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

6 months to
12 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 52 75 62
Rank change year-on-year +23 -13 +12
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 2,439 1,515 3,278
As % of all permanent jobs in England 2.96% 3.85% 3.51%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 33.72% 22.95% 21.55%
Number of salaries quoted 1,298 1,105 2,614
10th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £41,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £92,300 £85,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -

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 7,233 6,601 15,209
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 8.78% 16.79% 16.27%
Number of salaries quoted 4,803 4,382 11,523
10th Percentile £36,250 £36,025 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,000 £42,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -11.54%
75th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £115,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -11.54%

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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 12 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 12 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
North of England +66 600 £45,000 -14.29% 151
London -10 599 £70,000 - 322
Midlands +33 430 £47,085 -10.32% 119
South East +26 397 £56,250 +7.14% 190
North West +61 272 £46,500 -15.45% 100
Yorkshire +57 263 £42,500 -15.00% 41
West Midlands +19 253 £47,085 -14.39% 75
South West +8 205 £42,500 -26.09% 72
East of England +36 187 £60,000 +42.86% 43
East Midlands +24 175 £50,000 +8.70% 44
North East +5 65 £42,000 -11.58% 11
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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
1 157 (6.44%) SharePoint
2 46 (1.89%) Apache Airflow
2 46 (1.89%) Apache Spark
3 40 (1.64%) Microsoft Exchange
4 12 (0.49%) Apache
5 9 (0.37%) Confluence
6 8 (0.33%) WordPress
7 7 (0.29%) SAS
8 6 (0.25%) ArcGIS
8 6 (0.25%) CMS
9 2 (0.082%) Headless CMS
9 2 (0.082%) IIS
9 2 (0.082%) Luigi
9 2 (0.082%) Oracle Application Server
9 2 (0.082%) Oracle Workflow
9 2 (0.082%) Palantir Foundry
9 2 (0.082%) Umbraco
10 1 (0.041%) Appian
10 1 (0.041%) Drupal
10 1 (0.041%) Mendix
Applications
1 1,165 (47.77%) Microsoft Excel
2 60 (2.46%) Microsoft Office
3 38 (1.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 27 (1.11%) Microsoft Project
4 27 (1.11%) Spreadsheet
5 26 (1.07%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.082%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.082%) ProjectWise
6 2 (0.082%) Trello
7 1 (0.041%) Revit
Business Applications
1 45 (1.85%) Dynamics CRM
2 23 (0.94%) NetSuite
3 12 (0.49%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 8 (0.33%) Dynamics AX
5 7 (0.29%) Dynamics NAV
5 7 (0.29%) SAP CO
6 6 (0.25%) IBM Planning Analytics
6 6 (0.25%) SAP S/4HANA
7 5 (0.21%) SAP ERP
7 5 (0.21%) SAP PM
7 5 (0.21%) Shopify
8 4 (0.16%) Magento
8 4 (0.16%) NEC Housing
9 3 (0.12%) Elite 3E
9 3 (0.12%) Integrated Workplace Management System
9 3 (0.12%) Sage 200
10 2 (0.082%) Aladdin
10 2 (0.082%) Infor M3
10 2 (0.082%) Markit EDM
10 2 (0.082%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 2,439 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 1,312 (53.79%) Azure
3 758 (31.08%) Azure AI
4 251 (10.29%) Power Automate
5 221 (9.06%) Microsoft 365
6 218 (8.94%) PowerApps
7 138 (5.66%) Dynamics 365
8 137 (5.62%) Azure Data Factory
9 125 (5.13%) AWS
10 118 (4.84%) Snowflake
11 112 (4.59%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 83 (3.40%) Azure DevOps
13 76 (3.12%) dbt
14 75 (3.08%) GCP
15 66 (2.71%) Microsoft Purview
16 64 (2.62%) Azure Logic Apps
17 60 (2.46%) SaaS
18 54 (2.21%) Entra ID
19 48 (1.97%) Microsoft Copilot
