Power BI Analyst Contract Job Trends in the West Midlands

Microsoft Power BI Analyst
England > West Midlands

The median Microsoft Power BI Analyst daily rate in the West Midlands is £388, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2026.

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

6 months to
31 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 158 101 114
Rank change year-on-year -57 +13 +10
Contract jobs requiring a Power BI Analyst 4 2 1
As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands 0.12% 0.14% 0.052%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% 0.16% 0.056%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 1 1
10th Percentile £257 - -
25th Percentile £301 £425 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £388 £450 £425
Median % change year-on-year -13.89% +5.88% -15.00%
75th Percentile £450 £475 £438
90th Percentile £473 - -
England median daily rate £425 £456 £463
% change year-on-year -6.85% -1.35% +2.78%

All Contract IT Job Roles
West Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the West Midlands. 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 West Midlands with a recognized job title 2,989 1,277 1,775
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.68% 90.57% 91.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,873 831 1,210
10th Percentile £313 £200 £255
25th Percentile £406 £363 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £475 £485
Median % change year-on-year +1.05% -2.06% -3.00%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £600
90th Percentile £688 £640 £700
England median daily rate £518 £518 £525
% change year-on-year - -1.43% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 183 83 142
10th Percentile £14.90 £12.62 £12.14
25th Percentile £22.50 £14.00 £14.88
Median hourly rate £33.99 £20.00 £19.77
Median % change year-on-year +69.95% +1.16% -1.15%
75th Percentile £59.50 £33.90 £40.38
90th Percentile £69.60 £50.00 £56.13
England median hourly rate £45.00 £30.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year +50.00% -20.00% -16.67%

Power BI Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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 West Midlands.

Power BI Analyst job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Power BI Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

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

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

Power BI Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Power BI Analyst in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 31 May 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Power BI Analyst in the West Midlands

Power BI Analyst
Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands

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 West Midlands region over the 6 months to 31 May 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
Warwickshire -15 2 £330 - 1
Birmingham -25 1 £350 -22.22%
Worcestershire - 1 £475 -
Power BI Analyst
England

Power BI Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 31 May 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 West Midlands region featuring Power BI Analyst in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) Power BI
1 4 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 2 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
2 2 (50.00%) AI
2 2 (50.00%) Analytics
2 2 (50.00%) Data Analysis Expressions
2 2 (50.00%) Data Modelling
2 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (50.00%) SQL
3 1 (25.00%) AI Transformation
3 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (25.00%) Dashboard Development
3 1 (25.00%) Data Analytics
3 1 (25.00%) Data Interpretation
3 1 (25.00%) Data Protection
3 1 (25.00%) Data Quality
3 1 (25.00%) Data Sharing
3 1 (25.00%) Generative AI
3 1 (25.00%) Information Governance
3 1 (25.00%) Kalman Filter
3 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
3 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Copilot
3 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (25.00%) Performance Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) Performance Monitoring
3 1 (25.00%) Performance Optimisation
3 1 (25.00%) PMO
3 1 (25.00%) Power Automate

Power BI Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (25.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 4 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Copilot
2 1 (25.00%) Power Automate
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) Power BI
2 1 (25.00%) Power Query
General
1 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
2 2 (50.00%) AI
2 2 (50.00%) Analytics
2 2 (50.00%) Data Modelling
3 1 (25.00%) AI Transformation
3 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (25.00%) Dashboard Development
3 1 (25.00%) Data Analytics
3 1 (25.00%) Data Interpretation
3 1 (25.00%) Data Protection
3 1 (25.00%) Data Sharing
3 1 (25.00%) Generative AI
3 1 (25.00%) Information Governance
3 1 (25.00%) Performance Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) Performance Monitoring
3 1 (25.00%) Performance Optimisation
3 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (25.00%) Trend Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 2 (50.00%) Data Analysis Expressions
1 2 (50.00%) SQL
2 1 (25.00%) Python
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (25.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft