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

6 months to
21 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 345 224 223
Rank change year-on-year -121 -1 +59
Contract jobs citing Data Visualisation 356 395 425
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.66% 1.21% 1.09%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.78% 1.33% 1.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 202 258 292
10th Percentile £351 £311 £326
25th Percentile £413 £393 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £613 £550 £614
90th Percentile £724 £656 £720
UK excluding London median daily rate £470 £450 £450
% change year-on-year +4.44% - -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 14 9
10th Percentile £23.62 £19.80 £35.25
25th Percentile £28.25 £31.64 £41.25
Median hourly rate £55.00 £33.56 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year +63.91% -21.05% +31.58%
75th Percentile £70.00 £50.05 £53.75
90th Percentile £75.45 £60.75 £54.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £68.75 £31.64 £32.50
% change year-on-year +117.29% -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 45,356 29,667 33,233
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.68% 90.51% 85.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 27,834 18,495 21,131
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 £730 £725 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,855 1,741 1,763
10th Percentile £14.22 £14.20 £14.00
25th Percentile £18.31 £17.33 £18.00
Median hourly rate £42.00 £25.15 £40.50
Median % change year-on-year +67.00% -37.90% -1.22%
75th Percentile £67.94 £49.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £68.00 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £43.96 £24.00 £41.50
% change year-on-year +83.17% -42.17% +12.54%

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 21 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 21 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 21 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 -119 326 £500 +5.26% 223
UK excluding London -86 168 £470 +4.44% 150
London -116 153 £525 +5.00% 110
Work from Home -57 117 £474 +5.28% 86
North of England -70 54 £438 +10.47% 35
Midlands -30 40 £400 -3.03% 18
South East -66 32 £550 -4.35% 56
North West -26 31 £438 +17.11% 21
West Midlands -38 25 £455 -10.26% 11
South West -37 23 £463 +2.78% 21
Yorkshire -51 20 £480 +23.87% 12
East Midlands -12 15 £375 -9.09% 7
East of England -14 14 £463 -11.90% 10
Scotland -27 10 £430 -14.00% 6
North East -35 4 £375 -16.67% 2

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 9 (2.53%) Apache Spark
2 7 (1.97%) Confluence
3 6 (1.69%) Apache Superset
4 4 (1.12%) Apache Airflow
4 4 (1.12%) Oracle Workflow
4 4 (1.12%) Palantir Foundry
5 3 (0.84%) Apache
5 3 (0.84%) Jupyter
5 3 (0.84%) SharePoint
6 2 (0.56%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.28%) SAS
Applications
1 59 (16.57%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (2.25%) Spreadsheet
3 6 (1.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.40%) Microsoft Office
5 2 (0.56%) CPLEX
5 2 (0.56%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.56%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.28%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.28%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.28%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 9 (2.53%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (1.12%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.12%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.56%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.28%) Advent Geneva
