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 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 70 81 62
Rank change year-on-year +11 -19 +15
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 547 627 924
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.61% 3.66% 4.54%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 25.38% 14.73% 18.68%
Number of salaries quoted 379 376 765
10th Percentile £37,500 £37,500 £38,600
25th Percentile £41,625 £42,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £59,000 £55,148
Median % change year-on-year -6.78% +6.99% +0.27%
75th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £72,433
90th Percentile £87,500 £92,250 £85,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -1.79%

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 2,155 4,257 4,946
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 14.23% 24.87% 24.32%
Number of salaries quoted 1,603 2,596 3,971
10th Percentile £36,250 £39,688 £39,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £48,750 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £67,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +12.50% -4.00%
75th Percentile £81,250 £92,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £118,750 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,759 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.40% +4.60% -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 December 2025.

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 45 (8.23%) SharePoint
2 17 (3.11%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 16 (2.93%) Confluence
4 8 (1.46%) SAS
5 6 (1.10%) Apache Airflow
6 4 (0.73%) Apache Spark
6 4 (0.73%) Umbraco
7 3 (0.55%) Microsoft Exchange
8 2 (0.37%) CMS
8 2 (0.37%) Moodle
9 1 (0.18%) Jupyter
Applications
1 204 (37.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 30 (5.48%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (2.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.46%) Trello
5 5 (0.91%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.73%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.55%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 25 (4.57%) Dynamics CRM
2 17 (3.11%) Oracle ERP
3 8 (1.46%) Visualfiles
4 7 (1.28%) NetSuite
5 4 (0.73%) NEC Housing
5 4 (0.73%) SAP FI
6 3 (0.55%) ResourceLink
7 2 (0.37%) Dynamics GP
7 2 (0.37%) SAP Business One
8 1 (0.18%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.18%) Pegasus Opera
8 1 (0.18%) Primavera
8 1 (0.18%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.18%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 547 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 242 (44.24%) Azure
3 77 (14.08%) Azure Data Factory
4 65 (11.88%) PowerApps
5 63 (11.52%) Power Automate
6 57 (10.42%) Microsoft 365
7 54 (9.87%) Azure DevOps
7 54 (9.87%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 49 (8.96%) Dynamics 365
9 43 (7.86%) Snowflake
10 41 (7.50%) GitHub
11 34 (6.22%) AWS
12 29 (5.30%) GCP
13 24 (4.39%) GitHub Copilot
14 22 (4.02%) SaaS
15 20 (3.66%) dbt
16 18 (3.29%) OCI
17 15 (2.74%) Microsoft Copilot
18 12 (2.19%) Microsoft Purview
19 11 (2.01%) Azure Machine Learning
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.37%) DHCP
1 2 (0.37%) DNS
1 2 (0.37%) Intranet
1 2 (0.37%) Modbus
1 2 (0.37%) MQTT
1 2 (0.37%) NAS
1 2 (0.37%) SAN
2 1 (0.18%) ADSL
2 1 (0.18%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 132 (24.13%) Tableau
2 75 (13.71%) Data Warehouse
3 68 (12.43%) SQL Server
4 51 (9.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 46 (8.41%) Azure SQL Database
6 42 (7.68%) Data Lake
7 32 (5.85%) Power Query
8 27 (4.94%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 18 (3.29%) Looker
10 17 (3.11%) Crystal Reports
10 17 (3.11%) Metadata
11 16 (2.93%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
12 15 (2.74%) BigQuery
13 11 (2.01%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 9 (1.65%) Data Vault
15 8 (1.46%) Oracle Database
16 7 (1.28%) Oracle Reports
16 7 (1.28%) Qlik Sense
16 7 (1.28%) QlikView
17 6 (1.10%) SAS EBI
Development Applications
1 36 (6.58%) JIRA
2 33 (6.03%) Git
3 20 (3.66%) Jenkins
4 17 (3.11%) Oracle Forms
5 6 (1.10%) ERwin
6 4 (0.73%) ER Studio
6 4 (0.73%) PowerDesigner
7 3 (0.55%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.37%) Visual Studio Code
9 1 (0.18%) Oracle APEX
9 1 (0.18%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 250 (45.70%) Finance
2 197 (36.01%) Social Skills
3 185 (33.82%) Analytical Skills
4 62 (11.33%) Marketing
5 46 (8.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 37 (6.76%) Public Sector
7 36 (6.58%) Retail
8 35 (6.40%) Manufacturing
9 28 (5.12%) Presentation Skills
10 24 (4.39%) Organisational Skills
11 22 (4.02%) Law
12 18 (3.29%) Billing
13 15 (2.74%) Legal
14 12 (2.19%) Telecoms
15 11 (2.01%) Banking
16 10 (1.83%) Advertising
