Business Intelligence Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Business Intelligence (BI)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Business Intelligence skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 40 62 54
Rank change year-on-year +22 -8 +6
Permanent jobs citing Business Intelligence 2,572 1,279 3,015
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 3.86% 4.38% 4.35%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.44% 4.75% 5.24%
Number of salaries quoted 1,115 911 2,391
10th Percentile £31,560 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £66,389 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £75,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -4.35%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 47,251 26,904 57,512
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 70.85% 92.04% 82.98%
Number of salaries quoted 30,493 13,671 41,102
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,336 £27,019
25th Percentile £37,750 £35,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £51,887 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.18% +3.77% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £58,033 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.39% +5.51% -10.10%

Business Intelligence
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Business Intelligence job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Business Intelligence
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Business Intelligence.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Business Intelligence

Business Intelligence
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Intelligence in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 21 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Intelligence in the UK excluding London

Business Intelligence
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Intelligence within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 21 May 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
North of England +35 732 £47,085 -10.32% 199
Midlands +18 556 £47,500 -13.64% 107
South East +8 501 £57,500 +9.30% 258
Yorkshire +36 351 £47,085 -12.40% 70
West Midlands -7 334 £47,500 -14.80% 70
North West +36 311 £47,500 -9.52% 108
South West +12 296 £45,000 -23.73% 67
East of England +46 262 £55,000 +10.00% 58
East Midlands +47 220 £50,000 - 37
Scotland +36 128 £55,000 +9.03% 28
Wales +24 88 £40,000 -37.47% 25
North East +10 70 £45,000 -21.74% 24
Northern Ireland -14 30 £45,000 +38.46% 5
Business Intelligence
UK

Business Intelligence
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding 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:

Application Platforms
1 106 (4.12%) SharePoint
2 27 (1.05%) Microsoft Exchange
3 25 (0.97%) Apache Airflow
4 16 (0.62%) Apache Spark
5 10 (0.39%) Apache
6 8 (0.31%) Confluence
7 6 (0.23%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 6 (0.23%) SAS
8 5 (0.19%) ArcGIS
8 5 (0.19%) WordPress
9 4 (0.16%) Oracle Application Server
10 2 (0.078%) Luigi
11 1 (0.039%) CMS
11 1 (0.039%) IIS
11 1 (0.039%) NServiceBus
Applications
1 1,385 (53.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 44 (1.71%) Microsoft Office
3 38 (1.48%) Spreadsheet
4 26 (1.01%) MS Visio
5 22 (0.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 8 (0.31%) Microsoft Project
7 2 (0.078%) Trello
8 1 (0.039%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 31 (1.21%) Dynamics CRM
2 17 (0.66%) Dynamics AX
3 14 (0.54%) Oracle ERP
4 10 (0.39%) NetSuite
4 10 (0.39%) SAP CO
5 9 (0.35%) IBM Planning Analytics
6 8 (0.31%) Oracle Payables
6 8 (0.31%) Oracle Receivables
7 7 (0.27%) Oracle General Ledger
8 6 (0.23%) Magento
8 6 (0.23%) NEC Housing
8 6 (0.23%) Oracle Assets
8 6 (0.23%) Oracle Financials
9 5 (0.19%) Dynamics NAV
9 5 (0.19%) Sage 200
9 5 (0.19%) SAP PM
9 5 (0.19%) SAP S/4HANA
9 5 (0.19%) Shopify
10 3 (0.12%) Integrated Workplace Management System
10 3 (0.12%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 2,105 (81.84%) Power Platform
2 1,450 (56.38%) Azure
3 1,083 (42.11%) Azure AI
4 169 (6.57%) Microsoft 365
5 150 (5.83%) Power Automate
6 129 (5.02%) PowerApps
7 103 (4.00%) Azure Data Factory
8 90 (3.50%) AWS
9 87 (3.38%) Dynamics 365
10 77 (2.99%) Snowflake
11 65 (2.53%) Azure DevOps
12 49 (1.91%) GCP
13 45 (1.75%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 41 (1.59%) Azure Logic Apps
15 38 (1.48%) dbt
15 38 (1.48%) Entra ID
16 36 (1.40%) OneDrive
17 35 (1.36%) SaaS
18 22 (0.86%) Microsoft Purview
19 19 (0.74%) Adobe Creative Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 22 (0.86%) Firewall
2 15 (0.58%) DNS
3 14 (0.54%) DHCP
4 13 (0.51%) Cisco ASA
5 11 (0.43%) Broadband
5 11 (0.43%) VLAN
6 10 (0.39%) WAN
7 9 (0.35%) Cisco Firepower
7 9 (0.35%) Internet
7 9 (0.35%) LAN
7 9 (0.35%) Unified Communications
7 9 (0.35%) WebEx
8 7 (0.27%) Intranet
9 6 (0.23%) VoIP
9 6 (0.23%) Wireless
10 5 (0.19%) Modbus
10 5 (0.19%) TCP/IP
10 5 (0.19%) VPN
10 5 (0.19%) Wi-Fi
11 4 (0.16%) LTE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2,096 (81.49%) Power BI
2 1,245 (48.41%) Tableau
3 136 (5.29%) SQL Server
4 119 (4.63%) Data Warehouse
5 97 (3.77%) Power Query
6 90 (3.50%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 70 (2.72%) Data Lake
8 50 (1.94%) Azure SQL Database
8 50 (1.94%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 45 (1.75%) Relational Database
10 38 (1.48%) Looker
11 36 (1.40%) Metadata
12 35 (1.36%) BigQuery
13 30 (1.17%) Amazon Redshift
14 29 (1.13%) Star Schema
15 27 (1.05%) MySQL
16 25 (0.97%) PostgreSQL
17 23 (0.89%) PowerPivot
18 17 (0.66%) BusinessObjects
19 16 (0.62%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 42 (1.63%) Git
2 32 (1.24%) JIRA
3 16 (0.62%) Oracle Forms
4 10 (0.39%) Jenkins
5 7 (0.27%) MLflow
6 6 (0.23%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 6 (0.23%) Visual Studio
6 6 (0.23%) Visual Studio Code
7 4 (0.16%) Oracle APEX
8 2 (0.078%) DBeaver
9 1 (0.039%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.039%) Browser DevTools
9 1 (0.039%) GitLab
9 1 (0.039%) Maven
9 1 (0.039%) NUnit
9 1 (0.039%) Sonatype Nexus
9 1 (0.039%) Toad
General
1 1,505 (58.51%) Social Skills
2 419 (16.29%) Analytical Skills
3 369 (14.35%) Finance
4 111 (4.32%) Public Sector
5 95 (3.69%) Marketing
6 94 (3.65%) Manufacturing
7 77 (2.99%) Retail
8 62 (2.41%) Organisational Skills
9 61 (2.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 60 (2.33%) Law
11 55 (2.14%) Legal
12 54 (2.10%) Telecoms
13 38 (1.48%) Presentation Skills
14 29 (1.13%) Influencing Skills
15 24 (0.93%) Electronics
16 21 (0.82%) Banking
16 21 (0.82%) Games
17 20 (0.78%) Advertising
18 18 (0.70%) Billing
19 17 (0.66%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 1,547 (60.15%) Analyst
2 1,233 (47.94%) Data Analyst
3 1,103 (42.88%) Junior
4 1,096 (42.61%) Junior Analyst
5 1,090 (42.38%) Junior Data Analyst
6 254 (9.88%) Developer
7 240 (9.33%) Senior
8 132 (5.13%) Data Engineer
9 112 (4.35%) Business Intelligence Developer
10 104 (4.04%) Business Intelligence Analyst
11 101 (3.93%) Lead
12 66 (2.57%) Senior Analyst
13 62 (2.41%) Support Analyst
14 60 (2.33%) Architect
15 54 (2.10%) Report Analyst
15 54 (2.10%) Senior Manager
16 53 (2.06%) Business Analyst
16 53 (2.06%) Power BI Developer
17 49 (1.91%) Business Developer
18 47 (1.83%) Data Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 82 (3.19%) .NET
2 48 (1.87%) HTML
3 46 (1.79%) CSS
4 42 (1.63%) JSON
5 31 (1.21%) PySpark
6 29 (1.13%) HTML5 Canvas
7 28 (1.09%) XML
8 25 (0.97%) .NET Core
9 24 (0.93%) REST
10 19 (0.74%) Microsoft Graph
10 19 (0.74%) SPFx
