Power BI Developer Contract Job Trends in Cardiff

Microsoft Power BI Developer
South Wales > Cardiff

The median Microsoft Power BI Developer daily rate in Cardiff is £308, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 31 August 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 30 34 34
Rank change year-on-year +4 0 +14
Contract jobs requiring a Power BI Developer 1 1 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cardiff 0.53% 0.44% 0.91%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.54% 0.48% 0.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £304 £613 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £308 £625 -
Median % change year-on-year -50.80% - -
75th Percentile £311 £638 -
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median daily rate £308 £625 -
% change year-on-year -50.80% - -

All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
Cardiff

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cardiff. 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Cardiff with a recognized job title 184 209 210
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 97.35% 92.48% 95.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 136 155 157
10th Percentile £204 £130 £192
25th Percentile £300 £188 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £388 £445 £438
Median % change year-on-year -12.92% +1.71% -7.89%
75th Percentile £488 £551 £550
90th Percentile £649 £623 £638
South Wales median daily rate £375 £419 £475
% change year-on-year -10.45% -11.84% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 11 10
10th Percentile £12.21 - £16.00
25th Percentile - £15.48 £17.25
Median hourly rate £13.08 £21.59 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -39.42% -4.04% +18.42%
75th Percentile £17.00 £25.60 £25.75
90th Percentile £20.45 - £28.10
South Wales median hourly rate £17.26 £25.60 £23.92
% change year-on-year -32.60% +7.05% +26.17%

Power BI Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

Job postings that featured Power BI Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.

Job vacancy trend for Power BI Developer in Cardiff

Power BI Developer
Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Power BI Developer job vacancies in Cardiff.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Power BI Developer job vacancies in Cardiff

Power BI Developer Skill Set
Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 31 August 2025, Power BI Developer contract job roles required 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 Cardiff region featuring Power BI Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) NHS
1 1 (100.00%) R
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Dashboard Development
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills

Power BI Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff 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 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Dashboard Development
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) R
1 1 (100.00%) SQL