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

6 months to
8 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 64 83 66
Rank change year-on-year +19 -17 +46
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 147 116 173
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 2.22% 3.23% 3.33%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 31.41% 18.74% 22.94%
Number of salaries quoted 92 69 88
10th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £49,688 £41,250 £41,816
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £44,655
Median % change year-on-year - +23.17% -20.22%
75th Percentile £65,625 £67,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £69,840 £65,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -9.09%

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 468 619 754
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 7.07% 17.21% 14.51%
Number of salaries quoted 339 295 487
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 £72,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £83,750 £88,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £54,500
% change year-on-year - +0.92% -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 8 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 8 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 +21 69 £50,000 -21.26% 29
Oxfordshire +5 43 £70,000 +21.74% 13
Buckinghamshire -8 35 £57,500 +21.05% 18
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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 (3.40%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.36%) CMS
3 1 (0.68%) SAS
Applications
1 75 (51.02%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (8.84%) Microsoft Project
3 7 (4.76%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (1.36%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 8 (5.44%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.68%) Dynamics GP
2 1 (0.68%) SAP QM
2 1 (0.68%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 147 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 68 (46.26%) Azure
3 39 (26.53%) Azure AI
4 24 (16.33%) Power Automate
5 6 (4.08%) AWS
5 6 (4.08%) dbt
5 6 (4.08%) Fivetran
5 6 (4.08%) Snowflake
6 5 (3.40%) Azure Data Factory
6 5 (3.40%) Microsoft 365
7 4 (2.72%) Google Analytics
8 3 (2.04%) Dynamics 365
8 3 (2.04%) Microsoft Copilot
8 3 (2.04%) PowerApps
8 3 (2.04%) SaaS
8 3 (2.04%) WeChat
9 2 (1.36%) Azure DevOps
9 2 (1.36%) Azure Logic Apps
9 2 (1.36%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 1 (0.68%) Google Ads
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.04%) Firewall
1 3 (2.04%) NAS
1 3 (2.04%) VoIP
1 3 (2.04%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (0.68%) Intranet
2 1 (0.68%) Modbus
2 1 (0.68%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 62 (42.18%) Tableau
2 12 (8.16%) Relational Database
3 9 (6.12%) Data Warehouse
4 6 (4.08%) Airbyte
5 5 (3.40%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 3 (2.04%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (1.36%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (1.36%) Data Lake
7 2 (1.36%) Metadata
7 2 (1.36%) Qlik Sense
7 2 (1.36%) Snowflake Schema
7 2 (1.36%) SQL Server
7 2 (1.36%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 2 (1.36%) Star Schema
8 1 (0.68%) Amazon QuickSight
8 1 (0.68%) MongoDB
8 1 (0.68%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.68%) Power Query
8 1 (0.68%) PowerPivot
8 1 (0.68%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 8 (5.44%) Git
General
1 69 (46.94%) Social Skills
2 40 (27.21%) Finance
3 35 (23.81%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (8.16%) Law
5 11 (7.48%) Marketing
6 8 (5.44%) Organisational Skills
7 6 (4.08%) Documentation Skills
