Business Intelligence Analyst Contract Job Trends in the West Midlands

BI Analyst
England > West Midlands

The median BI Analyst daily rate in the West Midlands is £390, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 March 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 151 98 109
Rank change year-on-year -53 +11 +27
Contract jobs requiring a Business Intelligence Analyst 2 1 5
As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands 0.072% 0.073% 0.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.079% 0.080% 0.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £370 £425 £275
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £390 £450 £425
Median % change year-on-year -13.33% +5.88% +3.03%
75th Percentile £410 £475 £438
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £440 £434 £450
% change year-on-year +1.44% -3.61% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
West Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the West Midlands. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the West Midlands with a recognized job title 2,543 1,252 1,739
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.02% 90.92% 91.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,674 834 1,159
10th Percentile £300 £200 £235
25th Percentile £400 £375 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £492 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -1.60% +5.26% -4.04%
75th Percentile £583 £588 £588
90th Percentile £688 £700 £675
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 95 54 134
10th Percentile £14.00 £12.98 £12.01
25th Percentile £17.14 £15.24 £15.03
Median hourly rate £25.15 £19.00 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +32.37% -15.56% +26.98%
75th Percentile £30.00 £28.94 £42.31
90th Percentile £47.50 £35.00 £58.75
England median hourly rate £35.00 £35.45 £33.07
% change year-on-year -1.26% +7.20% -19.41%

Business Intelligence Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Business Intelligence Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Business Intelligence Analyst job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Business Intelligence Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Intelligence Analyst job vacancies in the West Midlands.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Intelligence Analyst job vacancies in the West Midlands

Business Intelligence Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Business Intelligence Analyst job vacancies in the West Midlands.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Business Intelligence Analyst job vacancies in the West Midlands

Business Intelligence Analyst
Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Intelligence Analyst within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 5 March 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
Warwickshire - 1 - - 1
Brierley Hill - 1 £390 - 1
Business Intelligence Analyst
England

Business Intelligence Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 5 March 2026, Business Intelligence Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the West Midlands region featuring Business Intelligence Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Data Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) Power BI
1 2 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 2 (100.00%) SQL
2 1 (50.00%) ACCA
2 1 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (50.00%) AI
2 1 (50.00%) CIMA
2 1 (50.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Data Analysis Expressions
2 1 (50.00%) Data Governance
2 1 (50.00%) Data Quality
2 1 (50.00%) Data Visualisation
2 1 (50.00%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (50.00%) ETL
2 1 (50.00%) Financial Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Generative AI
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (50.00%) Planning and Forecasting
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) SAP
2 1 (50.00%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (50.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 1 (50.00%) Snowflake
2 1 (50.00%) Snowflake Schema

Business Intelligence Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (50.00%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (50.00%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 1 (50.00%) Snowflake
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Power BI
2 1 (50.00%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (50.00%) Snowflake Schema
2 1 (50.00%) Star Schema
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Data Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (50.00%) AI
2 1 (50.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Data Governance
2 1 (50.00%) Data Visualisation
2 1 (50.00%) ETL
2 1 (50.00%) Financial Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Generative AI
2 1 (50.00%) Planning and Forecasting
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) SQL
2 1 (50.00%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) ACCA
1 1 (50.00%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (50.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) SAP