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

6 months to
31 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 212 113 118
Rank change year-on-year -99 +5 +26
Contract jobs citing Visualisation 721 804 767
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.34% 2.44% 1.99%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.59% 2.70% 2.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 429 488 455
10th Percentile £325 £317 £313
25th Percentile £400 £400 £401
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £471 £500
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -5.75% -3.85%
75th Percentile £600 £561 £620
90th Percentile £700 £675 £723
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 52 49 51
10th Percentile £21.08 £22.68 £24.50
25th Percentile £28.25 £33.25 £43.72
Median hourly rate £51.25 £50.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% -23.08% +44.44%
75th Percentile £70.00 £65.00 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £54.00 £50.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year +8.00% -23.08% +60.14%

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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 45,455 29,807 32,988
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.58% 90.45% 85.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 27,783 18,569 20,737
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% -3.67%
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 2,905 1,767 1,609
10th Percentile £14.10 £14.20 £14.16
25th Percentile £17.75 £17.30 £18.89
Median hourly rate £41.00 £25.15 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year +63.02% -40.82% +3.56%
75th Percentile £67.84 £47.31 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £67.25 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £43.56 £22.63 £43.00
% change year-on-year +92.49% -47.37% +14.67%

Visualisation
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Visualisation relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Visualisation job vacancy trend in the UK

Visualisation
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Visualisation.

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 31 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Visualisation in the UK

Visualisation
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Visualisation.

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 31 August 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Visualisation in the UK

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 Visualisation within the UK over the 6 months to 31 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 -93 656 £488 +3.17% 629
UK excluding London -82 334 £475 +5.56% 383
London -68 326 £488 -2.50% 353
Work from Home -48 218 £500 +11.86% 210
North of England -70 99 £451 +7.90% 74
Midlands -43 80 £549 +8.23% 57
South East -60 64 £470 -14.55% 102
West Midlands -47 59 £565 +7.62% 30
North West -38 50 £498 +22.09% 41
South West -21 47 £450 -5.26% 65
Yorkshire -55 44 £451 +12.75% 23
East of England -32 27 £565 +5.12% 43
Scotland -33 24 £418 -16.50% 31
East Midlands -7 21 £375 -6.25% 27
North East -38 6 £410 -8.89% 11

