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

6 months to
3 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 61 77 57
Rank change year-on-year +16 -20 +17
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 1,938 1,678 2,849
As % of all permanent jobs in England 3.43% 3.62% 4.36%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 32.81% 20.15% 22.51%
Number of salaries quoted 1,093 945 2,381
10th Percentile £35,750 £37,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £43,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £73,750 £76,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £88,750 £92,300 £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 5,907 8,326 12,656
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 10.45% 17.97% 19.37%
Number of salaries quoted 3,818 4,639 10,420
10th Percentile £35,000 £38,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £42,780 £48,750 £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 £80,000 £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 3 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 3 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 +15 647 £69,375 -0.89% 275
South East +35 390 £53,750 -6.52% 240
North of England -5 329 £47,500 - 142
Midlands +38 296 £47,500 -5.00% 139
West Midlands +26 191 £47,500 -5.00% 85
North West +2 173 £50,000 +5.26% 87
South West +44 150 £43,500 -3.33% 45
Yorkshire 0 123 £42,039 -11.96% 42
East of England -15 108 £46,750 -38.49% 43
East Midlands +50 103 £46,445 +9.28% 54
North East +19 33 £42,500 -22.73% 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
1 133 (6.86%) SharePoint
2 19 (0.98%) Microsoft Exchange
3 18 (0.93%) Apache Spark
4 17 (0.88%) SAS
5 16 (0.83%) Apache Airflow
5 16 (0.83%) Confluence
6 6 (0.31%) WordPress
7 5 (0.26%) CMS
8 4 (0.21%) Apache
8 4 (0.21%) SugarCRM
8 4 (0.21%) Umbraco
9 2 (0.10%) Moodle
9 2 (0.10%) Oracle Application Server
9 2 (0.10%) Palantir Foundry
10 1 (0.052%) Apache Superset
10 1 (0.052%) Drupal
10 1 (0.052%) Jupyter
Applications
1 892 (46.03%) Microsoft Excel
2 67 (3.46%) Microsoft Office
3 54 (2.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 20 (1.03%) Microsoft Project
5 19 (0.98%) Spreadsheet
6 14 (0.72%) MS Visio
7 10 (0.52%) Maya
7 10 (0.52%) Trello
8 5 (0.26%) Chatbot
9 2 (0.10%) AutoCAD
9 2 (0.10%) Revit
10 1 (0.052%) Acrobat
10 1 (0.052%) Adobe Illustrator
10 1 (0.052%) Adobe XD
10 1 (0.052%) InDesign
10 1 (0.052%) Oracle Smart View
10 1 (0.052%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 72 (3.72%) Dynamics CRM
2 14 (0.72%) NetSuite
3 10 (0.52%) Dynamics AX
3 10 (0.52%) Shopify
4 8 (0.41%) SAP CO
4 8 (0.41%) Visualfiles
5 7 (0.36%) Elite 3E
6 6 (0.31%) Dynamics NAV
6 6 (0.31%) NEC Housing
6 6 (0.31%) SAP Business One
7 5 (0.26%) IBM Planning Analytics
8 4 (0.21%) Oracle Payables
8 4 (0.21%) Oracle Receivables
9 3 (0.15%) Integrated Workplace Management System
9 3 (0.15%) ResourceLink
9 3 (0.15%) Salesforce CRM
9 3 (0.15%) SAP S/4HANA
10 2 (0.10%) Aladdin
10 2 (0.10%) Q-Pulse
10 2 (0.10%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 1,938 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 918 (47.37%) Azure
3 340 (17.54%) Azure AI
4 215 (11.09%) Power Automate
5 190 (9.80%) Microsoft 365
6 180 (9.29%) PowerApps
7 138 (7.12%) Azure Data Factory
8 130 (6.71%) Snowflake
9 128 (6.60%) Dynamics 365
10 109 (5.62%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 85 (4.39%) AWS
12 82 (4.23%) Azure DevOps
13 65 (3.35%) dbt
14 64 (3.30%) Microsoft Copilot
15 50 (2.58%) SaaS
16 48 (2.48%) Entra ID
17 46 (2.37%) GCP
18 44 (2.27%) Azure Logic Apps
19 27 (1.39%) Fivetran
20 26 (1.34%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 16 (0.83%) Firewall
