Power BI Analyst Contract Job Trends in the North West

Microsoft Power BI Analyst
England > North West

The median Microsoft Power BI Analyst daily rate in the North West 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 147 117 131
Rank change year-on-year -30 +14 +37
Contract jobs requiring a Power BI Analyst 2 2 7
As % of all contract jobs in the North West 0.081% 0.098% 0.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.089% 0.11% 0.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 2 6
10th Percentile £246 £429 £366
25th Percentile £255 £434 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £270 £450 £463
Median % change year-on-year -40.00% -2.70% +2.78%
75th Percentile £285 £472 £497
90th Percentile £294 £481 £544
England median daily rate £425 £475 £600
% change year-on-year -10.53% -20.83% +27.66%

All Contract IT Job Roles
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 the North West with a recognized job title 2,255 1,903 2,500
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.74% 92.83% 92.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,452 1,086 1,707
10th Percentile £213 £259 £304
25th Percentile £358 £383 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £552 £566 £600
90th Percentile £650 £659 £675
England median daily rate £503 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.24% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 204 92 187
10th Percentile £17.30 £15.37 £14.44
25th Percentile £20.86 £18.10 £17.75
Median hourly rate £41.37 £29.00 £37.18
Median % change year-on-year +42.66% -22.00% +51.26%
75th Percentile £57.50 £46.18 £46.91
90th Percentile £69.83 £67.86 £69.25
England median hourly rate £27.50 £35.00 £43.42
% change year-on-year -21.43% -19.38% +24.04%

Power BI Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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 the North West.

Power BI Analyst job vacancy trend in the North West

Power BI Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Power BI Analyst job vacancies in the North West.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Power BI Analyst job vacancies in the North West

Power BI Analyst
Contract Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Power BI Analyst within the North West region over the 6 months to 12 January 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Manchester - 2 £270 - 1
Power BI Analyst
England

Power BI Analyst Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West

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 North West 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 the North West 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