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

6 months to
10 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 88 82 74
Rank change year-on-year -6 -8 -9
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 677 720 913
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.98% 4.36% 3.67%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 21.53% 22.99% 18.11%
Number of salaries quoted 535 526 754
10th Percentile £37,750 £37,250 £38,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +13.64%
75th Percentile £80,000 £70,000 £79,688
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £93,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year - -5.17% +5.45%

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 3,145 3,132 5,041
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 13.86% 18.96% 20.29%
Number of salaries quoted 2,526 2,099 3,929
10th Percentile £36,250 £35,854 £38,225
25th Percentile £45,236 £46,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £64,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% -1.54% +4.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £82,500 £92,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £115,000 £122,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - - -4.82%

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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 August 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 81 (11.96%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.03%) Apache Airflow
3 6 (0.89%) Apache Spark
4 5 (0.74%) Apache
4 5 (0.74%) ArcGIS
5 4 (0.59%) Oracle Workflow
6 3 (0.44%) Confluence
6 3 (0.44%) SAS
7 2 (0.30%) Oracle Application Server
7 2 (0.30%) WordPress
8 1 (0.15%) CMS
8 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Exchange
8 1 (0.15%) Umbraco
Applications
1 174 (25.70%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (3.99%) Microsoft Office
2 27 (3.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 17 (2.51%) Microsoft Project
4 6 (0.89%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.44%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.30%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 20 (2.95%) Dynamics CRM
2 13 (1.92%) NetSuite
3 12 (1.77%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 5 (0.74%) SAP ERP
4 5 (0.74%) Visualfiles
5 4 (0.59%) Dynamics NAV
6 3 (0.44%) Carpe Diem
6 3 (0.44%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.15%) Dynamics GP
7 1 (0.15%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.15%) Raiser’s Edge
7 1 (0.15%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 1 (0.15%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 677 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 232 (34.27%) Azure
3 104 (15.36%) Power Automate
4 89 (13.15%) PowerApps
5 75 (11.08%) Microsoft 365
6 63 (9.31%) Dynamics 365
7 58 (8.57%) Azure Data Factory
8 43 (6.35%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 41 (6.06%) AWS
10 38 (5.61%) GCP
11 36 (5.32%) Google Analytics
12 35 (5.17%) Azure Logic Apps
13 34 (5.02%) Azure DevOps
14 31 (4.58%) Microsoft Purview
15 30 (4.43%) OneDrive
16 29 (4.28%) SaaS
17 27 (3.99%) Snowflake
18 19 (2.81%) Adobe Creative Cloud
19 11 (1.62%) dbt
20 9 (1.33%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 13 (1.92%) Broadband
2 5 (0.74%) SMS
3 3 (0.44%) Firewall
3 3 (0.44%) NAS
3 3 (0.44%) VoIP
3 3 (0.44%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.15%) Intranet
4 1 (0.15%) Modbus
4 1 (0.15%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 127 (18.76%) Tableau
2 59 (8.71%) SQL Server
3 56 (8.27%) Data Warehouse
4 44 (6.50%) Data Lake
5 42 (6.20%) Azure SQL Database
5 42 (6.20%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 39 (5.76%) Looker
6 39 (5.76%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 34 (5.02%) Power Query
8 25 (3.69%) Relational Database
9 23 (3.40%) Big Data
9 23 (3.40%) BigQuery
10 20 (2.95%) Metadata
11 18 (2.66%) Semantic Layer
11 18 (2.66%) Star Schema
12 13 (1.92%) PostgreSQL
12 13 (1.92%) SAP BW
13 12 (1.77%) NoSQL
13 12 (1.77%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 11 (1.62%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 16 (2.36%) Git
2 15 (2.22%) JIRA
3 10 (1.48%) Visual Studio
4 5 (0.74%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 2 (0.30%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.15%) Browser DevTools
6 1 (0.15%) ER Studio
6 1 (0.15%) ERwin
6 1 (0.15%) Postman
6 1 (0.15%) Toad
General
1 296 (43.72%) Social Skills
2 211 (31.17%) Analytical Skills
3 191 (28.21%) Finance
4 74 (10.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 60 (8.86%) Public Sector
6 58 (8.57%) Law
7 55 (8.12%) Legal
8 53 (7.83%) Marketing
9 44 (6.50%) Organisational Skills
10 36 (5.32%) Retail
11 15 (2.22%) Billing
12 14 (2.07%) Documentation Skills
12 14 (2.07%) Presentation Skills
13 12 (1.77%) Manufacturing
14 11 (1.62%) Banking
15 10 (1.48%) Legal Technology
16 8 (1.18%) Automotive
16 8 (1.18%) Influencing Skills
17 7 (1.03%) Social Housing
18 6 (0.89%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 192 (28.36%) Analyst
