Business Intelligence Contract Job Trends in the South West

Business Intelligence (BI)
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South West requiring Business Intelligence skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 26 31 32
Rank change year-on-year +5 +1 -9
Contract jobs citing Business Intelligence 126 163 173
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West 6.44% 6.15% 5.31%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.11% 7.32% 6.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 92 116 149
10th Percentile £265 £356 £375
25th Percentile £380 £429 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year -11.63% -2.27% +4.76%
75th Percentile £578 £638 £638
90th Percentile £675 £775 £688
England median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 6 4
10th Percentile £23.49 £18.67 £52.38
25th Percentile £26.85 £21.19 £54.06
Median hourly rate £28.55 £28.56 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -0.04% -48.07% -
75th Percentile £33.75 £30.00 £61.88
90th Percentile £60.00 - £74.25
England median hourly rate £32.05 £30.00 £33.66
% change year-on-year +6.83% -10.87% +34.69%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South West

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 West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,771 2,226 2,844
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 90.50% 83.94% 87.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,025 1,325 1,968
10th Percentile £213 £286 £311
25th Percentile £363 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £620 £638 £650
90th Percentile £706 £710 £725
England median daily rate £510 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.86% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 245 214 257
10th Percentile £15.00 £18.20 £20.40
25th Percentile £18.51 £48.50 £45.00
Median hourly rate £25.15 £67.50 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -62.74% +3.85% +12.17%
75th Percentile £63.75 £72.50 £75.00
90th Percentile £68.45 £75.00 £83.40
England median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -41.51% -3.37% +53.98%

Business Intelligence
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Intelligence in the South West

Business Intelligence
Daily Rate Trend in the South West

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

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

Business Intelligence
Daily Rate Histogram in the South West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Intelligence in the South West over the 6 months to 20 September 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Business Intelligence in the South West

Business Intelligence
Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

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

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

Business Intelligence
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South West

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Business Intelligence in the South West over the 6 months to 20 September 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Business Intelligence in the South West

Business Intelligence
Contract Job Locations in the South West

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 West region over the 6 months to 20 September 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
Wiltshire +16 45 £575 -14.81% 22
Bristol -2 43 £438 -7.89% 37
Gloucestershire +10 9 £450 -7.69% 17
Somerset -12 9 £279 -51.52% 22
Dorset - 7 £425 - 8
Devon -5 6 £400 -6.98% 11
Cornwall - 1 £158 -
Business Intelligence
England

