Power Query jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, Power Query appears in 495 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Data Analyst has the most postings mentioning Power Query, with demand down 41% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is Power Query in demand in 2026?
Yes. Power Query appears in 495 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 41% vs the prior 4 weeks. Data Analyst accounts for the most postings mentioning Power Query (17.2% of all postings mentioning Power Query).
+What jobs require Power Query?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning Power Query are Power BI Developer (24.1% of that role’s postings mention Power Query), BI Engineer (21.7% of that role’s postings mention Power Query), Finance Data Analyst (15.4% of that role’s postings mention Power Query).
+What skills are commonly paired with Power Query?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), Power Query most often appears alongside Power BI, SQL, DAX, Python, data modeling.
+Where is Power Query most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Power Query are Gurugram, Bengaluru, London, New York City, Pune, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring Power Query — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require Power Query
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Power BI Developer | 20 | 24.1% |
| BI Engineer | 10 | 21.7% |
| Finance Data Analyst | 4 | 15.4% |
| Financial Data Analyst | 5 | 12.8% |
| Finance Analyst | 4 | 12.1% |
| Operations Data Analyst | 3 | 10.7% |
| Analytics Developer | 2 | 9.5% |
| Business Intelligence Consultant | 2 | 9.5% |
| BI Developer | 8 | 8.5% |
| Business Intelligence Developer | 8 | 7.4% |
Roles with the most Power Query postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Data Analyst | 85 | 17.2% |
| Business Analyst | 27 | 5.5% |
| Business Intelligence Analyst | 21 | 4.2% |
| Power BI Developer | 20 | 4.0% |
| BI Engineer | 10 | 2.0% |
| Data Engineer | 10 | 2.0% |
| BI Developer | 8 | 1.6% |
| Business Intelligence Developer | 8 | 1.6% |
| Data Scientist | 6 | 1.2% |
| Analytics Engineer | 5 | 1.0% |
Top metros hiring for Power Query
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gurugram | 7 | 1.4% |
| Bengaluru | 6 | 1.2% |
| London | 6 | 1.2% |
| New York City | 6 | 1.2% |
| Pune | 6 | 1.2% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 6 | 1.2% |
| Toronto | 6 | 1.2% |
| Lisbon | 5 | 1.0% |
| Athens | 4 | 0.8% |
Skills commonly paired with Power Query
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning Power Query by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s Power Query postings by all Power Query postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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