Power BI Contracts in the UK excluding London

Microsoft Power BI
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for Power BI skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Power BI over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 61 75 91
Rank change year-on-year +14 +16 -8
Contract jobs citing Power BI 625 720 879
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 3.00% 3.14% 2.88%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 24.21% 21.10% 16.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 453 504 663
10th Percentile £281 £263 £300
25th Percentile £368 £368 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.88%
75th Percentile £538 £545 £550
90th Percentile £600 £638 £638
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 29 35
10th Percentile £14.00 £20.94 £14.25
25th Percentile £15.42 £26.08 £14.88
Median hourly rate £22.07 £49.57 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -55.48% +120.31% +15.38%
75th Percentile £43.75 £63.00 £35.00
90th Percentile - £76.44 £55.80
UK median hourly rate £24.43 £49.57 £23.25
% change year-on-year -50.72% +113.20% +8.14%

All Database and Business Intelligence Skills
UK excluding London

Power BI is in the Databases and Business Intelligence category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 2,582 3,412 5,316
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 12.38% 14.89% 17.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,827 2,430 3,831
10th Percentile £313 £338 £331
25th Percentile £400 £413 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - +11.11%
75th Percentile £577 £600 £588
90th Percentile £675 £688 £669
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.50% -0.05% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 107 107 127
10th Percentile £13.61 £21.66 £14.25
25th Percentile £17.50 £32.30 £20.75
Median hourly rate £35.00 £58.59 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -40.26% +67.40% +42.45%
75th Percentile £59.50 £73.73 £56.88
90th Percentile £73.50 £78.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £60.00 £44.48
% change year-on-year -33.33% +34.91% +64.97%

Power BI
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Power BI as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Power BI in the UK excluding London

Power BI
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Power BI in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Power BI in the UK excluding London

Power BI
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Power BI in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Power BI in the UK excluding London

Power BI
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Power BI in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Power BI in the UK excluding London

Power BI
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Power BI in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Power BI in the UK excluding London

Power BI
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Power BI within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 2 June 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North of England +4 165 £453 -0.82% 153
South East +10 132 £450 -8.63% 129
Midlands +21 126 £425 -11.46% 90
North West 0 109 £450 -2.70% 95
South West +19 99 £456 +1.39% 86
West Midlands +13 94 £425 -11.46% 57
Scotland +30 71 £450 -5.26% 28
Yorkshire +26 49 £475 +2.70% 41
East of England -27 32 £410 -4.65% 34
East Midlands +11 31 £388 -13.89% 33
Wales +19 11 £500 +73.91% 7
North East +7 7 £663 +20.45% 17
Northern Ireland -4 2 £338 -28.95% 7
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UK

