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 22 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 51 76 67
Rank change year-on-year +25 -9 +11
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 2,532 1,612 2,759
As % of all permanent jobs in England 2.85% 3.72% 3.38%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 32.18% 23.68% 21.33%
Number of salaries quoted 1,445 1,203 2,138
10th Percentile £34,500 £35,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.51% -0.87% +4.55%
75th Percentile £74,000 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,790 £57,500
% change year-on-year -1.42% -2.97% +4.55%

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 7,869 6,806 12,933
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 8.86% 15.71% 15.83%
Number of salaries quoted 5,391 4,505 9,403
10th Percentile £36,250 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,064 £46,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £110,000 £112,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,743 £60,000
% change year-on-year -1.22% +1.24% -4.00%

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

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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 22 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 22 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 -13 643 £70,000 +3.32% 313
North of England +85 618 £46,500 -9.71% 140
Midlands +23 454 £47,500 -5.00% 111
South East +10 388 £52,500 - 157
North West +69 285 £48,000 -8.57% 65
West Midlands +25 265 £49,000 -7.55% 61
Yorkshire +56 261 £44,000 -12.00% 51
South West -3 224 £42,500 -22.73% 68
East Midlands +20 189 £47,500 +5.56% 50
East of England +31 183 £60,000 +39.53% 32
North East +1 72 £45,000 - 26
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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
1 174 (6.87%) SharePoint
2 47 (1.86%) Apache Spark
3 44 (1.74%) Apache Airflow
4 39 (1.54%) Microsoft Exchange
5 11 (0.43%) Apache
6 9 (0.36%) WordPress
7 7 (0.28%) ArcGIS
7 7 (0.28%) Confluence
8 6 (0.24%) CMS
9 5 (0.20%) SAS
10 4 (0.16%) Oracle Workflow
11 2 (0.079%) Headless CMS
11 2 (0.079%) IIS
11 2 (0.079%) Luigi
11 2 (0.079%) Umbraco
12 1 (0.039%) Appian
12 1 (0.039%) Mendix
12 1 (0.039%) Oracle Application Server
Applications
1 1,171 (46.25%) Microsoft Excel
2 64 (2.53%) Microsoft Office
3 47 (1.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 26 (1.03%) Microsoft Project
5 24 (0.95%) MS Visio
5 24 (0.95%) Spreadsheet
6 7 (0.28%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.079%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 2 (0.079%) ProjectWise
8 1 (0.039%) Revit
Business Applications
1 49 (1.94%) Dynamics CRM
2 44 (1.74%) NetSuite
3 12 (0.47%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 10 (0.39%) Elite 3E
5 8 (0.32%) Carpe Diem
5 8 (0.32%) SAP S/4HANA
6 7 (0.28%) Visualfiles
7 6 (0.24%) IBM Planning Analytics
8 5 (0.20%) Dynamics NAV
8 5 (0.20%) SAP ERP
8 5 (0.20%) SAP PM
8 5 (0.20%) Shopify
9 4 (0.16%) Magento
10 3 (0.12%) Sage 200
11 2 (0.079%) Infor M3
11 2 (0.079%) Markit EDM
11 2 (0.079%) SAP CO
11 2 (0.079%) Unit4 Business World
11 2 (0.079%) Workday HCM
11 2 (0.079%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 2,532 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 1,307 (51.62%) Azure
3 716 (28.28%) Azure AI
4 277 (10.94%) Power Automate
5 255 (10.07%) PowerApps
6 248 (9.79%) Microsoft 365
7 162 (6.40%) Dynamics 365
8 147 (5.81%) Azure Data Factory
9 139 (5.49%) AWS
10 120 (4.74%) Snowflake
11 112 (4.42%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 91 (3.59%) GCP
13 88 (3.48%) Azure DevOps
14 78 (3.08%) SaaS
15 75 (2.96%) Azure Logic Apps
16 70 (2.76%) dbt
16 70 (2.76%) Microsoft Purview
17 60 (2.37%) OneDrive
18 56 (2.21%) Entra ID
