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 31 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 248 191 241
Rank change year-on-year -57 +50 +93
Contract jobs citing Data Visualisation 413 450 439
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.12% 1.35% 1.02%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.27% 1.53% 1.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 254 290 306
10th Percentile £322 £330 £304
25th Percentile £393 £400 £407
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.00% -3.38%
75th Percentile £550 £588 £613
90th Percentile £665 £701 £698
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £450 £475
% change year-on-year - -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 11 18
10th Percentile £22.86 £24.50 £24.07
25th Percentile £27.94 £28.25 £28.89
Median hourly rate £55.00 £35.25 £35.32
Median % change year-on-year +56.03% -0.18% -45.25%
75th Percentile £79.37 £53.75 £49.69
90th Percentile £84.00 £82.25 £60.38
UK excluding London median hourly rate £50.00 £35.25 £32.32
% change year-on-year +41.84% +9.07% +65.74%

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 32,632 29,487 37,783
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 88.11% 88.32% 87.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,578 17,975 25,172
10th Percentile £304 £308 £306
25th Percentile £406 £413 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £615 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £738 £743
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,027 953 1,511
10th Percentile £14.61 £15.62 £14.25
25th Percentile £17.69 £20.30 £19.03
Median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £44.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.62% -26.14% +25.71%
75th Percentile £53.44 £62.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £69.25 £74.69 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £23.58 £30.45 £45.00
% change year-on-year -22.58% -32.33% +40.63%

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 31 December 2025.

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 31 December 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Data Visualisation in the UK

Data Visualisation
Top 17 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 31 December 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
England -46 357 £475 -0.52% 970
London -40 205 £480 -4.00% 173
UK excluding London -32 163 £450 - 902
Work from Home -43 122 £500 +5.26% 283
North of England -44 57 £392 -19.37% 179
South East -7 30 £525 +9.38% 247
North West -25 27 £390 -17.89% 90
Midlands -26 27 £488 +18.18% 164
Yorkshire -31 27 £375 -16.67% 74
Scotland +12 18 £420 -12.95% 48
East of England -17 16 £525 +23.53% 131
West Midlands -27 16 £504 +22.06% 84
East Midlands -10 11 £404 -5.00% 69
South West -11 7 £400 -36.00% 108
Northern Ireland -15 5 £463 -7.50% 13
Wales -1 4 - - 27
North East -12 3 £400 -27.27% 15

