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

6 months to
8 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 55 75 72
Rank change year-on-year +20 -3 +7
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 2,533 1,639 2,257
As % of all permanent jobs in England 2.71% 3.76% 3.12%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 30.98% 24.19% 20.03%
Number of salaries quoted 1,520 1,204 1,700
10th Percentile £35,000 £34,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £76,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £88,750 £92,575
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £58,060
% change year-on-year - -5.27% +5.56%

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 8,175 6,776 11,268
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 8.76% 15.55% 15.60%
Number of salaries quoted 5,609 4,448 7,816
10th Percentile £36,250 £35,000 £37,250
25th Percentile £45,438 £46,250 £46,199
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.23% -0.80% -3.85%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £85,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £110,000 £115,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
% 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 8 August 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 8 August 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 -13 691 £70,000 +3.70% 457
North of England +82 613 £45,005 -14.28% 185
Midlands +26 446 £50,000 - 145
South East -1 360 £55,000 +4.76% 224
North West +69 281 £47,750 -9.91% 102
West Midlands +17 260 £51,356 -5.33% 87
Yorkshire +67 253 £42,750 -16.18% 65
South West -5 222 £42,500 -19.05% 76
East Midlands +23 186 £48,750 +8.33% 58
East of England 0 176 £60,000 +48.15% 51
North East +6 79 £45,000 -5.26% 22
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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
1 183 (7.22%) SharePoint
2 51 (2.01%) Apache Spark
3 45 (1.78%) Apache Airflow
4 33 (1.30%) Microsoft Exchange
5 17 (0.67%) Apache
6 10 (0.39%) WordPress
7 8 (0.32%) ArcGIS
8 6 (0.24%) CMS
8 6 (0.24%) Confluence
8 6 (0.24%) SAS
9 4 (0.16%) Luigi
9 4 (0.16%) Oracle Workflow
10 2 (0.079%) Headless CMS
10 2 (0.079%) IIS
10 2 (0.079%) Oracle Application Server
10 2 (0.079%) Tornado
10 2 (0.079%) Umbraco
11 1 (0.039%) Mendix
Applications
1 1,092 (43.11%) Microsoft Excel
2 67 (2.65%) Microsoft Office
3 47 (1.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 25 (0.99%) Microsoft Project
4 25 (0.99%) Spreadsheet
5 22 (0.87%) MS Visio
6 7 (0.28%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.079%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 2 (0.079%) ProjectWise
8 1 (0.039%) Revit
Business Applications
1 53 (2.09%) Dynamics CRM
2 47 (1.86%) NetSuite
3 12 (0.47%) Elite 3E
3 12 (0.47%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 9 (0.36%) Visualfiles
5 8 (0.32%) Carpe Diem
5 8 (0.32%) SAP S/4HANA
6 7 (0.28%) IBM Planning Analytics
7 6 (0.24%) Dynamics NAV
8 5 (0.20%) SAP ERP
8 5 (0.20%) SAP PM
9 4 (0.16%) Magento
9 4 (0.16%) Shopify
10 3 (0.12%) Sage 200
11 2 (0.079%) Dynamics GP
11 2 (0.079%) Infor M3
11 2 (0.079%) Markit EDM
11 2 (0.079%) SAP Business One
11 2 (0.079%) SystmOne
11 2 (0.079%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 2,533 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 1,249 (49.31%) Azure
3 622 (24.56%) Azure AI
4 292 (11.53%) Power Automate
5 263 (10.38%) PowerApps
6 250 (9.87%) Microsoft 365
7 177 (6.99%) Dynamics 365
8 166 (6.55%) AWS
9 151 (5.96%) Azure Data Factory
10 128 (5.05%) Snowflake
11 116 (4.58%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 106 (4.18%) GCP
13 101 (3.99%) Azure DevOps
14 75 (2.96%) SaaS
15 73 (2.88%) Azure Logic Apps
15 73 (2.88%) Microsoft Purview
16 64 (2.53%) dbt
17 60 (2.37%) Microsoft Copilot
17 60 (2.37%) OneDrive
18 49 (1.93%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 15 (0.59%) Broadband