19 51 (2.01%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 17 (0.67%) Broadband
1 17 (0.67%) Firewall
2 11 (0.43%) DHCP
2 11 (0.43%) DNS
3 8 (0.32%) WAN
4 7 (0.28%) VPN
5 6 (0.24%) VoIP
6 4 (0.16%) Intranet
6 4 (0.16%) LAN
6 4 (0.16%) LTE
6 4 (0.16%) Network Security
6 4 (0.16%) SMS
7 3 (0.12%) NAS
7 3 (0.12%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (0.079%) Internet
8 2 (0.079%) VLAN
8 2 (0.079%) Wireless
9 1 (0.039%) Modbus
9 1 (0.039%) Softphone
9 1 (0.039%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1,014 (40.05%) Tableau
2 213 (8.41%) Data Warehouse
3 175 (6.91%) SQL Server
4 125 (4.94%) Data Lake
5 121 (4.78%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 119 (4.70%) Power Query
7 81 (3.20%) Azure SQL Database
8 74 (2.92%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 71 (2.80%) Looker
10 57 (2.25%) Relational Database
11 54 (2.13%) BigQuery
12 43 (1.70%) Star Schema
13 40 (1.58%) Amazon Redshift
14 39 (1.54%) Metadata
15 35 (1.38%) Big Data
16 32 (1.26%) PostgreSQL
17 30 (1.18%) MySQL
18 27 (1.07%) Semantic Layer
18 27 (1.07%) Snowflake Schema
19 23 (0.91%) Delta Lake
Development Applications
1 57 (2.25%) Git
2 48 (1.90%) JIRA
3 29 (1.15%) MLflow
4 23 (0.91%) Visual Studio
5 14 (0.55%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 6 (0.24%) Jenkins
7 5 (0.20%) Oracle Forms
8 2 (0.079%) GitLab
9 1 (0.039%) Browser DevTools
9 1 (0.039%) ERwin
9 1 (0.039%) NUnit
9 1 (0.039%) Postman
9 1 (0.039%) PowerDesigner
9 1 (0.039%) Selenium
9 1 (0.039%) Toad
9 1 (0.039%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 1,383 (54.62%) Social Skills
2 562 (22.20%) Analytical Skills
3 550 (21.72%) Finance
4 134 (5.29%) Law
5 123 (4.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 105 (4.15%) Marketing
7 104 (4.11%) Public Sector
8 103 (4.07%) Legal
9 99 (3.91%) Retail
10 88 (3.48%) Organisational Skills
11 79 (3.12%) Manufacturing
12 34 (1.34%) Banking
13 32 (1.26%) Documentation Skills
14 29 (1.15%) Telecoms
15 27 (1.07%) Influencing Skills
16 25 (0.99%) Military
16 25 (0.99%) Presentation Skills
17 24 (0.95%) Billing
18 22 (0.87%) Advertising
19 21 (0.83%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 1,242 (49.05%) Analyst
2 914 (36.10%) Data Analyst
3 735 (29.03%) Junior
4 726 (28.67%) Junior Analyst
5 715 (28.24%) Junior Data Analyst
6 296 (11.69%) Senior
7 273 (10.78%) Developer
8 172 (6.79%) Data Engineer
9 144 (5.69%) Lead
10 93 (3.67%) Business Intelligence Analyst
11 82 (3.24%) Architect
12 76 (3.00%) Business Intelligence Developer
13 72 (2.84%) Data Manager
14 70 (2.76%) Business Analyst
15 67 (2.65%) Senior Analyst
16 59 (2.33%) Power Platform Developer
17 57 (2.25%) Systems Analyst
18 55 (2.17%) Support Analyst
19 53 (2.09%) Consultant
19 53 (2.09%) Data Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 107 (4.23%) .NET
2 57 (2.25%) HTML
3 56 (2.21%) PySpark
3 56 (2.21%) REST
4 53 (2.09%) CSS
5 50 (1.97%) JSON
6 42 (1.66%) HTML5 Canvas
7 39 (1.54%) Kafka
8 35 (1.38%) .NET Core
9 32 (1.26%) scikit-learn
10 31 (1.22%) PyTorch
10 31 (1.22%) XML
11 27 (1.07%) Microsoft Graph
12 26 (1.03%) TensorFlow
13 24 (0.95%) Middleware
14 23 (0.91%) LangChain
14 23 (0.91%) LlamaIndex
14 23 (0.91%) pgvector
15 20 (0.79%) EDI
15 20 (0.79%) SPFx
Miscellaneous
1 138 (5.45%) Management Information System
2 79 (3.12%) Data Structures
3 57 (2.25%) Analytical Mindset
4 55 (2.17%) Cloud Native
5 50 (1.97%) Onboarding
6 42 (1.66%) Product Ownership
7 35 (1.38%) Self-Motivation
8 33 (1.30%) Legacy Systems
9 26 (1.03%) Public Cloud
10 25 (0.99%) Clustering
11 21 (0.83%) Low-Code
12 19 (0.75%) NHS
12 19 (0.75%) Social Media
13 17 (0.67%) Driving Licence
14 15 (0.59%) Greenfield Project
15 14 (0.55%) Enterprise Cloud
16 13 (0.51%) Enterprise Software
16 13 (0.51%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
