Data Visualisation Job Trends

Data Visualization
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Data Visualisation skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 287 202 233
Rank change year-on-year -85 +31 -5
Permanent jobs citing Data Visualisation 470 862 762
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.89% 1.28% 1.45%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.03% 1.54% 1.55%
Number of salaries quoted 310 385 569
10th Percentile £37,500 £40,000 £36,125
25th Percentile £41,250 £48,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +13.04% -
75th Percentile £67,688 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £96,250 £88,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £63,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year -29.41% +27.50% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Data Visualisation 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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 45,538 56,050 49,147
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 86.49% 82.93% 93.84%
Number of salaries quoted 27,129 29,188 37,634
10th Percentile £28,250 £34,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,536 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,537 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.11% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £79,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £98,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £54,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -12.04% +2.86% -

Data Visualisation
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Data Visualisation relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Data Visualisation job vacancy trend in the UK

Data Visualisation
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Data Visualisation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Data Visualisation

Data Visualisation
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Visualisation over the 6 months to 13 November 2025.

Salary histogram for Data Visualisation in the UK

Data Visualisation
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Visualisation within the UK over the 6 months to 13 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
England -67 415 £55,000 -15.38% 474
UK excluding London -39 251 £45,000 -29.41% 236
Work from Home +10 191 £52,500 -28.81% 233
London -77 169 £65,000 -7.14% 282
Midlands +65 73 £42,500 -26.09% 39
South East -15 65 £43,750 -45.31% 84
North of England -2 54 £45,000 -14.29% 53
North West +42 40 £45,000 -14.29% 36
East Midlands +38 38 £40,000 -38.46% 18
West Midlands +31 35 £52,500 +0.06% 21
South West +8 25 £40,000 -23.81% 20
East of England +2 23 £57,500 -20.69% 13
Yorkshire -21 11 £42,500 -32.00% 13
Wales +7 6 £44,000 -7.37% 7
Scotland -53 5 £45,000 -43.75% 15
North East +9 3 - - 5
Northern Ireland -1 1 - - 7

Data Visualisation
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 27 (5.74%) SharePoint
2 12 (2.55%) Confluence
3 10 (2.13%) Apache Spark
4 9 (1.91%) Apache Airflow
5 5 (1.06%) Apache
6 4 (0.85%) Apache Synapse
6 4 (0.85%) CMS
7 3 (0.64%) Jupyter
7 3 (0.64%) WordPress
8 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Exchange
8 2 (0.43%) Sitecore CMS
9 1 (0.21%) Apache Superset
9 1 (0.21%) Drupal
9 1 (0.21%) SAS
Applications
1 116 (24.68%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (2.77%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.28%) AutoCAD
3 6 (1.28%) Trello
4 4 (0.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.64%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.64%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.43%) EPLAN
7 1 (0.21%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.21%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.21%) Oracle Smart View
7 1 (0.21%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 15 (3.19%) NetSuite
2 4 (0.85%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.43%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.21%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.21%) Payment Gateway
4 1 (0.21%) SAP Business One
4 1 (0.21%) SAP Oil and Gas
Cloud Services
1 278 (59.15%) Power Platform
2 111 (23.62%) Azure
3 52 (11.06%) GCP
4 32 (6.81%) Snowflake
5 29 (6.17%) AWS
5 29 (6.17%) Power Automate
6 26 (5.53%) Azure Data Factory
6 26 (5.53%) PowerApps
7 24 (5.11%) Microsoft 365
8 23 (4.89%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 21 (4.47%) Google Analytics
10 18 (3.83%) Dynamics 365
11 12 (2.55%) Google Tag Manager
12 10 (2.13%) SaaS
13 9 (1.91%) GitHub
14 8 (1.70%) dbt
14 8 (1.70%) PaaS
14 8 (1.70%) Serverless
15 7 (1.49%) Azure Cosmos DB
15 7 (1.49%) Google Data Studio
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.43%) Firewall
1 2 (0.43%) Profibus
1 2 (0.43%) VPN
2 1 (0.21%) ADSL
2 1 (0.21%) Internet
2 1 (0.21%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 278 (59.15%) Power BI
2 155 (32.98%) Tableau
3 51 (10.85%) BigQuery
4 38 (8.09%) SQL Server
5 29 (6.17%) Data Warehouse
6 23 (4.89%) Looker
7 21 (4.47%) NoSQL
8 20 (4.26%) Azure SQL Database
8 20 (4.26%) Data Lake
9 17 (3.62%) Amazon Redshift
9 17 (3.62%) Oracle Reports
9 17 (3.62%) Power Query
9 17 (3.62%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 15 (3.19%) BusinessObjects
10 15 (3.19%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 14 (2.98%) MySQL
12 12 (2.55%) Relational Database
13 11 (2.34%) Big Data
13 11 (2.34%) GIS
14 10 (2.13%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 19 (4.04%) JIRA
2 8 (1.70%) Visual Studio
3 6 (1.28%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.85%) Git
5 2 (0.43%) MLflow
5 2 (0.43%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.21%) RStudio
General
1 191 (40.64%) Social Skills
2 183 (38.94%) Analytical Skills
3 166 (35.32%) Finance
4 92 (19.57%) Marketing
5 50 (10.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 38 (8.09%) Public Sector
7 26 (5.53%) Law
7 26 (5.53%) Manufacturing
8 19 (4.04%) Retail
9 18 (3.83%) Documentation Skills
9 18 (3.83%) Front Office
10 17 (3.62%) Presentation Skills
11 13 (2.77%) Legal
11 13 (2.77%) Organisational Skills
12 11 (2.34%) Influencing Skills
13 10 (2.13%) Banking
14 8 (1.70%) Telecoms
15 6 (1.28%) Advertising
16 5 (1.06%) Financial Institution
17 4 (0.85%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 165 (35.11%) Analyst
2 111 (23.62%) Developer
3 95 (20.21%) Data Analyst
4 76 (16.17%) Senior
5 35 (7.45%) Data Engineer
5 35 (7.45%) Lead
6 31 (6.60%) Business Intelligence Developer
7 27 (5.74%) Senior Analyst
8 22 (4.68%) Business Intelligence Analyst
9 19 (4.04%) React Developer
9 19 (4.04%) Senior Developer
10 18 (3.83%) Power Platform Developer
11 17 (3.62%) Electronic Trading Developer
11 17 (3.62%) Report Analyst
12 15 (3.19%) Data Quality Analyst
12 15 (3.19%) Digital Analyst
12 15 (3.19%) Quality Analyst
12 15 (3.19%) Senior Data Analyst
13 13 (2.77%) Performance Analyst