Business Intelligence
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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 12 (9.52%) SharePoint
2 5 (3.97%) Oracle Application Server
3 3 (2.38%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.79%) Apache
4 1 (0.79%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.79%) MS Project Server
Applications
1 21 (16.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (10.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (3.97%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (3.17%) Microsoft Office
5 2 (1.59%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.79%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (2.38%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (1.59%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.79%) iTrent
Cloud Services
1 62 (49.21%) Power Platform
2 23 (18.25%) Azure
3 14 (11.11%) AWS
4 9 (7.14%) Snowflake
5 8 (6.35%) Power Automate
6 7 (5.56%) Microsoft 365
6 7 (5.56%) PowerApps
7 4 (3.17%) Azure DevOps
7 4 (3.17%) Entra ID
7 4 (3.17%) GCP
8 2 (1.59%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 2 (1.59%) Azure Data Factory
8 2 (1.59%) Azure Logic Apps
8 2 (1.59%) Dynamics 365
8 2 (1.59%) SaaS
8 2 (1.59%) ShareGate
9 1 (0.79%) dbt
9 1 (0.79%) Matillion
9 1 (0.79%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 4 (3.17%) DNS
2 3 (2.38%) LAN
3 2 (1.59%) Kerberos
3 2 (1.59%) VoIP
3 2 (1.59%) VPN
3 2 (1.59%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.79%) DHCP
4 1 (0.79%) Firewall
4 1 (0.79%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.79%) VLAN
4 1 (0.79%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 62 (49.21%) Power BI
2 14 (11.11%) Data Warehouse
3 8 (6.35%) PostgreSQL
3 8 (6.35%) SQL Server
4 6 (4.76%) Tableau
5 5 (3.97%) Oracle ODI
6 4 (3.17%) Metadata
6 4 (3.17%) Oracle Reports
6 4 (3.17%) Power Query
6 4 (3.17%) Star Schema
7 3 (2.38%) Data Lake
7 3 (2.38%) Looker
7 3 (2.38%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (1.59%) Oracle Database
8 2 (1.59%) Relational Database
8 2 (1.59%) SAP BW
8 2 (1.59%) SAP HANA
8 2 (1.59%) Snowflake Schema
8 2 (1.59%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 2 (1.59%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 4 (3.17%) DBeaver
2 3 (2.38%) JIRA
3 2 (1.59%) GitLab
4 1 (0.79%) Git
4 1 (0.79%) GoCD
4 1 (0.79%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.79%) Rational DOORS
4 1 (0.79%) Rational Rhapsody
4 1 (0.79%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 63 (50.00%) Finance
2 49 (38.89%) Public Sector
3 48 (38.10%) Marketing
4 47 (37.30%) Manufacturing
4 47 (37.30%) Social Skills
5 45 (35.71%) Electronics
5 45 (35.71%) Telecoms
6 23 (18.25%) Analytical Skills
7 11 (8.73%) Documentation Skills
8 5 (3.97%) Banking
8 5 (3.97%) Organisational Skills
9 3 (2.38%) Local Government
9 3 (2.38%) Polish Language
9 3 (2.38%) Presentation Skills
10 2 (1.59%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (1.59%) Legal
10 2 (1.59%) Tech for Good
11 1 (0.79%) Aerospace
11 1 (0.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 27 (21.43%) Analyst
2 20 (15.87%) Developer
3 16 (12.70%) Data Analyst
4 13 (10.32%) Consultant
4 13 (10.32%) Lead
5 12 (9.52%) Data Engineer
6 11 (8.73%) Business Intelligence Developer
6 11 (8.73%) Security Consultant
7 10 (7.94%) Architect
8 8 (6.35%) Power BI Developer
9 6 (4.76%) Business Analyst
9 6 (4.76%) ITIL Manager
10 5 (3.97%) Availability Manager
10 5 (3.97%) Business Intelligence Analyst
10 5 (3.97%) Incident Manager
10 5 (3.97%) ITIL Incident Manager
11 4 (3.17%) Azure Developer
11 4 (3.17%) Enterprise Architect
11 4 (3.17%) Senior
11 4 (3.17%) Test Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (4.76%) .NET
2 4 (3.17%) Oracle GoldenGate
3 3 (2.38%) .NET Core
3 3 (2.38%) Elastic Stack
4 2 (1.59%) LDAP
4 2 (1.59%) OAuth
4 2 (1.59%) OpenID
