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 9 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 75 66 56
Rank change year-on-year -9 -10 +21
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 564 575 1,514
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.27% 4.45% 4.77%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 24.37% 17.00% 20.85%
Number of salaries quoted 410 400 1,306
10th Percentile £36,250 £36,925 £36,125
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £84,964
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £53,300
% change year-on-year - +7.88% -3.09%

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 2,314 3,383 7,262
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 13.43% 26.17% 22.88%
Number of salaries quoted 1,719 2,434 6,206
10th Percentile £37,500 £37,825 £37,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £49,813 £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 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £120,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -10.20%

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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 9 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 65 (11.52%) SharePoint
2 10 (1.77%) Apache Airflow
3 8 (1.42%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (1.42%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 6 (1.06%) Apache Spark
4 6 (1.06%) SAS
5 5 (0.89%) CMS
5 5 (0.89%) Confluence
6 4 (0.71%) Umbraco
7 3 (0.53%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.53%) Drupal
8 2 (0.35%) Moodle
9 1 (0.18%) Apache
9 1 (0.18%) Jupyter
Applications
1 172 (30.50%) Microsoft Excel
2 28 (4.96%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (2.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (2.30%) Microsoft Project
5 8 (1.42%) Trello
6 5 (0.89%) MS Visio
6 5 (0.89%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 19 (3.37%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (2.13%) NetSuite
3 8 (1.42%) Oracle ERP
4 6 (1.06%) NEC Housing
5 5 (0.89%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.53%) ResourceLink
7 2 (0.35%) SAP HR
8 1 (0.18%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.18%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.18%) SAP Business One
8 1 (0.18%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 564 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 251 (44.50%) Azure
3 95 (16.84%) Power Automate
4 92 (16.31%) Azure Data Factory
5 72 (12.77%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 69 (12.23%) PowerApps
7 66 (11.70%) Microsoft 365
8 47 (8.33%) Dynamics 365
9 33 (5.85%) Azure DevOps
10 26 (4.61%) Snowflake
11 24 (4.26%) GCP
11 24 (4.26%) Google Analytics
12 23 (4.08%) SaaS
13 22 (3.90%) Azure Logic Apps
13 22 (3.90%) GitHub
14 19 (3.37%) AWS
15 15 (2.66%) dbt
15 15 (2.66%) GitHub Copilot
16 14 (2.48%) OneDrive
17 13 (2.30%) Azure Machine Learning
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.53%) Firewall
1 3 (0.53%) Modbus
1 3 (0.53%) MQTT
2 2 (0.35%) Intranet
2 2 (0.35%) NAS
2 2 (0.35%) VoIP
2 2 (0.35%) WAN
2 2 (0.35%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (0.18%) ADSL
3 1 (0.18%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 106 (18.79%) Tableau
2 82 (14.54%) SQL Server
3 55 (9.75%) Azure SQL Database
4 52 (9.22%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 42 (7.45%) Data Warehouse
6 40 (7.09%) Power Query
7 29 (5.14%) Big Data
7 29 (5.14%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 24 (4.26%) Data Lake
8 24 (4.26%) Looker
9 16 (2.84%) MySQL
10 14 (2.48%) BigQuery
11 12 (2.13%) PostgreSQL
12 10 (1.77%) Metadata
13 9 (1.60%) Relational Database
13 9 (1.60%) Star Schema
14 8 (1.42%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
14 8 (1.42%) PowerPivot
14 8 (1.42%) QlikView
15 7 (1.24%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 22 (3.90%) Git
2 18 (3.19%) JIRA
3 11 (1.95%) Jenkins
4 8 (1.42%) Oracle Forms
5 4 (0.71%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 4 (0.71%) Visual Studio
6 3 (0.53%) ERwin
7 1 (0.18%) ER Studio
7 1 (0.18%) Oracle APEX
7 1 (0.18%) Postman
7 1 (0.18%) PowerDesigner
7 1 (0.18%) Team Foundation Server
7 1 (0.18%) Toad
General
1 242 (42.91%) Social Skills
2 203 (35.99%) Analytical Skills
3 186 (32.98%) Finance
4 55 (9.75%) Public Sector
5 46 (8.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 37 (6.56%) Marketing
7 27 (4.79%) Legal
7 27 (4.79%) Retail
8 25 (4.43%) Law
8 25 (4.43%) Presentation Skills
9 24 (4.26%) Organisational Skills
10 16 (2.84%) Billing
11 14 (2.48%) Manufacturing
12 12 (2.13%) Automotive
13 10 (1.77%) Banking
13 10 (1.77%) Publishing
13 10 (1.77%) Telecoms
14 6 (1.06%) Documentation Skills
14 6 (1.06%) Investment Banking
15 5 (0.89%) Aeronautics
Job Titles
1 190 (33.69%) Analyst
2 86 (15.25%) Senior
3 78 (13.83%) Developer
4 68 (12.06%) Data Analyst
5 55 (9.75%) Lead
6 35 (6.21%) Data Engineer
7 30 (5.32%) Business Intelligence Developer
8 27 (4.79%) Big Data Engineer
8 27 (4.79%) DataOps Engineer
8 27 (4.79%) DataOps Leader
8 27 (4.79%) Lead Big Data Engineer
9 25 (4.43%) Business Intelligence Analyst
9 25 (4.43%) Senior Analyst
10 24 (4.26%) Commercial Analyst
10 24 (4.26%) IT Support
10 24 (4.26%) Senior Developer
11 22 (3.90%) Applications Support
11 22 (3.90%) Power Platform Developer
12 21 (3.72%) Consultant
12 21 (3.72%) Data Scientist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (5.14%) HTML5 Canvas
2 28 (4.96%) .NET
3 27 (4.79%) JSON
4 23 (4.08%) HTML
5 22 (3.90%) CSS
6 15 (2.66%) PySpark
6 15 (2.66%) XML
7 13 (2.30%) .NET Core
8 10 (1.77%) Microsoft Graph
8 10 (1.77%) SPFx
9 9 (1.60%) RESTful
10 8 (1.42%) OAuth
10 8 (1.42%) OAuth2
10 8 (1.42%) SAML
11 7 (1.24%) EDI
12 6 (1.06%) Kafka
13 4 (0.71%) Middleware
14 3 (0.53%) AngularJS
14 3 (0.53%) ASP.NET
14 3 (0.53%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 40 (7.09%) Management Information System
2 34 (6.03%) Analytical Mindset
3 31 (5.50%) Data Structures
4 29 (5.14%) Self-Motivation
5 24 (4.26%) Cloud Native
6 18 (3.19%) Onboarding
7 16 (2.84%) Enterprise Software
7 16 (2.84%) Low-Code
8 11 (1.95%) FMCG
8 11 (1.95%) Product Ownership
9 10 (1.77%) Greenfield Project
10 9 (1.60%) Algorithms
11 7 (1.24%) Legacy Systems
12 5 (0.89%) Life Science
12 5 (0.89%) Reinsurance
12 5 (0.89%) Replication
12 5 (0.89%) Social Media
13 3 (0.53%) IoT
13 3 (0.53%) Mobile App
13 3 (0.53%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 8 (1.42%) Windows
2 7 (1.24%) Linux
2 7 (1.24%) Unix
3 3 (0.53%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.35%) VMS
4 2 (0.35%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.18%) Android
5 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 523 (92.73%) Business Intelligence
2 206 (36.52%) Analytics
3 172 (30.50%) Decision-Making
4 156 (27.66%) Visualisation
5 141 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
6 124 (21.99%) Continuous Improvement
7 117 (20.74%) Data Modelling
8 110 (19.50%) Data Analysis
9 96 (17.02%) Data Visualisation
10 89 (15.78%) Agile
11 88 (15.60%) Actionable Insight
12 84 (14.89%) ETL
13 81 (14.36%) AI
14 72 (12.77%) CI/CD
15 71 (12.59%) CRM
16 69 (12.23%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 64 (11.35%) Data Engineering
18 63 (11.17%) Data Management
19 60 (10.64%) Data Governance
19 60 (10.64%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 294 (52.13%) SQL
2 132 (23.40%) Python
3 57 (10.11%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 46 (8.16%) C#
5 37 (6.56%) JavaScript
6 30 (5.32%) PowerShell
7 23 (4.08%) R
8 22 (3.90%) T-SQL
9 16 (2.84%) VBA
10 13 (2.30%) TypeScript
11 10 (1.77%) Java
12 9 (1.60%) PL/SQL
13 8 (1.42%) Shell Script
14 5 (0.89%) Kusto Query Language
14 5 (0.89%) Scala
14 5 (0.89%) VB
14 5 (0.89%) VBScript
15 2 (0.35%) Bicep
15 2 (0.35%) Ruby
16 1 (0.18%) C
Qualifications
1 104 (18.44%) Degree
2 42 (7.45%) Security Cleared
3 36 (6.38%) ACCA
3 36 (6.38%) CIMA
4 32 (5.67%) SC Cleared
5 26 (4.61%) Microsoft Certification
6 24 (4.26%) Computer Science Degree
7 23 (4.08%) DBS Check
8 15 (2.66%) AAT
9 12 (2.13%) Six Sigma Green Belt
10 9 (1.60%) Azure Certification
11 6 (1.06%) Master's Degree
11 6 (1.06%) PMI Certification
11 6 (1.06%) PMP
12 5 (0.89%) Numerate Degree
13 4 (0.71%) CIPFA
13 4 (0.71%) DV Cleared
14 3 (0.53%) BPSS Clearance
14 3 (0.53%) CIPD
15 2 (0.35%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 97 (17.20%) Data Quality
2 36 (6.38%) SLA
3 28 (4.96%) GDPR
4 23 (4.08%) Actionable Recommendations
5 20 (3.55%) PMO
6 17 (3.01%) QA
7 12 (2.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 6 (1.06%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.53%) IFRS
10 2 (0.35%) GAAP
10 2 (0.35%) GRC
10 2 (0.35%) WCAG
11 1 (0.18%) IFRS 17
11 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 1 (0.18%) NIST
11 1 (0.18%) P3O
System Software
1 8 (1.42%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.24%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.06%) Docker
4 2 (0.35%) BitLocker
4 2 (0.35%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 11 (1.95%) Terraform
2 8 (1.42%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (0.89%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.89%) 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
1 209 (37.06%) Microsoft
2 68 (12.06%) Databricks
3 31 (5.50%) Google
3 31 (5.50%) Oracle
4 22 (3.90%) Salesforce
5 19 (3.37%) Informatica
5 19 (3.37%) SAP
6 15 (2.66%) Adobe
7 11 (1.95%) Alteryx
8 9 (1.60%) Northgate
9 7 (1.24%) Hotjar
9 7 (1.24%) VMware
10 6 (1.06%) IBM
11 5 (0.89%) ESRI
11 5 (0.89%) ServiceNow
11 5 (0.89%) Snow
12 4 (0.71%) HubSpot
12 4 (0.71%) JD Edwards
12 4 (0.71%) Talend
13 3 (0.53%) Mercator