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 29 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 65 78 59
Rank change year-on-year +13 -19 +14
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 1,882 1,696 2,631
As % of all permanent jobs in England 3.38% 3.59% 4.36%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 32.14% 19.99% 22.17%
Number of salaries quoted 1,089 958 2,165
10th Percentile £35,900 £37,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £43,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £74,500 £76,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% -8.70%

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 5,856 8,484 11,866
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 10.52% 17.96% 19.68%
Number of salaries quoted 3,818 4,753 9,684
10th Percentile £35,000 £38,100 £35,443
25th Percentile £43,750 £48,750 £43,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £59,556
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +9.14% -8.38%
75th Percentile £80,750 £87,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +13.04% -8.00%

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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 29 January 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 29 January 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 +13 652 £70,000 - 222
South East +28 370 £55,000 -4.35% 255
North of England +4 311 £48,000 +1.05% 131
Midlands +31 281 £47,500 -5.00% 130
West Midlands +24 183 £48,750 -2.50% 82
North West +1 170 £50,000 +5.26% 76
South West +43 144 £43,953 -2.33% 44
Yorkshire -5 110 £41,020 -14.10% 41
East of England -15 103 £46,750 -38.49% 55
East Midlands +42 96 £47,500 +11.76% 48
North East +18 31 £42,500 -22.73% 17
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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
1 126 (6.70%) SharePoint
2 18 (0.96%) Apache Airflow
3 17 (0.90%) Apache Spark
3 17 (0.90%) Microsoft Exchange
3 17 (0.90%) SAS
4 16 (0.85%) Confluence
5 6 (0.32%) WordPress
6 5 (0.27%) CMS
7 4 (0.21%) Apache
7 4 (0.21%) SugarCRM
7 4 (0.21%) Umbraco
8 2 (0.11%) Moodle
8 2 (0.11%) Oracle Application Server
9 1 (0.053%) Apache Superset
9 1 (0.053%) Drupal
9 1 (0.053%) Jupyter
Applications
1 842 (44.74%) Microsoft Excel
2 67 (3.56%) Microsoft Office
3 54 (2.87%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 20 (1.06%) Microsoft Project
5 18 (0.96%) Spreadsheet
6 13 (0.69%) MS Visio
7 11 (0.58%) Maya
8 10 (0.53%) Trello
9 5 (0.27%) Chatbot
10 2 (0.11%) AutoCAD
10 2 (0.11%) Revit
11 1 (0.053%) Acrobat
11 1 (0.053%) Adobe Illustrator
11 1 (0.053%) Adobe XD
11 1 (0.053%) InDesign
11 1 (0.053%) Oracle Smart View
11 1 (0.053%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 72 (3.83%) Dynamics CRM
2 13 (0.69%) NetSuite
3 10 (0.53%) Shopify
4 9 (0.48%) Dynamics AX
5 8 (0.43%) SAP CO
5 8 (0.43%) Visualfiles
6 7 (0.37%) Elite 3E
7 6 (0.32%) Dynamics NAV
7 6 (0.32%) NEC Housing
7 6 (0.32%) SAP Business One
8 5 (0.27%) IBM Planning Analytics
9 4 (0.21%) Oracle Payables
9 4 (0.21%) Oracle Receivables
10 3 (0.16%) Integrated Workplace Management System
10 3 (0.16%) ResourceLink
10 3 (0.16%) Salesforce CRM
10 3 (0.16%) SAP APO
10 3 (0.16%) SAP IBP
10 3 (0.16%) SAP S/4HANA
11 2 (0.11%) Aladdin
Cloud Services
1 1,882 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 865 (45.96%) Azure
3 293 (15.57%) Azure AI
4 208 (11.05%) Power Automate
5 186 (9.88%) Microsoft 365
6 173 (9.19%) PowerApps
7 137 (7.28%) Azure Data Factory
8 132 (7.01%) Snowflake
9 125 (6.64%) Dynamics 365
10 112 (5.95%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 89 (4.73%) AWS
12 82 (4.36%) Azure DevOps
13 65 (3.45%) dbt
14 64 (3.40%) Microsoft Copilot
15 49 (2.60%) GCP
16 47 (2.50%) SaaS
17 45 (2.39%) Entra ID
