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 26 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 51 80 62
Rank change year-on-year +29 -18 +15
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 2,521 1,540 3,298
As % of all permanent jobs in England 2.98% 3.83% 3.54%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 33.55% 23.22% 21.80%
Number of salaries quoted 1,385 1,150 2,636
10th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £33,746
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,226 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.89% +4.05% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £87,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £56,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -2.65% +2.73% -

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 7,514 6,633 15,127
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 8.90% 16.49% 16.24%
Number of salaries quoted 5,086 4,443 11,368
10th Percentile £36,250 £35,000 £35,175
25th Percentile £45,500 £46,250 £43,448
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +7.76% -10.77%
75th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £114,150 £102,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -10.16%

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 26 June 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 26 June 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 -6 629 £72,500 +3.57% 208
North of England +81 614 £45,037 -14.22% 124
Midlands +33 451 £47,500 -5.00% 97
South East +20 403 £55,000 +4.76% 165
North West +67 280 £47,500 -13.64% 74
Yorkshire +61 270 £42,500 -15.00% 39
West Midlands +23 265 £47,500 -11.37% 55
South West +9 215 £42,500 -25.44% 54
East of England +32 187 £60,000 +42.86% 38
East Midlands +25 185 £47,500 +5.56% 42
North East +2 64 £42,500 -10.53% 14
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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
1 169 (6.70%) SharePoint
2 47 (1.86%) Apache Spark
3 45 (1.79%) Apache Airflow
4 41 (1.63%) Microsoft Exchange
5 12 (0.48%) Apache
6 9 (0.36%) WordPress
7 8 (0.32%) Confluence
8 6 (0.24%) ArcGIS
8 6 (0.24%) CMS
9 5 (0.20%) SAS
10 3 (0.12%) Oracle Workflow
11 2 (0.079%) Headless CMS
11 2 (0.079%) IIS
11 2 (0.079%) Luigi
11 2 (0.079%) Oracle Application Server
11 2 (0.079%) Palantir Foundry
11 2 (0.079%) Umbraco
12 1 (0.040%) Appian
12 1 (0.040%) Drupal
12 1 (0.040%) Mendix
Applications
1 1,194 (47.36%) Microsoft Excel
2 66 (2.62%) Microsoft Office
3 42 (1.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 27 (1.07%) Spreadsheet
5 26 (1.03%) Microsoft Project
6 24 (0.95%) MS Visio
7 4 (0.16%) Chatbot
8 2 (0.079%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 2 (0.079%) ProjectWise
9 1 (0.040%) Revit
9 1 (0.040%) Trello
Business Applications
1 48 (1.90%) Dynamics CRM
2 32 (1.27%) NetSuite
3 12 (0.48%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 8 (0.32%) SAP S/4HANA
5 7 (0.28%) Dynamics NAV
6 6 (0.24%) Elite 3E
6 6 (0.24%) IBM Planning Analytics
7 5 (0.20%) Dynamics AX
7 5 (0.20%) SAP CO
7 5 (0.20%) SAP ERP
7 5 (0.20%) SAP PM
7 5 (0.20%) Shopify
8 4 (0.16%) Carpe Diem
8 4 (0.16%) Magento
9 3 (0.12%) Sage 200
9 3 (0.12%) Visualfiles
10 2 (0.079%) Infor M3
10 2 (0.079%) Markit EDM
10 2 (0.079%) SAP HR
10 2 (0.079%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 2,521 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 1,336 (52.99%) Azure
3 761 (30.19%) Azure AI
4 270 (10.71%) Power Automate
5 241 (9.56%) PowerApps
6 238 (9.44%) Microsoft 365
7 154 (6.11%) Dynamics 365
8 139 (5.51%) Azure Data Factory
9 130 (5.16%) AWS
10 117 (4.64%) Snowflake
11 116 (4.60%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 86 (3.41%) Azure DevOps
13 81 (3.21%) GCP
14 75 (2.98%) dbt
15 70 (2.78%) Microsoft Purview
16 67 (2.66%) Azure Logic Apps
16 67 (2.66%) SaaS
