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 2 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 41 28 51
Rank change year-on-year -13 +23 -2
Contract jobs citing Business Intelligence 283 187 212
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 4.48% 5.89% 3.73%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.51% 6.47% 4.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 161 126 121
10th Percentile £268 £280 £205
25th Percentile £380 £401 £306
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £525 £438
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +20.00% -
75th Percentile £550 £650 £525
90th Percentile £600 £700 £688
England median daily rate £500 £500 £500
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 3 7
10th Percentile £14.51 - £21.86
25th Percentile £30.94 - £23.52
Median hourly rate £37.00 £32.05 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year +15.44% -48.72% +121.95%
75th Percentile £80.07 £34.15 £82.23
90th Percentile £82.25 £35.41 £84.45
England median hourly rate £29.98 £30.81 £24.22
% change year-on-year -2.68% +27.21% -3.14%

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 5,140 2,891 4,706
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 81.35% 91.00% 82.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,236 1,801 2,730
10th Percentile £280 £250 £255
25th Percentile £413 £394 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £513
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -2.44% -0.49%
75th Percentile £610 £600 £634
90th Percentile £700 £663 £700
England median daily rate £520 £515 £525
% change year-on-year +0.97% -1.90% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 506 236 458
10th Percentile £15.49 £13.38 £13.00
25th Percentile £21.76 £15.12 £18.23
Median hourly rate £53.95 £24.00 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +124.79% -49.47% -5.00%
75th Percentile £82.25 £54.06 £66.77
90th Percentile £88.00 £75.00 £77.88
England median hourly rate £46.62 £25.15 £38.12
% change year-on-year +85.35% -34.02% +1.65%

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 2 July 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 2 July 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 2 July 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 -24 112 £500 -16.67% 49
Hampshire +1 79 £500 -16.67% 30
Berkshire -29 75 £505 -15.83% 22
West Sussex +5 47 £380 -5.00% 9
Surrey -20 25 £500 +30.29% 21
Buckinghamshire -19 24 £425 -2.86% 9
Oxfordshire -22 13 £500 +70.21% 18
Kent +3 7 £400 +95.12% 8
East Sussex 0 5 £616 +64.27% 4
Home Counties 0 2 - -
Middlesex - 1 - - 4
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 18 (6.36%) SharePoint
2 12 (4.24%) Confluence
3 3 (1.06%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.71%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.71%) Oracle Application Server
4 2 (0.71%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.35%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.35%) Apache
5 1 (0.35%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.35%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.35%) CMS
5 1 (0.35%) SAS
Applications
1 55 (19.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (4.95%) Microsoft Project
3 8 (2.83%) Microsoft Office
4 6 (2.12%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (1.06%) Oracle Smart View
6 1 (0.35%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.35%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.35%) InDesign
6 1 (0.35%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.35%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.35%) Trello
