Business Intelligence Analyst Contract Job Trends in London
BI Analyst
England > London
The median BI Analyst daily rate in London is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 436 | 351 | 341 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -85 | -10 | +46 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Business Intelligence Analyst | 26 | 17 | 48 |
| As % of all contract jobs in London | 0.13% | 0.13% | 0.30% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.14% | 0.14% | 0.32% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18 | 14 | 32 |
| 10th Percentile | £213 | £249 | £371 |
| 25th Percentile | £322 | £311 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £405 | £494 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -17.97% | -17.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £525 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £603 | £638 |
| England median daily rate | £450 | £363 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +24.14% | -19.44% | -14.29% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies in London with a recognized job title | 18,936 | 12,377 | 15,048 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.89% | 92.55% | 94.09% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 12,267 | 8,247 | 9,771 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £335 | £343 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £425 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £663 | £666 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £775 | £800 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £513 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.44% | -2.38% | -2.78% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 428 | 212 | 170 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.70 | £17.00 | £17.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.93 | £22.38 | £23.80 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.00 | £26.54 | £37.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +54.51% | -29.24% | -7.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £64.44 | £48.38 | £59.69 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.38 | £67.31 | £80.08 |
| England median hourly rate | £41.71 | £25.15 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +65.84% | -41.51% | -6.89% |
Business Intelligence Analyst Job Vacancy Trend in London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Business Intelligence Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.
Business Intelligence Analyst Daily Rate Trend in London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Intelligence Analyst job vacancies in London.
Business Intelligence Analyst Daily Rate Histogram in London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Intelligence Analyst in London over the 6 months to 18 October 2026.
Business Intelligence Analyst Hourly Rate Trend in London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Business Intelligence Analyst job vacancies in London.
Business Intelligence Analyst Contract Job Locations in London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Intelligence Analyst within the London region over the 6 months to 18 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central London | - | 7 | £325 | - | 8 |
| East London | - | 1 | £350 | - | |
| North London | - | 1 | £450 | - | 1 |
| Business Intelligence Analyst England |
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Business Intelligence Analyst Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London
For the 6 months to 18 October 2026, Business Intelligence Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the London region featuring Business Intelligence Analyst in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Business Intelligence | 100.0% | 26 |
| 2 | Analytics | 76.9% | 20 |
| 3 | SQL | 73.1% | 19 |
| 4 | Power BI | 69.2% | 18 |
| 4 | Power Platform | 69.2% | 18 |
| 6 | Data Modelling | 42.3% | 11 |
| 6 | Stakeholder Management | 42.3% | 11 |
| 8 | Data Analysis | 38.5% | 10 |
| 8 | Decision-Making | 38.5% | 10 |
| 10 | Agile | 34.6% | 9 |
| 10 | Data Warehouse | 34.6% | 9 |
| 10 | Microsoft Excel | 34.6% | 9 |
| 10 | Visualisation | 34.6% | 9 |
| 14 | Data Quality | 30.8% | 8 |
| 14 | Stakeholder Engagement | 30.8% | 8 |
| 16 | Azure | 26.9% | 7 |
| 16 | Snowflake | 26.9% | 7 |
| 18 | Actionable Insight | 23.1% | 6 |
| 18 | Continuous Improvement | 23.1% | 6 |
| 18 | Data Analysis Expressions | 23.1% | 6 |
| 18 | Data Visualisation | 23.1% | 6 |
| 18 | ETL | 23.1% | 6 |
| 18 | Tableau | 23.1% | 6 |
| 24 | Confluence | 19.2% | 5 |
| 24 | Dashboard Development | 19.2% | 5 |
| 24 | Data Analytics | 19.2% | 5 |
| 24 | Databricks | 19.2% | 5 |
| 24 | JIRA | 19.2% | 5 |
| 24 | Power Query | 19.2% | 5 |
| 24 | Python | 19.2% | 5 |
Business Intelligence Analyst Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power BI Analyst | 34.6% | 9 |
| 2 | Business Intelligence Data Analyst | 30.8% | 8 |
| 3 | Report Analyst | 19.2% | 5 |
| 4 | Business Intelligence Business Analyst | 15.4% | 4 |
| 5 | Data Warehouse Business Analyst | 11.5% | 3 |
| 5 | Senior Business Intelligence Analyst | 11.5% | 3 |
| 7 | Banking Analyst | 7.7% | 2 |
| 7 | ITSM Analyst | 7.7% | 2 |
| 9 | Business Data Analyst | 3.8% | 1 |
| 9 | Business Intelligence Consultant | 3.8% | 1 |
| 9 | Business Intelligence Specialist | 3.8% | 1 |
| 9 | Excel Analyst | 3.8% | 1 |
| 9 | Insight Analyst | 3.8% | 1 |
| 9 | IT Analyst | 3.8% | 1 |
| 9 | Operations Analyst | 3.8% | 1 |
| 9 | Payments Analyst | 3.8% | 1 |
| 9 | Power BI Consultant | 3.8% | 1 |
| 9 | Power BI Developer | 3.8% | 1 |
| 9 | Power BI Specialist | 3.8% | 1 |
| 9 | Sales Analyst | 3.8% | 1 |