Microsoft Power Query
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Power Query skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Power Query over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 691 796 1029
Rank change year-on-year +105 +233 -215
Permanent jobs citing Power Query 214 176 200
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.22% 0.17% 0.13%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 1.18% 0.81% 0.46%
Number of salaries quoted 135 146 131
10th Percentile £36,750 £36,250 £34,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.39% +15.00% +21.21%
75th Percentile £57,500 £72,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £67,500 £78,125 £72,135
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,828 £42,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year +7.83% - +18.88%

All Database and Business Intelligence Skills
UK

Power Query is in the Databases and Business Intelligence category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 18,170 21,615 43,836
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 18.33% 21.33% 27.94%
Number of salaries quoted 12,550 13,499 21,044
10th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,725 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% +8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £76,250 £83,750 £79,313
90th Percentile £95,000 £102,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +8.25%

Power Query
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Power Query as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Power Query in the UK

Power Query
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Power Query.

Salary trend for Power Query in the UK

Power Query
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Power Query over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Power Query in the UK

Power Query
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Power Query within the UK over the 6 months to 9 May 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +150 196 £47,500 -29.63% 37
UK excluding London +82 170 £45,828 +7.83% 22
Work from Home +61 70 £47,500 - 20
South East +53 69 £45,828 -1.13% 8
North of England +76 46 £47,500 +20.25% 8
London +60 32 £67,500 -3.57% 15
Midlands +2 30 £41,492 -12.65% 1
Yorkshire +102 23 £47,500 +18.75% 1
North West +25 22 £40,500 +3.85% 5
West Midlands +18 18 £38,500 -6.67% 1
East Midlands -10 12 £41,492 -12.65%
South West -12 12 £52,500 +56.72% 2
Scotland -65 8 £42,500 -
Wales -9 3 - -
East of England +15 1 £62,500 +47.06% 3
North East -5 1 £50,000 -4.76% 2
Isle of Man - 1 £36,000 - 1