Business Applications
1 10 (3.53%) Remedy ITSM
2 8 (2.83%) iTrent
3 7 (2.47%) Oracle EBS R12
4 6 (2.12%) Oracle ERP
5 5 (1.77%) Oracle 11i
6 4 (1.41%) Adobe Campaign
7 3 (1.06%) Eloqua
7 3 (1.06%) Salesforce CRM
8 2 (0.71%) NEC Housing
8 2 (0.71%) Oracle Assets
8 2 (0.71%) Oracle Cash Management
8 2 (0.71%) Oracle Payables
8 2 (0.71%) Oracle Receivables
8 2 (0.71%) SAP Business One
8 2 (0.71%) SAP QM
8 2 (0.71%) SAP S/4HANA
9 1 (0.35%) Oracle EBS
9 1 (0.35%) SAP ERP
9 1 (0.35%) SAP Hybris
Cloud Services
1 206 (72.79%) Power Platform
2 60 (21.20%) Azure
3 23 (8.13%) Power Automate
4 22 (7.77%) Azure DevOps
5 17 (6.01%) PowerApps
6 15 (5.30%) AWS
7 13 (4.59%) Serverless
8 12 (4.24%) Microsoft 365
9 10 (3.53%) Microsoft Copilot
10 9 (3.18%) GCP
11 8 (2.83%) Copilot Studio
11 8 (2.83%) Snowflake
11 8 (2.83%) SuccessFactors
12 7 (2.47%) Amazon S3
12 7 (2.47%) Azure Functions
12 7 (2.47%) dbt
13 6 (2.12%) AWS Lambda
13 6 (2.12%) Dynamics 365
13 6 (2.12%) GitHub
13 6 (2.12%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.71%) Intranet
2 1 (0.35%) Broadband
2 1 (0.35%) DHCP
2 1 (0.35%) DNS
2 1 (0.35%) Firewall
2 1 (0.35%) VPN
2 1 (0.35%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 206 (72.79%) Power BI
2 25 (8.83%) Oracle BI Publisher
2 25 (8.83%) Oracle Reports
3 24 (8.48%) Data Warehouse
4 23 (8.13%) Tableau
5 16 (5.65%) SQL Server
6 9 (3.18%) Data Lake
7 8 (2.83%) BusinessObjects
7 8 (2.83%) Metadata
7 8 (2.83%) Qlik Sense
8 7 (2.47%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 6 (2.12%) Relational Database
9 6 (2.12%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 5 (1.77%) SAP Data Services
10 5 (1.77%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 4 (1.41%) Amazon Redshift
11 4 (1.41%) Apache Cassandra
11 4 (1.41%) Big Data
11 4 (1.41%) Couchbase
11 4 (1.41%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 26 (9.19%) JIRA
2 9 (3.18%) Git
3 4 (1.41%) Jenkins
3 4 (1.41%) JUnit
4 2 (0.71%) Oracle Forms
4 2 (0.71%) Postman
4 2 (0.71%) Toad
5 1 (0.35%) ERwin
5 1 (0.35%) GitLab
5 1 (0.35%) Hudson
5 1 (0.35%) Oracle APEX
5 1 (0.35%) SoapUI
5 1 (0.35%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.35%) TestRail
General
1 73 (25.80%) Social Skills
2 72 (25.44%) Analytical Skills
3 55 (19.43%) Finance
4 23 (8.13%) Retail
5 18 (6.36%) Documentation Skills
6 17 (6.01%) Public Sector
7 15 (5.30%) Marketing
8 8 (2.83%) Organisational Skills
9 6 (2.12%) Aerospace
10 5 (1.77%) Banking
10 5 (1.77%) Military
11 3 (1.06%) Advertising
11 3 (1.06%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (1.06%) Legal
11 3 (1.06%) Manufacturing
11 3 (1.06%) Telecoms
12 2 (0.71%) Aviation
12 2 (0.71%) Pharmaceutical
12 2 (0.71%) Presentation Skills
12 2 (0.71%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 74 (26.15%) Analyst
2 45 (15.90%) Data Analyst
3 35 (12.37%) Developer
4 30 (10.60%) Architect
4 30 (10.60%) Senior
5 21 (7.42%) Lead
6 19 (6.71%) Data Engineer
7 17 (6.01%) Oracle Developer
8 14 (4.95%) Business Intelligence Developer
8 14 (4.95%) Consultant
9 13 (4.59%) Business Analyst
10 11 (3.89%) Microsoft Engineer
10 11 (3.89%) PMO Analyst
10 11 (3.89%) Project Manager
10 11 (3.89%) Report Developer
11 10 (3.53%) Azure Engineer
12 9 (3.18%) E-Commerce Specialist
13 8 (2.83%) Azure DevOps Engineer
13 8 (2.83%) DevOps Engineer
13 8 (2.83%) Platform Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (5.65%) REST
2 15 (5.30%) Oracle Fusion
3 6 (2.12%) SOAP
4 5 (1.77%) EDI
4 5 (1.77%) JSON
4 5 (1.77%) Middleware
5 4 (1.41%) CSS
5 4 (1.41%) Hibernate
5 4 (1.41%) HTML
5 4 (1.41%) JPA
5 4 (1.41%) jQuery
5 4 (1.41%) Spring
5 4 (1.41%) Spring Boot
5 4 (1.41%) Spring MVC
