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

6 months to
16 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 62 77 58
Rank change year-on-year +15 -19 +16
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 1,833 1,714 2,120
As % of all permanent jobs in England 3.43% 3.57% 4.27%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 31.27% 19.91% 21.05%
Number of salaries quoted 1,091 971 1,727
10th Percentile £35,750 £37,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £73,750 £76,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £88,750 £90,000 £86,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -4.35%

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 5,861 8,608 10,070
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 10.98% 17.91% 20.29%
Number of salaries quoted 3,878 4,834 8,045
10th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,780 £48,750 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -6.29%
75th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £96,539
UK median annual salary £60,000 £64,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -6.25% +6.67% -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 16 January 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 16 January 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 +17 649 £70,000 +3.70% 222
South East +25 353 £55,000 -6.98% 247
North of England +6 296 £48,740 -1.54% 126
Midlands +43 266 £50,000 - 108
West Midlands +27 177 £50,000 - 65
North West +2 166 £50,000 +1.01% 70
South West +39 139 £45,000 -1.10% 48
East of England -9 113 £46,750 -38.49% 49
Yorkshire 0 102 £42,039 -14.21% 37
East Midlands +42 87 £46,445 +3.21% 41
North East +22 28 £47,500 -7.32% 21
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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
1 121 (6.60%) SharePoint
2 18 (0.98%) Apache Spark
3 17 (0.93%) SAS
4 15 (0.82%) Apache Airflow
5 14 (0.76%) Confluence
6 13 (0.71%) Microsoft Exchange
7 7 (0.38%) SugarCRM
8 5 (0.27%) Apache
8 5 (0.27%) WordPress
9 4 (0.22%) CMS
9 4 (0.22%) Umbraco
10 2 (0.11%) Moodle
10 2 (0.11%) Oracle Application Server
11 1 (0.055%) Apache Superset
11 1 (0.055%) Drupal
11 1 (0.055%) Jupyter
Applications
1 802 (43.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 64 (3.49%) Microsoft Office
3 51 (2.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 19 (1.04%) Microsoft Project
5 16 (0.87%) Spreadsheet
6 11 (0.60%) Maya
6 11 (0.60%) MS Visio
7 10 (0.55%) Trello
8 5 (0.27%) Chatbot
9 2 (0.11%) AutoCAD
9 2 (0.11%) Revit
10 1 (0.055%) Acrobat
10 1 (0.055%) Adobe Illustrator
10 1 (0.055%) Adobe XD
10 1 (0.055%) InDesign
10 1 (0.055%) Oracle Smart View
10 1 (0.055%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 78 (4.26%) Dynamics CRM
2 11 (0.60%) NetSuite
3 9 (0.49%) Elite 3E
3 9 (0.49%) Shopify
4 8 (0.44%) Dynamics AX
4 8 (0.44%) Dynamics NAV
5 7 (0.38%) SAP CO
5 7 (0.38%) Visualfiles
6 6 (0.33%) NEC Housing
6 6 (0.33%) SAP Business One
7 5 (0.27%) IBM Planning Analytics
8 4 (0.22%) Oracle Payables
8 4 (0.22%) Oracle Receivables
9 3 (0.16%) ResourceLink
9 3 (0.16%) Salesforce CRM
9 3 (0.16%) SAP APO
9 3 (0.16%) SAP FI
9 3 (0.16%) SAP IBP
9 3 (0.16%) SAP S/4HANA
10 2 (0.11%) Q-Pulse
Cloud Services
1 1,833 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 812 (44.30%) Azure
3 247 (13.48%) Azure AI
4 201 (10.97%) Power Automate
5 172 (9.38%) Microsoft 365
6 168 (9.17%) PowerApps
7 140 (7.64%) Snowflake
8 134 (7.31%) Dynamics 365
9 133 (7.26%) Azure Data Factory
10 117 (6.38%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 92 (5.02%) AWS
12 83 (4.53%) Azure DevOps
13 66 (3.60%) dbt
14 60 (3.27%) Microsoft Copilot
15 55 (3.00%) GCP
16 44 (2.40%) SaaS
17 39 (2.13%) Azure Logic Apps
18 35 (1.91%) Entra ID
18 35 (1.91%) Fivetran
19 30 (1.64%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 14 (0.76%) Firewall
2 12 (0.65%) Intranet
3 9 (0.49%) DHCP
3 9 (0.49%) DNS
3 9 (0.49%) TCP/IP
4 8 (0.44%) WAN
5 7 (0.38%) VoIP
6 6 (0.33%) LAN
7 5 (0.27%) Modbus
7 5 (0.27%) MQTT
8 4 (0.22%) VPN
9 2 (0.11%) Network Security
9 2 (0.11%) VLAN
9 2 (0.11%) Wi-Fi
10 1 (0.055%) ADSL
10 1 (0.055%) BGP
10 1 (0.055%) FTP
10 1 (0.055%) Internet
10 1 (0.055%) NAS
10 1 (0.055%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 508 (27.71%) Tableau
2 198 (10.80%) SQL Server
3 172 (9.38%) Data Warehouse
4 168 (9.17%) Data Lake
5 112 (6.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 92 (5.02%) Power Query
7 70 (3.82%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 63 (3.44%) SAP BW
9 61 (3.33%) Looker
10 58 (3.16%) Azure SQL Database
11 43 (2.35%) Relational Database
12 38 (2.07%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 35 (1.91%) Metadata
14 27 (1.47%) BigQuery
15 25 (1.36%) Qlik Sense
16 22 (1.20%) Crystal Reports
17 20 (1.09%) Amazon Redshift
17 20 (1.09%) BusinessObjects
17 20 (1.09%) Data Mining
17 20 (1.09%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 74 (4.04%) Git
2 33 (1.80%) Visual Studio
3 30 (1.64%) JIRA
4 9 (0.49%) GitLab
5 4 (0.22%) ER Studio
5 4 (0.22%) ERwin
5 4 (0.22%) PowerDesigner
6 3 (0.16%) Jenkins
7 2 (0.11%) DBeaver
7 2 (0.11%) Postman
7 2 (0.11%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 1 (0.055%) Axure RP
8 1 (0.055%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.055%) LSMW
8 1 (0.055%) Mercurial
8 1 (0.055%) Oracle APEX
8 1 (0.055%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 838 (45.72%) Social Skills
2 620 (33.82%) Finance
3 502 (27.39%) Analytical Skills
4 127 (6.93%) Marketing
5 94 (5.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 89 (4.86%) Manufacturing
7 83 (4.53%) Law
8 80 (4.36%) Retail
9 78 (4.26%) Legal
10 64 (3.49%) Public Sector
11 61 (3.33%) Organisational Skills
11 61 (3.33%) Presentation Skills
12 48 (2.62%) Banking
13 32 (1.75%) Advertising
13 32 (1.75%) Games
14 27 (1.47%) Influencing Skills
15 22 (1.20%) Financial Institution
16 21 (1.15%) Billing
17 19 (1.04%) Documentation Skills
18 18 (0.98%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 785 (42.83%) Analyst
2 448 (24.44%) Data Analyst
3 254 (13.86%) Junior
4 246 (13.42%) Junior Analyst
5 236 (12.88%) Junior Data Analyst
6 215 (11.73%) Senior
7 203 (11.07%) Developer
8 154 (8.40%) Lead
9 143 (7.80%) Data Engineer
10 84 (4.58%) Business Intelligence Developer
11 80 (4.36%) Senior Analyst
12 75 (4.09%) Business Intelligence Analyst
13 66 (3.60%) Architect
13 66 (3.60%) Report Analyst
14 63 (3.44%) Support Analyst
15 60 (3.27%) Financial Analyst
16 55 (3.00%) Business Analyst
17 47 (2.56%) Applications Support
18 46 (2.51%) Consultant
18 46 (2.51%) Power Platform Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (2.62%) .NET
2 43 (2.35%) REST
3 27 (1.47%) Web Services
4 26 (1.42%) PySpark
5 24 (1.31%) SOAP
6 22 (1.20%) HTML
7 19 (1.04%) XML
8 18 (0.98%) EDI
8 18 (0.98%) HTML5 Canvas
8 18 (0.98%) JSON
9 13 (0.71%) CSS
10 10 (0.55%) Pandas
10 10 (0.55%) React
11 9 (0.49%) AngularJS
11 9 (0.49%) Middleware
12 8 (0.44%) .NET Core
12 8 (0.44%) ASP.NET
13 7 (0.38%) ASP.NET Core
13 7 (0.38%) Kafka
13 7 (0.38%) SAP CO-PA
Miscellaneous
1 78 (4.26%) Analytical Mindset
2 58 (3.16%) Management Information System
3 53 (2.89%) Data Structures
4 39 (2.13%) Self-Motivation
5 38 (2.07%) Cloud Native
6 37 (2.02%) Onboarding
7 35 (1.91%) FMCG
8 33 (1.80%) Product Ownership
9 26 (1.42%) Legacy Systems
10 24 (1.31%) Enterprise Software
11 20 (1.09%) Driving Licence
11 20 (1.09%) Reinsurance
12 19 (1.04%) Low-Code
13 17 (0.93%) Greenfield Project
14 13 (0.71%) Algorithms
15 11 (0.60%) NHS
15 11 (0.60%) Social Media
16 10 (0.55%) Credit Risk
17 9 (0.49%) Data Protection Act
