IBM Cognos Business Intelligence (Cognos BI)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Cognos Business Intelligence skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 558 | 650 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +92 | +197 |
| Contract jobs citing Cognos Business Intelligence | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | - | 0.013% | 0.018% |
| As % of the Business Applications category | - | 0.18% | 0.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £390 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £304 | £419 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £308 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -31.67% | -5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £311 | £475 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £480 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | £308 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -27.65% | +13.33% |
All Business Application Skills
UK
Cognos Business Intelligence falls under the Business Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring business application skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for business application skills | 2,803 | 2,817 | 3,631 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 8.58% | 7.34% | 7.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,586 | 1,535 | 2,028 |
| 10th Percentile | £360 | £353 | £361 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £456 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £550 |
| 75th Percentile | £663 | £688 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £775 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £533 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.43% | - | -0.94% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 52 | 79 | 68 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.59 | £24.90 | £22.06 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.25 | £35.18 | £45.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £33.49 | £45.00 | £55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.58% | -18.18% | +22.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.81 | £61.60 | £64.06 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £66.30 | £80.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £39.50 | £45.00 | £56.49 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.22% | -20.34% | +73.84% |
Cognos Business Intelligence
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Cognos Business Intelligence as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Cognos Business Intelligence
Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Cognos Business Intelligence.
Cognos Business Intelligence
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Cognos Business Intelligence.
