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

6 months to
16 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 66 67 77
Rank change year-on-year +1 +10 -14
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 2,341 1,700 2,032
As % of all permanent jobs in England 2.33% 3.94% 2.96%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 29.59% 26.42% 19.12%
Number of salaries quoted 1,530 1,197 1,355
10th Percentile £34,500 £31,782 £37,199
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% +5.26%
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £87,500 £95,000
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 7,911 6,434 10,626
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 7.86% 14.91% 15.46%
Number of salaries quoted 5,545 4,183 6,506
10th Percentile £36,250 £33,800 £37,500
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% +1.56%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,688 £88,750
90th Percentile £95,750 £110,000 £118,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £63,000
% change year-on-year - -4.76% +0.80%

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 16 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 16 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 -20 715 £70,000 +6.06% 1,342
North of England +78 549 £45,037 -14.22% 384
Midlands +17 390 £52,500 +5.00% 276
South East -28 319 £55,000 +2.33% 419
North West +61 283 £47,750 -13.18% 220
West Midlands +9 239 £52,500 - 190
South West -23 208 £42,500 -12.82% 163
Yorkshire +56 187 £42,750 -8.06% 130
East Midlands +10 151 £48,750 +8.33% 86
East of England -18 140 £60,000 +50.00% 144
North East -6 79 £45,000 +5.88% 35
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Power BI
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
1 212 (9.06%) SharePoint
2 42 (1.79%) Apache Spark
3 30 (1.28%) Apache Airflow
4 28 (1.20%) Microsoft Exchange
5 13 (0.56%) Apache
6 10 (0.43%) Confluence
7 9 (0.38%) WordPress
8 8 (0.34%) CMS
9 5 (0.21%) Oracle Workflow
9 5 (0.21%) SAS
10 4 (0.17%) ArcGIS
10 4 (0.17%) Luigi
11 3 (0.13%) IIS
12 2 (0.085%) Appian
12 2 (0.085%) Headless CMS
12 2 (0.085%) Oracle Application Server
12 2 (0.085%) Tornado
12 2 (0.085%) Umbraco
13 1 (0.043%) Moodle
13 1 (0.043%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 814 (34.77%) Microsoft Excel
2 65 (2.78%) Microsoft Office
3 37 (1.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 21 (0.90%) MS Visio
5 20 (0.85%) Spreadsheet
6 19 (0.81%) Microsoft Project
7 13 (0.56%) Chatbot
8 7 (0.30%) ProjectWise
9 4 (0.17%) Revit
10 3 (0.13%) AutoCAD
10 3 (0.13%) Navisworks
11 1 (0.043%) Adobe Illustrator
11 1 (0.043%) InDesign
11 1 (0.043%) Inkscape
11 1 (0.043%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 58 (2.48%) Dynamics CRM
2 52 (2.22%) NetSuite
3 17 (0.73%) Elite 3E
4 14 (0.60%) Dynamics NAV
5 12 (0.51%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 11 (0.47%) Carpe Diem
6 11 (0.47%) IBM Planning Analytics
7 10 (0.43%) SAP S/4HANA
8 9 (0.38%) Visualfiles
9 7 (0.30%) Infor M3
10 5 (0.21%) SAP PM
10 5 (0.21%) Workday HCM
11 3 (0.13%) Integrated Workplace Management System
11 3 (0.13%) Magento
11 3 (0.13%) Payment Gateway
11 3 (0.13%) SAP ERP
11 3 (0.13%) Shopify
11 3 (0.13%) SystmOne
12 2 (0.085%) FastStats
12 2 (0.085%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 2,341 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 983 (41.99%) Azure
3 350 (14.95%) Azure AI
4 308 (13.16%) Power Automate
5 288 (12.30%) PowerApps
6 263 (11.23%) Microsoft 365
7 193 (8.24%) Dynamics 365
8 166 (7.09%) Azure Data Factory
9 163 (6.96%) AWS
10 134 (5.72%) Azure DevOps
11 103 (4.40%) Snowflake
12 100 (4.27%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 96 (4.10%) GCP
14 90 (3.84%) Microsoft Copilot
15 78 (3.33%) Microsoft Purview
16 70 (2.99%) SaaS
17 65 (2.78%) Azure Logic Apps
18 59 (2.52%) OneDrive
19 52 (2.22%) Google Analytics
