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 16 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
16 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 133 153 150
Rank change year-on-year +20 -3 -3
Contract jobs citing Visualisation 744 983 1,637
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.75% 1.73% 1.87%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.03% 1.92% 2.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 497 601 1,052
10th Percentile £313 £313 £363
25th Percentile £405 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% +5.53%
75th Percentile £580 £638 £630
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 60 61
10th Percentile £20.58 £24.85 £21.50
25th Percentile £41.25 £36.39 £35.00
Median hourly rate £60.00 £65.00 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +36.84% +24.51%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.75 £60.00
90th Percentile £70.63 £75.75 -
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 36,679 51,168 79,259
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.19% 89.82% 90.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,608 35,479 55,636
10th Percentile £300 £325 £345
25th Percentile £413 £438 £429
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.16%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £479
% change year-on-year - +4.38% +9.49%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,436 1,692 1,900
10th Percentile £12.75 £10.64 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.94 £16.10 £15.50
Median hourly rate £36.27 £35.65 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year +1.75% +38.82% +5.35%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.75
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +7.14% +75.00% -6.21%

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 16 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 16 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 16 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 +6 622 £500 -3.38% 614
London +16 353 £500 -11.11% 301
UK excluding London +5 290 £450 -5.26% 329
Work from Home +42 280 £490 -2.00% 281
North of England +16 76 £464 -2.37% 88
Midlands +17 53 £425 -11.46% 62
South East -9 45 £450 -5.26% 75
Scotland +38 44 £453 +14.85% 21
West Midlands +12 41 £500 +8.11% 46
North West +5 41 £475 +5.56% 53
South West -26 34 £529 +11.32% 46
East of England -11 33 £450 - 30
Yorkshire +14 27 £475 -5.00% 22
East Midlands +18 11 £400 -33.33% 16
North East +19 10 £411 -0.48% 13
Wales +22 5 £160 - 8
Northern Ireland +7 4 £400 -8.57% 8

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 20 (2.69%) Confluence
2 16 (2.15%) Apache Spark
2 16 (2.15%) SharePoint
3 13 (1.75%) SAS
4 8 (1.08%) Apache
5 7 (0.94%) ArcGIS
6 6 (0.81%) Apache Airflow
6 6 (0.81%) Tornado
7 2 (0.27%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.13%) Apache Pulsar
8 1 (0.13%) CMS
8 1 (0.13%) GeoServer
8 1 (0.13%) Headless CMS
8 1 (0.13%) Jupyter
8 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Exchange
8 1 (0.13%) OpenStack
Applications
1 66 (8.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 23 (3.09%) MS Visio
3 19 (2.55%) 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 (0.81%) SPSS
8 5 (0.67%) Adobe Illustrator
8 5 (0.67%) InVision
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 6 (0.81%) 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%) Oracle Applications
6 1 (0.13%) Oracle Assets
6 1 (0.13%) Oracle EBS
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
1 312 (41.94%) Power Platform
2 162 (21.77%) Azure
3 70 (9.41%) AWS
4 44 (5.91%) GCP
5 36 (4.84%) Power Automate
6 35 (4.70%) Azure Data Factory
7 31 (4.17%) PowerApps
8 23 (3.09%) Figma
9 22 (2.96%) Google Analytics
