Power BI Job Trends in England

Microsoft Power BI
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Power BI skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 50 78 62
Rank change year-on-year +28 -16 +16
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 2,540 1,560 3,260
As % of all permanent jobs in England 2.96% 3.76% 3.52%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 33.22% 23.31% 21.74%
Number of salaries quoted 1,405 1,169 2,602
10th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £33,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,250 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.93% +4.09% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £56,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -2.65% +2.73% -

All Database & Business Intelligence Skills
England

Power BI falls under the Databases and Business Intelligence category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring database or business intelligence skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 7,645 6,691 14,993
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 8.91% 16.13% 16.19%
Number of salaries quoted 5,202 4,470 11,278
10th Percentile £36,250 £35,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,750 £46,250 £43,343
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £58,457
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +6.92% -10.07%
75th Percentile £80,000 £83,738 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £112,500 £102,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -8.73%

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Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Power BI relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Power BI job vacancy trend in England

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Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Power BI.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Power BI

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Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Power BI in England over the 6 months to 2 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Power BI in England

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Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Power BI within the England region over the 6 months to 2 July 2026. 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
London -6 634 £72,500 +3.57% 335
North of England +81 619 £45,024 -14.24% 138
Midlands +30 455 £47,500 -5.00% 104
South East +24 407 £55,000 +10.00% 182
North West +64 281 £47,500 -11.63% 78
Yorkshire +64 274 £42,500 -15.00% 47
West Midlands +23 267 £47,500 -12.59% 58
South West +8 218 £42,500 -22.73% 60
East Midlands +30 188 £47,500 +5.56% 46
East of England +34 186 £60,000 +42.01% 48
North East -5 64 £42,500 -10.53% 15
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 172 (6.77%) SharePoint
2 46 (1.81%) Apache Spark
3 45 (1.77%) Apache Airflow
4 40 (1.57%) Microsoft Exchange
5 11 (0.43%) Apache
6 10 (0.39%) WordPress
7 8 (0.31%) Confluence
8 6 (0.24%) ArcGIS
8 6 (0.24%) CMS
8 6 (0.24%) SAS
9 4 (0.16%) Oracle Workflow
10 2 (0.079%) Headless CMS
10 2 (0.079%) IIS
10 2 (0.079%) Luigi
10 2 (0.079%) Oracle Application Server
10 2 (0.079%) Palantir Foundry
10 2 (0.079%) Umbraco
11 1 (0.039%) Appian
11 1 (0.039%) Drupal
11 1 (0.039%) Mendix
Applications
1 1,199 (47.20%) Microsoft Excel
2 65 (2.56%) Microsoft Office
3 43 (1.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 28 (1.10%) Spreadsheet
5 25 (0.98%) Microsoft Project
6 23 (0.91%) MS Visio
7 5 (0.20%) Chatbot
8 2 (0.079%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 2 (0.079%) ProjectWise
9 1 (0.039%) Revit
Business Applications
1 49 (1.93%) Dynamics CRM
2 35 (1.38%) NetSuite
3 12 (0.47%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 8 (0.31%) Elite 3E
4 8 (0.31%) SAP S/4HANA
5 7 (0.28%) Dynamics NAV
6 6 (0.24%) Carpe Diem
6 6 (0.24%) IBM Planning Analytics
7 5 (0.20%) SAP CO
7 5 (0.20%) SAP ERP
7 5 (0.20%) SAP PM
7 5 (0.20%) Shopify
8 4 (0.16%) Dynamics AX
8 4 (0.16%) Magento
9 3 (0.12%) Sage 200
9 3 (0.12%) Visualfiles
10 2 (0.079%) Infor M3
10 2 (0.079%) Markit EDM
10 2 (0.079%) SAP HR
10 2 (0.079%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 2,540 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 1,340 (52.76%) Azure
3 761 (29.96%) Azure AI
4 273 (10.75%) Power Automate
5 245 (9.65%) PowerApps
6 242 (9.53%) Microsoft 365
7 158 (6.22%) Dynamics 365
8 139 (5.47%) Azure Data Factory
9 132 (5.20%) AWS
10 119 (4.69%) Snowflake
11 114 (4.49%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 86 (3.39%) Azure DevOps
13 84 (3.31%) GCP
14 76 (2.99%) dbt
15 71 (2.80%) Azure Logic Apps
16 70 (2.76%) SaaS
17 69 (2.72%) Microsoft Purview
18 55 (2.17%) Entra ID
19 54 (2.13%) OneDrive
20 50 (1.97%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 17 (0.67%) Broadband
2 16 (0.63%) Firewall
3 10 (0.39%) DHCP
3 10 (0.39%) DNS
4 9 (0.35%) WAN
5 6 (0.24%) Intranet
5 6 (0.24%) VoIP
6 5 (0.20%) VPN
7 4 (0.16%) LTE
7 4 (0.16%) Network Security
8 3 (0.12%) LAN
8 3 (0.12%) NAS
8 3 (0.12%) SMS
8 3 (0.12%) Wi-Fi
9 2 (0.079%) Internet
9 2 (0.079%) Modbus
9 2 (0.079%) MQTT
9 2 (0.079%) VLAN
10 1 (0.039%) Mobile Broadband
10 1 (0.039%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1,039 (40.91%) Tableau
2 198 (7.80%) Data Warehouse
3 172 (6.77%) SQL Server
4 121 (4.76%) Data Lake
5 116 (4.57%) Power Query
5 116 (4.57%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 75 (2.95%) Azure SQL Database
7 74 (2.91%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 68 (2.68%) Looker
9 60 (2.36%) Relational Database
10 53 (2.09%) BigQuery
11 40 (1.57%) Amazon Redshift
11 40 (1.57%) Star Schema
12 39 (1.54%) Metadata
13 36 (1.42%) Big Data
14 31 (1.22%) PostgreSQL
15 28 (1.10%) MySQL
15 28 (1.10%) Snowflake Schema
16 25 (0.98%) Semantic Layer
17 23 (0.91%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 55 (2.17%) Git
2 44 (1.73%) JIRA
3 27 (1.06%) MLflow
4 24 (0.94%) Visual Studio
5 15 (0.59%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 5 (0.20%) Jenkins
6 5 (0.20%) Oracle Forms
7 3 (0.12%) Postman
8 2 (0.079%) DBeaver
9 1 (0.039%) Browser DevTools
9 1 (0.039%) ERwin
9 1 (0.039%) NUnit
9 1 (0.039%) PowerDesigner
9 1 (0.039%) Selenium
9 1 (0.039%) Toad
General
1 1,405 (55.31%) Social Skills
2 548 (21.57%) Analytical Skills
3 535 (21.06%) Finance
4 125 (4.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 121 (4.76%) Law
6 103 (4.06%) Public Sector
7 99 (3.90%) Marketing
8 95 (3.74%) Retail
9 94 (3.70%) Legal
10 78 (3.07%) Organisational Skills
11 77 (3.03%) Manufacturing
12 36 (1.42%) Documentation Skills
13 31 (1.22%) Banking
14 29 (1.14%) Influencing Skills
15 27 (1.06%) Telecoms
16 24 (0.94%) Presentation Skills
17 22 (0.87%) Military
18 20 (0.79%) Social Housing
19 19 (0.75%) Billing
20 18 (0.71%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 1,300 (51.18%) Analyst
2 970 (38.19%) Data Analyst
3 782 (30.79%) Junior
4 775 (30.51%) Junior Analyst
5 762 (30.00%) Junior Data Analyst
6 285 (11.22%) Senior
7 276 (10.87%) Developer
8 157 (6.18%) Data Engineer
9 139 (5.47%) Lead
10 95 (3.74%) Business Intelligence Analyst
11 84 (3.31%) Business Intelligence Developer
12 75 (2.95%) Architect
13 74 (2.91%) Data Manager
14 72 (2.83%) Business Analyst
15 66 (2.60%) Senior Analyst
16 62 (2.44%) Systems Analyst
17 60 (2.36%) Power Platform Developer
18 58 (2.28%) Power BI Analyst
19 56 (2.20%) Financial Analyst
20 55 (2.17%) Power BI Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 107 (4.21%) .NET
2 55 (2.17%) HTML
3 53 (2.09%) CSS
3 53 (2.09%) REST
4 52 (2.05%) PySpark
5 49 (1.93%) JSON
6 42 (1.65%) HTML5 Canvas
7 36 (1.42%) .NET Core
7 36 (1.42%) Kafka
8 32 (1.26%) XML
9 30 (1.18%) PyTorch
9 30 (1.18%) scikit-learn
10 25 (0.98%) Microsoft Graph
11 24 (0.94%) Middleware
11 24 (0.94%) TensorFlow
12 23 (0.91%) LangChain
12 23 (0.91%) LlamaIndex
12 23 (0.91%) pgvector
13 20 (0.79%) SPFx
14 19 (0.75%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 121 (4.76%) Management Information System
2 79 (3.11%) Data Structures
3 56 (2.20%) Analytical Mindset
4 54 (2.13%) Cloud Native
5 43 (1.69%) Onboarding
6 35 (1.38%) Product Ownership
7 34 (1.34%) Self-Motivation
8 32 (1.26%) Legacy Systems
9 26 (1.02%) Public Cloud
10 25 (0.98%) Clustering
11 22 (0.87%) Low-Code
12 21 (0.83%) NHS
13 19 (0.75%) Social Media
14 17 (0.67%) Enterprise Cloud
15 15 (0.59%) Driving Licence
15 15 (0.59%) Greenfield Project
16 14 (0.55%) Enterprise Software
17 11 (0.43%) AI Agents
17 11 (0.43%) FMCG
17 11 (0.43%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 42 (1.65%) Windows
2 20 (0.79%) Windows Server
3 18 (0.71%) Linux
4 11 (0.43%) VMS
5 5 (0.20%) Unix
6 3 (0.12%) Apple iOS
6 3 (0.12%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.12%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.079%) Android
7 2 (0.079%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.039%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.039%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 2,393 (94.21%) Business Intelligence
2 1,075 (42.32%) AI
3 709 (27.91%) Analytics
4 464 (18.27%) Decision-Making
5 441 (17.36%) Problem-Solving
6 409 (16.10%) Data Modelling
7 328 (12.91%) Visualisation
8 321 (12.64%) Continuous Improvement
9 273 (10.75%) ETL
10 257 (10.12%) Agile
10 257 (10.12%) Data Governance
11 231 (9.09%) Data Visualisation
12 228 (8.98%) ERP
13 222 (8.74%) Actionable Insight
14 213 (8.39%) Data Engineering
15 210 (8.27%) Data Analysis
16 198 (7.80%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 193 (7.60%) CRM
18 188 (7.40%) Data Pipeline
19 185 (7.28%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 1,717 (67.60%) SQL
2 1,133 (44.61%) Python
3 161 (6.34%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 148 (5.83%) C#
5 96 (3.78%) JavaScript
6 74 (2.91%) PowerShell
7 62 (2.44%) VBA
8 55 (2.17%) T-SQL
9 40 (1.57%) R
10 26 (1.02%) TypeScript
11 20 (0.79%) Kusto Query Language
12 14 (0.55%) Scala
13 13 (0.51%) Java
14 9 (0.35%) VBScript
15 7 (0.28%) VB
16 6 (0.24%) Delphi
16 6 (0.24%) Julia
17 5 (0.20%) Bicep
17 5 (0.20%) PHP
18 4 (0.16%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 788 (31.02%) Azure Certification
2 264 (10.39%) Degree
3 92 (3.62%) Security Cleared
4 88 (3.46%) ACCA
5 83 (3.27%) CIMA
6 74 (2.91%) SC Cleared
7 47 (1.85%) Microsoft Certification
8 35 (1.38%) DBS Check
9 32 (1.26%) Computer Science Degree
10 28 (1.10%) AAT
11 24 (0.94%) PMI Certification
11 24 (0.94%) PMP
12 20 (0.79%) Master's Degree
13 11 (0.43%) CompTIA Security+
14 10 (0.39%) CompTIA CySA+
14 10 (0.39%) SSCP
15 8 (0.31%) BPSS Clearance
16 7 (0.28%) APMP
16 7 (0.28%) HND
16 7 (0.28%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 322 (12.68%) Data Quality
2 124 (4.88%) GDPR
3 80 (3.15%) QA
4 47 (1.85%) SLA
5 40 (1.57%) Accessibility
6 37 (1.46%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 36 (1.42%) PMO
8 30 (1.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 17 (0.67%) TickIT
10 16 (0.63%) Actionable Recommendations
11 15 (0.59%) NIST
12 13 (0.51%) GRC
13 8 (0.31%) IFRS
14 5 (0.20%) GAAP
14 5 (0.20%) ISO 9001
15 4 (0.16%) ITGC
15 4 (0.16%) NIST 800
15 4 (0.16%) PERC
16 3 (0.12%) Cyber Essentials
16 3 (0.12%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 52 (2.05%) Active Directory
2 14 (0.55%) Docker
3 9 (0.35%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.20%) Virtual Desktop
5 4 (0.16%) BitLocker
6 3 (0.12%) Terminal Services
7 2 (0.079%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.079%) IAG
7 2 (0.079%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 22 (0.87%) Terraform
2 12 (0.47%) Kubernetes
3 11 (0.43%) Microsoft Intune
4 10 (0.39%) FortiGate
5 5 (0.20%) SCCM
6 4 (0.16%) Ansible
6 4 (0.16%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.079%) Control-M
7 2 (0.079%) Microsoft Clustering
8 1 (0.039%) Grafana
8 1 (0.039%) MOM
8 1 (0.039%) SQL Sentry
8 1 (0.039%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 1,429 (56.26%) Microsoft
2 178 (7.01%) Databricks
3 97 (3.82%) SAP
4 84 (3.31%) Oracle
5 60 (2.36%) Google
6 43 (1.69%) Salesforce
7 31 (1.22%) Adobe
8 30 (1.18%) Informatica
9 28 (1.10%) Alteryx
10 27 (1.06%) Intapp
11 26 (1.02%) Sage
12 24 (0.94%) Cloudera
13 23 (0.91%) Dell
14 19 (0.75%) ServiceNow
15 17 (0.67%) Concur
16 16 (0.63%) iManage
17 14 (0.55%) Cognos
18 13 (0.51%) Aderant
19 12 (0.47%) HubSpot
20 10 (0.39%) Yardi