Power BI Analyst Job Trends in the South West

Microsoft Power BI Analyst
England > South West

The median Microsoft Power BI Analyst salary in the South West is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 171 187 211
Rank change year-on-year +16 +24 +68
Permanent jobs requiring a Power BI Analyst 6 2 7
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.12% 0.048% 0.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% 0.052% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 6 2 7
10th Percentile £35,750 £39,175 £26,750
25th Percentile £39,000 £44,313 £27,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £53,250 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -24.88% +77.50% -29.41%
75th Percentile £41,000 £61,813 £45,534
90th Percentile - £66,725 £53,067
England median annual salary £40,000 £72,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -44.83% +38.10% -8.70%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South West. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the South West with a recognized job title 4,745 3,881 4,549
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.39% 93.59% 95.85%
Number of salaries quoted 3,292 2,088 3,513
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £29,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £39,748
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £50,886
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +2.19% +1.77%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £66,778
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%

Power BI Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Power BI Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Power BI Analyst job vacancy trend in the South West

Power BI Analyst
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for Power BI Analyst job vacancies in the South West.

Salary distribution trend for Power BI Analyst job vacancies in the South West

Power BI Analyst
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Power BI Analyst within the South West region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Bristol - 5 £40,000 -
Gloucestershire +23 1 £35,000 -4.11%
Power BI Analyst
England

Power BI Analyst Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Power BI Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the South West region featuring Power BI Analyst in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 6 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 6 (100.00%) Power BI
1 6 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 6 (100.00%) Power Query
2 5 (83.33%) ACCA
2 5 (83.33%) CIMA
2 5 (83.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 5 (83.33%) Internal Audit
2 5 (83.33%) Microsoft
2 5 (83.33%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (16.67%) Actionable Insight
3 1 (16.67%) Analytics
3 1 (16.67%) Collaborative Culture
3 1 (16.67%) Computer Science
3 1 (16.67%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 1 (16.67%) Data Analytics
3 1 (16.67%) Data Interpretation
3 1 (16.67%) Data Visualisation
3 1 (16.67%) Degree
3 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (16.67%) SQL
3 1 (16.67%) Statistics
3 1 (16.67%) Tableau
3 1 (16.67%) Visualisation

Power BI Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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:

Applications
1 5 (83.33%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 6 (100.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (100.00%) Power BI
1 6 (100.00%) Power Query
2 1 (16.67%) Tableau
General
1 6 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 6 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (16.67%) Manufacturing
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 6 (100.00%) Decision-Making
2 5 (83.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 5 (83.33%) Internal Audit
3 1 (16.67%) Actionable Insight
3 1 (16.67%) Analytics
3 1 (16.67%) Collaborative Culture
3 1 (16.67%) Computer Science
3 1 (16.67%) Data Analytics
3 1 (16.67%) Data Interpretation
3 1 (16.67%) Data Visualisation
3 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (16.67%) Statistics
3 1 (16.67%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 1 (16.67%) Data Analysis Expressions
1 1 (16.67%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (83.33%) ACCA
1 5 (83.33%) CIMA
2 1 (16.67%) Degree
Vendors
1 5 (83.33%) Microsoft