11 15 (0.58%) HTML5
11 15 (0.58%) WinForms
12 14 (0.54%) RESTful
13 13 (0.51%) jQuery
14 12 (0.47%) Ajax
14 12 (0.47%) ASP.NET
14 12 (0.47%) CSS3
14 12 (0.47%) EDI
14 12 (0.47%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 95 (3.69%) Management Information System
2 46 (1.79%) Analytical Mindset
3 44 (1.71%) Product Ownership
4 39 (1.52%) Data Structures
5 38 (1.48%) Legacy Systems
6 31 (1.21%) Onboarding
7 28 (1.09%) Driving Licence
8 27 (1.05%) Cloud Native
9 25 (0.97%) Self-Motivation
10 24 (0.93%) Enterprise Software
11 20 (0.78%) NHS
12 16 (0.62%) Low-Code
13 13 (0.51%) Data Centre
13 13 (0.51%) FMCG
14 10 (0.39%) Hybrid Cloud
14 10 (0.39%) Replication
15 9 (0.35%) Clustering
15 9 (0.35%) FlexPod
15 9 (0.35%) Video Conferencing
16 8 (0.31%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 38 (1.48%) Windows
2 24 (0.93%) Windows Server
3 19 (0.74%) Linux
4 6 (0.23%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.12%) Apple iOS
5 3 (0.12%) Ubuntu
6 2 (0.078%) Windows Server 2012
6 2 (0.078%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.039%) Android
7 1 (0.039%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.039%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.039%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,251 (48.64%) AI
2 521 (20.26%) Analytics
3 384 (14.93%) Decision-Making
4 327 (12.71%) Problem-Solving
5 284 (11.04%) Data Modelling
6 266 (10.34%) Continuous Improvement
7 215 (8.36%) Visualisation
8 206 (8.01%) ETL
9 190 (7.39%) ERP
10 180 (7.00%) Agile
11 162 (6.30%) Data Engineering
12 160 (6.22%) Data Governance
13 141 (5.48%) Data Visualisation
14 137 (5.33%) Stakeholder Management
15 134 (5.21%) Actionable Insight
16 130 (5.05%) Data Analysis
17 129 (5.02%) Data Management
18 125 (4.86%) DevOps
19 120 (4.67%) Data Pipeline
19 120 (4.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 1,725 (67.07%) SQL
2 1,349 (52.45%) Python
3 113 (4.39%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 93 (3.62%) C#
5 72 (2.80%) JavaScript
6 47 (1.83%) T-SQL
7 46 (1.79%) VBA
8 40 (1.56%) PowerShell
8 40 (1.56%) R
9 25 (0.97%) Java
9 25 (0.97%) TypeScript
10 12 (0.47%) PL/SQL
11 11 (0.43%) Delphi
12 7 (0.27%) Scala
13 6 (0.23%) Julia
13 6 (0.23%) Shell Script
14 5 (0.19%) VB.NET
15 4 (0.16%) Bash
15 4 (0.16%) VBScript
16 3 (0.12%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 1,092 (42.46%) Azure Certification
2 193 (7.50%) Degree
3 61 (2.37%) Security Cleared
4 60 (2.33%) ACCA
5 58 (2.26%) CIMA
6 40 (1.56%) SC Cleared
7 35 (1.36%) PMP
8 34 (1.32%) PMI Certification
9 29 (1.13%) DBS Check
10 24 (0.93%) Microsoft Certification
11 17 (0.66%) AAT
12 15 (0.58%) HND
13 13 (0.51%) Computer Science Degree
14 10 (0.39%) DV Cleared
15 9 (0.35%) Master's Degree
16 7 (0.27%) CISM
16 7 (0.27%) CISSP
17 6 (0.23%) BPSS Clearance
17 6 (0.23%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
18 5 (0.19%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 223 (8.67%) Data Quality
2 93 (3.62%) GDPR
3 40 (1.56%) SLA
4 39 (1.52%) QA
5 36 (1.40%) Accessibility
6 22 (0.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 21 (0.82%) PMO
8 17 (0.66%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 10 (0.39%) Actionable Recommendations
9 10 (0.39%) NIST
10 9 (0.35%) GRC
11 7 (0.27%) IFRS
12 5 (0.19%) TickIT
13 4 (0.16%) ITGC
14 3 (0.12%) PERC
15 1 (0.039%) Cyber Essentials
15 1 (0.039%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 1 (0.039%) GxP
15 1 (0.039%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 1 (0.039%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 52 (2.02%) Active Directory
2 18 (0.70%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (0.31%) vSphere
4 6 (0.23%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 6 (0.23%) Virtual Servers
5 5 (0.19%) BitLocker
6 4 (0.16%) Docker
6 4 (0.16%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (0.16%) VMware NSX
7 3 (0.12%) Terminal Services
8 2 (0.078%) Virtual Desktop
9 1 (0.039%) Hyper-V
9 1 (0.039%) IAG
9 1 (0.039%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 23 (0.89%) Terraform
2 12 (0.47%) Ansible
3 10 (0.39%) Grafana
4 9 (0.35%) Cisco CUCM
4 9 (0.35%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (0.16%) Microsoft Intune
6 3 (0.12%) Kubernetes
7 2 (0.078%) MOM
8 1 (0.039%) Microsoft Clustering
8 1 (0.039%) NetBackup
8 1 (0.039%) Progress Chef
8 1 (0.039%) SQL Sentry
8 1 (0.039%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.039%) WSUS
Vendors
1 1,509 (58.67%) Microsoft
2 100 (3.89%) SAP
3 86 (3.34%) Databricks
4 79 (3.07%) Oracle
5 38 (1.48%) Google
6 34 (1.32%) Adobe
7 27 (1.05%) Informatica
8 24 (0.93%) Salesforce
8 24 (0.93%) ServiceNow
9 19 (0.74%) HubSpot
10 18 (0.70%) Anaplan
10 18 (0.70%) Genesys
10 18 (0.70%) Verint
10 18 (0.70%) VMware
11 16 (0.62%) Cisco
12 15 (0.58%) Cognos
12 15 (0.58%) Dell
13 12 (0.47%) Freshdesk
13 12 (0.47%) Nintex
13 12 (0.47%) Splunk