4 1 (0.28%) Aladdin
4 1 (0.28%) Integrated Workplace Management System
4 1 (0.28%) iTrent
4 1 (0.28%) Primavera
4 1 (0.28%) Raiser’s Edge
4 1 (0.28%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 208 (58.43%) Power Platform
2 70 (19.66%) Azure
3 53 (14.89%) AWS
4 26 (7.30%) GCP
5 19 (5.34%) Snowflake
6 16 (4.49%) Azure Data Factory
6 16 (4.49%) Azure DevOps
7 14 (3.93%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 14 (3.93%) Power Automate
8 11 (3.09%) Serverless
9 10 (2.81%) Amazon S3
9 10 (2.81%) GitHub
9 10 (2.81%) PowerApps
10 9 (2.53%) Microsoft 365
11 7 (1.97%) Google Analytics
12 6 (1.69%) Adobe Analytics
12 6 (1.69%) AWS Lambda
12 6 (1.69%) dbt
12 6 (1.69%) OCI
13 5 (1.40%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.12%) HTTP
2 2 (0.56%) Broadband
2 2 (0.56%) Wireless
3 1 (0.28%) Internet
3 1 (0.28%) Intranet
3 1 (0.28%) Intrusion Detection
3 1 (0.28%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 207 (58.15%) Power BI
2 86 (24.16%) Tableau
3 61 (17.13%) Data Warehouse
4 36 (10.11%) Power Query
5 32 (8.99%) Relational Database
6 23 (6.46%) Metadata
7 22 (6.18%) SQL Server
8 20 (5.62%) Data Lake
9 15 (4.21%) Looker
9 15 (4.21%) Oracle Reports
10 13 (3.65%) PostgreSQL
11 12 (3.37%) BigQuery
12 10 (2.81%) Big Data
13 9 (2.53%) Qlik Sense
13 9 (2.53%) QlikView
13 9 (2.53%) Star Schema
14 8 (2.25%) Data Mining
14 8 (2.25%) PowerPivot
14 8 (2.25%) Snowflake Schema
14 8 (2.25%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 17 (4.78%) JIRA
2 11 (3.09%) Git
3 4 (1.12%) Oracle Forms
4 3 (0.84%) Cypress.io
4 3 (0.84%) GitLab
5 2 (0.56%) Charles Proxy
6 1 (0.28%) Flyway
6 1 (0.28%) Jasmine
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
1 130 (36.52%) Analytical Skills
2 122 (34.27%) Social Skills
3 94 (26.40%) Finance
4 37 (10.39%) Public Sector
5 30 (8.43%) Banking
6 11 (3.09%) Marketing
7 9 (2.53%) Military
8 8 (2.25%) Investment Banking
8 8 (2.25%) Organisational Skills
9 7 (1.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 7 (1.97%) Law
10 6 (1.69%) Retail
11 5 (1.40%) Influencing Skills
11 5 (1.40%) Pharmaceutical
11 5 (1.40%) Presentation Skills
12 4 (1.12%) Aerospace
12 4 (1.12%) Front Office
12 4 (1.12%) Local Government
13 3 (0.84%) Financial Institution
13 3 (0.84%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 86 (24.16%) Analyst
2 57 (16.01%) Developer
3 51 (14.33%) Senior
4 49 (13.76%) Data Analyst
4 49 (13.76%) Data Engineer
5 28 (7.87%) Consultant
6 24 (6.74%) Architect
6 24 (6.74%) Business Intelligence Developer
7 22 (6.18%) Power BI Developer
8 21 (5.90%) Data Scientist
9 19 (5.34%) Lead
10 15 (4.21%) Data Architect
10 15 (4.21%) Designer
11 14 (3.93%) Senior Data Engineer
12 13 (3.65%) Analytics Consultant
13 11 (3.09%) Data Visualisation Specialist
14 10 (2.81%) Business Intelligence Analyst
14 10 (2.81%) Data Consultant
15 9 (2.53%) Business Analyst
15 9 (2.53%) Performance Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (8.71%) REST
2 18 (5.06%) React
3 16 (4.49%) CSS
4 14 (3.93%) HTML
5 12 (3.37%) Pandas
6 11 (3.09%) .NET
6 11 (3.09%) Terraform
7 10 (2.81%) TensorFlow
8 9 (2.53%) PyTorch
9 8 (2.25%) Oracle Fusion
9 8 (2.25%) Redux
9 8 (2.25%) SOAP
10 7 (1.97%) Kafka
10 7 (1.97%) Middleware
10 7 (1.97%) Web Services
11 6 (1.69%) PySpark
11 6 (1.69%) scikit-learn
11 6 (1.69%) Spring
11 6 (1.69%) Spring Boot
12 5 (1.40%) OpenFin
Miscellaneous
1 26 (7.30%) Data Structures
2 22 (6.18%) Management Information System
