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

6 months to
30 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 73 71 80
Rank change year-on-year -2 +9 -16
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 2,271 1,688 2,027
As % of all permanent jobs in England 2.19% 3.93% 3.04%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 28.67% 26.95% 19.38%
Number of salaries quoted 1,528 1,188 1,258
10th Percentile £34,500 £32,010 £37,500
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% +6.19%
75th Percentile £72,500 £70,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £87,500 £93,250
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 7,921 6,264 10,457
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 7.63% 14.57% 15.70%
Number of salaries quoted 5,538 4,048 6,110
10th Percentile £36,853 £33,750 £38,000
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% +4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £90,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £110,000 £118,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - -7.69% +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

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Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Power BI in England over the 6 months to 30 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 30 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 -22 736 £67,500 +1.50% 976
North of England +70 514 £46,500 -13.08% 357
Midlands +9 373 £51,928 +3.86% 268
South East -37 297 £55,000 +10.00% 350
North West +60 273 £50,000 -9.09% 206
West Midlands +7 233 £52,500 +1.11% 190
South West -35 200 £42,500 -15.00% 145
Yorkshire +42 165 £43,000 -10.42% 121
East Midlands +5 140 £47,500 +5.56% 78
East of England -26 130 £55,000 +37.50% 141
North East -8 76 £45,000 - 32
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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
1 209 (9.20%) SharePoint
2 27 (1.19%) Apache Spark
3 24 (1.06%) Microsoft Exchange
4 17 (0.75%) Apache Airflow
5 14 (0.62%) Apache
6 9 (0.40%) CMS
6 9 (0.40%) Confluence
6 9 (0.40%) WordPress
7 5 (0.22%) IIS
7 5 (0.22%) Oracle Workflow
8 4 (0.18%) ArcGIS
8 4 (0.18%) Luigi
8 4 (0.18%) SAS
9 2 (0.088%) Appian
9 2 (0.088%) Headless CMS
9 2 (0.088%) Oracle Application Server
9 2 (0.088%) Tornado
9 2 (0.088%) Umbraco
10 1 (0.044%) Moodle
10 1 (0.044%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 739 (32.54%) Microsoft Excel
2 67 (2.95%) Microsoft Office
3 34 (1.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 22 (0.97%) MS Visio
5 19 (0.84%) Spreadsheet
6 17 (0.75%) Microsoft Project
7 14 (0.62%) Chatbot
8 9 (0.40%) ProjectWise
9 5 (0.22%) Revit
10 4 (0.18%) Navisworks
11 3 (0.13%) AutoCAD
11 3 (0.13%) Notion
12 2 (0.088%) SPSS
13 1 (0.044%) Adobe Illustrator
13 1 (0.044%) Civil 3D
13 1 (0.044%) InDesign
13 1 (0.044%) Inkscape
Business Applications
1 62 (2.73%) Dynamics CRM
2 49 (2.16%) NetSuite
3 16 (0.70%) Dynamics NAV
3 16 (0.70%) Elite 3E
4 12 (0.53%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 11 (0.48%) Carpe Diem
5 11 (0.48%) SAP S/4HANA
6 10 (0.44%) IBM Planning Analytics
7 9 (0.40%) Visualfiles
8 8 (0.35%) Infor M3
8 8 (0.35%) Workday HCM
9 4 (0.18%) SystmOne
10 3 (0.13%) Dynamics GP
10 3 (0.13%) Integrated Workplace Management System
10 3 (0.13%) Magento
10 3 (0.13%) Payment Gateway
10 3 (0.13%) Shopify
11 2 (0.088%) FastStats
11 2 (0.088%) SAP Business One
12 1 (0.044%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 2,271 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 874 (38.49%) Azure
3 305 (13.43%) Power Automate
4 285 (12.55%) PowerApps
5 257 (11.32%) Azure AI
6 252 (11.10%) Microsoft 365
7 195 (8.59%) Dynamics 365
8 172 (7.57%) Azure Data Factory
9 153 (6.74%) AWS
10 141 (6.21%) Azure DevOps
11 97 (4.27%) Microsoft Copilot
12 93 (4.10%) Snowflake
13 87 (3.83%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 80 (3.52%) GCP
15 79 (3.48%) Microsoft Purview
16 73 (3.21%) SaaS
17 60 (2.64%) Azure Logic Apps
18 57 (2.51%) Google Analytics
19 54 (2.38%) OneDrive
