Business Intelligence Developer Job Trends in Central London

BI Developer
London > Central London

The median BI Developer salary in Central London is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 134 172 154
Rank change year-on-year +38 -18 +30
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Intelligence Developer 10 9 24
As % of all permanent jobs in Central London 0.39% 0.28% 0.78%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.42% 0.31% 0.81%
Number of salaries quoted 8 4 23
10th Percentile £56,250 £46,875 -
25th Percentile £63,750 £55,313 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.85% +8.33% -14.29%
75th Percentile £68,750 £78,125 £77,500
90th Percentile £69,875 £88,250 £78,500
London median annual salary £67,500 £60,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +12.50% -14.29% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Central London. 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 Central London with a recognized job title 2,384 2,929 2,946
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.01% 91.93% 95.53%
Number of salaries quoted 1,800 1,802 2,603
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £39,085
25th Percentile £56,250 £55,000 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £72,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% - -3.33%
75th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £112,500 £115,000 £113,750
London median annual salary £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%

Business Intelligence Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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 Central London.

Business Intelligence Developer job vacancy trend in Central London

Business Intelligence Developer
Salary Trend in Central London

Salary distribution trend for Business Intelligence Developer job vacancies in Central London.

Salary distribution trend for Business Intelligence Developer job vacancies in Central London

Business Intelligence Developer
Salary Histogram in Central London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Intelligence Developer in Central London over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Intelligence Developer in Central London

Business Intelligence Developer
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Intelligence Developer within the Central London region over the 6 months to 13 January 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of London +28 10 £67,500 +3.85%
Business Intelligence Developer
London

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

For the 6 months to 13 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 Central London region featuring Business Intelligence Developer in the job title.

1 10 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 10 (100.00%) Power BI
1 10 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 10 (100.00%) SQL
2 8 (80.00%) Data Analysis Expressions
2 8 (80.00%) Data Modelling
3 7 (70.00%) Azure
3 7 (70.00%) Decision-Making
4 6 (60.00%) Data Warehouse
4 6 (60.00%) ETL
5 4 (40.00%) Analytics
5 4 (40.00%) Azure Data Factory
5 4 (40.00%) Data Engineering
5 4 (40.00%) Data Governance
5 4 (40.00%) Data Pipeline
5 4 (40.00%) Databricks
5 4 (40.00%) Dimensional Modelling
5 4 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
6 3 (30.00%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 3 (30.00%) Translating Business Requirements
7 2 (20.00%) CI/CD
7 2 (20.00%) Data Integration
7 2 (20.00%) Data Transformation
7 2 (20.00%) Investment Management
7 2 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
7 2 (20.00%) Power Query
7 2 (20.00%) Python
8 1 (10.00%) Agile
8 1 (10.00%) API Integration
8 1 (10.00%) Azure DevOps

Business Intelligence Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London 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 2 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 10 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 7 (70.00%) Azure
3 4 (40.00%) Azure Data Factory
4 3 (30.00%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 1 (10.00%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (10.00%) dbt
5 1 (10.00%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (10.00%) Snowflake
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (100.00%) Power BI
2 6 (60.00%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (20.00%) Power Query
4 1 (10.00%) SQL Server
4 1 (10.00%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 1 (10.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (10.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 1 (10.00%) Git
General
1 10 (100.00%) Finance
2 4 (40.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (10.00%) Banking
3 1 (10.00%) International Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (10.00%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 1 (10.00%) Credit Risk
1 1 (10.00%) Legacy Systems
1 1 (10.00%) Market Risk
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
2 8 (80.00%) Data Modelling
3 7 (70.00%) Decision-Making
4 6 (60.00%) ETL
5 4 (40.00%) Analytics
5 4 (40.00%) Data Engineering
5 4 (40.00%) Data Governance
5 4 (40.00%) Data Pipeline
5 4 (40.00%) Dimensional Modelling
5 4 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
6 3 (30.00%) Translating Business Requirements
7 2 (20.00%) CI/CD
7 2 (20.00%) Data Integration
7 2 (20.00%) Data Transformation
7 2 (20.00%) Investment Management
8 1 (10.00%) Business Strategy
8 1 (10.00%) Data Analysis
8 1 (10.00%) Data Extraction
8 1 (10.00%) Test Automation
8 1 (10.00%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 10 (100.00%) SQL
2 8 (80.00%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 2 (20.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (10.00%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (10.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 4 (40.00%) Databricks
2 1 (10.00%) Microsoft