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

6 months to
10 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 84 83 53
Rank change year-on-year -1 -30 +15
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 647 725 1,472
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.05% 4.40% 4.55%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 21.57% 21.98% 21.50%
Number of salaries quoted 488 520 1,265
10th Percentile £37,425 £36,250 £36,365
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £79,063 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,375 £93,753 £87,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £56,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -2.65% +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 3,000 3,299 6,848
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 14.14% 20.03% 21.18%
Number of salaries quoted 2,389 2,210 5,653
10th Percentile £37,450 £36,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,748 £46,858 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £83,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £115,000 £117,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -8.00%

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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 10 July 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 77 (11.90%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.24%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.08%) Apache Airflow
4 5 (0.77%) Apache Spark
4 5 (0.77%) SAS
5 4 (0.62%) CMS
5 4 (0.62%) Oracle Workflow
6 3 (0.46%) ArcGIS
6 3 (0.46%) Confluence
6 3 (0.46%) Drupal
7 2 (0.31%) Apache
8 1 (0.15%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.15%) WordPress
Applications
1 166 (25.66%) Microsoft Excel
2 26 (4.02%) Microsoft Office
3 24 (3.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 16 (2.47%) Microsoft Project
5 8 (1.24%) Spreadsheet
6 6 (0.93%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.31%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 22 (3.40%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (1.85%) NetSuite
2 12 (1.85%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 5 (0.77%) SAP ERP
4 4 (0.62%) Dynamics NAV
5 3 (0.46%) Carpe Diem
5 3 (0.46%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.31%) SAP HR
6 2 (0.31%) Visualfiles
7 1 (0.15%) Dynamics GP
7 1 (0.15%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.15%) Raiser’s Edge
7 1 (0.15%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 647 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 239 (36.94%) Azure
3 102 (15.77%) Power Automate
4 83 (12.83%) PowerApps
5 79 (12.21%) Microsoft 365
6 63 (9.74%) Dynamics 365
7 62 (9.58%) Azure Data Factory
8 46 (7.11%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 41 (6.34%) Azure Logic Apps
10 34 (5.26%) SaaS
11 32 (4.95%) Google Analytics
12 31 (4.79%) Azure DevOps
13 29 (4.48%) Microsoft Purview
13 29 (4.48%) OneDrive
14 25 (3.86%) AWS
15 24 (3.71%) GCP
16 21 (3.25%) Snowflake
17 19 (2.94%) Adobe Creative Cloud
18 12 (1.85%) dbt
18 12 (1.85%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.01%) Broadband
2 4 (0.62%) Firewall
2 4 (0.62%) SMS
3 3 (0.46%) NAS
3 3 (0.46%) VoIP
3 3 (0.46%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (0.31%) Modbus
4 2 (0.31%) MQTT
4 2 (0.31%) WAN
5 1 (0.15%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 118 (18.24%) Tableau
2 67 (10.36%) SQL Server
3 52 (8.04%) Data Warehouse
4 47 (7.26%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 43 (6.65%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 37 (5.72%) Data Lake
7 36 (5.56%) Azure SQL Database
8 31 (4.79%) Power Query
9 29 (4.48%) Big Data
10 28 (4.33%) Looker
11 24 (3.71%) Relational Database
12 19 (2.94%) BigQuery
12 19 (2.94%) MySQL
12 19 (2.94%) PostgreSQL
13 18 (2.78%) Metadata
13 18 (2.78%) Star Schema
14 15 (2.32%) Semantic Layer
15 13 (2.01%) SAP BW
16 10 (1.55%) NoSQL
16 10 (1.55%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 13 (2.01%) JIRA
2 12 (1.85%) Git
3 10 (1.55%) Visual Studio
4 9 (1.39%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.15%) Browser DevTools
5 1 (0.15%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.15%) Postman
5 1 (0.15%) Toad
General
1 277 (42.81%) Social Skills
2 207 (31.99%) Analytical Skills
3 177 (27.36%) Finance
4 77 (11.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 66 (10.20%) Public Sector
6 43 (6.65%) Law
7 40 (6.18%) Legal
8 38 (5.87%) Marketing
9 37 (5.72%) Retail
10 31 (4.79%) Organisational Skills
11 16 (2.47%) Documentation Skills
12 10 (1.55%) Automotive
12 10 (1.55%) Banking
12 10 (1.55%) Manufacturing
13 8 (1.24%) Presentation Skills
13 8 (1.24%) Publishing
13 8 (1.24%) Social Housing
14 6 (0.93%) Billing
14 6 (0.93%) Local Government
15 5 (0.77%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 194 (29.98%) Analyst
2 108 (16.69%) Senior
3 95 (14.68%) Developer
4 72 (11.13%) Data Analyst
5 64 (9.89%) Data Engineer
