Power BI Job Trends in the Midlands

Microsoft Power BI
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring Power BI skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 49 66 97
Rank change year-on-year +17 +31 -52
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 390 230 240
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 2.54% 4.11% 2.39%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 41.58% 31.17% 22.73%
Number of salaries quoted 221 183 174
10th Percentile £35,000 £34,750 £34,300
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,750 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £51,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -2.91% +4.32%
75th Percentile £62,500 £61,250 £65,938
90th Percentile £72,500 £67,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% +5.26%

All Database & Business Intelligence Skills
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 938 738 1,056
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 6.11% 13.18% 10.52%
Number of salaries quoted 643 518 593
10th Percentile £33,500 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £77,500 £77,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - -7.69% +1.56%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Power BI job vacancy trend in the Midlands

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Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Power BI.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Power BI

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Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Power BI in the Midlands over the 6 months to 16 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Power BI in the Midlands

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Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Power BI within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 16 September 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
West Midlands +9 239 £52,500 - 190
East Midlands +10 151 £48,750 +8.33% 84
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England

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the 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 21 (5.38%) SharePoint
2 3 (0.77%) WordPress
3 2 (0.51%) Confluence
4 1 (0.26%) ArcGIS
4 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.26%) SAS
Applications
1 136 (34.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (2.31%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (1.28%) Chatbot
3 5 (1.28%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.77%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 12 (3.08%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.28%) Infor M3
3 3 (0.77%) Magento
3 3 (0.77%) NetSuite
3 3 (0.77%) Shopify
4 2 (0.51%) SAP Business One
4 2 (0.51%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.51%) Visualfiles
5 1 (0.26%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.26%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.26%) Dynamics SL
5 1 (0.26%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.26%) SAP EHS
Cloud Services
1 390 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 178 (45.64%) Azure
3 77 (19.74%) Azure AI
4 52 (13.33%) Power Automate
4 52 (13.33%) PowerApps
5 49 (12.56%) Microsoft 365
6 33 (8.46%) Dynamics 365
7 18 (4.62%) AWS
8 13 (3.33%) GCP
8 13 (3.33%) Microsoft Purview
9 12 (3.08%) Azure Data Factory
10 9 (2.31%) Azure DevOps
10 9 (2.31%) Microsoft Copilot
11 8 (2.05%) SaaS
12 7 (1.79%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 7 (1.79%) Snowflake
13 6 (1.54%) Azure Stack
14 5 (1.28%) Google Analytics
14 5 (1.28%) PaaS
15 4 (1.03%) Google Ads
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.51%) Firewall
2 1 (0.26%) VLAN
2 1 (0.26%) VPN
2 1 (0.26%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 121 (31.03%) Tableau
2 40 (10.26%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 39 (10.00%) Power Query
4 34 (8.72%) Data Warehouse
5 20 (5.13%) SQL Server
6 19 (4.87%) QlikView
7 15 (3.85%) Data Lake
8 14 (3.59%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 12 (3.08%) Relational Database
9 12 (3.08%) Star Schema
10 7 (1.79%) MySQL
10 7 (1.79%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 6 (1.54%) GIS
12 5 (1.28%) Azure SQL Database
12 5 (1.28%) Big Data
12 5 (1.28%) BigQuery
12 5 (1.28%) Data Mining
12 5 (1.28%) Looker
12 5 (1.28%) Oracle BI EE
13 4 (1.03%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 11 (2.82%) Git
2 4 (1.03%) JIRA
3 2 (0.51%) Ant
3 2 (0.51%) Apache Ivy
3 2 (0.51%) IBM UrbanCode
3 2 (0.51%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.51%) Maven
4 1 (0.26%) Oracle Forms
General
1 171 (43.85%) Social Skills
2 122 (31.28%) Analytical Skills
3 86 (22.05%) Finance
4 29 (7.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 28 (7.18%) Manufacturing
