Business Intelligence Developer Job Trends

BI Developer
UK

The median BI Developer salary in the UK is £54,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 January 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 553 596 453
Rank change year-on-year +43 -143 +69
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Intelligence Developer 89 111 296
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.15% 0.21% 0.53%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% 0.22% 0.55%
Number of salaries quoted 76 69 248
10th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £36,675
25th Percentile £41,492 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.00% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £63,750 £61,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £68,750 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £48,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -2.06% +7.78% -5.26%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title 53,744 49,685 53,403
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.63% 92.91% 95.27%
Number of salaries quoted 33,208 25,763 41,197
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Business Intelligence Developer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Business Intelligence Developer job vacancy trend in the UK

Business Intelligence Developer
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Business Intelligence Developer job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Business Intelligence Developer job vacancies in the UK

Business Intelligence Developer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Intelligence Developer over the 6 months to 12 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Intelligence Developer in the UK

Business Intelligence Developer
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Intelligence Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 12 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
England +60 82 £54,000 +8.00% 58
UK excluding London +25 60 £47,500 -2.06% 59
Midlands +27 29 £43,750 -12.50% 18
London +53 24 £67,500 +12.50% 9
Work from Home +53 24 £47,500 - 44
South East +26 18 £60,000 +20.00% 21
East Midlands +7 16 £45,000 -21.74% 8
West Midlands +16 13 £42,500 -15.00% 10
North of England -8 5 £45,000 -5.26% 8
North West +21 4 £43,750 +0.57% 3
South West +10 4 £50,000 +3.09% 1
Scotland -1 2 £57,500 +31.81% 1
East of England +23 1 £40,000 -5.88% 7
Yorkshire -16 1 £54,000 +13.68% 1
Wales - 1 - - 3

Business Intelligence Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 12 January 2026, Business Intelligence Developer 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 featuring Business Intelligence Developer in the job title.

1 89 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
2 85 (95.51%) Power BI
2 85 (95.51%) Power Platform
3 66 (74.16%) SQL
4 43 (48.31%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 39 (43.82%) Data Modelling
6 38 (42.70%) Decision-Making
7 36 (40.45%) Analytics
8 35 (39.33%) ETL
8 35 (39.33%) Visualisation
9 25 (28.09%) Data Visualisation
10 24 (26.97%) Azure
10 24 (26.97%) Problem-Solving
11 23 (25.84%) Power Query
12 22 (24.72%) Actionable Insight
13 21 (23.60%) Degree
13 21 (23.60%) Python
14 17 (19.10%) Microsoft
15 16 (17.98%) Tableau
16 15 (16.85%) Data Warehouse
17 14 (15.73%) Microsoft Excel
18 13 (14.61%) Data Integration
18 13 (14.61%) SQL Server Reporting Services
19 12 (13.48%) Azure Data Factory
19 12 (13.48%) Continuous Improvement
19 12 (13.48%) Data-Driven Decision Making
20 11 (12.36%) Agile
20 11 (12.36%) Data Analytics
20 11 (12.36%) Data Quality
20 11 (12.36%) SAP

Business Intelligence Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 2 (2.25%) SAS
1 2 (2.25%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.12%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 14 (15.73%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.12%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (6.74%) SAP CO
2 1 (1.12%) SimCorp Dimension
Cloud Services
1 85 (95.51%) Power Platform
2 24 (26.97%) Azure
3 12 (13.48%) Azure Data Factory
4 10 (11.24%) Snowflake
5 9 (10.11%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 5 (5.62%) AWS
6 5 (5.62%) Microsoft 365
7 4 (4.49%) dbt
8 3 (3.37%) Azure DevOps
8 3 (3.37%) GCP
8 3 (3.37%) SaaS
9 2 (2.25%) Dynamics 365
9 2 (2.25%) Power Automate
9 2 (2.25%) PowerApps
10 1 (1.12%) Dataform
10 1 (1.12%) GitHub
10 1 (1.12%) Matillion
10 1 (1.12%) Workato
Database & Business Intelligence
1 85 (95.51%) Power BI
2 23 (25.84%) Power Query
3 16 (17.98%) Tableau
4 15 (16.85%) Data Warehouse
5 13 (14.61%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 11 (12.36%) SQL Server
6 11 (12.36%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 8 (8.99%) Data Lake
7 8 (8.99%) MySQL
8 7 (7.87%) BusinessObjects
8 7 (7.87%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 5 (5.62%) Azure SQL Database
10 3 (3.37%) Amazon Redshift
10 3 (3.37%) Crystal Reports
10 3 (3.37%) PostgreSQL
10 3 (3.37%) Qlik Sense
10 3 (3.37%) QlikView
10 3 (3.37%) Relational Database
11 2 (2.25%) Data Mining
11 2 (2.25%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 5 (5.62%) Git
2 1 (1.12%) Mercurial
General
1 41 (46.07%) Finance
2 26 (29.21%) Social Skills
3 23 (25.84%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (10.11%) Manufacturing
5 8 (8.99%) Marketing
6 4 (4.49%) Banking
7 3 (3.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (3.37%) Pharmaceutical
8 2 (2.25%) Games
8 2 (2.25%) Law
8 2 (2.25%) Public Sector
8 2 (2.25%) Retail
9 1 (1.12%) Front Office
9 1 (1.12%) International Banking
9 1 (1.12%) Investment Banking
9 1 (1.12%) Legal
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (6.74%) SAP CO-PA
2 2 (2.25%) .NET
3 1 (1.12%) EDI
3 1 (1.12%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 3 (3.37%) Analytical Mindset
1 3 (3.37%) Virtual Team
2 2 (2.25%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (1.12%) Credit Risk
3 1 (1.12%) Hedge funds
3 1 (1.12%) Market Risk
3 1 (1.12%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 89 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
2 39 (43.82%) Data Modelling
3 38 (42.70%) Decision-Making
4 36 (40.45%) Analytics
5 35 (39.33%) ETL
5 35 (39.33%) Visualisation
6 25 (28.09%) Data Visualisation
7 24 (26.97%) Problem-Solving
8 22 (24.72%) Actionable Insight
9 13 (14.61%) Data Integration
10 12 (13.48%) Continuous Improvement
10 12 (13.48%) Data-Driven Decision Making
11 11 (12.36%) Agile
11 11 (12.36%) Data Analytics
12 10 (11.24%) Computer Science
12 10 (11.24%) DevOps
13 9 (10.11%) Data Governance
13 9 (10.11%) Data Pipeline
13 9 (10.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 9 (10.11%) Statistics
Programming Languages
1 66 (74.16%) SQL
2 43 (48.31%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 21 (23.60%) Python
4 5 (5.62%) T-SQL
5 2 (2.25%) PowerShell
5 2 (2.25%) R
6 1 (1.12%) VBA
Qualifications
1 21 (23.60%) Degree
2 7 (7.87%) Numerate Degree
3 3 (3.37%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (2.25%) Azure Certification
4 2 (2.25%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (1.12%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (12.36%) Data Quality
2 5 (5.62%) GDPR
3 1 (1.12%) Actionable Recommendations
3 1 (1.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 17 (19.10%) Microsoft
2 11 (12.36%) SAP
3 7 (7.87%) Databricks
4 6 (6.74%) Salesforce
5 2 (2.25%) Informatica
6 1 (1.12%) Alteryx
6 1 (1.12%) Bloomberg
6 1 (1.12%) OpenAI
6 1 (1.12%) SimCorp
6 1 (1.12%) Teradata