Business Intelligence jobs and careers
As the use of data in business gets more and more prevalent, companies are making significant investment into their BI systems to improve efficiency and increase productivity. The major benefits of having a functioning BI system, include faster reporting, improved data quality, and increased competitive advantage.
Why consider a career within Business Intelligence?
Analytics is now seen as the most important technology priority for companies around the world, and decision making in now more important than ever. There are a large range of industries that utilise Business intelligence such as; Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Marketing and Sales, Oil and Gas and Transport.
Typical role titles include
Business Intelligence Developer
BI Developer
Lead Business Intelligence Developer
Lead BI Developer
Senior Business Intelligence Developer
Senior BI Developer
Business Intelligence Designer
BI Designer
Business Intelligence Architect
BI Architect
Business intelligence Project Manager
BI Project Manager
BI PM
Business intelligence Programme Manager
BI Programme Manager
Business Intelligence Manager
BI Manager
Business Intelligence Analyst
BI Analyst
Business Intelligence Consultant
BI Consultant
Head of Business Intelligence
Head of BI
Business Intelligence Analyst
BI Analyst
Business Intelligence Support Analyst
BI Support Analyst
Data visualisation analyst
Data Visualisation Developer
Data Visualisation Programmer
Qlik View Developer
Qlik View Programmer
Power BI Developer
Power BI Programmer
Tableau Developer
Tableau Programmer
Business Intelligence Developer
BI Developer
Business Intelligence Programmer
BI Programmer
SQL Developer
SQL Programmer
Data Warehouse Developer
DWH Developer
Data Warehouse Designer
DWH Designer
Data Analyst
Career progression example
Business Intelligence Developer
Senior Business Intelligence Developer
Business Intelligence Manager
Head of Business Intelligence
Salary Benchmarks
At an entry level, Business Intelligence professionals on average will be earning between £30k-£40k. At the mid-level you’d be looking to earn £50k-£60k and seniors would be looking to earn £70k+.
Senior Business Intelligence Contract Professionals can earn a day rate of £500 - £600 p/day, while mid-level developers earn a day rate £400 - £500 p/day.
Is it right for me? The skills it takes...
The skills needed can be split into 3 categories; programming skills, critical thinking skills and data analysis skills.
Programming skills: Data Modelling | Data Warehousing | ETL and Data Integration | OLAP Models Semantic Layer | Reporting | Dashboards | Presentation Layer | Master Data Management | Metadata Management | Predictive Analytics and Data Mining | Big Data and Streaming Data | SQL Server | Oracle | AWS | Azure | GCP | Google Cloud | Netezza | OBIEE | PL/SQL.
Critical thinking skills: Analysing | Applying Standards | Information Seeking | Logical Reasoning | Predicting | Transforming Knowledge.
Data analysis skills: Learning a scripting and statistical language | Adobe and Google Analytics | Reporting - skilled in reporting and data visualisation software | Strong presentation skills | Analytical and creative mind | Advanced Microsoft Excel | Experience with SQL programming.
What qualifications does it take?
Undergraduate Degree, software engineering, engineering or computer science field with technical skills in programming.
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Create novel ways of visualising data. Develop solutions with software and data engineers. Shape visualisation and analytical techniques We have a unique requirement for Lead BI Analyst to join an exciting established business in Cardiff for 12 months. We are looking for visualisation experts to create new ways of visualising data and increase services offered. What you’ll be doing As a visualisation specialist, you will be required to engineer bespoke visualisations tools and enhance current methods for clients. You will need to be passionate, intuitive and have the ability to model, map and graphically represent data in diverse ways. What you’ll need to apply Degree in computer science, software engineering, physics or similar Technical skills with SQL as well as a visualization tool like; Power BI, Looker or Tableau (with Tableau being preferred). Experience working in a cloud based big data environment like Azure would be ideal. Communication skills are vital with this role as you will be championing visualizations across the business and deal with a range of stakeholders at all levels. Passionate about technology and analysis What you’ll get in return for your experience The salary on this one is up to £50K for the right candidate and is likely to become a permanent role at the end of the fixed term. There are a range of great benefits and culture including remote working, plenty of opportunities to train and upskill, socials and more. This role is currently remote but depending on relaxations on the current Covid-19 restrictions you will be required to meet the team in Cardiff at least once a month. What’s next? Please get in touch with Adam with an up-to-date CV today. Don’t hesitate to email/call to discuss the finer details.