9 22 (2.96%) Snowflake
10 21 (2.82%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 20 (2.69%) Azure DevOps
12 15 (2.02%) Microsoft 365
13 13 (1.75%) Cloud Computing
13 13 (1.75%) GitHub
14 11 (1.48%) Google Data Studio
14 11 (1.48%) SaaS
15 10 (1.34%) Google Workspace
15 10 (1.34%) OCI
15 10 (1.34%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 19 (2.55%) TCP/IP
2 12 (1.61%) DNS
3 11 (1.48%) Ethernet
4 8 (1.08%) DHCP
5 7 (0.94%) Radio Access Network
6 5 (0.67%) 2G
6 5 (0.67%) 3G
6 5 (0.67%) 4G
6 5 (0.67%) 5G
7 3 (0.40%) Cisco Nexus
7 3 (0.40%) Firewall
7 3 (0.40%) SNMP
7 3 (0.40%) Wireless
8 2 (0.27%) AMQP
8 2 (0.27%) Internet
8 2 (0.27%) Modbus
8 2 (0.27%) MQTT
8 2 (0.27%) Remote Desktop
8 2 (0.27%) XCAP
9 1 (0.13%) Multicast
Database & Business Intelligence
1 311 (41.80%) Power BI
2 162 (21.77%) Tableau
3 101 (13.58%) Data Warehouse
4 67 (9.01%) SQL Server
5 47 (6.32%) Data Lake
6 40 (5.38%) Big Data
7 32 (4.30%) Data Mining
8 31 (4.17%) Relational Database
9 25 (3.36%) Power Query
10 24 (3.23%) Metadata
11 23 (3.09%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 22 (2.96%) Looker
13 21 (2.82%) BusinessObjects
14 20 (2.69%) Hadoop
15 19 (2.55%) Qlik Sense
16 18 (2.42%) NoSQL
17 15 (2.02%) Azure SQL Database
18 14 (1.88%) BigQuery
18 14 (1.88%) SQL Server Reporting Services
19 13 (1.75%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 42 (5.65%) JIRA
2 27 (3.63%) Git
3 16 (2.15%) Visual Studio
4 11 (1.48%) Eclipse
5 7 (0.94%) Jenkins
6 6 (0.81%) GitLab
6 6 (0.81%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 5 (0.67%) RStudio
8 4 (0.54%) Artifactory
8 4 (0.54%) Sonatype Nexus
9 3 (0.40%) Axure RP
9 3 (0.40%) ERwin
9 3 (0.40%) Visual Studio Code
10 2 (0.27%) Atlassian Bamboo
10 2 (0.27%) ER Studio
10 2 (0.27%) Maven
10 2 (0.27%) Postman
11 1 (0.13%) CA Release Automation
11 1 (0.13%) Storybook
11 1 (0.13%) webpack
General
1 235 (31.59%) Social Skills
2 220 (29.57%) Analytical Skills
3 181 (24.33%) Finance
4 66 (8.87%) Public Sector
5 64 (8.60%) Banking
6 43 (5.78%) Presentation Skills
7 36 (4.84%) Marketing
8 26 (3.49%) Pharmaceutical
9 23 (3.09%) Retail
10 19 (2.55%) Manufacturing
11 15 (2.02%) Investment Banking
12 13 (1.75%) Legal
12 13 (1.75%) Military
13 10 (1.34%) Front Office
13 10 (1.34%) Influencing Skills
14 9 (1.21%) Advertising
14 9 (1.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 9 (1.21%) Telecoms
15 8 (1.08%) Local Government
16 6 (0.81%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 216 (29.03%) Analyst
2 143 (19.22%) Data Analyst
3 124 (16.67%) Developer
4 80 (10.75%) Senior
5 65 (8.74%) Data Scientist
6 58 (7.80%) Data Engineer
7 56 (7.53%) Business Intelligence Developer
8 51 (6.85%) Power BI Developer
9 45 (6.05%) Architect
10 39 (5.24%) Senior Analyst
11 33 (4.44%) Business Intelligence Analyst
12 31 (4.17%) Designer
13 29 (3.90%) Business Analyst
14 28 (3.76%) Consultant
15 25 (3.36%) Lead
16 24 (3.23%) Senior Data Analyst
17 23 (3.09%) Software Engineer
18 18 (2.42%) UX Designer
19 17 (2.28%) Data Architect
19 17 (2.28%) Power BI Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (4.44%) React
2 24 (3.23%) Node.js
3 22 (2.96%) HTML
3 22 (2.96%) Pandas
3 22 (2.96%) PySpark
4 21 (2.82%) CSS
5 18 (2.42%) Web Services
6 14 (1.88%) .NET
7 13 (1.75%) PyTorch
7 13 (1.75%) RESTful
7 13 (1.75%) TensorFlow
8 12 (1.61%) Flask
9 11 (1.48%) D3.js
9 11 (1.48%) Elastic Stack
10 10 (1.34%) JSON
10 10 (1.34%) Kafka
10 10 (1.34%) NumPy
11 8 (1.08%) Django
12 7 (0.94%) FastAPI
12 7 (0.94%) pytest
Miscellaneous
1 34 (4.57%) Product Ownership
2 30 (4.03%) Management Information System
3 24 (3.23%) Algorithms
4 18 (2.42%) Data Structures
5 17 (2.28%) Self-Motivation
6 11 (1.48%) Linux Command Line
7 8 (1.08%) IoT
7 8 (1.08%) Social Media
