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

6 months to
23 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 64 78 59
Rank change year-on-year +14 -19 +14
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 1,878 1,712 2,460
As % of all permanent jobs in England 3.43% 3.58% 4.34%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 31.95% 20.01% 21.85%
Number of salaries quoted 1,088 973 2,022
10th Percentile £35,750 £37,500 £32,602
25th Percentile £41,250 £43,750 £41,906
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £75,000 £76,000 £70,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £90,001 £85,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% -8.70%

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 5,878 8,554 11,261
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 10.73% 17.88% 19.85%
Number of salaries quoted 3,853 4,798 9,126
10th Percentile £35,000 £38,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £43,750 £48,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -6.98%
75th Percentile £81,000 £87,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £64,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -6.98% +7.50% -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 23 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 23 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 +12 650 £70,000 - 214
South East +29 368 £52,500 -9.48% 289
North of England +1 313 £48,500 -0.51% 157
Midlands +39 276 £50,000 - 145
West Midlands +20 181 £50,000 - 77
North West -2 170 £50,000 +2.04% 81
South West +40 144 £43,727 -2.83% 77
Yorkshire 0 112 £42,039 -11.96% 53
East of England -11 111 £46,750 -38.49% 87
East Midlands +44 93 £47,500 +2.70% 67
North East +19 31 £42,500 -22.73% 25
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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
1 124 (6.60%) SharePoint
2 17 (0.91%) Apache Airflow
2 17 (0.91%) Apache Spark
2 17 (0.91%) SAS
3 15 (0.80%) Microsoft Exchange
4 14 (0.75%) Confluence
5 6 (0.32%) WordPress
6 5 (0.27%) CMS
6 5 (0.27%) SugarCRM
7 4 (0.21%) Apache
7 4 (0.21%) Umbraco
8 2 (0.11%) Moodle
8 2 (0.11%) Oracle Application Server
9 1 (0.053%) Apache Superset
9 1 (0.053%) Drupal
9 1 (0.053%) Jupyter
Applications
1 841 (44.78%) Microsoft Excel
2 67 (3.57%) Microsoft Office
3 52 (2.77%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 19 (1.01%) Microsoft Project
5 17 (0.91%) Spreadsheet
6 12 (0.64%) MS Visio
7 11 (0.59%) Maya
8 10 (0.53%) Trello
9 5 (0.27%) Chatbot
10 2 (0.11%) AutoCAD
10 2 (0.11%) Revit
11 1 (0.053%) Acrobat
11 1 (0.053%) Adobe Illustrator
11 1 (0.053%) Adobe XD
11 1 (0.053%) InDesign
11 1 (0.053%) Oracle Smart View
11 1 (0.053%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 76 (4.05%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (0.64%) NetSuite
3 9 (0.48%) Dynamics AX
3 9 (0.48%) Shopify
4 8 (0.43%) Elite 3E
4 8 (0.43%) SAP CO
4 8 (0.43%) Visualfiles
5 7 (0.37%) Dynamics NAV
6 6 (0.32%) NEC Housing
6 6 (0.32%) SAP Business One
7 5 (0.27%) IBM Planning Analytics
8 4 (0.21%) Oracle Payables
8 4 (0.21%) Oracle Receivables
9 3 (0.16%) Integrated Workplace Management System
9 3 (0.16%) ResourceLink
9 3 (0.16%) Salesforce CRM
9 3 (0.16%) SAP APO
9 3 (0.16%) SAP IBP
9 3 (0.16%) SAP S/4HANA
10 2 (0.11%) Aladdin
Cloud Services
1 1,878 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 863 (45.95%) Azure
3 293 (15.60%) Azure AI
4 205 (10.92%) Power Automate
5 179 (9.53%) Microsoft 365
6 170 (9.05%) PowerApps
7 136 (7.24%) Snowflake
8 133 (7.08%) Azure Data Factory
9 129 (6.87%) Dynamics 365
10 113 (6.02%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 92 (4.90%) AWS
12 85 (4.53%) Azure DevOps
13 68 (3.62%) dbt
14 63 (3.35%) Microsoft Copilot
15 52 (2.77%) GCP
16 48 (2.56%) SaaS
17 40 (2.13%) Azure Logic Apps
17 40 (2.13%) Entra ID
18 34 (1.81%) Fivetran
19 31 (1.65%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 14 (0.75%) Firewall
2 13 (0.69%) Intranet
3 9 (0.48%) TCP/IP
3 9 (0.48%) WAN
4 8 (0.43%) DHCP
4 8 (0.43%) DNS
5 7 (0.37%) VoIP
6 6 (0.32%) LAN
7 5 (0.27%) Modbus
7 5 (0.27%) MQTT
8 4 (0.21%) VPN
9 2 (0.11%) Network Security
9 2 (0.11%) VLAN
9 2 (0.11%) Wi-Fi
10 1 (0.053%) ADSL
10 1 (0.053%) BGP
10 1 (0.053%) FTP
10 1 (0.053%) Internet
10 1 (0.053%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 550 (29.29%) Tableau
2 195 (10.38%) SQL Server
3 176 (9.37%) Data Warehouse
4 170 (9.05%) Data Lake
5 109 (5.80%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 92 (4.90%) Power Query
7 68 (3.62%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 64 (3.41%) SAP BW
9 59 (3.14%) Looker
10 58 (3.09%) Azure SQL Database
11 44 (2.34%) Relational Database
12 36 (1.92%) Metadata
13 35 (1.86%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 25 (1.33%) BigQuery
14 25 (1.33%) Qlik Sense
15 21 (1.12%) Data Mining
16 20 (1.06%) BusinessObjects
16 20 (1.06%) PostgreSQL
17 19 (1.01%) Amazon Redshift
18 18 (0.96%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 78 (4.15%) Git
2 34 (1.81%) Visual Studio
3 30 (1.60%) JIRA
4 9 (0.48%) GitLab
5 4 (0.21%) ER Studio
5 4 (0.21%) ERwin
5 4 (0.21%) PowerDesigner
6 3 (0.16%) Jenkins
6 3 (0.16%) Postman
6 3 (0.16%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 2 (0.11%) DBeaver
8 1 (0.053%) Axure RP
8 1 (0.053%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.053%) LSMW
8 1 (0.053%) Mercurial
8 1 (0.053%) Oracle APEX
8 1 (0.053%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 895 (47.66%) Social Skills
2 616 (32.80%) Finance
3 497 (26.46%) Analytical Skills
4 126 (6.71%) Marketing
5 92 (4.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 91 (4.85%) Manufacturing
7 80 (4.26%) Legal
8 79 (4.21%) Retail
9 77 (4.10%) Law
10 64 (3.41%) Public Sector
11 60 (3.19%) Organisational Skills
12 59 (3.14%) Presentation Skills
13 48 (2.56%) Banking
14 31 (1.65%) Advertising
15 29 (1.54%) Games
16 28 (1.49%) Influencing Skills
17 22 (1.17%) Financial Institution
18 20 (1.06%) Billing
19 19 (1.01%) Documentation Skills
20 17 (0.91%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 834 (44.41%) Analyst
2 500 (26.62%) Data Analyst
3 302 (16.08%) Junior
4 295 (15.71%) Junior Analyst
5 283 (15.07%) Junior Data Analyst
6 211 (11.24%) Senior
7 205 (10.92%) Developer
8 151 (8.04%) Lead
9 143 (7.61%) Data Engineer
10 85 (4.53%) Business Intelligence Developer
11 79 (4.21%) Senior Analyst
12 72 (3.83%) Business Intelligence Analyst
13 69 (3.67%) Architect
14 65 (3.46%) Report Analyst
15 64 (3.41%) Support Analyst
16 61 (3.25%) Financial Analyst
17 56 (2.98%) Business Analyst
18 47 (2.50%) Consultant
19 46 (2.45%) Power Platform Developer
20 44 (2.34%) Applications Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 50 (2.66%) .NET
2 43 (2.29%) REST
3 28 (1.49%) Web Services
4 26 (1.38%) PySpark
5 24 (1.28%) SOAP
6 23 (1.22%) HTML
7 21 (1.12%) XML
8 19 (1.01%) JSON
9 18 (0.96%) EDI
9 18 (0.96%) HTML5 Canvas
10 14 (0.75%) CSS
11 10 (0.53%) React
12 9 (0.48%) .NET Core
12 9 (0.48%) AngularJS
12 9 (0.48%) Middleware
13 8 (0.43%) ASP.NET
13 8 (0.43%) Pandas
13 8 (0.43%) SAP CO-PA
14 7 (0.37%) Kafka
14 7 (0.37%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 80 (4.26%) Analytical Mindset
2 57 (3.04%) Management Information System
3 55 (2.93%) Data Structures
4 42 (2.24%) Self-Motivation
5 39 (2.08%) Onboarding
6 38 (2.02%) Cloud Native
7 36 (1.92%) FMCG
8 31 (1.65%) Product Ownership
9 24 (1.28%) Enterprise Software
10 22 (1.17%) Legacy Systems
11 19 (1.01%) Driving Licence
11 19 (1.01%) Low-Code
11 19 (1.01%) Reinsurance
12 18 (0.96%) Greenfield Project
13 13 (0.69%) NHS
14 11 (0.59%) Algorithms
