Business Intelligence Analyst Contract Job Trends in Manchester

BI Analyst
North West > Manchester

The median BI Analyst daily rate in Manchester is £394, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 8 November 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 87 82 98
Rank change year-on-year -5 +16 +33
Contract jobs requiring a Business Intelligence Analyst 2 2 4
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.19% 0.17% 0.24%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% 0.18% 0.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 2 3
10th Percentile £329 £280 £433
25th Percentile £345 £307 £444
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £394 £360 £475
Median % change year-on-year +9.45% -24.26% +40.74%
75th Percentile £445 £407 £538
90th Percentile £463 £431 £568
North West median daily rate £450 £358 £440
% change year-on-year +25.70% -18.64% +30.37%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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.

Contract vacancies in Manchester with a recognized job title 992 1,120 1,519
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.77% 93.88% 92.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 641 648 1,121
10th Percentile £301 £313 £285
25th Percentile £391 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +1.01%
75th Percentile £580 £575 £575
90th Percentile £675 £675 £669
North West median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 79 37 66
10th Percentile £15.92 £15.79 £15.21
25th Percentile £18.97 £22.00 £16.92
Median hourly rate £22.32 £32.50 £19.25
Median % change year-on-year -31.34% +68.83% -4.06%
75th Percentile £31.40 £58.00 £46.09
90th Percentile £56.39 £70.45 £65.63
North West median hourly rate £29.60 £31.25 £33.00
% change year-on-year -5.28% -5.30% +51.52%

Business Intelligence Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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 Manchester.

Business Intelligence Analyst job vacancy trend in Manchester

Business Intelligence Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Intelligence Analyst job vacancies in Manchester.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Intelligence Analyst job vacancies in Manchester

Business Intelligence Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Manchester

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Intelligence Analyst in Manchester over the 6 months to 8 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Business Intelligence Analyst in Manchester

Business Intelligence Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Business Intelligence Analyst job vacancies in Manchester.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Business Intelligence Analyst job vacancies in Manchester

Business Intelligence Analyst Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 8 November 2025, 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 Manchester region featuring Business Intelligence Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (50.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Data Analysis Expressions
2 1 (50.00%) Data Modelling
2 1 (50.00%) Data Visualisation
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) GDPR
2 1 (50.00%) Migration
2 1 (50.00%) Power BI
2 1 (50.00%) Power Platform
2 1 (50.00%) Power Query
2 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Storytelling
2 1 (50.00%) User Stories
2 1 (50.00%) Visualisation

Business Intelligence Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Power BI
1 1 (50.00%) Power Query
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (50.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Data Modelling
2 1 (50.00%) Data Visualisation
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Migration
2 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Storytelling
2 1 (50.00%) User Stories
2 1 (50.00%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) Data Analysis Expressions
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) GDPR