2 13 (0.67%) Intranet
3 10 (0.52%) TCP/IP
4 9 (0.46%) DHCP
4 9 (0.46%) DNS
4 9 (0.46%) WAN
5 7 (0.36%) VoIP
6 6 (0.31%) LAN
7 5 (0.26%) Modbus
7 5 (0.26%) MQTT
7 5 (0.26%) VPN
8 3 (0.15%) VLAN
9 2 (0.10%) Broadband
9 2 (0.10%) Network Security
9 2 (0.10%) Wi-Fi
10 1 (0.052%) ADSL
10 1 (0.052%) BGP
10 1 (0.052%) FTP
10 1 (0.052%) Internet
10 1 (0.052%) Softphone
Database & Business Intelligence
1 583 (30.08%) Tableau
2 194 (10.01%) SQL Server
3 177 (9.13%) Data Warehouse
4 166 (8.57%) Data Lake
5 113 (5.83%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 98 (5.06%) Power Query
7 67 (3.46%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 64 (3.30%) SAP BW
9 59 (3.04%) Azure SQL Database
10 51 (2.63%) Looker
11 43 (2.22%) Relational Database
12 33 (1.70%) Metadata
12 33 (1.70%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 25 (1.29%) Qlik Sense
14 23 (1.19%) PostgreSQL
15 21 (1.08%) BigQuery
15 21 (1.08%) Data Mining
15 21 (1.08%) MySQL
16 19 (0.98%) Big Data
16 19 (0.98%) PowerPivot
Development Applications
1 73 (3.77%) Git
2 36 (1.86%) Visual Studio
3 33 (1.70%) JIRA
4 7 (0.36%) GitLab
4 7 (0.36%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 4 (0.21%) ER Studio
5 4 (0.21%) ERwin
5 4 (0.21%) PowerDesigner
6 3 (0.15%) Jenkins
6 3 (0.15%) Postman
7 2 (0.10%) DBeaver
8 1 (0.052%) Axure RP
8 1 (0.052%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.052%) LSMW
8 1 (0.052%) Oracle APEX
8 1 (0.052%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 950 (49.02%) Social Skills
2 614 (31.68%) Finance
3 521 (26.88%) Analytical Skills
4 121 (6.24%) Marketing
5 93 (4.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 90 (4.64%) Manufacturing
7 82 (4.23%) Legal
8 73 (3.77%) Law
9 69 (3.56%) Retail
10 64 (3.30%) Public Sector
11 60 (3.10%) Organisational Skills
12 57 (2.94%) Presentation Skills
13 45 (2.32%) Banking
14 30 (1.55%) Influencing Skills
15 28 (1.44%) Advertising
16 27 (1.39%) Games
17 22 (1.14%) Financial Institution
18 21 (1.08%) Billing
19 20 (1.03%) Documentation Skills
20 18 (0.93%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 889 (45.87%) Analyst
2 548 (28.28%) Data Analyst
3 349 (18.01%) Junior
4 344 (17.75%) Junior Analyst
5 331 (17.08%) Junior Data Analyst
6 210 (10.84%) Senior
7 206 (10.63%) Developer
8 152 (7.84%) Lead
9 142 (7.33%) Data Engineer
10 86 (4.44%) Business Intelligence Developer
11 78 (4.02%) Senior Analyst
12 76 (3.92%) Business Intelligence Analyst
13 67 (3.46%) Architect
13 67 (3.46%) Report Analyst
14 66 (3.41%) Support Analyst
15 64 (3.30%) Financial Analyst
16 59 (3.04%) Business Analyst
17 47 (2.43%) Power Platform Developer
18 46 (2.37%) Consultant
19 44 (2.27%) IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (2.68%) .NET
2 42 (2.17%) REST
3 29 (1.50%) Web Services
4 27 (1.39%) PySpark
5 25 (1.29%) XML
6 24 (1.24%) SOAP
7 23 (1.19%) HTML
7 23 (1.19%) JSON
8 18 (0.93%) EDI
8 18 (0.93%) HTML5 Canvas
9 15 (0.77%) CSS
10 11 (0.57%) .NET Core
11 10 (0.52%) React
12 9 (0.46%) AngularJS
12 9 (0.46%) Middleware
13 8 (0.41%) ASP.NET
13 8 (0.41%) SAP CO-PA
13 8 (0.41%) WinForms
14 7 (0.36%) Kafka
14 7 (0.36%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 81 (4.18%) Analytical Mindset
2 61 (3.15%) Management Information System
3 59 (3.04%) Data Structures
4 44 (2.27%) Self-Motivation
5 42 (2.17%) Onboarding
6 37 (1.91%) FMCG
7 35 (1.81%) Cloud Native
8 31 (1.60%) Product Ownership
9 22 (1.14%) Enterprise Software
9 22 (1.14%) Legacy Systems
10 19 (0.98%) Driving Licence
10 19 (0.98%) Greenfield Project
10 19 (0.98%) Low-Code
11 18 (0.93%) Reinsurance
12 14 (0.72%) NHS
13 13 (0.67%) Algorithms
14 11 (0.57%) Social Media
15 9 (0.46%) Renewable Energy
15 9 (0.46%) Virtual Team