14 11 (0.59%) Social Media
15 10 (0.53%) Credit Risk
16 9 (0.48%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
16 9 (0.48%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 42 (2.24%) Windows
2 12 (0.64%) Linux
3 8 (0.43%) Mac OS
3 8 (0.43%) Unix
4 7 (0.37%) Windows 10
5 5 (0.27%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.16%) Android
7 2 (0.11%) VMS
8 1 (0.053%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.053%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,774 (94.46%) Business Intelligence
2 639 (34.03%) Analytics
3 498 (26.52%) AI
4 440 (23.43%) Problem-Solving
5 438 (23.32%) Decision-Making
6 369 (19.65%) Data Modelling
7 358 (19.06%) Visualisation
8 279 (14.86%) Continuous Improvement
9 265 (14.11%) Data Analysis
10 261 (13.90%) ETL
11 258 (13.74%) Agile
12 257 (13.68%) Actionable Insight
13 228 (12.14%) Data Visualisation
14 218 (11.61%) Data Governance
15 181 (9.64%) Data Engineering
16 178 (9.48%) Data Pipeline
16 178 (9.48%) ERP
17 174 (9.27%) Stakeholder Management
18 171 (9.11%) Data Analytics
19 162 (8.63%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 1,071 (57.03%) SQL
2 696 (37.06%) Python
3 125 (6.66%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 75 (3.99%) C#
5 72 (3.83%) PowerShell
6 68 (3.62%) VBA
7 63 (3.35%) JavaScript
8 48 (2.56%) R
9 40 (2.13%) T-SQL
10 21 (1.12%) Scala
11 8 (0.43%) Java
12 7 (0.37%) ANSI SQL
12 7 (0.37%) Delphi
12 7 (0.37%) Kusto Query Language
13 6 (0.32%) TypeScript
14 4 (0.21%) Bash
14 4 (0.21%) Bicep
15 3 (0.16%) VB.NET
16 2 (0.11%) C
16 2 (0.11%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 394 (20.98%) Degree
2 312 (16.61%) Azure Certification
3 68 (3.62%) ACCA
3 68 (3.62%) CIMA
4 66 (3.51%) Security Cleared
5 53 (2.82%) Microsoft Certification
6 52 (2.77%) SC Cleared
7 49 (2.61%) Computer Science Degree
8 45 (2.40%) DBS Check
9 43 (2.29%) PMI Certification
9 43 (2.29%) PMP
10 41 (2.18%) Master's Degree
11 18 (0.96%) CISSP
12 17 (0.91%) CISA
13 12 (0.64%) MBA
13 12 (0.64%) Numerate Degree
14 11 (0.59%) CISM
14 11 (0.59%) CRISC
15 9 (0.48%) HNC
15 9 (0.48%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 304 (16.19%) Data Quality
2 72 (3.83%) GDPR
3 69 (3.67%) QA
4 47 (2.50%) Accessibility
5 44 (2.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 44 (2.34%) PMO
6 25 (1.33%) SLA
7 14 (0.75%) NIST
8 13 (0.69%) Actionable Recommendations
8 13 (0.69%) Cyber Essentials
9 12 (0.64%) GRC
10 11 (0.59%) COBIT
10 11 (0.59%) ITGC
11 6 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 3 (0.16%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 3 (0.16%) IFRS
12 3 (0.16%) IFRS 17
13 2 (0.11%) MiFID
13 2 (0.11%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 2 (0.11%) WCAG
System Software
1 32 (1.70%) Active Directory
2 11 (0.59%) Docker
3 5 (0.27%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.11%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.11%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.053%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 22 (1.17%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (0.85%) Terraform
3 11 (0.59%) Kubernetes
4 8 (0.43%) Single Sign-On
5 6 (0.32%) RSA Archer
6 5 (0.27%) FortiGate
7 3 (0.16%) Argo
7 3 (0.16%) Control-M
8 2 (0.11%) SCCM
9 1 (0.053%) Ansible
9 1 (0.053%) Grafana
9 1 (0.053%) Jamf Pro
9 1 (0.053%) Microsoft Clustering
9 1 (0.053%) MOM
Vendors
1 783 (41.69%) Microsoft
2 148 (7.88%) SAP
3 105 (5.59%) Databricks
4 72 (3.83%) Oracle
5 57 (3.04%) Salesforce
6 44 (2.34%) Google
7 31 (1.65%) Alteryx
7 31 (1.65%) ServiceNow
8 25 (1.33%) Informatica
9 22 (1.17%) Anaplan
10 18 (0.96%) HubSpot
11 17 (0.91%) Adobe
11 17 (0.91%) Verint
12 13 (0.69%) Intapp
13 12 (0.64%) Dell
13 12 (0.64%) Genesys
13 12 (0.64%) MuleSoft
14 11 (0.59%) IBM
15 10 (0.53%) Dataiku
16 9 (0.48%) Talend