Business Intelligence Contracts in the North of England

Business Intelligence (BI)
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England requiring Business Intelligence skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Business Intelligence over the 6 months leading up to 14 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 58 38 46
Rank change year-on-year -20 +8 +20
Contract jobs citing Business Intelligence 160 176 225
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 4.02% 4.25% 4.27%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.52% 5.06% 4.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 110 113 163
10th Percentile £274 £314 £325
25th Percentile £366 £413 £412
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% -
75th Percentile £535 £538 £588
90th Percentile £584 £575 £674
England median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 5 3
10th Percentile £23.43 - £22.51
25th Percentile £24.82 - £24.23
Median hourly rate £29.06 £13.50 £27.20
Median % change year-on-year +115.22% -50.37% +42.48%
75th Percentile £32.72 £33.75 £45.15
90th Percentile £33.76 £55.35 £55.86
England median hourly rate £31.64 £30.00 £30.24
% change year-on-year +5.47% -0.79% +32.92%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North of England

Business Intelligence 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 the North of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,543 3,477 4,681
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 89.04% 83.99% 88.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,258 2,087 3,140
10th Percentile £268 £310 £285
25th Percentile £375 £406 £411
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £470 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -6.10% - -
75th Percentile £558 £588 £600
90th Percentile £650 £675 £688
England median daily rate £513 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.38% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 210 242 208
10th Percentile £12.82 £11.07 £15.74
25th Percentile £17.48 £14.67 £17.94
Median hourly rate £22.63 £25.65 £29.15
Median % change year-on-year -11.77% -12.01% +45.75%
75th Percentile £43.91 £48.75 £46.18
90th Percentile £72.63 £69.98 £60.07
England median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £41.50
% change year-on-year -41.51% +3.61% +56.60%

Business Intelligence
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing Business Intelligence as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Business Intelligence in the North of England

Business Intelligence
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Business Intelligence in the North of England.

Daily rate trend for Business Intelligence in the North of England

Business Intelligence
Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Intelligence in the North of England over the 6 months to 14 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Business Intelligence in the North of England

Business Intelligence
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Business Intelligence in the North of England.

Hourly rate trend for Business Intelligence in the North of England

Business Intelligence
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 within the North of England region over the 6 months to 14 August 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 -13 89 £500 +11.11% 223
Yorkshire -20 65 £440 -4.86% 125
North East +6 8 £450 - 32
Business Intelligence
England