18 42 (2.23%) Azure Logic Apps
19 28 (1.49%) Fivetran
20 27 (1.43%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 15 (0.80%) Firewall
2 13 (0.69%) Intranet
3 10 (0.53%) TCP/IP
4 9 (0.48%) WAN
5 8 (0.43%) DHCP
5 8 (0.43%) DNS
6 7 (0.37%) VoIP
7 6 (0.32%) LAN
8 5 (0.27%) Modbus
8 5 (0.27%) MQTT
9 4 (0.21%) VPN
10 2 (0.11%) Network Security
10 2 (0.11%) VLAN
10 2 (0.11%) Wi-Fi
11 1 (0.053%) ADSL
11 1 (0.053%) BGP
11 1 (0.053%) Broadband
11 1 (0.053%) FTP
11 1 (0.053%) Internet
11 1 (0.053%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 542 (28.80%) Tableau
2 192 (10.20%) SQL Server
3 179 (9.51%) Data Warehouse
4 169 (8.98%) Data Lake
5 108 (5.74%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 96 (5.10%) Power Query
7 65 (3.45%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 64 (3.40%) SAP BW
9 60 (3.19%) Azure SQL Database
10 53 (2.82%) Looker
11 43 (2.28%) Relational Database
12 36 (1.91%) Metadata
13 33 (1.75%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 25 (1.33%) Qlik Sense
15 22 (1.17%) BigQuery
15 22 (1.17%) Data Mining
16 21 (1.12%) PostgreSQL
17 19 (1.01%) BusinessObjects
18 18 (0.96%) MySQL
18 18 (0.96%) PowerPivot
Development Applications
1 74 (3.93%) Git
2 35 (1.86%) Visual Studio
3 32 (1.70%) JIRA
4 8 (0.43%) GitLab
5 4 (0.21%) ER Studio
5 4 (0.21%) ERwin
5 4 (0.21%) PowerDesigner
5 4 (0.21%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 3 (0.16%) Jenkins
6 3 (0.16%) Postman
7 2 (0.11%) DBeaver
8 1 (0.053%) Axure RP
8 1 (0.053%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.053%) LSMW
8 1 (0.053%) Oracle APEX
8 1 (0.053%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 896 (47.61%) Social Skills
2 615 (32.68%) Finance
3 514 (27.31%) Analytical Skills
4 124 (6.59%) Marketing
5 93 (4.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 89 (4.73%) Manufacturing
7 81 (4.30%) Legal
8 75 (3.99%) Law
9 71 (3.77%) Retail
10 64 (3.40%) Public Sector
11 61 (3.24%) Organisational Skills
12 58 (3.08%) Presentation Skills
13 48 (2.55%) Banking
14 31 (1.65%) Influencing Skills
15 29 (1.54%) Games
16 28 (1.49%) Advertising
17 23 (1.22%) Financial Institution
18 21 (1.12%) Billing
19 19 (1.01%) Documentation Skills
20 17 (0.90%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 835 (44.37%) Analyst
2 501 (26.62%) Data Analyst
3 302 (16.05%) Junior
4 296 (15.73%) Junior Analyst
5 283 (15.04%) Junior Data Analyst
6 213 (11.32%) Senior
7 203 (10.79%) Developer
8 150 (7.97%) Lead
9 146 (7.76%) Data Engineer
10 84 (4.46%) Business Intelligence Developer
11 79 (4.20%) Senior Analyst
12 74 (3.93%) Business Intelligence Analyst
13 68 (3.61%) Architect
14 65 (3.45%) Report Analyst
15 63 (3.35%) Support Analyst
16 62 (3.29%) Financial Analyst
17 56 (2.98%) Business Analyst
18 48 (2.55%) Consultant
19 46 (2.44%) Power Platform Developer
20 45 (2.39%) Applications Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 50 (2.66%) .NET
2 42 (2.23%) REST
3 28 (1.49%) Web Services
4 26 (1.38%) PySpark
5 24 (1.28%) SOAP
5 24 (1.28%) XML
6 22 (1.17%) HTML
7 21 (1.12%) JSON
8 18 (0.96%) EDI
8 18 (0.96%) HTML5 Canvas
9 14 (0.74%) CSS
10 10 (0.53%) .NET Core
10 10 (0.53%) React
11 9 (0.48%) AngularJS
11 9 (0.48%) Middleware
12 8 (0.43%) ASP.NET
12 8 (0.43%) SAP CO-PA
12 8 (0.43%) WinForms
13 7 (0.37%) Kafka
13 7 (0.37%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 81 (4.30%) Analytical Mindset
2 58 (3.08%) Data Structures
2 58 (3.08%) Management Information System
3 44 (2.34%) Self-Motivation
4 41 (2.18%) Onboarding
5 37 (1.97%) Cloud Native
5 37 (1.97%) FMCG
6 32 (1.70%) Product Ownership
7 24 (1.28%) Enterprise Software
8 21 (1.12%) Legacy Systems
9 19 (1.01%) Driving Licence
9 19 (1.01%) Low-Code
10 18 (0.96%) Greenfield Project
10 18 (0.96%) Reinsurance
11 13 (0.69%) NHS
12 12 (0.64%) Algorithms