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 23 (5.57%) Apache Spark
2 16 (3.87%) Confluence
3 13 (3.15%) Apache Airflow
4 12 (2.91%) Apache
5 10 (2.42%) SharePoint
6 8 (1.94%) Apache Pig
7 5 (1.21%) Jupyter
8 3 (0.73%) SAS
9 1 (0.24%) IIS
9 1 (0.24%) OpenStack
Applications
1 63 (15.25%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (4.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 10 (2.42%) Microsoft Office
4 7 (1.69%) Chatbot
5 4 (0.97%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.48%) Adobe Illustrator
6 2 (0.48%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.24%) Adobe After Effects
7 1 (0.24%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.24%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.24%) Blender
7 1 (0.24%) CINEMA 4D
7 1 (0.24%) InDesign
7 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.24%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.24%) Trello
Business Applications
1 2 (0.48%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (0.48%) Salesforce CRM
1 2 (0.48%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.24%) Actimize
2 1 (0.24%) Endur
2 1 (0.24%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.24%) SAP GRC
2 1 (0.24%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 217 (52.54%) Power Platform
2 103 (24.94%) Azure
3 67 (16.22%) AWS
4 40 (9.69%) GCP
5 29 (7.02%) Snowflake
6 22 (5.33%) Power Automate
7 19 (4.60%) Azure Data Factory
7 19 (4.60%) Azure DevOps
7 19 (4.60%) PowerApps
8 17 (4.12%) GitHub
9 16 (3.87%) Serverless
10 13 (3.15%) AWS Lambda
10 13 (3.15%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 13 (3.15%) dbt
11 12 (2.91%) Figma
12 10 (2.42%) Amazon S3
13 8 (1.94%) Cloud Computing
14 7 (1.69%) Google Analytics
15 6 (1.45%) Entra ID
16 5 (1.21%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.73%) SNMP
2 2 (0.48%) 2G
2 2 (0.48%) 5G
2 2 (0.48%) LTE
2 2 (0.48%) Mobile Backhaul
2 2 (0.48%) SSH
2 2 (0.48%) SSL
2 2 (0.48%) VoIP
3 1 (0.24%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 217 (52.54%) Power BI
2 116 (28.09%) Tableau
3 62 (15.01%) Data Warehouse
4 38 (9.20%) Relational Database
5 25 (6.05%) Power Query
6 20 (4.84%) Data Lake
7 17 (4.12%) Big Data
8 16 (3.87%) Looker
8 16 (3.87%) Metadata
9 15 (3.63%) Hadoop
10 13 (3.15%) BigQuery
10 13 (3.15%) SQL Server
11 12 (2.91%) Azure SQL Database
12 11 (2.66%) Data Mining
13 10 (2.42%) Apache Hive
14 9 (2.18%) Snowflake Schema
15 7 (1.69%) Data Vault
16 5 (1.21%) Amazon Athena
16 5 (1.21%) Tableau Desktop
16 5 (1.21%) Tableau Server
Development Applications
1 42 (10.17%) Git
2 19 (4.60%) JIRA
3 9 (2.18%) Jenkins
4 7 (1.69%) Gradle
4 7 (1.69%) Storybook
4 7 (1.69%) Xcode
5 4 (0.97%) Cypress.io
5 4 (0.97%) MLflow
6 2 (0.48%) Selenium
6 2 (0.48%) Terragrunt
6 2 (0.48%) webpack
7 1 (0.24%) Ant
7 1 (0.24%) git-flow
7 1 (0.24%) JMeter
7 1 (0.24%) Snyk
7 1 (0.24%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.24%) Vite
General
1 183 (44.31%) Social Skills
2 127 (30.75%) Analytical Skills
3 124 (30.02%) Finance
4 43 (10.41%) Banking
5 41 (9.93%) Public Sector
6 19 (4.60%) Marketing
7 17 (4.12%) Retail
8 16 (3.87%) Front Office
8 16 (3.87%) Investment Banking
9 11 (2.66%) Influencing Skills
10 9 (2.18%) Legal
10 9 (2.18%) Manufacturing
10 9 (2.18%) Presentation Skills
10 9 (2.18%) Publishing
11 8 (1.94%) Organisational Skills
11 8 (1.94%) Pharmaceutical
12 5 (1.21%) Back Office
12 5 (1.21%) Billing
12 5 (1.21%) Law
12 5 (1.21%) Military
Job Titles
1 123 (29.78%) Analyst
2 92 (22.28%) Developer
3 80 (19.37%) Data Analyst
4 49 (11.86%) Senior
5 36 (8.72%) Data Scientist
6 33 (7.99%) Data Engineer
7 24 (5.81%) Business Intelligence Developer
8 23 (5.57%) Architect
8 23 (5.57%) Business Analyst
9 22 (5.33%) Senior Analyst
10 16 (3.87%) Lead
10 16 (3.87%) Power BI Developer
11 13 (3.15%) Consultant
11 13 (3.15%) Senior Data Analyst
11 13 (3.15%) Solutions Architect
12 12 (2.91%) Designer
13 11 (2.66%) SQL Analyst
13 11 (2.66%) SQL Data Analyst
14 10 (2.42%) React Developer
15 9 (2.18%) Insight Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (6.78%) React
2 27 (6.54%) Pandas
3 21 (5.08%) scikit-learn
4 19 (4.60%) D3.js
5 18 (4.36%) NumPy