Power BI
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 39 (6.24%) SharePoint
2 18 (2.88%) Confluence
3 17 (2.72%) Microsoft Exchange
4 12 (1.92%) SAS
5 5 (0.80%) Apache
6 4 (0.64%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.32%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.16%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.16%) GeoServer
8 1 (0.16%) Jadu
Applications
1 104 (16.64%) Microsoft Excel
2 24 (3.84%) Microsoft Office
3 19 (3.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.12%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (0.80%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.80%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.16%) InfoPath
Business Applications
1 15 (2.40%) Dynamics CRM
1 15 (2.40%) Remedy ITSM
2 7 (1.12%) Oracle EBS
3 4 (0.64%) Maximo
3 4 (0.64%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.48%) Oracle ERP
5 2 (0.32%) Dynamics AX
5 2 (0.32%) SAP Business One
6 1 (0.16%) Epicor Tropos
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.16%) Relativity
6 1 (0.16%) SAP BPC
6 1 (0.16%) SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (0.16%) Shopify
6 1 (0.16%) SystmOne
6 1 (0.16%) Veritas eDiscovery
Cloud Services
1 625 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 199 (31.84%) Azure
3 81 (12.96%) PowerApps
4 80 (12.80%) Power Automate
5 60 (9.60%) Azure Data Factory
6 50 (8.00%) Dynamics 365
7 33 (5.28%) Microsoft 365
7 33 (5.28%) Snowflake
8 32 (5.12%) AWS
9 26 (4.16%) Azure DevOps
10 25 (4.00%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 21 (3.36%) Entra ID
12 15 (2.40%) Serverless
13 13 (2.08%) Azure Functions
13 13 (2.08%) Collibra
13 13 (2.08%) GCP
14 11 (1.76%) Azure Monitor
14 11 (1.76%) OneDrive
15 10 (1.60%) Azure Logic Apps
16 9 (1.44%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 7 (1.12%) Firewall
2 6 (0.96%) Unified Communications
3 4 (0.64%) MegaStream
4 3 (0.48%) Skype
5 2 (0.32%) Radio Access Network
5 2 (0.32%) Remote Desktop
5 2 (0.32%) XCAP
6 1 (0.16%) FTP
6 1 (0.16%) Internet
6 1 (0.16%) SNMP
6 1 (0.16%) VLAN
6 1 (0.16%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 89 (14.24%) Data Warehouse
2 81 (12.96%) Tableau
3 77 (12.32%) SQL Server
4 57 (9.12%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 52 (8.32%) Data Lake
6 46 (7.36%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 36 (5.76%) Relational Database
8 29 (4.64%) Power Query
8 29 (4.64%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 23 (3.68%) Azure SQL Database
10 19 (3.04%) Microsoft Analysis Services
10 19 (3.04%) MySQL
11 18 (2.88%) BusinessObjects
12 16 (2.56%) Qlik Sense
13 14 (2.24%) Big Data
13 14 (2.24%) Data Mining
14 9 (1.44%) GIS
14 9 (1.44%) Star Schema
15 8 (1.28%) NoSQL
15 8 (1.28%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 34 (5.44%) JIRA
2 12 (1.92%) Visual Studio
3 9 (1.44%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 6 (0.96%) Eclipse
4 6 (0.96%) PyCharm
5 5 (0.80%) Hudson
6 4 (0.64%) Git
7 3 (0.48%) Bitbucket
7 3 (0.48%) ER Studio
7 3 (0.48%) GitLab
7 3 (0.48%) Postman
8 1 (0.16%) Gatling
8 1 (0.16%) Gradle
8 1 (0.16%) Jenkins
8 1 (0.16%) JUnit
General
1 173 (27.68%) Social Skills
2 166 (26.56%) Analytical Skills
3 122 (19.52%) Finance
4 52 (8.32%) Public Sector
5 32 (5.12%) Retail
6 24 (3.84%) Legal
7 23 (3.68%) Manufacturing
8 21 (3.36%) Presentation Skills
9 19 (3.04%) Pharmaceutical
10 16 (2.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 16 (2.56%) Marketing
11 15 (2.40%) Telecoms
12 13 (2.08%) Local Government
13 10 (1.60%) Banking
13 10 (1.60%) Influencing Skills
14 8 (1.28%) Billing
15 7 (1.12%) Organisational Skills
16 5 (0.80%) Back Office
16 5 (0.80%) Documentation Skills
16 5 (0.80%) Law
Job Titles
1 191 (30.56%) Analyst
2 141 (22.56%) Developer
3 102 (16.32%) Data Analyst
4 83 (13.28%) Business Intelligence Developer
5 71 (11.36%) Power BI Developer
6 59 (9.44%) Data Engineer
6 59 (9.44%) Senior
7 38 (6.08%) Senior Analyst
8 37 (5.92%) Business Intelligence Analyst
9 36 (5.76%) Consultant
10 33 (5.28%) Lead
11 28 (4.48%) Business Analyst
12 26 (4.16%) Architect
13 24 (3.84%) Power Platform Developer
14 23 (3.68%) Power BI Analyst
15 17 (2.72%) Project Manager
15 17 (2.72%) Report Analyst
16 16 (2.56%) Data Architect
17 15 (2.40%) Azure Engineer
17 15 (2.40%) Business Intelligence Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (3.20%) .NET