20 48 (2.05%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 16 (0.68%) Firewall
2 13 (0.56%) Broadband
3 8 (0.34%) LAN
3 8 (0.34%) WAN
4 7 (0.30%) VPN
5 6 (0.26%) DHCP
5 6 (0.26%) DNS
5 6 (0.26%) VoIP
6 5 (0.21%) Network Security
6 5 (0.21%) SMS
7 4 (0.17%) LTE
7 4 (0.17%) MQTT
7 4 (0.17%) Wi-Fi
8 3 (0.13%) NAS
9 2 (0.085%) Intranet
9 2 (0.085%) VLAN
9 2 (0.085%) Wireless
10 1 (0.043%) IP Telephony
10 1 (0.043%) Modbus
10 1 (0.043%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 644 (27.51%) Tableau
2 238 (10.17%) Data Warehouse
3 169 (7.22%) SQL Server
4 141 (6.02%) Data Lake
5 133 (5.68%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 121 (5.17%) Power Query
7 104 (4.44%) Azure SQL Database
8 83 (3.55%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 69 (2.95%) Looker
9 69 (2.95%) Relational Database
10 68 (2.90%) Metadata
11 53 (2.26%) Star Schema
12 46 (1.96%) BigQuery
13 32 (1.37%) NoSQL
13 32 (1.37%) Semantic Layer
14 31 (1.32%) Big Data
15 27 (1.15%) Delta Lake
15 27 (1.15%) Snowflake Schema
16 26 (1.11%) Amazon Redshift
16 26 (1.11%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 89 (3.80%) Git
2 51 (2.18%) JIRA
3 20 (0.85%) MLflow
4 14 (0.60%) Jenkins
5 12 (0.51%) Visual Studio
6 9 (0.38%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 4 (0.17%) GitLab
7 4 (0.17%) Oracle Forms
8 2 (0.085%) Ant
8 2 (0.085%) Apache Ivy
8 2 (0.085%) ERwin
8 2 (0.085%) IBM UrbanCode
8 2 (0.085%) Maven
8 2 (0.085%) Visual Studio Code
9 1 (0.043%) Browser DevTools
9 1 (0.043%) Burp Suite
9 1 (0.043%) ER Studio
9 1 (0.043%) kappa
9 1 (0.043%) PowerDesigner
9 1 (0.043%) Selenium
General
1 1,096 (46.82%) Social Skills
2 645 (27.55%) Finance
3 634 (27.08%) Analytical Skills
4 155 (6.62%) Law
5 145 (6.19%) Legal
6 129 (5.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 128 (5.47%) Marketing
8 126 (5.38%) Organisational Skills
9 124 (5.30%) Retail
10 114 (4.87%) Public Sector
11 113 (4.83%) Manufacturing
12 52 (2.22%) Banking
13 46 (1.96%) Documentation Skills
14 35 (1.50%) Influencing Skills
15 34 (1.45%) Billing
16 31 (1.32%) Telecoms
17 28 (1.20%) Military
18 27 (1.15%) Presentation Skills
19 26 (1.11%) Social Housing
20 21 (0.90%) Legal Technology
Job Titles
1 875 (37.38%) Analyst
2 555 (23.71%) Data Analyst
3 356 (15.21%) Junior
4 349 (14.91%) Junior Analyst
5 335 (14.31%) Junior Data Analyst
6 311 (13.28%) Developer
7 296 (12.64%) Senior
8 183 (7.82%) Data Engineer
9 146 (6.24%) Lead
10 85 (3.63%) Business Intelligence Developer
11 84 (3.59%) Architect
12 82 (3.50%) Data Manager
13 79 (3.37%) Business Intelligence Analyst
14 76 (3.25%) Business Analyst
15 70 (2.99%) Senior Analyst
16 65 (2.78%) Systems Analyst
17 64 (2.73%) Consultant
18 59 (2.52%) Power Platform Developer
19 58 (2.48%) Data Architect
20 54 (2.31%) Applications Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 112 (4.78%) .NET
2 71 (3.03%) HTML
2 71 (3.03%) REST
3 67 (2.86%) PySpark
4 59 (2.52%) CSS
5 44 (1.88%) JSON
6 38 (1.62%) Kafka
7 35 (1.50%) HTML5 Canvas
8 33 (1.41%) .NET Core
9 29 (1.24%) PyTorch
9 29 (1.24%) XML
10 27 (1.15%) EDI
11 26 (1.11%) Microsoft Graph
11 26 (1.11%) scikit-learn
12 24 (1.03%) Middleware
12 24 (1.03%) TensorFlow
12 24 (1.03%) Terraform
13 21 (0.90%) ASP.NET
14 19 (0.81%) HTML5
15 17 (0.73%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 164 (7.01%) Management Information System
2 75 (3.20%) Data Structures
3 62 (2.65%) Product Ownership
4 51 (2.18%) Self-Motivation
5 50 (2.14%) Onboarding
6 41 (1.75%) Cloud Native
7 40 (1.71%) Analytical Mindset
8 36 (1.54%) Legacy Systems
9 34 (1.45%) Enterprise Software
10 32 (1.37%) Greenfield Project
11 25 (1.07%) Driving Licence
12 23 (0.98%) AI Agents
13 22 (0.94%) NHS
13 22 (0.94%) Public Cloud
14 21 (0.90%) Low-Code
14 21 (0.90%) Social Media
15 19 (0.81%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
16 18 (0.77%) FMCG
17 16 (0.68%) Educational Technology
18 14 (0.60%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 57 (2.43%) Windows
