Power BI Contracts with Work from Home Options

Microsoft Power BI
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Power BI skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Power BI over the 6 months to 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 52 73 73
Rank change year-on-year +21 0 +4
Contract jobs citing Power BI 577 815 1,498
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 3.74% 3.13% 3.37%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 19.86% 16.34% 15.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 388 614 1,113
10th Percentile £319 £338 £356
25th Percentile £400 £413 £407
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - +11.11%
75th Percentile £575 £594 £586
90th Percentile £667 £700 £640
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 7 19
10th Percentile - £20.93 £17.45
25th Percentile £20.77 £29.19 £19.50
Median hourly rate £22.86 £40.00 £23.50
Median % change year-on-year -42.86% +70.21% -11.39%
75th Percentile £28.56 £50.00 £37.00
90th Percentile £35.50 £56.50 £63.00
UK median hourly rate £23.82 £53.75 £22.45
% change year-on-year -55.68% +139.42% +4.42%

All Database and Business Intelligence Skills
Work from Home

Power BI is in the Databases and Business Intelligence category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for database or business intelligence skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 2,905 4,989 9,666
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 18.83% 19.17% 21.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,128 3,636 7,040
10th Percentile £352 £386 £369
25th Percentile £425 £450 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - +5.00%
75th Percentile £650 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £525 £545 £540
% change year-on-year -3.67% +0.93% +8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 79 84
10th Percentile £19.89 £22.16 £19.00
25th Percentile £22.52 £43.57 £21.63
Median hourly rate £37.75 £66.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -42.80% +46.67% +50.00%
75th Percentile £59.44 £75.00 £57.50
90th Percentile £70.63 £85.50 £65.54
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £60.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -33.33% +41.18% +57.64%

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Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Power BI as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Power BI trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Power BI.

Power BI daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

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Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Power BI over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Power BI daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Power BI.

Power BI hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

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Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Power BI over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Power BI hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 45 (7.80%) SharePoint
2 19 (3.29%) Confluence
3 12 (2.08%) SAS
4 3 (0.52%) Apache
4 3 (0.52%) MTS
5 2 (0.35%) ArcGIS
5 2 (0.35%) IIS
6 1 (0.17%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.17%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.17%) GeoServer
6 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.17%) SharePoint Server
6 1 (0.17%) Umbraco
Applications
1 71 (12.31%) Microsoft Excel
2 25 (4.33%) Microsoft Office
3 19 (3.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (1.56%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.87%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.52%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.35%) AutoCAD
7 2 (0.35%) Microsoft Project
7 2 (0.35%) Revit
Business Applications
1 24 (4.16%) Dynamics CRM
2 23 (3.99%) Dynamics AX
3 11 (1.91%) Remedy ITSM
4 5 (0.87%) Oracle EBS
5 4 (0.69%) NetSuite
6 3 (0.52%) Aligne
6 3 (0.52%) Endur
6 3 (0.52%) EuroRunner
6 3 (0.52%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.17%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.17%) NEC Housing
7 1 (0.17%) OPENHousing
7 1 (0.17%) Oracle General Ledger
7 1 (0.17%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 577 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 174 (30.16%) Azure
3 108 (18.72%) PowerApps
4 103 (17.85%) Power Automate
5 63 (10.92%) Dynamics 365
6 61 (10.57%) Azure DevOps
7 49 (8.49%) Azure Data Factory
8 39 (6.76%) Microsoft 365
9 28 (4.85%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 20 (3.47%) AWS
11 19 (3.29%) GCP
12 16 (2.77%) Google Analytics
13 15 (2.60%) GitHub
13 15 (2.60%) Snowflake
14 12 (2.08%) Serverless
15 10 (1.73%) Azure Cosmos DB
16 8 (1.39%) Azure Functions
17 7 (1.21%) Azure Logic Apps
17 7 (1.21%) OCI
17 7 (1.21%) Veeva
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.04%) Radio Access Network
2 5 (0.87%) DNS
3 4 (0.69%) 3GPP
3 4 (0.69%) 4G
3 4 (0.69%) 5G
3 4 (0.69%) 5G NR
3 4 (0.69%) LTE
3 4 (0.69%) MegaStream
3 4 (0.69%) Remote Desktop
4 3 (0.52%) SNMP
5 2 (0.35%) Cisco Nexus
5 2 (0.35%) DHCP
5 2 (0.35%) HTTP
5 2 (0.35%) XCAP
6 1 (0.17%) Firewall
6 1 (0.17%) FTP
6 1 (0.17%) Intranet
6 1 (0.17%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 72 (12.48%) Data Warehouse
2 67 (11.61%) Tableau
3 64 (11.09%) SQL Server
4 60 (10.40%) Data Lake
5 30 (5.20%) Power Query
6 28 (4.85%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 25 (4.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 23 (3.99%) Azure SQL Database
9 19 (3.29%) BigQuery
10 16 (2.77%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 15 (2.60%) Looker
12 13 (2.25%) BusinessObjects
13 10 (1.73%) GIS
14 9 (1.56%) Big Data
14 9 (1.56%) Metadata
14 9 (1.56%) Relational Database
15 8 (1.39%) Amazon Redshift
15 8 (1.39%) Microsoft Analysis Services
16 7 (1.21%) Oracle Reports
16 7 (1.21%) PostHog
Development Applications
1 36 (6.24%) JIRA
2 7 (1.21%) Git
3 6 (1.04%) Postman
4 4 (0.69%) GitLab
4 4 (0.69%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 4 (0.69%) Visual Studio
5 3 (0.52%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.35%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.35%) ERwin
6 2 (0.35%) Sonatype Nexus
7 1 (0.17%) Gatling
7 1 (0.17%) JMeter
7 1 (0.17%) NeoLoad
7 1 (0.17%) NUnit
7 1 (0.17%) RStudio
7 1 (0.17%) Selenium
7 1 (0.17%) SoapUI
General
1 188 (32.58%) Social Skills
2 157 (27.21%) Finance
3 139 (24.09%) Analytical Skills
4 57 (9.88%) Public Sector
5 44 (7.63%) Retail
6 31 (5.37%) Marketing
7 24 (4.16%) Banking
8 23 (3.99%) General Ledger
9 20 (3.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 19 (3.29%) Presentation Skills
11 15 (2.60%) Telecoms
12 13 (2.25%) Manufacturing
13 10 (1.73%) Back Office
13 10 (1.73%) Influencing Skills
14 9 (1.56%) Legal
15 8 (1.39%) Billing
15 8 (1.39%) Retail Banking
16 7 (1.21%) Local Government
17 5 (0.87%) Advertising
17 5 (0.87%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 170 (29.46%) Analyst
2 114 (19.76%) Developer
3 82 (14.21%) Data Analyst
4 65 (11.27%) Consultant
5 64 (11.09%) Business Intelligence Developer
6 55 (9.53%) Power BI Developer
7 46 (7.97%) Data Engineer
8 42 (7.28%) Business Analyst
9 41 (7.11%) Senior
10 39 (6.76%) Architect
11 38 (6.59%) Business Intelligence Analyst
12 33 (5.72%) Power BI Analyst
13 26 (4.51%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
14 23 (3.99%) Azure Engineer
15 21 (3.64%) Data Scientist
15 21 (3.64%) Lead
15 21 (3.64%) Power Platform Developer
16 20 (3.47%) Data Architect
17 16 (2.77%) Azure Data Engineer
18 15 (2.60%) Microsoft Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (3.47%) JSON
2 14 (2.43%) .NET
3 9 (1.56%) CSS
3 9 (1.56%) HTML
4 8 (1.39%) PySpark
5 7 (1.21%) HTML5 Canvas
6 6 (1.04%) Node.js
6 6 (1.04%) Oracle Fusion
6 6 (1.04%) XML
7 5 (0.87%) jQuery
7 5 (0.87%) Web Services
8 4 (0.69%) DOM
8 4 (0.69%) RESTful
8 4 (0.69%) SOAP
8 4 (0.69%) SPFx
8 4 (0.69%) Swagger
9 3 (0.52%) Kafka
9 3 (0.52%) Pandas
9 3 (0.52%) React
9 3 (0.52%) Shiny
Miscellaneous
1 32 (5.55%) Management Information System
2 24 (4.16%) Data Structures
3 14 (2.43%) Product Ownership
4 12 (2.08%) NHS
5 11 (1.91%) Self-Motivation
6 9 (1.56%) Low-Code
7 5 (0.87%) CMDB
8 4 (0.69%) Legacy Applications
8 4 (0.69%) Marketing Technology
8 4 (0.69%) Onboarding
8 4 (0.69%) Reference Data
9 3 (0.52%) Educational Technology
9 3 (0.52%) Greenfield Project
9 3 (0.52%) Market Risk
10 2 (0.35%) Algorithms
10 2 (0.35%) Analytical Mindset
10 2 (0.35%) Data Centre
10 2 (0.35%) FMCG
10 2 (0.35%) Housing Association
10 2 (0.35%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 6 (1.04%) Windows
2 5 (0.87%) Linux
3 3 (0.52%) Unix
3 3 (0.52%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.35%) Windows Server 2012
4 2 (0.35%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (0.17%) VMS
5 1 (0.17%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 499 (86.48%) Business Intelligence
2 132 (22.88%) Visualisation
3 121 (20.97%) Analytics
4 120 (20.80%) Data Modelling
5 107 (18.54%) Agile
6 92 (15.94%) Data Analysis
7 88 (15.25%) DevOps
8 87 (15.08%) Data Visualisation
9 85 (14.73%) Problem-Solving
10 79 (13.69%) ETL
11 48 (8.32%) Migration
12 47 (8.15%) Stakeholder Management
13 46 (7.97%) Data Science
14 42 (7.28%) Data Management
15 41 (7.11%) Decision-Making
16 39 (6.76%) Actionable Insight
17 38 (6.59%) CRM
18 34 (5.89%) Data Analytics
19 31 (5.37%) Dashboard Development
19 31 (5.37%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 217 (37.61%) SQL
2 97 (16.81%) Python
3 56 (9.71%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 33 (5.72%) C#
5 25 (4.33%) R
6 22 (3.81%) JavaScript
7 15 (2.60%) PowerShell
8 13 (2.25%) T-SQL
9 7 (1.21%) Java
9 7 (1.21%) Scala
9 7 (1.21%) VB
10 5 (0.87%) PL/SQL
11 4 (0.69%) MATLAB
11 4 (0.69%) TypeScript
12 3 (0.52%) Shell Script
12 3 (0.52%) VBA
13 2 (0.35%) Kusto Query Language
14 1 (0.17%) HiveQL
14 1 (0.17%) PHP
14 1 (0.17%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 57 (9.88%) Degree
2 43 (7.45%) Security Cleared
3 34 (5.89%) SC Cleared
4 15 (2.60%) BPSS Clearance
5 11 (1.91%) Computer Science Degree
6 5 (0.87%) CISM
6 5 (0.87%) CISSP
6 5 (0.87%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (0.69%) Master's Degree
8 3 (0.52%) Azure Certification
8 3 (0.52%) HNC
8 3 (0.52%) PMI Certification
8 3 (0.52%) PMP
9 2 (0.35%) ACCA
9 2 (0.35%) AWS Certification
9 2 (0.35%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 2 (0.35%) CIMA
9 2 (0.35%) DV Cleared
10 1 (0.17%) DBS Check
10 1 (0.17%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (6.93%) Data Quality
2 28 (4.85%) QA
3 9 (1.56%) PMO
4 7 (1.21%) CDISC
4 7 (1.21%) SLA
5 6 (1.04%) GxP
6 4 (0.69%) Accessibility
7 3 (0.52%) Good Clinical Practice
8 2 (0.35%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.35%) Disclosure Scotland
8 2 (0.35%) GDPR
9 1 (0.17%) GAAP
System Software
1 5 (0.87%) Docker
2 4 (0.69%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.35%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.17%) HDFS
4 1 (0.17%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.17%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.17%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 6 (1.04%) Kubernetes
1 6 (1.04%) Terraform
2 3 (0.52%) SCCM
3 2 (0.35%) Kibana
3 2 (0.35%) SCOM
4 1 (0.17%) Ansible
4 1 (0.17%) Failover Clustering
4 1 (0.17%) Grafana
4 1 (0.17%) HP ALM
4 1 (0.17%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (0.17%) logstash
4 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Clustering
4 1 (0.17%) Prometheus
4 1 (0.17%) SCOrch
4 1 (0.17%) SCVMM
4 1 (0.17%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.17%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 199 (34.49%) Microsoft
2 49 (8.49%) Databricks
3 25 (4.33%) Google
4 19 (3.29%) Oracle
5 15 (2.60%) SAP
6 13 (2.25%) Remedy
7 12 (2.08%) Salesforce
8 9 (1.56%) Informatica
9 8 (1.39%) ServiceNow
10 7 (1.21%) Alteryx
10 7 (1.21%) Qualys
11 6 (1.04%) Adobe
12 5 (0.87%) Atlassian
12 5 (0.87%) Monetate
12 5 (0.87%) Optimizely
13 4 (0.69%) Ensighten
13 4 (0.69%) Omniture
13 4 (0.69%) Splunk
13 4 (0.69%) Tealium
13 4 (0.69%) Workday