Visualisation Contracts

Visualization
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Visualisation skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Visualisation over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 130 157 141
Rank change year-on-year +27 -16 +3
Contract jobs citing Visualisation 746 998 1,686
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.73% 1.72% 1.92%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.01% 1.91% 2.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 492 613 1,077
10th Percentile £313 £313 £363
25th Percentile £401 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% +5.05%
75th Percentile £576 £638 £625
90th Percentile £675 £725 £713
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £475 £450
% change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 42 58 60
10th Percentile £20.58 £24.05 £13.03
25th Percentile £41.25 £37.75 £35.00
Median hourly rate £60.00 £65.00 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +36.84% +35.71%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.75 £60.00
90th Percentile £70.63 £77.25 £60.18
UK excluding London median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £47.50
% change year-on-year - +36.84% +115.91%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Visualisation is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 37,201 52,182 79,685
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.27% 89.83% 90.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,946 36,175 55,967
10th Percentile £300 £325 £341
25th Percentile £413 £438 £426
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +8.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,437 1,727 1,890
10th Percentile £12.75 £11.00 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.25 £15.50
Median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +1.39% +44.00% +2.04%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.00 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +8.57% +75.00% -6.98%

Visualisation
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Visualisation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Visualisation in the UK

Visualisation
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Visualisation.

Daily rate trend for Visualisation in the UK

Visualisation
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Visualisation over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Visualisation in the UK

Visualisation
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Visualisation.

Hourly rate trend for Visualisation in the UK

Visualisation
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Visualisation over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Visualisation in the UK

Visualisation
Top 17 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Visualisation within the UK over the 6 months to 8 May 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +5 626 £500 -3.38% 617
London +18 357 £500 -11.11% 299
UK excluding London +8 287 £450 -5.26% 341
Work from Home +42 283 £498 -0.40% 297
North of England +20 78 £453 -4.74% 84
Midlands +8 52 £425 -15.00% 63
South East -14 44 £450 -5.26% 88
Scotland +47 43 £465 +12.73% 20
North West +12 43 £475 +4.11% 48
West Midlands 0 40 £500 - 42
East of England -15 33 £450 - 37
South West -21 33 £525 +10.53% 42
Yorkshire +23 26 £450 -10.00% 26
North East +25 11 £415 +0.61% 10
East Midlands +22 11 £400 -27.27% 21
Wales +23 5 £160 - 7
Northern Ireland +8 3 £400 -8.57% 9

