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

6 months to
28 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 64 75 59
Rank change year-on-year +11 -16 +14
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 1,885 1,691 2,631
As % of all permanent jobs in England 3.40% 3.58% 4.35%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 32.19% 19.92% 22.11%
Number of salaries quoted 1,090 952 2,171
10th Percentile £35,750 £37,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £43,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,200 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £73,750 £76,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £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 5,856 8,489 11,899
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 10.55% 17.98% 19.68%
Number of salaries quoted 3,818 4,734 9,720
10th Percentile £35,000 £38,500 £35,500
25th Percentile £43,750 £48,750 £44,702
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £59,556
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +9.14% -8.38%
75th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £57,547
% change year-on-year -7.69% +12.95% -7.92%

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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 28 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 28 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 +14 647 £70,000 - 220
South East +26 373 £52,500 -8.70% 263
North of England +5 312 £48,500 +2.11% 137
Midlands +31 279 £47,500 -5.00% 133
West Midlands +16 182 £50,000 - 79
North West 0 171 £50,000 +5.26% 72
South West +45 146 £43,500 -3.33% 56
Yorkshire -4 111 £41,020 -14.10% 44
East of England -14 109 £46,750 -38.49% 64
East Midlands +42 95 £46,445 +9.28% 54
North East +16 30 £41,750 -24.09% 24
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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
1 126 (6.68%) SharePoint
2 17 (0.90%) Apache Airflow
2 17 (0.90%) Apache Spark
2 17 (0.90%) Microsoft Exchange
2 17 (0.90%) SAS
3 15 (0.80%) Confluence
4 6 (0.32%) WordPress
5 5 (0.27%) CMS
6 4 (0.21%) Apache
6 4 (0.21%) SugarCRM
6 4 (0.21%) Umbraco
7 2 (0.11%) Moodle
7 2 (0.11%) Oracle Application Server
8 1 (0.053%) Apache Superset
8 1 (0.053%) Drupal
8 1 (0.053%) Jupyter
Applications
1 844 (44.77%) Microsoft Excel
2 67 (3.55%) Microsoft Office
3 54 (2.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 19 (1.01%) Microsoft Project
5 18 (0.95%) Spreadsheet
6 12 (0.64%) MS Visio
7 11 (0.58%) 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 (4.03%) Dynamics CRM
2 13 (0.69%) NetSuite
3 9 (0.48%) Dynamics AX
3 9 (0.48%) Shopify
4 8 (0.42%) SAP CO
4 8 (0.42%) Visualfiles
5 7 (0.37%) Elite 3E
6 6 (0.32%) 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 1,885 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 869 (46.10%) Azure
3 293 (15.54%) Azure AI
4 207 (10.98%) Power Automate
5 184 (9.76%) Microsoft 365
6 172 (9.12%) PowerApps
7 138 (7.32%) Snowflake
8 134 (7.11%) Azure Data Factory
9 128 (6.79%) Dynamics 365
10 112 (5.94%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 92 (4.88%) AWS
12 84 (4.46%) Azure DevOps
13 69 (3.66%) dbt
14 63 (3.34%) Microsoft Copilot
15 52 (2.76%) GCP
16 50 (2.65%) SaaS
17 44 (2.33%) Entra ID
18 42 (2.23%) Azure Logic Apps
19 32 (1.70%) Fivetran
20 31 (1.64%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 15 (0.80%) Firewall
2 13 (0.69%) Intranet
3 10 (0.53%) TCP/IP
4 9 (0.48%) WAN
5 8 (0.42%) DHCP
