Business Intelligence Job Trends in South Wales

Business Intelligence (BI)
Wales > South Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in South Wales requiring Business Intelligence skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 43 39 52
Rank change year-on-year -4 +13 -19
Permanent jobs citing Business Intelligence 22 28 19
As % of all permanent jobs in South Wales 2.81% 4.45% 3.10%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.75% 5.33% 3.43%
Number of salaries quoted 7 13 13
10th Percentile £31,350 £40,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,750 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,000 £52,500 £46,060
Median % change year-on-year -16.19% +13.98% +15.15%
75th Percentile £76,250 £82,500 £53,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £94,500 £77,985
Wales median annual salary £42,500 £47,500 £34,000
% change year-on-year -10.53% +39.71% -15.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South Wales

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 South Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 587 525 554
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 75.06% 83.47% 90.38%
Number of salaries quoted 407 267 426
10th Percentile £25,032 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £39,460
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £49,750 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.50% -0.50% +0.22%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,825 £79,600 £72,433
Wales median annual salary £48,122 £49,104 £47,500
% change year-on-year -2.00% +3.38% -

Business Intelligence
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Business Intelligence job vacancy trend in South Wales

Business Intelligence
Salary Trend in South Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing Business Intelligence.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing Business Intelligence

Business Intelligence
Salary Histogram in South Wales

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

Salary histogram for Business Intelligence in South Wales

Business Intelligence
Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Intelligence within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 14 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
Cardiff +17 11 £24,000 -70.00% 11
Newport - 8 £95,000 - 4
Monmouthshire 0 1 £37,500 -21.05% 1
Bridgend - 1 £50,000 - 1
Caerphilly - 1 £37,500 -
Business Intelligence
Wales

Business Intelligence
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales 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 15 (68.18%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (4.55%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (9.09%) Sage X3
2 1 (4.55%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (4.55%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 19 (86.36%) Power Platform
2 13 (59.09%) Azure
3 10 (45.45%) Azure AI
4 2 (9.09%) Azure Data Factory
4 2 (9.09%) Azure Synapse Analytics
4 2 (9.09%) Dynamics 365
4 2 (9.09%) PowerApps
5 1 (4.55%) Azure API Management
5 1 (4.55%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (4.55%) Google Analytics
5 1 (4.55%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (4.55%) Power Automate
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (86.36%) Power BI
2 12 (54.55%) Tableau
3 3 (13.64%) SQL Server
3 3 (13.64%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (9.09%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (9.09%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (4.55%) Oracle Database
5 1 (4.55%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (4.55%) Power Query
5 1 (4.55%) RDBMS
5 1 (4.55%) Relational Database
5 1 (4.55%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 1 (4.55%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 1 (4.55%) SonarQube
General
1 16 (72.73%) Social Skills
2 5 (22.73%) Finance
3 4 (18.18%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (9.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (9.09%) Manufacturing
4 2 (9.09%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (4.55%) Billing
5 1 (4.55%) Games
5 1 (4.55%) Law
5 1 (4.55%) Legal
Job Titles
1 14 (63.64%) Analyst
2 12 (54.55%) Data Analyst
3 10 (45.45%) Junior
3 10 (45.45%) Junior Analyst
3 10 (45.45%) Junior Data Analyst
4 1 (4.55%) 1st Line Support
4 1 (4.55%) Administrator
4 1 (4.55%) Architect
4 1 (4.55%) Business Intelligence Analyst
4 1 (4.55%) Business Intelligence Consultant
4 1 (4.55%) Business Intelligence Data Analyst
4 1 (4.55%) Business Manager
4 1 (4.55%) Consultant
4 1 (4.55%) Developer
4 1 (4.55%) Insight Analyst
4 1 (4.55%) Insight Manager
4 1 (4.55%) Integration Specialist
4 1 (4.55%) JavaScript Developer
4 1 (4.55%) Senior Architect
4 1 (4.55%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.55%) Express.js
1 1 (4.55%) koa
1 1 (4.55%) Node.js
1 1 (4.55%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 3 (13.64%) Management Information System
2 2 (9.09%) Analytical Mindset
2 2 (9.09%) Data Structures
3 1 (4.55%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (50.00%) AI
2 6 (27.27%) Analytics
2 6 (27.27%) Decision-Making
2 6 (27.27%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (22.73%) Data Analysis
3 5 (22.73%) Process Improvement
4 4 (18.18%) Actionable Insight
4 4 (18.18%) ERP
5 3 (13.64%) Continuous Improvement
5 3 (13.64%) Data Analytics
5 3 (13.64%) Data Modelling
5 3 (13.64%) Project Management
5 3 (13.64%) Visualisation
5 3 (13.64%) WFM
6 2 (9.09%) Computer Science
6 2 (9.09%) ETL
6 2 (9.09%) Logistics
6 2 (9.09%) Six Sigma
6 2 (9.09%) Systems Analysis
6 2 (9.09%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 17 (77.27%) SQL
2 11 (50.00%) Python
3 3 (13.64%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 1 (4.55%) C#
4 1 (4.55%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 10 (45.45%) Azure Certification
2 5 (22.73%) Degree
3 1 (4.55%) PMI Certification
3 1 (4.55%) PMP
3 1 (4.55%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (9.09%) Data Quality
2 1 (4.55%) Actionable Recommendations
2 1 (4.55%) GDPR
Vendors
1 13 (59.09%) Microsoft
2 4 (18.18%) Oracle
3 2 (9.09%) Sage
3 2 (9.09%) SAP
4 1 (4.55%) Anaplan
4 1 (4.55%) Genesys
4 1 (4.55%) Google
4 1 (4.55%) Qualys
4 1 (4.55%) ServiceNow
4 1 (4.55%) Verint