Visualisation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 18 (2.41%) Confluence
2 17 (2.28%) SharePoint
3 16 (2.14%) Apache Spark
4 13 (1.74%) SAS
5 8 (1.07%) Apache
6 7 (0.94%) Apache Airflow
6 7 (0.94%) ArcGIS
7 6 (0.80%) Tornado
8 2 (0.27%) Umbraco
9 1 (0.13%) Apache Pulsar
9 1 (0.13%) CMS
9 1 (0.13%) GeoServer
9 1 (0.13%) Headless CMS
9 1 (0.13%) Jupyter
9 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Exchange
9 1 (0.13%) OpenStack
Applications
1 68 (9.12%) Microsoft Excel
2 23 (3.08%) MS Visio
3 18 (2.41%) Sketch
4 12 (1.61%) Microsoft Office
5 9 (1.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 7 (0.94%) Simulink
6 7 (0.94%) Spreadsheet
7 6 (0.80%) InVision
7 6 (0.80%) SPSS
8 5 (0.67%) Adobe Illustrator
8 5 (0.67%) Photoshop
9 3 (0.40%) Adobe XD
10 2 (0.27%) 3ds Max
10 2 (0.27%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 2 (0.27%) Chatbot
10 2 (0.27%) CINEMA 4D
10 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Project
10 2 (0.27%) Trello
11 1 (0.13%) Maya
11 1 (0.13%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 7 (0.94%) Oracle ERP
2 5 (0.67%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.54%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.40%) MIS ActiveH
4 3 (0.40%) NEC Housing
4 3 (0.40%) SAP BPC
5 2 (0.27%) SAP Business One
6 1 (0.13%) Cognos Business Intelligence
6 1 (0.13%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.13%) Oracle Applications
6 1 (0.13%) Oracle Assets
6 1 (0.13%) Oracle EBS R12
6 1 (0.13%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.13%) Oracle iProcurement
6 1 (0.13%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.13%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.13%) SAP GRC
6 1 (0.13%) Shopify
6 1 (0.13%) SmartPlant
6 1 (0.13%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 315 (42.23%) Power Platform
2 158 (21.18%) Azure
3 72 (9.65%) AWS
4 45 (6.03%) GCP
5 35 (4.69%) Power Automate
6 34 (4.56%) Azure Data Factory
7 29 (3.89%) PowerApps
8 26 (3.49%) Snowflake
9 24 (3.22%) Google Analytics
10 21 (2.82%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 20 (2.68%) Azure DevOps
12 19 (2.55%) Figma
13 14 (1.88%) Microsoft 365
14 13 (1.74%) Cloud Computing
14 13 (1.74%) GitHub
15 11 (1.47%) Google Data Studio
15 11 (1.47%) Serverless
16 10 (1.34%) Google Workspace
16 10 (1.34%) OCI
17 9 (1.21%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 19 (2.55%) TCP/IP
2 11 (1.47%) DNS
2 11 (1.47%) Ethernet
3 8 (1.07%) DHCP
4 7 (0.94%) Radio Access Network
5 5 (0.67%) 2G
5 5 (0.67%) 3G
5 5 (0.67%) 4G
5 5 (0.67%) 5G
6 4 (0.54%) Firewall
7 3 (0.40%) AMQP
7 3 (0.40%) Modbus
7 3 (0.40%) MQTT
7 3 (0.40%) Wireless
8 2 (0.27%) Cisco Nexus
8 2 (0.27%) NAS
8 2 (0.27%) Remote Desktop
8 2 (0.27%) SNMP
8 2 (0.27%) VPN
8 2 (0.27%) XCAP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 314 (42.09%) Power BI
2 169 (22.65%) Tableau
3 104 (13.94%) Data Warehouse
4 63 (8.45%) SQL Server
5 47 (6.30%) Data Lake
6 41 (5.50%) Big Data
7 33 (4.42%) Data Mining
8 31 (4.16%) Relational Database
9 25 (3.35%) Power Query
10 24 (3.22%) Looker
11 23 (3.08%) Metadata
11 23 (3.08%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 21 (2.82%) BusinessObjects
12 21 (2.82%) Hadoop
13 19 (2.55%) NoSQL
13 19 (2.55%) Qlik Sense
14 17 (2.28%) BigQuery
15 16 (2.14%) Azure SQL Database