5 8 (0.42%) DNS
6 7 (0.37%) VoIP
7 6 (0.32%) LAN
8 5 (0.27%) Modbus
8 5 (0.27%) MQTT
9 4 (0.21%) VPN
10 2 (0.11%) Network Security
10 2 (0.11%) VLAN
10 2 (0.11%) Wi-Fi
11 1 (0.053%) ADSL
11 1 (0.053%) BGP
11 1 (0.053%) Broadband
11 1 (0.053%) FTP
11 1 (0.053%) Internet
11 1 (0.053%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 547 (29.02%) Tableau
2 194 (10.29%) SQL Server
3 179 (9.50%) Data Warehouse
4 169 (8.97%) Data Lake
5 111 (5.89%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 94 (4.99%) Power Query
7 66 (3.50%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 64 (3.40%) SAP BW
9 59 (3.13%) Azure SQL Database
10 57 (3.02%) Looker
11 43 (2.28%) Relational Database
12 36 (1.91%) Metadata
13 34 (1.80%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 25 (1.33%) BigQuery
14 25 (1.33%) Qlik Sense
15 22 (1.17%) Data Mining
16 21 (1.11%) PostgreSQL
17 20 (1.06%) Amazon Redshift
18 19 (1.01%) BusinessObjects
19 18 (0.95%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 78 (4.14%) Git
2 34 (1.80%) Visual Studio
3 31 (1.64%) JIRA
4 9 (0.48%) GitLab
5 4 (0.21%) ER Studio
5 4 (0.21%) ERwin
5 4 (0.21%) PowerDesigner
5 4 (0.21%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 3 (0.16%) Jenkins
6 3 (0.16%) Postman
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
1 900 (47.75%) Social Skills
2 620 (32.89%) Finance
3 510 (27.06%) Analytical Skills
4 128 (6.79%) Marketing
5 93 (4.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 89 (4.72%) Manufacturing
7 80 (4.24%) Legal
8 77 (4.08%) Retail
9 74 (3.93%) Law
10 63 (3.34%) Public Sector
11 61 (3.24%) Organisational Skills
12 59 (3.13%) Presentation Skills
13 49 (2.60%) Banking
14 31 (1.64%) Influencing Skills
15 29 (1.54%) Advertising
15 29 (1.54%) Games
16 24 (1.27%) Financial Institution
17 21 (1.11%) Billing
18 19 (1.01%) Documentation Skills
19 17 (0.90%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 842 (44.67%) Analyst
2 502 (26.63%) Data Analyst
3 302 (16.02%) Junior
4 296 (15.70%) Junior Analyst
5 283 (15.01%) Junior Data Analyst
6 211 (11.19%) Senior
7 204 (10.82%) Developer
8 149 (7.90%) Lead
9 143 (7.59%) Data Engineer
10 84 (4.46%) Business Intelligence Developer
11 79 (4.19%) Business Intelligence Analyst
11 79 (4.19%) Senior Analyst
12 69 (3.66%) Architect
13 65 (3.45%) Support Analyst
14 64 (3.40%) Report Analyst
15 63 (3.34%) Financial Analyst
16 57 (3.02%) Business Analyst
17 48 (2.55%) Consultant
18 46 (2.44%) Power Platform Developer
19 44 (2.33%) Applications Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 50 (2.65%) .NET
2 42 (2.23%) REST
3 28 (1.49%) Web Services
4 26 (1.38%) PySpark
5 24 (1.27%) SOAP
5 24 (1.27%) XML
6 22 (1.17%) HTML
7 21 (1.11%) JSON
8 18 (0.95%) EDI
8 18 (0.95%) HTML5 Canvas
9 14 (0.74%) CSS
10 10 (0.53%) .NET Core
10 10 (0.53%) React
11 9 (0.48%) AngularJS
11 9 (0.48%) Middleware
12 8 (0.42%) ASP.NET
12 8 (0.42%) Pandas
12 8 (0.42%) SAP CO-PA
12 8 (0.42%) WinForms
13 7 (0.37%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 81 (4.30%) Analytical Mindset
2 58 (3.08%) Data Structures
2 58 (3.08%) Management Information System
3 44 (2.33%) Self-Motivation
4 41 (2.18%) Onboarding
5 37 (1.96%) Cloud Native
5 37 (1.96%) FMCG
6 32 (1.70%) Product Ownership
7 24 (1.27%) Enterprise Software
8 21 (1.11%) Legacy Systems
9 19 (1.01%) Driving Licence
9 19 (1.01%) Low-Code
9 19 (1.01%) Reinsurance
10 18 (0.95%) Greenfield Project
11 13 (0.69%) NHS
12 12 (0.64%) Algorithms
13 11 (0.58%) Social Media
