Actionable Insight Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Actionable Insights (or Actionable Intelligence, Actionable Recommendations)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Actionable Insight skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 155 208 292
Rank change year-on-year +53 +84 +112
Contract jobs citing Actionable Insight 308 146 115
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 1.68% 0.99% 0.59%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.97% 1.14% 0.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 207 88 76
10th Percentile £317 £313 £325
25th Percentile £388 £357 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £466 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.49% -11.19% -
75th Percentile £541 £550 £591
90th Percentile £650 £638 £650
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £525
% change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 6 2
10th Percentile £20.50 £19.88 £18.94
25th Percentile £22.26 £23.49 £19.59
Median hourly rate £27.21 £32.73 £20.94
Median % change year-on-year -16.87% +56.34% -
75th Percentile £35.06 £53.16 £22.03
90th Percentile £39.00 £59.41 £22.53
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £28.11 £21.00
% change year-on-year +6.74% +33.83% -65.85%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Actionable Insight 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 UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 15,649 12,832 17,207
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 85.54% 87.31% 87.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,566 7,541 11,065
10th Percentile £220 £243 £250
25th Percentile £375 £381 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - -
75th Percentile £575 £600 £600
90th Percentile £675 £686 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £528
% change year-on-year -4.76% -0.57% -4.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,744 739 1,246
10th Percentile £14.38 £15.50 £14.25
25th Percentile £17.30 £20.00 £17.72
Median hourly rate £23.58 £30.78 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -23.41% -31.60% +50.00%
75th Percentile £51.21 £63.93 £65.00
90th Percentile £68.00 £73.75 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £43.42
% change year-on-year -22.62% -25.14% +24.04%

Actionable Insight
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Actionable Insight relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Actionable Insight job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Actionable Insight
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Actionable Insight.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Actionable Insight

Actionable Insight
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Actionable Insight in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 28 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Actionable Insight in the UK excluding London

Actionable Insight
Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Actionable Insight.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Actionable Insight

Actionable Insight
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Actionable Insight in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 28 December 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Actionable Insight in the UK excluding London

Actionable Insight
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Actionable Insight within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 28 December 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
North of England +20 96 £400 -1.78% 247
South East +25 82 £464 -7.25% 333
Midlands -22 50 £475 -5.00% 218
North West +1 47 £375 +4.17% 118
Yorkshire -15 38 £465 -2.11% 115
West Midlands -13 34 £488 -2.40% 116
South West +12 25 £525 +16.67% 116
East of England -10 24 £550 +10.00% 140
Scotland +14 23 £488 +11.43% 49
East Midlands -15 16 £440 +13.55% 86
North East +4 11 £395 +14.49% 18
Wales +7 8 £400 +45.45% 36
Northern Ireland -2 6 £488 - 13
Actionable Insight
UK