1 15 (0.59%) Firewall
2 10 (0.39%) DHCP
2 10 (0.39%) DNS
3 8 (0.32%) WAN
4 6 (0.24%) VoIP
4 6 (0.24%) VPN
5 5 (0.20%) SMS
6 4 (0.16%) Intranet
6 4 (0.16%) LAN
6 4 (0.16%) LTE
6 4 (0.16%) Network Security
7 3 (0.12%) NAS
7 3 (0.12%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (0.079%) Internet
8 2 (0.079%) MQTT
8 2 (0.079%) Wireless
9 1 (0.039%) Modbus
9 1 (0.039%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 940 (37.11%) Tableau
2 225 (8.88%) Data Warehouse
3 180 (7.11%) SQL Server
4 140 (5.53%) Data Lake
5 129 (5.09%) Power Query
6 128 (5.05%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 88 (3.47%) Azure SQL Database
8 85 (3.36%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 83 (3.28%) Looker
10 62 (2.45%) Relational Database
11 57 (2.25%) BigQuery
12 49 (1.93%) Metadata
13 44 (1.74%) Star Schema
14 39 (1.54%) Amazon Redshift
15 33 (1.30%) Big Data
16 30 (1.18%) Semantic Layer
17 29 (1.14%) PostgreSQL
18 28 (1.11%) Snowflake Schema
18 28 (1.11%) SQL Server Analysis Services
19 27 (1.07%) Delta Lake
Development Applications
1 65 (2.57%) Git
2 49 (1.93%) JIRA
3 31 (1.22%) MLflow
4 20 (0.79%) Visual Studio
5 11 (0.43%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 8 (0.32%) Jenkins
7 5 (0.20%) Oracle Forms
8 4 (0.16%) GitLab
9 2 (0.079%) Ant
9 2 (0.079%) Apache Ivy
9 2 (0.079%) ERwin
9 2 (0.079%) IBM UrbanCode
9 2 (0.079%) Maven
10 1 (0.039%) Browser DevTools
10 1 (0.039%) ER Studio
10 1 (0.039%) NUnit
10 1 (0.039%) Postman
10 1 (0.039%) PowerDesigner
10 1 (0.039%) Selenium
10 1 (0.039%) Toad
General
1 1,344 (53.06%) Social Skills
2 593 (23.41%) Analytical Skills
3 583 (23.02%) Finance
4 145 (5.72%) Law
5 130 (5.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 121 (4.78%) Marketing
7 116 (4.58%) Retail
8 115 (4.54%) Legal
9 112 (4.42%) Organisational Skills
9 112 (4.42%) Public Sector
10 96 (3.79%) Manufacturing
11 37 (1.46%) Banking
12 34 (1.34%) Influencing Skills
13 33 (1.30%) Documentation Skills
14 30 (1.18%) Presentation Skills
15 29 (1.14%) Billing
15 29 (1.14%) Telecoms
16 26 (1.03%) Military
17 25 (0.99%) Advertising
18 23 (0.91%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 1,150 (45.40%) Analyst
2 825 (32.57%) Data Analyst
3 643 (25.38%) Junior
4 632 (24.95%) Junior Analyst
5 621 (24.52%) Junior Data Analyst
6 313 (12.36%) Senior
7 292 (11.53%) Developer
8 178 (7.03%) Data Engineer
9 140 (5.53%) Lead
10 90 (3.55%) Architect
11 85 (3.36%) Business Intelligence Analyst
12 82 (3.24%) Business Intelligence Developer
12 82 (3.24%) Data Manager
13 76 (3.00%) Business Analyst
14 73 (2.88%) Senior Analyst
15 60 (2.37%) Data Architect
15 60 (2.37%) Power Platform Developer
16 59 (2.33%) Consultant
17 57 (2.25%) Senior Developer
18 55 (2.17%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 115 (4.54%) .NET
2 64 (2.53%) HTML
3 60 (2.37%) PySpark
3 60 (2.37%) REST
4 58 (2.29%) CSS
5 46 (1.82%) JSON
6 43 (1.70%) Kafka
7 41 (1.62%) HTML5 Canvas
8 37 (1.46%) .NET Core
9 33 (1.30%) scikit-learn
10 32 (1.26%) PyTorch
11 27 (1.07%) Microsoft Graph
11 27 (1.07%) TensorFlow
11 27 (1.07%) XML
12 25 (0.99%) Middleware
13 24 (0.95%) LangChain
13 24 (0.95%) LlamaIndex
14 23 (0.91%) pgvector
15 22 (0.87%) EDI
16 20 (0.79%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 148 (5.84%) Management Information System
2 76 (3.00%) Data Structures
3 60 (2.37%) Cloud Native
4 55 (2.17%) Analytical Mindset
5 49 (1.93%) Onboarding
6 45 (1.78%) Product Ownership
7 38 (1.50%) Self-Motivation
8 34 (1.34%) Legacy Systems
9 26 (1.03%) Public Cloud
10 25 (0.99%) Clustering
11 23 (0.91%) Low-Code
12 21 (0.83%) Greenfield Project
13 19 (0.75%) Social Media
14 18 (0.71%) Driving Licence
14 18 (0.71%) NHS
15 17 (0.67%) AI Agents
16 16 (0.63%) Enterprise Software
17 14 (0.55%) Educational Technology
17 14 (0.55%) Enterprise Cloud
17 14 (0.55%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 47 (1.86%) Windows