17 9 (0.49%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 44 (2.40%) Windows
2 12 (0.65%) Linux
3 8 (0.44%) Mac OS
3 8 (0.44%) Unix
4 7 (0.38%) Windows 10
5 4 (0.22%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.16%) Android
7 1 (0.055%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.055%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.055%) VMS
7 1 (0.055%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,727 (94.22%) Business Intelligence
2 635 (34.64%) Analytics
3 447 (24.39%) Problem-Solving
4 446 (24.33%) AI
5 441 (24.06%) Decision-Making
6 366 (19.97%) Data Modelling
7 365 (19.91%) Visualisation
8 281 (15.33%) Continuous Improvement
9 270 (14.73%) Data Analysis
10 263 (14.35%) ETL
11 258 (14.08%) Actionable Insight
12 256 (13.97%) Agile
13 232 (12.66%) Data Visualisation
14 218 (11.89%) Data Governance
15 179 (9.77%) Data Engineering
16 178 (9.71%) Data Analytics
17 177 (9.66%) Data Pipeline
17 177 (9.66%) ERP
17 177 (9.66%) Stakeholder Management
18 158 (8.62%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 1,027 (56.03%) SQL
2 647 (35.30%) Python
3 126 (6.87%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 72 (3.93%) C#
5 67 (3.66%) PowerShell
6 66 (3.60%) VBA
7 60 (3.27%) JavaScript
8 51 (2.78%) R
9 43 (2.35%) T-SQL
10 23 (1.25%) Scala
11 10 (0.55%) Java
12 7 (0.38%) ANSI SQL
13 6 (0.33%) Delphi
13 6 (0.33%) Kusto Query Language
13 6 (0.33%) TypeScript
14 4 (0.22%) Bash
14 4 (0.22%) Bicep
15 3 (0.16%) VB.NET
16 2 (0.11%) C
16 2 (0.11%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 392 (21.39%) Degree
2 265 (14.46%) Azure Certification
3 73 (3.98%) ACCA
4 72 (3.93%) CIMA
5 64 (3.49%) Security Cleared
6 52 (2.84%) Microsoft Certification
7 51 (2.78%) SC Cleared
8 49 (2.67%) DBS Check
9 48 (2.62%) Computer Science Degree
10 41 (2.24%) PMI Certification
10 41 (2.24%) PMP
11 37 (2.02%) Master's Degree
12 20 (1.09%) CISSP
13 19 (1.04%) CISA
14 12 (0.65%) CISM
14 12 (0.65%) CRISC
14 12 (0.65%) Numerate Degree
15 11 (0.60%) HNC
15 11 (0.60%) MBA
16 8 (0.44%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 299 (16.31%) Data Quality
2 70 (3.82%) QA
3 69 (3.76%) GDPR
4 47 (2.56%) Accessibility
5 45 (2.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 42 (2.29%) PMO
7 23 (1.25%) SLA
8 15 (0.82%) NIST
9 13 (0.71%) Actionable Recommendations
9 13 (0.71%) Cyber Essentials
9 13 (0.71%) GRC
10 12 (0.65%) COBIT
10 12 (0.65%) ITGC
11 6 (0.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 4 (0.22%) IFRS
13 3 (0.16%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 3 (0.16%) IFRS 17
14 2 (0.11%) MiFID
14 2 (0.11%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 2 (0.11%) WCAG
System Software
1 29 (1.58%) Active Directory
2 11 (0.60%) Docker
3 5 (0.27%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.11%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.055%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.055%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.055%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.055%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 22 (1.20%) Microsoft Intune
2 15 (0.82%) Terraform
3 11 (0.60%) Kubernetes
4 8 (0.44%) Single Sign-On
5 6 (0.33%) RSA Archer
6 5 (0.27%) FortiGate
7 3 (0.16%) Argo
7 3 (0.16%) Control-M
8 2 (0.11%) Microsoft Clustering
9 1 (0.055%) Ansible
9 1 (0.055%) Grafana
9 1 (0.055%) Jamf Pro
9 1 (0.055%) MOM
9 1 (0.055%) SCCM
Vendors
1 740 (40.37%) Microsoft
2 145 (7.91%) SAP
3 108 (5.89%) Databricks
4 72 (3.93%) Oracle
5 56 (3.06%) Salesforce
6 46 (2.51%) Google
7 31 (1.69%) Alteryx
7 31 (1.69%) ServiceNow
8 23 (1.25%) Informatica
9 21 (1.15%) Anaplan
10 17 (0.93%) Verint
11 16 (0.87%) HubSpot
12 15 (0.82%) Adobe
12 15 (0.82%) Intapp
13 12 (0.65%) Dell
13 12 (0.65%) Genesys
13 12 (0.65%) MuleSoft
14 10 (0.55%) Dataiku
14 10 (0.55%) IBM
15 9 (0.49%) Talend