Data Visualisation Contract Job Trends

Data Visualization
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Data Visualisation skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 354 222 218
Rank change year-on-year -132 -4 +66
Contract jobs citing Data Visualisation 361 392 427
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.67% 1.19% 1.10%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.80% 1.32% 1.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 205 251 293
10th Percentile £344 £306 £326
25th Percentile £405 £387 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £458 £500
Median % change year-on-year +9.29% -8.50% -
75th Percentile £600 £550 £613
90th Percentile £720 £625 £719
UK excluding London median daily rate £470 £449 £450
% change year-on-year +4.79% -0.33% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 14 9
10th Percentile £24.25 £19.80 £35.25
25th Percentile £28.25 £31.64 £41.25
Median hourly rate £62.00 £33.56 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year +84.77% -21.05% +31.58%
75th Percentile £70.00 £50.05 £53.75
90th Percentile £82.25 £60.75 £54.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £70.00 £31.64 £32.50
% change year-on-year +121.24% -2.65% +18.92%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Data Visualisation 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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 45,374 29,740 33,103
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.72% 90.47% 85.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 27,858 18,514 21,188
10th Percentile £325 £300 £310
25th Percentile £425 £402 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -3.58%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £725 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,851 1,725 1,782
10th Percentile £14.22 £14.20 £14.00
25th Percentile £18.50 £17.30 £18.17
Median hourly rate £42.00 £25.15 £40.94
Median % change year-on-year +67.00% -38.57% +0.86%
75th Percentile £68.00 £48.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £81.25 £68.00 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £43.96 £23.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year +91.13% -45.88% +19.72%

Data Visualisation
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Visualisation relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Data Visualisation job vacancy trend in the UK

Data Visualisation
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Data Visualisation.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Data Visualisation

Data Visualisation
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Visualisation over the 6 months to 18 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Data Visualisation in the UK

Data Visualisation
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Data Visualisation.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Data Visualisation

Data Visualisation
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Data Visualisation over the 6 months to 18 August 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Data Visualisation in the UK

Data Visualisation
Top 15 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Visualisation within the UK over the 6 months to 18 August 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 -121 331 £500 +9.89% 536
UK excluding London -82 173 £470 +4.79% 277
London -113 153 £525 +5.00% 322
Work from Home -36 120 £474 +5.28% 219
North of England -71 56 £438 +10.47% 69
Midlands -30 40 £400 -3.03% 36
South East -74 34 £550 -4.35% 72
North West -30 32 £438 +17.11% 39
West Midlands -30 25 £455 +7.06% 24
South West -30 23 £463 +2.78% 45
Yorkshire -53 21 £490 +26.45% 20
East Midlands -12 15 £375 -9.09% 12
East of England -21 15 £463 -11.90% 26
Scotland -21 10 £430 -14.00% 17
North East -38 4 £375 -16.67% 10

Data Visualisation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 11 (3.05%) Apache Spark
2 7 (1.94%) Confluence
3 6 (1.66%) Apache Superset
4 4 (1.11%) Apache Airflow
4 4 (1.11%) Oracle Workflow
4 4 (1.11%) Palantir Foundry
5 3 (0.83%) Apache
5 3 (0.83%) Jupyter
5 3 (0.83%) SharePoint
6 2 (0.55%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.28%) SAS
Applications
1 62 (17.17%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.94%) Spreadsheet
3 6 (1.66%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.83%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.55%) CPLEX
5 2 (0.55%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.28%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.28%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.28%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 9 (2.49%) Remedy ITSM
2 5 (1.39%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (1.11%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.55%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.28%) Advent Geneva
5 1 (0.28%) Aladdin
5 1 (0.28%) Integrated Workplace Management System
5 1 (0.28%) iTrent
5 1 (0.28%) Primavera
5 1 (0.28%) Raiser’s Edge
5 1 (0.28%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 212 (58.73%) Power Platform
2 72 (19.94%) Azure
3 55 (15.24%) AWS
4 26 (7.20%) GCP
5 19 (5.26%) Snowflake
6 17 (4.71%) Azure DevOps
7 16 (4.43%) Azure Data Factory
8 15 (4.16%) Power Automate
9 14 (3.88%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 13 (3.60%) Serverless
11 11 (3.05%) Amazon S3
11 11 (3.05%) PowerApps
12 10 (2.77%) GitHub
13 9 (2.49%) Microsoft 365
14 7 (1.94%) AWS Lambda
14 7 (1.94%) Google Analytics
15 6 (1.66%) Adobe Analytics
15 6 (1.66%) dbt
15 6 (1.66%) OCI
16 5 (1.39%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.11%) HTTP
2 3 (0.83%) Wireless
3 2 (0.55%) Broadband
4 1 (0.28%) Ethernet
4 1 (0.28%) Firewall
4 1 (0.28%) Internet
4 1 (0.28%) Intranet
4 1 (0.28%) Modbus
4 1 (0.28%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 212 (58.73%) Power BI
2 89 (24.65%) Tableau
3 63 (17.45%) Data Warehouse
4 37 (10.25%) Power Query
5 33 (9.14%) Relational Database
6 23 (6.37%) Metadata
7 22 (6.09%) SQL Server
8 21 (5.82%) Data Lake
9 15 (4.16%) Looker
9 15 (4.16%) Oracle Reports
10 13 (3.60%) PostgreSQL
11 12 (3.32%) Big Data
11 12 (3.32%) BigQuery
12 9 (2.49%) Qlik Sense
12 9 (2.49%) QlikView
12 9 (2.49%) Star Schema
13 8 (2.22%) Data Mining
13 8 (2.22%) PowerPivot
13 8 (2.22%) Snowflake Schema
13 8 (2.22%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 17 (4.71%) JIRA
2 10 (2.77%) Git
3 4 (1.11%) Oracle Forms
4 3 (0.83%) Cypress.io
4 3 (0.83%) GitLab
5 2 (0.55%) Charles Proxy
6 1 (0.28%) Flyway
6 1 (0.28%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.28%) JUnit
6 1 (0.28%) REST Assured
6 1 (0.28%) Storybook
6 1 (0.28%) Terragrunt
6 1 (0.28%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.28%) Vite
General
1 131 (36.29%) Analytical Skills
2 125 (34.63%) Social Skills
3 95 (26.32%) Finance
4 41 (11.36%) Public Sector
5 30 (8.31%) Banking
6 11 (3.05%) Marketing
7 9 (2.49%) Military
8 8 (2.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 8 (2.22%) Investment Banking
8 8 (2.22%) Organisational Skills
9 7 (1.94%) Law
10 6 (1.66%) Retail
11 5 (1.39%) Influencing Skills
11 5 (1.39%) Pharmaceutical
11 5 (1.39%) Presentation Skills
12 4 (1.11%) Aerospace
12 4 (1.11%) Front Office
12 4 (1.11%) Local Government
13 3 (0.83%) Billing
13 3 (0.83%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 90 (24.93%) Analyst
2 57 (15.79%) Developer
3 52 (14.40%) Data Analyst
3 52 (14.40%) Senior
4 48 (13.30%) Data Engineer
5 28 (7.76%) Consultant
6 24 (6.65%) Architect
6 24 (6.65%) Business Intelligence Developer
7 23 (6.37%) Data Scientist
8 22 (6.09%) Power BI Developer
9 19 (5.26%) Lead
10 15 (4.16%) Data Architect
10 15 (4.16%) Designer
11 14 (3.88%) Senior Data Engineer
12 13 (3.60%) Analytics Consultant
13 11 (3.05%) Business Intelligence Analyst
13 11 (3.05%) Data Visualisation Specialist
14 10 (2.77%) Data Consultant
14 10 (2.77%) Senior Analyst
15 9 (2.49%) Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (8.31%) REST
2 16 (4.43%) React
