Business Intelligence Contract Job Trends in the South East

Business Intelligence (BI)
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Business Intelligence skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 31 53
Rank change year-on-year -5 +22 -5
Contract jobs citing Business Intelligence 274 180 190
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 4.56% 6.19% 3.43%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.67% 6.77% 4.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 167 125 114
10th Percentile £287 £288 £205
25th Percentile £378 £375 £260
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £525 £425
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +23.53% -
75th Percentile £572 £650 £509
90th Percentile £650 £700 £675
England median daily rate £500 £500 £500
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 4 9
10th Percentile £13.77 £22.36 £22.61
25th Percentile £30.38 £28.59 £24.43
Median hourly rate £36.71 £32.05 £80.00
Median % change year-on-year +14.54% -59.94% +45.45%
75th Percentile £80.09 £33.10 £84.45
90th Percentile £82.25 £34.99 -
England median hourly rate £27.00 £29.07 £24.00
% change year-on-year -7.12% +21.13% -2.04%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

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 South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,836 2,658 4,638
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 80.53% 91.37% 83.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,134 1,714 2,692
10th Percentile £280 £250 £255
25th Percentile £412 £391 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £500 £501
Median % change year-on-year +3.00% -0.20% -0.79%
75th Percentile £610 £600 £625
90th Percentile £700 £656 £700
England median daily rate £514 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.10% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 445 173 445
10th Percentile £15.05 £13.25 £13.00
25th Percentile £21.35 £15.00 £18.20
Median hourly rate £52.50 £25.15 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +108.75% -47.05% -5.00%
75th Percentile £82.25 £62.24 £62.50
90th Percentile £88.00 £75.00 £76.86
England median hourly rate £45.00 £28.00 £36.50
% change year-on-year +60.71% -23.29% -2.67%

Business Intelligence
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Business Intelligence relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Business Intelligence job vacancy trend in the South East

Business Intelligence
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Business Intelligence.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Business Intelligence

Business Intelligence
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Intelligence in the South East over the 6 months to 27 May 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Business Intelligence in the South East

Business Intelligence
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Business Intelligence.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Business Intelligence

Business Intelligence
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Business Intelligence in the South East over the 6 months to 27 May 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Business Intelligence in the South East

Business Intelligence
Contract Job Locations in the South East

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 South East region over the 6 months to 27 May 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
Thames Valley -16 122 £500 -16.67% 54
Berkshire -22 81 £520 -16.80% 25
Hampshire -3 72 £450 -25.00% 19
West Sussex +2 38 £380 -3.18% 10
Buckinghamshire -16 29 £425 -6.08% 18
Surrey -25 23 £500 +36.99% 15
Oxfordshire -17 12 £500 +40.35% 12
East Sussex +3 6 £538 +43.33% 1
Kent -6 6 - - 10
Home Counties - 2 - -
Business Intelligence
England

