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 17 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 332 216 222
Rank change year-on-year -116 +6 +62
Contract jobs citing Data Visualisation 365 395 427
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.68% 1.19% 1.10%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.80% 1.32% 1.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 211 253 293
10th Percentile £340 £308 £326
25th Percentile £409 £386 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £455 £500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -9.00% -
75th Percentile £600 £550 £613
90th Percentile £713 £625 £719
UK excluding London median daily rate £460 £447 £450
% change year-on-year +2.91% -0.67% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 14 9
10th Percentile £23.62 £19.80 £35.25
25th Percentile £31.50 £31.64 £41.25
Median hourly rate £67.50 £33.56 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year +101.16% -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% +22.64%

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 45,350 29,954 33,125
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.75% 90.50% 85.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 27,857 18,668 21,203
10th Percentile £325 £300 £310
25th Percentile £424 £402 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -3.31%
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 2,845 1,726 1,796
10th Percentile £14.22 £14.20 £14.03
25th Percentile £18.50 £17.31 £18.23
Median hourly rate £42.00 £25.15 £40.97
Median % change year-on-year +67.00% -38.61% -1.28%
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% +13.33%

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 17 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 17 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 17 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 -103 335 £488 +7.14% 274
UK excluding London -74 177 £460 +2.91% 181
London -114 152 £525 +5.00% 140
Work from Home -50 120 £474 +5.63% 117
North of England -61 57 £439 +10.72% 42
Midlands -24 40 £400 -3.03% 25
South East -59 37 £550 -4.35% 59
North West -21 33 £438 +17.11% 20
West Midlands -36 25 £455 +7.06% 17
South West -31 23 £463 +2.78% 25
Yorkshire -43 21 £490 +26.45% 14
East Midlands -10 15 £375 -9.09% 8
East of England -18 15 £463 -11.90% 15
Scotland -20 10 £430 -14.00% 8
North East -41 4 £375 -16.67% 8

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 (3.01%) Apache Spark
2 7 (1.92%) Confluence
3 6 (1.64%) Apache Superset
4 4 (1.10%) Apache Airflow
4 4 (1.10%) Oracle Workflow
4 4 (1.10%) Palantir Foundry
5 3 (0.82%) Apache
5 3 (0.82%) Jupyter
5 3 (0.82%) SharePoint
6 2 (0.55%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.27%) SAS
Applications
1 62 (16.99%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.92%) Spreadsheet
3 6 (1.64%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.82%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.55%) CPLEX
5 2 (0.55%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.27%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.27%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.27%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 9 (2.47%) Remedy ITSM
2 5 (1.37%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (1.10%) Adobe Campaign
3 4 (1.10%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.82%) Eloqua
5 2 (0.55%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.27%) Advent Geneva
6 1 (0.27%) Aladdin
6 1 (0.27%) Integrated Workplace Management System
6 1 (0.27%) iTrent
6 1 (0.27%) Primavera
6 1 (0.27%) Raiser’s Edge
