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Power BI freelancers:
What the market really pays and wants.

Demand and trends for Power BI – calculated from 200 real project and job postings of the last 90 days. No survey, no guesswork without data.

As of: week 41/2026 · updated weekly
Listings (90 d)
200
Rank 74 of 531 skills
Trend (90 d)
▼ 14 %
Market share compared with the 90 days before. IT postings overall: ▲ 42 %
Of which must-have
31 %
Rated for 200 postings (AI analysis), otherwise “nice to have”
Remote possible
82 %
34 % fully remote · stated in 93 % of postings
The jury's verdict on Power BI

In demand, but declining.

Power BI is among the most in-demand skills, at rank 74 of 531. Its market share is falling (▼ 14 % vs. the 90 days before).

High demandRank 74 of 531 skills, 200 postings in 90 days.
Shrinking marketMarket share ▼ 14 % vs. the 90 days before.
Remote possible82 % of postings allow remote work.
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What is Power BI – and why do companies hire Power BI freelancers?

The postings that mention Power BI fall into these types of project (share of the classified postings):

Data and AI44 %
Data platforms, analytics and AI solutions with Power BI.
Consulting and design35 %
Consulting, concept work, architecture and project leadership around Power BI.
New development9 %
Building new applications, platforms and products with Power BI.

Typical roles

The roles hired most often are Data Engineer (47 %), Business Analyst (14 %), Project Manager (14 %) and Consultant (10 %). Of the postings that state an experience level, 53 % explicitly ask for senior profiles.

Demand over the last 12 weeks

new listings per week
W29W40
▼ 14 %
Market share vs. previous quarter
▲ 23 %
Postings vs. previous quarter
74 / 531
Rank among all skills

Weekly postings for Power BI are rising: from an average of 12 to 22 per week (+81 %). Volume is developing more weakly than the IT market overall (▲ 42 %).

Which skills Power BI is wanted with – and which ones pay off

SQL appears in 34 % of Power BI postings.

Often named together

SQL34 %(opens in new tab)Data Modeling31 %(opens in new tab)Excel27 %(opens in new tab)Python18 %(opens in new tab)Project Management17 %(opens in new tab)Stakeholder Management15 %(opens in new tab)Microsoft Fabric15 %(opens in new tab)Share of Power BI postings that also name the skill.

Who wants Power BI – and under which conditions

Seniority

Senior53 %
Mid-level38 %
Junior7 %

Senior dominates (53 %). Pure junior roles are rare (7 %).

Stated in 97 % of listings

Industries

it_software27 %
manufacturing19 %
logistics13 %
telecommunications9 %
banking_finance9 %

manufacturing grows the most (+7 % vs. the previous quarter).

Stated in 64 % of listings

Contract type

Freelance72 %
Permanent21 %
Temp agency8 %

Freelance dominates (72 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Workplace

Partly remote48 %
Fully remote34 %
On site18 %

On site grows the most (+73 % vs. the previous quarter). Anyone working fully remote only reaches 34 % of postings.

Stated in 93 % of listings

Regions (on site)

Frankfurt am Main12 %
Berlin8 %
Bayern7 %
Baden-Württemberg6 %
Frankfurt5 %

Frankfurt am Main leads (12 %).

Stated in 61 % of listings

Project language

German89 %
English10 %

German dominates (89 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Market dynamics: how contested is Power BI?

Typical duration9 monthsMedian of the postings that state it. 50 % run 12 months or longer.Basis: 36 postings with this information (18 % of all postings).
Full time required70 %Share of postings stating a workload that expect full time.Basis: 56 postings with this information (28 % of all postings).

Who posts Power BI projects

FERCHAU GmbH65
iPAXX AG15
Westhouse Consulting GmbH14
mund consulting AG14
Hays AG12
Postings of the last 90 days.

Current Power BI projects

Frequently asked questions about Power BI freelancing

How many Power BI projects are there right now?

In the last 90 days, 200 projects and jobs mentioning Power BI were posted. That is around 16 per week. The market share changed by ▼ 14 % compared with the previous quarter.

Is Power BI still in demand for freelancers?

Power BI ranks 74 of 531 skills.

Are Power BI projects possible remotely?

82 % of Power BI postings allow remote work. 34 % are fully remote.

Which skills should I learn as a Power BI freelancer?

SQL (34 %), Data Modeling (31 %) and Excel (27 %) are most often required together with Power BI. What actually pays off for your profile is shown by the free CV check.

Who posts Power BI projects?

The 5 most active recruiters account for 60 % of all Power BI postings of the last 90 days.

Methodology: We count IT postings of the last 90 days that mention Power BI. Projects posted several times that are detected as duplicates count once; postings without an assignable IT category are missing, so the figures are a lower bound. The trend compares the share of all IT postings with the 90 days before and only appears with enough comparison data. We do not show figures based on fewer than 30 data points. The rating “must have” or “nice to have” comes from an AI analysis of the posting texts. Distributions only refer to postings that state the respective attribute; we state the coverage alongside. Recruiters are the posters of the listing according to the source, only above a minimum number of postings. An AI assigns the project type and role of each posting from its title, category and skills; the shares are counted postings, not estimates, and only appear with enough classified postings.

Basis: 10,565 IT listings in the window

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