Business Intelligence Developer Contracts

The median contractor rate for a Business Intelligence Developer was £425 per day in advertised job vacancies during the 3 months to 26 June 2017.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

Note that daily and hourly rates are treated separately in these statistics. When calculating contractor rate percentiles, daily rates are never derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

BI Developer UK
Location	3 months to 26 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	350	402	262
Rank change year-on-year	+52	-140
Contract jobs requiring a Business Intelligence Developer	278	265	468
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK	0.59%	0.50%	0.84%
As % of the Job Titles category	0.62%	0.53%	0.88%
Number of daily rates quoted	208	180	350
Median daily rate	£425	£388	£375
Median daily rate % change year-on-year	+9.67%	+3.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than	£325	£300	£290
10% offered a daily rate of more than	£525	£500	£490
UK excluding London median daily rate	£378	£375	£350
% change year-on-year	+0.66%	+7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted	0	2	5
Median hourly rate	-	£43.88	£34.00
Median hourly rate % change year-on-year	-	+29.04%
UK excluding London median hourly rate	-	£43.88	£34.00
% change year-on-year	-	+29.04%

The next table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all job roles in contract job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title. As such, the figures in the first row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract IT Job Roles UK
Contract job vacancies with a job title containing a recognized job role	44561	50348	53046
As % of all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the UK	94.78%	94.85%	94.84%
Number of daily rates quoted	28813	32834	33338
Median daily rate	£438	£425	£400
Median daily rate % change year-on-year	+2.94%	+6.25%
90% offered a daily rate of more than	£275	£260	£245
10% offered a daily rate of more than	£600	£600	£568
UK excluding London median daily rate	£400	£400	£370
% change year-on-year	-	+8.10%
Number of hourly rates quoted	1376	1496	2028
Median hourly rate	£18.00	£17.50	£16.50
Median hourly rate % change year-on-year	+2.85%	+6.06%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than	£11.42	£11.00	£11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than	£47.50	£44.00	£40.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate	£17.50	£17.45	£16.00
% change year-on-year	+0.28%	+9.06%

Business Intelligence Developer
Job Vacancy Trend

The job posting trend of jobs advertised that featured Business Intelligence Developer in the job title.

Job vacancy trend for Business Intelligence Developer in the UK

Business Intelligence Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in contract jobs citing Business Intelligence Developer.

Contractor daily rate trend for Business Intelligence Developer in the UK

Business Intelligence Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Histogram

The daily rate distribution of IT jobs citing Business Intelligence Developer over the 3 months to 26 June 2017.

Contractor daily rate histogram for Business Intelligence Developer in the UK

Business Intelligence Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for contractor hourly rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Intelligence Developer.

Contractor hourly rate trend for Business Intelligence Developer in the UK

Business Intelligence Developer
Top 30 Contract 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 3 months to 26 June 2017. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location	Rank Change on Same Period Last Year	Matching Contract IT Job Ads	Median Daily Rate Last 3 Months	Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Job Vacancies
England	+44	265	£425	+6.38%	109
London	+20	134	£450	+5.88%	32
North West	+36	30	£350	+7.69%	19
South East	+28	27	£375	-	15
City of London	-10	25	£475	+8.57%	9
Manchester	+25	21	£325	-18.75%	12
South West	+10	21	£375	+15.38%	8
East of England	+4	20	£438	+16.66%	4
Yorkshire	+27	13	£369	+5.35%	16
Scotland	+37	10	£400	+18.51%	4
Bristol	+3	10	£375	+38.88%	5
West Midlands	+1	10	£435	+16.00%	8
Suffolk	+20	8	£425	+13.33%	1
East Midlands	-19	8	£413	+10.00%	4
West Yorkshire	+15	7	£375	+7.14%	7
Nottingham	+2	7	£413	+10.00%	1
Bedfordshire	-1	7	£475	+18.75%
Nottinghamshire	-2	7	£413	+10.00%	1
West Sussex	+24	6	£431	+18.96%	1
Leeds	+23	6	£375	+5.26%	5
Berkshire	+19	6	£338	-8.47%	3
Birmingham	+12	6	£430	+10.96%	3
Ipswich	+14	5	£450	+20.00%	1
Glasgow	+13	5	£388	+6.89%	4
Cheshire	+27	4	£375	+14.94%	3
Reading	+19	4	£350	+7.69%	1
Dorset	+11	4	£425	+88.88%
Hampshire	+10	4	£363	-3.33%	4
Merseyside	-4	4	£388	+19.23%	3
Oxfordshire	-	4	£350	-

Business Intelligence Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills

For the 6 months to 26 June 2017, Business Intelligence Developer contract jobs required the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all contract ads featuring Business Intelligence Developer in the job title.

