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 20 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 60 69 72
Rank change year-on-year +9 +3 +5
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 2,418 1,711 2,241
As % of all permanent jobs in England 2.54% 3.91% 3.09%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 29.96% 25.47% 20.01%
Number of salaries quoted 1,487 1,220 1,643
10th Percentile £34,500 £32,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £44,186
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £88,750 £93,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% +9.09%

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 8,071 6,718 11,200
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 8.48% 15.36% 15.46%
Number of salaries quoted 5,572 4,412 7,661
10th Percentile £36,250 £34,750 £37,250
25th Percentile £45,750 £45,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £86,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £110,000 £115,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - - -4.76%

Power BI
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

Power BI
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Power BI.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Power BI

Power BI
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Power BI in England over the 6 months to 20 August 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 20 August 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 -12 686 £70,000 +5.26% 667
North of England +81 581 £45,000 -14.29% 219
Midlands +25 419 £51,356 +2.71% 176
South East -23 334 £52,500 +5.00% 273
North West +60 276 £47,500 -10.38% 124
West Midlands +13 248 £51,356 -3.10% 110
Yorkshire +58 231 £42,500 -15.00% 68
South West -18 210 £42,500 -17.07% 98
East Midlands +16 171 £50,000 +11.11% 66
East of England -4 164 £60,000 +50.00% 71
North East -6 74 £45,000 - 30
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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
1 187 (7.73%) SharePoint
2 51 (2.11%) Apache Spark
3 42 (1.74%) Apache Airflow
4 30 (1.24%) Microsoft Exchange
5 16 (0.66%) Apache
6 10 (0.41%) WordPress
7 8 (0.33%) ArcGIS
8 7 (0.29%) CMS
8 7 (0.29%) Confluence
9 6 (0.25%) SAS
10 4 (0.17%) Luigi
10 4 (0.17%) Oracle Workflow
11 2 (0.083%) Headless CMS
11 2 (0.083%) IIS
11 2 (0.083%) Oracle Application Server
11 2 (0.083%) Tornado
11 2 (0.083%) Umbraco
12 1 (0.041%) Appian
12 1 (0.041%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 992 (41.03%) Microsoft Excel
2 61 (2.52%) Microsoft Office
3 42 (1.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 25 (1.03%) Microsoft Project
5 22 (0.91%) Spreadsheet
6 19 (0.79%) MS Visio
7 7 (0.29%) Chatbot
8 2 (0.083%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 2 (0.083%) ProjectWise
9 1 (0.041%) Revit
9 1 (0.041%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 55 (2.27%) Dynamics CRM
2 48 (1.99%) NetSuite
3 14 (0.58%) Elite 3E
4 12 (0.50%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 9 (0.37%) Carpe Diem
5 9 (0.37%) Visualfiles
6 8 (0.33%) IBM Planning Analytics
7 7 (0.29%) Dynamics NAV
7 7 (0.29%) SAP S/4HANA
8 5 (0.21%) SAP ERP
8 5 (0.21%) SAP PM
9 4 (0.17%) Magento
9 4 (0.17%) Shopify
10 3 (0.12%) Infor M3
10 3 (0.12%) Sage 200
10 3 (0.12%) SystmOne
11 2 (0.083%) Dynamics GP
11 2 (0.083%) SAP Business One
11 2 (0.083%) Workday HCM
12 1 (0.041%) Dynamics SL
Cloud Services
1 2,418 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 1,149 (47.52%) Azure
3 529 (21.88%) Azure AI
4 297 (12.28%) Power Automate
5 271 (11.21%) PowerApps
6 246 (10.17%) Microsoft 365
7 183 (7.57%) Dynamics 365
8 168 (6.95%) AWS
9 150 (6.20%) Azure Data Factory
10 126 (5.21%) Snowflake
11 110 (4.55%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 109 (4.51%) Azure DevOps
13 102 (4.22%) GCP
14 73 (3.02%) Microsoft Purview
15 70 (2.89%) Azure Logic Apps
15 70 (2.89%) SaaS
16 66 (2.73%) Microsoft Copilot
