Business Intelligence Developer Job Trends in Birmingham

BI Developer
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median BI Developer salary in Birmingham is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 104 115 96
Rank change year-on-year +11 -19 +29
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Intelligence Developer 4 15 13
As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham 0.23% 0.83% 0.96%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.25% 0.88% 1.00%
Number of salaries quoted 3 13 12
10th Percentile £43,000 £43,250 £42,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £46,250 £44,394
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £46,500
Median % change year-on-year - +18.28% -2.11%
75th Percentile £58,750 £68,750 £54,875
90th Percentile £61,000 - £56,788
West Midlands median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -15.00% +5.26% +2.76%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Birmingham with a recognized job title 1,623 1,708 1,297
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.28% 94.68% 95.65%
Number of salaries quoted 1,180 835 1,104
10th Percentile £30,000 £37,200 £31,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £43,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.55% -2.62%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £84,375 £87,500 £80,000
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £49,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +6.06% -5.71%

Business Intelligence Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Business Intelligence Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Business Intelligence Developer job vacancy trend in Birmingham

Business Intelligence Developer
Salary Trend in Birmingham

Salary distribution trend for Business Intelligence Developer job vacancies in Birmingham.

Salary distribution trend for Business Intelligence Developer job vacancies in Birmingham

Business Intelligence Developer
Salary Histogram in Birmingham

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Intelligence Developer in Birmingham over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Intelligence Developer in Birmingham

Business Intelligence Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Business Intelligence Developer 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 permanent job ads across the Birmingham region featuring Business Intelligence Developer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 4 (100.00%) Power BI
1 4 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 4 (100.00%) SQL
2 2 (50.00%) Analytics
2 2 (50.00%) Azure
2 2 (50.00%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
2 2 (50.00%) Dashboard Development
2 2 (50.00%) Data Analysis Expressions
2 2 (50.00%) Data Modelling
2 2 (50.00%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 2 (50.00%) ERP
2 2 (50.00%) ETL
2 2 (50.00%) SQL Server Analysis Services
2 2 (50.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 2 (50.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (25.00%) Agile
3 1 (25.00%) Azure Certification
3 1 (25.00%) Azure Data Factory
3 1 (25.00%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (25.00%) Data Architecture
3 1 (25.00%) Data Cleansing
3 1 (25.00%) Data Governance
3 1 (25.00%) Data Strategy
3 1 (25.00%) Data Visualisation
3 1 (25.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
3 1 (25.00%) DevOps
3 1 (25.00%) Dimensional Modelling

Business Intelligence Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham 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 (25.00%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 4 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 2 (50.00%) Azure
3 1 (25.00%) Azure Data Factory
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) Power BI
2 2 (50.00%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
2 2 (50.00%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (50.00%) SQL Server Analysis Services
2 2 (50.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 2 (50.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (25.00%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (25.00%) Power Query
3 1 (25.00%) SQL Server
General
1 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (25.00%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (50.00%) Analytics
2 2 (50.00%) Dashboard Development
2 2 (50.00%) Data Modelling
2 2 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 2 (50.00%) ERP
2 2 (50.00%) ETL
3 1 (25.00%) Data Architecture
3 1 (25.00%) Data Cleansing
3 1 (25.00%) Data Governance
3 1 (25.00%) Data Strategy
3 1 (25.00%) Data Visualisation
3 1 (25.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
3 1 (25.00%) DevOps
3 1 (25.00%) Dimensional Modelling
3 1 (25.00%) Kimball Methodology
3 1 (25.00%) Logistics
3 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
3 1 (25.00%) Requirements Gathering
3 1 (25.00%) Telematics
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) SQL
2 2 (50.00%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 1 (25.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) Azure Certification
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Certification
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft