Power BI Job Trends in Cheshire

Microsoft Power BI
North West > Cheshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Cheshire requiring Power BI skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 50 32 16
Rank change year-on-year -18 -16 +61
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 26 29 53
As % of all permanent jobs in Cheshire 2.07% 4.81% 10.71%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 32.10% 26.13% 46.49%
Number of salaries quoted 18 13 48
10th Percentile £29,921 £34,500 -
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £23,850
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £47,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.05% +26.67% -3.23%
75th Percentile £57,125 £53,750 £52,500
90th Percentile £69,500 £83,550 £62,409
North West median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - - +11.11%

All Database & Business Intelligence Skills
Cheshire

Power BI falls under the Databases and Business Intelligence category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring database or business intelligence skills in Cheshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 81 111 114
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire 6.45% 18.41% 23.03%
Number of salaries quoted 63 58 92
10th Percentile £34,250 £32,500 £23,850
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,979 £50,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.04% +33.33% -16.67%
75th Percentile £55,000 £55,000 £54,438
90th Percentile £58,750 £62,875 £67,500
North West median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £52,042
% change year-on-year +4.76% +0.88% -0.87%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Power BI relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.

Power BI job vacancy trend in Cheshire

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Salary Trend in Cheshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing Power BI.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing Power BI

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Salary Histogram in Cheshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Power BI in Cheshire over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Power BI in Cheshire

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Job Locations in Cheshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Power BI within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 31 December 2025. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Warrington -5 10 £42,500 -15.00% 36
Sandbach - 4 £31,000 -
Macclesfield - 3 £55,000 - 1
Chester - 3 £47,000 - 30
Wilmslow -8 1 £37,500 -28.57%
Crewe - 1 £45,000 -
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North West

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire 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 (3.85%) SharePoint
Applications
1 8 (30.77%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (11.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (7.69%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 4 (15.38%) SAP Business One
2 3 (11.54%) ResourceLink
Cloud Services
1 26 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 6 (23.08%) Power Automate
2 6 (23.08%) PowerApps
3 5 (19.23%) Azure
4 4 (15.38%) AWS
5 2 (7.69%) Azure AI
5 2 (7.69%) Azure Cognitive Services
5 2 (7.69%) Microsoft Copilot
6 1 (3.85%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (15.38%) Crystal Reports
1 4 (15.38%) Tableau
2 3 (11.54%) Power Query
3 2 (7.69%) Data Mart
3 2 (7.69%) SQL Server
3 2 (7.69%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (3.85%) EDMS
4 1 (3.85%) GIS
4 1 (3.85%) SAP HANA
General
1 14 (53.85%) Social Skills
2 12 (46.15%) Finance
3 10 (38.46%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (11.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (7.69%) Banking
5 2 (7.69%) Games
5 2 (7.69%) Law
5 2 (7.69%) Military
5 2 (7.69%) Presentation Skills
5 2 (7.69%) Public Sector
5 2 (7.69%) Telecoms
6 1 (3.85%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 7 (26.92%) Analyst
2 5 (19.23%) Administrator
3 3 (11.54%) Business Intelligence Developer
3 3 (11.54%) Data Analyst
3 3 (11.54%) Developer
3 3 (11.54%) MIS Manager
3 3 (11.54%) Senior
3 3 (11.54%) Systems Administrator
4 2 (7.69%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
4 2 (7.69%) Data Scientist
4 2 (7.69%) Games Developer
4 2 (7.69%) Graduate
4 2 (7.69%) Lead
4 2 (7.69%) Report Analyst
4 2 (7.69%) Senior Business Intelligence Developer
4 2 (7.69%) Senior Developer
4 2 (7.69%) Senior Games Developer
5 1 (3.85%) Architect
5 1 (3.85%) Consultant
5 1 (3.85%) Service Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (15.38%) XML
2 3 (11.54%) JSON
3 2 (7.69%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 5 (19.23%) Management Information System
2 2 (7.69%) Data Structures
3 1 (3.85%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (3.85%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (3.85%) Onboarding
3 1 (3.85%) Operational Technology
3 1 (3.85%) SCADA
3 1 (3.85%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (92.31%) Business Intelligence
2 11 (42.31%) Decision-Making
3 9 (34.62%) Problem-Solving
4 7 (26.92%) Analytics
4 7 (26.92%) Data Analysis
4 7 (26.92%) Visualisation
5 5 (19.23%) AI
5 5 (19.23%) Collaborative Working
5 5 (19.23%) Continuous Improvement
5 5 (19.23%) Data Analytics
5 5 (19.23%) Data Modelling
5 5 (19.23%) Stakeholder Management
6 4 (15.38%) Data Visualisation
6 4 (15.38%) User Experience
7 3 (11.54%) Data Extraction
7 3 (11.54%) Data Governance
7 3 (11.54%) Line Management
7 3 (11.54%) Machine Learning
7 3 (11.54%) Mathematics
7 3 (11.54%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 15 (57.69%) SQL
2 6 (23.08%) Python
3 3 (11.54%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 2 (7.69%) C#
4 2 (7.69%) R
5 1 (3.85%) VBA
Qualifications
1 8 (30.77%) Degree
2 3 (11.54%) CIPD
3 2 (7.69%) SC Cleared
3 2 (7.69%) Security Cleared
4 1 (3.85%) DBS Check
4 1 (3.85%) HNC
4 1 (3.85%) HND
4 1 (3.85%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (19.23%) Data Quality
2 3 (11.54%) GDPR
3 1 (3.85%) Accessibility
3 1 (3.85%) Disclosure Scotland
Systems Management
1 1 (3.85%) Grafana
Vendors
1 4 (15.38%) SAP
2 3 (11.54%) Microsoft
3 2 (7.69%) Alteryx
3 2 (7.69%) Databricks
3 2 (7.69%) ServiceNow