20 53 (2.33%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 19 (0.84%) Firewall
2 13 (0.57%) Broadband
3 8 (0.35%) DNS
3 8 (0.35%) LAN
3 8 (0.35%) WAN
4 7 (0.31%) VPN
5 5 (0.22%) Network Security
5 5 (0.22%) SMS
6 4 (0.18%) DHCP
6 4 (0.18%) LTE
6 4 (0.18%) MQTT
7 3 (0.13%) VoIP
7 3 (0.13%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (0.088%) Intranet
8 2 (0.088%) NAS
8 2 (0.088%) VLAN
8 2 (0.088%) Wireless
9 1 (0.044%) IP Telephony
9 1 (0.044%) Modbus
9 1 (0.044%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 544 (23.95%) Tableau
2 233 (10.26%) Data Warehouse
3 168 (7.40%) SQL Server
4 134 (5.90%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 127 (5.59%) Data Lake
6 123 (5.42%) Power Query
7 107 (4.71%) Azure SQL Database
8 84 (3.70%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 72 (3.17%) Relational Database
10 66 (2.91%) Metadata
11 54 (2.38%) Looker
12 52 (2.29%) Star Schema
13 33 (1.45%) Big Data
13 33 (1.45%) NoSQL
14 32 (1.41%) BigQuery
14 32 (1.41%) Semantic Layer
15 26 (1.14%) Delta Lake
16 23 (1.01%) MySQL
17 22 (0.97%) Amazon QuickSight
17 22 (0.97%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 102 (4.49%) Git
2 54 (2.38%) JIRA
3 15 (0.66%) Jenkins
4 12 (0.53%) Visual Studio
5 8 (0.35%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 6 (0.26%) MLflow
7 5 (0.22%) GitLab
8 4 (0.18%) Oracle Forms
9 2 (0.088%) Ant
9 2 (0.088%) Apache Ivy
9 2 (0.088%) IBM UrbanCode
9 2 (0.088%) Maven
9 2 (0.088%) Visual Studio Code
10 1 (0.044%) Browser DevTools
10 1 (0.044%) Burp Suite
10 1 (0.044%) ER Studio
10 1 (0.044%) ERwin
10 1 (0.044%) JMeter
10 1 (0.044%) kappa
10 1 (0.044%) Selenium
General
1 1,029 (45.31%) Social Skills
2 685 (30.16%) Finance
3 642 (28.27%) Analytical Skills
4 154 (6.78%) Legal
5 153 (6.74%) Law
6 139 (6.12%) Marketing
7 134 (5.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 133 (5.86%) Organisational Skills
9 132 (5.81%) Retail
10 125 (5.50%) Manufacturing
10 125 (5.50%) Public Sector
11 60 (2.64%) Banking
12 50 (2.20%) Documentation Skills
13 41 (1.81%) Influencing Skills
14 34 (1.50%) Billing
15 29 (1.28%) Presentation Skills
16 28 (1.23%) Telecoms
17 26 (1.14%) Social Housing
18 25 (1.10%) Military
19 24 (1.06%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 779 (34.30%) Analyst
2 456 (20.08%) Data Analyst
3 315 (13.87%) Developer
4 280 (12.33%) Senior
5 261 (11.49%) Junior
6 255 (11.23%) Junior Analyst
7 241 (10.61%) Junior Data Analyst
8 186 (8.19%) Data Engineer
9 162 (7.13%) Lead
10 86 (3.79%) Architect
10 86 (3.79%) Business Intelligence Developer
11 78 (3.43%) Business Analyst
12 76 (3.35%) Business Intelligence Analyst
12 76 (3.35%) Data Manager
13 72 (3.17%) Senior Analyst
14 70 (3.08%) Consultant
15 64 (2.82%) Systems Analyst
16 59 (2.60%) Data Architect
17 58 (2.55%) Power Platform Developer
18 55 (2.42%) Senior Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 101 (4.45%) .NET
2 75 (3.30%) REST
3 69 (3.04%) HTML
4 67 (2.95%) PySpark
5 56 (2.47%) CSS
6 42 (1.85%) JSON
7 30 (1.32%) HTML5 Canvas
7 30 (1.32%) Terraform
7 30 (1.32%) XML
8 28 (1.23%) EDI
9 27 (1.19%) .NET Core
9 27 (1.19%) Middleware
10 26 (1.14%) Kafka
11 23 (1.01%) Microsoft Graph
12 20 (0.88%) ASP.NET
13 18 (0.79%) HTML5
14 17 (0.75%) SOAP
15 15 (0.66%) Pandas
15 15 (0.66%) React
16 13 (0.57%) PyTorch
Miscellaneous
1 180 (7.93%) Management Information System
2 76 (3.35%) Data Structures
3 62 (2.73%) Product Ownership
4 57 (2.51%) Onboarding
5 54 (2.38%) Self-Motivation
6 40 (1.76%) Analytical Mindset
7 35 (1.54%) Enterprise Software
8 34 (1.50%) Legacy Systems
9 32 (1.41%) Greenfield Project
10 28 (1.23%) Cloud Native
11 27 (1.19%) AI Agents
12 26 (1.14%) Driving Licence
13 25 (1.10%) NHS
14 22 (0.97%) FMCG
14 22 (0.97%) Low-Code
14 22 (0.97%) Social Media
15 19 (0.84%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
16 15 (0.66%) Educational Technology
17 14 (0.62%) Reference Data
17 14 (0.62%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 57 (2.51%) Windows
2 26 (1.14%) Linux
3 17 (0.75%) Windows Server
