Hybrid/Remote Power BI Job Trends

Microsoft Power BI
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Power BI skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 79 67 56
Rank change year-on-year -12 -11 +18
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 566 595 1,517
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.17% 4.45% 4.69%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 24.28% 17.81% 21.08%
Number of salaries quoted 408 413 1,310
10th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £42,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £89,750 £84,964
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £53,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +7.48% -2.73%

All Database & Business Intelligence Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring database or business intelligence skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 2,331 3,341 7,198
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 13.05% 24.99% 22.24%
Number of salaries quoted 1,739 2,435 6,207
10th Percentile £37,500 £37,500 £37,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £50,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +13.04% -11.54%
75th Percentile £81,250 £90,000 £74,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £120,750 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -11.54%

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Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Power BI and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Power BI job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

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Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Power BI.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Power BI

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Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Power BI over the 6 months to 22 April 2026.

Power BI salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 69 (12.19%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.59%) Apache Airflow
3 8 (1.41%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (1.41%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 7 (1.24%) Apache Spark
5 5 (0.88%) CMS
6 4 (0.71%) Confluence
6 4 (0.71%) SAS
6 4 (0.71%) Umbraco
7 3 (0.53%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.53%) Drupal
8 2 (0.35%) Apache
8 2 (0.35%) Moodle
Applications
1 175 (30.92%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (3.89%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (2.30%) Microsoft Project
4 11 (1.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (1.24%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (0.88%) MS Visio
6 5 (0.88%) Trello
Business Applications
1 18 (3.18%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (2.12%) NetSuite
2 12 (2.12%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 8 (1.41%) Oracle ERP
4 6 (1.06%) NEC Housing
5 5 (0.88%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.53%) ResourceLink
7 2 (0.35%) SAP HR
8 1 (0.18%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.18%) Raiser’s Edge
8 1 (0.18%) SAP Business One
8 1 (0.18%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 566 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 252 (44.52%) Azure
3 95 (16.78%) Power Automate
4 91 (16.08%) Azure Data Factory
5 74 (13.07%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 67 (11.84%) Microsoft 365
6 67 (11.84%) PowerApps
7 43 (7.60%) Dynamics 365
8 30 (5.30%) Azure DevOps