1	579 (100.00%)	Business Intelligence
2	400 (69.08%)	SQL
3	363 (62.69%)	SQL Server Integration Services
4	355 (61.31%)	SQL Server Reporting Services
5	316 (54.58%)	SQL Server
6	286 (49.40%)	SQL Server Analysis Services
7	282 (48.70%)	Data Warehouse
8	228 (39.38%)	Microsoft
9	223 (38.51%)	ETL
10	183 (31.61%)	Power BI
11	153 (26.42%)	T-SQL
12	132 (22.80%)	Finance
13	84 (14.51%)	Data Modelling
14	80 (13.82%)	Agile Software Development
15	78 (13.47%)	SQL Server 2012

16	71 (12.26%)	Kimball Methodology
17	70 (12.09%)	Tableau
18	69 (11.92%)	Visualisation
19	65 (11.23%)	SQL Server 2014
19	65 (11.23%)	SQL Server 2016
20	64 (11.05%)	MDX
21	61 (10.54%)	Microsoft Azure
22	59 (10.19%)	SQL Server 2008
23	58 (10.02%)	C#
24	54 (9.33%)	.NET
25	53 (9.15%)	QlikView
25	53 (9.15%)	Analytics
26	49 (8.46%)	Microsoft Excel
27	47 (8.12%)	Oracle
28	45 (7.77%)	Data Visualisation

Business Intelligence Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring IT Skills by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
Applications
Business Applications
Cloud Services
Communications & Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
Development Applications
General
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
Miscellaneous
Operating Systems
Processes & Methodologies
Programming Languages
Qualifications
Quality Assurance & Compliance
System Software
Systems Management
Vendors

Application Platforms
1	20 (3.45%)	SharePoint
2	18 (3.11%)	SAS
3	7 (1.21%)	Drupal
4	4 (0.69%)	Adobe Experience Manager
5	2 (0.35%)	SharePoint 2010
5	2 (0.35%)	SharePoint Server
6	1 (0.17%)	Apache
6	1 (0.17%)	Apache Spark
6	1 (0.17%)	BizTalk Server
6	1 (0.17%)	IIS
6	1 (0.17%)	Oracle SOA Suite
6	1 (0.17%)	PowerExchange
6	1 (0.17%)	Skype for Business

Applications
1	49 (8.46%)	Microsoft Excel
2	14 (2.42%)	Microsoft Office
3	9 (1.55%)	MS Visio
4	2 (0.35%)	Spreadsheet
5	1 (0.17%)	InfoPath
5	1 (0.17%)	Simulink

Business Applications
1	12 (2.07%)	Dynamics AX
2	11 (1.90%)	Cognos Business Intelligence
3	10 (1.73%)	SAP Oil and Gas
4	7 (1.21%)	Cognos TM1
5	5 (0.86%)	Oracle EBS
6	4 (0.69%)	Adobe Campaign
6	4 (0.69%)	SystmOne
7	3 (0.52%)	Dynamics CRM
7	3 (0.52%)	Dynamics NAV
8	2 (0.35%)	Oracle Financials
9	1 (0.17%)	BPCS
9	1 (0.17%)	Lorenzo
9	1 (0.17%)	NetSuite
9	1 (0.17%)	Oracle EBS R12
9	1 (0.17%)	Oracle General Ledger
9	1 (0.17%)	Oracle Payables
9	1 (0.17%)	Oracle Receivables
9	1 (0.17%)	Oracle Utilities
9	1 (0.17%)	SAP BPC

Cloud Services
1	61 (10.54%)	Microsoft Azure
2	6 (1.04%)	Azure Data Factory
3	4 (0.69%)	Adobe Analytics
3	4 (0.69%)	Amazon AWS
3	4 (0.69%)	Dynamics 365
4	2 (0.35%)	Google Analytics
4	2 (0.35%)	PaaS
5	1 (0.17%)	CallidusCloud
5	1 (0.17%)	Data Lake Analytics
5	1 (0.17%)	IaaS