13 13 (2.77%) Report Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (5.74%) React
2 18 (3.83%) WebSockets
3 17 (3.62%) FIX Protocol
3 17 (3.62%) Highcharts JS
3 17 (3.62%) OpenFin
4 15 (3.19%) PySpark
4 15 (3.19%) REST
5 14 (2.98%) HTML5 Canvas
6 12 (2.55%) Kafka
7 11 (2.34%) JSON
8 8 (1.70%) FastAPI
9 7 (1.49%) .NET
10 6 (1.28%) scikit-learn
10 6 (1.28%) XML
11 5 (1.06%) CSS
11 5 (1.06%) Django
11 5 (1.06%) Flask
11 5 (1.06%) HTML
11 5 (1.06%) Oracle Fusion
12 4 (0.85%) Pandas
Miscellaneous
1 33 (7.02%) Analytical Mindset
2 20 (4.26%) Cloud Native
3 19 (4.04%) Management Information System
3 19 (4.04%) Product Ownership
4 18 (3.83%) Algorithms
5 17 (3.62%) Fixed Income
6 13 (2.77%) FMCG
6 13 (2.77%) Self-Motivation
7 12 (2.55%) Blog
7 12 (2.55%) Onboarding
8 9 (1.91%) Data Protection Act
8 9 (1.91%) Data Structures
8 9 (1.91%) Social Media
9 6 (1.28%) Enterprise Software
9 6 (1.28%) Renewable Energy
10 5 (1.06%) Freedom of Information Act
10 5 (1.06%) IoT
11 4 (0.85%) Freedom of Information
11 4 (0.85%) Legacy Systems
12 3 (0.64%) Legacy Applications
Operating Systems
1 12 (2.55%) Linux
2 11 (2.34%) Windows
3 7 (1.49%) Unix
4 2 (0.43%) Android
4 2 (0.43%) Mac OS
4 2 (0.43%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.21%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 470 (100.00%) Visualisation
2 284 (60.43%) Business Intelligence
3 253 (53.83%) Analytics
4 181 (38.51%) Decision-Making
5 127 (27.02%) Actionable Insight
6 113 (24.04%) Problem-Solving
7 92 (19.57%) Data Analysis
8 90 (19.15%) ETL
9 85 (18.09%) Data Analytics
10 83 (17.66%) Agile
11 82 (17.45%) Data Modelling
12 81 (17.23%) Data Management
13 80 (17.02%) Data Science
14 66 (14.04%) Computer Science
15 65 (13.83%) AI
16 62 (13.19%) Data Engineering
17 56 (11.91%) Continuous Improvement
18 55 (11.70%) Data-Driven Decision Making
19 54 (11.49%) Dashboard Development
19 54 (11.49%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 264 (56.17%) SQL
2 164 (34.89%) Python
3 48 (10.21%) JavaScript
4 35 (7.45%) R
5 24 (5.11%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 23 (4.89%) C#
7 15 (3.19%) T-SQL
8 13 (2.77%) VBA
9 9 (1.91%) PowerShell
10 7 (1.49%) TypeScript
11 6 (1.28%) Java
12 5 (1.06%) Bash
13 3 (0.64%) Bicep
13 3 (0.64%) C++
13 3 (0.64%) PHP
13 3 (0.64%) PL/SQL
14 2 (0.43%) Ladder Logic
14 2 (0.43%) Perl
14 2 (0.43%) Scala
15 1 (0.21%) C
Qualifications
1 147 (31.28%) Degree
2 30 (6.38%) Security Cleared
3 29 (6.17%) SC Cleared
4 28 (5.96%) Computer Science Degree
4 28 (5.96%) Microsoft Certification
5 19 (4.04%) CISA
5 19 (4.04%) CISSP
6 17 (3.62%) ACCA
6 17 (3.62%) CIMA
7 16 (3.40%) CISM
7 16 (3.40%) Master's Degree
8 15 (3.19%) Numerate Degree
9 12 (2.55%) CRISC
10 8 (1.70%) Azure Certification
11 6 (1.28%) DBS Check
12 4 (0.85%) BPSS Clearance
12 4 (0.85%) ISACA
13 2 (0.43%) HNC
13 2 (0.43%) HND
13 2 (0.43%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 71 (15.11%) Data Quality
2 27 (5.74%) QA
3 25 (5.32%) GDPR
4 24 (5.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 16 (3.40%) NIST
6 14 (2.98%) Accessibility
7 12 (2.55%) COBIT
7 12 (2.55%) GRC
7 12 (2.55%) ITGC
8 2 (0.43%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.43%) IEC 61131
9 1 (0.21%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (0.21%) Disclosure Scotland
9 1 (0.21%) EMIR
9 1 (0.21%) IFRS
9 1 (0.21%) ISO 13485
9 1 (0.21%) MiFID
9 1 (0.21%) PMO
System Software
1 8 (1.70%) Docker
2 1 (0.21%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 10 (2.13%) Terraform
2 7 (1.49%) Kubernetes
3 5 (1.06%) RSA Archer
4 2 (0.43%) Kibana
4 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.21%) SCCM
Vendors
1 105 (22.34%) Microsoft
2 45 (9.57%) Google
3 35 (7.45%) Databricks
4 32 (6.81%) Oracle
5 31 (6.60%) SAP
6 27 (5.74%) Salesforce
7 15 (3.19%) Alteryx
8 10 (2.13%) Adaptive Insights
8 10 (2.13%) Workday
9 7 (1.49%) Progress
9 7 (1.49%) ServiceNow
10 6 (1.28%) ESRI
10 6 (1.28%) Okta
11 5 (1.06%) Epicor
11 5 (1.06%) HubSpot
11 5 (1.06%) Infor
11 5 (1.06%) Verint
12 4 (0.85%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
12 4 (0.85%) Zscaler
13 3 (0.64%) Amplitude