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

6 months to
21 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 227 202 228
Rank change year-on-year -25 +26 +85
Contract jobs citing Data Visualisation 408 446 520
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.22% 1.20% 1.09%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.35% 1.40% 1.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 274 296 356
10th Percentile £313 £350 £300
25th Percentile £385 £413 £411
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £575 £626 £608
90th Percentile £671 £767 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £435 £463 £475
% change year-on-year -5.95% -2.63% -3.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 11 25
10th Percentile £18.67 £24.50 £16.48
25th Percentile £30.94 £28.25 £22.50
Median hourly rate £39.85 £37.50 £32.32
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% +16.03% -7.66%
75th Percentile £63.75 £46.25 £47.50
90th Percentile £74.63 £53.75 £61.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £32.50 £26.17 £26.00
% change year-on-year +24.21% +0.63% -25.71%

All Process and 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 30,286 31,889 42,511
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 90.52% 86.07% 88.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 18,837 19,171 28,834
10th Percentile £295 £310 £313
25th Percentile £404 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -2.27%
75th Percentile £623 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £749 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,927 1,193 1,584
10th Percentile £14.38 £15.00 £14.25
25th Percentile £17.30 £20.12 £18.74
Median hourly rate £25.08 £39.50 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -36.52% -7.06% +30.61%
75th Percentile £42.50 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £65.25 £73.75 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.23 £40.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -44.43% -5.88% +59.00%

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 October 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 21 October 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 21 October 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 -16 356 £450 -10.00% 555
London -9 207 £490 -6.67% 283
UK excluding London -8 166 £435 -5.95% 404
Work from Home -13 116 £450 -5.66% 292
North of England -36 58 £381 -15.28% 74
South East +13 39 £600 +22.82% 221
Yorkshire -18 35 £350 -22.22% 17
North West -34 22 £388 -12.82% 50
Scotland +12 21 £463 +16.21% 6
Midlands -26 19 £479 +16.00% 46
East of England +6 12 £525 +5.00% 17
West Midlands -22 12 £514 +28.50% 25
South West 0 9 £400 -30.43% 34
East Midlands -12 7 £413 -10.81% 17
Wales - 6 £183 - 6
Northern Ireland -17 3 £600 +20.00% 3
North East -8 1 £400 -30.43% 7

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 17 (4.17%) Apache Spark
2 13 (3.19%) SharePoint
3 12 (2.94%) Confluence
4 9 (2.21%) Apache Airflow
5 8 (1.96%) Apache Pig
6 6 (1.47%) SAS
7 5 (1.23%) Apache
8 4 (0.98%) Jupyter
9 2 (0.49%) ArcGIS
10 1 (0.25%) IIS
Applications
1 59 (14.46%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (4.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 13 (3.19%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (0.98%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.74%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.49%) Maple
6 2 (0.49%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.49%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.49%) Oracle Smart View
7 1 (0.25%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.25%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.25%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.25%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.25%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (0.74%) Dynamics CRM
