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

6 months to
14 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 69 79 69
Rank change year-on-year +10 -10 +38
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 143 135 170
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 2.12% 3.68% 3.28%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 30.56% 21.26% 23.00%
Number of salaries quoted 91 69 80
10th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £32,375
25th Percentile £46,875 £41,250 £41,263
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £44,309
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +24.13% -19.44%
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% -8.16%

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 468 635 739
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 6.95% 17.30% 14.25%
Number of salaries quoted 339 290 470
10th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £43,981 £42,500 £41,253
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -13.60%
75th Percentile £72,500 £72,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £83,750 £87,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year - +1.85% -6.09%

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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 14 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 14 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 +7 66 £50,000 -21.26% 28
Oxfordshire 0 44 £70,000 +21.74% 11
Buckinghamshire -3 33 £55,000 +15.79% 16
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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 (3.50%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.40%) CMS
3 1 (0.70%) SAS
Applications
1 70 (48.95%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (7.69%) Microsoft Project
3 7 (4.90%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 8 (5.59%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.70%) Dynamics GP
2 1 (0.70%) SAP QM
2 1 (0.70%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 143 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 64 (44.76%) Azure
3 36 (25.17%) Azure AI
4 23 (16.08%) Power Automate
5 7 (4.90%) Snowflake
6 6 (4.20%) AWS
6 6 (4.20%) Azure Data Factory
6 6 (4.20%) dbt
6 6 (4.20%) Fivetran
7 5 (3.50%) Microsoft 365
8 4 (2.80%) Google Analytics
9 3 (2.10%) Azure DevOps
9 3 (2.10%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 3 (2.10%) Dynamics 365
9 3 (2.10%) Microsoft Copilot
9 3 (2.10%) PowerApps
9 3 (2.10%) SaaS
9 3 (2.10%) WeChat
10 2 (1.40%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 2 (1.40%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.10%) Firewall
1 3 (2.10%) NAS
1 3 (2.10%) VoIP
1 3 (2.10%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (0.70%) Intranet
2 1 (0.70%) Modbus
2 1 (0.70%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 58 (40.56%) Tableau
2 12 (8.39%) Relational Database
3 11 (7.69%) Data Warehouse
4 6 (4.20%) Airbyte
5 5 (3.50%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 3 (2.10%) Azure SQL Database
6 3 (2.10%) Metadata
6 3 (2.10%) Power Query
6 3 (2.10%) Snowflake Schema
6 3 (2.10%) SQL Server
6 3 (2.10%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 3 (2.10%) Star Schema
7 2 (1.40%) Amazon QuickSight
7 2 (1.40%) Data Lake
7 2 (1.40%) DynamoDB
7 2 (1.40%) MongoDB
7 2 (1.40%) NoSQL
7 2 (1.40%) Qlik Sense
7 2 (1.40%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 1 (0.70%) PowerPivot
Development Applications
1 9 (6.29%) Git
General
1 63 (44.06%) Social Skills
2 39 (27.27%) Finance
3 33 (23.08%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (8.39%) Law
5 11 (7.69%) Marketing
6 8 (5.59%) Organisational Skills
7 6 (4.20%) Documentation Skills
