Business Intelligence Analyst Job Trends in the South East

BI Analyst
England > South East

The median BI Analyst salary in the South East is £48,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 February 2026.

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

6 months to
7 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 251 279 311
Rank change year-on-year +28 +32 +58
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Intelligence Analyst 25 7 15
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.23% 0.082% 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.24% 0.092% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 22 3 14
10th Percentile £30,625 £43,000 £43,750
25th Percentile £40,313 £47,500 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,750 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.36% +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £56,875 £58,750
90th Percentile £67,750 £58,000 £67,875
England median annual salary £44,772 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -5.74% +5.56% -4.10%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title 10,220 7,585 11,551
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.44% 88.87% 94.60%
Number of salaries quoted 6,528 3,920 8,770
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £43,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +15.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £81,625 £85,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -11.31%

Business Intelligence Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Business Intelligence Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Business Intelligence Analyst job vacancy trend in the South East

Business Intelligence Analyst
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for Business Intelligence Analyst job vacancies in the South East.

Salary distribution trend for Business Intelligence Analyst job vacancies in the South East

Business Intelligence Analyst
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Intelligence Analyst in the South East over the 6 months to 7 February 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Intelligence Analyst in the South East

Business Intelligence Analyst
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Intelligence Analyst within the South East region over the 6 months to 7 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
Thames Valley - 12 £43,750 -
Buckinghamshire - 11 £40,000 -
Surrey +7 8 £42,500 -24.44% 2
Kent -16 4 £50,000 - 4
Hampshire +22 1 - - 2
Berkshire - 1 £75,000 -
Business Intelligence Analyst
England

Business Intelligence Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 7 February 2026, Business Intelligence Analyst 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 South East region featuring Business Intelligence Analyst in the job title.

1 25 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
2 20 (80.00%) Power BI
2 20 (80.00%) Power Platform
2 20 (80.00%) SQL
3 15 (60.00%) Analytics
3 15 (60.00%) Data Modelling
4 11 (44.00%) Data Quality
4 11 (44.00%) Python
5 9 (36.00%) Data Governance
5 9 (36.00%) Microsoft Excel
5 9 (36.00%) Translating Business Requirements
6 7 (28.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
6 7 (28.00%) Decision-Making
6 7 (28.00%) SaaS
6 7 (28.00%) T-SQL
6 7 (28.00%) Validation
7 6 (24.00%) Active Directory
7 6 (24.00%) Azure
7 6 (24.00%) Collaborative Working
7 6 (24.00%) Data Analysis
7 6 (24.00%) Data Validation
7 6 (24.00%) Entra ID
7 6 (24.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 6 (24.00%) JSON
7 6 (24.00%) Microsoft 365
7 6 (24.00%) Microsoft Exchange
7 6 (24.00%) MySQL
7 6 (24.00%) PostgreSQL
7 6 (24.00%) PowerShell
7 6 (24.00%) Process Improvement

Business Intelligence Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 6 (24.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (4.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 9 (36.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 20 (80.00%) Power Platform
2 7 (28.00%) SaaS
3 6 (24.00%) Azure
3 6 (24.00%) Entra ID
3 6 (24.00%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (12.00%) PowerApps
5 2 (8.00%) Power Automate
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (80.00%) Power BI
2 6 (24.00%) MySQL
2 6 (24.00%) PostgreSQL
2 6 (24.00%) SQL Server
2 6 (24.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 5 (20.00%) Data Warehouse
3 5 (20.00%) Metadata
3 5 (20.00%) Tableau
4 4 (16.00%) Power Query
4 4 (16.00%) Qlik Sense
5 1 (4.00%) BusinessObjects
5 1 (4.00%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
5 1 (4.00%) SAP BW
General
1 18 (72.00%) Analytical Skills
2 16 (64.00%) Social Skills
3 7 (28.00%) Finance
4 1 (4.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (4.00%) Marketing
4 1 (4.00%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (24.00%) JSON
1 6 (24.00%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 6 (24.00%) Data Structures
1 6 (24.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
2 15 (60.00%) Analytics
2 15 (60.00%) Data Modelling
3 9 (36.00%) Data Governance
3 9 (36.00%) Translating Business Requirements
4 7 (28.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
4 7 (28.00%) Decision-Making
4 7 (28.00%) Validation
5 6 (24.00%) Collaborative Working
5 6 (24.00%) Data Analysis
5 6 (24.00%) Data Validation
5 6 (24.00%) Process Improvement
5 6 (24.00%) Task Automation
6 5 (20.00%) Actionable Insight
6 5 (20.00%) ETL
6 5 (20.00%) Master Data Management
6 5 (20.00%) Roadmaps
6 5 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
6 5 (20.00%) Strategic Roadmap
7 4 (16.00%) Customer Service
Programming Languages
1 20 (80.00%) SQL
2 11 (44.00%) Python
3 7 (28.00%) T-SQL
4 6 (24.00%) PowerShell
5 4 (16.00%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 2 (8.00%) ABAP
6 2 (8.00%) VBA
Qualifications
1 4 (16.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (4.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (4.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (44.00%) Data Quality
2 6 (24.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 6 (24.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 5 (20.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (12.00%) SAP