Business Intelligence Lead Job Trends in the South East

BI Leader
England > South East

The median BI Leader salary in the South East is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 November 2025.

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

6 months to
26 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 241 320 264
Rank change year-on-year +79 -56 +167
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Intelligence Lead 34 3 5
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.36% 0.027% 0.067%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.39% 0.028% 0.071%
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £67,500 £55,000 £52,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £60,000 £59,750
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% +0.42% -21.64%
75th Percentile £72,500 £65,000 £70,313
90th Percentile - - £70,875
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £61,500
% change year-on-year - -2.44% -15.17%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title 8,632 10,695 7,072
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.31% 95.05% 94.61%
Number of salaries quoted 5,424 5,963 5,085
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £29,741
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.91% +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £81,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% -

Business Intelligence Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Business Intelligence Lead job vacancy trend in the South East

Business Intelligence Lead
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for Business Intelligence Lead job vacancies in the South East.

Salary distribution trend for Business Intelligence Lead job vacancies in the South East

Business Intelligence Lead
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Intelligence Lead within the South East region over the 6 months to 26 November 2025. 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
Thames Valley +55 33 - - 2
Berkshire +38 33 - -
Hampshire - 1 £70,000 -
Business Intelligence Lead
England

Business Intelligence Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 26 November 2025, Business Intelligence Lead 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 South East region featuring Business Intelligence Lead in the job title.

1 34 (100.00%) Analytics
1 34 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
2 33 (97.06%) Azure
3 32 (94.12%) Data Modelling
3 32 (94.12%) ERP
3 32 (94.12%) SAP
3 32 (94.12%) SAP BW
4 31 (91.18%) Power BI
4 31 (91.18%) Power Platform
5 30 (88.24%) Actionable Insight
5 30 (88.24%) Data Governance
5 30 (88.24%) Data Quality
6 29 (85.29%) Data Cleansing
6 29 (85.29%) Data Lake
6 29 (85.29%) Degree
6 29 (85.29%) Microsoft Excel
6 29 (85.29%) Problem-Solving
7 5 (14.71%) Microsoft
8 3 (8.82%) Accounts Payable
8 3 (8.82%) Accounts Receivable
8 3 (8.82%) Data Architecture
8 3 (8.82%) GAP Analysis
8 3 (8.82%) Matrix Organization
8 3 (8.82%) Performance Management
8 3 (8.82%) Product Management
8 3 (8.82%) Record to Report
9 1 (2.94%) Azure Data Factory
9 1 (2.94%) Crystal Reports
9 1 (2.94%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (2.94%) Data Analytics

Business Intelligence Lead Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 29 (85.29%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 33 (97.06%) Azure
2 31 (91.18%) Power Platform
3 1 (2.94%) Azure Data Factory
3 1 (2.94%) Entra ID
3 1 (2.94%) Power Automate
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (94.12%) SAP BW
2 31 (91.18%) Power BI
3 29 (85.29%) Data Lake
4 1 (2.94%) Crystal Reports
4 1 (2.94%) Power Query
4 1 (2.94%) SQL Server
4 1 (2.94%) SQL Server Integration Services
General
1 32 (94.12%) Social Skills
2 3 (8.82%) Finance
2 3 (8.82%) General Ledger
Miscellaneous
1 3 (8.82%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (100.00%) Analytics
1 34 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
2 32 (94.12%) Data Modelling
2 32 (94.12%) ERP
3 30 (88.24%) Actionable Insight
3 30 (88.24%) Data Governance
4 29 (85.29%) Data Cleansing
4 29 (85.29%) Problem-Solving
5 3 (8.82%) Accounts Payable
5 3 (8.82%) Accounts Receivable
5 3 (8.82%) Data Architecture
5 3 (8.82%) GAP Analysis
5 3 (8.82%) Matrix Organization
5 3 (8.82%) Performance Management
5 3 (8.82%) Product Management
5 3 (8.82%) Record to Report
6 1 (2.94%) Data Analytics
6 1 (2.94%) Decision-Making
6 1 (2.94%) Identity Access Management
6 1 (2.94%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.94%) Data Analysis Expressions
1 1 (2.94%) SQL
Qualifications
1 29 (85.29%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (88.24%) Data Quality
Systems Management
1 1 (2.94%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 32 (94.12%) SAP
2 5 (14.71%) Microsoft
3 1 (2.94%) Talend