Actionable Insight
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 14 (4.55%) Apache Airflow
2 10 (3.25%) SharePoint
3 9 (2.92%) Confluence
4 5 (1.62%) Apache
5 3 (0.97%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.65%) IIS
6 2 (0.65%) Jupyter
7 1 (0.32%) PowerFactory
Applications
1 43 (13.96%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (6.82%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.62%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (1.30%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.32%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.32%) Trello
6 1 (0.32%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 9 (2.92%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.65%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.65%) Oracle EBS
2 2 (0.65%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.32%) Elite 3E
3 1 (0.32%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.32%) SAP GRC
3 1 (0.32%) SAP PP
3 1 (0.32%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 105 (34.09%) Power Platform
2 54 (17.53%) Azure
3 50 (16.23%) AWS
4 42 (13.64%) GCP
5 13 (4.22%) Google Analytics
6 11 (3.57%) Google Tag Manager
7 10 (3.25%) Power Automate
7 10 (3.25%) Snowflake
8 9 (2.92%) Amazon S3
8 9 (2.92%) GitHub
9 7 (2.27%) AWS Lambda
9 7 (2.27%) Azure DevOps
9 7 (2.27%) PowerApps
9 7 (2.27%) Serverless
10 5 (1.62%) Amazon Bedrock
10 5 (1.62%) Amazon SageMaker
10 5 (1.62%) AWS Step Functions
10 5 (1.62%) Azure Data Factory
10 5 (1.62%) Azure Sentinel
10 5 (1.62%) ChatGPT
Communications & Networking
1 10 (3.25%) Firewall
2 3 (0.97%) Network Security
3 2 (0.65%) Wireshark
4 1 (0.32%) Internet
4 1 (0.32%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 105 (34.09%) Power BI
2 36 (11.69%) Tableau
3 21 (6.82%) Data Warehouse
4 20 (6.49%) Power Query
5 17 (5.52%) BigQuery
6 16 (5.19%) Data Lake
7 14 (4.55%) Looker
8 13 (4.22%) Big Data
9 9 (2.92%) Relational Database
10 8 (2.60%) PowerPivot
11 5 (1.62%) Amazon Athena
11 5 (1.62%) Snowflake Schema
11 5 (1.62%) SQL Server
12 3 (0.97%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
12 3 (0.97%) Data Mining
12 3 (0.97%) Impala
12 3 (0.97%) Qlik Sense
12 3 (0.97%) Spotfire
13 2 (0.65%) Apache Hive
13 2 (0.65%) KDB
Development Applications
1 15 (4.87%) JIRA
2 14 (4.55%) GitLab
3 6 (1.95%) Jenkins
4 5 (1.62%) Git
5 3 (0.97%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.32%) Burp Suite
6 1 (0.32%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.32%) Gatling
6 1 (0.32%) JMeter
6 1 (0.32%) LoadRunner
6 1 (0.32%) MLflow
6 1 (0.32%) Selenium
6 1 (0.32%) Tricentis qTest
6 1 (0.32%) Visual Studio
General
1 157 (50.97%) Social Skills
2 101 (32.79%) Analytical Skills
3 80 (25.97%) Finance
4 46 (14.94%) Public Sector
5 22 (7.14%) Banking
6 13 (4.22%) Influencing Skills
7 12 (3.90%) Organisational Skills
8 10 (3.25%) Presentation Skills
9 8 (2.60%) Law
9 8 (2.60%) Manufacturing
9 8 (2.60%) Marketing
9 8 (2.60%) Retail
10 7 (2.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 5 (1.62%) Aerospace
11 5 (1.62%) Financial Institution
11 5 (1.62%) Legal
11 5 (1.62%) Telecoms
12 3 (0.97%) Documentation Skills
12 3 (0.97%) Front Office
12 3 (0.97%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 98 (31.82%) Analyst
2 42 (13.64%) Data Analyst
3 28 (9.09%) Senior
4 26 (8.44%) Business Analyst
5 25 (8.12%) Data Scientist
6 24 (7.79%) Consultant
7 19 (6.17%) Lead
8 15 (4.87%) Performance Analyst
9 14 (4.55%) Developer
10 13 (4.22%) User Researcher
11 12 (3.90%) Data Engineer
12 10 (3.25%) AWS Engineer
13 9 (2.92%) Business Intelligence Analyst
14 8 (2.60%) Architect
15 7 (2.27%) Senior Manager
15 7 (2.27%) Strategy Analyst
16 6 (1.95%) Customer Analyst
16 6 (1.95%) DevOps Engineer
16 6 (1.95%) Senior Analyst
17 5 (1.62%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (4.55%) Pandas
2 12 (3.90%) scikit-learn
3 7 (2.27%) NumPy
3 7 (2.27%) PyTorch
4 6 (1.95%) PySpark
5 5 (1.62%) Hugging Face
5 5 (1.62%) OpenTelemetry
5 5 (1.62%) TensorFlow
6 3 (0.97%) Oracle Fusion
6 3 (0.97%) Prophet
6 3 (0.97%) SailPoint
7 2 (0.65%) Middleware
7 2 (0.65%) pytest
7 2 (0.65%) XGBoost
8 1 (0.32%) Apache NiFi
8 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Graph
8 1 (0.32%) NLTK
8 1 (0.32%) Playwright
8 1 (0.32%) SpaCy
8 1 (0.32%) Streamlit
Miscellaneous
1 13 (4.22%) Analytical Mindset
1 13 (4.22%) Cyber Threat
2 12 (3.90%) Security Posture
3 11 (3.57%) Algorithms
4 9 (2.92%) Onboarding
5 7 (2.27%) Data Structures
5 7 (2.27%) Legacy Systems
6 6 (1.95%) NHS
6 6 (1.95%) Self-Motivation
7 5 (1.62%) CMDB
7 5 (1.62%) Data Protection Act
7 5 (1.62%) Product Ownership
8 4 (1.30%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 4 (1.30%) Data Centre
9 3 (0.97%) Distributed Computing
9 3 (0.97%) Greenfield Project
9 3 (0.97%) Hybrid Cloud
9 3 (0.97%) Management Information System
10 2 (0.65%) Clustering
10 2 (0.65%) Equities
Operating Systems
1 8 (2.60%) Linux
2 3 (0.97%) Unix
3 1 (0.32%) AIX
3 1 (0.32%) Android
3 1 (0.32%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.32%) Kali Linux
3 1 (0.32%) Solaris
3 1 (0.32%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 112 (36.36%) Business Intelligence
2 98 (31.82%) Analytics
3 81 (26.30%) Decision-Making
4 68 (22.08%) Problem-Solving
5 54 (17.53%) Agile
5 54 (17.53%) Visualisation
6 53 (17.21%) Data Analysis
7 51 (16.56%) Data Modelling
7 51 (16.56%) Stakeholder Management
8 50 (16.23%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 42 (13.64%) Data Science
10 41 (13.31%) Data Visualisation
11 40 (12.99%) Dashboard Development
12 34 (11.04%) Cybersecurity
13 32 (10.39%) AI
13 32 (10.39%) Validation
14 29 (9.42%) Machine Learning
15 28 (9.09%) Continuous Improvement
16 26 (8.44%) Data Governance
16 26 (8.44%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 109 (35.39%) SQL
2 77 (25.00%) Python
3 15 (4.87%) R
4 13 (4.22%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 11 (3.57%) VBA
6 5 (1.62%) Java
6 5 (1.62%) PowerShell
6 5 (1.62%) Scala
7 4 (1.30%) T-SQL
8 3 (0.97%) PromQL
9 2 (0.65%) C++
9 2 (0.65%) JavaScript
9 2 (0.65%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.32%) C
10 1 (0.32%) C#
Qualifications
1 36 (11.69%) Degree
2 34 (11.04%) Security Cleared
3 24 (7.79%) SC Cleared
4 10 (3.25%) CISSP
5 9 (2.92%) Master's Degree
6 8 (2.60%) PMI Certification
6 8 (2.60%) PMP
7 7 (2.27%) CISM
7 7 (2.27%) Computer Science Degree
8 6 (1.95%) CIMA
9 5 (1.62%) ACCA
9 5 (1.62%) DV Cleared
9 5 (1.62%) Postgraduate
10 4 (1.30%) CEH
11 3 (0.97%) CIPD
12 2 (0.65%) GIAC
12 2 (0.65%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 1 (0.32%) BPSS Clearance
13 1 (0.32%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
13 1 (0.32%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (14.61%) Actionable Recommendations
2 42 (13.64%) Data Quality
3 25 (8.12%) GDPR
4 19 (6.17%) QA
5 18 (5.84%) Accessibility
6 17 (5.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 17 (5.52%) NIST
7 12 (3.90%) PMO
8 5 (1.62%) Cyber Essentials
8 5 (1.62%) GRC
9 4 (1.30%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 4 (1.30%) GAAP
9 4 (1.30%) IFRS
10 3 (0.97%) P3O
11 2 (0.65%) NIST 800
11 2 (0.65%) PCI DSS
12 1 (0.32%) Disclosure Scotland
12 1 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 19770
12 1 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 1 (0.32%) NCSC
System Software
1 5 (1.62%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.97%) Docker
3 2 (0.65%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.32%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 9 (2.92%) Grafana
1 9 (2.92%) Prometheus
2 6 (1.95%) Kubernetes
3 5 (1.62%) Terraform
4 2 (0.65%) CSIRT
4 2 (0.65%) Kibana
5 1 (0.32%) Nmap
5 1 (0.32%) RSA Archer
5 1 (0.32%) VxRail
Vendors
1 61 (19.81%) Microsoft
2 37 (12.01%) Google
3 18 (5.84%) Databricks
4 15 (4.87%) SAP
5 12 (3.90%) Splunk
6 11 (3.57%) ServiceNow
7 5 (1.62%) Oracle
8 4 (1.30%) Ariba
8 4 (1.30%) Dynatrace
8 4 (1.30%) Palo Alto
8 4 (1.30%) Sage
8 4 (1.30%) TIBCO
9 3 (0.97%) PagerDuty
10 2 (0.65%) Adobe
10 2 (0.65%) F5
10 2 (0.65%) ForgeRock
10 2 (0.65%) IBM
10 2 (0.65%) Intel
10 2 (0.65%) Micro Focus
10 2 (0.65%) NetIQ