Business Intelligence Contracts in the UK excluding London

Business Intelligence (BI)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Business Intelligence skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Business Intelligence over the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 39 41 43
Rank change year-on-year +2 +2 -2
Contract jobs citing Business Intelligence 610 853 1,150
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 4.77% 4.12% 4.80%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.28% 4.86% 5.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 408 620 834
10th Percentile £300 £259 £217
25th Percentile £367 £363 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £575 £575 £575
90th Percentile £657 £688 £675
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - -3.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 40 26
10th Percentile £17.92 £11.00 £12.50
25th Percentile £20.06 £13.50 £16.10
Median hourly rate £25.43 £22.86 £25.13
Median % change year-on-year +11.25% -9.02% +9.24%
75th Percentile £31.23 £43.75 £41.63
90th Percentile £33.52 £80.00 £77.47
UK median hourly rate £27.50 £24.26 £25.00
% change year-on-year +13.38% -2.98% -16.67%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 11,544 17,537 21,420
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 90.36% 84.72% 89.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,245 10,476 14,867
10th Percentile £235 £250 £255
25th Percentile £375 £378 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £600
90th Percentile £662 £688 £688
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 827 2,058 1,303
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.33 £11.00
25th Percentile £17.31 £15.24 £15.75
Median hourly rate £27.50 £37.34 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -26.35% +6.69% +75.00%
75th Percentile £64.50 £60.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £72.98
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £35.58 £36.00
% change year-on-year -18.48% -1.18% +44.00%

Business Intelligence
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Business Intelligence as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Business Intelligence in the UK excluding London

Business Intelligence
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Business Intelligence in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Business Intelligence in the UK excluding London

Business Intelligence
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Intelligence in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Business Intelligence in the UK excluding London

Business Intelligence
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Business Intelligence in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Business Intelligence in the UK excluding London

Business Intelligence
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Business Intelligence in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Business Intelligence in the UK excluding London

Business Intelligence
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 Business Intelligence within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 3 May 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
South East +19 186 £525 +23.53% 554
North of England -14 132 £475 +5.56% 390
Midlands -7 93 £475 +11.76% 273
South West -10 86 £450 -15.49% 163
West Midlands -5 69 £485 +7.78% 177
North West -24 65 £530 +17.13% 247
Scotland -6 61 £450 -6.25% 83
Yorkshire 0 52 £447 -0.67% 105
East of England +21 39 £481 +22.61% 148
East Midlands -3 23 £413 +10.13% 83
North East +2 15 £469 -29.25% 40
Northern Ireland -11 8 £513 +2.50% 38
Wales -1 7 £256 -48.75% 30
Business Intelligence
UK