17 12 (0.47%) AI Agents
18 11 (0.43%) Educational Technology
Operating Systems
1 46 (1.82%) Windows
2 21 (0.83%) Linux
3 20 (0.79%) Windows Server
4 10 (0.39%) VMS
5 5 (0.20%) Unix
6 4 (0.16%) Windows 10
6 4 (0.16%) Windows Server 2019
7 3 (0.12%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.079%) Android
8 2 (0.079%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.039%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.039%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 2,383 (94.12%) Business Intelligence
2 1,060 (41.86%) AI
3 720 (28.44%) Analytics
4 479 (18.92%) Decision-Making
5 471 (18.60%) Problem-Solving
6 430 (16.98%) Data Modelling
7 357 (14.10%) Continuous Improvement
8 329 (12.99%) Visualisation
9 279 (11.02%) Agile
10 276 (10.90%) ETL
11 272 (10.74%) Data Governance
12 232 (9.16%) ERP
13 230 (9.08%) Data Visualisation
14 228 (9.00%) Actionable Insight
15 226 (8.93%) Data Engineering
16 216 (8.53%) Data Analysis
16 216 (8.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 216 (8.53%) Stakeholder Management
17 203 (8.02%) Data Pipeline
18 196 (7.74%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 1,697 (67.02%) SQL
2 1,089 (43.01%) Python
3 164 (6.48%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 153 (6.04%) C#
5 102 (4.03%) JavaScript
6 72 (2.84%) PowerShell
7 55 (2.17%) T-SQL
8 53 (2.09%) VBA
9 40 (1.58%) R
10 27 (1.07%) TypeScript
11 22 (0.87%) Kusto Query Language
12 18 (0.71%) Scala
13 13 (0.51%) Java
14 9 (0.36%) VB
14 9 (0.36%) VBScript
15 6 (0.24%) Julia
16 5 (0.20%) Bicep
17 4 (0.16%) Delphi
17 4 (0.16%) PHP
17 4 (0.16%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 741 (29.27%) Azure Certification
2 258 (10.19%) Degree
3 97 (3.83%) Security Cleared
4 85 (3.36%) ACCA
5 80 (3.16%) CIMA
6 77 (3.04%) SC Cleared
7 46 (1.82%) Microsoft Certification
8 39 (1.54%) DBS Check
9 29 (1.15%) Computer Science Degree
10 28 (1.11%) AAT
11 23 (0.91%) PMI Certification
12 22 (0.87%) PMP
13 16 (0.63%) Master's Degree
14 12 (0.47%) BPSS Clearance
15 10 (0.39%) CompTIA CySA+
15 10 (0.39%) CompTIA Security+
15 10 (0.39%) SSCP
16 7 (0.28%) HND
16 7 (0.28%) Postgraduate
17 5 (0.20%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 344 (13.59%) Data Quality
2 128 (5.06%) GDPR
3 84 (3.32%) QA
4 46 (1.82%) Accessibility
4 46 (1.82%) SLA
5 40 (1.58%) PMO
6 37 (1.46%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 31 (1.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 17 (0.67%) TickIT
9 15 (0.59%) Actionable Recommendations
9 15 (0.59%) NIST
10 13 (0.51%) GRC
11 7 (0.28%) IFRS
12 6 (0.24%) ISO 9001
13 5 (0.20%) PERC
14 4 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials
14 4 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 4 (0.16%) GAAP
14 4 (0.16%) ITGC
14 4 (0.16%) NIST 800
System Software
1 50 (1.97%) Active Directory
2 16 (0.63%) Docker
3 9 (0.36%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (0.28%) Virtual Desktop
5 5 (0.20%) BitLocker
6 3 (0.12%) Terminal Services
7 2 (0.079%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.079%) IAG
8 1 (0.039%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 24 (0.95%) Terraform
2 14 (0.55%) Microsoft Intune
3 13 (0.51%) Kubernetes
4 10 (0.39%) FortiGate
5 6 (0.24%) SCCM
5 6 (0.24%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (0.12%) Ansible
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 1,413 (55.81%) Microsoft
2 188 (7.42%) Databricks
3 94 (3.71%) SAP
4 81 (3.20%) Oracle
5 62 (2.45%) Google
6 44 (1.74%) Salesforce
7 30 (1.18%) Adobe
8 29 (1.15%) Intapp
8 29 (1.15%) Sage
9 27 (1.07%) Alteryx
10 24 (0.95%) Cloudera
11 23 (0.91%) Dell
12 22 (0.87%) Informatica
13 19 (0.75%) Concur
13 19 (0.75%) ServiceNow
14 16 (0.63%) iManage
15 14 (0.55%) Cognos
16 13 (0.51%) Aderant
16 13 (0.51%) HubSpot
17 11 (0.43%) SYSPRO