7 6 (4.08%) Public Sector
8 5 (3.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 5 (3.40%) Influencing Skills
8 5 (3.40%) Manufacturing
9 3 (2.04%) Mandarin Language
10 2 (1.36%) Legal
10 2 (1.36%) Social Housing
10 2 (1.36%) Telecoms
11 1 (0.68%) Banking
11 1 (0.68%) Pharmaceutical
11 1 (0.68%) Retail
Job Titles
1 88 (59.86%) Analyst
2 52 (35.37%) Data Analyst
3 39 (26.53%) Junior
3 39 (26.53%) Junior Analyst
3 39 (26.53%) Junior Data Analyst
4 23 (15.65%) IT Support
5 20 (13.61%) Applications Support
6 16 (10.88%) Applications Manager
6 16 (10.88%) Applications Support Manager
6 16 (10.88%) IT Manager
6 16 (10.88%) IT Support Manager
6 16 (10.88%) Support Manager
7 14 (9.52%) Systems Analyst
8 12 (8.16%) Senior
9 9 (6.12%) Data Engineer
9 9 (6.12%) Developer
10 8 (5.44%) Support Analyst
11 6 (4.08%) Report Analyst
12 5 (3.40%) Senior Analyst
12 5 (3.40%) Senior Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.36%) HTML
1 2 (1.36%) React
1 2 (1.36%) Web Services
2 1 (0.68%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 14 (9.52%) Management Information System
2 12 (8.16%) Data Structures
3 6 (4.08%) Driving Licence
4 2 (1.36%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 2 (1.36%) Legacy Systems
4 2 (1.36%) Operational Technology
4 2 (1.36%) Product Ownership
4 2 (1.36%) Sports Betting
4 2 (1.36%) SystemC
5 1 (0.68%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (0.68%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (0.68%) FMCG
5 1 (0.68%) Housing Association
5 1 (0.68%) IoT
5 1 (0.68%) Learning Management System
5 1 (0.68%) Manufacturing Execution System
5 1 (0.68%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 6 (4.08%) Linux
2 4 (2.72%) Windows
3 3 (2.04%) Windows 10
3 3 (2.04%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 129 (87.76%) Business Intelligence
2 67 (45.58%) AI
3 46 (31.29%) Decision-Making
4 33 (22.45%) Analytics
5 26 (17.69%) Problem-Solving
6 25 (17.01%) Data Management
6 25 (17.01%) ERP
7 24 (16.33%) Budgeting and Forecasting
7 24 (16.33%) Data Governance
7 24 (16.33%) Data Modelling
8 21 (14.29%) CRM
8 21 (14.29%) Data Engineering
8 21 (14.29%) ETL
9 17 (11.56%) Continuous Improvement
10 16 (10.88%) Agile
10 16 (10.88%) Dashboard Development
10 16 (10.88%) Data Architecture
11 15 (10.20%) Financial Analysis
11 15 (10.20%) Financial Modelling
11 15 (10.20%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 84 (57.14%) SQL
2 56 (38.10%) Python
3 6 (4.08%) PowerShell
4 5 (3.40%) T-SQL
5 3 (2.04%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 2 (1.36%) JavaScript
6 2 (1.36%) VBA
7 1 (0.68%) C#
Qualifications
1 39 (26.53%) Azure Certification
2 26 (17.69%) ACCA
2 26 (17.69%) CIMA
3 17 (11.56%) Degree
4 6 (4.08%) AAT
5 5 (3.40%) SC Cleared
5 5 (3.40%) Security Cleared
6 4 (2.72%) DBS Check
7 3 (2.04%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (1.36%) PMI Certification
8 2 (1.36%) PMP
9 1 (0.68%) APMG
9 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (19.73%) Data Quality
2 5 (3.40%) GDPR
3 4 (2.72%) PMO
3 4 (2.72%) SLA
4 2 (1.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.68%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.68%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 1 (0.68%) PERC
5 1 (0.68%) QA
System Software
1 3 (2.04%) BitLocker
1 3 (2.04%) Terminal Services
1 3 (2.04%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.68%) MOM
Vendors
1 79 (53.74%) Microsoft
2 16 (10.88%) Sage
3 15 (10.20%) SAP
4 10 (6.80%) Oracle
5 4 (2.72%) Google
6 3 (2.04%) Barracuda Networks
6 3 (2.04%) Databricks
6 3 (2.04%) Sophos
6 3 (2.04%) VMware
7 2 (1.36%) Salesforce
7 2 (1.36%) Xero
8 1 (0.68%) CA Agile Central
8 1 (0.68%) HubSpot
8 1 (0.68%) Informatica
8 1 (0.68%) Talend