9 25 (4.42%) Azure Logic Apps
10 23 (4.06%) Google Analytics
10 23 (4.06%) SaaS
11 22 (3.89%) Snowflake
12 21 (3.71%) GCP
13 20 (3.53%) OneDrive
14 18 (3.18%) GitHub
15 17 (3.00%) AWS
16 15 (2.65%) Adobe Creative Cloud
17 14 (2.47%) dbt
18 13 (2.30%) GitHub Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.12%) Broadband
2 4 (0.71%) Firewall
3 3 (0.53%) Modbus
3 3 (0.53%) MQTT
3 3 (0.53%) NAS
3 3 (0.53%) VoIP
3 3 (0.53%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (0.35%) Intranet
4 2 (0.35%) WAN
5 1 (0.18%) ADSL
5 1 (0.18%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 111 (19.61%) Tableau
2 78 (13.78%) SQL Server
3 60 (10.60%) Azure SQL Database
4 46 (8.13%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 37 (6.54%) Power Query
6 36 (6.36%) Data Warehouse
7 34 (6.01%) Data Lake
8 31 (5.48%) Big Data
9 24 (4.24%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 23 (4.06%) Looker
11 14 (2.47%) MySQL
12 13 (2.30%) SAP BW
13 12 (2.12%) BigQuery
13 12 (2.12%) PostgreSQL
14 9 (1.59%) Metadata
14 9 (1.59%) Star Schema
15 8 (1.41%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
15 8 (1.41%) PowerPivot
15 8 (1.41%) Relational Database
16 5 (0.88%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 21 (3.71%) Git
2 18 (3.18%) JIRA
3 11 (1.94%) Jenkins
4 8 (1.41%) Oracle Forms
5 4 (0.71%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 4 (0.71%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.18%) ERwin
6 1 (0.18%) Oracle APEX
6 1 (0.18%) Postman
6 1 (0.18%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (0.18%) Toad
General
1 248 (43.82%) Social Skills
2 192 (33.92%) Analytical Skills
3 186 (32.86%) Finance
4 55 (9.72%) Public Sector
5 42 (7.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 35 (6.18%) Marketing
7 29 (5.12%) Legal
8 28 (4.95%) Retail
9 24 (4.24%) Presentation Skills
10 22 (3.89%) Law
11 20 (3.53%) Organisational Skills
12 15 (2.65%) Billing
13 12 (2.12%) Automotive
13 12 (2.12%) Manufacturing
14 10 (1.77%) Publishing
15 9 (1.59%) Banking
16 8 (1.41%) Documentation Skills
16 8 (1.41%) Telecoms
17 6 (1.06%) Investment Banking
18 5 (0.88%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 193 (34.10%) Analyst
2 84 (14.84%) Senior
3 70 (12.37%) Developer
4 68 (12.01%) Data Analyst
5 57 (10.07%) Lead
6 36 (6.36%) Data Engineer
7 29 (5.12%) Big Data Engineer
7 29 (5.12%) DataOps Engineer
7 29 (5.12%) DataOps Leader
7 29 (5.12%) Lead Big Data Engineer
8 25 (4.42%) Consultant
8 25 (4.42%) Senior Analyst
8 25 (4.42%) Senior Developer
9 24 (4.24%) Applications Support
9 24 (4.24%) Commercial Analyst
9 24 (4.24%) IT Support
10 23 (4.06%) Business Intelligence Developer
11 22 (3.89%) Applications Manager
11 22 (3.89%) Business Analyst
12 21 (3.71%) Power Platform Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (6.18%) .NET
2 33 (5.83%) HTML5 Canvas
3 30 (5.30%) JSON
4 29 (5.12%) CSS
4 29 (5.12%) HTML
5 18 (3.18%) .NET Core
6 16 (2.83%) PySpark
7 15 (2.65%) Microsoft Graph
7 15 (2.65%) SPFx
8 13 (2.30%) XML
9 12 (2.12%) Oracle Fusion
10 9 (1.59%) RESTful
11 8 (1.41%) OAuth
11 8 (1.41%) OAuth2
11 8 (1.41%) SAML
12 6 (1.06%) Kafka
13 5 (0.88%) EDI
14 3 (0.53%) .NET Framework
14 3 (0.53%) AngularJS
14 3 (0.53%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 43 (7.60%) Data Structures
1 43 (7.60%) Management Information System
2 33 (5.83%) Analytical Mindset
3 27 (4.77%) Self-Motivation
4 21 (3.71%) Cloud Native
5 18 (3.18%) Onboarding
6 16 (2.83%) Social Media
7 15 (2.65%) Enterprise Software
8 12 (2.12%) Low-Code
