Power BI Analyst Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Microsoft Power BI Analyst
North West > Manchester

The median Microsoft Power BI Analyst daily rate in Manchester is £270, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 January 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
12 Jan 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 94 - 97
Rank change year-on-year - - +24
Contract jobs requiring a Power BI Analyst 2 0 4
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.17% - 0.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% - 0.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 4
10th Percentile £246 - £342
25th Percentile £255 - £395
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £270 - £475
Median % change year-on-year - - +19.50%
75th Percentile £285 - £522
90th Percentile £294 - £561
North West median daily rate £270 £450 £463
% change year-on-year -40.00% -2.70% +2.78%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 1,066 975 1,441
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.90% 93.66% 93.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 709 588 1,048
10th Percentile £310 £313 £306
25th Percentile £381 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £463 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.70% -7.50% -
75th Percentile £550 £565 £577
90th Percentile £640 £675 £675
North West median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 84 33 63
10th Percentile £17.59 £15.93 £12.90
25th Percentile £19.75 £21.25 £17.72
Median hourly rate £27.97 £32.50 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -13.95% +8.33% -23.08%
75th Percentile £57.50 £33.75 £63.75
90th Percentile £63.50 £60.00 £76.75
North West median hourly rate £41.37 £29.00 £37.18
% change year-on-year +42.66% -22.00% +51.26%

Power BI Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Power BI Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Power BI Analyst job vacancy trend in Manchester

Power BI Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Power BI Analyst job vacancies in Manchester.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Power BI Analyst job vacancies in Manchester

Power BI Analyst Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 12 January 2026, Power BI Analyst contract 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 contract job ads across the Manchester region featuring Power BI Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 2 (100.00%) Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Google
1 2 (100.00%) Google Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Google Tag Manager
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (100.00%) Performance Measurement
1 2 (100.00%) Power BI
1 2 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 2 (100.00%) User Research
2 1 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) Dashboard Development
2 1 (50.00%) Data Quality
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) QA
2 1 (50.00%) Service Design
2 1 (50.00%) Statistical Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) User Experience
2 1 (50.00%) Validation

Power BI Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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:

Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Google Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Google Tag Manager
1 2 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 1 (50.00%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Power BI
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 2 (100.00%) Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Performance Measurement
1 2 (100.00%) User Research
2 1 (50.00%) Dashboard Development
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Service Design
2 1 (50.00%) Statistical Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) User Experience
2 1 (50.00%) Validation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (50.00%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Google
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
Power BI Analyst jobs