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 11 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 34 49
Rank change year-on-year -5 +15 -7
Contract jobs citing Business Intelligence 194 214 195
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 4.50% 6.30% 3.90%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.34% 7.08% 4.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 144 139 123
10th Percentile £270 £238 £201
25th Percentile £400 £364 £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £505 £450
Median % change year-on-year -0.99% +12.22% -10.00%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £550
90th Percentile £669 £700 £638
England median daily rate £488 £500 £513
% change year-on-year -2.50% -2.44% -2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 8 18
10th Percentile £17.29 £23.49 £22.13
25th Percentile £20.24 £37.38 £23.99
Median hourly rate £22.00 £50.44 £48.75
Median % change year-on-year -56.38% +3.46% +35.42%
75th Percentile £26.88 £64.73 £70.13
90th Percentile £51.25 - £81.34
England median hourly rate £23.75 £28.00 £30.50
% change year-on-year -15.18% -8.20% +10.91%

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 3,633 3,022 4,439
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 84.25% 88.93% 88.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,385 1,876 2,828
10th Percentile £224 £250 £213
25th Percentile £400 £403 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £511 £517
Median % change year-on-year -2.12% -1.24% +1.92%
75th Percentile £600 £623 £615
90th Percentile £688 £675 £688
England median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 333 112 258
10th Percentile £14.80 £19.37 £17.70
25th Percentile £17.00 £25.56 £26.00
Median hourly rate £23.58 £42.50 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -44.53% -22.73% +26.44%
75th Percentile £55.00 £62.50 £66.25
90th Percentile £75.00 £68.63 £76.53
England median hourly rate £25.15 £34.75 £42.50
% change year-on-year -27.63% -18.24% +21.43%

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 11 January 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 11 January 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 11 January 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 -2 113 £525 +2.94% 87
Berkshire -13 70 £598 +11.16% 58
Hampshire -9 58 £515 -13.26% 36
Buckinghamshire +11 35 £425 -15.84% 17
West Sussex -1 15 £325 -7.14% 8
Surrey -20 13 £538 +19.44% 15
Oxfordshire -8 8 £338 -20.59% 12
East Sussex - 2 £375 - 6
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 38 (19.59%) SharePoint
2 10 (5.15%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (3.61%) Confluence
4 6 (3.09%) Exchange Server 2003
4 6 (3.09%) Exchange Server 2007
4 6 (3.09%) Exchange Server 2010
4 6 (3.09%) Exchange Server 2013
4 6 (3.09%) Office Communications Server
4 6 (3.09%) SharePoint Server
4 6 (3.09%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.52%) CMS
5 1 (0.52%) Jupyter
5 1 (0.52%) WebLogic
Applications
1 51 (26.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (8.25%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (7.22%) Microsoft Project
4 8 (4.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (1.03%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 6 (3.09%) Salesforce CRM
