Business Intelligence Job Trends in the Midlands

Business Intelligence (BI)
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring Business Intelligence skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 52 38
Rank change year-on-year +26 -14 -2
Permanent jobs citing Business Intelligence 512 255 642
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 4.15% 5.09% 4.62%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.97% 5.73% 5.86%
Number of salaries quoted 256 220 524
10th Percentile £31,625 £36,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +13.51%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £76,000 £72,625 £70,400
England median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +4.55% -4.35%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Midlands

Business Intelligence falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,574 4,454 10,964
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 69.43% 88.90% 78.98%
Number of salaries quoted 6,000 2,526 7,655
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,300 £49,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.69% +3.16% -9.52%
75th Percentile £67,500 £63,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £75,625 £75,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £58,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.45% +5.45% -12.00%

Business Intelligence
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Business Intelligence relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Business Intelligence job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Business Intelligence
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Business Intelligence.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Business Intelligence

Business Intelligence
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Intelligence in the Midlands over the 6 months to 13 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Intelligence in the Midlands

Business Intelligence
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Intelligence within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 13 June 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
West Midlands +6 309 £49,052 -10.81% 99
East Midlands +33 201 £52,500 +10.53% 47
Business Intelligence
England

Business Intelligence
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the 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:

Application Platforms
1 13 (2.54%) SharePoint
2 3 (0.59%) ArcGIS
2 3 (0.59%) WordPress
3 2 (0.39%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (0.39%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 1 (0.20%) Apache
4 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 235 (45.90%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (1.76%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (1.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.98%) Microsoft Project
4 5 (0.98%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.59%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.39%) Trello
Business Applications
1 9 (1.76%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.78%) Shopify
3 3 (0.59%) Magento
3 3 (0.59%) NetSuite
3 3 (0.59%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (0.59%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.39%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.20%) Oracle Applications
5 1 (0.20%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.20%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.20%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.20%) SAP BPC
5 1 (0.20%) SAP EHS
5 1 (0.20%) SAP GRC
5 1 (0.20%) SAP HCM
5 1 (0.20%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 427 (83.40%) Power Platform
2 266 (51.95%) Azure
3 176 (34.38%) Azure AI
4 36 (7.03%) Power Automate
5 30 (5.86%) Microsoft 365
6 28 (5.47%) Azure Data Factory
6 28 (5.47%) PowerApps
7 26 (5.08%) Dynamics 365
8 17 (3.32%) Snowflake
9 12 (2.34%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 12 (2.34%) Microsoft Purview
10 11 (2.15%) SaaS
11 9 (1.76%) AWS
12 8 (1.56%) Azure DevOps
13 5 (0.98%) Azure Logic Apps
14 4 (0.78%) Azure Stack
14 4 (0.78%) Google Sheets
14 4 (0.78%) Microsoft Copilot
14 4 (0.78%) Smartsheet
15 3 (0.59%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.39%) Internet
2 1 (0.20%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 423 (82.62%) Power BI
2 209 (40.82%) Tableau
3 34 (6.64%) Power Query
4 28 (5.47%) SQL Server
5 22 (4.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 19 (3.71%) Data Warehouse
7 16 (3.13%) Star Schema
8 14 (2.73%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 9 (1.76%) Data Lake
9 9 (1.76%) Relational Database
10 8 (1.56%) Azure SQL Database
10 8 (1.56%) Looker
11 6 (1.17%) Semantic Layer
12 5 (0.98%) Amazon Redshift
12 5 (0.98%) Metadata
12 5 (0.98%) MySQL
13 4 (0.78%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 3 (0.59%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
14 3 (0.59%) BigQuery