Business Intelligence
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 9 (5.63%) SharePoint
2 8 (5.00%) IBM Domino
3 6 (3.75%) Confluence
4 3 (1.88%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (1.25%) Apache Spark
5 2 (1.25%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 43 (26.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (5.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (1.88%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (1.88%) MS Visio
3 3 (1.88%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (1.25%) Chatbot
4 2 (1.25%) Maple
Business Applications
1 8 (5.00%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.25%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.63%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.63%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 1 (0.63%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.63%) Oracle Applications
3 1 (0.63%) Oracle Assets
3 1 (0.63%) Oracle Cash Management
3 1 (0.63%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.63%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.63%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.63%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
3 1 (0.63%) SAP MRS
3 1 (0.63%) SAP PM
3 1 (0.63%) SAP PS
Cloud Services
1 117 (73.13%) Power Platform
2 28 (17.50%) Azure
3 12 (7.50%) Power Automate
4 11 (6.88%) PowerApps
5 10 (6.25%) Snowflake
6 9 (5.63%) AWS
7 8 (5.00%) Azure Data Factory
7 8 (5.00%) Dynamics 365
7 8 (5.00%) GCP
8 7 (4.38%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 5 (3.13%) Azure DevOps
10 4 (2.50%) Microsoft 365
11 3 (1.88%) dbt
11 3 (1.88%) Google Analytics
12 2 (1.25%) Amazon S3
12 2 (1.25%) Azure Logic Apps
12 2 (1.25%) Azure Machine Learning
12 2 (1.25%) Google Tag Manager
12 2 (1.25%) Lucidchart
12 2 (1.25%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.25%) Firewall
2 1 (0.63%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 117 (73.13%) Power BI
2 33 (20.63%) Tableau
3 18 (11.25%) Data Warehouse
4 17 (10.63%) Power Query
5 14 (8.75%) SQL Server
6 11 (6.88%) Relational Database
7 10 (6.25%) PostgreSQL
8 8 (5.00%) Data Lake
9 7 (4.38%) BigQuery
9 7 (4.38%) Looker
10 5 (3.13%) Metadata
11 4 (2.50%) Azure SQL Database
11 4 (2.50%) Star Schema
12 3 (1.88%) Hadoop
12 3 (1.88%) Impala
12 3 (1.88%) NoSQL
12 3 (1.88%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 3 (1.88%) WebFOCUS
13 2 (1.25%) Amazon Redshift
13 2 (1.25%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 13 (8.13%) Jenkins
2 10 (6.25%) Gradle
2 10 (6.25%) JIRA
2 10 (6.25%) JUnit
2 10 (6.25%) Liquibase
2 10 (6.25%) Mockito
3 7 (4.38%) GitLab
4 3 (1.88%) Git
4 3 (1.88%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.63%) Artifactory
5 1 (0.63%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 54 (33.75%) Social Skills
2 46 (28.75%) Finance
3 42 (26.25%) Analytical Skills
4 26 (16.25%) Public Sector
5 17 (10.63%) Manufacturing
6 16 (10.00%) Marketing
7 12 (7.50%) Banking
7 12 (7.50%) Electronics
7 12 (7.50%) Telecoms
8 5 (3.13%) Billing
8 5 (3.13%) Local Government
8 5 (3.13%) Presentation Skills
8 5 (3.13%) Retail
9 3 (1.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (1.88%) Legal
9 3 (1.88%) Organisational Skills
9 3 (1.88%) Pharmaceutical
10 2 (1.25%) Automotive
10 2 (1.25%) Documentation Skills
10 2 (1.25%) Law
Job Titles
1 59 (36.88%) Analyst
2 31 (19.38%) Developer
3 30 (18.75%) Data Analyst
4 14 (8.75%) Consultant
5 12 (7.50%) Power BI Developer
6 11 (6.88%) Business Intelligence Developer
7 9 (5.63%) Business Analyst
7 9 (5.63%) Business Intelligence Analyst
8 7 (4.38%) Data Engineer
8 7 (4.38%) Performance Analyst
9 6 (3.75%) Business Intelligence Consultant
9 6 (3.75%) Senior
9 6 (3.75%) Software Engineer
10 5 (3.13%) Java Developer
10 5 (3.13%) Java Engineer
10 5 (3.13%) Java Software Engineer
10 5 (3.13%) Lead
10 5 (3.13%) Power BI Analyst
10 5 (3.13%) React Developer
10 5 (3.13%) SC Cleared Java Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (7.50%) React
2 11 (6.88%) Kafka
3 10 (6.25%) OpenAPI
3 10 (6.25%) Spring
3 10 (6.25%) Spring Boot
3 10 (6.25%) Swagger
4 6 (3.75%) .NET
5 3 (1.88%) JSON
5 3 (1.88%) PySpark
6 2 (1.25%) CSS
6 2 (1.25%) D3.js
6 2 (1.25%) HTML
6 2 (1.25%) RESTful
7 1 (0.63%) AngularJS
7 1 (0.63%) BAPI
7 1 (0.63%) Matplotlib
7 1 (0.63%) Middleware
7 1 (0.63%) Node.js
7 1 (0.63%) WebSockets
7 1 (0.63%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 8 (5.00%) Data Protection Act
2 7 (4.38%) Management Information System
2 7 (4.38%) Product Ownership
3 5 (3.13%) Low-Code
4 4 (2.50%) Analytical Mindset
4 4 (2.50%) Data Centre
4 4 (2.50%) NHS
5 3 (1.88%) Data Structures
5 3 (1.88%) Legacy Systems
5 3 (1.88%) Mainframe
5 3 (1.88%) Onboarding
5 3 (1.88%) Self-Motivation
5 3 (1.88%) Shadow IT
6 2 (1.25%) Distributed Computing
7 1 (0.63%) Algorithms
7 1 (0.63%) Distributed Systems
7 1 (0.63%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (0.63%) FMCG
7 1 (0.63%) Hedge funds
7 1 (0.63%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.63%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (31.88%) Visualisation
2 45 (28.13%) Analytics
3 39 (24.38%) Problem-Solving
4 38 (23.75%) Agile
5 35 (21.88%) Data Visualisation
6 33 (20.63%) Data Modelling
7 29 (18.13%) Data Analysis
7 29 (18.13%) Decision-Making
8 27 (16.88%) Actionable Insight
9 23 (14.38%) Data Governance
10 21 (13.13%) Migration
11 20 (12.50%) CI/CD
11 20 (12.50%) DevOps
12 18 (11.25%) Stakeholder Management
13 17 (10.63%) Data Pipeline
13 17 (10.63%) ETL
14 15 (9.38%) Translating Business Requirements
15 13 (8.13%) Data Analytics
16 12 (7.50%) Data Science
16 12 (7.50%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 76 (47.50%) SQL
2 29 (18.13%) Python
3 12 (7.50%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 11 (6.88%) Java
4 11 (6.88%) TypeScript
5 7 (4.38%) R
6 6 (3.75%) T-SQL
6 6 (3.75%) VBA
7 5 (3.13%) C#
8 4 (2.50%) JavaScript
9 2 (1.25%) Bash
10 1 (0.63%) ABAP
10 1 (0.63%) C
10 1 (0.63%) C++
10 1 (0.63%) Korn
10 1 (0.63%) PowerShell
10 1 (0.63%) Scala
10 1 (0.63%) X++
Qualifications
1 21 (13.13%) Security Cleared
2 19 (11.88%) SC Cleared
3 13 (8.13%) Degree
4 4 (2.50%) Microsoft Certification
5 3 (1.88%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (1.25%) ACCA
6 2 (1.25%) CCNA
6 2 (1.25%) CCNP
6 2 (1.25%) CIMA
6 2 (1.25%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (1.25%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (1.25%) Master's Degree
6 2 (1.25%) Tableau Certification
7 1 (0.63%) Azure Certification
7 1 (0.63%) MCSA
7 1 (0.63%) MCSE
7 1 (0.63%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (11.88%) Data Quality
2 5 (3.13%) GDPR
3 4 (2.50%) Accessibility
4 2 (1.25%) PMO
5 1 (0.63%) COSHH
5 1 (0.63%) IEC 61508
5 1 (0.63%) IEC 62304
5 1 (0.63%) ISO 26262
5 1 (0.63%) QA
System Software
1 11 (6.88%) Docker
2 2 (1.25%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (1.88%) Ansible
1 3 (1.88%) Kubernetes
2 2 (1.25%) HP Data Protector
2 2 (1.25%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (1.25%) NetBackup
3 1 (0.63%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 41 (25.63%) Microsoft
2 24 (15.00%) SAP
3 7 (4.38%) Databricks
3 7 (4.38%) Google
4 4 (2.50%) ServiceNow
5 3 (1.88%) Fortinet
5 3 (1.88%) Infoblox
6 2 (1.25%) Capita
6 2 (1.25%) Dell
6 2 (1.25%) MuleSoft
6 2 (1.25%) Oracle
6 2 (1.25%) Veeam
6 2 (1.25%) Veritas
6 2 (1.25%) Virgin Media
6 2 (1.25%) VMware
7 1 (0.63%) Hotjar
7 1 (0.63%) Netlify
7 1 (0.63%) OpenAI
7 1 (0.63%) Optimizely
7 1 (0.63%) Workday