Business Intelligence Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Business Intelligence (BI)
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Business Intelligence skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 47 43 60
Rank change year-on-year -4 +17 -8
Permanent jobs citing Business Intelligence 170 213 272
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 2.91% 6.31% 3.72%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.07% 6.80% 4.55%
Number of salaries quoted 100 94 191
10th Percentile £41,451 £36,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £48,500 £41,250 £41,078
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £51,250 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +17.07% +2.50% +2.70%
75th Percentile £65,625 £67,500 £60,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £78,725 £71,250
South East median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.52% -4.55% +4.76%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,174 3,133 5,983
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 71.57% 92.77% 81.81%
Number of salaries quoted 2,894 1,219 4,031
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £53,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.80% +7.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £80,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £52,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.77% +4.00% -9.09%

Business Intelligence
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Business Intelligence job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Business Intelligence
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Business Intelligence.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Business Intelligence

Business Intelligence
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Intelligence in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 17 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Intelligence in the Thames Valley

Business Intelligence
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Intelligence within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 17 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
Berkshire -23 72 £55,000 +22.22% 39
Buckinghamshire +7 59 £62,500 +4.17% 31
Oxfordshire +7 39 £70,000 +47.37% 25
Business Intelligence
South East

Business Intelligence
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 5 (2.94%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.59%) CMS
2 1 (0.59%) Oracle Workflow
2 1 (0.59%) SAS
Applications
1 89 (52.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (5.29%) Spreadsheet
3 2 (1.18%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.59%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 6 (3.53%) SAP CO
2 3 (1.76%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (1.18%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.59%) Cognos Business Intelligence
4 1 (0.59%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.59%) SAP QM
4 1 (0.59%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 133 (78.24%) Power Platform
2 65 (38.24%) Azure
3 48 (28.24%) Azure AI
4 9 (5.29%) Power Automate
5 7 (4.12%) Azure Data Factory
6 6 (3.53%) AWS
7 5 (2.94%) dbt
7 5 (2.94%) Fivetran
7 5 (2.94%) PowerApps
7 5 (2.94%) Snowflake
8 4 (2.35%) Dynamics 365
8 4 (2.35%) GCP
8 4 (2.35%) Google Analytics
8 4 (2.35%) Microsoft 365
9 3 (1.76%) OCI
10 2 (1.18%) Azure Logic Apps
10 2 (1.18%) Microsoft Copilot
11 1 (0.59%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 1 (0.59%) Collibra
11 1 (0.59%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 4 (2.35%) Modbus
2 3 (1.76%) Firewall
2 3 (1.76%) MQTT
2 3 (1.76%) NAS
2 3 (1.76%) VoIP
2 3 (1.76%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (0.59%) Broadband
3 1 (0.59%) Intranet
3 1 (0.59%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 133 (78.24%) Power BI
2 70 (41.18%) Tableau
3 13 (7.65%) Relational Database
4 5 (2.94%) Airbyte
4 5 (2.94%) Data Warehouse
4 5 (2.94%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 4 (2.35%) Data Lake
5 4 (2.35%) SQL Server
6 3 (1.76%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (1.18%) Metadata
7 2 (1.18%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 1 (0.59%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.59%) MySQL
8 1 (0.59%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.59%) PowerPivot