3 14 (3.88%) CSS
4 13 (3.60%) HTML
5 12 (3.32%) Pandas
6 11 (3.05%) .NET
6 11 (3.05%) TensorFlow
7 10 (2.77%) PyTorch
8 8 (2.22%) Oracle Fusion
8 8 (2.22%) SOAP
9 7 (1.94%) Kafka
9 7 (1.94%) Middleware
9 7 (1.94%) Web Services
10 6 (1.66%) PySpark
10 6 (1.66%) Redux
10 6 (1.66%) scikit-learn
10 6 (1.66%) Spring
10 6 (1.66%) Spring Boot
11 5 (1.39%) OpenFin
11 5 (1.39%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 26 (7.20%) Data Structures
2 22 (6.09%) Management Information System
3 14 (3.88%) Algorithms
4 13 (3.60%) Cloud Native
5 12 (3.32%) Product Ownership
5 12 (3.32%) Reference Data
6 11 (3.05%) Legacy Systems
6 11 (3.05%) Self-Motivation
7 10 (2.77%) Analytical Mindset
8 9 (2.49%) Clustering
8 9 (2.49%) Data Protection Act
8 9 (2.49%) PKI
9 7 (1.94%) Distributed Systems
9 7 (1.94%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 7 (1.94%) Onboarding
10 6 (1.66%) Life Science
11 5 (1.39%) CMDB
11 5 (1.39%) Fixed Income
11 5 (1.39%) Mobile App
12 4 (1.11%) Equities
Operating Systems
1 14 (3.88%) Windows
2 13 (3.60%) Windows Server
3 4 (1.11%) Apple iOS
4 3 (0.83%) Unix
5 2 (0.55%) Linux
6 1 (0.28%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 361 (100.00%) Visualisation
2 217 (60.11%) Business Intelligence
3 179 (49.58%) Analytics
4 129 (35.73%) Data Modelling
5 109 (30.19%) Decision-Making
6 101 (27.98%) Problem-Solving
7 99 (27.42%) Agile
8 76 (21.05%) AI
9 64 (17.73%) ETL
10 63 (17.45%) Actionable Insight
10 63 (17.45%) Dashboard Development
11 60 (16.62%) Data Analysis
12 58 (16.07%) Continuous Improvement
12 58 (16.07%) Data Governance
12 58 (16.07%) Data Science
12 58 (16.07%) Stakeholder Management
13 57 (15.79%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 56 (15.51%) Data Pipeline
15 51 (14.13%) Data Engineering
16 50 (13.85%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 186 (51.52%) SQL
2 111 (30.75%) Python
3 44 (12.19%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 33 (9.14%) R
5 27 (7.48%) JavaScript
6 24 (6.65%) Java
7 19 (5.26%) C#
8 16 (4.43%) TypeScript
9 12 (3.32%) PowerShell
10 11 (3.05%) Scala
11 8 (2.22%) VBA
12 5 (1.39%) MATLAB
12 5 (1.39%) PL/SQL
12 5 (1.39%) T-SQL
13 4 (1.11%) Rust
14 3 (0.83%) Bash
14 3 (0.83%) C++
15 2 (0.55%) Korn
15 2 (0.55%) Ruby
15 2 (0.55%) Search Processing Language
Qualifications
1 82 (22.71%) Security Cleared
2 51 (14.13%) SC Cleared
3 47 (13.02%) Degree
4 15 (4.16%) DV Cleared
5 8 (2.22%) Computer Science Degree
6 5 (1.39%) BPSS Clearance
6 5 (1.39%) Master's Degree
7 4 (1.11%) Postgraduate
8 3 (0.83%) Azure Certification
8 3 (0.83%) PhD
9 1 (0.28%) APMG
9 1 (0.28%) DBS Check
9 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 1 (0.28%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 1 (0.28%) Six Sigma Black Belt
9 1 (0.28%) Six Sigma Green Belt
9 1 (0.28%) Tableau Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 79 (21.88%) Data Quality
2 21 (5.82%) QA
3 16 (4.43%) Accessibility
4 13 (3.60%) GDPR
5 10 (2.77%) PMO
6 4 (1.11%) 21 CFR Part 11
6 4 (1.11%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 4 (1.11%) GMP
6 4 (1.11%) GRC
6 4 (1.11%) GxP
6 4 (1.11%) ISO/IEC 17025
7 3 (0.83%) WCAG
8 2 (0.55%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.55%) Basel III
9 1 (0.28%) COBIT
9 1 (0.28%) Disclosure Scotland
9 1 (0.28%) ISO 14001
9 1 (0.28%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 13 (3.60%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.39%) Docker
Systems Management
1 11 (3.05%) Terraform
2 5 (1.39%) Kubernetes
3 4 (1.11%) Kibana
3 4 (1.11%) SCCM
4 3 (0.83%) Grafana
5 2 (0.55%) Ansible
6 1 (0.28%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.28%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.28%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 69 (19.11%) Microsoft
2 29 (8.03%) Oracle
3 24 (6.65%) ServiceNow
4 22 (6.09%) Databricks
4 22 (6.09%) Google
4 22 (6.09%) SAP
5 9 (2.49%) BMC
5 9 (2.49%) Remedy
6 7 (1.94%) Adobe
7 6 (1.66%) Informatica
8 5 (1.39%) Alteryx
8 5 (1.39%) Amplitude
8 5 (1.39%) Palantir
9 4 (1.11%) Apple
9 4 (1.11%) Foundry
9 4 (1.11%) Solace
10 3 (0.83%) Bloomberg
10 3 (0.83%) Brio
10 3 (0.83%) Salesforce
10 3 (0.83%) Splunk