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

6 months to
21 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 59 77 58
Rank change year-on-year +18 -19 +18
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 2,037 1,618 2,834
As % of all permanent jobs in England 3.35% 3.71% 4.24%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 33.60% 20.12% 22.24%
Number of salaries quoted 1,129 953 2,370
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 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +11.11% -6.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £76,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £93,100 £84,056
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% -6.25%

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 6,062 8,042 12,742
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 9.98% 18.43% 19.06%
Number of salaries quoted 3,875 4,657 10,436
10th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £43,750 £50,000 £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 £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 21 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 21 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 +12 658 £70,000 - 235
South East +26 381 £55,000 -4.35% 213
North of England +8 379 £48,105 -0.30% 126
Midlands +37 331 £47,085 -5.83% 128
West Midlands +17 206 £47,500 -5.47% 82
North West +1 179 £50,000 +2.04% 79
South West +54 162 £43,500 -3.33% 52
Yorkshire +10 161 £45,000 -5.26% 33
East Midlands +45 123 £45,000 +5.26% 46
East of England -18 110 £46,750 -38.49% 31
North East +15 39 £46,750 -16.89% 19
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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
1 143 (7.02%) SharePoint
2 23 (1.13%) Microsoft Exchange
3 19 (0.93%) Apache Airflow
4 18 (0.88%) Apache Spark
5 17 (0.83%) SAS
6 16 (0.79%) Confluence
7 5 (0.25%) WordPress
8 4 (0.20%) Apache
8 4 (0.20%) CMS
8 4 (0.20%) Umbraco
9 2 (0.098%) Moodle
9 2 (0.098%) Oracle Application Server
9 2 (0.098%) Palantir Foundry
10 1 (0.049%) Appian
10 1 (0.049%) Drupal
10 1 (0.049%) Jupyter
10 1 (0.049%) Mendix
10 1 (0.049%) SugarCRM
Applications
1 955 (46.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 70 (3.44%) Microsoft Office
3 55 (2.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 23 (1.13%) Spreadsheet
5 19 (0.93%) Microsoft Project
6 17 (0.83%) MS Visio
7 10 (0.49%) Trello
8 8 (0.39%) Maya
9 5 (0.25%) Chatbot
10 2 (0.098%) AutoCAD
10 2 (0.098%) Revit
11 1 (0.049%) Acrobat
11 1 (0.049%) Adobe Illustrator
11 1 (0.049%) Adobe XD
11 1 (0.049%) InDesign
11 1 (0.049%) Oracle Smart View
11 1 (0.049%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 63 (3.09%) Dynamics CRM
2 14 (0.69%) NetSuite
3 10 (0.49%) Dynamics AX
4 9 (0.44%) SAP CO
5 8 (0.39%) Visualfiles
6 7 (0.34%) Shopify
7 6 (0.29%) NEC Housing
8 5 (0.25%) Dynamics NAV
8 5 (0.25%) IBM Planning Analytics
8 5 (0.25%) SAP Business One
9 4 (0.20%) Elite 3E
9 4 (0.20%) Markit EDM
9 4 (0.20%) Oracle Payables
9 4 (0.20%) Oracle Receivables
9 4 (0.20%) SAP S/4HANA
10 3 (0.15%) Integrated Workplace Management System
10 3 (0.15%) ResourceLink
10 3 (0.15%) Salesforce CRM
11 2 (0.098%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
11 2 (0.098%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 2,037 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 1,013 (49.73%) Azure
3 482 (23.66%) Azure AI
4 218 (10.70%) Power Automate
5 203 (9.97%) Microsoft 365
6 184 (9.03%) PowerApps
7 141 (6.92%) Azure Data Factory
8 128 (6.28%) Snowflake
9 120 (5.89%) Dynamics 365
10 116 (5.69%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 84 (4.12%) AWS
12 82 (4.03%) Azure DevOps
13 74 (3.63%) dbt
14 63 (3.09%) Microsoft Copilot
15 57 (2.80%) Entra ID
15 57 (2.80%) SaaS
16 53 (2.60%) GCP
