 8 (1.16%) Seaborn
Miscellaneous
1 48 (6.99%) Data Structures
2 28 (4.08%) Cloud Native
3 27 (3.93%) Management Information System
4 21 (3.06%) Legacy Systems
5 20 (2.91%) Algorithms
5 20 (2.91%) Analytical Mindset
6 19 (2.77%) Product Ownership
7 17 (2.47%) Distributed Systems
7 17 (2.47%) Onboarding
8 14 (2.04%) Self-Motivation
9 12 (1.75%) Data Protection Act
9 12 (1.75%) Reference Data
10 11 (1.60%) AI Agents
10 11 (1.60%) Virtual Team
11 10 (1.46%) PKI
12 9 (1.31%) Clustering
12 9 (1.31%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 8 (1.16%) Derivative
13 8 (1.16%) Marketing Technology
14 7 (1.02%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 30 (4.37%) Windows
2 22 (3.20%) Linux
3 9 (1.31%) Windows Server
4 6 (0.87%) Unix
5 5 (0.73%) Apple iOS
6 3 (0.44%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.29%) Android
8 1 (0.15%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.15%) Robot Operating System
8 1 (0.15%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 357 (51.97%) Business Intelligence
2 335 (48.76%) Data Visualisation
3 324 (47.16%) Analytics
4 202 (29.40%) Data Modelling
5 191 (27.80%) Agile
6 173 (25.18%) Decision-Making
7 170 (24.75%) Problem-Solving
8 143 (20.82%) AI
9 128 (18.63%) Actionable Insight
10 127 (18.49%) Data Analysis
11 117 (17.03%) Continuous Improvement
11 117 (17.03%) Data Science
12 116 (16.89%) Validation
13 109 (15.87%) ETL
13 109 (15.87%) Stakeholder Management
14 106 (15.43%) Data Pipeline
15 103 (14.99%) Data Governance
16 98 (14.26%) Data Engineering
17 97 (14.12%) CI/CD
17 97 (14.12%) Dashboard Development
Programming Languages
1 332 (48.33%) SQL
2 249 (36.24%) Python
3 66 (9.61%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 53 (7.71%) R
5 49 (7.13%) JavaScript
6 40 (5.82%) Java
7 33 (4.80%) C#
8 25 (3.64%) TypeScript
9 17 (2.47%) C++
10 16 (2.33%) PowerShell
11 12 (1.75%) Scala
12 11 (1.60%) PL/SQL
13 10 (1.46%) T-SQL
13 10 (1.46%) VBA
14 7 (1.02%) 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
1 140 (20.38%) Security Cleared
2 97 (14.12%) SC Cleared
3 82 (11.94%) Degree
4 20 (2.91%) Computer Science Degree
4 20 (2.91%) DV Cleared
5 19 (2.77%) BPSS Clearance
6 17 (2.47%) Azure Certification
7 14 (2.04%) 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 3 (0.44%) Postgraduate
11 2 (0.29%) APMG
11 2 (0.29%) AWS Certification
11 2 (0.29%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 2 (0.29%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 1 (0.15%) DBS Check
12 1 (0.15%) Numerate Degree
12 1 (0.15%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 156 (22.71%) Data Quality
2 42 (6.11%) QA
3 28 (4.08%) GDPR
4 21 (3.06%) Accessibility
5 16 (2.33%) PMO
6 6 (0.87%) Actionable Recommendations
7 5 (0.73%) GRC
8 4 (0.58%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 4 (0.58%) WCAG
9 2 (0.29%) Basel III
9 2 (0.29%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.29%) SLA
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%) NIST
10 1 (0.15%) P3O
System Software
1 26 (3.78%) Docker
2 16 (2.33%) 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 42 (6.11%) Terraform
2 17 (2.47%) Kubernetes
3 11 (1.60%) Grafana
4 9 (1.31%) SCCM
5 8 (1.16%) Prometheus
6 7 (1.02%) Ansible
7 5 (0.73%) Kibana
8 3 (0.44%) Podman
9 2 (0.29%) Istio
9 2 (0.29%) Packer
9 2 (0.29%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 1 (0.15%) Fluentd
10 1 (0.15%) logstash
10 1 (0.15%) Network Intrusion Detection System
10 1 (0.15%) Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.15%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 128 (18.63%) Microsoft
2 60 (8.73%) Databricks
3 42 (6.11%) SAP
4 39 (5.68%) Oracle
5 36 (5.24%) Google
6 31 (4.51%) ServiceNow
7 19 (2.77%) Dynatrace
8 18 (2.62%) Adobe
9 12 (1.75%) Salesforce
10 11 (1.60%) Splunk
11 10 (1.46%) Alteryx
11 10 (1.46%) Remedy
12 9 (1.31%) BMC
13 8 (1.16%) Palantir
14 7 (1.02%) Informatica
15 6 (0.87%) Amplitude
16 5 (0.73%) Foundry
16 5 (0.73%) Sage
17 4 (0.58%) Apple
17 4 (0.58%) Solace