Power Query Job Trends in England

Microsoft Power Query
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Power Query skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 543 436 639
Rank change year-on-year -107 +203 +154
Permanent jobs citing Power Query 139 182 186
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.18% 0.49% 0.23%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 2.01% 2.72% 1.28%
Number of salaries quoted 118 109 120
10th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £36,750
25th Percentile £36,750 £46,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £67,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +42.11% -29.63%
75th Percentile £53,750 £76,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £69,375 - £67,500
UK median annual salary £45,000 £62,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -28.00% +31.58% -9.52%

All Database & Business Intelligence Skills
England

Power Query 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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 6,899 6,701 14,520
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 8.96% 18.03% 17.62%
Number of salaries quoted 4,240 4,756 11,455
10th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £42,999
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £64,250 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.61% +11.74% -11.54%
75th Percentile £80,000 £86,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -11.54%

Power Query
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Power Query job vacancy trend in England

Power Query
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Power Query.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Power Query

Power Query
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Power Query in England over the 6 months to 18 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Power Query in England

Power Query
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Power Query within the England region over the 6 months to 18 April 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +11 39 £50,000 -11.11% 21
Midlands -30 30 £45,000 -12.20% 14
North of England -49 29 £45,000 +20.00% 15
South East -46 21 £50,000 -34.21% 13
North West -20 15 £45,000 +9.09% 10
West Midlands -28 14 £42,500 -26.09% 10
East Midlands -40 14 £45,000 +4.65% 4
Yorkshire -61 12 £32,500 -13.33% 2
South West -41 10 £43,500 +2.35% 4
East of England -95 6 £35,500 -53.29% 9
North East - 2 £53,750 - 3
Power Query
UK