17 45 (2.21%) Azure Logic Apps
18 28 (1.37%) GitHub
18 28 (1.37%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 16 (0.79%) Firewall
2 14 (0.69%) Intranet
3 11 (0.54%) WAN
4 10 (0.49%) DHCP
4 10 (0.49%) DNS
4 10 (0.49%) TCP/IP
5 7 (0.34%) VoIP
6 6 (0.29%) LAN
7 5 (0.25%) Modbus
7 5 (0.25%) MQTT
7 5 (0.25%) VPN
8 3 (0.15%) Broadband
8 3 (0.15%) VLAN
9 2 (0.098%) Internet
9 2 (0.098%) Network Security
9 2 (0.098%) Wi-Fi
10 1 (0.049%) ADSL
10 1 (0.049%) BGP
10 1 (0.049%) FTP
10 1 (0.049%) Softphone
Database & Business Intelligence
1 733 (35.98%) Tableau
2 205 (10.06%) SQL Server
3 178 (8.74%) Data Warehouse
4 122 (5.99%) Data Lake
5 115 (5.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 102 (5.01%) Power Query
7 63 (3.09%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 62 (3.04%) Azure SQL Database
9 53 (2.60%) Looker
10 42 (2.06%) Relational Database
11 33 (1.62%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 31 (1.52%) Metadata
13 29 (1.42%) BigQuery
14 27 (1.33%) PostgreSQL
15 26 (1.28%) Big Data
15 26 (1.28%) Qlik Sense
16 23 (1.13%) PowerPivot
17 21 (1.03%) MySQL
17 21 (1.03%) Star Schema
18 20 (0.98%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 66 (3.24%) Git
2 32 (1.57%) Visual Studio
3 31 (1.52%) JIRA
4 9 (0.44%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 7 (0.34%) GitLab
6 4 (0.20%) ER Studio
6 4 (0.20%) ERwin
6 4 (0.20%) Postman
6 4 (0.20%) PowerDesigner
7 3 (0.15%) Jenkins
8 2 (0.098%) DBeaver
9 1 (0.049%) Axure RP
9 1 (0.049%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.049%) LSMW
9 1 (0.049%) Oracle APEX
9 1 (0.049%) Selenium
9 1 (0.049%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 1,075 (52.77%) Social Skills
2 613 (30.09%) Finance
3 509 (24.99%) Analytical Skills
4 114 (5.60%) Marketing
5 92 (4.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 86 (4.22%) Manufacturing
7 79 (3.88%) Legal
8 78 (3.83%) Law
9 73 (3.58%) Public Sector
10 61 (2.99%) Retail
11 52 (2.55%) Organisational Skills
12 51 (2.50%) Presentation Skills
13 43 (2.11%) Banking
14 27 (1.33%) Advertising
15 26 (1.28%) Influencing Skills
16 22 (1.08%) Documentation Skills
17 21 (1.03%) Billing
17 21 (1.03%) Financial Institution
17 21 (1.03%) Games
18 18 (0.88%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 1,005 (49.34%) Analyst
2 697 (34.22%) Data Analyst
3 486 (23.86%) Junior
4 479 (23.51%) Junior Analyst
5 476 (23.37%) Junior Data Analyst
6 222 (10.90%) Senior
7 205 (10.06%) Developer
8 145 (7.12%) Data Engineer
9 127 (6.23%) Lead
10 83 (4.07%) Business Intelligence Developer
11 82 (4.03%) Senior Analyst
12 77 (3.78%) Business Intelligence Analyst
13 73 (3.58%) Architect
14 71 (3.49%) Financial Analyst
15 64 (3.14%) Business Analyst
16 59 (2.90%) Support Analyst
17 52 (2.55%) IT Support
18 51 (2.50%) Power Platform Developer
19 49 (2.41%) Consultant
19 49 (2.41%) Report Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 54 (2.65%) .NET
2 38 (1.87%) REST
3 32 (1.57%) XML
4 30 (1.47%) JSON
5 29 (1.42%) PySpark
6 24 (1.18%) HTML
7 23 (1.13%) Web Services
8 20 (0.98%) CSS
8 20 (0.98%) HTML5 Canvas
9 19 (0.93%) SOAP
10 17 (0.83%) EDI
11 16 (0.79%) .NET Core
12 12 (0.59%) Middleware
13 11 (0.54%) React
14 9 (0.44%) AngularJS
14 9 (0.44%) SAP CO-PA
14 9 (0.44%) WinForms
15 8 (0.39%) ASP.NET
15 8 (0.39%) RESTful
16 7 (0.34%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 85 (4.17%) Analytical Mindset
2 68 (3.34%) Management Information System
3 48 (2.36%) Self-Motivation
4 44 (2.16%) Data Structures
5 41 (2.01%) Onboarding
6 37 (1.82%) Cloud Native
7 33 (1.62%) FMCG
8 30 (1.47%) Product Ownership
9 25 (1.23%) Legacy Systems
9 25 (1.23%) Low-Code
10 20 (0.98%) Reinsurance
11 19 (0.93%) Driving Licence
11 19 (0.93%) Enterprise Software
11 19 (0.93%) Greenfield Project
12 14 (0.69%) NHS
13 13 (0.64%) Algorithms
14 11 (0.54%) Renewable Energy
15 10 (0.49%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
15 10 (0.49%) Social Media
16 9 (0.44%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 40 (1.96%) Windows
2 14 (0.69%) Linux
3 9 (0.44%) Unix
3 9 (0.44%) VMS
4 8 (0.39%) Mac OS
4 8 (0.39%) Windows Server
5 6 (0.29%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.15%) Android
7 2 (0.098%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.049%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.049%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,930 (94.75%) Business Intelligence
2 689 (33.82%) AI
3 578 (28.38%) Analytics
4 449 (22.04%) Decision-Making
5 392 (19.24%) Problem-Solving
6 362 (17.77%) Visualisation
7 343 (16.84%) Data Modelling
8 280 (13.75%) Continuous Improvement
9 265 (13.01%) ETL
10 257 (12.62%) Data Analysis
11 256 (12.57%) Agile
12 237 (11.63%) Data Visualisation
13 227 (11.14%) Actionable Insight
14 204 (10.01%) Data Governance
15 186 (9.13%) Data Engineering
16 173 (8.49%) Data Pipeline
17 166 (8.15%) Project Management
18 157 (7.71%) CRM
18 157 (7.71%) Stakeholder Management
19 156 (7.66%) Data Analytics
Programming Languages
1 1,267 (62.20%) SQL
2 873 (42.86%) Python
3 130 (6.38%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 88 (4.32%) C#
5 82 (4.03%) PowerShell
6 75 (3.68%) VBA
7 68 (3.34%) JavaScript
8 49 (2.41%) R
9 45 (2.21%) T-SQL
10 15 (0.74%) Kusto Query Language
10 15 (0.74%) Scala
11 10 (0.49%) Java
12 9 (0.44%) Delphi
13 7 (0.34%) TypeScript
14 5 (0.25%) ANSI SQL
15 4 (0.20%) Bash
15 4 (0.20%) Bicep
15 4 (0.20%) VB
15 4 (0.20%) VBScript
16 3 (0.15%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 504 (24.74%) Azure Certification
2 328 (16.10%) Degree
3 77 (3.78%) Security Cleared
4 71 (3.49%) ACCA
4 71 (3.49%) CIMA
5 60 (2.95%) SC Cleared
6 58 (2.85%) Microsoft Certification
7 51 (2.50%) Computer Science Degree
8 43 (2.11%) Master's Degree
9 42 (2.06%) PMI Certification
9 42 (2.06%) PMP
10 28 (1.37%) DBS Check
11 16 (0.79%) MBA
12 14 (0.69%) Numerate Degree
13 13 (0.64%) AAT
14 12 (0.59%) 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
1 278 (13.65%) Data Quality
2 73 (3.58%) GDPR
3 57 (2.80%) QA
4 43 (2.11%) Accessibility
5 41 (2.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 40 (1.96%) PMO
7 33 (1.62%) SLA
8 18 (0.88%) Actionable Recommendations
9 12 (0.59%) Cyber Essentials
10 10 (0.49%) NIST
11 9 (0.44%) GRC
12 8 (0.39%) ITGC
13 5 (0.25%) COBIT
13 5 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 5 (0.25%) IFRS
14 4 (0.20%) IFRS 17
15 3 (0.15%) California Consumer Privacy Act
16 2 (0.098%) MiFID
16 2 (0.098%) Sarbanes-Oxley
16 2 (0.098%) WCAG
System Software
1 47 (2.31%) Active Directory
2 9 (0.44%) Docker
3 8 (0.39%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.15%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.098%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.098%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.049%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 22 (1.08%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (0.69%) Terraform
3 12 (0.59%) Kubernetes
4 7 (0.34%) Single Sign-On
5 5 (0.25%) Control-M
5 5 (0.25%) FortiGate
5 5 (0.25%) SCCM
6 4 (0.20%) RSA Archer
7 3 (0.15%) Argo
8 1 (0.049%) Ansible
8 1 (0.049%) Grafana
8 1 (0.049%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.049%) MOM
Vendors
1 983 (48.26%) Microsoft
2 109 (5.35%) Databricks
3 96 (4.71%) SAP
4 74 (3.63%) Oracle
5 55 (2.70%) Salesforce
6 44 (2.16%) Google
7 35 (1.72%) Informatica
8 34 (1.67%) ServiceNow
9 28 (1.37%) Alteryx
10 21 (1.03%) Anaplan
11 19 (0.93%) Adobe
12 18 (0.88%) HubSpot
13 14 (0.69%) IBM
14 12 (0.59%) Genesys
14 12 (0.59%) Verint
15 10 (0.49%) Intapp
15 10 (0.49%) MuleSoft
16 9 (0.44%) Dataiku
16 9 (0.44%) Foundry
16 9 (0.44%) Sage