19 48 (1.97%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 17 (0.70%) Broadband
2 13 (0.53%) Firewall
3 10 (0.41%) DHCP
3 10 (0.41%) DNS
4 7 (0.29%) WAN
5 6 (0.25%) Intranet
5 6 (0.25%) VoIP
6 4 (0.16%) LTE
7 3 (0.12%) Modbus
7 3 (0.12%) MQTT
7 3 (0.12%) NAS
7 3 (0.12%) SMS
7 3 (0.12%) VPN
7 3 (0.12%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (0.082%) Internet
8 2 (0.082%) Network Security
9 1 (0.041%) FTP
9 1 (0.041%) LAN
9 1 (0.041%) Softphone
9 1 (0.041%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1,025 (42.03%) Tableau
2 179 (7.34%) Data Warehouse
3 159 (6.52%) SQL Server
4 120 (4.92%) Data Lake
5 118 (4.84%) Power Query
6 107 (4.39%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 70 (2.87%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 67 (2.75%) Looker
9 66 (2.71%) Azure SQL Database
10 50 (2.05%) BigQuery
10 50 (2.05%) Relational Database
11 41 (1.68%) Amazon Redshift
12 40 (1.64%) Big Data
13 38 (1.56%) Metadata
14 36 (1.48%) Star Schema
15 31 (1.27%) PostgreSQL
16 29 (1.19%) Snowflake Schema
17 26 (1.07%) MySQL
18 23 (0.94%) Elasticsearch
18 23 (0.94%) PowerPivot
Development Applications
1 56 (2.30%) Git
2 43 (1.76%) JIRA
3 27 (1.11%) MLflow
4 24 (0.98%) Visual Studio
5 15 (0.62%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 5 (0.21%) Jenkins
6 5 (0.21%) Oracle Forms
7 3 (0.12%) Postman
8 2 (0.082%) DBeaver
9 1 (0.041%) Axure RP
9 1 (0.041%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.041%) Browser DevTools
9 1 (0.041%) ERwin
9 1 (0.041%) NUnit
9 1 (0.041%) PowerDesigner
9 1 (0.041%) Selenium
9 1 (0.041%) Toad
General
1 1,357 (55.64%) Social Skills
2 536 (21.98%) Analytical Skills
3 499 (20.46%) Finance
4 124 (5.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 107 (4.39%) Law
6 98 (4.02%) Public Sector
7 91 (3.73%) Marketing
8 86 (3.53%) Retail
9 82 (3.36%) Legal
10 65 (2.67%) Manufacturing
10 65 (2.67%) Organisational Skills
11 33 (1.35%) Documentation Skills
12 31 (1.27%) Influencing Skills
12 31 (1.27%) Presentation Skills
13 26 (1.07%) Banking
14 23 (0.94%) Telecoms
15 18 (0.74%) Billing
15 18 (0.74%) Publishing
15 18 (0.74%) Social Housing
16 17 (0.70%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 1,269 (52.03%) Analyst
2 961 (39.40%) Data Analyst
3 779 (31.94%) Junior
4 773 (31.69%) Junior Analyst
5 762 (31.24%) Junior Data Analyst
6 271 (11.11%) Senior
7 254 (10.41%) Developer
8 143 (5.86%) Data Engineer
9 140 (5.74%) Lead
10 86 (3.53%) Business Intelligence Analyst
11 85 (3.49%) Business Intelligence Developer
12 74 (3.03%) Business Analyst
13 73 (2.99%) Architect
13 73 (2.99%) Data Manager
14 63 (2.58%) Senior Analyst
15 58 (2.38%) Power BI Analyst
16 57 (2.34%) Power BI Developer
17 56 (2.30%) Systems Analyst
18 55 (2.26%) Financial Analyst
19 54 (2.21%) Power Platform Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 91 (3.73%) .NET
2 55 (2.26%) HTML
3 53 (2.17%) CSS
4 49 (2.01%) JSON
5 45 (1.85%) REST
6 44 (1.80%) PySpark
7 42 (1.72%) HTML5 Canvas
8 35 (1.44%) Kafka
9 34 (1.39%) .NET Core
9 34 (1.39%) XML
10 29 (1.19%) PyTorch
10 29 (1.19%) scikit-learn
11 25 (1.03%) Microsoft Graph
12 23 (0.94%) LangChain
12 23 (0.94%) LlamaIndex
12 23 (0.94%) Middleware
12 23 (0.94%) pgvector
12 23 (0.94%) TensorFlow
13 20 (0.82%) SOAP
13 20 (0.82%) SPFx
Miscellaneous
1 103 (4.22%) Management Information System
2 62 (2.54%) Data Structures
3 54 (2.21%) Analytical Mindset
4 50 (2.05%) Cloud Native
5 41 (1.68%) Onboarding
6 32 (1.31%) Legacy Systems
6 32 (1.31%) Product Ownership
7 31 (1.27%) Self-Motivation
8 26 (1.07%) Clustering
8 26 (1.07%) Public Cloud
9 24 (0.98%) Low-Code
10 23 (0.94%) NHS
11 19 (0.78%) Social Media
12 18 (0.74%) Enterprise Cloud
13 15 (0.62%) Greenfield Project
14 14 (0.57%) Enterprise Software
15 12 (0.49%) FMCG
16 11 (0.45%) Driving Licence
16 11 (0.45%) Replication