6 27 (6.92%) Public Sector
7 23 (5.90%) Retail
8 16 (4.10%) Organisational Skills
9 15 (3.85%) Legal
10 13 (3.33%) Law
11 12 (3.08%) Marketing
12 11 (2.82%) Influencing Skills
12 11 (2.82%) Social Housing
13 8 (2.05%) Fire and Rescue
14 7 (1.79%) Pharmaceutical
15 3 (0.77%) Legal Technology
16 2 (0.51%) Advertising
16 2 (0.51%) Aerospace
16 2 (0.51%) Financial Institution
16 2 (0.51%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 139 (35.64%) Analyst
2 104 (26.67%) Data Analyst
3 80 (20.51%) Junior
4 79 (20.26%) Junior Analyst
4 79 (20.26%) Junior Data Analyst
5 71 (18.21%) Developer
6 35 (8.97%) Senior
7 32 (8.21%) Data Engineer
8 31 (7.95%) Lead
9 26 (6.67%) Business Intelligence Developer
10 22 (5.64%) Data Manager
11 20 (5.13%) Power Platform Developer
12 16 (4.10%) Business Intelligence Analyst
12 16 (4.10%) Business Intelligence Manager
13 13 (3.33%) Power BI Developer
14 11 (2.82%) Senior Data Engineer
14 11 (2.82%) Systems Analyst
15 10 (2.56%) Business Intelligence Lead
15 10 (2.56%) Data Scientist
15 10 (2.56%) Performance Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (5.90%) .NET
2 13 (3.33%) PyTorch
3 10 (2.56%) REST
4 9 (2.31%) EDI
5 8 (2.05%) scikit-learn
6 7 (1.79%) TensorFlow
7 6 (1.54%) JSON
7 6 (1.54%) Pandas
7 6 (1.54%) PySpark
8 5 (1.28%) HTML
9 3 (0.77%) CSS
9 3 (0.77%) RESTful
9 3 (0.77%) XML
10 2 (0.51%) GraphQL
10 2 (0.51%) Matplotlib
10 2 (0.51%) React
10 2 (0.51%) Seaborn
10 2 (0.51%) Terraform
10 2 (0.51%) Web Services
11 1 (0.26%) HTML5 Canvas
Miscellaneous
1 36 (9.23%) Management Information System
2 12 (3.08%) Data Structures
3 10 (2.56%) NHS
3 10 (2.56%) Product Ownership
4 9 (2.31%) Driving Licence
5 8 (2.05%) Data Protection Act
6 7 (1.79%) FMCG
7 6 (1.54%) Reference Data
7 6 (1.54%) Self-Motivation
8 5 (1.28%) Cloud Native
8 5 (1.28%) Greenfield Project
8 5 (1.28%) Linux Command Line
8 5 (1.28%) Public Cloud
9 4 (1.03%) e-Learning
10 3 (0.77%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 3 (0.77%) Onboarding
10 3 (0.77%) Web Conferencing
11 2 (0.51%) Cyberattack
11 2 (0.51%) PMI
11 2 (0.51%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 6 (1.54%) Linux
1 6 (1.54%) Windows
2 4 (1.03%) Windows Server
3 2 (0.51%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 382 (97.95%) Business Intelligence
2 148 (37.95%) AI
3 143 (36.67%) Analytics
4 122 (31.28%) Problem-Solving
5 88 (22.56%) Decision-Making
6 68 (17.44%) Data Modelling
7 67 (17.18%) Agile
7 67 (17.18%) Continuous Improvement
8 59 (15.13%) ERP
8 59 (15.13%) Visualisation
9 51 (13.08%) ETL
10 49 (12.56%) Data Governance
10 49 (12.56%) Data Management
11 46 (11.79%) Data Visualisation
12 43 (11.03%) Data Analytics
13 40 (10.26%) Dashboard Development
13 40 (10.26%) Data Analysis
14 39 (10.00%) Roadmaps
15 36 (9.23%) Stakeholder Management
16 31 (7.95%) Data Security
Programming Languages
1 242 (62.05%) SQL
2 134 (34.36%) Python
3 62 (15.90%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 26 (6.67%) C#
5 12 (3.08%) JavaScript
6 7 (1.79%) R
7 6 (1.54%) Java
8 4 (1.03%) PowerShell
9 3 (0.77%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.26%) Delphi
Qualifications
1 81 (20.77%) Azure Certification
2 76 (19.49%) Degree
3 16 (4.10%) Security Cleared
4 14 (3.59%) SC Cleared
5 13 (3.33%) PMI Certification
6 12 (3.08%) Microsoft Certification
7 11 (2.82%) PMP
8 7 (1.79%) DBS Check
9 3 (0.77%) AAT
9 3 (0.77%) CCAB
9 3 (0.77%) CompTIA CySA+
9 3 (0.77%) CompTIA Security+
9 3 (0.77%) SSCP
10 2 (0.51%) ACCA
10 2 (0.51%) AWS Certification
10 2 (0.51%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (0.51%) CIMA
10 2 (0.51%) Computer Science Degree
11 1 (0.26%) Master's Degree
11 1 (0.26%) MCT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 64 (16.41%) Data Quality
2 44 (11.28%) GDPR
3 10 (2.56%) Accessibility
4 7 (1.79%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 6 (1.54%) SLA
6 5 (1.28%) PMO
7 4 (1.03%) ISO 9001
7 4 (1.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 3 (0.77%) Actionable Recommendations
8 3 (0.77%) NIST
8 3 (0.77%) QA
9 2 (0.51%) GRC
10 1 (0.26%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 2 (0.51%) Active Directory
1 2 (0.51%) Docker
2 1 (0.26%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 2 (0.51%) Ansible
1 2 (0.51%) Kubernetes
1 2 (0.51%) Progress Chef
1 2 (0.51%) Puppet
2 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 211 (54.10%) Microsoft
2 27 (6.92%) Databricks
3 18 (4.62%) Google
4 10 (2.56%) Oracle
5 8 (2.05%) SYSPRO
6 6 (1.54%) SAP
7 5 (1.28%) Infor
8 4 (1.03%) HubSpot
8 4 (1.03%) ServiceNow
9 3 (0.77%) HP
9 3 (0.77%) YouTube
10 2 (0.51%) Cognos
10 2 (0.51%) Jedox
11 1 (0.26%) Alteryx
11 1 (0.26%) Denodo
11 1 (0.26%) ESRI
11 1 (0.26%) HighQ
11 1 (0.26%) OpenAI
11 1 (0.26%) Qualtrics
11 1 (0.26%) Xero