Business Intelligence
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Application Platforms
1 27 (9.85%) SharePoint
2 10 (3.65%) Confluence
3 3 (1.09%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.73%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.73%) Oracle Application Server
5 1 (0.36%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.36%) Apache
5 1 (0.36%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.36%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.36%) CMS
5 1 (0.36%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.36%) SAS
Applications
1 54 (19.71%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (6.20%) Microsoft Project
3 8 (2.92%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (1.46%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (1.09%) Oracle Smart View
6 1 (0.36%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.36%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.36%) InDesign
6 1 (0.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.36%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.36%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.36%) Trello
Business Applications
1 10 (3.65%) Remedy ITSM
2 8 (2.92%) iTrent
3 6 (2.19%) Oracle EBS R12
3 6 (2.19%) Oracle ERP
4 5 (1.82%) Oracle 11i
5 4 (1.46%) Adobe Campaign
6 3 (1.09%) Eloqua
6 3 (1.09%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.73%) Salesforce CRM
7 2 (0.73%) SAP QM
7 2 (0.73%) SAP S/4HANA
8 1 (0.36%) NEC Housing
8 1 (0.36%) Oracle Assets
8 1 (0.36%) Oracle Cash Management
8 1 (0.36%) Oracle Payables
8 1 (0.36%) Oracle Receivables
8 1 (0.36%) SAP Business One
8 1 (0.36%) SAP ERP
8 1 (0.36%) SAP Hybris
Cloud Services
1 198 (72.26%) Power Platform
2 64 (23.36%) Azure
3 28 (10.22%) Azure DevOps
4 23 (8.39%) Microsoft 365
5 21 (7.66%) Power Automate
6 18 (6.57%) PowerApps
7 14 (5.11%) Microsoft Copilot
8 13 (4.74%) AWS
9 11 (4.01%) Copilot Studio
9 11 (4.01%) SaaS
9 11 (4.01%) Serverless
10 8 (2.92%) SuccessFactors
11 7 (2.55%) Snowflake
12 6 (2.19%) Amazon S3
12 6 (2.19%) Azure Functions
12 6 (2.19%) dbt
12 6 (2.19%) Entra ID
12 6 (2.19%) GitHub
12 6 (2.19%) OneDrive
13 5 (1.82%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.09%) Intranet
2 2 (0.73%) Firewall
2 2 (0.73%) VPN
3 1 (0.36%) BGP
3 1 (0.36%) DHCP
3 1 (0.36%) DNS
3 1 (0.36%) Ethernet VPN
3 1 (0.36%) Junos
3 1 (0.36%) OSPF
3 1 (0.36%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 198 (72.26%) Power BI
2 34 (12.41%) Oracle BI Publisher
3 30 (10.95%) Oracle Reports
4 26 (9.49%) Data Warehouse
5 18 (6.57%) Tableau
6 16 (5.84%) SQL Server
7 8 (2.92%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 7 (2.55%) Big Data
8 7 (2.55%) Qlik Sense
8 7 (2.55%) Star Schema
9 6 (2.19%) Data Lake
9 6 (2.19%) Relational Database
9 6 (2.19%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 5 (1.82%) Metadata
10 5 (1.82%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 4 (1.46%) BusinessObjects
12 3 (1.09%) Amazon Redshift
12 3 (1.09%) Data Mining
12 3 (1.09%) OLAP
12 3 (1.09%) PowerPivot
Development Applications
1 29 (10.58%) JIRA
2 5 (1.82%) Git
3 1 (0.36%) ERwin
3 1 (0.36%) GitLab
3 1 (0.36%) Hudson
3 1 (0.36%) Oracle APEX
3 1 (0.36%) Oracle Forms
3 1 (0.36%) Postman
3 1 (0.36%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 1 (0.36%) Toad
General
1 72 (26.28%) Social Skills
2 69 (25.18%) Analytical Skills
3 66 (24.09%) Finance
4 22 (8.03%) Retail
5 21 (7.66%) Documentation Skills
6 18 (6.57%) Public Sector
7 14 (5.11%) Marketing
8 8 (2.92%) Influencing Skills
8 8 (2.92%) Organisational Skills
9 7 (2.55%) Telecoms
10 6 (2.19%) Manufacturing
11 5 (1.82%) Military
12 4 (1.46%) Electronics
13 3 (1.09%) Advertising
13 3 (1.09%) Aerospace
14 2 (0.73%) Aviation
14 2 (0.73%) Pharmaceutical
15 1 (0.36%) Legal
15 1 (0.36%) Presentation Skills
15 1 (0.36%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 75 (27.37%) Analyst
2 42 (15.33%) Data Analyst
3 31 (11.31%) Architect
4 30 (10.95%) Developer
5 24 (8.76%) Senior
6 20 (7.30%) Lead
6 20 (7.30%) PMO Analyst
7 19 (6.93%) Data Engineer
8 17 (6.20%) Oracle Developer
9 16 (5.84%) Consultant