17 56 (2.22%) Entra ID
18 52 (2.06%) OneDrive
19 51 (2.02%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 17 (0.67%) Broadband
2 16 (0.63%) Firewall
3 10 (0.40%) DHCP
3 10 (0.40%) DNS
4 9 (0.36%) WAN
5 6 (0.24%) Intranet
5 6 (0.24%) VoIP
6 5 (0.20%) VPN
7 4 (0.16%) LTE
7 4 (0.16%) Network Security
8 3 (0.12%) LAN
8 3 (0.12%) NAS
8 3 (0.12%) SMS
8 3 (0.12%) Wi-Fi
9 2 (0.079%) Internet
9 2 (0.079%) Modbus
9 2 (0.079%) MQTT
9 2 (0.079%) VLAN
10 1 (0.040%) Mobile Broadband
10 1 (0.040%) Softphone
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1,031 (40.90%) Tableau
2 194 (7.70%) Data Warehouse
3 169 (6.70%) SQL Server
4 123 (4.88%) Data Lake
5 116 (4.60%) Power Query
6 112 (4.44%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 74 (2.94%) Azure SQL Database
8 71 (2.82%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 69 (2.74%) Looker
10 58 (2.30%) Relational Database
11 53 (2.10%) BigQuery
12 41 (1.63%) Metadata
13 40 (1.59%) Amazon Redshift
13 40 (1.59%) Star Schema
14 37 (1.47%) Big Data
15 32 (1.27%) PostgreSQL
16 28 (1.11%) MySQL
16 28 (1.11%) Snowflake Schema
17 24 (0.95%) Semantic Layer
18 23 (0.91%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 56 (2.22%) Git
2 43 (1.71%) JIRA
3 27 (1.07%) MLflow
4 24 (0.95%) Visual Studio
5 15 (0.60%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 5 (0.20%) Jenkins
6 5 (0.20%) Oracle Forms
7 3 (0.12%) Postman
8 2 (0.079%) DBeaver
9 1 (0.040%) Browser DevTools
9 1 (0.040%) ERwin
9 1 (0.040%) NUnit
9 1 (0.040%) PowerDesigner
9 1 (0.040%) Selenium
9 1 (0.040%) Toad
General
1 1,393 (55.26%) Social Skills
2 549 (21.78%) Analytical Skills
3 532 (21.10%) Finance
4 124 (4.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 118 (4.68%) Law
6 103 (4.09%) Public Sector
7 101 (4.01%) Marketing
8 92 (3.65%) Legal
8 92 (3.65%) Retail
9 74 (2.94%) Organisational Skills
10 72 (2.86%) Manufacturing
11 36 (1.43%) Documentation Skills
12 31 (1.23%) Influencing Skills
13 29 (1.15%) Banking
14 27 (1.07%) Telecoms
15 26 (1.03%) Presentation Skills
16 21 (0.83%) Military
17 20 (0.79%) Social Housing
18 19 (0.75%) Billing
19 18 (0.71%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 1,298 (51.49%) Analyst
2 969 (38.44%) Data Analyst
3 781 (30.98%) Junior
4 775 (30.74%) Junior Analyst
5 762 (30.23%) Junior Data Analyst
6 280 (11.11%) Senior
7 264 (10.47%) Developer
8 155 (6.15%) Data Engineer
9 139 (5.51%) Lead
10 94 (3.73%) Business Intelligence Analyst
11 81 (3.21%) Business Intelligence Developer
12 74 (2.94%) Architect
13 73 (2.90%) Data Manager
14 72 (2.86%) Business Analyst
15 66 (2.62%) Senior Analyst
16 65 (2.58%) Systems Analyst
17 61 (2.42%) Power BI Analyst
18 58 (2.30%) Financial Analyst
18 58 (2.30%) Power Platform Developer
19 53 (2.10%) Power BI Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 102 (4.05%) .NET
2 55 (2.18%) HTML
3 53 (2.10%) CSS
4 50 (1.98%) PySpark
4 50 (1.98%) REST
5 49 (1.94%) JSON
6 42 (1.67%) HTML5 Canvas
7 36 (1.43%) .NET Core
7 36 (1.43%) Kafka
8 32 (1.27%) XML
9 30 (1.19%) PyTorch
9 30 (1.19%) scikit-learn
10 25 (0.99%) Microsoft Graph
11 24 (0.95%) Middleware
11 24 (0.95%) TensorFlow
12 23 (0.91%) LangChain
12 23 (0.91%) LlamaIndex
12 23 (0.91%) pgvector
13 20 (0.79%) SPFx
14 19 (0.75%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 115 (4.56%) Management Information System
2 76 (3.01%) Data Structures
3 55 (2.18%) Analytical Mindset
4 53 (2.10%) Cloud Native
5 43 (1.71%) Onboarding
6 35 (1.39%) Product Ownership
7 34 (1.35%) Self-Motivation
8 33 (1.31%) Legacy Systems
9 26 (1.03%) Public Cloud
10 25 (0.99%) Clustering
11 23 (0.91%) Low-Code
12 20 (0.79%) NHS
13 19 (0.75%) Social Media
14 18 (0.71%) Enterprise Cloud
15 15 (0.60%) Greenfield Project
16 14 (0.56%) Driving Licence
16 14 (0.56%) Enterprise Software
17 12 (0.48%) AI Agents
17 12 (0.48%) FMCG
18 11 (0.44%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 43 (1.71%) Windows
2 21 (0.83%) Windows Server
3 18 (0.71%) Linux
4 11 (0.44%) VMS
5 6 (0.24%) Unix
6 3 (0.12%) Apple iOS
6 3 (0.12%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.12%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.079%) Android
7 2 (0.079%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.040%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.040%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 2,375 (94.21%) Business Intelligence
2 1,063 (42.17%) AI
3 702 (27.85%) Analytics
4 457 (18.13%) Decision-Making
5 428 (16.98%) Problem-Solving
6 402 (15.95%) Data Modelling
7 324 (12.85%) Visualisation
8 318 (12.61%) Continuous Improvement
9 261 (10.35%) ETL
10 252 (10.00%) Agile
11 250 (9.92%) Data Governance
12 229 (9.08%) Data Visualisation
13 222 (8.81%) ERP
14 215 (8.53%) Data Engineering
15 212 (8.41%) Actionable Insight
16 208 (8.25%) Data Analysis
17 195 (7.74%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 191 (7.58%) CRM
19 184 (7.30%) Data Pipeline
20 181 (7.18%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 1,701 (67.47%) SQL
2 1,133 (44.94%) Python
3 158 (6.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 141 (5.59%) C#
5 95 (3.77%) JavaScript
6 76 (3.01%) PowerShell
7 65 (2.58%) VBA
8 55 (2.18%) T-SQL
9 40 (1.59%) R
10 26 (1.03%) TypeScript
11 19 (0.75%) Kusto Query Language
12 14 (0.56%) Scala
13 13 (0.52%) Java
14 9 (0.36%) VBScript
15 7 (0.28%) VB
16 6 (0.24%) Bicep
16 6 (0.24%) Delphi
16 6 (0.24%) Julia
17 4 (0.16%) PHP
17 4 (0.16%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 789 (31.30%) Azure Certification
2 264 (10.47%) Degree
3 92 (3.65%) Security Cleared
4 87 (3.45%) ACCA
5 83 (3.29%) CIMA
6 73 (2.90%) SC Cleared
7 49 (1.94%) Microsoft Certification
8 35 (1.39%) DBS Check
9 32 (1.27%) Computer Science Degree
10 27 (1.07%) PMI Certification
10 27 (1.07%) PMP
11 26 (1.03%) AAT
12 21 (0.83%) Master's Degree
13 11 (0.44%) CompTIA Security+
14 10 (0.40%) CompTIA CySA+
14 10 (0.40%) SSCP
15 8 (0.32%) MBA
16 7 (0.28%) APMP
16 7 (0.28%) BPSS Clearance
16 7 (0.28%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 314 (12.46%) Data Quality
2 126 (5.00%) GDPR
3 78 (3.09%) QA
4 48 (1.90%) SLA
5 40 (1.59%) Accessibility
6 38 (1.51%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 36 (1.43%) PMO
8 30 (1.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 17 (0.67%) TickIT
10 16 (0.63%) Actionable Recommendations
10 16 (0.63%) NIST
11 13 (0.52%) GRC
12 9 (0.36%) IFRS
13 5 (0.20%) GAAP
13 5 (0.20%) ISO 9001
14 4 (0.16%) ITGC
14 4 (0.16%) NIST 800
14 4 (0.16%) PERC
15 3 (0.12%) Cyber Essentials
15 3 (0.12%) IFRS 17
System Software
1 54 (2.14%) Active Directory
2 15 (0.60%) Docker
3 9 (0.36%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.20%) Virtual Desktop
5 4 (0.16%) BitLocker
6 3 (0.12%) Terminal Services
7 2 (0.079%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.079%) IAG
7 2 (0.079%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 23 (0.91%) Terraform
2 13 (0.52%) Kubernetes
3 11 (0.44%) Microsoft Intune
4 10 (0.40%) FortiGate
5 5 (0.20%) SCCM
6 4 (0.16%) Ansible
6 4 (0.16%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.079%) Control-M
7 2 (0.079%) Microsoft Clustering
8 1 (0.040%) Grafana
8 1 (0.040%) MOM
8 1 (0.040%) SQL Sentry
8 1 (0.040%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 1,417 (56.21%) Microsoft
2 176 (6.98%) Databricks
3 96 (3.81%) SAP
4 81 (3.21%) Oracle
5 59 (2.34%) Google
6 42 (1.67%) Salesforce
7 31 (1.23%) Adobe
8 30 (1.19%) Informatica
9 27 (1.07%) Alteryx
10 25 (0.99%) Intapp
11 24 (0.95%) Cloudera
11 24 (0.95%) Sage
12 23 (0.91%) Dell
13 20 (0.79%) ServiceNow
14 17 (0.67%) Concur
15 15 (0.60%) iManage
16 14 (0.56%) Cognos
17 12 (0.48%) Aderant
17 12 (0.48%) HubSpot
18 10 (0.40%) Yardi