8 7 (0.94%) Analytical Mindset
8 7 (0.94%) Life Science
8 7 (0.94%) NHS
9 6 (0.81%) Reference Data
10 5 (0.67%) Data Protection Act
10 5 (0.67%) Derivative
10 5 (0.67%) Renewable Energy
11 4 (0.54%) Data Centre
11 4 (0.54%) Equities
11 4 (0.54%) Legacy Systems
11 4 (0.54%) Mobile App
11 4 (0.54%) Solar Panel
Operating Systems
1 50 (6.72%) Linux
2 42 (5.65%) Windows
3 14 (1.88%) Apple iOS
4 13 (1.75%) Unix
5 12 (1.61%) Android
6 10 (1.34%) Windows Server
7 9 (1.21%) Ubuntu
8 8 (1.08%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.13%) CentOS
9 1 (0.13%) Windows 7
9 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 408 (54.84%) Data Visualisation
2 327 (43.95%) Business Intelligence
3 248 (33.33%) Analytics
4 212 (28.49%) Data Analysis
5 190 (25.54%) Data Modelling
6 172 (23.12%) Problem-Solving
7 171 (22.98%) Agile
8 129 (17.34%) ETL
9 124 (16.67%) Decision-Making
10 116 (15.59%) Data Science
11 84 (11.29%) Actionable Insight
11 84 (11.29%) Data Governance
12 77 (10.35%) Data Management
13 74 (9.95%) Machine Learning
14 70 (9.41%) Data Analytics
15 68 (9.14%) Data Engineering
16 67 (9.01%) Stakeholder Management
17 65 (8.74%) DevOps
18 64 (8.60%) Computer Science
19 59 (7.93%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 306 (41.13%) SQL
2 247 (33.20%) Python
3 60 (8.06%) R
4 45 (6.05%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 44 (5.91%) JavaScript
6 32 (4.30%) Java
7 31 (4.17%) C#
8 19 (2.55%) TypeScript
9 18 (2.42%) C++
10 14 (1.88%) MATLAB
10 14 (1.88%) T-SQL
11 11 (1.48%) Scala
12 10 (1.34%) PowerShell
13 9 (1.21%) C
14 5 (0.67%) Kusto Query Language
14 5 (0.67%) PL/SQL
15 4 (0.54%) Bash
15 4 (0.54%) Shell Script
16 2 (0.27%) VBA
17 1 (0.13%) Korn
Qualifications
1 100 (13.44%) Security Cleared
2 93 (12.50%) Degree
3 86 (11.56%) SC Cleared
4 38 (5.11%) Computer Science Degree
5 21 (2.82%) Master's Degree
6 15 (2.02%) DV Cleared
7 13 (1.75%) BPSS Clearance
8 9 (1.21%) Azure Certification
9 6 (0.81%) Numerate Degree
9 6 (0.81%) Postgraduate
10 5 (0.67%) PhD
10 5 (0.67%) Tableau Certification
11 3 (0.40%) AWS Certification
11 3 (0.40%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 3 (0.40%) CBAP
12 2 (0.27%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
12 2 (0.27%) CSPO
12 2 (0.27%) PMI Certification
13 1 (0.13%) ACCA
13 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 103 (13.84%) Data Quality
2 31 (4.17%) QA
3 11 (1.48%) GDPR
4 10 (1.34%) NIST
5 9 (1.21%) Accessibility
5 9 (1.21%) PMO
6 7 (0.94%) Actionable Recommendations
7 6 (0.81%) GxP
8 3 (0.40%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 3 (0.40%) Disclosure Scotland
8 3 (0.40%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 3 (0.40%) SLA
9 2 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 1 (0.13%) GRC
10 1 (0.13%) IFRS
10 1 (0.13%) IFRS 17
System Software
1 18 (2.42%) Docker
2 15 (2.02%) Active Directory
3 9 (1.21%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (1.08%) iptables
5 7 (0.94%) VMware ESXi
5 7 (0.94%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.13%) Apache Flume
6 1 (0.13%) HDFS
6 1 (0.13%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.13%) KVM
Systems Management
1 23 (3.09%) Kubernetes
2 12 (1.61%) Kibana
3 11 (1.48%) logstash
3 11 (1.48%) SCCM
4 7 (0.94%) Grafana
4 7 (0.94%) 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 (16.94%) Microsoft
2 49 (6.59%) Databricks
3 46 (6.18%) Google
4 36 (4.84%) Oracle
5 30 (4.03%) ServiceNow
6 26 (3.49%) SAP
7 24 (3.23%) Alteryx
8 13 (1.75%) Atlassian
9 11 (1.48%) Splunk
10 9 (1.21%) Salesforce
10 9 (1.21%) VMware
11 8 (1.08%) Adobe
11 8 (1.08%) Informatica
11 8 (1.08%) Veeam
12 6 (0.81%) Dataiku
12 6 (0.81%) Foundry
12 6 (0.81%) Palantir
12 6 (0.81%) Trillium
13 5 (0.67%) Confluent
13 5 (0.67%) Talend