Business Intelligence
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 70 (11.48%) SharePoint
2 13 (2.13%) Confluence
3 12 (1.97%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (0.98%) Apache
4 6 (0.98%) Apache Airflow
4 6 (0.98%) Apache Spark
4 6 (0.98%) Exchange Server 2013
4 6 (0.98%) Oracle Workflow
4 6 (0.98%) Skype for Business
5 4 (0.66%) Oracle Self-Service HR
6 3 (0.49%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
6 3 (0.49%) CMS
6 3 (0.49%) Exchange Server 2003
6 3 (0.49%) Exchange Server 2007
6 3 (0.49%) Exchange Server 2010
6 3 (0.49%) Office Communications Server
6 3 (0.49%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 3 (0.49%) SharePoint Server
7 2 (0.33%) Oracle Application Server
7 2 (0.33%) SAS
Applications
1 93 (15.25%) Microsoft Excel
2 23 (3.77%) Microsoft Office
3 21 (3.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 16 (2.62%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.82%) InfoPath
5 5 (0.82%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.33%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.16%) Revit
7 1 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.16%) SPSS
7 1 (0.16%) Trello
Business Applications
1 18 (2.95%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.82%) NetSuite
2 5 (0.82%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.66%) Oracle ERP
3 4 (0.66%) Oracle HRMS
4 3 (0.49%) Oracle EBS R12
5 2 (0.33%) Maximo
5 2 (0.33%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.33%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.33%) Oracle Payroll
5 2 (0.33%) Payment Gateway
5 2 (0.33%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.33%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 1 (0.16%) Dynamics AX
6 1 (0.16%) FastStats PeopleStage
6 1 (0.16%) Misys Midas
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle Financials
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.16%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.16%) SAP PS
Cloud Services
1 365 (59.84%) Power Platform
2 147 (24.10%) Azure
3 51 (8.36%) PowerApps
4 50 (8.20%) Microsoft 365
4 50 (8.20%) Power Automate
5 46 (7.54%) AWS
6 32 (5.25%) Dynamics 365
7 27 (4.43%) GCP
7 27 (4.43%) Snowflake
8 24 (3.93%) Azure DevOps
9 23 (3.77%) Azure Data Factory
9 23 (3.77%) OCI
10 12 (1.97%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 12 (1.97%) Serverless
11 9 (1.48%) Azure Functions
11 9 (1.48%) SaaS
12 8 (1.31%) Azure Logic Apps
13 6 (0.98%) Adobe Analytics
13 6 (0.98%) Copilot Studio
14 5 (0.82%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 17 (2.79%) VPN
2 14 (2.30%) Firewall
3 8 (1.31%) DNS
4 7 (1.15%) Internet
4 7 (1.15%) Network Security
4 7 (1.15%) SAN
5 6 (0.98%) DHCP
6 4 (0.66%) LAN
7 3 (0.49%) DDNS
7 3 (0.49%) IMAP
7 3 (0.49%) iSCSI
7 3 (0.49%) Radio Access Network
7 3 (0.49%) Skype
7 3 (0.49%) SMTP
7 3 (0.49%) WAN
7 3 (0.49%) Wireless
8 1 (0.16%) Cisco Firepower
8 1 (0.16%) Cisco ISE
8 1 (0.16%) VLAN
8 1 (0.16%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 365 (59.84%) Power BI
2 81 (13.28%) Data Warehouse
2 81 (13.28%) Tableau
3 36 (5.90%) SQL Server
4 30 (4.92%) Relational Database
5 26 (4.26%) Metadata
6 22 (3.61%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 21 (3.44%) Power Query
8 20 (3.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 18 (2.95%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 17 (2.79%) PostgreSQL
11 16 (2.62%) Data Lake
12 15 (2.46%) Oracle Reports
