The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Manchester 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 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 1 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
78
-
116
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
+25
Contract jobs citing Power Query
1
0
2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester
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 Manchester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills
200
259
303
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester
21.60%
17.07%
16.01%
Number of daily rates quoted
151
201
226
10th Percentile
£378
£363
£351
25th Percentile
£416
£413
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£500
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-5.00%
-
-
75th Percentile
£563
£588
£575
90th Percentile
£625
£688
£656
North West median daily rate
£475
£489
£490
% change year-on-year
-2.86%
-0.20%
-2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
4
4
13
10th Percentile
-
£35.45
£35.92
25th Percentile
£24.25
£55.25
£40.00
Median hourly rate
£24.50
£68.75
£65.00
Median % change year-on-year
-64.36%
+5.77%
+348.28%
75th Percentile
£40.75
£74.63
-
90th Percentile
£69.55
£78.45
£65.80
North West median hourly rate
£25.43
£42.50
£47.29
% change year-on-year
-40.16%
-10.12%
+60.29%
Power Query Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings citing Power Query as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Power Query Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Power Query in Manchester.
Power Query Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 1 May 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 Manchester region with a requirement for Power Query.
Power Query Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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:
