The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Birmingham requiring Power Query skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Power Query over the 6 months leading up to 20 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 20 Jul 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
55
62
-
Rank change year-on-year
+7
-
-
Contract jobs citing Power Query
1
1
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham
Power Query falls under the Databases and Business Intelligence category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring database or business intelligence skills in Birmingham.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills
101
108
157
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham
17.84%
14.34%
17.60%
Number of daily rates quoted
75
85
105
10th Percentile
£107
£313
£300
25th Percentile
£388
£350
£350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£450
£475
Median % change year-on-year
+5.56%
-5.26%
-
75th Percentile
£538
£625
£638
90th Percentile
£622
£650
£713
West Midlands median daily rate
£475
£450
£520
% change year-on-year
+5.56%
-13.46%
+5.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
1
3
10th Percentile
-
-
£24.13
25th Percentile
-
-
£24.31
Median hourly rate
-
£40.50
£25.25
Median % change year-on-year
-
+60.40%
-
75th Percentile
-
-
£30.48
90th Percentile
-
-
£33.24
West Midlands median hourly rate
£29.33
£37.22
£25.25
% change year-on-year
-21.19%
+47.39%
-
Power Query Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing Power Query as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Power Query Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Power Query in Birmingham.
Power Query Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 20 July 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Power Query also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Birmingham region with a requirement for Power Query.
Power Query Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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:
