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 26 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 59 75 56
Rank change year-on-year +16 -19 +21
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 2,068 1,606 2,800
As % of all permanent jobs in England 3.36% 3.75% 4.21%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 34.04% 20.20% 22.17%
Number of salaries quoted 1,128 949 2,335
10th Percentile £36,250 £37,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +12.15% -6.96%
75th Percentile £73,750 £76,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £93,750 £84,056
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% -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 6,076 7,951 12,630
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 9.88% 18.57% 19.01%
Number of salaries quoted 3,865 4,653 10,342
10th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £49,750 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +13.04% -11.54%
75th Percentile £81,250 £87,500 £76,250
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%

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 26 February 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 26 February 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 +6 644 £70,000 - 148
North of England +6 391 £48,105 -1.83% 97
South East +29 389 £55,000 -1.42% 109
Midlands +35 345 £47,085 -5.83% 87
West Midlands +25 211 £47,500 -5.94% 60
North West -8 180 £50,000 +2.04% 58
Yorkshire +5 170 £47,000 -2.08% 29
South West +54 167 £43,500 -3.33% 45
East Midlands +42 132 £45,000 +5.26% 26
East of England -18 115 £46,750 -38.49% 21
North East +25 41 £46,750 -28.08% 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
1 145 (7.01%) SharePoint
2 23 (1.11%) Microsoft Exchange
3 19 (0.92%) Apache Airflow
4 18 (0.87%) Apache Spark
5 17 (0.82%) SAS
6 16 (0.77%) Confluence
7 5 (0.24%) WordPress
8 4 (0.19%) Apache
8 4 (0.19%) CMS
8 4 (0.19%) Umbraco
9 2 (0.097%) ArcGIS
9 2 (0.097%) Moodle
9 2 (0.097%) Oracle Application Server
9 2 (0.097%) Palantir Foundry
10 1 (0.048%) Appian
10 1 (0.048%) Drupal
10 1 (0.048%) Jupyter
10 1 (0.048%) Mendix
10 1 (0.048%) SugarCRM
Applications
1 991 (47.92%) Microsoft Excel
2 66 (3.19%) Microsoft Office
3 55 (2.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 24 (1.16%) Spreadsheet
5 18 (0.87%) Microsoft Project
6 16 (0.77%) MS Visio
7 10 (0.48%) Trello
8 7 (0.34%) Maya
9 5 (0.24%) Chatbot
10 2 (0.097%) AutoCAD
10 2 (0.097%) Revit
11 1 (0.048%) Acrobat
11 1 (0.048%) Adobe Illustrator
11 1 (0.048%) Adobe XD
11 1 (0.048%) InDesign
11 1 (0.048%) Oracle Smart View
11 1 (0.048%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 57 (2.76%) Dynamics CRM
2 14 (0.68%) NetSuite
3 10 (0.48%) Dynamics AX
4 9 (0.44%) SAP CO
5 8 (0.39%) Visualfiles
6 6 (0.29%) NEC Housing
7 5 (0.24%) Dynamics NAV
7 5 (0.24%) IBM Planning Analytics
7 5 (0.24%) SAP Business One
7 5 (0.24%) Shopify
8 4 (0.19%) Markit EDM
8 4 (0.19%) Oracle Payables
8 4 (0.19%) Oracle Receivables
8 4 (0.19%) SAP S/4HANA
9 3 (0.15%) Elite 3E
9 3 (0.15%) Integrated Workplace Management System
9 3 (0.15%) ResourceLink
9 3 (0.15%) Salesforce CRM
10 2 (0.097%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
10 2 (0.097%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 2,068 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 1,052 (50.87%) Azure
3 529 (25.58%) Azure AI
4 223 (10.78%) Power Automate
5 203 (9.82%) Microsoft 365
6 188 (9.09%) PowerApps
7 143 (6.91%) Azure Data Factory
8 124 (6.00%) Snowflake
9 118 (5.71%) Dynamics 365
10 117 (5.66%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 81 (3.92%) AWS
11 81 (3.92%) Azure DevOps
12 74 (3.58%) dbt
13 61 (2.95%) Microsoft Copilot
14 57 (2.76%) Entra ID
15 56 (2.71%) SaaS
16 50 (2.42%) GCP
17 45 (2.18%) Azure Logic Apps
18 28 (1.35%) GitHub
18 28 (1.35%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 16 (0.77%) Firewall
2 15 (0.73%) Intranet
3 12 (0.58%) WAN
4 10 (0.48%) DHCP
4 10 (0.48%) DNS
4 10 (0.48%) TCP/IP
5 7 (0.34%) VoIP
6 6 (0.29%) LAN
7 5 (0.24%) Modbus
7 5 (0.24%) MQTT
7 5 (0.24%) VPN
8 4 (0.19%) Broadband
9 3 (0.15%) Internet
9 3 (0.15%) VLAN
10 2 (0.097%) Network Security
10 2 (0.097%) Wi-Fi
11 1 (0.048%) ADSL
11 1 (0.048%) BGP
11 1 (0.048%) FTP
11 1 (0.048%) Softphone
Database & Business Intelligence
1 777 (37.57%) Tableau
2 200 (9.67%) SQL Server
3 178 (8.61%) Data Warehouse
4 116 (5.61%) Data Lake
5 115 (5.56%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 104 (5.03%) Power Query
7 63 (3.05%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 62 (3.00%) Azure SQL Database
9 49 (2.37%) Looker
10 42 (2.03%) Relational Database
11 33 (1.60%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 30 (1.45%) Metadata
13 28 (1.35%) BigQuery
13 28 (1.35%) Qlik Sense
14 26 (1.26%) Big Data
15 25 (1.21%) PostgreSQL
16 23 (1.11%) PowerPivot
17 22 (1.06%) Star Schema
18 21 (1.02%) MySQL
19 18 (0.87%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 66 (3.19%) Git
2 33 (1.60%) Visual Studio
3 29 (1.40%) JIRA
4 9 (0.44%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 7 (0.34%) GitLab
6 4 (0.19%) ER Studio
6 4 (0.19%) ERwin
6 4 (0.19%) Postman
6 4 (0.19%) PowerDesigner
7 3 (0.15%) Jenkins
8 2 (0.097%) DBeaver
9 1 (0.048%) Axure RP
9 1 (0.048%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.048%) LSMW
9 1 (0.048%) Oracle APEX
9 1 (0.048%) Selenium
9 1 (0.048%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 1,115 (53.92%) Social Skills
2 600 (29.01%) Finance
3 515 (24.90%) Analytical Skills
4 110 (5.32%) Marketing
5 91 (4.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 85 (4.11%) Manufacturing
7 77 (3.72%) Law
7 77 (3.72%) Legal
8 76 (3.68%) Public Sector
9 60 (2.90%) Retail
10 49 (2.37%) Presentation Skills
11 48 (2.32%) Organisational Skills
12 42 (2.03%) Banking
13 26 (1.26%) Influencing Skills
14 25 (1.21%) Advertising
15 23 (1.11%) Documentation Skills
16 21 (1.02%) Billing
16 21 (1.02%) Financial Institution
17 20 (0.97%) Games
18 18 (0.87%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 1,045 (50.53%) Analyst
2 743 (35.93%) Data Analyst
3 534 (25.82%) Junior
4 527 (25.48%) Junior Analyst
5 524 (25.34%) Junior Data Analyst
6 214 (10.35%) Senior
7 208 (10.06%) Developer
8 144 (6.96%) Data Engineer
9 120 (5.80%) Lead
10 84 (4.06%) Business Intelligence Developer
11 77 (3.72%) Business Intelligence Analyst
11 77 (3.72%) Senior Analyst
12 73 (3.53%) Architect
12 73 (3.53%) Financial Analyst
13 63 (3.05%) Business Analyst
14 60 (2.90%) Support Analyst
15 53 (2.56%) Power Platform Developer
16 52 (2.51%) IT Support
17 49 (2.37%) Consultant
17 49 (2.37%) Report Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (2.51%) .NET
2 37 (1.79%) REST
3 32 (1.55%) XML
4 30 (1.45%) JSON
4 30 (1.45%) PySpark
5 23 (1.11%) HTML
6 22 (1.06%) Web Services
7 21 (1.02%) CSS
8 20 (0.97%) HTML5 Canvas
9 18 (0.87%) SOAP
10 17 (0.82%) EDI
11 15 (0.73%) .NET Core
12 11 (0.53%) React
13 9 (0.44%) AngularJS
13 9 (0.44%) SAP CO-PA
13 9 (0.44%) WinForms
14 8 (0.39%) ASP.NET
14 8 (0.39%) Middleware
14 8 (0.39%) RESTful
15 7 (0.34%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 88 (4.26%) Analytical Mindset
2 68 (3.29%) Management Information System
3 48 (2.32%) Self-Motivation
4 44 (2.13%) Data Structures
5 39 (1.89%) Onboarding
6 37 (1.79%) Cloud Native
7 32 (1.55%) FMCG
8 29 (1.40%) Low-Code
8 29 (1.40%) Product Ownership
9 26 (1.26%) Legacy Systems
10 19 (0.92%) Greenfield Project
10 19 (0.92%) Reinsurance
11 17 (0.82%) Driving Licence
12 16 (0.77%) Enterprise Software
13 14 (0.68%) NHS
14 13 (0.63%) Algorithms
15 11 (0.53%) Renewable Energy
16 10 (0.48%) Social Media
17 9 (0.44%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
17 9 (0.44%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 38 (1.84%) Windows
2 14 (0.68%) Linux
3 9 (0.44%) Unix
3 9 (0.44%) VMS
4 8 (0.39%) Mac OS
4 8 (0.39%) Windows Server
5 5 (0.24%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.15%) Android
7 2 (0.097%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.048%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.048%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,966 (95.07%) Business Intelligence
2 739 (35.74%) AI
3 570 (27.56%) Analytics
4 450 (21.76%) Decision-Making
5 389 (18.81%) Problem-Solving
6 362 (17.50%) Visualisation
7 339 (16.39%) Data Modelling
8 280 (13.54%) Continuous Improvement
9 263 (12.72%) ETL
10 250 (12.09%) Data Analysis
11 248 (11.99%) Agile
12 239 (11.56%) Data Visualisation
13 222 (10.74%) Actionable Insight
14 200 (9.67%) Data Governance
15 182 (8.80%) Data Engineering
16 170 (8.22%) Data Pipeline
17 162 (7.83%) Project Management
18 155 (7.50%) CRM
19 154 (7.45%) Stakeholder Management
20 153 (7.40%) Data Analytics
Programming Languages
1 1,309 (63.30%) SQL
2 913 (44.15%) Python
3 131 (6.33%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 87 (4.21%) C#
5 82 (3.97%) PowerShell
6 77 (3.72%) VBA
7 68 (3.29%) JavaScript
8 49 (2.37%) R
9 45 (2.18%) T-SQL
10 15 (0.73%) Kusto Query Language
11 12 (0.58%) Scala
12 9 (0.44%) Delphi
12 9 (0.44%) Java
13 7 (0.34%) TypeScript
14 5 (0.24%) ANSI SQL
15 4 (0.19%) Bash
15 4 (0.19%) Bicep
15 4 (0.19%) VB
15 4 (0.19%) VBScript
16 3 (0.15%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 551 (26.64%) Azure Certification
2 315 (15.23%) Degree
3 78 (3.77%) Security Cleared
4 73 (3.53%) ACCA
4 73 (3.53%) CIMA
5 61 (2.95%) SC Cleared
6 58 (2.80%) Microsoft Certification
7 50 (2.42%) Computer Science Degree
8 44 (2.13%) Master's Degree
9 40 (1.93%) PMI Certification
9 40 (1.93%) PMP
10 28 (1.35%) DBS Check
11 17 (0.82%) MBA
12 15 (0.73%) AAT
13 14 (0.68%) Numerate Degree
14 13 (0.63%) APMP
15 9 (0.44%) CISA
15 9 (0.44%) CISSP
15 9 (0.44%) IIBA
16 8 (0.39%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 272 (13.15%) Data Quality
2 74 (3.58%) GDPR
3 53 (2.56%) QA
4 42 (2.03%) Accessibility
5 39 (1.89%) PMO
6 38 (1.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 30 (1.45%) SLA
8 20 (0.97%) Actionable Recommendations
9 11 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials
10 10 (0.48%) GRC
10 10 (0.48%) NIST
11 9 (0.44%) ITGC
12 5 (0.24%) COBIT
12 5 (0.24%) IFRS
13 4 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 4 (0.19%) IFRS 17
14 3 (0.15%) California Consumer Privacy Act
15 2 (0.097%) MiFID
15 2 (0.097%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 2 (0.097%) WCAG
System Software
1 48 (2.32%) Active Directory
2 9 (0.44%) Docker
3 8 (0.39%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.15%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.097%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.097%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.048%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 21 (1.02%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (0.68%) Terraform
3 12 (0.58%) Kubernetes
4 7 (0.34%) Single Sign-On
5 5 (0.24%) Control-M
5 5 (0.24%) FortiGate
5 5 (0.24%) SCCM
6 4 (0.19%) RSA Archer
7 3 (0.15%) Argo
8 1 (0.048%) Ansible
8 1 (0.048%) Grafana
8 1 (0.048%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.048%) MOM
Vendors
1 1,026 (49.61%) Microsoft
2 109 (5.27%) Databricks
3 88 (4.26%) SAP
4 72 (3.48%) Oracle
5 55 (2.66%) Salesforce
6 44 (2.13%) Google
7 35 (1.69%) Informatica
8 34 (1.64%) ServiceNow
9 26 (1.26%) Alteryx
10 21 (1.02%) Anaplan
11 18 (0.87%) Adobe
11 18 (0.87%) HubSpot
12 14 (0.68%) IBM
13 12 (0.58%) Genesys
13 12 (0.58%) Verint
14 10 (0.48%) Intapp
15 9 (0.44%) Dataiku
15 9 (0.44%) Foundry
15 9 (0.44%) MuleSoft
15 9 (0.44%) Northgate