8 1 (0.59%) RDBMS
8 1 (0.59%) Snowflake Schema
8 1 (0.59%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 7 (4.12%) Git
General
1 86 (50.59%) Social Skills
2 68 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
3 53 (31.18%) Finance
4 13 (7.65%) Marketing
5 11 (6.47%) Influencing Skills
5 11 (6.47%) Manufacturing
6 9 (5.29%) Law
7 8 (4.71%) Organisational Skills
8 7 (4.12%) Legal
9 6 (3.53%) Documentation Skills
9 6 (3.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 6 (3.53%) Public Sector
10 3 (1.76%) Aviation
11 2 (1.18%) Retail
11 2 (1.18%) Social Housing
11 2 (1.18%) Telecoms
12 1 (0.59%) Advertising
12 1 (0.59%) Banking
12 1 (0.59%) Health Technology
12 1 (0.59%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 111 (65.29%) Analyst
2 62 (36.47%) Data Analyst
3 48 (28.24%) Junior
3 48 (28.24%) Junior Analyst
3 48 (28.24%) Junior Data Analyst
4 24 (14.12%) Report Analyst
5 12 (7.06%) Developer
5 12 (7.06%) Financial Analyst
6 11 (6.47%) Systems Analyst
7 10 (5.88%) Data Engineer
8 8 (4.71%) Business Intelligence Developer
9 7 (4.12%) Business Intelligence Analyst
9 7 (4.12%) Power BI Developer
10 6 (3.53%) Business Developer
10 6 (3.53%) Business Intelligence Specialist
10 6 (3.53%) Lead
10 6 (3.53%) Power BI Specialist
11 5 (2.94%) Senior
12 4 (2.35%) Accountant
12 4 (2.35%) Senior Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (3.53%) SAP CO-PA
2 2 (1.18%) HTML
2 2 (1.18%) React
2 2 (1.18%) Web Services
3 1 (0.59%) .NET
3 1 (0.59%) .NET Core
3 1 (0.59%) gRPC
3 1 (0.59%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 8 (4.71%) Data Structures
2 4 (2.35%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 3 (1.76%) Cloud Native
3 3 (1.76%) IoT
3 3 (1.76%) Manufacturing Execution System
3 3 (1.76%) SCADA
4 2 (1.18%) FMCG
4 2 (1.18%) Learning Management System
4 2 (1.18%) Management Information System
4 2 (1.18%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (0.59%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (0.59%) Educational Technology
5 1 (0.59%) Housing Association
5 1 (0.59%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (0.59%) Podcast
5 1 (0.59%) Product Ownership
5 1 (0.59%) Security Posture
5 1 (0.59%) Sports Betting
5 1 (0.59%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 3 (1.76%) Windows
1 3 (1.76%) Windows 10
1 3 (1.76%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 66 (38.82%) AI
2 64 (37.65%) Decision-Making
3 51 (30.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
4 41 (24.12%) Analytics
5 35 (20.59%) Problem-Solving
6 29 (17.06%) ETL
7 28 (16.47%) ERP
8 26 (15.29%) Continuous Improvement
9 23 (13.53%) Agile
10 22 (12.94%) Data Modelling
11 21 (12.35%) Budgeting
11 21 (12.35%) Data Governance
12 19 (11.18%) Data Engineering
13 18 (10.59%) Visualisation
14 17 (10.00%) Dashboard Development
15 16 (9.41%) Financial Analysis
16 15 (8.82%) Data Visualisation
16 15 (8.82%) Performance Analysis
17 14 (8.24%) Data Analysis
18 13 (7.65%) Data Architecture
Programming Languages
1 105 (61.76%) SQL
2 72 (42.35%) Python
3 11 (6.47%) VBA
4 7 (4.12%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 3 (1.76%) PL/SQL
5 3 (1.76%) T-SQL
6 2 (1.18%) JavaScript
6 2 (1.18%) R
7 1 (0.59%) C#
7 1 (0.59%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 49 (28.82%) Azure Certification
2 48 (28.24%) ACCA
3 46 (27.06%) CIMA
4 22 (12.94%) Degree
5 13 (7.65%) AAT
6 8 (4.71%) SC Cleared
6 8 (4.71%) Security Cleared
7 7 (4.12%) DBS Check
8 2 (1.18%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (1.18%) PMI Certification
8 2 (1.18%) PMP
9 1 (0.59%) APMG
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (14.12%) Data Quality
2 5 (2.94%) GDPR
3 4 (2.35%) PMO
3 4 (2.35%) SLA
4 3 (1.76%) IFRS
5 1 (0.59%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.59%) PERC
System Software
1 3 (1.76%) BitLocker
1 3 (1.76%) Terminal Services
1 3 (1.76%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.59%) MOM
Vendors
1 72 (42.35%) Microsoft
2 24 (14.12%) SAP
3 16 (9.41%) Oracle
4 7 (4.12%) Google
4 7 (4.12%) Sage
5 5 (2.94%) Databricks
6 3 (1.76%) Barracuda Networks
6 3 (1.76%) Sophos
6 3 (1.76%) VMware
7 2 (1.18%) HubSpot
7 2 (1.18%) Xero
8 1 (0.59%) Alteryx
8 1 (0.59%) Cognos
8 1 (0.59%) Concur
8 1 (0.59%) IFS
8 1 (0.59%) Informatica
8 1 (0.59%) JD Edwards
8 1 (0.59%) Marketo
8 1 (0.59%) Salesforce
8 1 (0.59%) Talend