Visualisation Contract Job Trends
Visualization
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Visualisation skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 203 | 103 | 108 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -100 | +5 | +20 |
| Contract jobs citing Visualisation | 761 | 857 | 804 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 1.38% | 2.58% | 2.17% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.63% | 2.85% | 2.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 445 | 540 | 475 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £325 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £400 | £406 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £481 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.30% | -3.75% | -1.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £588 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £700 | £773 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £465 | £475 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.11% | +5.56% | -5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 75 | 50 | 53 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.35 | £18.25 | £22.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £28.50 | £33.25 | £31.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £47.50 | £50.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -23.08% | +42.58% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £65.00 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £53.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.46% | - | +44.44% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
UK
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.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 46,825 | 30,024 | 31,898 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 85.04% | 90.49% | 86.05% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 28,142 | 18,651 | 19,172 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £294 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £404 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -2.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £623 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,488 | 1,923 | 1,198 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.51 | £14.38 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.75 | £17.30 | £20.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.24 | £25.08 | £39.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +48.51% | -36.52% | -7.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £42.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.75 | £65.25 | £73.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.24 | £22.27 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +67.26% | -44.34% | -5.88% |
Visualisation Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Visualisation relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Visualisation Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Visualisation.
Visualisation Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Visualisation over the 6 months to 20 October 2026.
Visualisation Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Visualisation.
Visualisation Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Visualisation over the 6 months to 20 October 2026.
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 Visualisation within the UK over the 6 months to 20 October 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 | -105 | 661 | £475 | - | 1,012 |
| UK excluding London | -99 | 358 | £465 | -2.11% | 537 |
| London | -81 | 325 | £488 | -2.50% | 559 |
| Work from Home | -77 | 240 | £503 | +10.08% | 487 |
| North of England | -75 | 99 | £439 | +3.29% | 121 |
| Midlands | -35 | 84 | £542 | +6.85% | 94 |
| West Midlands | -45 | 67 | £550 | +4.76% | 72 |
| South East | -58 | 66 | £419 | -18.24% | 114 |
| South West | -33 | 48 | £475 | -36.67% | 52 |
| North West | -41 | 48 | £456 | +11.96% | 67 |
| Yorkshire | -62 | 39 | £500 | +11.11% | 38 |
| Scotland | -35 | 36 | £425 | -10.53% | 66 |
| East of England | -40 | 28 | £515 | +1.98% | 43 |
| East Midlands | -11 | 17 | £362 | -10.49% | 22 |
| North East | -35 | 13 | £350 | -22.22% | 16 |
| Wales | -13 | 3 | £356 | +13.55% | 17 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 2 | - | - | 35 |
Visualisation Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Business Intelligence | 54.3% | 413 |
| 2 | Analytics | 49.1% | 374 |
| 3 | Data Visualisation | 48.4% | 368 |
| 4 | Data Modelling | 30.2% | 230 |
| 5 | Decision-Making | 29.4% | 224 |
| 6 | Agile | 27.1% | 206 |
| 7 | AI | 23.1% | 176 |
| 8 | Problem-Solving | 21.9% | 167 |
| 9 | Data Analysis | 21.7% | 165 |
| 10 | Stakeholder Management | 21.2% | 161 |
| 11 | Actionable Insight | 19.4% | 148 |
| 12 | Dashboard Development | 18.0% | 137 |
| 13 | Continuous Improvement | 17.6% | 134 |
| 14 | Validation | 16.7% | 127 |
| 15 | Data Pipeline | 15.6% | 119 |
| 16 | Data Governance | 15.5% | 118 |
| 17 | Data Engineering | 15.1% | 115 |
| 18 | Stakeholder Engagement | 14.6% | 111 |
| 19 | Data Science | 14.2% | 108 |
| 20 | ETL | 13.7% | 104 |