Power BI Job Trends in Manchester

Microsoft Power BI
North West > Manchester

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

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 84 76 82
Rank change year-on-year -8 +6 -13
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 129 81 101
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 1.68% 3.41% 2.56%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 28.29% 21.26% 15.49%
Number of salaries quoted 78 61 73
10th Percentile £27,577 £30,750 £41,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £43,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -20.83% +14.29% +14.13%
75th Percentile £62,313 £67,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £81,250 £76,250 £68,750
North West median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% +11.11%

All Database & Business Intelligence Skills
Manchester

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 Manchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 456 381 652
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 5.95% 16.06% 16.51%
Number of salaries quoted 303 258 277
10th Percentile £36,250 £31,775 £40,000
25th Percentile £41,875 £42,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £87,500
North West median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -4.55%

Power BI
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Power BI job vacancy trend in Manchester

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Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Power BI.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Power BI

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Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Power BI in Manchester over the 6 months to 6 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Power BI in Manchester

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Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Power BI within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 6 October 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
Wigan +9 8 £37,500 - 3
Salford -16 6 £62,500 +38.89% 3
Bolton +1 3 £28,718 -52.14% 11
Altrincham +4 1 £47,500 +72.73%
Ashton-under-Lyne - 1 £51,000 - 2
Sale - 1 £42,500 -
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North West