2 23 (0.91%) Linux
3 21 (0.83%) Windows Server
4 7 (0.28%) VMS
5 4 (0.16%) Unix
5 4 (0.16%) Windows 10
5 4 (0.16%) Windows Server 2019
6 2 (0.079%) Android
6 2 (0.079%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.079%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.079%) Solaris
7 1 (0.039%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 2,388 (94.28%) Business Intelligence
2 1,028 (40.58%) AI
3 779 (30.75%) Analytics
4 522 (20.61%) Decision-Making
4 522 (20.61%) Problem-Solving
5 449 (17.73%) Data Modelling
6 411 (16.23%) Continuous Improvement
7 349 (13.78%) Visualisation
8 306 (12.08%) Agile
9 301 (11.88%) Data Governance
10 294 (11.61%) ETL
11 256 (10.11%) Stakeholder Management
12 250 (9.87%) Data Engineering
13 247 (9.75%) Data Visualisation
14 243 (9.59%) Actionable Insight
15 242 (9.55%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 241 (9.51%) ERP
17 236 (9.32%) Data Analysis
18 217 (8.57%) Data Pipeline
19 204 (8.05%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 1,655 (65.34%) SQL
2 1,017 (40.15%) Python
3 168 (6.63%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 161 (6.36%) C#
5 113 (4.46%) JavaScript
6 64 (2.53%) PowerShell
7 57 (2.25%) VBA
8 54 (2.13%) T-SQL
9 47 (1.86%) R
10 31 (1.22%) TypeScript
11 19 (0.75%) Scala
12 18 (0.71%) Kusto Query Language
13 13 (0.51%) Java
14 9 (0.36%) VB
15 8 (0.32%) VBScript
16 6 (0.24%) Julia
17 5 (0.20%) VB.NET
18 4 (0.16%) Bicep
18 4 (0.16%) PHP
19 3 (0.12%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 650 (25.66%) Azure Certification
2 269 (10.62%) Degree
3 110 (4.34%) Security Cleared
4 88 (3.47%) SC Cleared
5 86 (3.40%) ACCA
6 81 (3.20%) CIMA
7 45 (1.78%) Microsoft Certification
8 39 (1.54%) DBS Check
9 29 (1.14%) Computer Science Degree
10 26 (1.03%) AAT
11 25 (0.99%) PMI Certification
12 23 (0.91%) PMP
13 16 (0.63%) Master's Degree
14 14 (0.55%) BPSS Clearance
15 8 (0.32%) CompTIA CySA+
15 8 (0.32%) CompTIA Security+
15 8 (0.32%) SSCP
16 7 (0.28%) AWS Certification
16 7 (0.28%) HND
16 7 (0.28%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 381 (15.04%) Data Quality
2 141 (5.57%) GDPR
3 91 (3.59%) QA
4 51 (2.01%) Accessibility
5 46 (1.82%) SLA
6 40 (1.58%) PMO
7 39 (1.54%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 24 (0.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 17 (0.67%) Actionable Recommendations
9 17 (0.67%) TickIT
10 13 (0.51%) NIST
11 11 (0.43%) GRC
12 7 (0.28%) ISO 9001
13 6 (0.24%) GAAP
13 6 (0.24%) IFRS
13 6 (0.24%) PERC
14 4 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials
14 4 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 4 (0.16%) NIST 800
15 3 (0.12%) ITGC
System Software
1 38 (1.50%) Active Directory
2 22 (0.87%) Docker
3 8 (0.32%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.24%) Virtual Desktop
5 4 (0.16%) BitLocker
6 3 (0.12%) Terminal Services
7 2 (0.079%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.079%) IAG
8 1 (0.039%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 27 (1.07%) Terraform
2 16 (0.63%) Kubernetes
3 13 (0.51%) Microsoft Intune
4 10 (0.39%) FortiGate
5 6 (0.24%) Single Sign-On
6 5 (0.20%) Ansible
6 5 (0.20%) SCCM
7 2 (0.079%) Argo
7 2 (0.079%) Control-M
7 2 (0.079%) Microsoft Clustering
7 2 (0.079%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.079%) Puppet
8 1 (0.039%) Grafana
8 1 (0.039%) MOM
8 1 (0.039%) SQL Sentry
8 1 (0.039%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 1,381 (54.52%) Microsoft
2 201 (7.94%) Databricks
3 100 (3.95%) SAP
4 80 (3.16%) Oracle
5 71 (2.80%) Google
6 44 (1.74%) Salesforce
7 31 (1.22%) Alteryx
7 31 (1.22%) Sage
8 29 (1.14%) Intapp
9 26 (1.03%) Adobe
10 24 (0.95%) Cloudera
11 23 (0.91%) Dell
12 21 (0.83%) Informatica
13 20 (0.79%) Concur
14 19 (0.75%) ServiceNow
15 17 (0.67%) iManage
16 13 (0.51%) Aderant
16 13 (0.51%) Cognos
16 13 (0.51%) HubSpot
17 12 (0.47%) SYSPRO