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

6 months to
26 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 72 67 80
Rank change year-on-year -5 +13 -17
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 2,270 1,693 2,038
As % of all permanent jobs in England 2.19% 3.92% 3.00%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 28.68% 26.66% 19.10%
Number of salaries quoted 1,536 1,196 1,303
10th Percentile £34,500 £32,010 £37,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% +5.26%
75th Percentile £72,500 £70,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £87,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% +9.09%

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 7,916 6,351 10,668
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 7.65% 14.70% 15.68%
Number of salaries quoted 5,561 4,118 6,328
10th Percentile £36,500 £33,750 £38,000
25th Percentile £45,750 £45,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - -7.69% +3.17%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,781 £90,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £110,000 £118,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - -7.69% +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 26 September 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 September 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 -21 729 £67,500 +2.27% 1,141
North of England +71 522 £46,500 -12.26% 403
Midlands +7 371 £52,500 +5.00% 275
South East -33 297 £55,000 +10.00% 436
North West +57 278 £50,000 -9.09% 224
West Midlands +11 233 £55,000 +4.76% 184
South West -40 200 £42,500 -15.00% 153
Yorkshire +36 167 £43,000 -9.47% 141
East Midlands +2 138 £47,500 +5.56% 91
East of England -30 127 £55,000 +37.50% 161
North East -7 77 £45,000 +5.88% 39
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Power BI
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
1 210 (9.25%) SharePoint
2 27 (1.19%) Apache Spark
3 26 (1.15%) Microsoft Exchange
4 17 (0.75%) Apache Airflow
5 14 (0.62%) Apache
6 9 (0.40%) CMS
6 9 (0.40%) Confluence
6 9 (0.40%) WordPress
7 5 (0.22%) Oracle Workflow
8 4 (0.18%) ArcGIS
8 4 (0.18%) IIS
8 4 (0.18%) Luigi
8 4 (0.18%) SAS
9 2 (0.088%) Appian
9 2 (0.088%) Headless CMS
9 2 (0.088%) Oracle Application Server
9 2 (0.088%) Tornado
9 2 (0.088%) Umbraco
10 1 (0.044%) Moodle
10 1 (0.044%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 737 (32.47%) Microsoft Excel
2 69 (3.04%) Microsoft Office
3 34 (1.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 22 (0.97%) MS Visio
5 19 (0.84%) Spreadsheet
6 17 (0.75%) Microsoft Project
7 14 (0.62%) Chatbot
8 9 (0.40%) ProjectWise
9 5 (0.22%) Revit
10 4 (0.18%) Navisworks
11 3 (0.13%) AutoCAD
12 2 (0.088%) Notion
12 2 (0.088%) SPSS
13 1 (0.044%) Adobe Illustrator
13 1 (0.044%) Civil 3D
13 1 (0.044%) InDesign
13 1 (0.044%) Inkscape
Business Applications
1 61 (2.69%) Dynamics CRM
2 49 (2.16%) NetSuite
3 17 (0.75%) Elite 3E
4 16 (0.70%) Dynamics NAV
5 12 (0.53%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 11 (0.48%) Carpe Diem
7 10 (0.44%) IBM Planning Analytics
7 10 (0.44%) SAP S/4HANA
8 9 (0.40%) Visualfiles
9 7 (0.31%) Infor M3
9 7 (0.31%) Workday HCM
10 4 (0.18%) SystmOne
11 3 (0.13%) Integrated Workplace Management System
11 3 (0.13%) Magento
11 3 (0.13%) Payment Gateway
11 3 (0.13%) Shopify
12 2 (0.088%) Dynamics GP
12 2 (0.088%) FastStats
12 2 (0.088%) Sage 200
12 2 (0.088%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 2,270 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 869 (38.28%) Azure
3 302 (13.30%) Power Automate
4 286 (12.60%) PowerApps
5 257 (11.32%) Azure AI
6 256 (11.28%) Microsoft 365
7 195 (8.59%) Dynamics 365
8 167 (7.36%) Azure Data Factory
9 151 (6.65%) AWS
10 138 (6.08%) Azure DevOps
11 94 (4.14%) Microsoft Copilot
12 93 (4.10%) Snowflake
13 85 (3.74%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 80 (3.52%) GCP
15 78 (3.44%) Microsoft Purview
16 70 (3.08%) SaaS
17 61 (2.69%) Azure Logic Apps
18 57 (2.51%) Google Analytics
19 55 (2.42%) OneDrive
20 52 (2.29%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 17 (0.75%) Firewall
2 13 (0.57%) Broadband
3 8 (0.35%) LAN
3 8 (0.35%) WAN
4 7 (0.31%) DNS
4 7 (0.31%) VPN
5 5 (0.22%) DHCP
5 5 (0.22%) Network Security
5 5 (0.22%) SMS
6 4 (0.18%) LTE
6 4 (0.18%) MQTT
6 4 (0.18%) VoIP
7 3 (0.13%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (0.088%) Intranet
8 2 (0.088%) NAS
8 2 (0.088%) VLAN
8 2 (0.088%) Wireless
9 1 (0.044%) IP Telephony
9 1 (0.044%) Modbus
9 1 (0.044%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 542 (23.88%) Tableau
2 232 (10.22%) Data Warehouse
3 167 (7.36%) SQL Server
4 132 (5.81%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 128 (5.64%) Data Lake
6 127 (5.59%) Power Query
7 105 (4.63%) Azure SQL Database
8 83 (3.66%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 72 (3.17%) Relational Database
10 66 (2.91%) Metadata
11 56 (2.47%) Looker
12 53 (2.33%) Star Schema
13 32 (1.41%) Big Data
13 32 (1.41%) BigQuery
13 32 (1.41%) NoSQL
13 32 (1.41%) Semantic Layer
14 26 (1.15%) Delta Lake
15 23 (1.01%) MySQL
16 22 (0.97%) PostgreSQL
16 22 (0.97%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 99 (4.36%) Git
2 53 (2.33%) JIRA
3 15 (0.66%) Jenkins
4 12 (0.53%) Visual Studio
5 9 (0.40%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 6 (0.26%) MLflow
7 5 (0.22%) GitLab
8 4 (0.18%) Oracle Forms
9 2 (0.088%) Ant
9 2 (0.088%) Apache Ivy
9 2 (0.088%) IBM UrbanCode
9 2 (0.088%) Maven
9 2 (0.088%) Visual Studio Code
10 1 (0.044%) Browser DevTools
10 1 (0.044%) Burp Suite
10 1 (0.044%) ER Studio
10 1 (0.044%) ERwin
10 1 (0.044%) JMeter
10 1 (0.044%) kappa
10 1 (0.044%) Selenium
General
1 1,024 (45.11%) Social Skills
2 679 (29.91%) Finance
3 633 (27.89%) Analytical Skills
4 152 (6.70%) Law
5 151 (6.65%) Legal
6 139 (6.12%) Marketing
7 134 (5.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 134 (5.90%) Organisational Skills
8 129 (5.68%) Retail
9 127 (5.59%) Public Sector
10 121 (5.33%) Manufacturing
11 58 (2.56%) Banking
12 50 (2.20%) Documentation Skills
13 38 (1.67%) Influencing Skills
14 34 (1.50%) Billing
15 30 (1.32%) Presentation Skills
16 29 (1.28%) Telecoms
17 26 (1.15%) Social Housing
18 25 (1.10%) Military
19 24 (1.06%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 787 (34.67%) Analyst
2 461 (20.31%) Data Analyst
3 317 (13.96%) Developer
4 282 (12.42%) Senior
5 261 (11.50%) Junior
6 255 (11.23%) Junior Analyst
7 241 (10.62%) Junior Data Analyst
8 186 (8.19%) Data Engineer
9 156 (6.87%) Lead
10 88 (3.88%) Business Intelligence Developer
11 84 (3.70%) Architect
12 81 (3.57%) Business Intelligence Analyst
13 79 (3.48%) Business Analyst
14 76 (3.35%) Data Manager
15 72 (3.17%) Senior Analyst
16 70 (3.08%) Consultant
17 65 (2.86%) Systems Analyst
18 58 (2.56%) Data Architect
18 58 (2.56%) Power Platform Developer
19 55 (2.42%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 101 (4.45%) .NET
2 73 (3.22%) REST
3 71 (3.13%) HTML
4 67 (2.95%) PySpark
5 58 (2.56%) CSS
6 43 (1.89%) JSON
7 31 (1.37%) HTML5 Canvas
8 30 (1.32%) XML
9 28 (1.23%) .NET Core
9 28 (1.23%) EDI
9 28 (1.23%) Terraform
10 26 (1.15%) Middleware
11 25 (1.10%) Kafka
12 24 (1.06%) Microsoft Graph
13 20 (0.88%) ASP.NET
14 19 (0.84%) HTML5
15 17 (0.75%) SOAP
16 15 (0.66%) Pandas
16 15 (0.66%) React
17 14 (0.62%) SPFx
Miscellaneous
1 175 (7.71%) Management Information System
2 75 (3.30%) Data Structures
3 61 (2.69%) Product Ownership
4 57 (2.51%) Onboarding
5 54 (2.38%) Self-Motivation
6 41 (1.81%) Analytical Mindset
7 34 (1.50%) Enterprise Software
7 34 (1.50%) Legacy Systems
8 32 (1.41%) Greenfield Project
9 27 (1.19%) Cloud Native
10 26 (1.15%) AI Agents
10 26 (1.15%) Driving Licence
11 25 (1.10%) NHS
12 22 (0.97%) Social Media
13 21 (0.93%) FMCG
13 21 (0.93%) Low-Code
14 19 (0.84%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
15 16 (0.70%) Educational Technology
16 14 (0.62%) Enterprise Cloud
16 14 (0.62%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 57 (2.51%) Windows
2 24 (1.06%) Linux
3 16 (0.70%) Windows Server
4 6 (0.26%) Windows Server 2019
5 3 (0.13%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.088%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.088%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.088%) Solaris
7 1 (0.044%) Android
7 1 (0.044%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.044%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 2,136 (94.10%) Business Intelligence
2 804 (35.42%) Analytics
3 732 (32.25%) AI
4 624 (27.49%) Problem-Solving
5 569 (25.07%) Decision-Making
6 479 (21.10%) Continuous Improvement
7 459 (20.22%) Data Modelling
8 373 (16.43%) Visualisation
9 333 (14.67%) Stakeholder Management
10 330 (14.54%) Agile
11 293 (12.91%) Data Governance
12 290 (12.78%) ETL
13 276 (12.16%) Actionable Insight
14 272 (11.98%) ERP
15 266 (11.72%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 256 (11.28%) Data Visualisation
17 251 (11.06%) Data Engineering
18 244 (10.75%) Data Analysis
19 241 (10.62%) Dashboard Development
20 226 (9.96%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 1,316 (57.97%) SQL
2 665 (29.30%) Python
3 184 (8.11%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 175 (7.71%) C#
5 126 (5.55%) JavaScript
6 58 (2.56%) PowerShell
7 49 (2.16%) T-SQL
8 44 (1.94%) R
9 40 (1.76%) VBA
10 27 (1.19%) TypeScript
11 25 (1.10%) Java
12 21 (0.93%) Scala
13 11 (0.48%) Kusto Query Language
14 7 (0.31%) PHP
15 6 (0.26%) Bicep
15 6 (0.26%) C++
15 6 (0.26%) VB.NET
16 4 (0.18%) VB
16 4 (0.18%) XAML
17 3 (0.13%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 285 (12.56%) Degree
2 277 (12.20%) Azure Certification
3 129 (5.68%) Security Cleared
4 106 (4.67%) SC Cleared
5 88 (3.88%) ACCA
6 83 (3.66%) CIMA
7 51 (2.25%) Microsoft Certification
8 31 (1.37%) DBS Check
9 29 (1.28%) PMI Certification
10 27 (1.19%) PMP
11 19 (0.84%) AAT
11 19 (0.84%) Computer Science Degree
12 17 (0.75%) BPSS Clearance
13 15 (0.66%) Master's Degree
14 8 (0.35%) Postgraduate
15 7 (0.31%) CFA
15 7 (0.31%) CompTIA CySA+
15 7 (0.31%) CompTIA Security+
15 7 (0.31%) HND
15 7 (0.31%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 476 (20.97%) Data Quality
2 144 (6.34%) GDPR
3 90 (3.96%) QA
4 61 (2.69%) Accessibility
5 39 (1.72%) PMO
6 35 (1.54%) SLA
7 24 (1.06%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 24 (1.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 23 (1.01%) Actionable Recommendations
9 17 (0.75%) TickIT
10 12 (0.53%) NIST
11 11 (0.48%) GRC
12 10 (0.44%) ISO 9001
13 9 (0.40%) Cyber Essentials
13 9 (0.40%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 7 (0.31%) GAAP
15 6 (0.26%) PERC
16 4 (0.18%) ISO 19650
16 4 (0.18%) NEBOSH
16 4 (0.18%) NIST 800
System Software
1 26 (1.15%) Docker
2 25 (1.10%) Active Directory
3 6 (0.26%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (0.13%) BitLocker
4 3 (0.13%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.088%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.088%) IAG
5 2 (0.088%) Terminal Services
6 1 (0.044%) Firmware
6 1 (0.044%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.044%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.044%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 19 (0.84%) Kubernetes
2 17 (0.75%) Microsoft Intune
3 10 (0.44%) FortiGate
4 6 (0.26%) Single Sign-On
5 5 (0.22%) EnCase
5 5 (0.22%) FTK
6 4 (0.18%) Argo
7 3 (0.13%) Ansible
8 2 (0.088%) Microsoft Clustering
8 2 (0.088%) Progress Chef
8 2 (0.088%) Puppet
9 1 (0.044%) EMC NetWorker
9 1 (0.044%) Grafana
9 1 (0.044%) MOM
9 1 (0.044%) PaperCut
9 1 (0.044%) SCCM
9 1 (0.044%) SQL Sentry
9 1 (0.044%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 1,080 (47.58%) Microsoft
2 175 (7.71%) Databricks
3 102 (4.49%) SAP
4 87 (3.83%) Google
5 79 (3.48%) Oracle
6 43 (1.89%) Salesforce
7 30 (1.32%) Sage
8 29 (1.28%) ServiceNow
9 28 (1.23%) Alteryx
10 24 (1.06%) Informatica
10 24 (1.06%) Intapp
11 19 (0.84%) Concur
12 16 (0.70%) Aderant
13 15 (0.66%) Adobe
13 15 (0.66%) YouTube
14 14 (0.62%) Workday
15 13 (0.57%) iManage
16 11 (0.48%) Cognos
16 11 (0.48%) HP
16 11 (0.48%) Yardi