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 contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 30 26
Rank change year-on-year -9 -4 +2
Contract jobs citing Business Intelligence 119 124 190
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 4.32% 6.77% 6.15%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.32% 7.58% 7.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 79 72 158
10th Percentile £300 £350 £363
25th Percentile £413 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £570
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -7.89% +6.29%
75th Percentile £575 £638 £638
90th Percentile £675 £736 £775
England median daily rate £492 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -1.60% - -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 7 7
10th Percentile £22.90 £19.18 -
25th Percentile £23.16 £22.42 £14.36
Median hourly rate £24.00 £26.50 £15.59
Median % change year-on-year -9.43% +69.98% -43.31%
75th Percentile £24.50 £28.99 £18.77
90th Percentile £30.98 - £21.64
England median hourly rate £23.75 £27.50 £25.81
% change year-on-year -13.64% +6.55% -3.73%

All Process & 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 2,235 1,636 2,608
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 81.21% 89.35% 84.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,227 1,010 1,663
10th Percentile £300 £225 £275
25th Percentile £413 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £530
Median % change year-on-year - -0.94% -3.28%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £638
90th Percentile £725 £700 £720
England median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 401 98 335
10th Percentile £16.62 £21.89 £14.54
25th Percentile £23.16 £48.69 £31.60
Median hourly rate £57.50 £65.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% +30.00% -18.70%
75th Percentile £65.00 £68.00 £68.75
90th Percentile - £70.00 £78.22
England median hourly rate £26.61 £35.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -23.99% - -

Business Intelligence
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Business Intelligence job vacancy trend 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 February 2026.

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 February 2026.

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 February 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
Bristol -13 49 £500 -6.54% 20
Wiltshire 0 30 £625 +8.70% 10
Somerset -15 12 £538 -14.00% 14
Devon 0 8 £400 +23.08% 4
Cornwall -1 6 £158 -55.00% 1
Dorset +2 5 £400 -17.95% 4
Gloucestershire -17 1 - - 8
Business Intelligence
England

Business Intelligence
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 12 (10.08%) SharePoint
2 5 (4.20%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (3.36%) Oracle Application Server
4 2 (1.68%) Apache
4 2 (1.68%) Apache Superset
5 1 (0.84%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.84%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.84%) Jupyter
Applications
1 11 (9.24%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.68%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (1.68%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (1.68%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.84%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 64 (53.78%) Power Platform
2 27 (22.69%) Azure
3 11 (9.24%) AWS
3 11 (9.24%) GCP
3 11 (9.24%) Microsoft 365
3 11 (9.24%) Power Automate
4 8 (6.72%) Snowflake
5 7 (5.88%) Azure Data Factory
5 7 (5.88%) Microsoft Copilot
5 7 (5.88%) PowerApps
6 5 (4.20%) Entra ID
6 5 (4.20%) SaaS
7 4 (3.36%) Azure DevOps
8 3 (2.52%) GitHub
8 3 (2.52%) ShareGate
9 2 (1.68%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 2 (1.68%) Dynamics 365
10 1 (0.84%) Collibra
10 1 (0.84%) Google Tag Manager
10 1 (0.84%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 4 (3.36%) Unified Communications
2 3 (2.52%) Kerberos
3 2 (1.68%) DHCP
3 2 (1.68%) LAN
4 1 (0.84%) DNS
4 1 (0.84%) Hyperconnected
4 1 (0.84%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.84%) VLAN
4 1 (0.84%) VPN
4 1 (0.84%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 63 (52.94%) Power BI
2 13 (10.92%) Data Warehouse
3 8 (6.72%) Metadata
4 7 (5.88%) Tableau
5 6 (5.04%) Big Data
5 6 (5.04%) BigQuery
5 6 (5.04%) Looker
6 5 (4.20%) Azure SQL Database
6 5 (4.20%) PostgreSQL
7 4 (3.36%) Oracle ODI
7 4 (3.36%) Oracle Reports
7 4 (3.36%) Power Query
7 4 (3.36%) SQL Server
7 4 (3.36%) Star Schema
8 3 (2.52%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 2 (1.68%) Data Lake
9 2 (1.68%) Delta Lake
9 2 (1.68%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 2 (1.68%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 1 (0.84%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 4 (3.36%) DBeaver
2 2 (1.68%) GitLab
3 1 (0.84%) Artifactory
3 1 (0.84%) Git
3 1 (0.84%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.84%) JIRA
3 1 (0.84%) Maven
3 1 (0.84%) Rational Rhapsody
3 1 (0.84%) SonarQube
General
1 55 (46.22%) Finance
2 40 (33.61%) Public Sector
3 34 (28.57%) Manufacturing
3 34 (28.57%) Telecoms
4 32 (26.89%) Electronics
4 32 (26.89%) Marketing
5 20 (16.81%) Social Skills
6 14 (11.76%) Analytical Skills
7 8 (6.72%) Banking
7 8 (6.72%) General Ledger
8 5 (4.20%) Documentation Skills
8 5 (4.20%) Legal
8 5 (4.20%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (1.68%) Back Office
9 2 (1.68%) Law
9 2 (1.68%) Military
9 2 (1.68%) Police
10 1 (0.84%) Aerospace
10 1 (0.84%) Billing
10 1 (0.84%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 23 (19.33%) Analyst
2 16 (13.45%) Data Engineer
3 11 (9.24%) Data Analyst
4 9 (7.56%) Developer
4 9 (7.56%) IT Engineer
4 9 (7.56%) Migration Engineer
5 8 (6.72%) Business Analyst
5 8 (6.72%) Senior
6 7 (5.88%) IT Support
6 7 (5.88%) Lead
7 6 (5.04%) Architect
7 6 (5.04%) IT Support Engineer
7 6 (5.04%) Support Engineer
8 5 (4.20%) Analytics Manager
8 5 (4.20%) Business Intelligence Analyst
8 5 (4.20%) Business Intelligence Manager
8 5 (4.20%) Business Intelligence Specialist
8 5 (4.20%) Data Architect
8 5 (4.20%) Senior Analytics Manager
8 5 (4.20%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (5.04%) HTML
2 4 (3.36%) CSS
2 4 (3.36%) Oracle GoldenGate
3 3 (2.52%) HTML5
3 3 (2.52%) LDAP
3 3 (2.52%) OAuth
3 3 (2.52%) OpenID
3 3 (2.52%) PySpark
3 3 (2.52%) SAML
4 2 (1.68%) .NET
4 2 (1.68%) Pandas
4 2 (1.68%) SailPoint
4 2 (1.68%) SVG
5 1 (0.84%) Bootstrap
5 1 (0.84%) HTML5 Canvas
5 1 (0.84%) JAX-RS
5 1 (0.84%) LESS
5 1 (0.84%) React
5 1 (0.84%) Sass
5 1 (0.84%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 8 (6.72%) Onboarding
2 6 (5.04%) Low-Code
3 4 (3.36%) Product Ownership
3 4 (3.36%) Replication
4 3 (2.52%) Public Cloud
5 2 (1.68%) Analytical Mindset
5 2 (1.68%) Cloud Native
5 2 (1.68%) Data Structures
5 2 (1.68%) FMCG
5 2 (1.68%) Hybrid Cloud
5 2 (1.68%) Management Information System
5 2 (1.68%) NHS
6 1 (0.84%) AI Agents
6 1 (0.84%) Algorithms
6 1 (0.84%) CMDB
6 1 (0.84%) Data Fabric
6 1 (0.84%) DataPower
6 1 (0.84%) Industrial Internet of Things
6 1 (0.84%) IoT
6 1 (0.84%) Smart Home
Operating Systems
1 5 (4.20%) Windows
2 3 (2.52%) Windows Server
3 2 (1.68%) Linux
3 2 (1.68%) Windows 10
3 2 (1.68%) Windows Server 2019
4 1 (0.84%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (34.45%) Analytics
2 34 (28.57%) Programme Management
3 32 (26.89%) Digital Marketing
4 21 (17.65%) Migration
5 20 (16.81%) Data Modelling
6 19 (15.97%) ETL
7 16 (13.45%) Agile
8 15 (12.61%) Decision-Making
8 15 (12.61%) Visualisation
9 14 (11.76%) Actionable Insight
9 14 (11.76%) Continuous Improvement
9 14 (11.76%) Workflow
10 13 (10.92%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 12 (10.08%) Change Management
12 11 (9.24%) AI
12 11 (9.24%) CI/CD
12 11 (9.24%) Data Pipeline
12 11 (9.24%) Data Science
13 10 (8.40%) Data Engineering
13 10 (8.40%) Workflow Management
Programming Languages
1 39 (32.77%) SQL
2 25 (21.01%) Python
3 8 (6.72%) JavaScript
4 7 (5.88%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 5 (4.20%) PowerShell
6 4 (3.36%) T-SQL
7 3 (2.52%) TypeScript
8 2 (1.68%) C#
8 2 (1.68%) Java
8 2 (1.68%) VBA
9 1 (0.84%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.84%) R
9 1 (0.84%) SAPscript
9 1 (0.84%) Scala
9 1 (0.84%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 46 (38.66%) Security Cleared
2 39 (32.77%) SC Cleared
3 12 (10.08%) Degree
3 12 (10.08%) DV Cleared
4 8 (6.72%) ACCA
4 8 (6.72%) CIMA
5 2 (1.68%) AWS Certification
5 2 (1.68%) CESG Certified Professional
5 2 (1.68%) CISSP
5 2 (1.68%) CLAS
5 2 (1.68%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (1.68%) TOGAF Certification
6 1 (0.84%) Azure Certification
6 1 (0.84%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (15.13%) Data Quality
2 8 (6.72%) GDPR
3 5 (4.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (4.20%) JSP 440
3 5 (4.20%) RMADS
4 4 (3.36%) PMO
5 3 (2.52%) NCSC
6 2 (1.68%) Actionable Recommendations
6 2 (1.68%) NIST
6 2 (1.68%) QA
7 1 (0.84%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.84%) DICOM
7 1 (0.84%) HL7
7 1 (0.84%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.84%) PERC
7 1 (0.84%) SLA
7 1 (0.84%) WCAG
System Software
1 7 (5.88%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.68%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.84%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (3.36%) SCCM
2 3 (2.52%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.84%) Failover Clustering
3 1 (0.84%) Kibana
3 1 (0.84%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.84%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 37 (31.09%) SAP
2 32 (26.89%) Microsoft
3 7 (5.88%) Databricks
3 7 (5.88%) Google
4 5 (4.20%) Blue Prism
5 4 (3.36%) Oracle
6 3 (2.52%) Cisco
6 3 (2.52%) Salesforce
7 2 (1.68%) Automation Anywhere
7 2 (1.68%) ForgeRock
7 2 (1.68%) Intel
7 2 (1.68%) Micro Focus
7 2 (1.68%) NetIQ
7 2 (1.68%) Okta
7 2 (1.68%) UiPath
8 1 (0.84%) Amplitude
8 1 (0.84%) Cognos
8 1 (0.84%) Informatica
8 1 (0.84%) NetApp
8 1 (0.84%) Remedy