Power BI jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-17, Power BI appears in 2,762 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Data Analyst roles, with demand down 24% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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+Is Power BI in demand in 2026?
Yes. Power BI appears in 2,762 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 24% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Data Analyst roles (11% of Data Analyst postings list it).
+What jobs require Power BI?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the job titles most likely to require Power BI are Data Analyst (11% of postings list Power BI), Data Engineer (4% of postings list Power BI), Data Scientist (4% of postings list Power BI).
+What skills are commonly paired with Power BI?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-17), Power BI most often appears alongside SQL, Tableau, Python, data visualization, Looker.
+Where is Power BI most in demand?
As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Power BI are New York City, Bengaluru, London, São Paulo, Toronto, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new Power BI content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring Power BI — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require Power BI
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Data Analyst | 294 | 10.6% |
| Data Engineer | 113 | 4.1% |
| Data Scientist | 106 | 3.8% |
| Business Analyst | 105 | 3.8% |
| Product Analyst | 91 | 3.3% |
| Business Intelligence Analyst | 63 | 2.3% |
| Analytics Engineer | 37 | 1.3% |
| Power BI Developer | 36 | 1.3% |
| Senior Data Analyst | 30 | 1.1% |
| Marketing Analyst | 26 | 0.9% |
Top metros hiring for Power BI
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 84 | 18.1% |
| Bengaluru | 72 | 15.6% |
| London | 69 | 14.9% |
| São Paulo | 60 | 13.0% |
| Toronto | 44 | 9.5% |
| San Francisco | 37 | 8.0% |
| Costa Mesa | 36 | 7.8% |
| Hyderabad | 31 | 6.7% |
| Pune | 30 | 6.5% |
Skills commonly paired with Power BI
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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