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 19 (2.64%) Apache Spark
1 19 (2.64%) Confluence
2 12 (1.66%) SharePoint
3 10 (1.39%) ArcGIS
4 9 (1.25%) Apache Airflow
5 8 (1.11%) Apache Superset
6 6 (0.83%) Apache
7 5 (0.69%) CMS
7 5 (0.69%) Palantir Foundry
8 4 (0.55%) Jupyter
8 4 (0.55%) Oracle Workflow
9 2 (0.28%) Oracle Application Server
9 2 (0.28%) SAS
10 1 (0.14%) nginx
10 1 (0.14%) R Markdown
Applications
1 117 (16.23%) Microsoft Excel
2 15 (2.08%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (2.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 9 (1.25%) Spreadsheet
4 8 (1.11%) MS Visio
5 7 (0.97%) CPLEX
6 5 (0.69%) Adobe Illustrator
6 5 (0.69%) Microsoft Project
6 5 (0.69%) Photoshop
7 3 (0.42%) InDesign
8 2 (0.28%) AutoCAD
8 2 (0.28%) Chatbot
8 2 (0.28%) EPLAN
8 2 (0.28%) Notion
9 1 (0.14%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.14%) Adobe Premiere
9 1 (0.14%) Final Cut Pro
Business Applications
1 10 (1.39%) Dynamics CRM
1 10 (1.39%) Remedy ITSM
2 9 (1.25%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (0.69%) Primavera
4 3 (0.42%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.28%) Aladdin
6 1 (0.14%) Integrated Workplace Management System
6 1 (0.14%) iTrent
6 1 (0.14%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.14%) Raiser’s Edge
6 1 (0.14%) ResourceLink
6 1 (0.14%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.14%) SAP MDM
6 1 (0.14%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 1 (0.14%) Sprinklr
6 1 (0.14%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 373 (51.73%) Power Platform
2 144 (19.97%) Azure
3 102 (14.15%) AWS
4 51 (7.07%) Snowflake
5 48 (6.66%) GCP
6 38 (5.27%) Azure DevOps
7 31 (4.30%) Azure Data Factory
8 28 (3.88%) Power Automate
9 27 (3.74%) GitHub
10 25 (3.47%) Serverless
11 24 (3.33%) PowerApps
12 23 (3.19%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 19 (2.64%) Amazon S3
13 19 (2.64%) dbt
14 13 (1.80%) Google Analytics
15 12 (1.66%) Adobe Analytics
16 11 (1.53%) Microsoft 365
17 10 (1.39%) Dynamics 365
17 10 (1.39%) SaaS
18 8 (1.11%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.69%) Wireless
2 4 (0.55%) Ethernet
2 4 (0.55%) HTTP
2 4 (0.55%) SNMP
2 4 (0.55%) TCP/IP
3 3 (0.42%) SD-WAN
3 3 (0.42%) VPN
3 3 (0.42%) WAN
4 2 (0.28%) 2G
4 2 (0.28%) 3G
4 2 (0.28%) 4G
4 2 (0.28%) 5G
4 2 (0.28%) Broadband
4 2 (0.28%) DHCP
4 2 (0.28%) DNS
4 2 (0.28%) Network Security
4 2 (0.28%) PCoIP
4 2 (0.28%) Radio Access Network
4 2 (0.28%) Remote Desktop
5 1 (0.14%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 366 (50.76%) Power BI
2 148 (20.53%) Tableau
3 87 (12.07%) Data Warehouse
4 56 (7.77%) Power Query
5 47 (6.52%) Relational Database
6 41 (5.69%) Data Lake
7 32 (4.44%) Metadata
8 30 (4.16%) Big Data
9 29 (4.02%) SQL Server
10 25 (3.47%) Looker
11 24 (3.33%) PostgreSQL
12 23 (3.19%) BigQuery
13 19 (2.64%) Oracle Reports
14 16 (2.22%) Star Schema
15 14 (1.94%) GIS
15 14 (1.94%) Snowflake Schema
16 13 (1.80%) Qlik Sense
16 13 (1.80%) QlikView
17 12 (1.66%) Amazon Athena
17 12 (1.66%) Parquet
Development Applications
1 45 (6.24%) Git
2 40 (5.55%) JIRA
3 6 (0.83%) GitLab
4 5 (0.69%) Visual Studio
5 4 (0.55%) Cypress.io
5 4 (0.55%) Eclipse
5 4 (0.55%) Oracle Forms
6 3 (0.42%) Jenkins
6 3 (0.42%) JMeter
7 2 (0.28%) Charles Proxy
7 2 (0.28%) Selenium
7 2 (0.28%) WebDriver
8 1 (0.14%) Flyway
8 1 (0.14%) Gatling
8 1 (0.14%) Jasmine
8 1 (0.14%) JUnit
8 1 (0.14%) LoadRunner
8 1 (0.14%) NeoLoad
8 1 (0.14%) REST Assured
8 1 (0.14%) Terragrunt
General
1 257 (35.64%) Analytical Skills
2 237 (32.87%) Social Skills
3 158 (21.91%) Finance
4 81 (11.23%) Public Sector
5 61 (8.46%) Banking
6 28 (3.88%) Marketing
7 24 (3.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 23 (3.19%) Retail
9 18 (2.50%) Military
10 15 (2.08%) Presentation Skills
11 13 (1.80%) Documentation Skills
11 13 (1.80%) Investment Banking
11 13 (1.80%) Organisational Skills
12 12 (1.66%) Manufacturing
13 10 (1.39%) Law
13 10 (1.39%) Pharmaceutical
14 9 (1.25%) Local Government
14 9 (1.25%) Publishing
14 9 (1.25%) Telecoms
15 7 (0.97%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 191 (26.49%) Analyst
2 107 (14.84%) Data Analyst
3 105 (14.56%) Developer
4 96 (13.31%) Data Engineer
5 86 (11.93%) Senior
6 45 (6.24%) Lead
7 43 (5.96%) Consultant
8 38 (5.27%) Data Scientist
9 33 (4.58%) Architect
9 33 (4.58%) Business Intelligence Developer
10 28 (3.88%) Power BI Developer
11 27 (3.74%) Business Analyst
12 25 (3.47%) Senior Data Engineer
13 24 (3.33%) Designer
14 21 (2.91%) Python Developer
15 19 (2.64%) Business Intelligence Analyst
15 19 (2.64%) Data Architect
15 19 (2.64%) Data Manager
16 17 (2.36%) Performance Analyst
17 15 (2.08%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (5.41%) Terraform
2 38 (5.27%) REST
3 32 (4.44%) Pandas