16 8 (0.41%) AI Agents
Operating Systems
1 41 (2.12%) Windows
2 9 (0.46%) Linux
3 8 (0.41%) Mac OS
4 7 (0.36%) Windows 10
4 7 (0.36%) Windows Server
5 6 (0.31%) Unix
6 4 (0.21%) VMS
7 3 (0.15%) Android
8 2 (0.10%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.052%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.052%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,831 (94.48%) Business Intelligence
2 629 (32.46%) Analytics
3 542 (27.97%) AI
4 445 (22.96%) Decision-Making
4 445 (22.96%) Problem-Solving
5 381 (19.66%) Data Modelling
6 357 (18.42%) Visualisation
7 282 (14.55%) Continuous Improvement
8 265 (13.67%) ETL
9 263 (13.57%) Data Analysis
10 260 (13.42%) Agile
11 258 (13.31%) Actionable Insight
12 226 (11.66%) Data Visualisation
13 216 (11.15%) Data Governance
14 180 (9.29%) Data Engineering
14 180 (9.29%) ERP
15 175 (9.03%) Data Pipeline
16 171 (8.82%) Stakeholder Management
17 167 (8.62%) Data Analytics
18 165 (8.51%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 1,120 (57.79%) SQL
2 736 (37.98%) Python
3 131 (6.76%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 79 (4.08%) C#
5 76 (3.92%) PowerShell
6 69 (3.56%) VBA
7 63 (3.25%) JavaScript
8 45 (2.32%) R
9 41 (2.12%) T-SQL
10 18 (0.93%) Scala
11 10 (0.52%) Kusto Query Language
12 8 (0.41%) Delphi
13 7 (0.36%) Java
14 6 (0.31%) TypeScript
15 5 (0.26%) ANSI SQL
15 5 (0.26%) Bicep
16 4 (0.21%) Bash
17 3 (0.15%) C
17 3 (0.15%) VB.NET
18 2 (0.10%) PHP
Qualifications
1 395 (20.38%) Degree
2 358 (18.47%) Azure Certification
3 68 (3.51%) Security Cleared
4 67 (3.46%) ACCA
4 67 (3.46%) CIMA
5 55 (2.84%) Microsoft Certification
5 55 (2.84%) SC Cleared
6 50 (2.58%) Computer Science Degree
7 43 (2.22%) PMI Certification
7 43 (2.22%) PMP
8 41 (2.12%) Master's Degree
9 40 (2.06%) DBS Check
10 14 (0.72%) CISSP
10 14 (0.72%) MBA
11 13 (0.67%) CISA
11 13 (0.67%) Numerate Degree
12 10 (0.52%) AAT
12 10 (0.52%) APMP
13 9 (0.46%) CRISC
13 9 (0.46%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 312 (16.10%) Data Quality
2 72 (3.72%) GDPR
3 70 (3.61%) QA
4 48 (2.48%) Accessibility
5 45 (2.32%) PMO
6 44 (2.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 29 (1.50%) SLA
8 13 (0.67%) Actionable Recommendations
8 13 (0.67%) Cyber Essentials
8 13 (0.67%) NIST
9 11 (0.57%) GRC
10 10 (0.52%) ITGC
11 9 (0.46%) COBIT
12 6 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 3 (0.15%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 3 (0.15%) IFRS
13 3 (0.15%) IFRS 17
14 2 (0.10%) MiFID
14 2 (0.10%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 2 (0.10%) WCAG
System Software
1 40 (2.06%) Active Directory
2 11 (0.57%) Docker
3 5 (0.26%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.10%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.10%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (0.10%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.052%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 22 (1.14%) Microsoft Intune
2 15 (0.77%) Terraform
3 11 (0.57%) Kubernetes
4 8 (0.41%) Single Sign-On
5 5 (0.26%) FortiGate
5 5 (0.26%) RSA Archer
6 3 (0.15%) Argo
6 3 (0.15%) Control-M
7 2 (0.10%) SCCM
8 1 (0.052%) Ansible
8 1 (0.052%) Grafana
8 1 (0.052%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.052%) MOM
Vendors
1 832 (42.93%) Microsoft
2 146 (7.53%) SAP
3 104 (5.37%) Databricks
4 72 (3.72%) Oracle
5 55 (2.84%) Salesforce
6 37 (1.91%) Google
7 33 (1.70%) ServiceNow
8 29 (1.50%) Informatica
9 28 (1.44%) Alteryx
10 22 (1.14%) Anaplan
11 19 (0.98%) Adobe
12 16 (0.83%) Verint
13 15 (0.77%) HubSpot
14 12 (0.62%) Genesys
14 12 (0.62%) Intapp
15 11 (0.57%) Dell
15 11 (0.57%) IBM
15 11 (0.57%) MuleSoft
16 10 (0.52%) Dataiku
17 8 (0.41%) Foundry