Power Query
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 6 (4.32%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.44%) ArcGIS
2 2 (1.44%) Confluence
2 2 (1.44%) Moodle
3 1 (0.72%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (0.72%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 87 (62.59%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (10.07%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (5.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (3.60%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (1.44%) Trello
Business Applications
1 5 (3.60%) SAP ERP
2 1 (0.72%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.72%) SimCorp Dimension
Cloud Services
1 127 (91.37%) Power Platform
2 36 (25.90%) Power Automate
3 23 (16.55%) Azure
4 12 (8.63%) PowerApps
5 9 (6.47%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 8 (5.76%) Microsoft 365
7 7 (5.04%) Azure DevOps
8 6 (4.32%) AWS
8 6 (4.32%) Azure Data Factory
8 6 (4.32%) Dynamics 365
8 6 (4.32%) Microsoft Copilot
8 6 (4.32%) Snowflake
8 6 (4.32%) Zapier
9 5 (3.60%) GCP
10 4 (2.88%) SaaS
11 3 (2.16%) Azure Logic Apps
11 3 (2.16%) ChatGPT
11 3 (2.16%) GitHub
12 2 (1.44%) Azure Cosmos DB
12 2 (1.44%) Google Sheets
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.72%) ADSL
1 1 (0.72%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 126 (90.65%) Power BI
2 21 (15.11%) PowerPivot
3 12 (8.63%) Data Warehouse
4 10 (7.19%) SQL Server
5 9 (6.47%) Azure SQL Database
5 9 (6.47%) Tableau
6 8 (5.76%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 8 (5.76%) Star Schema
7 7 (5.04%) Data Lake
8 6 (4.32%) BusinessObjects
8 6 (4.32%) Crystal Reports
8 6 (4.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 3 (2.16%) Qlik Sense
9 3 (2.16%) Snowflake Schema
9 3 (2.16%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 1 (0.72%) Amazon QuickSight
10 1 (0.72%) Big Data
10 1 (0.72%) Electronic Patient Records
10 1 (0.72%) Hadoop
10 1 (0.72%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 5 (3.60%) JIRA
2 4 (2.88%) Visual Studio
3 3 (2.16%) Git
3 3 (2.16%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 61 (43.88%) Social Skills
2 44 (31.65%) Analytical Skills
3 41 (29.50%) Finance
4 17 (12.23%) Public Sector
5 13 (9.35%) Automotive
6 12 (8.63%) Organisational Skills
7 10 (7.19%) Legal
8 9 (6.47%) Marketing
9 8 (5.76%) Agriculture
9 8 (5.76%) Retail
10 6 (4.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 6 (4.32%) Social Housing
11 5 (3.60%) Aeronautics
12 4 (2.88%) Local Government
13 3 (2.16%) Financial Institution
14 2 (1.44%) Presentation Skills
15 1 (0.72%) Advertising
15 1 (0.72%) Documentation Skills
15 1 (0.72%) Manufacturing
15 1 (0.72%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 72 (51.80%) Analyst
2 31 (22.30%) Data Analyst
3 24 (17.27%) Developer
4 19 (13.67%) Business Intelligence Analyst
5 17 (12.23%) Business Intelligence Developer
6 16 (11.51%) Power BI Developer
7 15 (10.79%) Financial Analyst
8 11 (7.91%) Power BI Analyst
8 11 (7.91%) Systems Analyst
9 8 (5.76%) Data Manager
10 7 (5.04%) Customer Analyst
10 7 (5.04%) Operations Analyst
10 7 (5.04%) Project Analyst
11 6 (4.32%) Senior
11 6 (4.32%) Support Analyst
11 6 (4.32%) Systems Support
11 6 (4.32%) Systems Support Analyst
12 5 (3.60%) Administrator
12 5 (3.60%) Lead
12 5 (3.60%) Power Platform Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.88%) JSON
2 3 (2.16%) .NET
3 2 (1.44%) CSS
3 2 (1.44%) HTML
3 2 (1.44%) HTML5 Canvas
3 2 (1.44%) Matplotlib
3 2 (1.44%) NumPy
3 2 (1.44%) Pandas
3 2 (1.44%) Seaborn
4 1 (0.72%) EDI
4 1 (0.72%) PySpark
4 1 (0.72%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 8 (5.76%) Renewable Energy
2 7 (5.04%) FMCG
2 7 (5.04%) Pricing Data
3 6 (4.32%) Life Science
4 5 (3.60%) Analytical Mindset
5 4 (2.88%) Low-Code
6 3 (2.16%) e-Learning
7 2 (1.44%) Product Ownership
7 2 (1.44%) Reinsurance
7 2 (1.44%) Social Media
8 1 (0.72%) Data Structures
8 1 (0.72%) Educational Technology
8 1 (0.72%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 1 (0.72%) Hedge funds
8 1 (0.72%) Management Information System
8 1 (0.72%) Wiki
Processes & Methodologies
1 133 (95.68%) Business Intelligence
2 58 (41.73%) Analytics
3 57 (41.01%) Problem-Solving
4 52 (37.41%) Data Modelling
5 42 (30.22%) Continuous Improvement
5 42 (30.22%) Decision-Making
6 39 (28.06%) Actionable Insight
7 32 (23.02%) Data Analysis
8 25 (17.99%) ETL
9 20 (14.39%) Data Governance
10 18 (12.95%) CRM
10 18 (12.95%) Data Pipeline
10 18 (12.95%) Process Improvement
11 16 (11.51%) AI
11 16 (11.51%) Data Management
11 16 (11.51%) Data-Driven Decision Making
11 16 (11.51%) Mentoring
11 16 (11.51%) Project Management
11 16 (11.51%) Translating Business Requirements
12 15 (10.79%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 93 (66.91%) SQL
2 67 (48.20%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 21 (15.11%) Python
3 21 (15.11%) VBA
4 15 (10.79%) T-SQL
5 3 (2.16%) JavaScript
5 3 (2.16%) PowerShell
6 2 (1.44%) C#
6 2 (1.44%) Scala
Qualifications
1 15 (10.79%) Degree
2 9 (6.47%) Microsoft Certification
3 6 (4.32%) ACCA
3 6 (4.32%) CIMA
4 4 (2.88%) SC Cleared
4 4 (2.88%) Security Cleared
5 2 (1.44%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (1.44%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (1.44%) DBS Check
6 1 (0.72%) Azure Certification
6 1 (0.72%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (18.71%) Data Quality
2 8 (5.76%) GDPR
3 5 (3.60%) PMO
4 4 (2.88%) QA
5 3 (2.16%) Actionable Recommendations
6 2 (1.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 1 (0.72%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 48 (34.53%) Microsoft
2 13 (9.35%) SAP
3 5 (3.60%) Salesforce
4 2 (1.44%) Alteryx
4 2 (1.44%) Google
4 2 (1.44%) OpenAI
4 2 (1.44%) Oracle
4 2 (1.44%) ServiceNow
5 1 (0.72%) Bloomberg
5 1 (0.72%) Informatica
5 1 (0.72%) SimCorp
5 1 (0.72%) Talend