Microsoft Power BI Developer
UK

The median Microsoft Power BI Developer salary in the UK is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 731 899 1012
Rank change year-on-year +168 +113 -299
Permanent jobs requiring a Power BI Developer 157 96 225
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.16% 0.095% 0.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% 0.10% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 134 90 199
10th Percentile £41,075 £36,250 £38,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £55,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -5.41% +16.84%
75th Percentile £64,688 £71,875 £66,250
90th Percentile £72,500 £80,375 £77,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +10.53% -9.52% +16.67%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 93,864 92,882 151,282
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.64% 91.46% 96.10%
Number of salaries quoted 67,182 58,425 84,716
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,517
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

Power BI Developer
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Power BI Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Power BI Developer in the UK

Power BI Developer
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Power BI Developer.

Salary trend for Power BI Developer in the UK

Power BI Developer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Power BI Developer over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Power BI Developer in the UK

Power BI Developer
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Power BI Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 8 May 2024. 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
England +131 139 £55,000 - 54
UK excluding London +34 88 £52,500 +10.53% 36
Work from Home +81 60 £60,000 +11.63% 9
London +140 57 £55,000 -21.43% 20
South East +44 31 £52,500 +5.00% 20
North of England +49 22 £51,250 +13.89%
North West +13 16 £52,500 -
South West -18 13 £60,000 +55.84% 2
East of England - 10 £53,750 - 4
Scotland -51 8 £45,000 +12.50%
Yorkshire +81 6 £42,000 +5.00%
Midlands -10 5 £52,500 +10.53% 11
East Midlands -14 3 £45,000 -5.26%
Wales - 3 - -
West Midlands -1 2 £54,750 +15.26% 11

Power BI Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 8 May 2024, Power BI Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Power BI Developer in the job title.

1 157 (100.00%) Power BI
1 157 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 151 (96.18%) Business Intelligence
3 112 (71.34%) SQL
4 88 (56.05%) Visualisation
5 78 (49.68%) Azure
6 68 (43.31%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 66 (42.04%) ETL
7 66 (42.04%) Microsoft
8 60 (38.22%) Data Modelling
9 52 (33.12%) Data Visualisation
10 51 (32.48%) Social Skills
11 46 (29.30%) Power Query
11 46 (29.30%) Analytics
12 45 (28.66%) Data Warehouse
13 44 (28.03%) SQL Server
13 44 (28.03%) Decision-Making
14 43 (27.39%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 41 (26.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
16 38 (24.20%) T-SQL
17 37 (23.57%) Analytical Skills
18 33 (21.02%) Problem-Solving
18 33 (21.02%) Finance
19 29 (18.47%) PowerApps
20 28 (17.83%) Requirements Gathering
20 28 (17.83%) Data Integration
21 26 (16.56%) DevOps
22 25 (15.92%) Data Analysis
23 23 (14.65%) Microsoft Excel
23 23 (14.65%) Data Lake