Communications & Networking
1	1 (0.17%)	2G
1	1 (0.17%)	3G
1	1 (0.17%)	4G
1	1 (0.17%)	Intranet
1	1 (0.17%)	Skype

Database & Business Intelligence
1	363 (62.69%)	SQL Server Integration Services
2	355 (61.31%)	SQL Server Reporting Services
3	316 (54.58%)	SQL Server
4	286 (49.40%)	SQL Server Analysis Services
5	282 (48.70%)	Data Warehouse
6	183 (31.61%)	Power BI
7	78 (13.47%)	SQL Server 2012
8	65 (11.23%)	SQL Server 2014
8	65 (11.23%)	SQL Server 2016
9	59 (10.19%)	SQL Server 2008
10	53 (9.15%)	QlikView
11	39 (6.74%)	Microsoft Analysis Services
11	39 (6.74%)	OLAP
12	33 (5.70%)	BusinessObjects
13	24 (4.15%)	Relational Database
14	20 (3.45%)	Azure SQL Database
15	19 (3.28%)	PowerPivot
16	17 (2.94%)	OLAP Cube
17	16 (2.76%)	Azure SQL Data Warehouse
17	16 (2.76%)	Oracle Database

Development Applications
1	43 (7.43%)	Team Foundation Server
2	32 (5.53%)	Visual Studio
3	7 (1.21%)	IntelliJ
4	6 (1.04%)	Git (software)
5	4 (0.69%)	Talend Open Studio
6	3 (0.52%)	JIRA
6	3 (0.52%)	Octopus Deploy
6	3 (0.52%)	SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6	3 (0.52%)	TeamCity
7	2 (0.35%)	WiX
8	1 (0.17%)	Eclipse
8	1 (0.17%)	Jenkins
8	1 (0.17%)	Sonatype Nexus
8	1 (0.17%)	Subversion
8	1 (0.17%)	Visual Studio Team System

General
1	132 (22.80%)	Finance
2	38 (6.56%)	Banking
2	38 (6.56%)	Retail
3	31 (5.35%)	Marketing
4	17 (2.94%)	Legal
5	15 (2.59%)	Advertising
5	15 (2.59%)	Telecoms
6	9 (1.55%)	Electronics
6	9 (1.55%)	Manufacturing
7	8 (1.38%)	Law
8	4 (0.69%)	Games
8	4 (0.69%)	Publishing
9	3 (0.52%)	Investment Banking
9	3 (0.52%)	Private Banking
9	3 (0.52%)	Retail Banking
10	2 (0.35%)	Billing
11	1 (0.17%)	Corporate Banking
11	1 (0.17%)	Front Office
11	1 (0.17%)	General Ledger
11	1 (0.17%)	Local Government

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	64 (11.05%)	MDX
2	54 (9.33%)	.NET
3	10 (1.73%)	ASP.NET
4	8 (1.38%)	JSON
5	7 (1.21%)	Spring
5	7 (1.21%)	Spring Boot
5	7 (1.21%)	WCF
6	6 (1.04%)	.NET Framework
6	6 (1.04%)	D3.js
7	5 (0.86%)	Entity Framework
7	5 (0.86%)	HTML
8	4 (0.69%)	COM
8	4 (0.69%)	jQuery
8	4 (0.69%)	Oracle Fusion
8	4 (0.69%)	Web Services
8	4 (0.69%)	XML
9	2 (0.35%)	CSS
10	1 (0.17%)	Java EE
10	1 (0.17%)	SOAP
10	1 (0.17%)	XML Schema

Miscellaneous
1	32 (5.53%)	Analytical Skills
2	16 (2.76%)	Greenfield Project
2	16 (2.76%)	NHS
3	14 (2.42%)	Data Structures
4	12 (2.07%)	Computer Science
5	10 (1.73%)	Private Cloud
6	5 (0.86%)	Hedge funds
7	4 (0.69%)	Fintech
7	4 (0.69%)	Management Information System
7	4 (0.69%)	W3C
8	3 (0.52%)	Credit Risk
8	3 (0.52%)	Data Protection Act
8	3 (0.52%)	FMCG
8	3 (0.52%)	Mobile App
9	2 (0.35%)	Enterprise Software
9	2 (0.35%)	Fixed Income
9	2 (0.35%)	Mainframe
9	2 (0.35%)	Market Risk
9	2 (0.35%)	Reinsurance
9	2 (0.35%)	User Experience