6 1 (0.27%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 213 (58.36%) Power Platform
2 72 (19.73%) Azure
3 55 (15.07%) AWS
4 26 (7.12%) GCP
5 19 (5.21%) Snowflake
6 17 (4.66%) Azure DevOps
7 16 (4.38%) Azure Data Factory
8 15 (4.11%) Power Automate
9 14 (3.84%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 13 (3.56%) Serverless
11 11 (3.01%) Amazon S3
11 11 (3.01%) PowerApps
12 10 (2.74%) GitHub
13 9 (2.47%) Microsoft 365
14 7 (1.92%) AWS Lambda
14 7 (1.92%) Google Analytics
15 6 (1.64%) Adobe Analytics
15 6 (1.64%) dbt
15 6 (1.64%) OCI
16 5 (1.37%) Matillion
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.10%) HTTP
2 3 (0.82%) Wireless
3 2 (0.55%) Broadband
4 1 (0.27%) Ethernet
4 1 (0.27%) Firewall
4 1 (0.27%) Internet
4 1 (0.27%) Intranet
4 1 (0.27%) Modbus
4 1 (0.27%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 213 (58.36%) Power BI
2 90 (24.66%) Tableau
3 64 (17.53%) Data Warehouse
4 37 (10.14%) Power Query
4 37 (10.14%) Relational Database
5 23 (6.30%) Metadata
6 22 (6.03%) SQL Server
7 21 (5.75%) Data Lake
8 16 (4.38%) Looker
9 15 (4.11%) Oracle Reports
10 13 (3.56%) PostgreSQL
11 12 (3.29%) Big Data
11 12 (3.29%) BigQuery
12 10 (2.74%) Data Mining
13 9 (2.47%) Qlik Sense
13 9 (2.47%) QlikView
13 9 (2.47%) Star Schema
14 8 (2.19%) PowerPivot
14 8 (2.19%) Snowflake Schema
14 8 (2.19%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 16 (4.38%) JIRA
2 10 (2.74%) Git
3 4 (1.10%) Oracle Forms
4 3 (0.82%) Cypress.io
4 3 (0.82%) GitLab
5 2 (0.55%) Charles Proxy
6 1 (0.27%) Flyway
6 1 (0.27%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.27%) JUnit
6 1 (0.27%) REST Assured
6 1 (0.27%) Storybook
6 1 (0.27%) Terragrunt
6 1 (0.27%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.27%) Vite
General
1 130 (35.62%) Analytical Skills
2 122 (33.42%) Social Skills
3 95 (26.03%) Finance
4 41 (11.23%) Public Sector
5 28 (7.67%) Banking
6 17 (4.66%) Marketing
7 9 (2.47%) Military
8 8 (2.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 8 (2.19%) Organisational Skills
9 7 (1.92%) Investment Banking
9 7 (1.92%) Law
10 6 (1.64%) Retail
11 5 (1.37%) Influencing Skills
11 5 (1.37%) Presentation Skills
12 4 (1.10%) Aerospace
12 4 (1.10%) Local Government
13 3 (0.82%) Billing
13 3 (0.82%) Front Office
13 3 (0.82%) Pharmaceutical
13 3 (0.82%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 94 (25.75%) Analyst
2 57 (15.62%) Developer
3 56 (15.34%) Data Analyst
4 52 (14.25%) Senior
5 49 (13.42%) Data Engineer
6 28 (7.67%) Consultant
7 24 (6.58%) Architect
7 24 (6.58%) Business Intelligence Developer
8 23 (6.30%) Data Scientist
9 22 (6.03%) Power BI Developer
10 19 (5.21%) Lead
11 15 (4.11%) Data Architect
11 15 (4.11%) Designer
12 14 (3.84%) Senior Data Engineer
13 13 (3.56%) Analytics Consultant
14 12 (3.29%) Business Analyst
15 11 (3.01%) Business Intelligence Analyst
15 11 (3.01%) Data Visualisation Specialist
16 10 (2.74%) Data Consultant
16 10 (2.74%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (8.22%) REST
2 15 (4.11%) React
3 14 (3.84%) CSS
4 13 (3.56%) HTML
5 12 (3.29%) Pandas
6 11 (3.01%) .NET
6 11 (3.01%) TensorFlow
7 10 (2.74%) PyTorch
8 8 (2.19%) Oracle Fusion
8 8 (2.19%) SOAP
9 7 (1.92%) Kafka
9 7 (1.92%) Middleware
9 7 (1.92%) Web Services
10 6 (1.64%) PySpark
10 6 (1.64%) scikit-learn
10 6 (1.64%) Spring
10 6 (1.64%) Spring Boot
11 5 (1.37%) Matplotlib
11 5 (1.37%) OpenFin
11 5 (1.37%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 27 (7.40%) Data Structures
2 24 (6.58%) Management Information System
3 14 (3.84%) Algorithms
4 13 (3.56%) Cloud Native
5 12 (3.29%) Product Ownership
5 12 (3.29%) Reference Data
6 11 (3.01%) Legacy Systems
6 11 (3.01%) Self-Motivation
7 10 (2.74%) Analytical Mindset
8 9 (2.47%) Clustering
8 9 (2.47%) Data Protection Act
8 9 (2.47%) PKI
9 8 (2.19%) Marketing Technology
10 7 (1.92%) Distributed Systems
10 7 (1.92%) Onboarding
11 6 (1.64%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 5 (1.37%) CMDB
12 5 (1.37%) Mobile App
13 4 (1.10%) AI Agents
13 4 (1.10%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 14 (3.84%) Windows
2 13 (3.56%) Windows Server
3 4 (1.10%) Apple iOS
4 3 (0.82%) Unix
5 2 (0.55%) Linux
6 1 (0.27%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 365 (100.00%) Visualisation
2 223 (61.10%) Business Intelligence
3 181 (49.59%) Analytics
4 136 (37.26%) Data Modelling
5 107 (29.32%) Decision-Making
6 103 (28.22%) Agile
7 99 (27.12%) Problem-Solving
8 73 (20.00%) AI
9 65 (17.81%) Dashboard Development
9 65 (17.81%) ETL
10 61 (16.71%) Actionable Insight
10 61 (16.71%) Data Analysis
11 60 (16.44%) Data Science
12 59 (16.16%) Stakeholder Management
13 58 (15.89%) Data Governance
13 58 (15.89%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 56 (15.34%) Continuous Improvement
14 56 (15.34%) Data Pipeline
15 51 (13.97%) Data Engineering
16 50 (13.70%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 188 (51.51%) SQL
2 112 (30.68%) Python
3 44 (12.05%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 34 (9.32%) R
5 27 (7.40%) JavaScript
6 23 (6.30%) Java
7 18 (4.93%) C#
8 15 (4.11%) TypeScript
9 12 (3.29%) PowerShell
10 11 (3.01%) Scala
11 8 (2.19%) VBA
12 5 (1.37%) MATLAB
12 5 (1.37%) PL/SQL
12 5 (1.37%) T-SQL
13 4 (1.10%) Rust
14 3 (0.82%) Bash
14 3 (0.82%) C++
15 2 (0.55%) Korn
15 2 (0.55%) Ruby
15 2 (0.55%) Search Processing Language
Qualifications
1 83 (22.74%) Security Cleared
2 52 (14.25%) SC Cleared
3 46 (12.60%) Degree
4 15 (4.11%) DV Cleared
5 9 (2.47%) Computer Science Degree
6 5 (1.37%) BPSS Clearance
6 5 (1.37%) Master's Degree
7 3 (0.82%) Azure Certification
7 3 (0.82%) PhD
8 2 (0.55%) Postgraduate
9 1 (0.27%) APMG
9 1 (0.27%) DBS Check
9 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 1 (0.27%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 1 (0.27%) Six Sigma Black Belt
9 1 (0.27%) Six Sigma Green Belt
9 1 (0.27%) Tableau Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 81 (22.19%) Data Quality
2 23 (6.30%) QA
3 16 (4.38%) Accessibility
4 13 (3.56%) GDPR
5 10 (2.74%) PMO
6 4 (1.10%) 21 CFR Part 11
6 4 (1.10%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 4 (1.10%) GMP
6 4 (1.10%) GRC
6 4 (1.10%) GxP
6 4 (1.10%) ISO/IEC 17025
7 3 (0.82%) WCAG
8 2 (0.55%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.55%) Basel III
9 1 (0.27%) COBIT
9 1 (0.27%) Disclosure Scotland
9 1 (0.27%) ISO 14001
9 1 (0.27%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 13 (3.56%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.37%) Docker
Systems Management
1 11 (3.01%) Terraform
2 5 (1.37%) Kubernetes
3 4 (1.10%) Kibana
3 4 (1.10%) SCCM
4 3 (0.82%) Grafana
5 2 (0.55%) Ansible
6 1 (0.27%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.27%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.27%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 69 (18.90%) Microsoft
2 32 (8.77%) Oracle
3 23 (6.30%) ServiceNow
4 22 (6.03%) Databricks
4 22 (6.03%) Google
4 22 (6.03%) SAP
5 11 (3.01%) Adobe
6 9 (2.47%) BMC
6 9 (2.47%) Remedy
7 6 (1.64%) Amplitude
7 6 (1.64%) Informatica
7 6 (1.64%) Salesforce
8 5 (1.37%) Alteryx
8 5 (1.37%) Palantir
9 4 (1.10%) Apple
9 4 (1.10%) Foundry
9 4 (1.10%) Solace
10 3 (0.82%) Brio
10 3 (0.82%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
10 3 (0.82%) Splunk