17 8 (1.46%) Local Government
17 8 (1.46%) Pharmaceutical
18 7 (1.28%) Influencing Skills
19 6 (1.10%) Games
Job Titles
1 183 (33.46%) Analyst
2 78 (14.26%) Developer
3 70 (12.80%) Senior
4 58 (10.60%) Data Analyst
5 47 (8.59%) Lead
6 37 (6.76%) Data Engineer
7 35 (6.40%) Business Intelligence Analyst
8 28 (5.12%) Business Intelligence Developer
9 27 (4.94%) Applications Engineer
10 24 (4.39%) Business Analyst
10 24 (4.39%) Power Platform Developer
11 22 (4.02%) Consultant
11 22 (4.02%) Support Analyst
12 19 (3.47%) Cloud Engineer
12 19 (3.47%) Financial Analyst
12 19 (3.47%) Power BI Analyst
13 18 (3.29%) Insight Analyst
14 17 (3.11%) Applications Support
15 16 (2.93%) Architect
15 16 (2.93%) Systems Accountant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (3.29%) .NET
1 18 (3.29%) HTML5 Canvas
2 17 (3.11%) OAuth
2 17 (3.11%) OAuth2
2 17 (3.11%) RESTful
2 17 (3.11%) SAML
3 10 (1.83%) JSON
3 10 (1.83%) Middleware
3 10 (1.83%) Pandas
4 7 (1.28%) EDI
4 7 (1.28%) PySpark
4 7 (1.28%) scikit-learn
4 7 (1.28%) XML
5 6 (1.10%) HTML
5 6 (1.10%) NumPy
6 5 (0.91%) CSS
6 5 (0.91%) REST
7 4 (0.73%) AngularJS
7 4 (0.73%) React
7 4 (0.73%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 39 (7.13%) Analytical Mindset
2 37 (6.76%) Cloud Native
3 36 (6.58%) Management Information System
4 31 (5.67%) Self-Motivation
5 23 (4.20%) Product Ownership
6 21 (3.84%) Enterprise Software
7 16 (2.93%) Onboarding
8 14 (2.56%) Legacy Systems
9 13 (2.38%) Data Structures
10 12 (2.19%) Low-Code
11 7 (1.28%) Greenfield Project
12 6 (1.10%) Algorithms
12 6 (1.10%) Reinsurance
13 5 (0.91%) FMCG
13 5 (0.91%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 5 (0.91%) Social Media
14 4 (0.73%) Credit Risk
14 4 (0.73%) Housing Association
15 3 (0.55%) Educational Technology
15 3 (0.55%) Market Risk
Operating Systems
1 18 (3.29%) Windows
2 7 (1.28%) Linux
2 7 (1.28%) Unix
3 2 (0.37%) Windows Server 2012
4 1 (0.18%) Android
4 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.18%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 509 (93.05%) Business Intelligence
2 223 (40.77%) Analytics
3 166 (30.35%) Visualisation
4 157 (28.70%) Decision-Making
5 151 (27.61%) Problem-Solving
6 139 (25.41%) Continuous Improvement
7 126 (23.03%) Agile
8 115 (21.02%) AI
9 104 (19.01%) Data Analysis
9 104 (19.01%) Data Visualisation
10 91 (16.64%) Data Modelling
11 84 (15.36%) DevOps
12 80 (14.63%) Actionable Insight
13 78 (14.26%) ETL
14 74 (13.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 70 (12.80%) Data Engineering
16 66 (12.07%) ERP
17 64 (11.70%) Coaching
18 63 (11.52%) CRM
18 63 (11.52%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 324 (59.23%) SQL
2 166 (30.35%) Python
3 57 (10.42%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 33 (6.03%) C#
5 30 (5.48%) JavaScript
6 25 (4.57%) R
7 24 (4.39%) Java
8 18 (3.29%) PL/SQL
9 17 (3.11%) Shell Script
10 15 (2.74%) Scala
11 13 (2.38%) VBA
12 12 (2.19%) T-SQL
13 10 (1.83%) PowerShell
14 3 (0.55%) TypeScript
15 2 (0.37%) Ruby
16 1 (0.18%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 99 (18.10%) Degree
2 42 (7.68%) ACCA
2 42 (7.68%) CIMA
3 36 (6.58%) Microsoft Certification
3 36 (6.58%) Security Cleared
4 30 (5.48%) Computer Science Degree
4 30 (5.48%) SC Cleared
5 21 (3.84%) DBS Check
6 13 (2.38%) Azure Certification
6 13 (2.38%) CISSP
6 13 (2.38%) Master's Degree
7 12 (2.19%) CISA
7 12 (2.19%) Six Sigma Green Belt
8 9 (1.65%) Numerate Degree
9 6 (1.10%) DV Cleared
10 5 (0.91%) CISM
10 5 (0.91%) CRISC
11 4 (0.73%) PMI Certification
11 4 (0.73%) PMP
12 3 (0.55%) CIPD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 70 (12.80%) Data Quality
2 21 (3.84%) Accessibility
3 20 (3.66%) GDPR
4 17 (3.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 14 (2.56%) Actionable Recommendations
6 13 (2.38%) SLA
7 11 (2.01%) PMO
8 10 (1.83%) QA
9 7 (1.28%) GRC
10 6 (1.10%) NIST
11 5 (0.91%) COBIT
11 5 (0.91%) ITGC
12 2 (0.37%) WCAG
13 1 (0.18%) P3O
13 1 (0.18%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 6 (1.10%) Docker
2 3 (0.55%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.37%) VMware ESXi
3 2 (0.37%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.37%) vSphere
4 1 (0.18%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 24 (4.39%) Terraform
2 20 (3.66%) Single Sign-On
3 6 (1.10%) Kubernetes
3 6 (1.10%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.37%) Argo
5 1 (0.18%) Control-M
5 1 (0.18%) SCCM
Vendors
1 218 (39.85%) Microsoft
2 62 (11.33%) Databricks
3 39 (7.13%) Oracle
4 29 (5.30%) Google
5 21 (3.84%) Salesforce
5 21 (3.84%) SAP
6 14 (2.56%) Alteryx
7 11 (2.01%) Informatica
8 7 (1.28%) Sage
9 6 (1.10%) Concur
9 6 (1.10%) Northgate
9 6 (1.10%) Talend
10 4 (0.73%) Anaplan
10 4 (0.73%) HubSpot
10 4 (0.73%) IBM
10 4 (0.73%) OpenAI
10 4 (0.73%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
10 4 (0.73%) ServiceNow
10 4 (0.73%) Zoho
11 3 (0.55%) Mercator