3 13 (3.65%) Cloud Native
4 12 (3.37%) Algorithms
4 12 (3.37%) Reference Data
5 11 (3.09%) Legacy Systems
5 11 (3.09%) Product Ownership
5 11 (3.09%) Self-Motivation
6 10 (2.81%) Analytical Mindset
7 9 (2.53%) Clustering
7 9 (2.53%) PKI
8 8 (2.25%) Data Protection Act
8 8 (2.25%) Onboarding
9 7 (1.97%) Distributed Systems
9 7 (1.97%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 6 (1.69%) Life Science
11 5 (1.40%) CMDB
11 5 (1.40%) Fixed Income
11 5 (1.40%) Mobile App
12 4 (1.12%) AI Agents
Operating Systems
1 14 (3.93%) Windows
2 13 (3.65%) Windows Server
3 3 (0.84%) Apple iOS
3 3 (0.84%) Unix
4 2 (0.56%) Linux
5 1 (0.28%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 356 (100.00%) Visualisation
2 212 (59.55%) Business Intelligence
3 174 (48.88%) Analytics
4 126 (35.39%) Data Modelling
5 104 (29.21%) Decision-Making
6 99 (27.81%) Problem-Solving
7 95 (26.69%) Agile
8 76 (21.35%) AI
9 62 (17.42%) Dashboard Development
9 62 (17.42%) ETL
10 60 (16.85%) Data Analysis
10 60 (16.85%) Stakeholder Management
11 59 (16.57%) Actionable Insight
12 56 (15.73%) Continuous Improvement
12 56 (15.73%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 55 (15.45%) Data Pipeline
13 55 (15.45%) Data Science
14 54 (15.17%) Data Governance
15 50 (14.04%) Data Engineering
16 47 (13.20%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 182 (51.12%) SQL
2 110 (30.90%) Python
3 43 (12.08%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 31 (8.71%) R
5 27 (7.58%) JavaScript
6 24 (6.74%) Java
7 18 (5.06%) C#
7 18 (5.06%) TypeScript
8 12 (3.37%) PowerShell
9 11 (3.09%) Scala
10 8 (2.25%) VBA
11 5 (1.40%) MATLAB
11 5 (1.40%) PL/SQL
11 5 (1.40%) T-SQL
12 4 (1.12%) Rust
13 3 (0.84%) Bash
13 3 (0.84%) C++
14 2 (0.56%) Korn
14 2 (0.56%) Ruby
14 2 (0.56%) Search Processing Language
Qualifications
1 80 (22.47%) Security Cleared
2 49 (13.76%) SC Cleared
3 46 (12.92%) Degree
4 15 (4.21%) DV Cleared
5 8 (2.25%) Computer Science Degree
6 6 (1.69%) BPSS Clearance
7 4 (1.12%) Master's Degree
7 4 (1.12%) Postgraduate
8 3 (0.84%) Azure Certification
8 3 (0.84%) PhD
9 1 (0.28%) APMG
9 1 (0.28%) DBS Check
9 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Certified Professional
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 78 (21.91%) Data Quality
2 19 (5.34%) QA
3 17 (4.78%) Accessibility
4 13 (3.65%) GDPR
5 9 (2.53%) PMO
6 4 (1.12%) 21 CFR Part 11
6 4 (1.12%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 4 (1.12%) GMP
6 4 (1.12%) GRC
6 4 (1.12%) GxP
6 4 (1.12%) ISO/IEC 17025
6 4 (1.12%) WCAG
7 2 (0.56%) Basel III
8 1 (0.28%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.28%) COBIT
8 1 (0.28%) Disclosure Scotland
8 1 (0.28%) ISO 14001
8 1 (0.28%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 12 (3.37%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.40%) Docker
Systems Management
1 6 (1.69%) Kubernetes
2 4 (1.12%) Grafana
2 4 (1.12%) Kibana
3 3 (0.84%) SCCM
4 2 (0.56%) Ansible
5 1 (0.28%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.28%) QRadar
5 1 (0.28%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.28%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 68 (19.10%) Microsoft
2 29 (8.15%) Oracle
3 23 (6.46%) SAP
3 23 (6.46%) ServiceNow
4 22 (6.18%) Databricks
4 22 (6.18%) Google
5 9 (2.53%) BMC
5 9 (2.53%) Remedy
6 7 (1.97%) Adobe
7 6 (1.69%) Informatica
8 5 (1.40%) Alteryx
8 5 (1.40%) Amplitude
8 5 (1.40%) Palantir
9 4 (1.12%) Foundry
9 4 (1.12%) Solace
9 4 (1.12%) Splunk
10 3 (0.84%) Apple
10 3 (0.84%) Bloomberg
10 3 (0.84%) Salesforce
11 2 (0.56%) MicroStrategy