Visualisation Job Trends

Visualization
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Visualisation skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 186 121 98
Rank change year-on-year -65 -23 +27
Permanent jobs citing Visualisation 839 1,242 2,059
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.30% 2.43% 2.82%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.62% 2.65% 3.19%
Number of salaries quoted 476 651 1,323
10th Percentile £33,750 £36,250 £33,563
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +18.18% -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £90,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £84,056
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £49,245
% change year-on-year -4.76% +6.61% +2.06%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

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 51,797 46,952 64,547
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 80.00% 91.85% 88.53%
Number of salaries quoted 30,734 22,742 50,183
10th Percentile £28,750 £35,000 £29,492
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £75,900 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%

Visualisation
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Visualisation job vacancy trend in the UK

Visualisation
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Visualisation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Visualisation

Visualisation
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Visualisation over the 6 months to 5 February 2026.

Salary histogram for Visualisation in the UK

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 Visualisation within the UK over the 6 months to 5 February 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 -47 753 £60,000 -7.69% 507
UK excluding London -19 469 £50,000 -4.76% 397
London -62 317 £70,000 -17.65% 231
Work from Home -43 277 £57,500 -11.54% 197
South East +17 169 £55,000 -15.38% 141
North of England -17 110 £45,000 - 97
Midlands -13 76 £45,390 -21.06% 72
North West 0 63 £45,000 - 54
West Midlands 0 52 £47,085 -16.29% 36
South West -18 40 £50,000 +17.65% 40
Yorkshire -38 37 £47,000 +4.44% 35
Scotland -35 34 £57,500 +21.69% 22
East of England +12 30 £57,500 -15.44% 16
East Midlands -25 24 £40,000 -31.03% 36
North East -8 10 £62,500 -10.71% 9
Wales -4 7 £41,250 -13.16% 10
Northern Ireland -23 4 - - 5

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 41 (4.89%) SharePoint
2 31 (3.69%) Apache Airflow
3 26 (3.10%) Confluence
4 21 (2.50%) Apache
5 19 (2.26%) Apache Spark
6 18 (2.15%) Jupyter
7 7 (0.83%) WordPress
8 5 (0.60%) IIS
9 4 (0.48%) Apache Superset
9 4 (0.48%) CMS
9 4 (0.48%) SAS
10 3 (0.36%) Microsoft Exchange
11 2 (0.24%) Sitecore CMS
12 1 (0.12%) Apache Synapse
12 1 (0.12%) ArcGIS
12 1 (0.12%) Drupal
12 1 (0.12%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 200 (23.84%) Microsoft Excel
2 32 (3.81%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (1.91%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 15 (1.79%) AutoCAD
4 15 (1.79%) Chatbot
5 10 (1.19%) MS Visio
6 9 (1.07%) SOLIDWORKS
7 6 (0.72%) Trello
8 4 (0.48%) Adobe After Effects
8 4 (0.48%) Blender
8 4 (0.48%) Maya
9 3 (0.36%) 3ds Max
9 3 (0.36%) Adobe Illustrator
9 3 (0.36%) Adobe Premiere
9 3 (0.36%) CATIA
9 3 (0.36%) Photoshop
9 3 (0.36%) Spreadsheet
10 2 (0.24%) CINEMA 4D
10 2 (0.24%) EPLAN
11 1 (0.12%) NUKE
Business Applications
1 51 (6.08%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (1.07%) SAP CO
3 5 (0.60%) NetSuite
4 4 (0.48%) IBM Planning Analytics
5 3 (0.36%) Dynamics CRM
5 3 (0.36%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.24%) Towers Watson Igloo
7 1 (0.12%) SAP Business One
7 1 (0.12%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 423 (50.42%) Power Platform
2 199 (23.72%) Azure
3 97 (11.56%) AWS
4 76 (9.06%) Azure Data Factory
5 72 (8.58%) Azure DevOps
6 61 (7.27%) GCP
7 57 (6.79%) Snowflake
8 46 (5.48%) Power Automate
9 43 (5.13%) PowerApps
10 41 (4.89%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 41 (4.89%) Microsoft 365
11 24 (2.86%) Google Analytics
12 22 (2.62%) Adobe Analytics
12 22 (2.62%) GitHub
13 20 (2.38%) Cloud Computing
13 20 (2.38%) Figma
14 19 (2.26%) Amazon S3
15 18 (2.15%) Dynamics 365
16 17 (2.03%) dbt
17 16 (1.91%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (0.83%) Firewall
2 5 (0.60%) LAN
2 5 (0.60%) Modbus
2 5 (0.60%) MQTT
2 5 (0.60%) WAN
3 4 (0.48%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (0.24%) Profibus
4 2 (0.24%) VPN
5 1 (0.12%) ADSL
5 1 (0.12%) Broadband
5 1 (0.12%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 421 (50.18%) Power BI
2 155 (18.47%) Tableau
3 80 (9.54%) SQL Server
4 63 (7.51%) Data Warehouse
5 42 (5.01%) Azure SQL Database
6 40 (4.77%) Looker
7 38 (4.53%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 36 (4.29%) Amazon Redshift
9 30 (3.58%) BigQuery
9 30 (3.58%) Metadata
10 24 (2.86%) BusinessObjects
11 23 (2.74%) MySQL
12 22 (2.62%) Data Lake
13 19 (2.26%) Big Data
13 19 (2.26%) Power Query
14 18 (2.15%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 17 (2.03%) NoSQL
16 14 (1.67%) Data Mining
16 14 (1.67%) Hadoop
17 13 (1.55%) Amazon QuickSight
Development Applications
1 84 (10.01%) JIRA
2 50 (5.96%) eCATT
3 38 (4.53%) Git
4 22 (2.62%) NeoLoad
5 15 (1.79%) Visual Studio Code
6 7 (0.83%) Visual Studio
7 4 (0.48%) GitLab
7 4 (0.48%) Jenkins
8 3 (0.36%) Rational DOORS
9 2 (0.24%) MLflow
10 1 (0.12%) ESLint
10 1 (0.12%) LabVIEW
10 1 (0.12%) Storybook
10 1 (0.12%) Subversion
General
1 317 (37.78%) Social Skills
2 313 (37.31%) Finance
3 308 (36.71%) Analytical Skills
4 147 (17.52%) Marketing
5 102 (12.16%) Manufacturing
6 80 (9.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 77 (9.18%) Influencing Skills
8 76 (9.06%) Presentation Skills
9 49 (5.84%) Public Sector
10 42 (5.01%) Banking
10 42 (5.01%) Law
11 40 (4.77%) Legal
12 39 (4.65%) Retail
13 34 (4.05%) Front Office
14 30 (3.58%) Organisational Skills
15 20 (2.38%) Pharmaceutical
16 19 (2.26%) Advertising
17 15 (1.79%) French Language
18 14 (1.67%) Billing
19 10 (1.19%) Games
Job Titles
1 231 (27.53%) Analyst
2 136 (16.21%) Senior
3 130 (15.49%) Developer
4 100 (11.92%) Data Analyst
5 70 (8.34%) Lead
6 57 (6.79%) Data Engineer
7 45 (5.36%) Data Scientist
8 42 (5.01%) Business Intelligence Developer
9 37 (4.41%) Senior Analyst
10 30 (3.58%) Business Intelligence Analyst
11 29 (3.46%) React Developer
12 28 (3.34%) Insight Analyst
12 28 (3.34%) Senior Developer
13 27 (3.22%) Data Manager
14 25 (2.98%) Consultant
15 24 (2.86%) Commercial Analyst
16 22 (2.62%) Architect
16 22 (2.62%) Electronic Trading Developer
16 22 (2.62%) Junior
17 21 (2.50%) Test Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (5.24%) React
2 30 (3.58%) CSS
3 29 (3.46%) scikit-learn
3 29 (3.46%) WebSockets
4 28 (3.34%) Pandas
5 27 (3.22%) PySpark
6 26 (3.10%) NumPy
7 23 (2.74%) Highcharts JS
8 22 (2.62%) FIX Protocol
8 22 (2.62%) Matplotlib
8 22 (2.62%) OpenFin
9 21 (2.50%) HTML
10 19 (2.26%) Hugging Face
10 19 (2.26%) Kafka
11 17 (2.03%) Streamlit
12 16 (1.91%) HTML5 Canvas
13 15 (1.79%) REST
14 13 (1.55%) JSON
15 11 (1.31%) .NET
16 10 (1.19%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 57 (6.79%) Analytical Mindset
2 50 (5.96%) Algorithms
3 49 (5.84%) Self-Motivation
4 37 (4.41%) Management Information System
5 32 (3.81%) Cloud Native
6 31 (3.69%) Product Ownership
7 30 (3.58%) Fixed Income
8 26 (3.10%) Onboarding
9 24 (2.86%) Blog
10 13 (1.55%) Data Structures
10 13 (1.55%) Low-Code
11 12 (1.43%) FMCG
12 11 (1.31%) Data Protection Act
12 11 (1.31%) IoT
13 8 (0.95%) SCADA
14 7 (0.83%) Distributed Systems
14 7 (0.83%) Renewable Energy
14 7 (0.83%) Social Media
15 6 (0.72%) Legacy Systems
15 6 (0.72%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 7 (0.83%) Android
1 7 (0.83%) Linux
1 7 (0.83%) Windows
2 6 (0.72%) Unix
3 5 (0.60%) Apple iOS
4 3 (0.36%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.24%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 455 (54.23%) Data Visualisation
2 438 (52.21%) Business Intelligence
3 425 (50.66%) Analytics
4 280 (33.37%) Decision-Making
5 221 (26.34%) Problem-Solving
6 201 (23.96%) AI
7 198 (23.60%) Data Analysis
8 190 (22.65%) Continuous Improvement
9 167 (19.90%) Actionable Insight
10 156 (18.59%) ETL
11 152 (18.12%) Data Modelling
12 151 (18.00%) Agile
13 145 (17.28%) Data Science
14 135 (16.09%) Data Analytics
14 135 (16.09%) Machine Learning
15 121 (14.42%) Data Management
16 107 (12.75%) Data Engineering
17 104 (12.40%) Computer Science
18 92 (10.97%) Project Management
19 90 (10.73%) Data Governance
Programming Languages
1 379 (45.17%) SQL
2 313 (37.31%) Python
3 79 (9.42%) JavaScript
4 58 (6.91%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 54 (6.44%) R
6 31 (3.69%) VBA
7 24 (2.86%) C#
8 19 (2.26%) TypeScript
9 17 (2.03%) Java
10 12 (1.43%) Bash
10 12 (1.43%) PowerShell
10 12 (1.43%) Scala
11 5 (0.60%) C++
11 5 (0.60%) Ruby
11 5 (0.60%) T-SQL
12 4 (0.48%) ANSI SQL
12 4 (0.48%) C
12 4 (0.48%) Go
12 4 (0.48%) PL/SQL
13 3 (0.36%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 266 (31.70%) Degree
2 52 (6.20%) Master's Degree
2 52 (6.20%) Security Cleared
3 49 (5.84%) SC Cleared
4 40 (4.77%) Computer Science Degree
5 26 (3.10%) Microsoft Certification
6 20 (2.38%) AWS Certification
6 20 (2.38%) MBA
7 15 (1.79%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
8 14 (1.67%) Azure Certification
8 14 (1.67%) CISSP
8 14 (1.67%) Numerate Degree
8 14 (1.67%) PhD
9 13 (1.55%) CISA
10 12 (1.43%) Six Sigma Green Belt
11 11 (1.31%) BPSS Clearance
12 10 (1.19%) APMP
12 10 (1.19%) CISM
12 10 (1.19%) DBS Check
13 9 (1.07%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 129 (15.38%) Data Quality
2 46 (5.48%) QA
3 32 (3.81%) Accessibility
4 20 (2.38%) Actionable Recommendations
5 17 (2.03%) GDPR
6 16 (1.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 11 (1.31%) NIST
8 10 (1.19%) Good Clinical Practice
8 10 (1.19%) IEC 61131
9 9 (1.07%) COBIT
9 9 (1.07%) GRC
9 9 (1.07%) ITGC
10 5 (0.60%) PMO
11 3 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 15288
12 2 (0.24%) Disclosure Scotland
13 1 (0.12%) EMIR
13 1 (0.12%) ISO 13485
13 1 (0.12%) ISO 19650
13 1 (0.12%) MiFID
System Software
1 19 (2.26%) Docker
2 6 (0.72%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.12%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.12%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 50 (5.96%) HP ALM
2 17 (2.03%) Kubernetes
3 13 (1.55%) Terraform
4 8 (0.95%) Ansible
5 4 (0.48%) CASB
5 4 (0.48%) RSA Archer
6 3 (0.36%) Argo
6 3 (0.36%) Grafana
6 3 (0.36%) Kibana
6 3 (0.36%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.24%) logstash
7 2 (0.24%) Microsoft Intune
7 2 (0.24%) MOM
8 1 (0.12%) SCCM
Vendors
1 173 (20.62%) Microsoft
2 95 (11.32%) SAP
3 56 (6.67%) Google
4 50 (5.96%) HP
5 44 (5.24%) Databricks
6 26 (3.10%) Adobe
6 26 (3.10%) Salesforce
7 25 (2.98%) Oracle
8 19 (2.26%) Qualtrics
9 9 (1.07%) Alteryx
10 8 (0.95%) IBM
11 7 (0.83%) Cisco
11 7 (0.83%) ESRI
11 7 (0.83%) OpenAI
11 7 (0.83%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
12 6 (0.72%) Cognos
12 6 (0.72%) Informatica
12 6 (0.72%) ServiceNow
12 6 (0.72%) VMware
13 5 (0.60%) Infor