6 55 (8.50%) Lead
7 33 (5.10%) Data Manager
8 28 (4.33%) Applications Support
8 28 (4.33%) Business Intelligence Analyst
8 28 (4.33%) Senior Developer
9 27 (4.17%) Business Intelligence Developer
10 26 (4.02%) Senior Analyst
11 25 (3.86%) Applications Manager
11 25 (3.86%) Big Data Engineer
11 25 (3.86%) DataOps Engineer
11 25 (3.86%) DataOps Leader
11 25 (3.86%) Lead Big Data Engineer
11 25 (3.86%) Power Platform Developer
12 24 (3.71%) Architect
13 23 (3.55%) Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (6.65%) .NET
2 38 (5.87%) HTML
3 34 (5.26%) CSS
3 34 (5.26%) HTML5 Canvas
4 30 (4.64%) JSON
5 23 (3.55%) PySpark
6 21 (3.25%) .NET Core
7 20 (3.09%) Microsoft Graph
8 19 (2.94%) SPFx
9 14 (2.16%) XML
10 12 (1.85%) Oracle Fusion
11 8 (1.24%) React
11 8 (1.24%) REST
12 7 (1.08%) Web Services
13 6 (0.93%) Kafka
14 5 (0.77%) ASP.NET
15 4 (0.62%) Middleware
16 3 (0.46%) ADO
16 3 (0.46%) HTML5
16 3 (0.46%) jQuery
Miscellaneous
1 57 (8.81%) Management Information System
2 41 (6.34%) Data Structures
3 24 (3.71%) Product Ownership
4 18 (2.78%) Onboarding
5 17 (2.63%) Analytical Mindset
6 14 (2.16%) Social Media
7 13 (2.01%) Cloud Native
7 13 (2.01%) Self-Motivation
8 9 (1.39%) Enterprise Software
9 7 (1.08%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 7 (1.08%) Greenfield Project
10 6 (0.93%) AI Agents
10 6 (0.93%) Cyberattack
10 6 (0.93%) Legacy Systems
11 5 (0.77%) Data Fabric
11 5 (0.77%) FMCG
11 5 (0.77%) Life Science
11 5 (0.77%) Low-Code
11 5 (0.77%) Mobile App
11 5 (0.77%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 8 (1.24%) Linux
2 6 (0.93%) Windows
3 5 (0.77%) Unix
4 4 (0.62%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.46%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.31%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.31%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 589 (91.04%) Business Intelligence
2 230 (35.55%) Analytics
3 167 (25.81%) Decision-Making
4 149 (23.03%) Data Modelling
5 143 (22.10%) Problem-Solving
6 129 (19.94%) Visualisation
7 124 (19.17%) Continuous Improvement
8 110 (17.00%) Actionable Insight
9 102 (15.77%) AI
10 97 (14.99%) ETL
11 95 (14.68%) Data Visualisation
11 95 (14.68%) Project Management
12 90 (13.91%) Agile
13 88 (13.60%) Data Governance
14 83 (12.83%) CRM
15 81 (12.52%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 77 (11.90%) Data Analysis
17 71 (10.97%) CI/CD
18 70 (10.82%) Data Engineering
19 63 (9.74%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 320 (49.46%) SQL
2 112 (17.31%) Python
3 59 (9.12%) C#
4 51 (7.88%) JavaScript
5 49 (7.57%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 42 (6.49%) PowerShell
7 29 (4.48%) T-SQL
8 22 (3.40%) VBA
9 19 (2.94%) TypeScript
10 18 (2.78%) R
11 11 (1.70%) Kusto Query Language
12 6 (0.93%) VB
13 5 (0.77%) VBScript
14 3 (0.46%) PL/SQL
14 3 (0.46%) Scala
15 2 (0.31%) Bicep
15 2 (0.31%) Formula Language
15 2 (0.31%) X++
16 1 (0.15%) Google Apps Script
16 1 (0.15%) PHP
Qualifications
1 105 (16.23%) Degree
2 48 (7.42%) Security Cleared
3 41 (6.34%) SC Cleared
4 32 (4.95%) ACCA
5 28 (4.33%) CIMA
6 21 (3.25%) DBS Check
7 19 (2.94%) Microsoft Certification
8 17 (2.63%) Computer Science Degree
9 14 (2.16%) AAT
10 8 (1.24%) Master's Degree
11 7 (1.08%) Azure Certification
12 4 (0.62%) BPSS Clearance
13 3 (0.46%) CIPFA
14 2 (0.31%) CompTIA Security+
14 2 (0.31%) ISEB
14 2 (0.31%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 2 (0.31%) Numerate Degree
14 2 (0.31%) PMI Certification
14 2 (0.31%) PMP
14 2 (0.31%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 129 (19.94%) Data Quality
2 60 (9.27%) GDPR
3 38 (5.87%) SLA
4 37 (5.72%) QA
5 24 (3.71%) Accessibility
6 21 (3.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 14 (2.16%) Actionable Recommendations
7 14 (2.16%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 14 (2.16%) PMO
8 6 (0.93%) NIST
9 5 (0.77%) IFRS
9 5 (0.77%) ISO 9001
9 5 (0.77%) PERC
10 4 (0.62%) GAAP
10 4 (0.62%) NIST 800
11 3 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 2 (0.31%) GRC
13 1 (0.15%) IFRS 17
System Software
1 8 (1.24%) Active Directory
1 8 (1.24%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (0.62%) Docker
3 3 (0.46%) BitLocker
3 3 (0.46%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 10 (1.55%) Terraform
2 5 (0.77%) SCCM
3 2 (0.31%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.15%) Ansible
4 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.15%) MOM
4 1 (0.15%) SQL Sentry
4 1 (0.15%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 253 (39.10%) Microsoft
2 62 (9.58%) Databricks
3 38 (5.87%) Google
4 37 (5.72%) Oracle
5 30 (4.64%) SAP
6 24 (3.71%) Adobe
7 23 (3.55%) Salesforce
8 15 (2.32%) Alteryx
9 14 (2.16%) Informatica
10 8 (1.24%) VMware
11 7 (1.08%) Hotjar
12 6 (0.93%) HubSpot
12 6 (0.93%) Intapp
13 5 (0.77%) ESRI
13 5 (0.77%) IBM
13 5 (0.77%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
13 5 (0.77%) ServiceNow
13 5 (0.77%) Snow
13 5 (0.77%) Talend
14 4 (0.62%) Workday