16 14 (1.88%) QlikView
17 13 (1.74%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 39 (5.23%) JIRA
2 27 (3.62%) Git
3 16 (2.14%) Visual Studio
4 11 (1.47%) Eclipse
5 6 (0.80%) Jenkins
5 6 (0.80%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 5 (0.67%) GitLab
7 4 (0.54%) Artifactory
7 4 (0.54%) Axure RP
7 4 (0.54%) RStudio
8 3 (0.40%) ERwin
8 3 (0.40%) Sonatype Nexus
8 3 (0.40%) Visual Studio Code
9 2 (0.27%) ER Studio
9 2 (0.27%) Maven
9 2 (0.27%) Postman
10 1 (0.13%) Bitbucket
10 1 (0.13%) SpecFlow
10 1 (0.13%) Storybook
10 1 (0.13%) webpack
General
1 238 (31.90%) Social Skills
2 224 (30.03%) Analytical Skills
3 183 (24.53%) Finance
4 68 (9.12%) Public Sector
5 63 (8.45%) Banking
6 45 (6.03%) Presentation Skills
7 37 (4.96%) Marketing
8 27 (3.62%) Pharmaceutical
9 23 (3.08%) Retail
10 20 (2.68%) Manufacturing
11 15 (2.01%) Investment Banking
12 14 (1.88%) Legal
13 13 (1.74%) Military
14 10 (1.34%) Influencing Skills
15 9 (1.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 9 (1.21%) Telecoms
16 8 (1.07%) Advertising
16 8 (1.07%) Front Office
16 8 (1.07%) Local Government
17 6 (0.80%) Billing
Job Titles
1 217 (29.09%) Analyst
2 145 (19.44%) Data Analyst
3 123 (16.49%) Developer
4 78 (10.46%) Senior
5 69 (9.25%) Data Scientist
6 61 (8.18%) Data Engineer
7 53 (7.10%) Business Intelligence Developer
8 47 (6.30%) Power BI Developer
9 43 (5.76%) Architect
10 38 (5.09%) Senior Analyst
11 33 (4.42%) Business Intelligence Analyst
12 29 (3.89%) Consultant
13 28 (3.75%) Business Analyst
13 28 (3.75%) Lead
14 27 (3.62%) Designer
15 23 (3.08%) Senior Data Analyst
15 23 (3.08%) Software Engineer
16 17 (2.28%) Power BI Analyst
17 16 (2.14%) C++ Software Engineer
17 16 (2.14%) Data Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (4.29%) React
2 25 (3.35%) Node.js
3 24 (3.22%) PySpark
4 22 (2.95%) Pandas
5 19 (2.55%) HTML
5 19 (2.55%) Web Services
6 17 (2.28%) CSS
7 13 (1.74%) .NET
7 13 (1.74%) Flask
7 13 (1.74%) PyTorch
7 13 (1.74%) TensorFlow
8 12 (1.61%) RESTful
9 11 (1.47%) D3.js
9 11 (1.47%) Elastic Stack
9 11 (1.47%) JSON
9 11 (1.47%) Kafka
10 10 (1.34%) NumPy
11 8 (1.07%) Django
12 7 (0.94%) Apache NiFi
12 7 (0.94%) pytest
Miscellaneous
1 31 (4.16%) Product Ownership
2 30 (4.02%) Management Information System
3 27 (3.62%) Algorithms
4 18 (2.41%) Data Structures
4 18 (2.41%) Self-Motivation
5 11 (1.47%) Linux Command Line
6 9 (1.21%) IoT
7 8 (1.07%) Analytical Mindset
7 8 (1.07%) NHS
7 8 (1.07%) Social Media
8 7 (0.94%) Life Science
9 6 (0.80%) Reference Data
10 5 (0.67%) Data Centre
10 5 (0.67%) Data Protection Act
10 5 (0.67%) Derivative
11 4 (0.54%) CMDB
11 4 (0.54%) Equities
11 4 (0.54%) Fixed Income
11 4 (0.54%) Legacy Systems
11 4 (0.54%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 52 (6.97%) Linux
2 45 (6.03%) Windows
3 13 (1.74%) Unix
4 12 (1.61%) Apple iOS
4 12 (1.61%) Windows Server
5 9 (1.21%) Android
5 9 (1.21%) Ubuntu
6 8 (1.07%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.13%) CentOS
7 1 (0.13%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 410 (54.96%) Data Visualisation
2 330 (44.24%) Business Intelligence
3 254 (34.05%) Analytics
4 211 (28.28%) Data Analysis
5 196 (26.27%) Data Modelling
6 170 (22.79%) Problem-Solving
7 167 (22.39%) Agile
8 134 (17.96%) ETL
9 121 (16.22%) Decision-Making
10 117 (15.68%) Data Science
