Business Intelligence Data Analyst Contract Job Trends in the North of England

BI Data Analyst
England > North of England

The median BI Data Analyst daily rate in the North of England is £338, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 November 2025.

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

6 months to
26 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 209 162 184
Rank change year-on-year -47 +22 +59
Contract jobs requiring a Business Intelligence Data Analyst 1 2 4
As % of all contract jobs in the North of England 0.022% 0.051% 0.084%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.024% 0.056% 0.090%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 3
10th Percentile - £280 £335
25th Percentile £319 £307 £378
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £338 £360 £450
Median % change year-on-year -6.18% -20.06% +14.29%
75th Percentile £356 £407 £469
90th Percentile - £431 £480
England median daily rate £325 £422 £450
% change year-on-year -23.03% -6.17% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North of England. 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 the North of England with a recognized job title 4,226 3,601 4,434
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.85% 92.07% 93.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,847 1,970 2,997
10th Percentile £213 £250 £263
25th Percentile £363 £380 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.63% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £556 £575 £594
90th Percentile £650 £650 £675
England median daily rate £506 £525 £534
% change year-on-year -3.62% -1.69% -2.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 265 219 207
10th Percentile £15.50 £15.46 £15.75
25th Percentile £19.07 £18.00 £17.74
Median hourly rate £29.60 £29.00 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +2.07% +5.45% +37.50%
75th Percentile £52.50 £46.18 £46.18
90th Percentile £74.26 £70.00 £60.79
England median hourly rate £25.15 £40.00 £45.21
% change year-on-year -37.13% -11.52% +39.11%

Business Intelligence Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Business Intelligence Data Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Business Intelligence Data Analyst job vacancy trend in the North of England

Business Intelligence Data Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Intelligence Data Analyst job vacancies in the North of England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Intelligence Data Analyst job vacancies in the North of England

Business Intelligence Data Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Business Intelligence Data Analyst job vacancies in the North of England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Business Intelligence Data Analyst job vacancies in the North of England

Business Intelligence Data Analyst
Contract Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Intelligence Data Analyst within the North of England region over the 6 months to 26 November 2025. 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
North West -21 1 £338 -6.18% 1
Business Intelligence Data Analyst
England

Business Intelligence Data Analyst Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 26 November 2025, Business Intelligence Data 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 North of England region featuring Business Intelligence Data Analyst in the job title.

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

Business Intelligence Data Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of 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:

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