9 11 (1.94%) FMCG
10 10 (1.77%) Greenfield Project
10 10 (1.77%) Product Ownership
11 9 (1.59%) Algorithms
12 5 (0.88%) Legacy Systems
12 5 (0.88%) Life Science
12 5 (0.88%) Replication
13 4 (0.71%) Mobile App
13 4 (0.71%) Reinsurance
14 3 (0.53%) Cyber Defence
14 3 (0.53%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 6 (1.06%) Windows
2 5 (0.88%) Linux
2 5 (0.88%) Unix
3 4 (0.71%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.53%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.35%) VMS
6 1 (0.18%) Android
6 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 520 (91.87%) Business Intelligence
2 190 (33.57%) Analytics
3 171 (30.21%) Decision-Making
4 144 (25.44%) Visualisation
5 127 (22.44%) Problem-Solving
6 125 (22.08%) Data Modelling
7 118 (20.85%) Continuous Improvement
8 104 (18.37%) Data Analysis
9 103 (18.20%) Actionable Insight
10 86 (15.19%) Data Visualisation
11 84 (14.84%) ETL
12 80 (14.13%) Agile
13 78 (13.78%) AI
14 72 (12.72%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 70 (12.37%) CI/CD
16 68 (12.01%) Project Management
17 66 (11.66%) CRM
18 61 (10.78%) Data Management
19 60 (10.60%) Data Engineering
19 60 (10.60%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 283 (50.00%) SQL
2 132 (23.32%) Python
3 56 (9.89%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 49 (8.66%) C#
5 38 (6.71%) JavaScript
6 37 (6.54%) PowerShell
7 21 (3.71%) R
7 21 (3.71%) T-SQL
8 18 (3.18%) VBA
9 17 (3.00%) TypeScript
10 10 (1.77%) Java
11 8 (1.41%) PL/SQL
11 8 (1.41%) Shell Script
12 5 (0.88%) Kusto Query Language
12 5 (0.88%) Scala
12 5 (0.88%) VB
12 5 (0.88%) VBScript
13 2 (0.35%) Bicep
13 2 (0.35%) Ruby
14 1 (0.18%) C
Qualifications
1 95 (16.78%) Degree
2 40 (7.07%) Security Cleared
3 34 (6.01%) ACCA
3 34 (6.01%) CIMA
4 29 (5.12%) SC Cleared
5 23 (4.06%) Microsoft Certification
6 20 (3.53%) DBS Check
7 18 (3.18%) Computer Science Degree
8 14 (2.47%) AAT
9 12 (2.12%) Six Sigma Green Belt
10 8 (1.41%) Azure Certification
11 6 (1.06%) Master's Degree
12 5 (0.88%) PMI Certification
12 5 (0.88%) PMP
13 4 (0.71%) CIPFA
13 4 (0.71%) DV Cleared
14 3 (0.53%) CIPD
14 3 (0.53%) Numerate Degree
15 2 (0.35%) BPSS Clearance
15 2 (0.35%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 95 (16.78%) Data Quality
2 40 (7.07%) SLA
3 30 (5.30%) GDPR
4 23 (4.06%) Actionable Recommendations
5 17 (3.00%) QA
6 15 (2.65%) PMO
7 13 (2.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 9 (1.59%) Accessibility
9 4 (0.71%) IFRS
9 4 (0.71%) NIST
10 3 (0.53%) GAAP
10 3 (0.53%) NIST 800
11 2 (0.35%) GRC
11 2 (0.35%) WCAG
12 1 (0.18%) IFRS 17
12 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 8 (1.41%) Active Directory
1 8 (1.41%) VMware Infrastructure
2 7 (1.24%) Docker
3 3 (0.53%) BitLocker
3 3 (0.53%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 10 (1.77%) Terraform
2 8 (1.41%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (0.88%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.88%) SCCM
4 4 (0.71%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.35%) Argo
6 1 (0.18%) Control-M
6 1 (0.18%) SQL Sentry
Vendors
1 199 (35.16%) Microsoft
2 65 (11.48%) Databricks
3 36 (6.36%) Oracle
4 31 (5.48%) SAP
5 27 (4.77%) Google
6 20 (3.53%) Adobe
7 19 (3.36%) Salesforce
8 17 (3.00%) Informatica
9 12 (2.12%) Alteryx
10 8 (1.41%) Northgate
10 8 (1.41%) VMware
11 7 (1.24%) Hotjar
12 5 (0.88%) ESRI
12 5 (0.88%) IBM
12 5 (0.88%) Snow
13 4 (0.71%) HubSpot
13 4 (0.71%) JD Edwards
13 4 (0.71%) ServiceNow
14 3 (0.53%) Barracuda Networks
14 3 (0.53%) Sophos