2 16 (2.56%) CSS
2 16 (2.56%) HTML
3 9 (1.44%) XML
4 8 (1.28%) AngularJS
4 8 (1.28%) Oracle Fusion
4 8 (1.28%) Web Services
5 6 (0.96%) .NET Framework
5 6 (0.96%) PySpark
6 5 (0.80%) ADO
6 5 (0.80%) Pandas
7 4 (0.64%) Entity Framework
7 4 (0.64%) HTML5 Canvas
7 4 (0.64%) React
7 4 (0.64%) REST
7 4 (0.64%) RESTful
7 4 (0.64%) SOAP
7 4 (0.64%) XSLT
8 3 (0.48%) Flask
8 3 (0.48%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 33 (5.28%) Management Information System
2 17 (2.72%) Data Structures
3 14 (2.24%) Product Ownership
4 10 (1.60%) NHS
4 10 (1.60%) Self-Motivation
5 9 (1.44%) CMDB
5 9 (1.44%) Legacy Systems
5 9 (1.44%) Onboarding
6 8 (1.28%) Analytical Mindset
6 8 (1.28%) Life Science
7 6 (0.96%) Digital Signage
7 6 (0.96%) PKI
7 6 (0.96%) Smart Meter
8 5 (0.80%) Data Protection Act
8 5 (0.80%) DTCC
8 5 (0.80%) Market Risk
8 5 (0.80%) Virtual Team
9 4 (0.64%) e-Health
10 3 (0.48%) Renewable Energy
10 3 (0.48%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 28 (4.48%) Windows
2 11 (1.76%) Linux
2 11 (1.76%) Unix
3 8 (1.28%) Windows Server
4 7 (1.12%) VMS
5 6 (0.96%) Windows Server 2016
5 6 (0.96%) Windows Server 2019
6 4 (0.64%) Apple iOS
6 4 (0.64%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.32%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 541 (86.56%) Business Intelligence
2 136 (21.76%) Analytics
3 131 (20.96%) Visualisation
4 106 (16.96%) ETL
5 102 (16.32%) Data Analysis
5 102 (16.32%) Data Modelling
6 89 (14.24%) Problem-Solving
7 79 (12.64%) Data Visualisation
8 77 (12.32%) Agile
9 64 (10.24%) Migration
10 54 (8.64%) Stakeholder Management
11 48 (7.68%) Decision-Making
11 48 (7.68%) Project Management
12 47 (7.52%) DevOps
13 45 (7.20%) Data Analytics
13 45 (7.20%) Data Management
14 42 (6.72%) Continuous Improvement
15 40 (6.40%) ITIL
16 35 (5.60%) Data Governance
17 34 (5.44%) Actionable Insight
Programming Languages
1 267 (42.72%) SQL
2 80 (12.80%) Python
3 48 (7.68%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 36 (5.76%) T-SQL
5 27 (4.32%) PowerShell
6 24 (3.84%) JavaScript
7 21 (3.36%) C#
8 13 (2.08%) Java
9 7 (1.12%) PL/SQL
10 6 (0.96%) Groovy
10 6 (0.96%) VBA
11 4 (0.64%) VB
12 3 (0.48%) R
12 3 (0.48%) TypeScript
13 2 (0.32%) PHP
14 1 (0.16%) HiveQL
14 1 (0.16%) Kusto Query Language
14 1 (0.16%) Scala
14 1 (0.16%) VB.NET
14 1 (0.16%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 52 (8.32%) Security Cleared
2 49 (7.84%) Degree
3 43 (6.88%) SC Cleared
4 15 (2.40%) BPSS Clearance
5 14 (2.24%) Computer Science Degree
6 10 (1.60%) PMI Certification
7 9 (1.44%) PMP
8 8 (1.28%) Master's Degree
9 6 (0.96%) DV Cleared
10 4 (0.64%) Microsoft Certification
10 4 (0.64%) Numerate Degree
11 3 (0.48%) HNC
11 3 (0.48%) Postgraduate
12 2 (0.32%) ACCA
12 2 (0.32%) CIMA
13 1 (0.16%) CBAP
13 1 (0.16%) CISM
13 1 (0.16%) CISSP
13 1 (0.16%) ITIL Certification
13 1 (0.16%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (8.32%) Data Quality
2 31 (4.96%) QA
3 20 (3.20%) PMO
4 14 (2.24%) GDPR
5 13 (2.08%) GxP
6 9 (1.44%) SLA
7 7 (1.12%) Accessibility
8 6 (0.96%) Good Clinical Practice
9 5 (0.80%) Actionable Recommendations
9 5 (0.80%) GAMP
10 3 (0.48%) Disclosure Scotland
11 2 (0.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.16%) IFRS
12 1 (0.16%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 20 (3.20%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.28%) Virtual Machines
3 7 (1.12%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (0.48%) Docker
4 3 (0.48%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.32%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.16%) HDFS
6 1 (0.16%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 16 (2.56%) Single Sign-On
2 15 (2.40%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (0.80%) SysTrack
4 4 (0.64%) Kubernetes
5 3 (0.48%) Terraform
6 2 (0.32%) Kibana
7 1 (0.16%) Ansible
7 1 (0.16%) Nagios
7 1 (0.16%) Nessus
Vendors
1 192 (30.72%) Microsoft
2 40 (6.40%) Databricks
2 40 (6.40%) Oracle
3 33 (5.28%) SAP
4 26 (4.16%) Salesforce
5 22 (3.52%) ServiceNow
6 17 (2.72%) Remedy
7 14 (2.24%) Alteryx
7 14 (2.24%) Google
8 11 (1.76%) Atlassian
9 10 (1.60%) CA
10 8 (1.28%) Informatica
11 7 (1.12%) Ab Initio
11 7 (1.12%) Dataiku
11 7 (1.12%) Trillium
12 6 (0.96%) Anaplan
12 6 (0.96%) Citrix
13 5 (0.80%) Autodesk
13 5 (0.80%) New Relic
13 5 (0.80%) Sophos