Business Intelligence Developer Contract Job Trends
BI Developer
UK
The median BI Developer daily rate in the UK is £452, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 537 | 477 | 407 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -60 | -70 | +19 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Business Intelligence Developer | 156 | 91 | 155 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.28% | 0.27% | 0.41% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.31% | 0.30% | 0.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 100 | 71 | 114 |
| 10th Percentile | £347 | £350 | £327 |
| 25th Percentile | £401 | £391 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £452 | £450 | £458 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.33% | -1.64% | -3.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £554 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £775 | £634 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £428 | £428 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +0.59% | -4.23% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.49 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £17.97 | £36.69 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £17.99 | £38.85 | £30.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -53.70% | +29.48% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £21.47 | £41.00 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £22.29 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.99 | - | £30.00 |
All Contract IT Job Roles
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 50,792 | 30,277 | 34,849 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.89% | 90.93% | 93.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 29,802 | 19,116 | 21,016 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £280 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £402 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £737 | £725 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £492 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -3.36% | -1.70% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4,200 | 1,670 | 1,418 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.25 | £13.80 | £15.02 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.25 | £17.30 | £20.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.06 | £25.15 | £41.27 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +63.25% | -39.05% | -8.30% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £50.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £68.75 | £73.83 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.32 | £24.62 | £41.53 |
| % change year-on-year | +63.77% | -40.72% | -6.67% |
Business Intelligence Developer Job Vacancy Trend
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.
Business Intelligence Developer Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Intelligence Developer job vacancies in the UK.
Business Intelligence Developer Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Intelligence Developer over the 6 months to 17 October 2026.
Business Intelligence Developer Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Business Intelligence Developer job vacancies in the UK.
Business Intelligence Developer Top 16 Contract Job Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 17 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -67 | 145 | £453 | +1.23% | 79 |
| London | -59 | 78 | £475 | -13.64% | 26 |
| UK excluding London | -81 | 70 | £428 | - | 51 |
| Work from Home | -49 | 51 | £440 | -2.22% | 40 |
| North of England | -64 | 24 | £438 | +1.57% | 12 |
| North West | -34 | 19 | £438 | +3.36% | 7 |
| Midlands | -30 | 16 | £400 | -3.03% | 13 |
| South West | -36 | 10 | - | - | 2 |
| South East | -56 | 10 | £438 | +9.50% | 6 |
| East Midlands | -7 | 8 | £262 | -36.36% | 5 |
| West Midlands | -35 | 8 | £400 | -13.51% | 8 |
| East of England | -21 | 5 | £338 | -15.63% | 7 |
| Scotland | -20 | 4 | £425 | -15.00% | 9 |
| Yorkshire | -33 | 4 | £438 | +0.57% | 5 |
| Wales | -10 | 1 | £325 | +5.69% | |
| North East | - | 1 | £350 | - |
Business Intelligence Developer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 17 October 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 featuring Business Intelligence Developer in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Business Intelligence | 100.0% | 156 |
| 2 | Power BI | 87.2% | 136 |
| 2 | Power Platform | 87.2% | 136 |
| 4 | SQL | 54.5% | 85 |
| 5 | Data Modelling | 53.8% | 84 |
| 6 | Data Analysis Expressions | 50.6% | 79 |
| 7 | Microsoft | 35.9% | 56 |
| 8 | Azure | 33.3% | 52 |
| 8 | Power Query | 33.3% | 52 |
| 10 | Analytics | 31.4% | 49 |
| 11 | Data Warehouse | 27.6% | 43 |
| 12 | Visualisation | 26.3% | 41 |
| 13 | ETL | 22.4% | 35 |
| 14 | Stakeholder Engagement | 21.8% | 34 |
| 15 | Decision-Making | 21.2% | 33 |
| 16 | Data Visualisation | 19.2% | 30 |
| 17 | Star Schema | 18.6% | 29 |
| 18 | Actionable Insight | 13.5% | 21 |
| 18 | CI/CD | 13.5% | 21 |
| 18 | Dashboard Development | 13.5% | 21 |
| 18 | Python | 13.5% | 21 |
| 18 | Security Cleared | 13.5% | 21 |
| 23 | Agile | 12.8% | 20 |
| 23 | Data Quality | 12.8% | 20 |
| 23 | DevOps | 12.8% | 20 |
| 23 | Dimensional Modelling | 12.8% | 20 |
| 27 | Data Engineering | 11.5% | 18 |
| 27 | Data Transformation | 11.5% | 18 |
| 27 | Requirements Gathering | 11.5% | 18 |
| 27 | SQL Server | 11.5% | 18 |
Business Intelligence Developer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power BI Developer | 64.7% | 101 |
| 2 | Business Developer | 9.0% | 14 |
| 3 | Senior Business Intelligence Developer | 6.4% | 10 |
| 4 | Report Developer | 5.8% | 9 |
| 5 | SQL BI Developer | 4.5% | 7 |
| 6 | Business Intelligence Consultant | 3.8% | 6 |
| 6 | Power BI Consultant | 3.8% | 6 |
| 8 | Analytics Developer | 2.6% | 4 |
| 8 | Data Engineer | 2.6% | 4 |
| 8 | SQL Server BI Developer | 2.6% | 4 |
| 11 | Power BI Engineer | 1.9% | 3 |
| 11 | SAP BI Developer | 1.9% | 3 |
| 11 | Snowflake Developer | 1.9% | 3 |
| 14 | Azure Developer | 1.3% | 2 |
| 14 | ETL Developer | 1.3% | 2 |
| 14 | Senior Data Engineer | 1.3% | 2 |
| 17 | Applications Developer | 0.6% | 1 |
| 17 | Business Intelligence Data Analyst | 0.6% | 1 |
| 17 | Business Intelligence Specialist | 0.6% | 1 |
| 17 | Data Modeller | 0.6% | 1 |