13 11 (0.58%) Social Media
14 9 (0.48%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
14 9 (0.48%) Virtual Team
15 8 (0.43%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 40 (2.13%) Windows
2 10 (0.53%) Linux
3 8 (0.43%) Mac OS
4 7 (0.37%) Unix
4 7 (0.37%) Windows 10
5 6 (0.32%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.16%) Android
6 3 (0.16%) VMS
7 1 (0.053%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.053%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,777 (94.42%) Business Intelligence
2 635 (33.74%) Analytics
3 495 (26.30%) AI
4 442 (23.49%) Decision-Making
5 441 (23.43%) Problem-Solving
6 377 (20.03%) Data Modelling
7 357 (18.97%) Visualisation
8 280 (14.88%) Continuous Improvement
9 265 (14.08%) ETL
10 263 (13.97%) Data Analysis
11 258 (13.71%) Actionable Insight
12 257 (13.66%) Agile
13 228 (12.11%) Data Visualisation
14 221 (11.74%) Data Governance
15 181 (9.62%) Data Engineering
16 179 (9.51%) Data Pipeline
17 178 (9.46%) ERP
18 173 (9.19%) Stakeholder Management
19 168 (8.93%) Data Analytics
20 165 (8.77%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 1,073 (57.01%) SQL
2 692 (36.77%) Python
3 128 (6.80%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 77 (4.09%) C#
5 73 (3.88%) PowerShell
6 68 (3.61%) VBA
7 62 (3.29%) JavaScript
8 46 (2.44%) R
9 40 (2.13%) T-SQL
10 21 (1.12%) Scala
11 9 (0.48%) Kusto Query Language
12 8 (0.43%) Delphi
12 8 (0.43%) Java
13 6 (0.32%) ANSI SQL
13 6 (0.32%) TypeScript
14 5 (0.27%) Bicep
15 4 (0.21%) Bash
16 3 (0.16%) VB.NET
17 2 (0.11%) C
17 2 (0.11%) PHP
Qualifications
1 395 (20.99%) Degree
2 312 (16.58%) Azure Certification
3 67 (3.56%) ACCA
3 67 (3.56%) CIMA
3 67 (3.56%) Security Cleared
4 55 (2.92%) Microsoft Certification
5 54 (2.87%) SC Cleared
6 50 (2.66%) Computer Science Degree
7 43 (2.28%) PMI Certification
7 43 (2.28%) PMP
8 41 (2.18%) DBS Check
8 41 (2.18%) Master's Degree
9 15 (0.80%) CISSP
10 14 (0.74%) CISA
11 13 (0.69%) MBA
12 12 (0.64%) Numerate Degree
13 9 (0.48%) AAT
13 9 (0.48%) CISM
13 9 (0.48%) CRISC
13 9 (0.48%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 310 (16.47%) Data Quality
2 73 (3.88%) GDPR
3 71 (3.77%) QA
4 47 (2.50%) Accessibility
5 44 (2.34%) PMO
6 43 (2.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 27 (1.43%) SLA
8 13 (0.69%) Cyber Essentials
8 13 (0.69%) NIST
9 12 (0.64%) Actionable Recommendations
10 11 (0.58%) GRC
11 9 (0.48%) COBIT
11 9 (0.48%) ITGC
12 6 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 3 (0.16%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 3 (0.16%) IFRS
13 3 (0.16%) IFRS 17
14 2 (0.11%) MiFID
14 2 (0.11%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 2 (0.11%) WCAG
System Software
1 35 (1.86%) Active Directory
2 11 (0.58%) Docker
3 5 (0.27%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.11%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.11%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.053%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 21 (1.12%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (0.85%) Terraform
3 11 (0.58%) Kubernetes
4 8 (0.43%) Single Sign-On
5 5 (0.27%) FortiGate
5 5 (0.27%) RSA Archer
6 3 (0.16%) Argo
6 3 (0.16%) Control-M
7 2 (0.11%) SCCM
8 1 (0.053%) Ansible
8 1 (0.053%) Grafana
8 1 (0.053%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.053%) MOM
Vendors
1 785 (41.71%) Microsoft
2 148 (7.86%) SAP
3 106 (5.63%) Databricks
4 75 (3.99%) Oracle
5 55 (2.92%) Salesforce
6 39 (2.07%) Google
7 32 (1.70%) ServiceNow
8 28 (1.49%) Alteryx
9 27 (1.43%) Informatica
10 22 (1.17%) Anaplan
11 20 (1.06%) Adobe
12 17 (0.90%) Verint
13 14 (0.74%) HubSpot
14 12 (0.64%) Dell
14 12 (0.64%) Genesys
14 12 (0.64%) Intapp
14 12 (0.64%) MuleSoft
15 11 (0.58%) IBM
16 10 (0.53%) Dataiku
17 8 (0.43%) Sage