1 3 (0.74%) Payment Gateway
1 3 (0.74%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.25%) Dynamics GP
2 1 (0.25%) Endur
2 1 (0.25%) IBM Planning Analytics
2 1 (0.25%) Oracle Assets
2 1 (0.25%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.25%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.25%) Oracle Financials
2 1 (0.25%) Oracle General Ledger
2 1 (0.25%) Oracle Payables
2 1 (0.25%) Oracle Receivables
2 1 (0.25%) Salesforce CRM
2 1 (0.25%) SAP GRC
2 1 (0.25%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 210 (51.47%) Power Platform
2 99 (24.26%) Azure
3 66 (16.18%) AWS
4 42 (10.29%) GCP
5 35 (8.58%) Snowflake
6 21 (5.15%) Azure DevOps
7 20 (4.90%) Serverless
8 19 (4.66%) Power Automate
9 18 (4.41%) AWS Lambda
9 18 (4.41%) Azure Data Factory
9 18 (4.41%) dbt
10 17 (4.17%) GitHub
11 16 (3.92%) Amazon S3
12 15 (3.68%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 14 (3.43%) PowerApps
14 12 (2.94%) Figma
15 9 (2.21%) Cloud Computing
16 7 (1.72%) Microsoft 365
16 7 (1.72%) OCI
17 6 (1.47%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.74%) MQTT
2 2 (0.49%) Internet
2 2 (0.49%) SNMP
2 2 (0.49%) SSH
2 2 (0.49%) SSL
3 1 (0.25%) 2G
3 1 (0.25%) 5G
3 1 (0.25%) LTE
3 1 (0.25%) Mobile Backhaul
3 1 (0.25%) TETRA
3 1 (0.25%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 208 (50.98%) Power BI
2 121 (29.66%) Tableau
3 66 (16.18%) Data Warehouse
4 36 (8.82%) Relational Database
5 33 (8.09%) Power Query
6 23 (5.64%) BigQuery
6 23 (5.64%) Looker
6 23 (5.64%) SQL Server
7 15 (3.68%) Big Data
7 15 (3.68%) Data Lake
8 14 (3.43%) Hadoop
9 12 (2.94%) Data Mining
10 11 (2.70%) GIS
10 11 (2.70%) Metadata
11 10 (2.45%) Geospatial Data
11 10 (2.45%) Oracle Reports
11 10 (2.45%) PostgreSQL
12 9 (2.21%) Apache Hive
12 9 (2.21%) NoSQL
13 8 (1.96%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 36 (8.82%) Git
2 16 (3.92%) JIRA
3 7 (1.72%) Cypress.io
3 7 (1.72%) Gradle
3 7 (1.72%) Jenkins
3 7 (1.72%) Storybook
3 7 (1.72%) Xcode
4 4 (0.98%) MLflow
5 3 (0.74%) GitLab
5 3 (0.74%) Liquibase
5 3 (0.74%) Selenium
6 2 (0.49%) webpack
7 1 (0.25%) Ant
7 1 (0.25%) git-flow
7 1 (0.25%) Postman
7 1 (0.25%) Snyk
7 1 (0.25%) SoapUI
7 1 (0.25%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 1 (0.25%) Team Foundation Server
7 1 (0.25%) Terragrunt
General
1 174 (42.65%) Social Skills
2 133 (32.60%) Analytical Skills
3 111 (27.21%) Finance
4 42 (10.29%) Banking
5 30 (7.35%) Public Sector
6 23 (5.64%) Presentation Skills
7 19 (4.66%) Retail
8 16 (3.92%) Investment Banking
9 13 (3.19%) Telecoms
10 12 (2.94%) Marketing
11 11 (2.70%) Manufacturing
12 10 (2.45%) Front Office
12 10 (2.45%) Influencing Skills
13 9 (2.21%) Pharmaceutical
14 8 (1.96%) Legal
14 8 (1.96%) Organisational Skills
15 5 (1.23%) Billing
16 4 (0.98%) Financial Institution
16 4 (0.98%) Local Government
16 4 (0.98%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 144 (35.29%) Analyst
2 97 (23.77%) Data Analyst
3 85 (20.83%) Developer
4 41 (10.05%) Data Engineer
5 35 (8.58%) Senior
6 30 (7.35%) Architect
7 24 (5.88%) Business Intelligence Developer
8 23 (5.64%) Data Scientist
9 21 (5.15%) Business Analyst
10 17 (4.17%) Data Architect
10 17 (4.17%) Power BI Developer
11 15 (3.68%) Consultant
11 15 (3.68%) Lead
11 15 (3.68%) Solutions Architect
12 14 (3.43%) Senior Analyst
13 12 (2.94%) Power BI Analyst
13 12 (2.94%) SQL Analyst
13 12 (2.94%) SQL Data Analyst
14 11 (2.70%) React Developer
14 11 (2.70%) Report Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (5.39%) React
2 20 (4.90%) Pandas
3 17 (4.17%) D3.js
4 15 (3.68%) scikit-learn
5 13 (3.19%) NumPy
6 11 (2.70%) PySpark
7 10 (2.45%) REST
8 9 (2.21%) AngularJS
8 9 (2.21%) GraphQL
8 9 (2.21%) OAuth
9 8 (1.96%) HTML
9 8 (1.96%) Playwright
9 8 (1.96%) Plotly
9 8 (1.96%) React Native
9 8 (1.96%) TensorFlow
10 7 (1.72%) Kafka
10 7 (1.72%) Node.js