7 6 (4.20%) Public Sector
8 5 (3.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 5 (3.50%) Manufacturing
9 3 (2.10%) Influencing Skills
9 3 (2.10%) Mandarin Language
10 2 (1.40%) Legal
10 2 (1.40%) Social Housing
10 2 (1.40%) Telecoms
11 1 (0.70%) Banking
11 1 (0.70%) Pharmaceutical
11 1 (0.70%) Retail
Job Titles
1 84 (58.74%) Analyst
2 49 (34.27%) Data Analyst
3 36 (25.17%) Junior
3 36 (25.17%) Junior Analyst
3 36 (25.17%) Junior Data Analyst
4 21 (14.69%) IT Support
5 18 (12.59%) Applications Support
6 14 (9.79%) Applications Manager
6 14 (9.79%) Applications Support Manager
6 14 (9.79%) IT Manager
6 14 (9.79%) IT Support Manager
6 14 (9.79%) Support Manager
6 14 (9.79%) Systems Analyst
7 13 (9.09%) Senior
8 10 (6.99%) Developer
9 9 (6.29%) Data Engineer
10 8 (5.59%) Support Analyst
11 5 (3.50%) Senior Analyst
11 5 (3.50%) Senior Data Engineer
12 4 (2.80%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.40%) HTML
1 2 (1.40%) React
1 2 (1.40%) Web Services
2 1 (0.70%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 12 (8.39%) Data Structures
1 12 (8.39%) Management Information System
2 6 (4.20%) Driving Licence
3 3 (2.10%) Legacy Systems
3 3 (2.10%) Product Ownership
4 2 (1.40%) Enterprise Software
4 2 (1.40%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 2 (1.40%) Operational Technology
4 2 (1.40%) Sports Betting
4 2 (1.40%) SystemC
5 1 (0.70%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (0.70%) FMCG
5 1 (0.70%) Housing Association
5 1 (0.70%) IoT
5 1 (0.70%) Learning Management System
5 1 (0.70%) Manufacturing Execution System
5 1 (0.70%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 6 (4.20%) Linux
2 5 (3.50%) Windows
3 3 (2.10%) Windows 10
3 3 (2.10%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 127 (88.81%) Business Intelligence
2 65 (45.45%) AI
3 45 (31.47%) Decision-Making
4 36 (25.17%) Analytics
5 28 (19.58%) Problem-Solving
6 26 (18.18%) Data Modelling
7 24 (16.78%) Data Governance
7 24 (16.78%) Data Management
8 23 (16.08%) ERP
9 22 (15.38%) Data Engineering
10 20 (13.99%) Budgeting and Forecasting
10 20 (13.99%) ETL
11 19 (13.29%) Continuous Improvement
11 19 (13.29%) CRM
12 17 (11.89%) Dashboard Development
12 17 (11.89%) Data Architecture
13 15 (10.49%) Agile
13 15 (10.49%) Financial Modelling
14 14 (9.79%) Collaborative Working
14 14 (9.79%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 82 (57.34%) SQL
2 53 (37.06%) Python
3 6 (4.20%) PowerShell
4 5 (3.50%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 5 (3.50%) T-SQL
5 2 (1.40%) C#
5 2 (1.40%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 36 (25.17%) Azure Certification
2 22 (15.38%) ACCA
2 22 (15.38%) CIMA
3 18 (12.59%) Degree
4 5 (3.50%) SC Cleared
4 5 (3.50%) Security Cleared
5 4 (2.80%) AAT
5 4 (2.80%) DBS Check
6 3 (2.10%) Computer Science Degree
7 2 (1.40%) PMI Certification
7 2 (1.40%) PMP
8 1 (0.70%) APMG
8 1 (0.70%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (21.68%) Data Quality
2 6 (4.20%) GDPR
3 4 (2.80%) PMO
3 4 (2.80%) SLA
4 2 (1.40%) California Consumer Privacy Act
4 2 (1.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.70%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.70%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (0.70%) PERC
5 1 (0.70%) QA
System Software
1 3 (2.10%) BitLocker
1 3 (2.10%) Terminal Services
1 3 (2.10%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.70%) MOM
Vendors
1 76 (53.15%) Microsoft
2 16 (11.19%) Sage
3 13 (9.09%) SAP
4 10 (6.99%) Oracle
5 4 (2.80%) Google
6 3 (2.10%) Barracuda Networks
6 3 (2.10%) Databricks
6 3 (2.10%) Sophos
6 3 (2.10%) VMware
7 2 (1.40%) CA Agile Central
7 2 (1.40%) Informatica
7 2 (1.40%) Salesforce
7 2 (1.40%) Talend
7 2 (1.40%) Xero
8 1 (0.70%) HubSpot