IBM Cognos Business Intelligence (Cognos BI)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring Cognos Business Intelligence skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cognos Business Intelligence over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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Rank | 516 | 581 | 711 |
Rank change year-on-year | +65 | +130 | +139 |
Contract jobs citing Cognos Business Intelligence | 4 | 1 | 7 |
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.014% | 0.002% | 0.012% |
As % of the Business Applications category | 0.17% | 0.031% | 0.18% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 6 |
10th Percentile | - | - | £388 |
25th Percentile | - | £304 | £416 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £465 | £308 | £450 |
Median % change year-on-year | +51.22% | -31.67% | +5.88% |
75th Percentile | - | £311 | £494 |
90th Percentile | - | - | £513 |
UK excluding London median daily rate | - | £308 | £375 |
% change year-on-year | - | -18.00% | -11.76% |
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 | 2,404 | 3,235 | 3,808 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 8.21% | 7.43% | 6.38% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 1,348 | 1,884 | 2,189 |
10th Percentile | £400 | £363 | £363 |
25th Percentile | £475 | £463 | £458 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £565 | £550 | £550 |
Median % change year-on-year | +2.73% | - | - |
75th Percentile | £663 | £675 | £688 |
90th Percentile | £788 | £775 | £794 |
UK excluding London median daily rate | £550 | £525 | £529 |
% change year-on-year | +4.76% | -0.66% | +0.67% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 50 | 112 | 56 |
10th Percentile | £22.27 | £14.71 | £21.25 |
25th Percentile | £38.58 | £21.25 | £29.21 |
Median hourly rate | £60.00 | £43.75 | £47.50 |
Median % change year-on-year | +37.14% | -7.89% | +35.71% |
75th Percentile | £77.50 | £59.94 | £63.75 |
90th Percentile | £86.00 | £65.00 | £73.75 |
UK excluding London median hourly rate | £60.00 | £43.75 | £49.00 |
% change year-on-year | +37.14% | -10.71% | +108.29% |
Cognos Business Intelligence
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Cognos Business Intelligence as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Cognos Business Intelligence
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cognos Business Intelligence.
Cognos Business Intelligence
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Cognos Business Intelligence.
Cognos Business Intelligence
Top 2 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cognos Business Intelligence within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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 |
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England | +60 | 4 | £465 | +51.22% | 1 |
London | - | 4 | £465 | - |
Cognos Business Intelligence
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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