17 61 (2.52%) OneDrive
18 59 (2.44%) dbt
19 46 (1.90%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 15 (0.62%) Firewall
2 14 (0.58%) Broadband
3 9 (0.37%) DHCP
3 9 (0.37%) DNS
3 9 (0.37%) WAN
4 7 (0.29%) LAN
5 6 (0.25%) VoIP
5 6 (0.25%) VPN
6 5 (0.21%) Network Security
6 5 (0.21%) SMS
7 4 (0.17%) LTE
7 4 (0.17%) MQTT
8 3 (0.12%) Intranet
8 3 (0.12%) NAS
8 3 (0.12%) Wi-Fi
9 2 (0.083%) Wireless
10 1 (0.041%) Internet
10 1 (0.041%) Modbus
10 1 (0.041%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 838 (34.66%) Tableau
2 224 (9.26%) Data Warehouse
3 165 (6.82%) SQL Server
4 145 (6.00%) Data Lake
5 127 (5.25%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 122 (5.05%) Power Query
7 88 (3.64%) Azure SQL Database
8 84 (3.47%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 82 (3.39%) Looker
10 60 (2.48%) Relational Database
11 52 (2.15%) BigQuery
12 51 (2.11%) Metadata
13 43 (1.78%) Star Schema
14 37 (1.53%) Amazon Redshift
15 30 (1.24%) Big Data
15 30 (1.24%) Semantic Layer
16 29 (1.20%) Snowflake Schema
17 28 (1.16%) SQL Server Analysis Services
18 27 (1.12%) Delta Lake
19 24 (0.99%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 72 (2.98%) Git
2 53 (2.19%) JIRA
3 31 (1.28%) MLflow
4 17 (0.70%) Visual Studio
5 10 (0.41%) Jenkins
5 10 (0.41%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 5 (0.21%) Oracle Forms
7 4 (0.17%) GitLab
8 2 (0.083%) Ant
8 2 (0.083%) Apache Ivy
8 2 (0.083%) ERwin
8 2 (0.083%) IBM UrbanCode
8 2 (0.083%) Maven
9 1 (0.041%) Browser DevTools
9 1 (0.041%) ER Studio
9 1 (0.041%) NUnit
9 1 (0.041%) PowerDesigner
9 1 (0.041%) Toad
9 1 (0.041%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 1,245 (51.49%) Social Skills
2 590 (24.40%) Analytical Skills
3 582 (24.07%) Finance
4 145 (6.00%) Law
5 127 (5.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 122 (5.05%) Retail
7 121 (5.00%) Marketing
8 118 (4.88%) Legal
9 116 (4.80%) Organisational Skills
10 105 (4.34%) Public Sector
11 98 (4.05%) Manufacturing
12 42 (1.74%) Banking
13 32 (1.32%) Documentation Skills
13 32 (1.32%) Influencing Skills
14 31 (1.28%) Billing
15 30 (1.24%) Presentation Skills
16 29 (1.20%) Telecoms
17 26 (1.08%) Military
18 24 (0.99%) Advertising
18 24 (0.99%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 1,035 (42.80%) Analyst
2 724 (29.94%) Data Analyst
3 546 (22.58%) Junior
4 538 (22.25%) Junior Analyst
5 525 (21.71%) Junior Data Analyst
6 303 (12.53%) Senior
7 297 (12.28%) Developer
8 178 (7.36%) Data Engineer
9 138 (5.71%) Lead
10 85 (3.52%) Architect
10 85 (3.52%) Data Manager
11 80 (3.31%) Business Intelligence Developer
12 79 (3.27%) Business Intelligence Analyst
13 77 (3.18%) Business Analyst
14 69 (2.85%) Senior Analyst
15 59 (2.44%) Consultant
16 58 (2.40%) Data Architect
16 58 (2.40%) Power Platform Developer
17 55 (2.27%) Systems Analyst
18 54 (2.23%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 116 (4.80%) .NET
2 64 (2.65%) HTML
3 62 (2.56%) PySpark
3 62 (2.56%) REST
4 56 (2.32%) CSS
5 45 (1.86%) Kafka
6 43 (1.78%) JSON
7 40 (1.65%) HTML5 Canvas
8 37 (1.53%) .NET Core
9 35 (1.45%) PyTorch
10 34 (1.41%) scikit-learn
11 30 (1.24%) TensorFlow
12 28 (1.16%) Microsoft Graph
13 26 (1.08%) Terraform
14 24 (0.99%) EDI
14 24 (0.99%) LangChain
14 24 (0.99%) LlamaIndex
14 24 (0.99%) Middleware
15 23 (0.95%) pgvector
15 23 (0.95%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 148 (6.12%) Management Information System
2 72 (2.98%) Data Structures
3 60 (2.48%) Cloud Native
4 51 (2.11%) Product Ownership
5 47 (1.94%) Onboarding
6 46 (1.90%) Analytical Mindset
7 37 (1.53%) Self-Motivation
8 32 (1.32%) Legacy Systems
9 28 (1.16%) Public Cloud
10 24 (0.99%) Clustering
11 23 (0.95%) Greenfield Project
12 21 (0.87%) Low-Code
13 19 (0.79%) AI Agents
13 19 (0.79%) Driving Licence
13 19 (0.79%) Enterprise Software
13 19 (0.79%) Social Media
14 18 (0.74%) NHS
15 15 (0.62%) Educational Technology
15 15 (0.62%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
16 14 (0.58%) Enterprise Cloud
Operating Systems
1 50 (2.07%) Windows
2 20 (0.83%) Linux
2 20 (0.83%) Windows Server
3 7 (0.29%) Windows Server 2019
4 4 (0.17%) VMS
4 4 (0.17%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.12%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.083%) Android
6 2 (0.083%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.083%) Solaris
6 2 (0.083%) Unix
7 1 (0.041%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 2,273 (94.00%) Business Intelligence
2 953 (39.41%) AI
3 780 (32.26%) Analytics
4 538 (22.25%) Problem-Solving
5 513 (21.22%) Decision-Making
6 450 (18.61%) Data Modelling
7 412 (17.04%) Continuous Improvement
8 343 (14.19%) Visualisation
9 309 (12.78%) Agile
10 301 (12.45%) Data Governance
11 292 (12.08%) ETL
12 267 (11.04%) Stakeholder Management
13 258 (10.67%) Data Engineering
14 245 (10.13%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 242 (10.01%) Actionable Insight
16 241 (9.97%) Data Visualisation
16 241 (9.97%) ERP
17 232 (9.59%) Data Analysis
18 223 (9.22%) Data Pipeline
19 203 (8.40%) Dashboard Development
Programming Languages
1 1,563 (64.64%) SQL
2 927 (38.34%) Python
3 165 (6.82%) C#
4 163 (6.74%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 117 (4.84%) JavaScript
6 59 (2.44%) PowerShell
7 50 (2.07%) VBA
8 48 (1.99%) T-SQL
9 46 (1.90%) R
10 33 (1.36%) TypeScript
11 20 (0.83%) Scala
12 15 (0.62%) Java
12 15 (0.62%) Kusto Query Language
13 7 (0.29%) VB
14 6 (0.25%) Julia
14 6 (0.25%) VBScript
15 5 (0.21%) PHP
15 5 (0.21%) VB.NET
16 4 (0.17%) Bicep
17 3 (0.12%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 555 (22.95%) Azure Certification
2 266 (11.00%) Degree
3 114 (4.71%) Security Cleared
4 94 (3.89%) SC Cleared
5 83 (3.43%) ACCA
6 78 (3.23%) CIMA
7 43 (1.78%) Microsoft Certification
8 38 (1.57%) DBS Check
9 25 (1.03%) Computer Science Degree
9 25 (1.03%) PMI Certification
10 23 (0.95%) AAT
11 22 (0.91%) PMP
12 15 (0.62%) Master's Degree
13 14 (0.58%) BPSS Clearance
14 8 (0.33%) CompTIA CySA+
14 8 (0.33%) CompTIA Security+
14 8 (0.33%) SSCP
15 7 (0.29%) CFA
15 7 (0.29%) HND
15 7 (0.29%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 389 (16.09%) Data Quality
2 141 (5.83%) GDPR
3 87 (3.60%) QA
4 52 (2.15%) Accessibility
5 44 (1.82%) SLA
6 42 (1.74%) PMO
7 40 (1.65%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 22 (0.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 17 (0.70%) Actionable Recommendations
9 17 (0.70%) TickIT
10 13 (0.54%) NIST
11 10 (0.41%) GRC
12 7 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials
12 7 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 7 (0.29%) ISO 9001
13 6 (0.25%) GAAP
13 6 (0.25%) PERC
14 5 (0.21%) IFRS
15 4 (0.17%) NIST 800
16 2 (0.083%) GxP
System Software
1 32 (1.32%) Active Directory
2 23 (0.95%) Docker
3 6 (0.25%) Virtual Desktop
3 6 (0.25%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.17%) BitLocker
5 3 (0.12%) Terminal Services
6 2 (0.083%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.083%) IAG
Systems Management
1 15 (0.62%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (0.58%) Kubernetes
3 10 (0.41%) FortiGate
4 6 (0.25%) Single Sign-On
5 5 (0.21%) Ansible
6 3 (0.12%) Argo
6 3 (0.12%) SCCM
7 2 (0.083%) Microsoft Clustering
7 2 (0.083%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.083%) Puppet
8 1 (0.041%) Control-M
8 1 (0.041%) Grafana
8 1 (0.041%) MOM
8 1 (0.041%) SQL Sentry
8 1 (0.041%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 1,283 (53.06%) Microsoft
2 204 (8.44%) Databricks
3 99 (4.09%) SAP
4 75 (3.10%) Oracle
5 70 (2.89%) Google
6 41 (1.70%) Salesforce
7 31 (1.28%) Sage
8 30 (1.24%) Alteryx
9 28 (1.16%) Intapp
10 24 (0.99%) Adobe
10 24 (0.99%) Cloudera
11 23 (0.95%) Dell
12 19 (0.79%) Informatica
13 18 (0.74%) Concur
13 18 (0.74%) ServiceNow
14 16 (0.66%) iManage
15 14 (0.58%) Aderant
16 12 (0.50%) HubSpot
16 12 (0.50%) OpenAI
16 12 (0.50%) SYSPRO