4 2 (1.59%) SailPoint
4 2 (1.59%) SAML
5 1 (0.79%) Apache NiFi
5 1 (0.79%) CSS
5 1 (0.79%) FHIR
5 1 (0.79%) HTML
5 1 (0.79%) Kafka
5 1 (0.79%) ODBC
5 1 (0.79%) React
5 1 (0.79%) REST
5 1 (0.79%) Web Services
5 1 (0.79%) XML
5 1 (0.79%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 5 (3.97%) CMDB
2 4 (3.17%) Legacy Systems
2 4 (3.17%) Onboarding
2 4 (3.17%) Replication
3 3 (2.38%) Product Ownership
3 3 (2.38%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (1.59%) Analytical Mindset
4 2 (1.59%) Hybrid Cloud
4 2 (1.59%) Management Information System
4 2 (1.59%) NHS
4 2 (1.59%) SCADA
5 1 (0.79%) AI Agents
5 1 (0.79%) Industrial Internet of Things
5 1 (0.79%) Low-Code
5 1 (0.79%) STB
Operating Systems
1 8 (6.35%) Windows
2 3 (2.38%) Linux
2 3 (2.38%) Windows Server
3 2 (1.59%) Android
3 2 (1.59%) Apple iOS
3 2 (1.59%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (38.10%) Programme Management
2 45 (35.71%) Digital Marketing
3 22 (17.46%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 21 (16.67%) Decision-Making
5 20 (15.87%) Agile
6 19 (15.08%) Analytics
7 17 (13.49%) ETL
7 17 (13.49%) Risk Management
8 16 (12.70%) Data Analysis
8 16 (12.70%) Problem-Solving
9 13 (10.32%) Service Management
10 12 (9.52%) ITIL
10 12 (9.52%) Stakeholder Management
10 12 (9.52%) Visualisation
11 11 (8.73%) Continuous Improvement
11 11 (8.73%) Migration
11 11 (8.73%) Project Management
12 10 (7.94%) Data Modelling
12 10 (7.94%) Service Asset and Configuration Management
13 9 (7.14%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 36 (28.57%) SQL
2 15 (11.90%) Python
3 6 (4.76%) C#
3 6 (4.76%) PowerShell
4 4 (3.17%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 4 (3.17%) JavaScript
5 2 (1.59%) ABAP
5 2 (1.59%) Bash
5 2 (1.59%) Java
5 2 (1.59%) PL/SQL
6 1 (0.79%) SAPscript
6 1 (0.79%) Tcl
6 1 (0.79%) T-SQL
6 1 (0.79%) TypeScript
6 1 (0.79%) VBA
Qualifications
1 47 (37.30%) Security Cleared
2 35 (27.78%) SC Cleared
3 20 (15.87%) DV Cleared
4 10 (7.94%) CESG Certified Professional
4 10 (7.94%) CISSP
5 9 (7.14%) Degree
6 5 (3.97%) CISM
6 5 (3.97%) CLAS
6 5 (3.97%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 3 (2.38%) Azure Certification
8 2 (1.59%) ISTQB
8 2 (1.59%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 1 (0.79%) Computer Science Degree
9 1 (0.79%) ITIL Certification
9 1 (0.79%) PMI Certification
9 1 (0.79%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (11.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 14 (11.11%) Data Quality
3 10 (7.94%) RMADS
4 8 (6.35%) JSP 440
4 8 (6.35%) NCSC
4 8 (6.35%) PMO
5 6 (4.76%) GDPR
6 5 (3.97%) NIST
7 3 (2.38%) Accessibility
7 3 (2.38%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (2.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.79%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.79%) DICOM
8 1 (0.79%) HL7
8 1 (0.79%) SLA
System Software
1 5 (3.97%) Active Directory
2 3 (2.38%) Docker
3 1 (0.79%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.79%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.79%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 5 (3.97%) Terraform
2 3 (2.38%) Ansible
2 3 (2.38%) Kubernetes
3 2 (1.59%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (1.59%) Prometheus
3 2 (1.59%) SCCM
4 1 (0.79%) Data Guard
4 1 (0.79%) FreeIPA
4 1 (0.79%) Grafana
4 1 (0.79%) Kibana
4 1 (0.79%) logstash
4 1 (0.79%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
4 1 (0.79%) Oracle RMAN
4 1 (0.79%) Puppet
4 1 (0.79%) SCOM
4 1 (0.79%) vRealize
Vendors
1 51 (40.48%) SAP
2 27 (21.43%) Microsoft
3 6 (4.76%) Oracle
4 5 (3.97%) Remedy
5 3 (2.38%) Databricks
5 3 (2.38%) VMware
6 2 (1.59%) Citrix
6 2 (1.59%) ForgeRock
6 2 (1.59%) Micro Focus
6 2 (1.59%) MobileIron
6 2 (1.59%) NetIQ
6 2 (1.59%) Okta
7 1 (0.79%) Cognos
7 1 (0.79%) Google
7 1 (0.79%) IBM
7 1 (0.79%) Salesforce
7 1 (0.79%) Splunk