17 10 (0.41%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 37 (1.52%) Windows
2 19 (0.78%) Windows Server
3 16 (0.66%) Linux
4 11 (0.45%) VMS
5 6 (0.25%) Unix
6 3 (0.12%) Apple iOS
6 3 (0.12%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.082%) Android
7 2 (0.082%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.082%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.041%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.041%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.041%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 2,305 (94.51%) Business Intelligence
2 1,032 (42.31%) AI
3 666 (27.31%) Analytics
4 441 (18.08%) Decision-Making
5 396 (16.24%) Problem-Solving
6 390 (15.99%) Data Modelling
7 325 (13.33%) Visualisation
8 303 (12.42%) Continuous Improvement
9 250 (10.25%) ETL
10 237 (9.72%) Agile
11 236 (9.68%) Data Governance
12 230 (9.43%) Data Visualisation
13 212 (8.69%) Data Engineering
14 200 (8.20%) Actionable Insight
14 200 (8.20%) Data Analysis
15 196 (8.04%) ERP
16 180 (7.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 176 (7.22%) Data Management
18 174 (7.13%) CRM
19 172 (7.05%) Data Pipeline
Programming Languages
1 1,644 (67.40%) SQL
2 1,134 (46.49%) Python
3 153 (6.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 127 (5.21%) C#
5 92 (3.77%) JavaScript
6 74 (3.03%) PowerShell
7 63 (2.58%) VBA
8 59 (2.42%) T-SQL
9 42 (1.72%) R
10 25 (1.03%) TypeScript
11 18 (0.74%) Kusto Query Language
12 14 (0.57%) Scala
13 13 (0.53%) Java
14 9 (0.37%) VBScript
15 7 (0.29%) VB
16 6 (0.25%) Bicep
16 6 (0.25%) Delphi
16 6 (0.25%) Julia
17 4 (0.16%) PL/SQL
18 3 (0.12%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 782 (32.06%) Azure Certification
2 260 (10.66%) Degree
3 88 (3.61%) Security Cleared
4 71 (2.91%) ACCA
5 69 (2.83%) SC Cleared
6 68 (2.79%) CIMA
7 43 (1.76%) Microsoft Certification
8 34 (1.39%) DBS Check
8 34 (1.39%) PMI Certification
8 34 (1.39%) PMP
9 31 (1.27%) Computer Science Degree
10 22 (0.90%) Master's Degree
11 20 (0.82%) AAT
12 11 (0.45%) CompTIA Security+
13 10 (0.41%) CompTIA CySA+
13 10 (0.41%) MBA
13 10 (0.41%) SSCP
14 7 (0.29%) BPSS Clearance
14 7 (0.29%) HND
14 7 (0.29%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 298 (12.22%) Data Quality
2 122 (5.00%) GDPR
3 73 (2.99%) QA
4 49 (2.01%) SLA
5 40 (1.64%) Accessibility
6 38 (1.56%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 32 (1.31%) PMO
8 28 (1.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 17 (0.70%) TickIT
10 16 (0.66%) NIST
11 13 (0.53%) GRC
12 12 (0.49%) Actionable Recommendations
13 9 (0.37%) IFRS
14 4 (0.16%) GAAP
14 4 (0.16%) IFRS 17
14 4 (0.16%) ITGC
14 4 (0.16%) NIST 800
14 4 (0.16%) PERC
15 3 (0.12%) ISO 9001
16 2 (0.082%) GxP
System Software
1 54 (2.21%) Active Directory
2 14 (0.57%) Docker
3 9 (0.37%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.21%) Virtual Desktop
5 4 (0.16%) BitLocker
6 3 (0.12%) Terminal Services
7 2 (0.082%) IAG
7 2 (0.082%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.041%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 19 (0.78%) Terraform
2 12 (0.49%) Kubernetes
3 9 (0.37%) Microsoft Intune
4 8 (0.33%) FortiGate
5 5 (0.21%) SCCM
6 4 (0.16%) Ansible
6 4 (0.16%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.082%) Control-M
7 2 (0.082%) Microsoft Clustering
8 1 (0.041%) Grafana
8 1 (0.041%) MOM
8 1 (0.041%) SQL Sentry
8 1 (0.041%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 1,369 (56.13%) Microsoft
2 169 (6.93%) Databricks
3 90 (3.69%) SAP
4 79 (3.24%) Oracle
5 56 (2.30%) Google
6 35 (1.44%) Salesforce
7 32 (1.31%) Informatica
8 31 (1.27%) Adobe
9 26 (1.07%) Alteryx
9 26 (1.07%) ServiceNow
10 24 (0.98%) Cloudera
11 23 (0.94%) Dell
12 22 (0.90%) Intapp
13 18 (0.74%) Sage
14 14 (0.57%) Cognos
14 14 (0.57%) Concur
15 13 (0.53%) iManage
16 11 (0.45%) HubSpot
17 10 (0.41%) Aderant
18 9 (0.37%) Anaplan