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Work on a variety of Big Data and Cloud technologies. Work in a team of Big Data engineers alongside other data engineering teams Design BI solutions, develop architecture and enable ML. This client is integrating a new service via the cloud as they move towards a single customer view. They are a data-driven firm, it guides their strategic decision-making and service/product development. As a result, they require a Senior Big Data Engineer to join the team of data engineers to enable this build. What you'll be doing As a Senior Big Data Engineer, you will be influential in building a modern, scalable, cloud-based Big Data infrastructure. You will support the design, roll-out and execution of the data strategy across multiple products and collaborate with other data teams to ensure that the data is integrated and accessible. This role requires a range of data engineering activities including; prototype development, pipelining, architecture, process automation, data strategy and more. What experience you'll need to apply Python/Scala/Java or similar Solid ETL experience Cloud Data platform experience (AWS, GCP, Azure or Similar) Experience of using either Spark, Hadoop, Flink, HDFS, Kinesis Messaging broker platform experience such as Kafka//MQ’s/Airflow desirable Desire and ability to learn emerging technologies What you'll get in return for your experience A base salary of up to £70k plus bonus and benefits. What's next? Please get in touch with Scott with an up-to-date CV today. Don't hesitate to call/email to discuss the job in further detail.
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Work on a variety of Big Data and Cloud technologies. Work in a team of Big Data engineers alongside other data engineering teams Design BI solutions, develop architecture and enable ML. This client is integrating a new service via the cloud as they move towards a single customer view. They are a data-driven firm, it guides their strategic decision-making and service/product development. As a result, they require a Senior Big Data Engineer to join the team of data engineers to enable this build. What you'll be doing As a Senior Big Data Engineer, you will be influential in building a modern, scalable, cloud-based Big Data infrastructure. You will support the design, roll-out and execution of the data strategy across multiple products and collaborate with other data teams to ensure that the data is integrated and accessible. This role requires a range of data engineering activities including; prototype development, pipelining, architecture, process automation, data strategy and more. What experience you'll need to apply Python/Scala/Java or similar Solid ETL experience Cloud Data platform experience (AWS, GCP, Azure or Similar) Experience of using either Spark, Hadoop, Flink, HDFS, Kinesis Messaging broker platform experience such as Kafka//MQ’s/Airflow desirable Desire and ability to learn emerging technologies What you'll get in return for your experience A base salary of up to £70k plus bonus and benefits. What's next? Please get in touch with Scott with an up-to-date CV today. Don't hesitate to call/email to discuss the job in further detail.
Data case studies
Candidate Experience
Alistair Rogers, Data Scientist
- Alistair is an experienced Data Scientist with working with clients across government, healthcare and banking sectors.
- While successfully working in London as a Data Scientist for one of the Big Four professional service companies, he was planning to move to Bristol and approached us to get an understanding of the local market, especially opportunities and skills in demand within Data in the South West well ahead of the move.
- We advised on opportunities and businesses in and around Bristol as well as in-demand skill sets so he could gather relevant exposure in advance.
- Once ready to make the move, we were able to match Alistair perfectly with an open opportunity. Equipping him with tips and advice, we guided him through the interview process and negotiated the salary that was in line with his expectations. Alistair started as a Data Scientist with OnCorps, a start-up FinTech firm.
"Alex and ADLIB were fantastic to work with and absolutely made the daunting experience of finding a job in a new city a lot easier! They take the time to understand the fields that they are recruiting for and even go to developer meetups to learn more about the areas that they recruit in. Would definitely recommend working with Alex and ADLIB."
Alistair Rogers, Data Scientist
LV=
Establishing a Data Science function
- LV= are one of the UK’s largest personal insurers who announced earlier this year that they were partnering with the University of Bristol to establish a team of Data Scientists and Engineers with the aim of making advancements in the field of Data Science by sharing knowledge, skills and opportunities.
- We initially worked with Venura as a candidate, finding him the role at LV=. He soon needed another two sets of hands, planning on growing his team to 3.
- To help him with this, we worked with him to truly understand his style of working and management, gathering a detailed brief that outlined the ideal candidates.
- By tapping into existing candidate pools and relationships, we were able to suggest a range of suitable candidates with a wide range of experience and that had the vital mix of technical and soft skills needed, to be working alongside University of Bristol as a team.
- This resulted in Venura/ LV= making two great Data Engineer hires.
“From finding me my current role to helping place two fantastic hires, ADLIB has been a pivotal role in the development of our team here at Bristol. The guys are easy to work with, friendly and most importantly inspire trust. I look forward to working with them in the future.”
Dr. Venura Perera, Data Science Manager at LV=