Power BI
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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 12 (9.30%) SharePoint
2 3 (2.33%) Confluence
3 2 (1.55%) Apache
3 2 (1.55%) Apache Spark
3 2 (1.55%) IIS
Applications
1 36 (27.91%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (2.33%) AutoCAD
2 3 (2.33%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (2.33%) Navisworks
2 3 (2.33%) ProjectWise
2 3 (2.33%) Revit
2 3 (2.33%) Spreadsheet
3 2 (1.55%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (2.33%) Integrated Workplace Management System
Cloud Services
1 129 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 32 (24.81%) Azure
3 12 (9.30%) PowerApps
4 10 (7.75%) Microsoft Purview
5 9 (6.98%) Power Automate
5 9 (6.98%) Snowflake
6 7 (5.43%) Azure Logic Apps
6 7 (5.43%) Dynamics 365
7 6 (4.65%) Azure DevOps
7 6 (4.65%) Microsoft 365
8 5 (3.88%) GCP
8 5 (3.88%) Serverless
9 4 (3.10%) AWS
9 4 (3.10%) Azure AI
9 4 (3.10%) Microsoft Copilot
10 3 (2.33%) Azure Monitor
11 2 (1.55%) Azure Key Vault
11 2 (1.55%) Azure Service Bus
11 2 (1.55%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 2 (1.55%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.33%) LTE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (16.28%) Tableau
2 11 (8.53%) SQL Server
3 9 (6.98%) Power Query
4 8 (6.20%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 7 (5.43%) Data Warehouse
6 5 (3.88%) Data Lake
6 5 (3.88%) Relational Database
7 4 (3.10%) Delta Lake
7 4 (3.10%) Metadata
8 3 (2.33%) Looker
8 3 (2.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 2 (1.55%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
9 2 (1.55%) BusinessObjects
9 2 (1.55%) Electronic Patient Records
10 1 (0.78%) Azure SQL Database
10 1 (0.78%) BigQuery
10 1 (0.78%) Data Vault
10 1 (0.78%) GIS
10 1 (0.78%) OLAP
10 1 (0.78%) OLTP
Development Applications
1 5 (3.88%) Git
2 3 (2.33%) JIRA
3 1 (0.78%) MLflow
3 1 (0.78%) Oracle Forms
General
1 41 (31.78%) Analytical Skills
1 41 (31.78%) Social Skills
2 32 (24.81%) Finance
3 31 (24.03%) Law
4 20 (15.50%) Legal
5 19 (14.73%) Military
5 19 (14.73%) Telecoms
6 15 (11.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 10 (7.75%) Retail
8 6 (4.65%) Local Government
9 5 (3.88%) General Ledger
9 5 (3.88%) Marketing
9 5 (3.88%) Organisational Skills
9 5 (3.88%) Public Sector
10 4 (3.10%) Legal Technology
10 4 (3.10%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (1.55%) Manufacturing
11 2 (1.55%) Social Housing
12 1 (0.78%) Banking
12 1 (0.78%) Billing
Job Titles
1 33 (25.58%) Analyst
2 25 (19.38%) Data Analyst
3 16 (12.40%) Senior
4 12 (9.30%) Administrator
4 12 (9.30%) Data Manager
5 11 (8.53%) Data Administrator
6 10 (7.75%) Developer
7 9 (6.98%) Coordinator
7 9 (6.98%) HR Coordinator
8 7 (5.43%) Architect
8 7 (5.43%) Data Governance Analyst
8 7 (5.43%) Data Governance Manager
8 7 (5.43%) Governance Manager
9 6 (4.65%) Consultant
9 6 (4.65%) Data Engineer
10 5 (3.88%) Accountant
10 5 (3.88%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
10 5 (3.88%) Senior Analyst
10 5 (3.88%) Systems Accountant
11 4 (3.10%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (5.43%) PySpark
2 3 (2.33%) CSS
2 3 (2.33%) HTML
2 3 (2.33%) REST
3 2 (1.55%) .NET
3 2 (1.55%) Microsoft Graph
3 2 (1.55%) Terraform
4 1 (0.78%) ASP.NET
4 1 (0.78%) Blazor
4 1 (0.78%) EDI
4 1 (0.78%) HTML5 Canvas
4 1 (0.78%) Razor View Engine
4 1 (0.78%) React
4 1 (0.78%) SPFx
Miscellaneous
1 14 (10.85%) Management Information System
2 10 (7.75%) Self-Motivation
3 8 (6.20%) Onboarding
3 8 (6.20%) Product Ownership
4 6 (4.65%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 5 (3.88%) Data Structures
5 5 (3.88%) Hackathon
5 5 (3.88%) Learning Management System
5 5 (3.88%) Web Conferencing
6 4 (3.10%) Low-Code
6 4 (3.10%) Taxonomies
7 3 (2.33%) Public Cloud
8 2 (1.55%) Cyberattack
8 2 (1.55%) NHS
8 2 (1.55%) Pricing Data
9 1 (0.78%) Analytical Mindset
9 1 (0.78%) Credit Risk
9 1 (0.78%) Enterprise Cloud
9 1 (0.78%) Greenfield Project
9 1 (0.78%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.55%) Windows
1 2 (1.55%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 110 (85.27%) Business Intelligence
2 48 (37.21%) Analytics
3 42 (32.56%) AI
4 34 (26.36%) Visualisation
5 28 (21.71%) Decision-Making
6 27 (20.93%) Stakeholder Management
7 26 (20.16%) Data Modelling
8 23 (17.83%) Data Visualisation
8 23 (17.83%) Problem-Solving
9 21 (16.28%) Actionable Insight
9 21 (16.28%) Data Management
10 19 (14.73%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 18 (13.95%) Data Analysis
11 18 (13.95%) Data Governance
12 16 (12.40%) Continuous Improvement
13 14 (10.85%) Agile
13 14 (10.85%) Performance Improvement
14 13 (10.08%) Data Protection
14 13 (10.08%) Data Strategy
14 13 (10.08%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 54 (41.86%) SQL
2 28 (21.71%) Python
3 7 (5.43%) C#
4 6 (4.65%) R
5 5 (3.88%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 4 (3.10%) JavaScript
6 4 (3.10%) T-SQL
7 3 (2.33%) Kusto Query Language
7 3 (2.33%) Scala
7 3 (2.33%) VBA
8 2 (1.55%) Java
9 1 (0.78%) PHP
9 1 (0.78%) PowerShell
9 1 (0.78%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 8 (6.20%) Degree
1 8 (6.20%) SC Cleared
1 8 (6.20%) Security Cleared
2 6 (4.65%) ACCA
2 6 (4.65%) Azure Certification
2 6 (4.65%) CIPD
3 5 (3.88%) CIMA
3 5 (3.88%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (0.78%) CFA
4 1 (0.78%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (20.93%) Data Quality
2 12 (9.30%) Accessibility
3 8 (6.20%) GDPR
4 7 (5.43%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 4 (3.10%) NEBOSH
6 3 (2.33%) ISO 19650
6 3 (2.33%) QA
7 1 (0.78%) IFRS
7 1 (0.78%) IFRS 9
Systems Management
1 2 (1.55%) Microsoft Clustering
Vendors
1 49 (37.98%) Microsoft
2 10 (7.75%) Databricks
3 6 (4.65%) Oracle
3 6 (4.65%) YouTube
4 5 (3.88%) Saba
5 4 (3.10%) Google
5 4 (3.10%) OneTrust
6 3 (2.33%) Autodesk
7 2 (1.55%) HP
7 2 (1.55%) UiPath
8 1 (0.78%) Adobe
8 1 (0.78%) HighQ
8 1 (0.78%) Legatics
8 1 (0.78%) Legora
8 1 (0.78%) Liquidlogic