Business Intelligence Developer Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

BI Developer
South East > Thames Valley

The median BI Developer daily rate in the Thames Valley is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 January 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 128 106 144
Rank change year-on-year -22 +38 +14
Contract jobs requiring a Business Intelligence Developer 5 8 4
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 0.24% 0.47% 0.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.26% 0.51% 0.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 5 4
10th Percentile - £314 -
25th Percentile £413 £325 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £388 £450
Median % change year-on-year +9.68% -13.89% +95.65%
75th Percentile £438 £650 £456
90th Percentile - - £468
South East median daily rate £425 £388 £444
% change year-on-year +9.68% -12.68% +4.41%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the Thames Valley with a recognized job title 1,914 1,568 2,359
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.67% 91.64% 94.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,298 925 1,491
10th Percentile £269 £245 £205
25th Percentile £400 £400 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £505 £500
Median % change year-on-year -0.99% +1.00% -
75th Percentile £588 £630 £600
90th Percentile £650 £663 £675
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
Number of hourly rates quoted 101 41 134
10th Percentile £15.91 £19.30 £16.25
25th Percentile £18.87 £41.25 £24.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £56.75 £48.40
Median % change year-on-year -55.68% +17.24% +89.80%
75th Percentile £72.00 £64.73 £63.00
90th Percentile £95.00 £74.87 £72.33
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £42.50 £50.00
% change year-on-year -40.82% -15.00% +12.99%

Business Intelligence Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Business Intelligence Developer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Business Intelligence Developer job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Business Intelligence Developer
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Intelligence Developer job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Intelligence Developer job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Business Intelligence Developer
Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Business Intelligence Developer job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Business Intelligence Developer job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Business Intelligence Developer
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Intelligence Developer within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 20 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
Buckinghamshire - 5 £425 - 2
Business Intelligence Developer
South East

Business Intelligence Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 20 January 2026, Business Intelligence Developer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Thames Valley region featuring Business Intelligence Developer in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Azure
1 5 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 5 (100.00%) Power BI
1 5 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 5 (100.00%) SQL
2 3 (60.00%) Data Modelling
2 3 (60.00%) Databricks
2 3 (60.00%) ETL
3 2 (40.00%) Data Governance
3 2 (40.00%) Data Integration
3 2 (40.00%) Data Lake
3 2 (40.00%) DevOps
3 2 (40.00%) Microsoft
3 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (40.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (20.00%) Agile
4 1 (20.00%) Analytics
4 1 (20.00%) Coaching
4 1 (20.00%) Cognos
4 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (20.00%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 1 (20.00%) Data Analytics
4 1 (20.00%) Data Design
4 1 (20.00%) Data Engineering
4 1 (20.00%) Data Ingestion
4 1 (20.00%) Data Pipeline
4 1 (20.00%) Data Transformation
4 1 (20.00%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (20.00%) Dimensional Modelling
4 1 (20.00%) Innovative Thinking

Business Intelligence Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Cloud Services
1 5 (100.00%) Azure
1 5 (100.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (100.00%) Power BI
2 2 (40.00%) Data Lake
2 2 (40.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 1 (20.00%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (20.00%) Star Schema
General
1 5 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (20.00%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
2 3 (60.00%) Data Modelling
2 3 (60.00%) ETL
3 2 (40.00%) Data Governance
3 2 (40.00%) Data Integration
3 2 (40.00%) DevOps
3 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (20.00%) Agile
4 1 (20.00%) Analytics
4 1 (20.00%) Coaching
4 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (20.00%) Data Analytics
4 1 (20.00%) Data Engineering
4 1 (20.00%) Data Ingestion
4 1 (20.00%) Data Pipeline
4 1 (20.00%) Data Transformation
4 1 (20.00%) Dimensional Modelling
4 1 (20.00%) Innovative Thinking
4 1 (20.00%) Performance Tuning
4 1 (20.00%) Reverse Engineering
Programming Languages
1 5 (100.00%) SQL
2 1 (20.00%) Data Analysis Expressions
Vendors
1 3 (60.00%) Databricks
2 2 (40.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (20.00%) Cognos