5 4 (1.41%) XML
6 3 (1.06%) .NET
6 3 (1.06%) PySpark
7 2 (0.71%) ADO
7 2 (0.71%) PyTorch
7 2 (0.71%) Seaborn
Miscellaneous
1 13 (4.59%) Data Structures
2 10 (3.53%) PKI
3 9 (3.18%) Management Information System
4 8 (2.83%) Clustering
4 8 (2.83%) CMDB
5 6 (2.12%) FMCG
5 6 (2.12%) Legacy Systems
5 6 (2.12%) Product Ownership
6 3 (1.06%) Mainframe
6 3 (1.06%) Marketing Technology
6 3 (1.06%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (0.71%) Algorithms
7 2 (0.71%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (0.71%) Data Centre
7 2 (0.71%) Housing Association
7 2 (0.71%) Onboarding
7 2 (0.71%) Wiki
8 1 (0.35%) Distributed Computing
8 1 (0.35%) Operational Technology
8 1 (0.35%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 12 (4.24%) Windows
2 10 (3.53%) Windows Server
3 4 (1.41%) Unix
4 1 (0.35%) Android
4 1 (0.35%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.35%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 69 (24.38%) Data Modelling
2 64 (22.61%) Agile
3 63 (22.26%) Analytics
4 57 (20.14%) Decision-Making
5 51 (18.02%) Stakeholder Management
6 43 (15.19%) Data Analysis
6 43 (15.19%) Problem-Solving
7 41 (14.49%) Visualisation
8 40 (14.13%) ETL
9 39 (13.78%) Migration
10 37 (13.07%) ERP
11 36 (12.72%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 34 (12.01%) DevOps
12 34 (12.01%) Validation
13 32 (11.31%) Dashboard Development
14 31 (10.95%) Process Improvement
15 30 (10.60%) Data Visualisation
16 28 (9.89%) Continuous Improvement
16 28 (9.89%) Data Governance
16 28 (9.89%) Data Pipeline
Programming Languages
1 113 (39.93%) SQL
2 20 (7.07%) Python
3 18 (6.36%) PowerShell
4 17 (6.01%) JavaScript
5 15 (5.30%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 15 (5.30%) PL/SQL
5 15 (5.30%) T-SQL
6 9 (3.18%) C#
7 6 (2.12%) Java
8 5 (1.77%) Shell Script
9 4 (1.41%) VBA
10 3 (1.06%) Bicep
10 3 (1.06%) R
10 3 (1.06%) X++
Qualifications
1 64 (22.61%) Security Cleared
2 36 (12.72%) SC Cleared
3 19 (6.71%) Degree
4 12 (4.24%) DV Cleared
5 7 (2.47%) PMP
6 6 (2.12%) ACCA
6 6 (2.12%) BPSS Clearance
7 4 (1.41%) CIMA
7 4 (1.41%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (1.41%) DBS Check
7 4 (1.41%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (1.41%) PMI Certification
8 3 (1.06%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.71%) Azure Certification
10 1 (0.35%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.35%) CISA
10 1 (0.35%) CompTIA Security+
10 1 (0.35%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (16.25%) Data Quality
2 22 (7.77%) GDPR
3 18 (6.36%) PMO
4 17 (6.01%) QA
5 11 (3.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (1.77%) SLA
7 4 (1.41%) Accessibility
7 4 (1.41%) IFRS
8 2 (0.71%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.71%) COBIT
8 2 (0.71%) NIST
9 1 (0.35%) GRC
9 1 (0.35%) ISO 19650
System Software
1 14 (4.95%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.35%) BitLocker
2 1 (0.35%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 4 (1.41%) Terraform
2 3 (1.06%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (1.06%) SCCM
3 2 (0.71%) CEMLI
4 1 (0.35%) Grafana
4 1 (0.35%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 73 (25.80%) Microsoft
2 54 (19.08%) Oracle
3 37 (13.07%) SAP
4 14 (4.95%) Databricks
5 13 (4.59%) IFS
6 12 (4.24%) ServiceNow
7 10 (3.53%) BMC
7 10 (3.53%) Remedy
7 10 (3.53%) Salesforce
8 8 (2.83%) Adobe
8 8 (2.83%) Workday
9 6 (2.12%) Google
10 5 (1.77%) Baan
11 3 (1.06%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
12 2 (0.71%) Alteryx
12 2 (0.71%) Concur
12 2 (0.71%) Foundry
12 2 (0.71%) Informatica
12 2 (0.71%) NEC
12 2 (0.71%) Palantir