Power BI Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 11 (7.01%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.27%) Confluence
2 2 (1.27%) IBM Domino
Applications
1 23 (14.65%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (3.18%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (2.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 9 (5.73%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (5.10%) Dynamics NAV
3 7 (4.46%) Dynamics AX
4 4 (2.55%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 157 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 78 (49.68%) Azure
3 29 (18.47%) PowerApps
4 22 (14.01%) Power Automate
5 18 (11.46%) Dynamics 365
6 15 (9.55%) Azure Data Factory
7 11 (7.01%) Microsoft 365
8 10 (6.37%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 9 (5.73%) Azure DevOps
10 8 (5.10%) AWS
11 4 (2.55%) Google Analytics
12 2 (1.27%) Azure Logic Apps
12 2 (1.27%) Azure Sentinel
12 2 (1.27%) Cloud Computing
12 2 (1.27%) GitHub
12 2 (1.27%) WhatsApp
13 1 (0.64%) Azure Storage
Communications & Networking
1 5 (3.18%) Network Security
2 2 (1.27%) DNS
2 2 (1.27%) Firewall
3 1 (0.64%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 157 (100.00%) Power BI
2 46 (29.30%) Power Query
3 45 (28.66%) Data Warehouse
4 44 (28.03%) SQL Server
5 43 (27.39%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 41 (26.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 23 (14.65%) Data Lake
8 22 (14.01%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 17 (10.83%) Tableau
10 7 (4.46%) Azure SQL Database
11 5 (3.18%) Amazon Athena
11 5 (3.18%) Microsoft Analysis Services
11 5 (3.18%) PostgreSQL
12 4 (2.55%) QlikView
12 4 (2.55%) ThoughtSpot
13 3 (1.91%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
13 3 (1.91%) OLAP
13 3 (1.91%) OLAP Cube
14 2 (1.27%) Oracle Database
14 2 (1.27%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 3 (1.91%) JIRA
2 2 (1.27%) Octopus Deploy
3 1 (0.64%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 1 (0.64%) Visual Studio
General
1 51 (32.48%) Social Skills
2 37 (23.57%) Analytical Skills
3 33 (21.02%) Finance
4 13 (8.28%) Law
5 12 (7.64%) Legal
5 12 (7.64%) Presentation Skills
6 9 (5.73%) Retail
7 5 (3.18%) Marketing
8 4 (2.55%) Advertising
8 4 (2.55%) Telecoms
9 3 (1.91%) Documentation Skills
10 2 (1.27%) Games
10 2 (1.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (1.27%) Italian Language
10 2 (1.27%) Pharmaceutical
11 1 (0.64%) Banking
11 1 (0.64%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (6.37%) MDX
2 6 (3.82%) CSS
2 6 (3.82%) HTML
3 2 (1.27%) .NET
3 2 (1.27%) REST
3 2 (1.27%) SOAP
3 2 (1.27%) Web Services
4 1 (0.64%) JSON
4 1 (0.64%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 5 (3.18%) Self-Motivation
2 4 (2.55%) Management Information System
3 2 (1.27%) Algorithms
3 2 (1.27%) Analytical Mindset
3 2 (1.27%) Greenfield Project
3 2 (1.27%) NHS
4 1 (0.64%) Life Science
4 1 (0.64%) Low-Code
4 1 (0.64%) Marketing Technology
4 1 (0.64%) Reinsurance
Processes & Methodologies
1 151 (96.18%) Business Intelligence
2 88 (56.05%) Visualisation
3 66 (42.04%) ETL
4 60 (38.22%) Data Modelling
5 52 (33.12%) Data Visualisation
6 46 (29.30%) Analytics
7 44 (28.03%) Decision-Making
8 33 (21.02%) Problem-Solving
9 28 (17.83%) Data Integration
9 28 (17.83%) Requirements Gathering
10 26 (16.56%) DevOps
11 25 (15.92%) Data Analysis
12 22 (14.01%) Actionable Insight
12 22 (14.01%) Data Science
13 19 (12.10%) Agile
13 19 (12.10%) Data-Driven Decision Making
14 17 (10.83%) Dashboard Development
15 16 (10.19%) Data Transformation
16 15 (9.55%) Data Protection
16 15 (9.55%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 112 (71.34%) SQL
2 68 (43.31%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 38 (24.20%) T-SQL
4 6 (3.82%) JavaScript
5 4 (2.55%) Python
6 2 (1.27%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 21 (13.38%) Degree
2 12 (7.64%) DBS Check
3 9 (5.73%) Microsoft Certification
4 6 (3.82%) SC Cleared
4 6 (3.82%) Security Cleared
5 5 (3.18%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (2.55%) Azure Certification
7 2 (1.27%) Master's Degree
8 1 (0.64%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (5.10%) QA
2 2 (1.27%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 66 (42.04%) Microsoft
2 13 (8.28%) Databricks
3 6 (3.82%) Facebook
4 5 (3.18%) Alteryx
4 5 (3.18%) Oracle
5 4 (2.55%) Google
5 4 (2.55%) SAP
6 2 (1.27%) Cognos
6 2 (1.27%) IBM
6 2 (1.27%) Snow