Power Query
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 17 (7.94%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.87%) Confluence
3 2 (0.93%) IBM Domino
3 2 (0.93%) SAS
4 1 (0.47%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.47%) CMS
Applications
1 56 (26.17%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (3.74%) Spreadsheet
3 5 (2.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.87%) Trello
5 3 (1.40%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 32 (14.95%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (3.74%) Dynamics NAV
3 7 (3.27%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 170 (79.44%) Power Platform
2 79 (36.92%) Azure
3 40 (18.69%) PowerApps
4 30 (14.02%) Dynamics 365
5 29 (13.55%) Power Automate
6 11 (5.14%) Azure Data Factory
7 10 (4.67%) Microsoft 365
8 7 (3.27%) Azure DevOps
8 7 (3.27%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 7 (3.27%) GCP
8 7 (3.27%) Google Analytics
9 5 (2.34%) GitHub
10 4 (1.87%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 4 (1.87%) Google Data Studio
10 4 (1.87%) Google Sheets
10 4 (1.87%) Google Tag Manager
10 4 (1.87%) PaaS
11 3 (1.40%) AWS
12 2 (0.93%) Azure Logic Apps
12 2 (0.93%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.47%) DNS
1 1 (0.47%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 169 (78.97%) Power BI
2 38 (17.76%) SQL Server
3 36 (16.82%) Data Lake
4 31 (14.49%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 26 (12.15%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 19 (8.88%) Tableau
7 16 (7.48%) Data Warehouse
8 13 (6.07%) PowerPivot
8 13 (6.07%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 8 (3.74%) Azure SQL Database
9 8 (3.74%) Star Schema
10 7 (3.27%) QlikView
11 4 (1.87%) MySQL
11 4 (1.87%) Semantic Layer
12 3 (1.40%) BigQuery
12 3 (1.40%) Microsoft Analysis Services
13 2 (0.93%) Big Data
13 2 (0.93%) Relational Database
14 1 (0.47%) Data Mining
14 1 (0.47%) Sisense
Development Applications
1 19 (8.88%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
2 6 (2.80%) JIRA
3 4 (1.87%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.47%) Git
General
1 105 (49.07%) Analytical Skills
2 86 (40.19%) Finance
3 52 (24.30%) Social Skills
4 25 (11.68%) Law
5 22 (10.28%) Marketing
6 18 (8.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 18 (8.41%) Public Sector
7 13 (6.07%) Retail
8 9 (4.21%) Manufacturing
9 6 (2.80%) Documentation Skills
9 6 (2.80%) Legal
10 5 (2.34%) Influencing Skills
10 5 (2.34%) Telecoms
11 4 (1.87%) Presentation Skills
12 3 (1.40%) Publishing
13 2 (0.93%) Banking
13 2 (0.93%) Games
13 2 (0.93%) Italian Language
14 1 (0.47%) Advertising
14 1 (0.47%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 92 (42.99%) Developer
2 75 (35.05%) Analyst
3 62 (28.97%) Business Intelligence Developer
4 46 (21.50%) Power BI Developer
5 43 (20.09%) Data Analyst
6 24 (11.21%) Business Intelligence Analyst
6 24 (11.21%) Senior
7 19 (8.88%) Coordinator
7 19 (8.88%) Data Coordinator
8 18 (8.41%) Senior Developer
9 13 (6.07%) Analyst Developer
9 13 (6.07%) Consultant
9 13 (6.07%) Dynamics 365 Developer
9 13 (6.07%) Insight Analyst
10 11 (5.14%) Financial Analyst
11 10 (4.67%) Data Insight Analyst
11 10 (4.67%) Developer Analyst
11 10 (4.67%) Insight Data Analyst
11 10 (4.67%) Power BI Consultant
12 9 (4.21%) Senior Business Intelligence Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (3.27%) CSS
1 7 (3.27%) HTML
2 6 (2.80%) MDX
3 4 (1.87%) JSON
3 4 (1.87%) Pandas
4 2 (0.93%) .NET
5 1 (0.47%) .NET Framework
5 1 (0.47%) ADO
5 1 (0.47%) D3.js
5 1 (0.47%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 41 (19.16%) Self-Motivation
2 8 (3.74%) Management Information System
3 4 (1.87%) PMI
3 4 (1.87%) Social Media
4 2 (0.93%) Algorithms
4 2 (0.93%) NHS
5 1 (0.47%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (0.47%) Data Structures
5 1 (0.47%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 1 (0.47%) Greenfield Project
5 1 (0.47%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (0.47%) Low-Code
5 1 (0.47%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.47%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 152 (71.03%) Business Intelligence
2 77 (35.98%) CRM
3 72 (33.64%) Visualisation
4 70 (32.71%) Analytics
5 65 (30.37%) Problem-Solving
6 58 (27.10%) Data Visualisation
7 57 (26.64%) Data Modelling
8 48 (22.43%) Continuous Improvement
8 48 (22.43%) Data Management
9 33 (15.42%) ETL
10 32 (14.95%) Decision-Making
11 30 (14.02%) Agile
12 25 (11.68%) Machine Learning
13 24 (11.21%) Data Analysis
13 24 (11.21%) Requirements Gathering
14 18 (8.41%) Actionable Insight
14 18 (8.41%) Data Analytics
15 17 (7.94%) DevOps
16 16 (7.48%) Data Integration
17 14 (6.54%) Artificial Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 95 (44.39%) SQL
2 90 (42.06%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 32 (14.95%) Python
4 20 (9.35%) T-SQL
5 13 (6.07%) VBA
6 9 (4.21%) R
7 7 (3.27%) JavaScript
8 6 (2.80%) Formula Language
9 4 (1.87%) PowerShell
10 1 (0.47%) C#
Qualifications
1 31 (14.49%) Degree
2 11 (5.14%) Computer Science Degree
3 10 (4.67%) DBS Check
4 5 (2.34%) Microsoft Certification
5 4 (1.87%) BPSS Clearance
5 4 (1.87%) PMI Certification
6 2 (0.93%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.47%) Numerate Degree
7 1 (0.47%) SC Cleared
7 1 (0.47%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (7.01%) QA
2 3 (1.40%) Data Quality
3 2 (0.93%) GDPR
4 1 (0.47%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (0.47%) PMO
Vendors
1 70 (32.71%) Microsoft
2 39 (18.22%) Salesforce
3 16 (7.48%) Databricks
4 8 (3.74%) Google
5 6 (2.80%) Civica
5 6 (2.80%) Facebook
6 5 (2.34%) SAP
7 4 (1.87%) GoldenSource
8 3 (1.40%) Splunk
9 2 (0.93%) Alteryx
9 2 (0.93%) Snow
10 1 (0.47%) Ariba
10 1 (0.47%) MicroStrategy
10 1 (0.47%) Nintex
10 1 (0.47%) Oracle
10 1 (0.47%) Progress