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

6 months to
2 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 91 71 71
Rank change year-on-year -20 0 +22
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 126 160 157
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 1.68% 4.19% 3.30%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 29.51% 27.78% 22.36%
Number of salaries quoted 94 54 46
10th Percentile £37,500 £40,550 £34,875
25th Percentile £42,500 £43,750 £41,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £61,250 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.12% +22.50% -3.85%
75th Percentile £67,031 £69,318 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £69,840 -
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% +6.28%

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 427 576 702
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 5.69% 15.08% 14.76%
Number of salaries quoted 321 242 367
10th Percentile £36,250 £35,854 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £41,263
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £72,500 £72,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £83,625 £90,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £54,500
% change year-on-year - +0.92% -3.45%

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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 October 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 October 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 -31 59 £47,500 -31.99% 115
Oxfordshire -4 44 £63,750 +2.00% 23
Buckinghamshire -13 23 £55,000 +15.79% 55
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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 3 (2.38%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.59%) CMS
3 1 (0.79%) SAS
Applications
1 50 (39.68%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (8.73%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (1.59%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (1.59%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 13 (10.32%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.79%) Dynamics GP
2 1 (0.79%) SAP QM
2 1 (0.79%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 126 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 41 (32.54%) Azure
3 12 (9.52%) Azure AI
4 11 (8.73%) Azure DevOps
4 11 (8.73%) Azure Synapse Analytics
4 11 (8.73%) Power Automate
5 10 (7.94%) Azure Data Factory
6 9 (7.14%) Azure Cosmos DB
6 9 (7.14%) Snowflake
7 8 (6.35%) AWS
7 8 (6.35%) dbt
8 6 (4.76%) Fivetran
9 4 (3.17%) Dynamics 365
9 4 (3.17%) Microsoft 365
10 3 (2.38%) Google Analytics
10 3 (2.38%) Microsoft Copilot
10 3 (2.38%) PowerApps
10 3 (2.38%) SaaS
10 3 (2.38%) WeChat
11 2 (1.59%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.59%) Firewall
1 2 (1.59%) NAS
1 2 (1.59%) VoIP
1 2 (1.59%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (0.79%) Intranet
2 1 (0.79%) Modbus
2 1 (0.79%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (26.98%) Tableau
2 18 (14.29%) Data Warehouse
3 12 (9.52%) Relational Database
4 11 (8.73%) Star Schema
5 10 (7.94%) DynamoDB
5 10 (7.94%) Metadata
5 10 (7.94%) SQL Server
6 9 (7.14%) Amazon QuickSight
6 9 (7.14%) Azure SQL Database
6 9 (7.14%) MongoDB
6 9 (7.14%) NoSQL
6 9 (7.14%) Snowflake Schema
7 6 (4.76%) Airbyte
8 5 (3.97%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 4 (3.17%) Power Query
9 4 (3.17%) Qlik Sense
10 3 (2.38%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 2 (1.59%) Data Lake
11 2 (1.59%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 1 (0.79%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 16 (12.70%) Git
2 1 (0.79%) Burp Suite
2 1 (0.79%) JIRA
2 1 (0.79%) JMeter
2 1 (0.79%) Selenium
General
1 50 (39.68%) Social Skills
2 49 (38.89%) Finance
3 31 (24.60%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (7.94%) Law
4 10 (7.94%) Marketing
5 9 (7.14%) Organisational Skills
6 6 (4.76%) Manufacturing
7 5 (3.97%) Documentation Skills