Operating Systems
1	6 (1.04%)	Windows
2	3 (0.52%)	Unix
3	1 (0.17%)	Windows Server
3	1 (0.17%)	Windows Server 2012

Processes & Methodologies
1	579 (100.00%)	Business Intelligence
2	223 (38.51%)	ETL
3	84 (14.51%)	Data Modelling
4	80 (13.82%)	Agile Software Development
5	71 (12.26%)	Kimball Methodology
6	69 (11.92%)	Visualisation
7	53 (9.15%)	Analytics
8	45 (7.77%)	Data Visualisation
9	39 (6.74%)	Migration
10	33 (5.70%)	Dashboard Development
10	33 (5.70%)	Dimensional Modelling
11	28 (4.84%)	Stakeholder Management
12	26 (4.49%)	Data Migration
13	23 (3.97%)	Data Analysis
14	20 (3.45%)	Scrum
15	19 (3.28%)	ETL Development
16	17 (2.94%)	SDLC
17	15 (2.59%)	Performance Tuning
18	12 (2.07%)	CRM
19	11 (1.90%)	Validation

Programming Languages
1	400 (69.08%)	SQL
2	153 (26.42%)	T-SQL
3	58 (10.02%)	C#
4	31 (5.35%)	Data Analysis Expressions (DAX)
5	21 (3.63%)	R
6	19 (3.28%)	Python
7	18 (3.11%)	JavaScript
8	17 (2.94%)	Java
9	15 (2.59%)	VBA
10	14 (2.42%)	VB.NET
11	13 (2.25%)	PL/SQL
12	5 (0.86%)	Groovy
13	4 (0.69%)	VB
14	3 (0.52%)	C
14	3 (0.52%)	PowerShell
15	1 (0.17%)	ABAP
15	1 (0.17%)	C++
15	1 (0.17%)	MATLAB
15	1 (0.17%)	PHP
15	1 (0.17%)	Shell Script

Qualifications
1	31 (5.35%)	Security Cleared
2	25 (4.32%)	SC Cleared
3	22 (3.80%)	Degree
4	7 (1.21%)	CCA
4	7 (1.21%)	Computer Science Degree
5	3 (0.52%)	BC Cleared
5	3 (0.52%)	HNC
5	3 (0.52%)	HND
5	3 (0.52%)	Microsoft Certification
5	3 (0.52%)	Numerate Degree
6	2 (0.35%)	MCITP
6	2 (0.35%)	MCTS
7	1 (0.17%)	BPSS Clearance
7	1 (0.17%)	DV Cleared
7	1 (0.17%)	Master's Degree
7	1 (0.17%)	MCSE
7	1 (0.17%)	Postgraduate

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	17 (2.94%)	Data Quality
2	7 (1.21%)	QA
3	4 (0.69%)	WCAG
4	3 (0.52%)	Basel II
4	3 (0.52%)	Sarbanes-Oxley
5	2 (0.35%)	Basel III
5	2 (0.35%)	Disclosure Scotland
6	1 (0.17%)	MiFID
6	1 (0.17%)	Solvency II

System Software
1	1 (0.17%)	Virtual Machines

Systems Management
1	1 (0.17%)	Control-M
1	1 (0.17%)	Oozie

Vendors
1	228 (39.38%)	Microsoft
2	70 (12.09%)	Tableau
3	47 (8.12%)	Oracle
4	30 (5.18%)	Cognos
5	26 (4.49%)	SAP
6	14 (2.42%)	MicroStrategy
7	13 (2.25%)	IBM
8	10 (1.73%)	Teradata
9	6 (1.04%)	Greenplum
10	5 (0.86%)	Alteryx
10	5 (0.86%)	Informatica
10	5 (0.86%)	Jaspersoft
10	5 (0.86%)	Netezza
11	4 (0.69%)	Adobe
11	4 (0.69%)	Cisco
11	4 (0.69%)	HP
11	4 (0.69%)	Talend
11	4 (0.69%)	Unisys
11	4 (0.69%)	Vertica
12	3 (0.52%)	RedGate