2 23 (0.98%) Linux
3 18 (0.77%) Windows Server
4 6 (0.26%) Windows Server 2019
5 4 (0.17%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.085%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.085%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.085%) Solaris
7 1 (0.043%) Android
7 1 (0.043%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 2,201 (94.02%) Business Intelligence
2 822 (35.11%) AI
3 801 (34.22%) Analytics
4 606 (25.89%) Problem-Solving
5 545 (23.28%) Decision-Making
6 466 (19.91%) Data Modelling
7 455 (19.44%) Continuous Improvement
8 363 (15.51%) Visualisation
9 319 (13.63%) Agile
10 306 (13.07%) Data Governance
11 304 (12.99%) Stakeholder Management
12 294 (12.56%) ETL
13 277 (11.83%) ERP
14 267 (11.41%) Actionable Insight
15 262 (11.19%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 261 (11.15%) Data Engineering
17 254 (10.85%) Data Visualisation
18 246 (10.51%) Data Analysis
19 236 (10.08%) Dashboard Development
20 222 (9.48%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 1,413 (60.36%) SQL
2 757 (32.34%) Python
3 181 (7.73%) C#
4 179 (7.65%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 127 (5.43%) JavaScript
6 58 (2.48%) PowerShell
7 47 (2.01%) T-SQL
8 44 (1.88%) R
9 41 (1.75%) VBA
10 29 (1.24%) TypeScript
11 23 (0.98%) Scala
12 22 (0.94%) Java
13 12 (0.51%) Kusto Query Language
14 6 (0.26%) VB.NET
15 5 (0.21%) PHP
15 5 (0.21%) VB
16 4 (0.17%) C++
16 4 (0.17%) XAML
17 3 (0.13%) PL/SQL
17 3 (0.13%) XPath
Qualifications
1 373 (15.93%) Azure Certification
2 278 (11.88%) Degree
3 126 (5.38%) Security Cleared
4 104 (4.44%) SC Cleared
5 88 (3.76%) ACCA
6 83 (3.55%) CIMA
7 47 (2.01%) Microsoft Certification
8 36 (1.54%) DBS Check
9 27 (1.15%) PMI Certification
10 24 (1.03%) PMP
11 19 (0.81%) AAT
11 19 (0.81%) Computer Science Degree
12 17 (0.73%) BPSS Clearance
13 14 (0.60%) Master's Degree
14 8 (0.34%) CompTIA CySA+
14 8 (0.34%) CompTIA Security+
14 8 (0.34%) SSCP
15 7 (0.30%) CFA
15 7 (0.30%) HND
15 7 (0.30%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 446 (19.05%) Data Quality
2 153 (6.54%) GDPR
3 88 (3.76%) QA
4 60 (2.56%) Accessibility
5 44 (1.88%) PMO
6 38 (1.62%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 37 (1.58%) SLA
8 23 (0.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 19 (0.81%) Actionable Recommendations
10 17 (0.73%) TickIT
11 13 (0.56%) NIST
12 10 (0.43%) GRC
13 8 (0.34%) Cyber Essentials
13 8 (0.34%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 8 (0.34%) ISO 9001
14 7 (0.30%) GAAP
15 6 (0.26%) PERC
16 4 (0.17%) NIST 800
17 3 (0.13%) IFRS
17 3 (0.13%) ISO 19650
System Software
1 26 (1.11%) Active Directory
2 23 (0.98%) Docker
3 6 (0.26%) Virtual Desktop
4 4 (0.17%) BitLocker
4 4 (0.17%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.13%) Terminal Services
6 2 (0.085%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.085%) IAG
7 1 (0.043%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.043%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 16 (0.68%) Microsoft Intune
2 15 (0.64%) Kubernetes
3 10 (0.43%) FortiGate
4 6 (0.26%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (0.17%) Argo
6 3 (0.13%) Ansible
6 3 (0.13%) EnCase
6 3 (0.13%) FTK
7 2 (0.085%) Microsoft Clustering
7 2 (0.085%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.085%) Puppet
8 1 (0.043%) EMC NetWorker
8 1 (0.043%) MOM
8 1 (0.043%) PaperCut
8 1 (0.043%) SCCM
8 1 (0.043%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 1,165 (49.77%) Microsoft
2 192 (8.20%) Databricks
3 108 (4.61%) SAP
4 81 (3.46%) Google
5 77 (3.29%) Oracle
6 40 (1.71%) Salesforce
7 33 (1.41%) Sage
8 29 (1.24%) Alteryx
9 28 (1.20%) Intapp
10 27 (1.15%) ServiceNow
11 23 (0.98%) Informatica
12 18 (0.77%) Adobe
12 18 (0.77%) Concur
13 16 (0.68%) Aderant
13 16 (0.68%) iManage
14 15 (0.64%) Cloudera
15 14 (0.60%) Dell
16 13 (0.56%) YouTube
17 12 (0.51%) Workday
18 11 (0.47%) OpenAI