8 4 (3.17%) Public Sector
9 3 (2.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (2.38%) Influencing Skills
9 3 (2.38%) Legal
9 3 (2.38%) Mandarin Language
9 3 (2.38%) Retail
10 2 (1.59%) Social Housing
10 2 (1.59%) Telecoms
11 1 (0.79%) Banking
Job Titles
1 64 (50.79%) Analyst
2 29 (23.02%) Data Analyst
3 24 (19.05%) Senior
4 19 (15.08%) Systems Analyst
5 16 (12.70%) Data Engineer
6 15 (11.90%) Support Analyst
7 12 (9.52%) Junior
7 12 (9.52%) Junior Analyst
7 12 (9.52%) Junior Data Analyst
8 10 (7.94%) Developer
9 9 (7.14%) Azure Engineer
9 9 (7.14%) IT Support
9 9 (7.14%) Senior Data Engineer
10 8 (6.35%) Senior Analyst
11 7 (5.56%) Applications Support
11 7 (5.56%) Business Support Analyst
11 7 (5.56%) Business Systems Analyst
11 7 (5.56%) Systems Support
11 7 (5.56%) Systems Support Analyst
12 5 (3.97%) Business Intelligence Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.59%) HTML
1 2 (1.59%) PySpark
1 2 (1.59%) React
1 2 (1.59%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 12 (9.52%) Data Structures
1 12 (9.52%) Legacy Systems
2 11 (8.73%) Driving Licence
3 10 (7.94%) Product Ownership
4 9 (7.14%) Enterprise Software
5 4 (3.17%) Management Information System
6 3 (2.38%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 2 (1.59%) FMCG
7 2 (1.59%) Industry 4.0
7 2 (1.59%) Operational Technology
7 2 (1.59%) SystemC
8 1 (0.79%) Augmented Reality
8 1 (0.79%) Cloud Native
8 1 (0.79%) Credit Risk
8 1 (0.79%) Housing Association
8 1 (0.79%) IoT
8 1 (0.79%) Learning Management System
8 1 (0.79%) Manufacturing Execution System
8 1 (0.79%) SCADA
8 1 (0.79%) Sports Betting
Operating Systems
1 11 (8.73%) Linux
1 11 (8.73%) Windows
2 2 (1.59%) Windows 10
2 2 (1.59%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 122 (96.83%) Business Intelligence
2 53 (42.06%) Analytics
3 46 (36.51%) Decision-Making
4 42 (33.33%) AI
4 42 (33.33%) Data Modelling
5 37 (29.37%) Problem-Solving
6 30 (23.81%) ERP
7 29 (23.02%) ETL
8 28 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
9 27 (21.43%) Data Governance
10 26 (20.63%) Data Engineering
11 23 (18.25%) Data Architecture
12 22 (17.46%) Data Management
13 20 (15.87%) Agile
13 20 (15.87%) Collaborative Working
13 20 (15.87%) Process Improvement
14 18 (14.29%) Budgeting and Forecasting
14 18 (14.29%) CI/CD
14 18 (14.29%) Financial Modelling
14 18 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 76 (60.32%) SQL
2 39 (30.95%) Python
3 12 (9.52%) PowerShell
4 9 (7.14%) C#
5 8 (6.35%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 4 (3.17%) T-SQL
7 3 (2.38%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.79%) Java
Qualifications
1 21 (16.67%) Degree
2 19 (15.08%) ACCA
2 19 (15.08%) CIMA
3 12 (9.52%) Azure Certification
4 6 (4.76%) SC Cleared
4 6 (4.76%) Security Cleared
5 3 (2.38%) Computer Science Degree
5 3 (2.38%) DBS Check
5 3 (2.38%) PMP
6 2 (1.59%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (0.79%) APMG
7 1 (0.79%) CFA
7 1 (0.79%) CREST Certified
7 1 (0.79%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (37.30%) Data Quality
2 13 (10.32%) GDPR
3 9 (7.14%) California Consumer Privacy Act
4 3 (2.38%) ISO 9001
4 3 (2.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (2.38%) PMO
4 3 (2.38%) QA
4 3 (2.38%) SLA
5 2 (1.59%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.79%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.79%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.79%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.79%) IASME
6 1 (0.79%) PERC
System Software
1 2 (1.59%) BitLocker
1 2 (1.59%) Terminal Services
1 2 (1.59%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.79%) MOM
Vendors
1 55 (43.65%) Microsoft
2 21 (16.67%) Sage
3 14 (11.11%) SAP
4 10 (7.94%) Oracle
5 9 (7.14%) Informatica
5 9 (7.14%) Talend
6 6 (4.76%) CA Agile Central
7 5 (3.97%) Databricks
8 3 (2.38%) Google
9 2 (1.59%) Barracuda Networks
9 2 (1.59%) Minitab
9 2 (1.59%) Salesforce
9 2 (1.59%) Sophos
9 2 (1.59%) VMware
9 2 (1.59%) Xero