Power BI Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Microsoft Power BI
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Power BI skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 62 89 66
Rank change year-on-year +27 -23 +50
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 149 113 177
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 2.29% 3.17% 3.38%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 31.70% 18.02% 23.35%
Number of salaries quoted 91 67 91
10th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £49,375 £41,250 £41,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +16.67% -18.22%
75th Percentile £65,625 £67,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £69,840 £65,000
South East median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +5.00% -4.76%

All Database & Business Intelligence Skills
Thames Valley

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 the Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 470 627 758
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 7.22% 17.56% 14.45%
Number of salaries quoted 338 300 499
10th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £60,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.83% +11.11% -13.60%
75th Percentile £72,500 £74,063 £71,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £83,750 £90,250
South East median annual salary £55,000 £55,500 £54,500
% change year-on-year -0.90% +1.83% -5.22%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Power BI relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Power BI job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

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Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Power BI.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Power BI

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Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Power BI in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 2 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Power BI in the Thames Valley

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Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Power BI within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 2 August 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
Berkshire +18 69 £50,000 -20.00% 24
Oxfordshire +5 43 £72,500 +26.09% 11
Buckinghamshire -7 37 £58,750 +27.03% 17
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South East

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 5 (3.36%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.34%) CMS
3 1 (0.67%) SAS
Applications
1 78 (52.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (8.72%) Microsoft Project
3 7 (4.70%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (1.34%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 8 (5.37%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.67%) Dynamics GP
2 1 (0.67%) SAP CO
2 1 (0.67%) SAP QM
2 1 (0.67%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 149 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 70 (46.98%) Azure
3 42 (28.19%) Azure AI
4 23 (15.44%) Power Automate
5 6 (4.03%) AWS
5 6 (4.03%) dbt
5 6 (4.03%) Fivetran
5 6 (4.03%) Snowflake
6 5 (3.36%) Microsoft 365
7 4 (2.68%) Azure Data Factory
7 4 (2.68%) Google Analytics
8 3 (2.01%) Dynamics 365
8 3 (2.01%) Microsoft Copilot
8 3 (2.01%) PowerApps
8 3 (2.01%) SaaS
8 3 (2.01%) WeChat
9 2 (1.34%) Azure Logic Apps
10 1 (0.67%) Azure Stack
10 1 (0.67%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 1 (0.67%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.01%) Firewall
1 3 (2.01%) NAS
1 3 (2.01%) VoIP
1 3 (2.01%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (0.67%) Intranet
2 1 (0.67%) Modbus
2 1 (0.67%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 65 (43.62%) Tableau
2 12 (8.05%) Relational Database
3 8 (5.37%) Data Warehouse
4 6 (4.03%) Airbyte
5 5 (3.36%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 3 (2.01%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (1.34%) Data Lake
7 2 (1.34%) Qlik Sense
7 2 (1.34%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 1 (0.67%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.67%) Metadata
8 1 (0.67%) Power Query
8 1 (0.67%) PowerPivot
8 1 (0.67%) SAP BW
8 1 (0.67%) Semantic Layer
8 1 (0.67%) Snowflake Schema
8 1 (0.67%) SQL Server
8 1 (0.67%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 7 (4.70%) Git
General
1 72 (48.32%) Social Skills
2 41 (27.52%) Finance
3 35 (23.49%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (8.05%) Law
5 11 (7.38%) Marketing
6 8 (5.37%) Organisational Skills
7 6 (4.03%) Documentation Skills
7 6 (4.03%) Manufacturing
7 6 (4.03%) Public Sector
8 5 (3.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 4 (2.68%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (2.01%) Mandarin Language
11 2 (1.34%) Legal
11 2 (1.34%) Social Housing
11 2 (1.34%) Telecoms
12 1 (0.67%) Banking
12 1 (0.67%) Pharmaceutical
12 1 (0.67%) Retail
Job Titles
1 91 (61.07%) Analyst
2 55 (36.91%) Data Analyst
3 42 (28.19%) Junior
3 42 (28.19%) Junior Analyst
3 42 (28.19%) Junior Data Analyst
4 23 (15.44%) IT Support
5 20 (13.42%) Applications Support
6 16 (10.74%) Applications Manager
6 16 (10.74%) Applications Support Manager
6 16 (10.74%) IT Manager
6 16 (10.74%) IT Support Manager
6 16 (10.74%) Support Manager
7 14 (9.40%) Systems Analyst
8 11 (7.38%) Senior
9 10 (6.71%) Developer
10 9 (6.04%) Data Engineer
11 8 (5.37%) Support Analyst
12 6 (4.03%) Report Analyst
13 5 (3.36%) Senior Analyst
13 5 (3.36%) Senior Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.34%) HTML
1 2 (1.34%) React
1 2 (1.34%) Web Services
2 1 (0.67%) PySpark
2 1 (0.67%) SAP CO-PA
Miscellaneous
1 14 (9.40%) Management Information System
2 11 (7.38%) Data Structures
3 6 (4.03%) Driving Licence
4 2 (1.34%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 2 (1.34%) Operational Technology
4 2 (1.34%) Sports Betting
4 2 (1.34%) SystemC
5 1 (0.67%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (0.67%) Educational Technology
5 1 (0.67%) FMCG
5 1 (0.67%) Housing Association
5 1 (0.67%) IoT
5 1 (0.67%) Learning Management System
5 1 (0.67%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (0.67%) Manufacturing Execution System
5 1 (0.67%) Product Ownership
5 1 (0.67%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 6 (4.03%) Linux
2 3 (2.01%) Windows
2 3 (2.01%) Windows 10
2 3 (2.01%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 131 (87.92%) Business Intelligence
2 70 (46.98%) AI
3 47 (31.54%) Decision-Making
4 32 (21.48%) Analytics
5 26 (17.45%) Problem-Solving
6 25 (16.78%) ERP
7 24 (16.11%) Budgeting and Forecasting
7 24 (16.11%) Data Governance
7 24 (16.11%) Data Management
8 22 (14.77%) Data Modelling
9 21 (14.09%) CRM
9 21 (14.09%) Data Engineering
9 21 (14.09%) ETL
10 16 (10.74%) Continuous Improvement
10 16 (10.74%) Dashboard Development
11 15 (10.07%) Agile
11 15 (10.07%) Data Architecture
11 15 (10.07%) Project Management
12 14 (9.40%) Financial Modelling
12 14 (9.40%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 86 (57.72%) SQL
2 58 (38.93%) Python
3 6 (4.03%) PowerShell
4 5 (3.36%) T-SQL
5 3 (2.01%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 2 (1.34%) JavaScript
6 2 (1.34%) VBA
Qualifications
1 42 (28.19%) Azure Certification
2 26 (17.45%) ACCA
2 26 (17.45%) CIMA
3 17 (11.41%) Degree
4 6 (4.03%) AAT
5 5 (3.36%) SC Cleared
5 5 (3.36%) Security Cleared
6 4 (2.68%) DBS Check
7 3 (2.01%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (1.34%) PMI Certification
8 2 (1.34%) PMP
9 1 (0.67%) APMG
9 1 (0.67%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (18.12%) Data Quality
2 4 (2.68%) GDPR
2 4 (2.68%) PMO
2 4 (2.68%) SLA
3 2 (1.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.67%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.67%) IFRS
4 1 (0.67%) PERC
4 1 (0.67%) QA
System Software
1 3 (2.01%) BitLocker
1 3 (2.01%) Terminal Services
1 3 (2.01%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.67%) MOM
Vendors
1 81 (54.36%) Microsoft
2 16 (10.74%) Sage
2 16 (10.74%) SAP
3 10 (6.71%) Oracle
4 4 (2.68%) Google
5 3 (2.01%) Barracuda Networks
5 3 (2.01%) Databricks
5 3 (2.01%) Sophos
5 3 (2.01%) VMware
6 2 (1.34%) Salesforce
6 2 (1.34%) Xero
7 1 (0.67%) HubSpot