2 5 (2.58%) Oracle EBS
2 5 (2.58%) Oracle ERP
3 3 (1.55%) Oracle Assets
3 3 (1.55%) Oracle General Ledger
3 3 (1.55%) Oracle Payables
3 3 (1.55%) Oracle Receivables
3 3 (1.55%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
4 2 (1.03%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (1.03%) Oracle Cash Management
4 2 (1.03%) Primavera
4 2 (1.03%) SAP MDG
4 2 (1.03%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 105 (54.12%) Power Platform
2 51 (26.29%) Azure
3 34 (17.53%) Microsoft 365
4 17 (8.76%) PowerApps
5 16 (8.25%) Azure DevOps
6 15 (7.73%) SaaS
7 14 (7.22%) OCI
8 10 (5.15%) AWS
8 10 (5.15%) GCP
8 10 (5.15%) Power Automate
9 9 (4.64%) Microsoft Copilot
10 7 (3.61%) Copilot Studio
10 7 (3.61%) Entra ID
11 6 (3.09%) Dynamics 365
12 5 (2.58%) GitHub
12 5 (2.58%) Microsoft Purview
13 3 (1.55%) GitHub Actions
14 2 (1.03%) Azure Key Vault
14 2 (1.03%) Azure Monitor
14 2 (1.03%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 9 (4.64%) VPN
2 6 (3.09%) DDNS
2 6 (3.09%) DHCP
2 6 (3.09%) DNS
2 6 (3.09%) SAN
3 3 (1.55%) BGP
3 3 (1.55%) Firewall
3 3 (1.55%) Junos
3 3 (1.55%) OSPF
4 2 (1.03%) 2G
4 2 (1.03%) 5G
4 2 (1.03%) Intranet
4 2 (1.03%) LTE
4 2 (1.03%) Mobile Backhaul
4 2 (1.03%) SD-WAN
4 2 (1.03%) VoIP
5 1 (0.52%) Ethernet VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 105 (54.12%) Power BI
2 30 (15.46%) Oracle BI Publisher
3 20 (10.31%) Oracle Reports
4 19 (9.79%) Tableau
5 12 (6.19%) Data Warehouse
6 11 (5.67%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
7 9 (4.64%) Oracle BI EE
8 7 (3.61%) SQL Server
9 6 (3.09%) Big Data
10 4 (2.06%) Data Lake
10 4 (2.06%) Metadata
10 4 (2.06%) Relational Database
10 4 (2.06%) Star Schema
11 3 (1.55%) BusinessObjects
11 3 (1.55%) MySQL
11 3 (1.55%) PostgreSQL
11 3 (1.55%) SAP Data Services
11 3 (1.55%) Tableau Desktop
11 3 (1.55%) Tableau Server
12 2 (1.03%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 23 (11.86%) JIRA
2 5 (2.58%) Git
3 3 (1.55%) Jenkins
3 3 (1.55%) JUnit
3 3 (1.55%) Storybook
4 1 (0.52%) NeoLoad
4 1 (0.52%) Postman
4 1 (0.52%) Visual Studio
General
1 90 (46.39%) Social Skills
2 75 (38.66%) Finance
3 46 (23.71%) Analytical Skills
4 35 (18.04%) Public Sector
5 27 (13.92%) Manufacturing
5 27 (13.92%) Marketing
6 24 (12.37%) Electronics
6 24 (12.37%) Telecoms
7 18 (9.28%) Organisational Skills
8 15 (7.73%) Influencing Skills
9 12 (6.19%) Documentation Skills
10 5 (2.58%) Retail
11 4 (2.06%) Banking
11 4 (2.06%) Legal
12 2 (1.03%) General Ledger
12 2 (1.03%) Local Government
13 1 (0.52%) Advertising
13 1 (0.52%) Aerospace
13 1 (0.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 1 (0.52%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 46 (23.71%) Analyst
2 26 (13.40%) Data Analyst
2 26 (13.40%) Developer
3 16 (8.25%) Architect
4 13 (6.70%) Oracle Developer
5 12 (6.19%) Consultant
5 12 (6.19%) PMO Analyst
5 12 (6.19%) Project Manager
5 12 (6.19%) Senior
6 11 (5.67%) Administrator
7 9 (4.64%) Lead
7 9 (4.64%) Oracle Project Manager
8 8 (4.12%) Support Engineer
9 7 (3.61%) Business Analyst
9 7 (3.61%) Business Intelligence Developer
9 7 (3.61%) Integration Manager
9 7 (3.61%) Platform Architect
9 7 (3.61%) Power Platform Architect
9 7 (3.61%) Report Developer
