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

6 months to
19 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 67 66 79
Rank change year-on-year -1 +13 -15
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 2,370 1,708 2,047
As % of all permanent jobs in England 2.31% 3.95% 2.96%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 29.48% 26.55% 19.12%
Number of salaries quoted 1,543 1,207 1,357
10th Percentile £34,525 £31,950 £37,000
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% +4.62%
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £87,500 £95,000
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 8,039 6,434 10,706
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 7.85% 14.89% 15.49%
Number of salaries quoted 5,607 4,191 6,534
10th Percentile £36,250 £33,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £46,000 £45,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - -7.69% +1.56%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,500 £88,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £110,000 £118,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £63,500
% change year-on-year - -5.51% +1.60%

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 19 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 19 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 -21 728 £69,250 +4.53% 1,074
North of England +72 550 £45,037 -15.02% 318
Midlands +16 397 £52,500 +5.00% 243
South East -31 323 £55,000 +4.76% 378
North West +66 282 £49,250 -10.45% 186
West Midlands +4 245 £52,500 - 168
South West -22 211 £42,500 -10.53% 133
Yorkshire +50 187 £42,750 -9.04% 103
East Midlands +9 152 £48,750 +8.33% 75
East of England -17 139 £60,000 +50.00% 109
North East -11 81 £45,000 +5.88% 30
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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
1 214 (9.03%) SharePoint
2 39 (1.65%) Apache Spark
3 27 (1.14%) Microsoft Exchange
4 26 (1.10%) Apache Airflow
5 13 (0.55%) Apache
6 10 (0.42%) Confluence
7 9 (0.38%) CMS
7 9 (0.38%) WordPress
8 5 (0.21%) Oracle Workflow
8 5 (0.21%) SAS
9 4 (0.17%) ArcGIS
9 4 (0.17%) IIS
9 4 (0.17%) Luigi
10 2 (0.084%) Appian
10 2 (0.084%) Headless CMS
10 2 (0.084%) Oracle Application Server
10 2 (0.084%) Tornado
10 2 (0.084%) Umbraco
11 1 (0.042%) Moodle
11 1 (0.042%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 827 (34.89%) Microsoft Excel
2 68 (2.87%) Microsoft Office
3 38 (1.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 22 (0.93%) MS Visio
5 20 (0.84%) Spreadsheet
6 19 (0.80%) Microsoft Project
7 13 (0.55%) Chatbot
8 9 (0.38%) ProjectWise
9 5 (0.21%) Revit
10 4 (0.17%) Navisworks
11 3 (0.13%) AutoCAD
12 1 (0.042%) Adobe Illustrator
12 1 (0.042%) Civil 3D
12 1 (0.042%) InDesign
12 1 (0.042%) Inkscape
12 1 (0.042%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 59 (2.49%) Dynamics CRM
2 51 (2.15%) NetSuite
3 17 (0.72%) Elite 3E
4 15 (0.63%) Dynamics NAV
5 12 (0.51%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 11 (0.46%) Carpe Diem
6 11 (0.46%) IBM Planning Analytics
6 11 (0.46%) SAP S/4HANA
7 9 (0.38%) Visualfiles
8 7 (0.30%) Infor M3
9 6 (0.25%) Workday HCM
10 5 (0.21%) SAP PM
11 3 (0.13%) Integrated Workplace Management System
11 3 (0.13%) Magento
11 3 (0.13%) Payment Gateway
11 3 (0.13%) Shopify
11 3 (0.13%) SystmOne
12 2 (0.084%) Dynamics GP
12 2 (0.084%) FastStats
12 2 (0.084%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 2,370 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 988 (41.69%) Azure
3 351 (14.81%) Azure AI
4 309 (13.04%) Power Automate
5 289 (12.19%) PowerApps
6 266 (11.22%) Microsoft 365
7 195 (8.23%) Dynamics 365
8 170 (7.17%) Azure Data Factory
9 160 (6.75%) AWS
10 138 (5.82%) Azure DevOps
11 100 (4.22%) Snowflake
12 97 (4.09%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 94 (3.97%) Microsoft Copilot
14 92 (3.88%) GCP
15 80 (3.38%) Microsoft Purview
16 69 (2.91%) SaaS
17 65 (2.74%) Azure Logic Apps
18 58 (2.45%) OneDrive
19 54 (2.28%) Google Analytics
20 51 (2.15%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 18 (0.76%) Firewall
2 13 (0.55%) Broadband
3 8 (0.34%) DNS
3 8 (0.34%) LAN
3 8 (0.34%) WAN
4 7 (0.30%) VPN
5 6 (0.25%) DHCP
5 6 (0.25%) VoIP
6 5 (0.21%) Network Security
6 5 (0.21%) SMS
7 4 (0.17%) LTE
7 4 (0.17%) MQTT
7 4 (0.17%) Wi-Fi
8 3 (0.13%) NAS
9 2 (0.084%) Intranet
9 2 (0.084%) VLAN
9 2 (0.084%) Wireless
10 1 (0.042%) IP Telephony
10 1 (0.042%) Modbus
10 1 (0.042%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 645 (27.22%) Tableau
2 237 (10.00%) Data Warehouse
3 169 (7.13%) SQL Server
4 138 (5.82%) Data Lake
5 133 (5.61%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 124 (5.23%) Power Query
7 107 (4.51%) Azure SQL Database
8 84 (3.54%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 71 (3.00%) Relational Database
10 69 (2.91%) Metadata
11 68 (2.87%) Looker
12 54 (2.28%) Star Schema
13 43 (1.81%) BigQuery
14 34 (1.43%) Big Data
15 33 (1.39%) NoSQL
16 32 (1.35%) Semantic Layer
17 28 (1.18%) Delta Lake
18 26 (1.10%) SQL Server Analysis Services
19 23 (0.97%) MySQL
19 23 (0.97%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 92 (3.88%) Git
2 53 (2.24%) JIRA
3 16 (0.68%) MLflow
4 15 (0.63%) Jenkins
5 12 (0.51%) Visual Studio
6 9 (0.38%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 4 (0.17%) GitLab
7 4 (0.17%) Oracle Forms
8 2 (0.084%) Ant
8 2 (0.084%) Apache Ivy
8 2 (0.084%) IBM UrbanCode
8 2 (0.084%) Maven
8 2 (0.084%) Visual Studio Code
9 1 (0.042%) Browser DevTools
9 1 (0.042%) Burp Suite
9 1 (0.042%) ER Studio
9 1 (0.042%) ERwin
9 1 (0.042%) kappa
9 1 (0.042%) Selenium
9 1 (0.042%) Toad
General
1 1,114 (47.00%) Social Skills
2 656 (27.68%) Finance
3 644 (27.17%) Analytical Skills
4 155 (6.54%) Law
5 147 (6.20%) Legal
6 134 (5.65%) Marketing
7 132 (5.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 131 (5.53%) Organisational Skills
9 128 (5.40%) Retail
10 118 (4.98%) Public Sector
11 116 (4.89%) Manufacturing
12 53 (2.24%) Banking
13 45 (1.90%) Documentation Skills
14 37 (1.56%) Influencing Skills
15 34 (1.43%) Billing
16 31 (1.31%) Telecoms
17 28 (1.18%) Military
18 27 (1.14%) Presentation Skills
19 25 (1.05%) Social Housing
20 22 (0.93%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 883 (37.26%) Analyst
2 558 (23.54%) Data Analyst
3 356 (15.02%) Junior
4 349 (14.73%) Junior Analyst
5 335 (14.14%) Junior Data Analyst
6 316 (13.33%) Developer
7 296 (12.49%) Senior
8 185 (7.81%) Data Engineer
9 150 (6.33%) Lead
10 87 (3.67%) Business Intelligence Developer
11 84 (3.54%) Architect
12 82 (3.46%) Data Manager
13 81 (3.42%) Business Intelligence Analyst
14 80 (3.38%) Business Analyst
15 71 (3.00%) Senior Analyst
16 67 (2.83%) Consultant
17 64 (2.70%) Systems Analyst
18 60 (2.53%) Power Platform Developer
19 58 (2.45%) Data Architect
20 56 (2.36%) Senior Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 109 (4.60%) .NET
2 72 (3.04%) HTML
2 72 (3.04%) REST
3 69 (2.91%) PySpark
4 60 (2.53%) CSS
5 44 (1.86%) JSON
6 34 (1.43%) HTML5 Canvas
6 34 (1.43%) Kafka
7 31 (1.31%) .NET Core
8 30 (1.27%) XML
9 27 (1.14%) EDI
10 26 (1.10%) Microsoft Graph
10 26 (1.10%) Terraform
11 25 (1.05%) PyTorch
12 24 (1.01%) Middleware
13 22 (0.93%) scikit-learn
14 21 (0.89%) ASP.NET
15 20 (0.84%) TensorFlow
16 19 (0.80%) HTML5
17 17 (0.72%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 169 (7.13%) Management Information System
2 74 (3.12%) Data Structures
3 62 (2.62%) Product Ownership
4 52 (2.19%) Self-Motivation
5 51 (2.15%) Onboarding
6 40 (1.69%) Analytical Mindset
7 38 (1.60%) Cloud Native
8 36 (1.52%) Legacy Systems
9 35 (1.48%) Enterprise Software
10 32 (1.35%) Greenfield Project
11 25 (1.05%) AI Agents
11 25 (1.05%) Driving Licence
11 25 (1.05%) NHS
12 23 (0.97%) Low-Code
13 21 (0.89%) Social Media
14 19 (0.80%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
14 19 (0.80%) Public Cloud
15 18 (0.76%) FMCG
16 16 (0.68%) Educational Technology
17 14 (0.59%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 61 (2.57%) Windows
2 25 (1.05%) Linux
3 20 (0.84%) Windows Server
4 6 (0.25%) Windows Server 2019
5 4 (0.17%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.084%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.084%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.084%) Solaris
7 1 (0.042%) Android
7 1 (0.042%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.042%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.042%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 2,229 (94.05%) Business Intelligence
2 827 (34.89%) AI
3 809 (34.14%) Analytics
4 624 (26.33%) Problem-Solving
5 561 (23.67%) Decision-Making
6 468 (19.75%) Data Modelling
7 467 (19.70%) Continuous Improvement
8 370 (15.61%) Visualisation
9 325 (13.71%) Agile
10 314 (13.25%) Stakeholder Management
11 305 (12.87%) Data Governance
12 294 (12.41%) ETL
13 279 (11.77%) ERP
14 274 (11.56%) Actionable Insight
15 262 (11.05%) Data Engineering
16 260 (10.97%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 257 (10.84%) Data Visualisation
18 247 (10.42%) Data Analysis
19 237 (10.00%) Dashboard Development
20 225 (9.49%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 1,424 (60.08%) SQL
2 762 (32.15%) Python
3 182 (7.68%) C#
3 182 (7.68%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 130 (5.49%) JavaScript
5 59 (2.49%) PowerShell
6 49 (2.07%) T-SQL
7 45 (1.90%) R
8 41 (1.73%) VBA
9 29 (1.22%) TypeScript
10 24 (1.01%) Java
10 24 (1.01%) Scala
11 12 (0.51%) Kusto Query Language
12 7 (0.30%) PHP
13 6 (0.25%) VB.NET
14 5 (0.21%) Bicep
14 5 (0.21%) C++
14 5 (0.21%) VB
15 4 (0.17%) XAML
16 3 (0.13%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 374 (15.78%) Azure Certification
2 283 (11.94%) Degree
3 129 (5.44%) Security Cleared
4 105 (4.43%) SC Cleared
5 89 (3.76%) ACCA
6 84 (3.54%) CIMA
7 50 (2.11%) Microsoft Certification
8 38 (1.60%) DBS Check
9 28 (1.18%) PMI Certification
10 25 (1.05%) PMP
11 20 (0.84%) Computer Science Degree
12 19 (0.80%) AAT
13 18 (0.76%) BPSS Clearance
14 15 (0.63%) Master's Degree
15 8 (0.34%) CompTIA CySA+
15 8 (0.34%) CompTIA Security+
15 8 (0.34%) SSCP
16 7 (0.30%) CFA
16 7 (0.30%) HND
16 7 (0.30%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 456 (19.24%) Data Quality
2 152 (6.41%) GDPR
3 92 (3.88%) QA
4 61 (2.57%) Accessibility
5 42 (1.77%) PMO
6 38 (1.60%) SLA
7 34 (1.43%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 23 (0.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 20 (0.84%) Actionable Recommendations
10 17 (0.72%) TickIT
11 13 (0.55%) NIST
12 10 (0.42%) GRC
13 8 (0.34%) Cyber Essentials
13 8 (0.34%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 8 (0.34%) ISO 9001
14 7 (0.30%) GAAP
15 6 (0.25%) PERC
16 4 (0.17%) ISO 19650
16 4 (0.17%) NIST 800
17 3 (0.13%) IFRS
System Software
1 26 (1.10%) Active Directory
1 26 (1.10%) Docker
2 6 (0.25%) Virtual Desktop
3 4 (0.17%) BitLocker
3 4 (0.17%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.13%) Terminal Services
5 2 (0.084%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.084%) IAG
6 1 (0.042%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.042%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.042%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 18 (0.76%) Kubernetes
2 17 (0.72%) Microsoft Intune
3 10 (0.42%) FortiGate
4 6 (0.25%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (0.17%) Argo
5 4 (0.17%) EnCase
5 4 (0.17%) FTK
6 3 (0.13%) Ansible
7 2 (0.084%) Microsoft Clustering
7 2 (0.084%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.084%) Puppet
8 1 (0.042%) EMC NetWorker
8 1 (0.042%) MOM
8 1 (0.042%) PaperCut
8 1 (0.042%) SCCM
8 1 (0.042%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 1,177 (49.66%) Microsoft
2 191 (8.06%) Databricks
3 109 (4.60%) SAP
4 84 (3.54%) Google
5 78 (3.29%) Oracle
6 40 (1.69%) Salesforce
7 33 (1.39%) Sage
8 30 (1.27%) Alteryx
9 29 (1.22%) ServiceNow
10 27 (1.14%) Intapp
11 24 (1.01%) Informatica
12 19 (0.80%) Concur
13 17 (0.72%) Adobe
14 16 (0.68%) Aderant
14 16 (0.68%) iManage
15 13 (0.55%) Workday
15 13 (0.55%) YouTube
16 11 (0.46%) Cloudera
16 11 (0.46%) HubSpot
16 11 (0.46%) OpenAI