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

6 months to
31 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 83 84 63
Rank change year-on-year +1 -21 +3
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 677 720 1,051
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.06% 4.37% 3.95%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 21.92% 22.78% 19.11%
Number of salaries quoted 531 524 888
10th Percentile £37,500 £36,475 £38,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £41,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £80,000 £70,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,575 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - -4.35% +4.55%

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 3,088 3,160 5,500
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 13.94% 19.17% 20.68%
Number of salaries quoted 2,488 2,117 4,395
10th Percentile £36,250 £35,854 £38,125
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £64,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% +2.40% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £82,751 £87,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £115,000 £122,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,875 £60,000
% change year-on-year -1.44% +1.46% -4.00%

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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 31 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 80 (11.82%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.18%) Apache Airflow
3 5 (0.74%) Apache Spark
3 5 (0.74%) ArcGIS
4 4 (0.59%) Apache
4 4 (0.59%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.59%) Oracle Workflow
4 4 (0.59%) SAS
5 3 (0.44%) Confluence
6 2 (0.30%) CMS
6 2 (0.30%) WordPress
7 1 (0.15%) Drupal
7 1 (0.15%) Oracle Application Server
7 1 (0.15%) Umbraco
Applications
1 176 (26.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 28 (4.14%) Microsoft Office
3 26 (3.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 17 (2.51%) Microsoft Project
5 7 (1.03%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.59%) MS Visio
7 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
5 4 (0.59%) Dynamics NAV
5 4 (0.59%) Visualfiles
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%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 677 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 234 (34.56%) Azure
3 103 (15.21%) Power Automate
4 87 (12.85%) PowerApps
5 79 (11.67%) Microsoft 365
6 62 (9.16%) Dynamics 365
7 57 (8.42%) Azure Data Factory
8 43 (6.35%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 36 (5.32%) AWS
9 36 (5.32%) Azure Logic Apps
10 33 (4.87%) Azure DevOps
11 32 (4.73%) Google Analytics
11 32 (4.73%) SaaS
12 31 (4.58%) GCP
12 31 (4.58%) Microsoft Purview
12 31 (4.58%) OneDrive
13 27 (3.99%) Snowflake
14 19 (2.81%) Adobe Creative Cloud
15 11 (1.62%) dbt
16 10 (1.48%) Entra ID
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 64 (9.45%) SQL Server
3 55 (8.12%) Data Warehouse
4 45 (6.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 42 (6.20%) Data Lake
6 41 (6.06%) Azure SQL Database
7 39 (5.76%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 35 (5.17%) Power Query
9 32 (4.73%) Looker
10 25 (3.69%) Big Data
10 25 (3.69%) Relational Database
11 20 (2.95%) BigQuery
12 18 (2.66%) Metadata
12 18 (2.66%) Semantic Layer
13 16 (2.36%) PostgreSQL
13 16 (2.36%) Star Schema
14 15 (2.22%) MySQL
15 13 (1.92%) SAP BW
16 12 (1.77%) SQL Server Analysis Services
17 11 (1.62%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 15 (2.22%) Git
1 15 (2.22%) JIRA
2 10 (1.48%) Visual Studio
3 5 (0.74%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 2 (0.30%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.15%) Browser DevTools
5 1 (0.15%) Postman
5 1 (0.15%) Toad
General
1 296 (43.72%) Social Skills
2 212 (31.31%) Analytical Skills
3 191 (28.21%) Finance
4 76 (11.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 62 (9.16%) Public Sector
6 54 (7.98%) Law
7 52 (7.68%) Legal
8 48 (7.09%) Marketing
9 42 (6.20%) Organisational Skills
10 36 (5.32%) Retail
11 15 (2.22%) Documentation Skills
12 13 (1.92%) Billing
13 12 (1.77%) Banking
13 12 (1.77%) Manufacturing
13 12 (1.77%) Presentation Skills
14 9 (1.33%) Legal Technology
15 8 (1.18%) Automotive
15 8 (1.18%) Social Housing
16 6 (0.89%) General Ledger
16 6 (0.89%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 197 (29.10%) Analyst
2 112 (16.54%) Senior
3 91 (13.44%) Developer
4 72 (10.64%) Data Analyst
5 69 (10.19%) Data Engineer
6 55 (8.12%) Lead