10 6 (3.09%) Systems Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (9.28%) Oracle Fusion
2 7 (3.61%) ADO
3 5 (2.58%) REST
4 3 (1.55%) CSS
4 3 (1.55%) HTML
4 3 (1.55%) React
4 3 (1.55%) RESTful
4 3 (1.55%) Spring
4 3 (1.55%) Spring Boot
4 3 (1.55%) Vitest
4 3 (1.55%) Web Services
5 2 (1.03%) BAPI
5 2 (1.03%) IDoc
5 2 (1.03%) Pandas
5 2 (1.03%) Plotly
5 2 (1.03%) PySpark
5 2 (1.03%) SAP Basis
5 2 (1.03%) SOAP
6 1 (0.52%) Oracle GoldenGate
6 1 (0.52%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 14 (7.22%) Data Structures
2 9 (4.64%) Analytical Mindset
3 8 (4.12%) NHS
4 6 (3.09%) Management Information System
4 6 (3.09%) Product Ownership
4 6 (3.09%) Replication
5 3 (1.55%) Algorithms
5 3 (1.55%) Cloud Native
5 3 (1.55%) Legacy Systems
6 2 (1.03%) CMDB
6 2 (1.03%) IoT
6 2 (1.03%) Life Science
6 2 (1.03%) Operational Technology
6 2 (1.03%) Renewable Energy
7 1 (0.52%) AS400
7 1 (0.52%) Driving Licence
7 1 (0.52%) Greenfield Project
7 1 (0.52%) Onboarding
7 1 (0.52%) SCADA
7 1 (0.52%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 11 (5.67%) Windows
2 6 (3.09%) Windows Server 2003
3 5 (2.58%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.52%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (25.77%) Problem-Solving
2 37 (19.07%) Agile
2 37 (19.07%) Data Modelling
3 36 (18.56%) Analytics
4 31 (15.98%) Data Analysis
5 29 (14.95%) Visualisation
6 28 (14.43%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 28 (14.43%) Waterfall
7 26 (13.40%) Stakeholder Management
8 23 (11.86%) Decision-Making
8 23 (11.86%) DevOps
8 23 (11.86%) Digital Marketing
8 23 (11.86%) Programme Management
9 20 (10.31%) Data Visualisation
10 19 (9.79%) Data Governance
11 18 (9.28%) Project Management
12 16 (8.25%) Collaborative Working
12 16 (8.25%) Migration
13 15 (7.73%) AI
13 15 (7.73%) Matrix Organization
Programming Languages
1 47 (24.23%) SQL
2 18 (9.28%) Python
3 9 (4.64%) R
4 7 (3.61%) PowerShell
5 4 (2.06%) PL/SQL
6 3 (1.55%) Java
6 3 (1.55%) JavaScript
6 3 (1.55%) TypeScript
7 2 (1.03%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 1 (0.52%) VBA
Qualifications
1 41 (21.13%) Security Cleared
2 27 (13.92%) SC Cleared
3 20 (10.31%) Degree
4 8 (4.12%) DV Cleared
5 6 (3.09%) Master's Degree
6 3 (1.55%) JNCIA
6 3 (1.55%) JNCIP
6 3 (1.55%) JNCIS
6 3 (1.55%) PRINCE2 Certification
7 2 (1.03%) CCAB
7 2 (1.03%) Oracle Certification
8 1 (0.52%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (0.52%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (9.28%) Data Quality
2 14 (7.22%) PMO
3 9 (4.64%) GDPR
4 6 (3.09%) QA
5 3 (1.55%) SLA
6 1 (0.52%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 11 (5.67%) Active Directory
2 6 (3.09%) Brightmail
2 6 (3.09%) ISA Server
Systems Management
1 6 (3.09%) Microsoft Clustering
2 1 (0.52%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 50 (25.77%) Microsoft
1 50 (25.77%) Oracle
2 36 (18.56%) SAP
3 14 (7.22%) Salesforce
4 8 (4.12%) OpenAI
5 6 (3.09%) Databricks
5 6 (3.09%) ServiceNow
6 4 (2.06%) IFS
7 3 (1.55%) Cisco
7 3 (1.55%) Foundry
7 3 (1.55%) Juniper
7 3 (1.55%) Palantir
8 2 (1.03%) Adobe
8 2 (1.03%) Cognos
8 2 (1.03%) Informatica
8 2 (1.03%) Talend
9 1 (0.52%) Alteryx
9 1 (0.52%) Arqiva
9 1 (0.52%) RedGate
9 1 (0.52%) TikTok