2 113 (16.69%) Senior
3 91 (13.44%) Developer
4 69 (10.19%) Data Engineer
5 67 (9.90%) Data Analyst
6 54 (7.98%) Lead
7 34 (5.02%) Data Manager
8 31 (4.58%) Applications Support
9 30 (4.43%) Senior Analyst
10 29 (4.28%) Architect
10 29 (4.28%) Consultant
11 28 (4.14%) Business Analyst
12 26 (3.84%) Applications Manager
12 26 (3.84%) Senior Developer
13 23 (3.40%) Business Intelligence Analyst
13 23 (3.40%) Power Platform Developer
14 22 (3.25%) Data Architect
15 21 (3.10%) Performance Analyst
16 20 (2.95%) Business Intelligence Developer
16 20 (2.95%) Senior Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (6.20%) .NET
2 40 (5.91%) HTML
3 33 (4.87%) CSS
4 32 (4.73%) HTML5 Canvas
5 28 (4.14%) PySpark
6 25 (3.69%) JSON
7 20 (2.95%) Microsoft Graph
8 19 (2.81%) .NET Core
8 19 (2.81%) SPFx
9 12 (1.77%) Oracle Fusion
10 9 (1.33%) React
11 8 (1.18%) REST
12 7 (1.03%) Kafka
13 6 (0.89%) XML
14 5 (0.74%) ASP.NET
14 5 (0.74%) ODBC
14 5 (0.74%) Web Services
15 4 (0.59%) Middleware
16 3 (0.44%) ADO
16 3 (0.44%) Regular Expression
Miscellaneous
1 58 (8.57%) Management Information System
2 28 (4.14%) Data Structures
3 25 (3.69%) Product Ownership
4 16 (2.36%) Self-Motivation
5 15 (2.22%) Analytical Mindset
6 14 (2.07%) Cloud Native
6 14 (2.07%) Social Media
7 13 (1.92%) Onboarding
8 9 (1.33%) Enterprise Software
9 7 (1.03%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 7 (1.03%) Housing Association
9 7 (1.03%) Replication
10 6 (0.89%) AI Agents
10 6 (0.89%) Cyberattack
10 6 (0.89%) Greenfield Project
10 6 (0.89%) Low-Code
11 5 (0.74%) Data Fabric
11 5 (0.74%) Driving Licence
11 5 (0.74%) Educational Technology
11 5 (0.74%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 9 (1.33%) Linux
1 9 (1.33%) Windows
2 5 (0.74%) Windows Server
3 4 (0.59%) Unix
4 3 (0.44%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.30%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 624 (92.17%) Business Intelligence
2 265 (39.14%) Analytics
3 184 (27.18%) Decision-Making
4 174 (25.70%) Problem-Solving
5 155 (22.90%) Data Modelling
6 152 (22.45%) Continuous Improvement
7 130 (19.20%) Visualisation
8 125 (18.46%) AI
9 115 (16.99%) Actionable Insight
10 110 (16.25%) Agile
11 107 (15.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 97 (14.33%) Data Governance
12 97 (14.33%) ETL
13 95 (14.03%) Stakeholder Management
14 94 (13.88%) Project Management
15 92 (13.59%) Data Visualisation
16 83 (12.26%) Data Engineering
17 78 (11.52%) Data Analysis
18 76 (11.23%) CRM
19 71 (10.49%) Dashboard Development
Programming Languages
1 341 (50.37%) SQL
2 123 (18.17%) Python
3 61 (9.01%) C#
4 58 (8.57%) JavaScript
5 48 (7.09%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 33 (4.87%) PowerShell
7 22 (3.25%) T-SQL
7 22 (3.25%) VBA
8 20 (2.95%) TypeScript
9 14 (2.07%) R
10 9 (1.33%) Kusto Query Language
11 8 (1.18%) VB
12 7 (1.03%) Scala
13 4 (0.59%) VBScript
14 3 (0.44%) PL/SQL
15 2 (0.30%) Bicep
15 2 (0.30%) Formula Language
15 2 (0.30%) PHP
15 2 (0.30%) X++
16 1 (0.15%) Google Apps Script
Qualifications
1 95 (14.03%) Degree
2 57 (8.42%) Security Cleared
3 51 (7.53%) SC Cleared
4 25 (3.69%) ACCA
5 21 (3.10%) CIMA
6 17 (2.51%) Microsoft Certification
7 16 (2.36%) DBS Check
8 15 (2.22%) Computer Science Degree
9 10 (1.48%) AAT
9 10 (1.48%) Master's Degree
10 8 (1.18%) PMI Certification
11 7 (1.03%) Azure Certification
12 6 (0.89%) BPSS Clearance
12 6 (0.89%) ISEB
12 6 (0.89%) PMP
13 2 (0.30%) CompTIA CySA+
13 2 (0.30%) CompTIA Security+
13 2 (0.30%) MCT
13 2 (0.30%) Numerate Degree
13 2 (0.30%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 133 (19.65%) Data Quality
2 67 (9.90%) GDPR
3 37 (5.47%) QA
3 37 (5.47%) SLA
4 34 (5.02%) Accessibility
5 16 (2.36%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 14 (2.07%) Actionable Recommendations
6 14 (2.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 14 (2.07%) PMO
7 6 (0.89%) NIST
7 6 (0.89%) PERC
8 5 (0.74%) IFRS
8 5 (0.74%) ISO 9001
9 4 (0.59%) GAAP
9 4 (0.59%) NIST 800
10 2 (0.30%) GRC
10 2 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 1 (0.15%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.15%) IFRS 17
System Software
1 7 (1.03%) Docker
1 7 (1.03%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (0.44%) BitLocker
2 3 (0.44%) Terminal Services
3 1 (0.15%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 12 (1.77%) Terraform
2 4 (0.59%) Kubernetes
2 4 (0.59%) SCCM
3 1 (0.15%) Ansible
3 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.15%) MOM
3 1 (0.15%) SQL Sentry
3 1 (0.15%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 262 (38.70%) Microsoft
2 69 (10.19%) Databricks
3 41 (6.06%) Google
4 35 (5.17%) Oracle
5 33 (4.87%) SAP
6 23 (3.40%) Adobe
7 22 (3.25%) Salesforce
8 15 (2.22%) Alteryx
9 8 (1.18%) Informatica
10 7 (1.03%) HubSpot
10 7 (1.03%) Intapp
10 7 (1.03%) VMware
11 6 (0.89%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
12 5 (0.74%) HighQ
12 5 (0.74%) iManage
13 4 (0.59%) dotdigital
13 4 (0.59%) Hyperion
13 4 (0.59%) IBM
13 4 (0.59%) Snow
13 4 (0.59%) Workday