4 6 (0.26%) Windows Server 2019
5 3 (0.13%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.088%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.088%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.088%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.088%) Solaris
6 2 (0.088%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.044%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 2,140 (94.23%) Business Intelligence
2 803 (35.36%) Analytics
3 740 (32.58%) AI
4 625 (27.52%) Problem-Solving
5 575 (25.32%) Decision-Making
6 486 (21.40%) Continuous Improvement
7 459 (20.21%) Data Modelling
8 375 (16.51%) Visualisation
9 339 (14.93%) Stakeholder Management
10 333 (14.66%) Agile
11 298 (13.12%) Data Governance
12 293 (12.90%) ETL
13 278 (12.24%) Actionable Insight
14 270 (11.89%) ERP
15 262 (11.54%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 255 (11.23%) Data Visualisation
17 253 (11.14%) Data Engineering
18 244 (10.74%) Data Analysis
19 239 (10.52%) Dashboard Development
20 230 (10.13%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 1,317 (57.99%) SQL
2 666 (29.33%) Python
3 182 (8.01%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 174 (7.66%) C#
5 123 (5.42%) JavaScript
6 60 (2.64%) PowerShell
7 49 (2.16%) T-SQL
8 45 (1.98%) R
9 38 (1.67%) VBA
10 26 (1.14%) TypeScript
11 25 (1.10%) Java
12 21 (0.92%) Scala
13 12 (0.53%) Kusto Query Language
14 8 (0.35%) Bicep
14 8 (0.35%) PHP
15 6 (0.26%) C++
15 6 (0.26%) VB.NET
16 4 (0.18%) VB
16 4 (0.18%) XAML
17 3 (0.13%) XPath
Qualifications
1 286 (12.59%) Degree
2 277 (12.20%) Azure Certification
3 128 (5.64%) Security Cleared
4 105 (4.62%) SC Cleared
5 88 (3.87%) ACCA
6 83 (3.65%) CIMA
7 50 (2.20%) Microsoft Certification
8 32 (1.41%) DBS Check
9 31 (1.37%) PMI Certification
10 30 (1.32%) PMP
11 19 (0.84%) AAT
11 19 (0.84%) Computer Science Degree
12 17 (0.75%) BPSS Clearance
13 14 (0.62%) Master's Degree
14 8 (0.35%) CISSP
14 8 (0.35%) Postgraduate
15 7 (0.31%) AWS Certification
15 7 (0.31%) CompTIA CySA+
15 7 (0.31%) HND
15 7 (0.31%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 481 (21.18%) Data Quality
2 149 (6.56%) GDPR
3 89 (3.92%) QA
4 62 (2.73%) Accessibility
5 38 (1.67%) PMO
6 35 (1.54%) SLA
7 26 (1.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 24 (1.06%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 23 (1.01%) Actionable Recommendations
10 17 (0.75%) TickIT
11 13 (0.57%) GRC
12 12 (0.53%) NIST
13 11 (0.48%) ISO 9001
14 10 (0.44%) Cyber Essentials
14 10 (0.44%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 7 (0.31%) GAAP
16 6 (0.26%) PERC
17 4 (0.18%) ISO 19650
17 4 (0.18%) NIST 800
17 4 (0.18%) SOC 2
System Software
1 28 (1.23%) Docker
2 25 (1.10%) Active Directory
3 6 (0.26%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (0.13%) BitLocker
4 3 (0.13%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.088%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.088%) IAG
5 2 (0.088%) Terminal Services
5 2 (0.088%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.044%) Firmware
6 1 (0.044%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.044%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 22 (0.97%) Kubernetes
2 17 (0.75%) Microsoft Intune
3 10 (0.44%) FortiGate
4 6 (0.26%) Single Sign-On
5 5 (0.22%) EnCase
5 5 (0.22%) FTK
6 4 (0.18%) Argo
7 3 (0.13%) Ansible
8 2 (0.088%) Microsoft Clustering
8 2 (0.088%) Progress Chef
8 2 (0.088%) Puppet
8 2 (0.088%) SQL Sentry
9 1 (0.044%) EMC NetWorker
9 1 (0.044%) Grafana
9 1 (0.044%) MOM
9 1 (0.044%) PaperCut
9 1 (0.044%) SCCM
9 1 (0.044%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 1,083 (47.69%) Microsoft
2 179 (7.88%) Databricks
3 103 (4.54%) SAP
4 87 (3.83%) Google
5 80 (3.52%) Oracle
6 45 (1.98%) Salesforce
7 30 (1.32%) ServiceNow
8 29 (1.28%) Sage
9 28 (1.23%) Alteryx
10 25 (1.10%) Informatica
10 25 (1.10%) Intapp
11 19 (0.84%) Concur
12 16 (0.70%) Aderant
13 15 (0.66%) YouTube
14 14 (0.62%) Adobe
14 14 (0.62%) Workday
15 13 (0.57%) iManage
16 11 (0.48%) Cognos
16 11 (0.48%) HP
17 10 (0.44%) HubSpot