Business Intelligence Specialist Contract Job Trends in Manchester

BI Specialist
North West > Manchester

The median BI Specialist daily rate in Manchester is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025.

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

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 96 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Business Intelligence Specialist 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.084% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.091% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £413 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 - -
75th Percentile £438 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median daily rate £419 - -

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 1,099 1,013 1,440
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.81% 93.80% 93.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 728 610 1,043
10th Percentile £311 £313 £306
25th Percentile £381 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £575 £575 £588
90th Percentile £650 £675 £675
North West median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 85 40 60
10th Percentile £17.30 £15.99 £15.62
25th Percentile £19.45 £21.25 £17.37
Median hourly rate £22.63 £32.50 £19.75
Median % change year-on-year -30.37% +64.56% -43.57%
75th Percentile £33.00 £38.69 £60.00
90th Percentile £63.50 £65.00 £73.93
North West median hourly rate £30.99 £27.13 £35.00
% change year-on-year +14.25% -22.50% +59.09%

Business Intelligence Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Business Intelligence Specialist' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Business Intelligence Specialist job vacancy trend in Manchester

Business Intelligence Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

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

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

Business Intelligence Specialist Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 19 December 2025, Business Intelligence Specialist 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 Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis Expressions
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) Power Query
1 1 (100.00%) PowerApps
1 1 (100.00%) Relational Database
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Translating Business Requirements

Business Intelligence Specialist 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 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
1 1 (100.00%) Power Query
1 1 (100.00%) Relational Database
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis Expressions
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft