Business Intelligence Lead Job Trends in West Yorkshire

BI Leader
Yorkshire > West Yorkshire

The median BI Leader salary in West Yorkshire is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 February 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 124 - 142
Rank change year-on-year - - +77
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Intelligence Lead 1 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in West Yorkshire 0.047% - 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.051% - 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - £54,000
25th Percentile £62,500 - £54,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +20.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 - £66,000
90th Percentile - - £66,600
Yorkshire median annual salary £65,000 - £60,000
% change year-on-year - - -1.64%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
West Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in West Yorkshire. 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 West Yorkshire with a recognized job title 1,975 1,222 2,455
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.56% 95.17% 96.73%
Number of salaries quoted 1,223 626 1,914
10th Percentile £28,500 £30,125 £27,575
25th Percentile £37,500 £42,000 £38,370
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,233 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.42% +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £88,018 £97,514 £85,000
Yorkshire median annual salary £48,445 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -7.72% +5.00% -4.76%

Business Intelligence Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in West Yorkshire

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

Business Intelligence Lead job vacancy trend in West Yorkshire

Business Intelligence Lead
Salary Trend in West Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for Business Intelligence Lead job vacancies in West Yorkshire.

Salary distribution trend for Business Intelligence Lead job vacancies in West Yorkshire

Business Intelligence Lead
Job Locations in West Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Intelligence Lead within the West Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 16 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
Wakefield - 1 £65,000 -
Business Intelligence Lead
Yorkshire

Business Intelligence Lead Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Yorkshire

For the 6 months to 16 February 2026, Business Intelligence Lead 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 across the West Yorkshire region featuring Business Intelligence Lead in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Data Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) ETL
1 1 (100.00%) Looker
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) Tableau

Business Intelligence Lead Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Yorkshire 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (100.00%) Looker
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
1 1 (100.00%) Tableau
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Data Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) ETL
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL