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

6 months to
2 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 65 68 76
Rank change year-on-year +3 +8 -6
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 2,344 1,701 2,156
As % of all permanent jobs in England 2.41% 3.90% 3.02%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 29.51% 25.83% 19.48%
Number of salaries quoted 1,491 1,212 1,546
10th Percentile £34,500 £32,010 £36,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £45,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% +4.35%
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £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 7,944 6,585 11,069
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 8.17% 15.09% 15.51%
Number of salaries quoted 5,539 4,345 7,238
10th Percentile £36,250 £34,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,750 £45,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £63,500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.51% -2.31%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £87,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £108,750 £116,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year - -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

Power BI
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Power BI.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Power BI

Power BI
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Power BI in England over the 6 months to 2 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Power BI in England

Power BI
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 2 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 -17 682 £72,500 +9.85% 895
North of England +85 556 £45,037 -14.22% 253
Midlands +17 400 £51,356 +2.71% 193
South East -28 324 £52,500 +5.00% 288
North West +69 271 £50,000 -7.41% 157
West Midlands +10 243 £51,356 -3.10% 126
South West -23 208 £42,500 -15.00% 130
Yorkshire +51 205 £42,750 -9.04% 68
East Midlands +14 157 £51,250 +13.89% 67
East of England -8 152 £60,000 +50.00% 100
North East -1 80 £45,000 -5.26% 29
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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
1 200 (8.53%) SharePoint
2 46 (1.96%) Apache Spark
3 37 (1.58%) Apache Airflow
4 29 (1.24%) Microsoft Exchange
5 15 (0.64%) Apache
6 9 (0.38%) WordPress
7 8 (0.34%) CMS
7 8 (0.34%) Confluence
8 5 (0.21%) ArcGIS
8 5 (0.21%) SAS
9 4 (0.17%) Luigi
9 4 (0.17%) Oracle Workflow
10 2 (0.085%) Appian
10 2 (0.085%) Headless CMS
10 2 (0.085%) IIS
10 2 (0.085%) Oracle Application Server
10 2 (0.085%) Tornado
10 2 (0.085%) Umbraco
11 1 (0.043%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 888 (37.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 60 (2.56%) Microsoft Office
3 39 (1.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 21 (0.90%) Microsoft Project
4 21 (0.90%) Spreadsheet
5 20 (0.85%) MS Visio
6 9 (0.38%) Chatbot
7 3 (0.13%) ProjectWise
8 2 (0.085%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 2 (0.085%) Revit
9 1 (0.043%) Adobe Illustrator
9 1 (0.043%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.043%) InDesign
9 1 (0.043%) Inkscape
9 1 (0.043%) Navisworks
9 1 (0.043%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 57 (2.43%) Dynamics CRM
2 50 (2.13%) NetSuite
3 15 (0.64%) Elite 3E
4 12 (0.51%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 10 (0.43%) Carpe Diem
5 10 (0.43%) Dynamics NAV
5 10 (0.43%) IBM Planning Analytics
6 9 (0.38%) Visualfiles
7 7 (0.30%) SAP S/4HANA
8 5 (0.21%) Infor M3
8 5 (0.21%) SAP ERP
8 5 (0.21%) SAP PM
9 3 (0.13%) Magento
9 3 (0.13%) Payment Gateway
9 3 (0.13%) Shopify
9 3 (0.13%) SystmOne
10 2 (0.085%) Dynamics GP
10 2 (0.085%) Sage 200
10 2 (0.085%) SAP Business One
10 2 (0.085%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 2,344 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 1,063 (45.35%) Azure
3 439 (18.73%) Azure AI
4 299 (12.76%) Power Automate
5 279 (11.90%) PowerApps
6 252 (10.75%) Microsoft 365
7 191 (8.15%) Dynamics 365
8 163 (6.95%) AWS
9 160 (6.83%) Azure Data Factory
10 116 (4.95%) Azure DevOps
11 112 (4.78%) Snowflake
12 105 (4.48%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 97 (4.14%) GCP
14 76 (3.24%) Microsoft Copilot
15 74 (3.16%) Microsoft Purview
16 69 (2.94%) SaaS
17 68 (2.90%) Azure Logic Apps
18 61 (2.60%) OneDrive
19 52 (2.22%) dbt
20 48 (2.05%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 15 (0.64%) Firewall
2 13 (0.55%) Broadband
3 8 (0.34%) DHCP
3 8 (0.34%) DNS
3 8 (0.34%) LAN
3 8 (0.34%) WAN
4 6 (0.26%) VoIP
4 6 (0.26%) VPN
5 5 (0.21%) Network Security
5 5 (0.21%) SMS
6 4 (0.17%) LTE
6 4 (0.17%) MQTT
7 3 (0.13%) NAS
7 3 (0.13%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (0.085%) Intranet
8 2 (0.085%) Wireless
9 1 (0.043%) Modbus
9 1 (0.043%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 735 (31.36%) Tableau
2 228 (9.73%) Data Warehouse
3 167 (7.12%) SQL Server
4 143 (6.10%) Data Lake
5 130 (5.55%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 121 (5.16%) Power Query
7 94 (4.01%) Azure SQL Database
8 84 (3.58%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 79 (3.37%) Looker
10 62 (2.65%) Relational Database
11 57 (2.43%) Metadata
12 49 (2.09%) BigQuery
12 49 (2.09%) Star Schema
13 31 (1.32%) Amazon Redshift
13 31 (1.32%) Big Data
13 31 (1.32%) Semantic Layer
14 28 (1.19%) Delta Lake
15 27 (1.15%) Snowflake Schema
15 27 (1.15%) SQL Server Analysis Services
16 25 (1.07%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 80 (3.41%) Git
2 51 (2.18%) JIRA
3 27 (1.15%) MLflow
4 15 (0.64%) Visual Studio
5 11 (0.47%) Jenkins
6 9 (0.38%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 5 (0.21%) Oracle Forms
8 4 (0.17%) GitLab
9 2 (0.085%) Ant
9 2 (0.085%) Apache Ivy
9 2 (0.085%) ERwin
9 2 (0.085%) IBM UrbanCode
9 2 (0.085%) Maven
10 1 (0.043%) Browser DevTools
10 1 (0.043%) ER Studio
10 1 (0.043%) kappa
10 1 (0.043%) NUnit
10 1 (0.043%) PowerDesigner
10 1 (0.043%) Toad
10 1 (0.043%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 1,162 (49.57%) Social Skills
2 603 (25.73%) Finance
3 595 (25.38%) Analytical Skills
4 149 (6.36%) Law
5 132 (5.63%) Legal
6 128 (5.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 126 (5.38%) Marketing
8 124 (5.29%) Retail
9 119 (5.08%) Organisational Skills
10 107 (4.56%) Manufacturing
11 102 (4.35%) Public Sector
12 47 (2.01%) Banking
13 38 (1.62%) Documentation Skills
14 34 (1.45%) Influencing Skills
15 32 (1.37%) Billing
16 29 (1.24%) Presentation Skills
17 28 (1.19%) Telecoms
18 26 (1.11%) Military
19 24 (1.02%) Social Housing
20 22 (0.94%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 942 (40.19%) Analyst
2 635 (27.09%) Data Analyst
3 450 (19.20%) Junior
4 442 (18.86%) Junior Analyst
5 429 (18.30%) Junior Data Analyst
6 308 (13.14%) Developer
7 298 (12.71%) Senior
8 175 (7.47%) Data Engineer
9 142 (6.06%) Lead
10 87 (3.71%) Business Intelligence Developer
11 84 (3.58%) Architect
11 84 (3.58%) Data Manager
12 78 (3.33%) Business Intelligence Analyst
13 74 (3.16%) Business Analyst
14 67 (2.86%) Senior Analyst
15 62 (2.65%) Consultant
15 62 (2.65%) Systems Analyst
16 57 (2.43%) Data Architect
17 56 (2.39%) Power Platform Developer
18 55 (2.35%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 118 (5.03%) .NET
2 69 (2.94%) HTML
3 68 (2.90%) REST
4 63 (2.69%) PySpark
5 59 (2.52%) CSS
6 46 (1.96%) JSON
7 41 (1.75%) HTML5 Canvas
7 41 (1.75%) Kafka
8 37 (1.58%) .NET Core
9 33 (1.41%) PyTorch
10 30 (1.28%) scikit-learn
11 29 (1.24%) Microsoft Graph
12 28 (1.19%) TensorFlow
12 28 (1.19%) XML
13 25 (1.07%) EDI
13 25 (1.07%) Terraform
14 23 (0.98%) ASP.NET
14 23 (0.98%) Middleware
15 20 (0.85%) LangChain
15 20 (0.85%) SPFx
Miscellaneous
1 145 (6.19%) Management Information System
2 70 (2.99%) Data Structures
3 56 (2.39%) Product Ownership
4 52 (2.22%) Cloud Native
5 48 (2.05%) Onboarding
6 44 (1.88%) Self-Motivation
7 41 (1.75%) Analytical Mindset
8 35 (1.49%) Legacy Systems
9 26 (1.11%) Public Cloud
10 25 (1.07%) Enterprise Software
10 25 (1.07%) Greenfield Project
11 21 (0.90%) AI Agents
11 21 (0.90%) Driving Licence
11 21 (0.90%) NHS
12 20 (0.85%) Clustering
13 18 (0.77%) Social Media
14 17 (0.73%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
15 16 (0.68%) Low-Code
16 15 (0.64%) Educational Technology
17 14 (0.60%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 53 (2.26%) Windows
2 21 (0.90%) Linux
3 19 (0.81%) Windows Server
4 7 (0.30%) Windows Server 2019
5 4 (0.17%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.13%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.085%) Android
7 2 (0.085%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.085%) Solaris
7 2 (0.085%) VMS
8 1 (0.043%) Unix
8 1 (0.043%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 2,204 (94.03%) Business Intelligence
2 875 (37.33%) AI
3 779 (33.23%) Analytics
4 554 (23.63%) Problem-Solving
5 518 (22.10%) Decision-Making
6 449 (19.16%) Data Modelling
7 424 (18.09%) Continuous Improvement
8 343 (14.63%) Visualisation
9 312 (13.31%) Agile
10 295 (12.59%) Data Governance
11 291 (12.41%) ETL
12 276 (11.77%) Stakeholder Management
13 263 (11.22%) ERP
14 259 (11.05%) Data Engineering
15 257 (10.96%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 249 (10.62%) Actionable Insight
17 236 (10.07%) Data Visualisation
18 230 (9.81%) Data Analysis
19 216 (9.22%) Dashboard Development
20 213 (9.09%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 1,483 (63.27%) SQL
2 837 (35.71%) Python
3 176 (7.51%) C#
4 173 (7.38%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 126 (5.38%) JavaScript
6 58 (2.47%) PowerShell
7 48 (2.05%) T-SQL
8 47 (2.01%) VBA
9 45 (1.92%) R
10 34 (1.45%) TypeScript
11 19 (0.81%) Scala
12 18 (0.77%) Java
13 13 (0.55%) Kusto Query Language
14 6 (0.26%) Julia
14 6 (0.26%) VB
14 6 (0.26%) VB.NET
15 5 (0.21%) PHP
15 5 (0.21%) VBScript
16 4 (0.17%) XAML
17 3 (0.13%) XPath
Qualifications
1 462 (19.71%) Azure Certification
2 269 (11.48%) Degree
3 115 (4.91%) Security Cleared
4 95 (4.05%) SC Cleared
5 84 (3.58%) ACCA
6 79 (3.37%) CIMA
7 48 (2.05%) Microsoft Certification
8 38 (1.62%) DBS Check
9 26 (1.11%) PMI Certification
10 23 (0.98%) Computer Science Degree
10 23 (0.98%) PMP
11 20 (0.85%) AAT
12 15 (0.64%) BPSS Clearance
13 14 (0.60%) Master's Degree
14 9 (0.38%) Postgraduate
15 8 (0.34%) CompTIA CySA+
15 8 (0.34%) CompTIA Security+
15 8 (0.34%) SSCP
16 7 (0.30%) AWS Certification
16 7 (0.30%) CFA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 407 (17.36%) Data Quality
2 144 (6.14%) GDPR
3 86 (3.67%) QA
4 53 (2.26%) Accessibility
5 43 (1.83%) PMO
6 41 (1.75%) SLA
7 39 (1.66%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 22 (0.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 17 (0.73%) TickIT
10 16 (0.68%) Actionable Recommendations
11 13 (0.55%) NIST
12 9 (0.38%) GRC
13 8 (0.34%) Cyber Essentials
13 8 (0.34%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 8 (0.34%) ISO 9001
14 6 (0.26%) PERC
15 5 (0.21%) GAAP
16 4 (0.17%) IFRS
16 4 (0.17%) NIST 800
17 2 (0.085%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 29 (1.24%) Active Directory
2 22 (0.94%) Docker
3 6 (0.26%) Virtual Desktop
4 5 (0.21%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (0.17%) BitLocker
6 3 (0.13%) Terminal Services
7 2 (0.085%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.085%) IAG
Systems Management
1 16 (0.68%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (0.60%) Kubernetes
3 10 (0.43%) FortiGate
4 6 (0.26%) Single Sign-On
5 5 (0.21%) Ansible
6 4 (0.17%) Argo
7 2 (0.085%) Microsoft Clustering
7 2 (0.085%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.085%) Puppet
7 2 (0.085%) SCCM
8 1 (0.043%) EMC NetWorker
8 1 (0.043%) Grafana
8 1 (0.043%) MOM
8 1 (0.043%) SQL Sentry
8 1 (0.043%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 1,213 (51.75%) Microsoft
2 198 (8.45%) Databricks
3 100 (4.27%) SAP
4 75 (3.20%) Google
5 71 (3.03%) Oracle
6 40 (1.71%) Salesforce
7 30 (1.28%) Sage
8 26 (1.11%) Alteryx
8 26 (1.11%) Intapp
9 24 (1.02%) Adobe
10 20 (0.85%) Cloudera
10 20 (0.85%) Informatica
11 19 (0.81%) Dell
12 16 (0.68%) Concur
12 16 (0.68%) iManage
12 16 (0.68%) ServiceNow
13 14 (0.60%) Aderant
14 12 (0.51%) HubSpot
14 12 (0.51%) OpenAI
14 12 (0.51%) SYSPRO