7 35 (5.17%) Data Manager
8 30 (4.43%) Applications Support
9 29 (4.28%) Business Analyst
9 29 (4.28%) Senior Analyst
10 27 (3.99%) Applications Manager
10 27 (3.99%) Architect
10 27 (3.99%) Consultant
10 27 (3.99%) Senior Developer
11 25 (3.69%) Business Intelligence Analyst
12 23 (3.40%) Power Platform Developer
13 21 (3.10%) Big Data Engineer
13 21 (3.10%) DataOps Engineer
13 21 (3.10%) DataOps Leader
13 21 (3.10%) Lead Big Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (6.35%) .NET
2 40 (5.91%) HTML
3 34 (5.02%) CSS
4 33 (4.87%) HTML5 Canvas
5 28 (4.14%) JSON
6 26 (3.84%) PySpark
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%) XML
11 8 (1.18%) React
11 8 (1.18%) REST
12 6 (0.89%) Kafka
13 5 (0.74%) ASP.NET
13 5 (0.74%) Web Services
14 4 (0.59%) Middleware
14 4 (0.59%) ODBC
15 3 (0.44%) ADO
15 3 (0.44%) Regular Expression
Miscellaneous
1 57 (8.42%) Management Information System
2 35 (5.17%) Data Structures
3 24 (3.55%) Product Ownership
4 17 (2.51%) Analytical Mindset
4 17 (2.51%) Self-Motivation
5 15 (2.22%) Onboarding
6 14 (2.07%) Cloud Native
6 14 (2.07%) Social Media
7 8 (1.18%) Enterprise Software
8 7 (1.03%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 7 (1.03%) Greenfield Project
8 7 (1.03%) Low-Code
8 7 (1.03%) Replication
9 6 (0.89%) AI Agents
9 6 (0.89%) Cyberattack
10 5 (0.74%) Data Fabric
10 5 (0.74%) Driving Licence
10 5 (0.74%) Housing Association
10 5 (0.74%) Life Science
10 5 (0.74%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 9 (1.33%) Linux
2 8 (1.18%) Windows
3 5 (0.74%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.59%) Unix
5 3 (0.44%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.30%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 624 (92.17%) Business Intelligence
2 253 (37.37%) Analytics
3 179 (26.44%) Decision-Making
4 169 (24.96%) Problem-Solving
5 155 (22.90%) Data Modelling
6 147 (21.71%) Continuous Improvement
7 130 (19.20%) Visualisation
8 121 (17.87%) AI
9 113 (16.69%) Actionable Insight
10 105 (15.51%) Agile
11 101 (14.92%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 99 (14.62%) Data Governance
13 97 (14.33%) Project Management
14 93 (13.74%) ETL
15 91 (13.44%) Data Visualisation
16 86 (12.70%) Stakeholder Management
17 81 (11.96%) Data Engineering
18 77 (11.37%) CRM
19 76 (11.23%) Data Analysis
20 70 (10.34%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 339 (50.07%) SQL
2 123 (18.17%) Python
3 62 (9.16%) C#
4 58 (8.57%) JavaScript
5 49 (7.24%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 37 (5.47%) PowerShell
7 26 (3.84%) T-SQL
8 22 (3.25%) VBA
9 19 (2.81%) TypeScript
10 18 (2.66%) R
11 9 (1.33%) Kusto Query Language
12 7 (1.03%) VB
13 6 (0.89%) Scala
14 4 (0.59%) VBScript
15 3 (0.44%) PL/SQL
16 2 (0.30%) Bicep
16 2 (0.30%) Formula Language
16 2 (0.30%) PHP
16 2 (0.30%) X++
17 1 (0.15%) Google Apps Script
Qualifications
1 98 (14.48%) Degree
2 54 (7.98%) Security Cleared
3 47 (6.94%) SC Cleared
4 28 (4.14%) ACCA
5 24 (3.55%) CIMA
6 19 (2.81%) DBS Check
6 19 (2.81%) Microsoft Certification
7 16 (2.36%) Computer Science Degree
8 12 (1.77%) AAT
9 9 (1.33%) Master's Degree
10 7 (1.03%) Azure Certification
10 7 (1.03%) PMI Certification
11 6 (0.89%) BPSS Clearance
12 5 (0.74%) ISEB
12 5 (0.74%) 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
1 134 (19.79%) Data Quality
2 65 (9.60%) GDPR
3 37 (5.47%) QA
3 37 (5.47%) SLA
4 33 (4.87%) Accessibility
5 17 (2.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 14 (2.07%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 14 (2.07%) PMO
7 13 (1.92%) Actionable Recommendations
8 6 (0.89%) NIST
8 6 (0.89%) PERC
9 5 (0.74%) IFRS
9 5 (0.74%) ISO 9001
10 4 (0.59%) GAAP
10 4 (0.59%) NIST 800
11 2 (0.30%) GRC
11 2 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 1 (0.15%) IFRS 17
System Software
1 7 (1.03%) VMware Infrastructure
2 6 (0.89%) Docker
3 4 (0.59%) Active Directory
4 3 (0.44%) BitLocker
4 3 (0.44%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 11 (1.62%) Terraform
2 4 (0.59%) SCCM
3 3 (0.44%) 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
1 265 (39.14%) Microsoft
2 67 (9.90%) Databricks
3 38 (5.61%) Google
4 35 (5.17%) Oracle
5 31 (4.58%) SAP
6 23 (3.40%) Adobe
6 23 (3.40%) Salesforce
7 19 (2.81%) Alteryx
8 9 (1.33%) Informatica
9 7 (1.03%) HubSpot
9 7 (1.03%) Intapp
9 7 (1.03%) VMware
10 6 (0.89%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
11 5 (0.74%) HighQ
11 5 (0.74%) iManage
12 4 (0.59%) dotdigital
12 4 (0.59%) JD Edwards
12 4 (0.59%) ServiceNow
12 4 (0.59%) Snow
12 4 (0.59%) Workday