14 9 (0.48%) Credit Risk
14 9 (0.48%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
14 9 (0.48%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 40 (2.12%) Windows
2 10 (0.53%) Linux
3 8 (0.42%) Mac OS
4 7 (0.37%) Unix
4 7 (0.37%) Windows 10
5 6 (0.32%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.16%) Android
6 3 (0.16%) VMS
7 1 (0.053%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.053%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,779 (94.38%) Business Intelligence
2 642 (34.06%) Analytics
3 498 (26.42%) AI
4 440 (23.34%) Problem-Solving
5 438 (23.24%) Decision-Making
6 374 (19.84%) Data Modelling
7 356 (18.89%) Visualisation
8 277 (14.69%) Continuous Improvement
9 266 (14.11%) Data Analysis
9 266 (14.11%) ETL
10 261 (13.85%) Actionable Insight
11 256 (13.58%) Agile
12 228 (12.10%) Data Visualisation
13 221 (11.72%) Data Governance
14 179 (9.50%) Data Engineering
14 179 (9.50%) Data Pipeline
14 179 (9.50%) ERP
15 175 (9.28%) Stakeholder Management
16 170 (9.02%) Data Analytics
17 164 (8.70%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 1,076 (57.08%) SQL
2 695 (36.87%) Python
3 129 (6.84%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 77 (4.08%) C#
5 73 (3.87%) PowerShell
6 68 (3.61%) VBA
7 62 (3.29%) JavaScript
8 46 (2.44%) R
9 41 (2.18%) T-SQL
10 20 (1.06%) Scala
11 9 (0.48%) Kusto Query Language
12 8 (0.42%) Delphi
12 8 (0.42%) Java
13 7 (0.37%) ANSI SQL
14 6 (0.32%) TypeScript
15 4 (0.21%) Bash
15 4 (0.21%) Bicep
16 3 (0.16%) VB.NET
17 2 (0.11%) C
17 2 (0.11%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 395 (20.95%) Degree
2 312 (16.55%) Azure Certification
3 69 (3.66%) ACCA
3 69 (3.66%) CIMA
4 67 (3.55%) Security Cleared
5 55 (2.92%) Microsoft Certification
6 54 (2.86%) SC Cleared
7 50 (2.65%) Computer Science Degree
8 45 (2.39%) DBS Check
9 43 (2.28%) PMI Certification
9 43 (2.28%) PMP
10 42 (2.23%) Master's Degree
11 15 (0.80%) CISSP
12 14 (0.74%) CISA
13 13 (0.69%) MBA
14 12 (0.64%) Numerate Degree
15 9 (0.48%) AAT
15 9 (0.48%) CISM
15 9 (0.48%) CRISC
15 9 (0.48%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 309 (16.39%) Data Quality
2 73 (3.87%) GDPR
3 70 (3.71%) QA
4 47 (2.49%) Accessibility
5 44 (2.33%) PMO
6 43 (2.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 26 (1.38%) SLA
8 13 (0.69%) Cyber Essentials
8 13 (0.69%) NIST
9 12 (0.64%) Actionable Recommendations
10 11 (0.58%) GRC
11 9 (0.48%) COBIT
11 9 (0.48%) ITGC
12 6 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 3 (0.16%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 3 (0.16%) IFRS
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 34 (1.80%) Active Directory
2 11 (0.58%) 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 21 (1.11%) Microsoft Intune
2 15 (0.80%) Terraform
3 11 (0.58%) Kubernetes
4 8 (0.42%) Single Sign-On
5 5 (0.27%) FortiGate
5 5 (0.27%) RSA Archer
6 3 (0.16%) Argo
6 3 (0.16%) Control-M
7 2 (0.11%) SCCM
8 1 (0.053%) Ansible
8 1 (0.053%) Grafana
8 1 (0.053%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.053%) MOM
Vendors
1 783 (41.54%) Microsoft
2 148 (7.85%) SAP
3 105 (5.57%) Databricks
4 75 (3.98%) Oracle
5 59 (3.13%) Salesforce
6 43 (2.28%) Google
7 31 (1.64%) Alteryx
7 31 (1.64%) ServiceNow
8 27 (1.43%) Informatica
9 22 (1.17%) Anaplan
10 20 (1.06%) Adobe
11 18 (0.95%) HubSpot
12 17 (0.90%) Verint
13 12 (0.64%) Dell
13 12 (0.64%) Genesys
13 12 (0.64%) MuleSoft
14 11 (0.58%) IBM
14 11 (0.58%) Intapp
15 10 (0.53%) Dataiku
16 9 (0.48%) Talend