6 16 (3.87%) AngularJS
7 15 (3.63%) Plotly
8 14 (3.39%) REST
9 13 (3.15%) Vue
10 12 (2.91%) Kafka
10 12 (2.91%) PySpark
11 9 (2.18%) OAuth
11 9 (2.18%) TensorFlow
12 8 (1.94%) React Native
13 7 (1.69%) CSS
13 7 (1.69%) HTML
13 7 (1.69%) Matplotlib
13 7 (1.69%) SVG
13 7 (1.69%) WebSockets
14 6 (1.45%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 37 (8.96%) Algorithms
2 19 (4.60%) Product Ownership
3 12 (2.91%) Cloud Native
3 12 (2.91%) Data Structures
3 12 (2.91%) Management Information System
4 11 (2.66%) Legacy Systems
5 9 (2.18%) Data Centre
5 9 (2.18%) Self-Motivation
6 8 (1.94%) CMDB
6 8 (1.94%) Mobile App
6 8 (1.94%) Reference Data
7 7 (1.69%) Analytical Mindset
7 7 (1.69%) Distributed Computing
7 7 (1.69%) Onboarding
7 7 (1.69%) Reinsurance
7 7 (1.69%) Virtual Team
8 5 (1.21%) Enterprise Software
8 5 (1.21%) Equities
8 5 (1.21%) Genomics
8 5 (1.21%) Hedge funds
Operating Systems
1 9 (2.18%) Linux
2 8 (1.94%) Android
2 8 (1.94%) Unix
3 7 (1.69%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.48%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.24%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 412 (99.76%) Visualisation
2 236 (57.14%) Business Intelligence
3 173 (41.89%) Analytics
4 116 (28.09%) Data Modelling
5 108 (26.15%) Problem-Solving
6 107 (25.91%) Agile
6 107 (25.91%) Decision-Making
7 103 (24.94%) Data Analysis
8 86 (20.82%) Actionable Insight
9 83 (20.10%) Data Science
10 77 (18.64%) Machine Learning
11 61 (14.77%) Data Pipeline
12 58 (14.04%) Stakeholder Management
13 57 (13.80%) ETL
14 55 (13.32%) AI
15 49 (11.86%) DevOps
16 46 (11.14%) Dashboard Development
17 44 (10.65%) Data Governance
17 44 (10.65%) Data-Driven Decision Making
18 43 (10.41%) Data Engineering
Programming Languages
1 229 (55.45%) SQL
2 177 (42.86%) Python
3 33 (7.99%) JavaScript
3 33 (7.99%) R
4 24 (5.81%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 23 (5.57%) Java
6 22 (5.33%) TypeScript
7 20 (4.84%) Scala
8 13 (3.15%) C#
9 8 (1.94%) PowerShell
10 6 (1.45%) Perl
10 6 (1.45%) PHP
10 6 (1.45%) VBA
11 5 (1.21%) T-SQL
12 4 (0.97%) Bash
12 4 (0.97%) PL/SQL
13 3 (0.73%) LookML
14 2 (0.48%) C++
14 2 (0.48%) Go
14 2 (0.48%) Google Apps Script
Qualifications
1 54 (13.08%) Security Cleared
2 49 (11.86%) Degree
3 39 (9.44%) SC Cleared
4 17 (4.12%) Master's Degree
5 16 (3.87%) Computer Science Degree
6 9 (2.18%) BPSS Clearance
7 7 (1.69%) Azure Certification
7 7 (1.69%) CFA
8 6 (1.45%) ITIL Certification
8 6 (1.45%) Microsoft Certification
9 5 (1.21%) PMI Certification
10 4 (0.97%) CBAP
11 3 (0.73%) AWS Certification
11 3 (0.73%) DV Cleared
11 3 (0.73%) Tableau Certification
12 2 (0.48%) APMP
12 2 (0.48%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 2 (0.48%) CEH
12 2 (0.48%) CISSP
12 2 (0.48%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 66 (15.98%) Data Quality
2 29 (7.02%) Accessibility
3 20 (4.84%) QA
4 14 (3.39%) GDPR
5 7 (1.69%) Actionable Recommendations
6 6 (1.45%) WCAG
7 4 (0.97%) PCI DSS
7 4 (0.97%) PMO
8 3 (0.73%) EMIR
8 3 (0.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 3 (0.73%) MiFID
9 2 (0.48%) Basel III
9 2 (0.48%) Dodd-Frank
9 2 (0.48%) FIPS 140-2
9 2 (0.48%) GRC
9 2 (0.48%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 1 (0.24%) P3O
System Software
1 22 (5.33%) Docker
2 5 (1.21%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.48%) HDFS
3 2 (0.48%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 17 (4.12%) Kubernetes
2 16 (3.87%) Terraform
3 7 (1.69%) Grafana
3 7 (1.69%) Kibana
4 4 (0.97%) Ansible
5 3 (0.73%) logstash
6 2 (0.48%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.24%) collectd
7 1 (0.24%) QRadar
7 1 (0.24%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 1 (0.24%) Thomson Reuters DACS
Vendors
1 83 (20.10%) Microsoft
2 28 (6.78%) Databricks
2 28 (6.78%) Google
3 19 (4.60%) Salesforce
4 14 (3.39%) ServiceNow
5 13 (3.15%) OpenAI
6 12 (2.91%) Splunk
7 9 (2.18%) Oracle
8 8 (1.94%) SAP
9 7 (1.69%) MicroStrategy
10 5 (1.21%) Adobe
10 5 (1.21%) Dataiku
11 4 (0.97%) Cognos
12 3 (0.73%) Avaloq
12 3 (0.73%) IBM
12 3 (0.73%) Informatica
12 3 (0.73%) TIBCO
13 2 (0.48%) Foundry
13 2 (0.48%) Sage
13 2 (0.48%) Talend