14 3 (0.59%) Delta Lake
Development Applications
1 8 (1.56%) Git
2 5 (0.98%) JIRA
2 5 (0.98%) Visual Studio Code
3 3 (0.59%) Oracle Forms
4 2 (0.39%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.20%) Visual Studio
General
1 258 (50.39%) Social Skills
2 101 (19.73%) Analytical Skills
3 79 (15.43%) Finance
4 30 (5.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 23 (4.49%) Manufacturing
5 23 (4.49%) Public Sector
6 15 (2.93%) Law
6 15 (2.93%) Retail
7 13 (2.54%) Marketing
8 11 (2.15%) Legal
8 11 (2.15%) Organisational Skills
9 7 (1.37%) Influencing Skills
9 7 (1.37%) Social Housing
10 5 (0.98%) Aerospace
11 4 (0.78%) Documentation Skills
12 3 (0.59%) Billing
12 3 (0.59%) Electronics
12 3 (0.59%) Fire and Rescue
12 3 (0.59%) Presentation Skills
13 2 (0.39%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 252 (49.22%) Analyst
2 209 (40.82%) Data Analyst
3 187 (36.52%) Junior
4 185 (36.13%) Junior Analyst
4 185 (36.13%) Junior Data Analyst
5 73 (14.26%) Developer
6 47 (9.18%) Business Intelligence Developer
7 41 (8.01%) Senior
8 29 (5.66%) Data Engineer
9 27 (5.27%) Business Intelligence Analyst
10 22 (4.30%) Power BI Developer
11 15 (2.93%) Head of Business Intelligence
11 15 (2.93%) Power BI Analyst
11 15 (2.93%) Senior Manager
12 14 (2.73%) Bid Manager
12 14 (2.73%) Business Developer
12 14 (2.73%) Senior Bid Manager
12 14 (2.73%) Snowflake Data Engineer
12 14 (2.73%) Snowflake Engineer
13 13 (2.54%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (3.52%) .NET
2 10 (1.95%) PySpark
3 7 (1.37%) XML
4 6 (1.17%) WinForms
5 5 (0.98%) HTML
5 5 (0.98%) REST
6 3 (0.59%) CSS
6 3 (0.59%) EDI
6 3 (0.59%) JSON
6 3 (0.59%) RESTful
7 2 (0.39%) Oracle Fusion
7 2 (0.39%) Pandas
7 2 (0.39%) React
7 2 (0.39%) Web Services
8 1 (0.20%) EDIFACT
8 1 (0.20%) SAP Fiori
8 1 (0.20%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 28 (5.47%) Management Information System
2 20 (3.91%) Analytical Mindset
3 13 (2.54%) Product Ownership
4 7 (1.37%) NHS
5 5 (0.98%) Data Structures
6 3 (0.59%) Cloud Native
6 3 (0.59%) Driving Licence
6 3 (0.59%) Enterprise Software
6 3 (0.59%) Legacy Systems
6 3 (0.59%) Linux Command Line
6 3 (0.59%) Low-Code
7 2 (0.39%) FMCG
7 2 (0.39%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 2 (0.39%) Robotics
8 1 (0.20%) CMDB
8 1 (0.20%) Data Protection Act
8 1 (0.20%) e-Learning
8 1 (0.20%) IoT
8 1 (0.20%) Replication
8 1 (0.20%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 3 (0.59%) Linux
2 1 (0.20%) Windows
2 1 (0.20%) Windows 10
2 1 (0.20%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 215 (41.99%) AI
2 153 (29.88%) Analytics
3 93 (18.16%) Decision-Making
4 78 (15.23%) Problem-Solving
5 72 (14.06%) Data Modelling
6 59 (11.52%) Continuous Improvement
7 51 (9.96%) Visualisation
8 46 (8.98%) Agile
9 45 (8.79%) ETL
10 39 (7.62%) Data Governance
11 37 (7.23%) CRM
11 37 (7.23%) Data Analysis
11 37 (7.23%) ERP
12 35 (6.84%) Actionable Insight
13 34 (6.64%) Data Visualisation
14 30 (5.86%) Dashboard Development
14 30 (5.86%) Data-Driven Decision Making
15 28 (5.47%) Data Engineering
15 28 (5.47%) DevOps
15 28 (5.47%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 320 (62.50%) SQL
2 229 (44.73%) Python
3 54 (10.55%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 14 (2.73%) C#
5 12 (2.34%) T-SQL
6 11 (2.15%) JavaScript
7 9 (1.76%) VBA
8 7 (1.37%) R
9 6 (1.17%) Delphi
10 2 (0.39%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.20%) ActionScript
11 1 (0.20%) ActionScript 2.0
11 1 (0.20%) PHP
11 1 (0.20%) Scala
Qualifications
1 180 (35.16%) Azure Certification
2 43 (8.40%) Degree
3 12 (2.34%) Microsoft Certification
4 11 (2.15%) PMI Certification
4 11 (2.15%) PMP
5 9 (1.76%) Security Cleared
6 8 (1.56%) SC Cleared
7 6 (1.17%) ACCA
7 6 (1.17%) CIMA
8 4 (0.78%) Master's Degree
9 3 (0.59%) CITP
9 3 (0.59%) CompTIA CySA+
9 3 (0.59%) CompTIA Security+
9 3 (0.59%) DBS Check
9 3 (0.59%) MBA
9 3 (0.59%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 3 (0.59%) SSCP
10 2 (0.39%) Computer Science Degree
11 1 (0.20%) AWS Certification
11 1 (0.20%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (10.74%) Data Quality
2 36 (7.03%) GDPR
3 7 (1.37%) California Consumer Privacy Act
3 7 (1.37%) QA
4 5 (0.98%) Accessibility
4 5 (0.98%) Actionable Recommendations
4 5 (0.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (0.98%) SLA
5 3 (0.59%) GRC
5 3 (0.59%) NIST
6 1 (0.20%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 3 (0.59%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.20%) IAG
Systems Management
1 3 (0.59%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.20%) Terraform
Vendors
1 270 (52.73%) Microsoft
2 26 (5.08%) Databricks
3 18 (3.52%) Oracle
4 17 (3.32%) SAP
5 11 (2.15%) Google
6 7 (1.37%) HubSpot
7 4 (0.78%) ESRI
8 3 (0.59%) QAD
9 2 (0.39%) Cognos
9 2 (0.39%) OpenAI
9 2 (0.39%) ServiceNow
10 1 (0.20%) Alteryx
10 1 (0.20%) DocuSign
10 1 (0.20%) HighQ
10 1 (0.20%) Hotjar
10 1 (0.20%) Legora
10 1 (0.20%) Qualtrics
10 1 (0.20%) RedPrairie
10 1 (0.20%) Sparx
10 1 (0.20%) Workday