13 13 (2.13%) Big Data
14 10 (1.64%) Qlik Sense
15 9 (1.48%) Looker
15 9 (1.48%) MySQL
16 8 (1.31%) Azure SQL Database
16 8 (1.31%) Hadoop
17 7 (1.15%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 32 (5.25%) JIRA
2 20 (3.28%) Jenkins
3 15 (2.46%) Git
4 13 (2.13%) GitLab
5 11 (1.80%) Liquibase
6 10 (1.64%) Gradle
6 10 (1.64%) JUnit
6 10 (1.64%) Mockito
7 9 (1.48%) ERwin
8 8 (1.31%) Selenium
9 7 (1.15%) Visual Studio
10 5 (0.82%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
11 4 (0.66%) PowerDesigner
11 4 (0.66%) SpecFlow
12 3 (0.49%) Hudson
12 3 (0.49%) Oracle Forms
13 2 (0.33%) Cucumber
13 2 (0.33%) ER Studio
13 2 (0.33%) NUnit
13 2 (0.33%) REST Assured
General
1 224 (36.72%) Finance
2 190 (31.15%) Social Skills
3 182 (29.84%) Public Sector
4 149 (24.43%) Marketing
5 139 (22.79%) Manufacturing
6 136 (22.30%) Telecoms
7 130 (21.31%) Electronics
8 114 (18.69%) Analytical Skills
9 21 (3.44%) Presentation Skills
10 18 (2.95%) Banking
11 16 (2.62%) Local Government
12 15 (2.46%) Retail
13 13 (2.13%) Influencing Skills
14 12 (1.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 11 (1.80%) Organisational Skills
16 6 (0.98%) Military
17 5 (0.82%) Law
17 5 (0.82%) Legal
17 5 (0.82%) Pharmaceutical
18 3 (0.49%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 145 (23.77%) Analyst
2 93 (15.25%) Developer
3 71 (11.64%) Data Analyst
4 58 (9.51%) Architect
5 48 (7.87%) Senior
6 37 (6.07%) Business Intelligence Developer
6 37 (6.07%) Data Engineer
7 34 (5.57%) Consultant
8 32 (5.25%) Power BI Developer
9 31 (5.08%) Lead
10 29 (4.75%) Business Analyst
11 26 (4.26%) Support Engineer
12 21 (3.44%) Active Directory Architect
12 21 (3.44%) Azure Engineer
12 21 (3.44%) Business Intelligence Analyst
13 17 (2.79%) Solutions Architect
14 14 (2.30%) IT Manager
15 13 (2.13%) DevOps Engineer
15 13 (2.13%) Project Manager
16 11 (1.80%) Report Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (4.10%) .NET
2 18 (2.95%) Kafka
2 18 (2.95%) React
3 15 (2.46%) CSS
3 15 (2.46%) HTML
4 14 (2.30%) Oracle Fusion
5 11 (1.80%) OpenAPI
5 11 (1.80%) Swagger
6 10 (1.64%) PySpark
6 10 (1.64%) Spring
6 10 (1.64%) Spring Boot
6 10 (1.64%) XML
7 8 (1.31%) AngularJS
8 7 (1.15%) .NET Framework
9 6 (0.98%) Entity Framework
9 6 (0.98%) HTML5 Canvas
10 5 (0.82%) ASP.NET MVC
10 5 (0.82%) Pandas
10 5 (0.82%) REST
10 5 (0.82%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 29 (4.75%) Management Information System
2 22 (3.61%) NHS
3 18 (2.95%) Onboarding
4 14 (2.30%) Self-Motivation
5 11 (1.80%) Data Protection Act
5 11 (1.80%) Product Ownership
6 9 (1.48%) Data Centre
6 9 (1.48%) Legacy Systems
7 8 (1.31%) Cloud Native
7 8 (1.31%) Enterprise Software
7 8 (1.31%) Security Posture
8 7 (1.15%) FMCG
8 7 (1.15%) Video Conferencing
9 6 (0.98%) Algorithms
9 6 (0.98%) Analytical Mindset
9 6 (0.98%) Data Structures
9 6 (0.98%) Learning Management System
10 5 (0.82%) Enterprise Cloud
10 5 (0.82%) Low-Code
11 4 (0.66%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 62 (10.16%) Windows
2 14 (2.30%) Linux
3 12 (1.97%) Windows 10
4 4 (0.66%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 3 (0.49%) Unix
5 3 (0.49%) Windows Server 2003
6 2 (0.33%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.33%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.16%) Alpine Linux
7 1 (0.16%) Android
7 1 (0.16%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.16%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 142 (23.28%) Problem-Solving
