{"source":"RealAnalystJobs","title":"Power BI, Tableau, SQL and Python in analyst job postings by country, October 2026","question":"Power BI or Tableau: which do analyst job postings ask for more?","url":"https://realanalystjobs.com/research/power-bi-vs-tableau-job-postings-2026","answer":"It depends on the country. In 2,416 analyst postings on realanalystjobs.com read on 7 and 8 October 2026, Tableau leads in the US (27% vs 19%) and Canada (21% vs 13%), while Power BI leads in India (32% vs 24%) and the UK (17% vs 14%). SQL is named more often than either tool in every country, in 51% to 60% of postings.","scope":"2,416 US, India, UK and Canada analyst postings on realanalystjobs.com read on 7 and 8 October 2026 (board snapshot of 6 October 2026)","sampleSize":2416,"temporalCoverage":"2026-10-07/2026-10-08","lastUpdated":"2026-10-10","license":{"name":"CC BY 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"},"citation":"RealAnalystJobs (2026). Power BI, Tableau, SQL and Python in analyst job postings by country, October 2026. Based on 2,416 US, India, UK and Canada analyst postings on realanalystjobs.com read on 7 and 8 October 2026 (board snapshot of 6 October 2026). https://realanalystjobs.com/research/power-bi-vs-tableau-job-postings-2026 (CC BY 4.0).","method":["Sample: every US, India, UK and Canada role on realanalystjobs.com/jobs with a job description, from the board snapshot of 6 October 2026. Descriptions were read from each role's page on 7 and 8 October 2026.","Exclusions: postings from the reposting sites Jobgether and Weekday were removed, and duplicates (same company, title and country) were removed, leaving 2,416 postings.","Counting: a tool counts when the description names it. Power BI matches Power BI or PowerBI; Tableau matches Tableau; SQL matches SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL or T-SQL; Python matches Python.","Shares are of each country's postings. A posting that names both BI tools counts once in Either BI tool."],"limitations":["A mention is not a requirement. The count does not separate must-have from nice-to-have.","Canada's sample is small (112 postings), so its shares can move a lot with a few postings.","One snapshot of one board in early October 2026, read from company career pages.","Excel is not reported. The board's own Excel tag overcounts (it can match words like excellent), so an Excel share needs its own careful count."],"tables":[{"caption":"Share of analyst postings that name each tool, by country (2,416 postings)","columns":["Country","Postings","Power BI","Tableau","Both","Either BI tool","SQL","Python"],"rows":[["United States","1,158","221 (19%)","309 (27%)","144","386 (33%)","619 (53%)","416 (36%)"],["India","719","229 (32%)","173 (24%)","130","272 (38%)","387 (54%)","280 (39%)"],["United Kingdom","427","71 (17%)","61 (14%)","42","90 (21%)","218 (51%)","165 (39%)"],["Canada","112","15 (13%)","23 (21%)","9","29 (26%)","67 (60%)","44 (39%)"],["Total","2,416","","","","","",""]],"note":"Either BI tool counts a posting once when it names Power BI, Tableau or both. Shares are of that country's postings."},{"caption":"Companies with the most postings naming the leading tool","columns":["Market and tool","Companies (postings)"],"rows":[["US, Tableau","Judi Health 9, Omnicom Media 9, FanDuel 6, Anduril 6, SpaceX 6, PlayStation 6, Capital One 5, Applied Materials 5"],["India, Power BI","Capco 6, WPP 6, Brillio 6, Precision Medicine Group 5, Cohere Health 5, Beghou Consulting 5, Ameriprise Financial 4"]]}],"data":{"snapshotOn":"2026-10-06","readFrom":"2026-10-07","readTo":"2026-10-08","postings":2416,"countries":[{"code":"US","name":"United States","postings":1158,"powerBi":221,"tableau":309,"both":144,"either":386,"sql":619,"python":416,"jobsHref":"/jobs/data-analyst-jobs-in-usa"},{"code":"IN","name":"India","postings":719,"powerBi":229,"tableau":173,"both":130,"either":272,"sql":387,"python":280,"jobsHref":"/jobs/data-analyst-jobs-in-india"},{"code":"GB","name":"United Kingdom","postings":427,"powerBi":71,"tableau":61,"both":42,"either":90,"sql":218,"python":165,"jobsHref":"/jobs/data-analyst-jobs-in-uk"},{"code":"CA","name":"Canada","postings":112,"powerBi":15,"tableau":23,"both":9,"either":29,"sql":67,"python":44,"jobsHref":"/jobs/data-analyst-jobs-in-canada"}],"topUsTableau":[{"name":"Judi Health","postings":9},{"name":"Omnicom Media","postings":9},{"name":"FanDuel","postings":6},{"name":"Anduril","postings":6},{"name":"SpaceX","postings":6},{"name":"PlayStation","postings":6},{"name":"Capital One","postings":5},{"name":"Applied Materials","postings":5}],"topIndiaPowerBi":[{"name":"Capco","postings":6},{"name":"WPP","postings":6},{"name":"Brillio","postings":6},{"name":"Precision Medicine Group","postings":5},{"name":"Cohere Health","postings":5},{"name":"Beghou Consulting","postings":5},{"name":"Ameriprise Financial","postings":4}]}}