10 14 (5.11%) Business Intelligence Developer
11 12 (4.38%) Business Analyst
12 11 (4.01%) Platform Architect
12 11 (4.01%) Power Platform Architect
12 11 (4.01%) Project Manager
12 11 (4.01%) Report Developer
13 10 (3.65%) Azure Engineer
13 10 (3.65%) Microsoft Engineer
14 9 (3.28%) E-Commerce Specialist
15 8 (2.92%) Integration Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (6.57%) REST
2 17 (6.20%) Oracle Fusion
3 5 (1.82%) SOAP
4 4 (1.46%) ADO
5 3 (1.09%) EDI
5 3 (1.09%) JSON
5 3 (1.09%) Middleware
6 2 (0.73%) Matplotlib
6 2 (0.73%) PySpark
6 2 (0.73%) PyTorch
6 2 (0.73%) Seaborn
6 2 (0.73%) TensorFlow
6 2 (0.73%) XML
6 2 (0.73%) YAML
7 1 (0.36%) AngularJS
7 1 (0.36%) Apache Beam
7 1 (0.36%) Kafka
7 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Graph
7 1 (0.36%) Node.js
7 1 (0.36%) Oracle GoldenGate
Miscellaneous
1 10 (3.65%) PKI
2 9 (3.28%) Data Structures
3 8 (2.92%) Clustering
3 8 (2.92%) CMDB
3 8 (2.92%) Management Information System
4 6 (2.19%) Product Ownership
5 5 (1.82%) FMCG
5 5 (1.82%) Legacy Systems
6 4 (1.46%) Analytical Mindset
7 3 (1.09%) Mainframe
7 3 (1.09%) Marketing Technology
7 3 (1.09%) NHS
7 3 (1.09%) Self-Motivation
8 2 (0.73%) Algorithms
8 2 (0.73%) Housing Association
8 2 (0.73%) Onboarding
8 2 (0.73%) Wiki
9 1 (0.36%) AI Agents
9 1 (0.36%) Distributed Computing
9 1 (0.36%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 12 (4.38%) Windows
2 10 (3.65%) Windows Server
3 2 (0.73%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (21.53%) Agile
1 59 (21.53%) Data Modelling
2 52 (18.98%) Analytics
3 49 (17.88%) Problem-Solving
4 46 (16.79%) Decision-Making
4 46 (16.79%) Stakeholder Management
5 43 (15.69%) Data Analysis
6 40 (14.60%) DevOps
7 38 (13.87%) ETL
8 35 (12.77%) ERP
8 35 (12.77%) Visualisation
9 32 (11.68%) Migration
10 29 (10.58%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 28 (10.22%) Data Governance
12 27 (9.85%) Data Visualisation
13 26 (9.49%) Process Improvement
13 26 (9.49%) Validation
14 24 (8.76%) Requirements Gathering
15 23 (8.39%) Data Pipeline
15 23 (8.39%) Performance Tuning
Programming Languages
1 92 (33.58%) SQL
2 18 (6.57%) PowerShell
3 14 (5.11%) Python
3 14 (5.11%) T-SQL
4 12 (4.38%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 11 (4.01%) JavaScript
6 7 (2.55%) C#
6 7 (2.55%) PL/SQL
7 3 (1.09%) Bicep
7 3 (1.09%) VBA
8 2 (0.73%) R
9 1 (0.36%) Java
9 1 (0.36%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.36%) X++
Qualifications
1 60 (21.90%) Security Cleared
2 34 (12.41%) SC Cleared
3 14 (5.11%) Degree
4 10 (3.65%) DV Cleared
5 6 (2.19%) BPSS Clearance
5 6 (2.19%) PMP
6 5 (1.82%) ACCA
7 4 (1.46%) DBS Check
7 4 (1.46%) Master's Degree
8 3 (1.09%) CIMA
8 3 (1.09%) Computer Science Degree
8 3 (1.09%) PMI Certification
8 3 (1.09%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 2 (0.73%) Oracle Certification
10 1 (0.36%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.36%) CompTIA Security+
10 1 (0.36%) JNCIA
10 1 (0.36%) JNCIP
10 1 (0.36%) JNCIS
10 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (14.96%) Data Quality
2 21 (7.66%) PMO
3 20 (7.30%) GDPR
4 12 (4.38%) QA
5 11 (4.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (1.46%) Accessibility
6 4 (1.46%) IFRS
7 3 (1.09%) SLA
8 2 (0.73%) COBIT
8 2 (0.73%) NIST
9 1 (0.36%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.36%) GRC
System Software
1 15 (5.47%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.36%) BitLocker
2 1 (0.36%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 3 (1.09%) Microsoft Intune
1 3 (1.09%) SCCM
1 3 (1.09%) Terraform
2 1 (0.36%) CEMLI
2 1 (0.36%) Grafana
2 1 (0.36%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 70 (25.55%) Microsoft
2 51 (18.61%) Oracle
3 31 (11.31%) SAP
4 13 (4.74%) IFS
5 12 (4.38%) Databricks
6 10 (3.65%) BMC
6 10 (3.65%) Remedy
6 10 (3.65%) ServiceNow
7 8 (2.92%) Workday
8 6 (2.19%) Adobe
8 6 (2.19%) Salesforce
9 3 (1.09%) Baan
9 3 (1.09%) OpenAI
9 3 (1.09%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
10 2 (0.73%) Cognos
10 2 (0.73%) Foundry
10 2 (0.73%) Google
10 2 (0.73%) Palantir
11 1 (0.36%) Informatica
11 1 (0.36%) Juniper