2 134 (21.97%) Digital Marketing
3 132 (21.64%) Agile
3 132 (21.64%) Analytics
3 132 (21.64%) Programme Management
4 116 (19.02%) Visualisation
5 104 (17.05%) Data Analysis
6 102 (16.72%) Data Modelling
7 91 (14.92%) Decision-Making
8 80 (13.11%) Data Visualisation
9 79 (12.95%) Migration
10 72 (11.80%) ETL
11 61 (10.00%) DevOps
12 58 (9.51%) Stakeholder Management
13 53 (8.69%) CI/CD
14 52 (8.52%) Actionable Insight
15 47 (7.70%) Data Governance
16 46 (7.54%) Test Automation
17 43 (7.05%) Data Management
18 42 (6.89%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 235 (38.52%) SQL
2 78 (12.79%) Python
3 39 (6.39%) PowerShell
4 32 (5.25%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 23 (3.77%) C#
5 23 (3.77%) Java
6 21 (3.44%) JavaScript
7 15 (2.46%) TypeScript
8 13 (2.13%) R
9 12 (1.97%) PL/SQL
10 11 (1.80%) Bash
11 10 (1.64%) T-SQL
12 6 (0.98%) VB
12 6 (0.98%) VBA
13 5 (0.82%) Bicep
14 3 (0.49%) C++
14 3 (0.49%) Groovy
15 2 (0.33%) ABAP
15 2 (0.33%) PHP
15 2 (0.33%) Scala
Qualifications
1 118 (19.34%) Security Cleared
2 71 (11.64%) Degree
2 71 (11.64%) SC Cleared
3 40 (6.56%) DV Cleared
4 20 (3.28%) Computer Science Degree
5 15 (2.46%) Azure Certification
6 6 (0.98%) Microsoft Certification
7 5 (0.82%) CISSP
7 5 (0.82%) Master's Degree
8 4 (0.66%) DBS Check
8 4 (0.66%) PMI Certification
9 3 (0.49%) CISM
9 3 (0.49%) Numerate Degree
9 3 (0.49%) PMP
10 2 (0.33%) AWS Certification
10 2 (0.33%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (0.33%) CESG Certified Professional
10 2 (0.33%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (0.33%) CLAS
10 2 (0.33%) Dell Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 62 (10.16%) Data Quality
2 20 (3.28%) GDPR
3 19 (3.11%) QA
4 16 (2.62%) PMO
5 8 (1.31%) Accessibility
6 6 (0.98%) Disclosure Scotland
6 6 (0.98%) SLA
7 5 (0.82%) JSP 440
8 3 (0.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 2 (0.33%) NIST
9 2 (0.33%) P3O
9 2 (0.33%) RMADS
9 2 (0.33%) WCAG
10 1 (0.16%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.16%) HL7
10 1 (0.16%) ITGC
10 1 (0.16%) MIL-STD-1553
System Software
1 36 (5.90%) Active Directory
2 20 (3.28%) Docker
3 5 (0.82%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.66%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.49%) Brightmail
5 3 (0.49%) ISA Server
6 2 (0.33%) NFS
6 2 (0.33%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.33%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.16%) Apache Flume
7 1 (0.16%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.16%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 14 (2.30%) Kubernetes
2 13 (2.13%) Terraform
3 10 (1.64%) Microsoft Intune
4 7 (1.15%) Ansible
5 5 (0.82%) Grafana
5 5 (0.82%) Prometheus
6 4 (0.66%) Single Sign-On
7 3 (0.49%) Microsoft Clustering
8 2 (0.33%) HP Data Protector
8 2 (0.33%) Jamf Pro
8 2 (0.33%) NetBackup
8 2 (0.33%) Puppet
8 2 (0.33%) vRealize
8 2 (0.33%) vRealize Orchestrator
9 1 (0.16%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.16%) Oracle RMAN
9 1 (0.16%) SCCM
Vendors
1 162 (26.56%) SAP
2 148 (24.26%) Microsoft
3 47 (7.70%) Oracle
4 33 (5.41%) Databricks
5 22 (3.61%) Google
6 16 (2.62%) ServiceNow
7 10 (1.64%) Salesforce
8 8 (1.31%) Dell
8 8 (1.31%) HP
9 7 (1.15%) Adobe
9 7 (1.15%) Ariba
9 7 (1.15%) VMware
10 5 (0.82%) CyberArk
10 5 (0.82%) OpenAI
11 4 (0.66%) Alteryx
11 4 (0.66%) Cisco
11 4 (0.66%) Virgin Media
11 4 (0.66%) Workday
12 3 (0.49%) Cognos
12 3 (0.49%) IBM