4 28 (3.88%) React
5 26 (3.61%) CSS
6 24 (3.33%) HTML
7 22 (3.05%) Kafka
8 21 (2.91%) PySpark
9 19 (2.64%) NumPy
10 17 (2.36%) scikit-learn
11 15 (2.08%) .NET
12 13 (1.80%) Flask
13 11 (1.53%) PyTorch
13 11 (1.53%) TensorFlow
13 11 (1.53%) Web Services
14 10 (1.39%) JSON
15 9 (1.25%) SOAP
15 9 (1.25%) Vue
16 8 (1.11%) AngularJS
16 8 (1.11%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 61 (8.46%) Data Structures
2 30 (4.16%) Management Information System
3 26 (3.61%) Cloud Native
4 24 (3.33%) Onboarding
5 21 (2.91%) Algorithms
5 21 (2.91%) Legacy Systems
6 20 (2.77%) Analytical Mindset
7 18 (2.50%) Product Ownership
8 17 (2.36%) Distributed Systems
9 14 (1.94%) Data Protection Act
9 14 (1.94%) Self-Motivation
10 13 (1.80%) AI Agents
10 13 (1.80%) Reference Data
11 10 (1.39%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 10 (1.39%) PKI
12 9 (1.25%) Clustering
12 9 (1.25%) Virtual Team
13 8 (1.11%) Enterprise Software
13 8 (1.11%) NHS
14 7 (0.97%) Derivative
Operating Systems
1 27 (3.74%) Windows
2 14 (1.94%) Linux
3 13 (1.80%) Windows Server
4 6 (0.83%) Unix
5 4 (0.55%) Apple iOS
6 3 (0.42%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.28%) Android
8 1 (0.14%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 383 (53.12%) Business Intelligence
2 363 (50.35%) Data Visualisation
3 351 (48.68%) Analytics
4 205 (28.43%) Data Modelling
5 193 (26.77%) Decision-Making
6 178 (24.69%) Agile
7 173 (23.99%) Problem-Solving
8 157 (21.78%) AI
9 140 (19.42%) Data Analysis
10 131 (18.17%) Stakeholder Management
11 129 (17.89%) Actionable Insight
12 122 (16.92%) Continuous Improvement
13 115 (15.95%) Data Pipeline
13 115 (15.95%) ETL
14 114 (15.81%) Data Engineering
14 114 (15.81%) Validation
15 113 (15.67%) Data Science
16 111 (15.40%) Dashboard Development
17 110 (15.26%) Data Governance
18 95 (13.18%) Data Analytics
Programming Languages
1 355 (49.24%) SQL
2 262 (36.34%) Python
3 65 (9.02%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 58 (8.04%) R
5 43 (5.96%) JavaScript
6 42 (5.83%) Java
7 31 (4.30%) C#
8 23 (3.19%) TypeScript
9 17 (2.36%) PowerShell
10 12 (1.66%) Scala
11 11 (1.53%) PL/SQL
11 11 (1.53%) T-SQL
12 9 (1.25%) C++
12 9 (1.25%) VBA
13 8 (1.11%) Bash
14 5 (0.69%) Cypher
14 5 (0.69%) Search Processing Language
15 4 (0.55%) Gremlin
15 4 (0.55%) MATLAB
16 3 (0.42%) Korn
Qualifications
1 151 (20.94%) Security Cleared
2 106 (14.70%) SC Cleared
3 81 (11.23%) Degree
4 20 (2.77%) BPSS Clearance
5 18 (2.50%) DV Cleared
6 17 (2.36%) Azure Certification
7 16 (2.22%) Computer Science Degree
8 13 (1.80%) Master's Degree
9 10 (1.39%) Microsoft Certification
10 4 (0.55%) PhD
10 4 (0.55%) Postgraduate
10 4 (0.55%) Six Sigma Green Belt
11 3 (0.42%) AWS Certification
11 3 (0.42%) SnowPro
11 3 (0.42%) Tableau Certification
12 2 (0.28%) APMG
12 2 (0.28%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 2 (0.28%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 1 (0.14%) IIBA
13 1 (0.14%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 166 (23.02%) Data Quality
2 48 (6.66%) QA
3 29 (4.02%) GDPR
4 25 (3.47%) Accessibility
5 17 (2.36%) PMO
6 8 (1.11%) Actionable Recommendations
7 6 (0.83%) GMP
8 5 (0.69%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 5 (0.69%) GRC
8 5 (0.69%) WCAG
9 4 (0.55%) 21 CFR Part 11
9 4 (0.55%) GxP
9 4 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 17025
10 2 (0.28%) Basel III
10 2 (0.28%) Solvency II
11 1 (0.14%) COBIT
11 1 (0.14%) Disclosure Scotland
11 1 (0.14%) NCSC
11 1 (0.14%) P3O
11 1 (0.14%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 24 (3.33%) Docker
2 17 (2.36%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.55%) Virtual Machines
3 4 (0.55%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.28%) Microsoft App-V
4 2 (0.28%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (0.28%) VMware NSX
4 2 (0.28%) VMware Workstation
4 2 (0.28%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 17 (2.36%) Grafana
2 15 (2.08%) Kubernetes
3 8 (1.11%) SCCM
4 6 (0.83%) Ansible
4 6 (0.83%) Kibana
4 6 (0.83%) Prometheus
5 3 (0.42%) Podman
6 2 (0.28%) Istio
6 2 (0.28%) Packer
7 1 (0.14%) Argo
7 1 (0.14%) Fluentd
7 1 (0.14%) logstash
7 1 (0.14%) Network Intrusion Detection System
7 1 (0.14%) QRadar
7 1 (0.14%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.14%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 135 (18.72%) Microsoft
2 68 (9.43%) Databricks
3 42 (5.83%) Oracle
4 39 (5.41%) SAP
5 33 (4.58%) Google
6 29 (4.02%) ServiceNow
7 20 (2.77%) Dynatrace
8 15 (2.08%) Adobe
9 14 (1.94%) Splunk
10 13 (1.80%) Salesforce
11 11 (1.53%) Alteryx
12 10 (1.39%) Remedy
13 9 (1.25%) BMC
14 8 (1.11%) Palantir
15 6 (0.83%) Informatica
15 6 (0.83%) SnapLogic
16 5 (0.69%) Foundry
17 4 (0.55%) Solace
17 4 (0.55%) VMware
17 4 (0.55%) Workday