10 7 (1.72%) SVG
10 7 (1.72%) Vue
10 7 (1.72%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 44 (10.78%) Algorithms
2 15 (3.68%) Product Ownership
2 15 (3.68%) Self-Motivation
3 14 (3.43%) Data Structures
4 13 (3.19%) Management Information System
5 12 (2.94%) Cloud Native
5 12 (2.94%) Distributed Computing
6 10 (2.45%) Legacy Systems
7 9 (2.21%) Data Centre
7 9 (2.21%) Greenfield Project
8 8 (1.96%) CMDB
8 8 (1.96%) Mobile App
9 7 (1.72%) Reinsurance
9 7 (1.72%) Virtual Team
10 6 (1.47%) Analytical Mindset
10 6 (1.47%) Genomics
10 6 (1.47%) Hedge funds
10 6 (1.47%) Low-Code
10 6 (1.47%) Onboarding
11 5 (1.23%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 7 (1.72%) Android
1 7 (1.72%) Apple iOS
2 4 (0.98%) Linux
3 1 (0.25%) Unix
3 1 (0.25%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 408 (100.00%) Visualisation
2 218 (53.43%) Business Intelligence
3 164 (40.20%) Analytics
4 121 (29.66%) Data Modelling
5 110 (26.96%) Decision-Making
6 108 (26.47%) Problem-Solving
7 105 (25.74%) Data Analysis
8 96 (23.53%) Agile
9 83 (20.34%) Actionable Insight
10 78 (19.12%) Machine Learning
11 72 (17.65%) Data Science
11 72 (17.65%) ETL
12 57 (13.97%) Data Pipeline
12 57 (13.97%) DevOps
13 51 (12.50%) Data Engineering
14 50 (12.25%) CI/CD
15 48 (11.76%) Stakeholder Management
16 46 (11.27%) AI
16 46 (11.27%) Dashboard Development
17 44 (10.78%) Data-Driven Decision Making
Programming Languages
1 231 (56.62%) SQL
2 176 (43.14%) Python
3 30 (7.35%) R
4 28 (6.86%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 27 (6.62%) JavaScript
6 21 (5.15%) Java
6 21 (5.15%) TypeScript
7 16 (3.92%) Scala
8 5 (1.23%) LookML
8 5 (1.23%) T-SQL
9 4 (0.98%) MATLAB
9 4 (0.98%) PL/SQL
9 4 (0.98%) VBA
10 3 (0.74%) Bash
10 3 (0.74%) C#
10 3 (0.74%) C++
10 3 (0.74%) PowerShell
11 2 (0.49%) Go
11 2 (0.49%) PHP
11 2 (0.49%) VB
Qualifications
1 59 (14.46%) Degree
2 36 (8.82%) Security Cleared
3 27 (6.62%) SC Cleared
4 19 (4.66%) Computer Science Degree
4 19 (4.66%) Master's Degree
5 6 (1.47%) AWS Certification
5 6 (1.47%) ITIL Certification
6 5 (1.23%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 4 (0.98%) BPSS Clearance
7 4 (0.98%) CBAP
7 4 (0.98%) CFA
7 4 (0.98%) PMI Certification
8 3 (0.74%) Azure Certification
8 3 (0.74%) Tableau Certification
9 2 (0.49%) ACCA
9 2 (0.49%) CEH
9 2 (0.49%) CIMA
9 2 (0.49%) CISSP
9 2 (0.49%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (0.49%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 60 (14.71%) Data Quality
2 29 (7.11%) Accessibility
3 12 (2.94%) GDPR
3 12 (2.94%) QA
4 5 (1.23%) WCAG
5 4 (0.98%) Actionable Recommendations
6 3 (0.74%) EMIR
6 3 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (0.74%) MiFID
7 2 (0.49%) Disclosure Scotland
7 2 (0.49%) Dodd-Frank
7 2 (0.49%) FIPS 140-2
7 2 (0.49%) GRC
7 2 (0.49%) HIPAA
7 2 (0.49%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 2 (0.49%) NIST
7 2 (0.49%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.25%) PMO
System Software
1 14 (3.43%) Docker
2 4 (0.98%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.49%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 16 (3.92%) Terraform
2 9 (2.21%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.98%) Grafana
4 2 (0.49%) Ansible
4 2 (0.49%) Kibana
5 1 (0.25%) logstash
5 1 (0.25%) QRadar
5 1 (0.25%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.25%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 1 (0.25%) Thomson Reuters DACS
Vendors
1 86 (21.08%) Microsoft
2 28 (6.86%) Databricks
3 25 (6.13%) Google
4 20 (4.90%) Oracle
5 16 (3.92%) SAP
6 13 (3.19%) ServiceNow
7 12 (2.94%) OpenAI
7 12 (2.94%) Splunk
8 9 (2.21%) Salesforce
9 7 (1.72%) MicroStrategy
10 6 (1.47%) Talend
11 5 (1.23%) Dataiku
12 4 (0.98%) Adobe
12 4 (0.98%) TIBCO
13 3 (0.74%) Citrix
13 3 (0.74%) Cognos
13 3 (0.74%) Foundry
13 3 (0.74%) Hyperion
13 3 (0.74%) Informatica
13 3 (0.74%) Workday