11 88 (11.80%) Actionable Insight
12 83 (11.13%) Data Governance
13 77 (10.32%) Data Management
14 75 (10.05%) Machine Learning
15 71 (9.52%) Data Analytics
15 71 (9.52%) Data Engineering
16 68 (9.12%) Stakeholder Management
17 65 (8.71%) DevOps
18 62 (8.31%) Computer Science
19 59 (7.91%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 311 (41.69%) SQL
2 254 (34.05%) Python
3 62 (8.31%) R
4 49 (6.57%) JavaScript
5 43 (5.76%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 33 (4.42%) Java
7 29 (3.89%) C#
8 19 (2.55%) TypeScript
9 18 (2.41%) C++
10 15 (2.01%) MATLAB
11 13 (1.74%) Scala
12 12 (1.61%) T-SQL
13 11 (1.47%) PowerShell
14 9 (1.21%) C
15 5 (0.67%) Kusto Query Language
15 5 (0.67%) PL/SQL
15 5 (0.67%) Shell Script
16 4 (0.54%) Bash
17 2 (0.27%) VBA
18 1 (0.13%) VB
Qualifications
1 101 (13.54%) Security Cleared
2 94 (12.60%) Degree
3 87 (11.66%) SC Cleared
4 36 (4.83%) Computer Science Degree
5 23 (3.08%) Master's Degree
6 16 (2.14%) DV Cleared
7 13 (1.74%) BPSS Clearance
8 9 (1.21%) Azure Certification
9 7 (0.94%) Tableau Certification
10 6 (0.80%) Postgraduate
11 5 (0.67%) Numerate Degree
11 5 (0.67%) PhD
12 4 (0.54%) AWS Certification
12 4 (0.54%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 3 (0.40%) CBAP
14 2 (0.27%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
14 2 (0.27%) CSPO
14 2 (0.27%) PMI Certification
15 1 (0.13%) ACCA
15 1 (0.13%) FFIEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 104 (13.94%) Data Quality
2 33 (4.42%) QA
3 11 (1.47%) GDPR
4 10 (1.34%) NIST
5 9 (1.21%) Accessibility
5 9 (1.21%) PMO
6 7 (0.94%) Actionable Recommendations
7 6 (0.80%) GxP
8 4 (0.54%) Disclosure Scotland
9 3 (0.40%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 3 (0.40%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 3 (0.40%) SLA
10 2 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 1 (0.13%) GRC
11 1 (0.13%) IFRS
11 1 (0.13%) IFRS 17
11 1 (0.13%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 20 (2.68%) Docker
2 16 (2.14%) Active Directory
3 10 (1.34%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (1.07%) iptables
4 8 (1.07%) VMware NSX
5 7 (0.94%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.13%) Apache Flume
6 1 (0.13%) HDFS
6 1 (0.13%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.13%) KVM
6 1 (0.13%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 24 (3.22%) Kubernetes
2 12 (1.61%) Kibana
3 11 (1.47%) logstash
3 11 (1.47%) SCCM
4 8 (1.07%) Grafana
4 8 (1.07%) vCenter Server
5 5 (0.67%) Ansible
5 5 (0.67%) Terraform
6 2 (0.27%) CA Service Virtualization
6 2 (0.27%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.13%) Hadoop YARN
7 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.13%) Packer
7 1 (0.13%) QRadar
7 1 (0.13%) RSA Archer
7 1 (0.13%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.13%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 126 (16.89%) Microsoft
2 49 (6.57%) Databricks
2 49 (6.57%) Google
3 34 (4.56%) Oracle
4 30 (4.02%) ServiceNow
5 27 (3.62%) SAP
6 24 (3.22%) Alteryx
7 12 (1.61%) Atlassian
8 11 (1.47%) Salesforce
8 11 (1.47%) Splunk
9 10 (1.34%) VMware
10 8 (1.07%) Informatica
10 8 (1.07%) Veeam
11 7 (0.94%) Adobe
12 6 (0.80%) Dataiku
12 6 (0.80%) Foundry
12 6 (0.80%) Palantir
12 6 (0.80%) Trillium
13 5 (0.67%) Confluent
13 5 (0.67%) Talend