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

6 months to
11 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 83 83 56
Rank change year-on-year 0 -27 +11
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 602 678 1,535
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.07% 4.49% 4.49%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 23.12% 20.65% 20.51%
Number of salaries quoted 443 468 1,326
10th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £36,365
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,300 £57,226 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.13% +4.05% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £67,875
90th Percentile £90,000 £92,875 £84,964
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
% 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 2,604 3,283 7,485
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 13.26% 21.72% 21.90%
Number of salaries quoted 2,000 2,199 6,274
10th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £37,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £47,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +13.04% -11.54%
75th Percentile £78,760 £85,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £115,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -11.54%

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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 11 June 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 (10.80%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.33%) Apache Airflow
2 8 (1.33%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.66%) CMS
3 4 (0.66%) SAS
4 3 (0.50%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.50%) ArcGIS
4 3 (0.50%) Confluence
4 3 (0.50%) Drupal
5 2 (0.33%) Apache
5 2 (0.33%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 2 (0.33%) Oracle Workflow
6 1 (0.17%) Umbraco
Applications
1 149 (24.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (3.49%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (2.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 15 (2.49%) Microsoft Project
5 7 (1.16%) Spreadsheet
6 6 (1.00%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 21 (3.49%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (1.99%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 9 (1.50%) NetSuite
4 5 (0.83%) SAP ERP
5 4 (0.66%) Dynamics NAV
5 4 (0.66%) NEC Housing
6 3 (0.50%) Oracle ERP
7 2 (0.33%) SAP HR
8 1 (0.17%) Dynamics GP
8 1 (0.17%) Raiser’s Edge
8 1 (0.17%) Visualfiles
8 1 (0.17%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 602 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 228 (37.87%) Azure
3 100 (16.61%) Power Automate
4 76 (12.62%) PowerApps
5 70 (11.63%) Microsoft 365
6 57 (9.47%) Azure Data Factory
7 52 (8.64%) Dynamics 365
8 43 (7.14%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 35 (5.81%) Azure Logic Apps
10 29 (4.82%) Google Analytics
10 29 (4.82%) SaaS
11 27 (4.49%) Microsoft Purview
11 27 (4.49%) OneDrive
12 26 (4.32%) Azure DevOps
13 22 (3.65%) AWS
14 19 (3.16%) Adobe Creative Cloud
14 19 (3.16%) GCP
15 18 (2.99%) Snowflake
16 11 (1.83%) Azure Machine Learning
17 10 (1.66%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.16%) Broadband
2 4 (0.66%) Firewall
3 3 (0.50%) Modbus
3 3 (0.50%) MQTT
3 3 (0.50%) NAS
3 3 (0.50%) SMS
3 3 (0.50%) VoIP
3 3 (0.50%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (0.33%) WAN
5 1 (0.17%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 116 (19.27%) Tableau
2 65 (10.80%) SQL Server
3 40 (6.64%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 39 (6.48%) Data Warehouse
5 36 (5.98%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 34 (5.65%) Power Query
7 33 (5.48%) Azure SQL Database
8 31 (5.15%) Big Data
8 31 (5.15%) Data Lake
9 25 (4.15%) Looker
10 19 (3.16%) MySQL
10 19 (3.16%) Relational Database
11 17 (2.82%) PostgreSQL
12 15 (2.49%) BigQuery
12 15 (2.49%) Metadata
12 15 (2.49%) Star Schema
13 13 (2.16%) SAP BW
14 12 (1.99%) Semantic Layer
15 8 (1.33%) MongoDB
15 8 (1.33%) PowerPivot
Development Applications
1 12 (1.99%) JIRA
2 11 (1.83%) Git
3 10 (1.66%) Visual Studio
4 9 (1.50%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 2 (0.33%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.33%) Oracle Forms
6 1 (0.17%) Browser DevTools
6 1 (0.17%) Postman
6 1 (0.17%) Toad
General
1 252 (41.86%) Social Skills
2 197 (32.72%) Analytical Skills
3 156 (25.91%) Finance
4 76 (12.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 60 (9.97%) Public Sector
6 38 (6.31%) Law
7 35 (5.81%) Retail
8 34 (5.65%) Legal
9 28 (4.65%) Marketing
10 22 (3.65%) Organisational Skills
11 13 (2.16%) Documentation Skills
12 12 (1.99%) Automotive
13 11 (1.83%) Publishing
14 8 (1.33%) Presentation Skills
15 7 (1.16%) Manufacturing
15 7 (1.16%) Social Housing
16 6 (1.00%) Banking
17 5 (0.83%) Aeronautics
17 5 (0.83%) Billing
18 4 (0.66%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 182 (30.23%) Analyst
2 100 (16.61%) Senior
3 89 (14.78%) Developer
4 63 (10.47%) Data Analyst
5 59 (9.80%) Lead
6 48 (7.97%) Data Engineer
7 30 (4.98%) Applications Support
8 29 (4.82%) Data Manager
9 28 (4.65%) Big Data Engineer
9 28 (4.65%) Business Intelligence Developer
9 28 (4.65%) DataOps Engineer
9 28 (4.65%) DataOps Leader
9 28 (4.65%) Lead Big Data Engineer
9 28 (4.65%) Senior Developer
10 27 (4.49%) Senior Analyst
11 25 (4.15%) Business Intelligence Analyst
12 24 (3.99%) Applications Manager
12 24 (3.99%) Power Platform Developer
13 23 (3.82%) Architect
13 23 (3.82%) Report Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (6.31%) .NET
2 37 (6.15%) HTML
3 33 (5.48%) CSS
3 33 (5.48%) HTML5 Canvas
4 29 (4.82%) JSON
5 21 (3.49%) .NET Core
6 20 (3.32%) Microsoft Graph
7 19 (3.16%) SPFx
8 16 (2.66%) XML
9 14 (2.33%) PySpark
10 12 (1.99%) Oracle Fusion
11 9 (1.50%) React
12 7 (1.16%) Web Services
13 5 (0.83%) ASP.NET
14 4 (0.66%) Kafka
14 4 (0.66%) Middleware
14 4 (0.66%) OAuth
14 4 (0.66%) OAuth2
14 4 (0.66%) REST
14 4 (0.66%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 45 (7.48%) Management Information System
2 41 (6.81%) Data Structures
3 22 (3.65%) Product Ownership
4 20 (3.32%) Onboarding
5 14 (2.33%) Self-Motivation
5 14 (2.33%) Social Media
6 13 (2.16%) Analytical Mindset
7 12 (1.99%) Cloud Native
8 11 (1.83%) Enterprise Software
9 8 (1.33%) FMCG
9 8 (1.33%) Low-Code
10 7 (1.16%) Algorithms
10 7 (1.16%) Greenfield Project
10 7 (1.16%) Legacy Systems
11 6 (1.00%) Cyberattack
12 5 (0.83%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 5 (0.83%) Life Science
12 5 (0.83%) Mobile App
12 5 (0.83%) Replication
13 4 (0.66%) Cyber Defence
Operating Systems
1 8 (1.33%) Linux
2 6 (1.00%) Windows
3 5 (0.83%) Unix
4 4 (0.66%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.50%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.33%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.33%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 548 (91.03%) Business Intelligence
2 199 (33.06%) Analytics
3 156 (25.91%) Decision-Making
4 130 (21.59%) Data Modelling
5 121 (20.10%) Problem-Solving
5 121 (20.10%) Visualisation
6 112 (18.60%) Continuous Improvement
7 94 (15.61%) Actionable Insight
8 93 (15.45%) Data Visualisation
9 92 (15.28%) ETL
10 90 (14.95%) AI
11 87 (14.45%) Agile
12 84 (13.95%) Project Management
13 78 (12.96%) Data Governance
14 74 (12.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 72 (11.96%) Data Analysis
16 71 (11.79%) CRM
17 66 (10.96%) Data Engineering
18 65 (10.80%) Machine Learning
19 64 (10.63%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 293 (48.67%) SQL
2 112 (18.60%) Python
3 53 (8.80%) C#
4 49 (8.14%) JavaScript
5 45 (7.48%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 44 (7.31%) PowerShell
7 31 (5.15%) T-SQL
8 22 (3.65%) R
9 19 (3.16%) TypeScript
10 16 (2.66%) VBA
11 8 (1.33%) Kusto Query Language
12 6 (1.00%) VB
13 5 (0.83%) PL/SQL
13 5 (0.83%) VBScript
14 2 (0.33%) Bicep
14 2 (0.33%) Formula Language
14 2 (0.33%) Java
14 2 (0.33%) Scala
14 2 (0.33%) Shell Script
15 1 (0.17%) Google Apps Script
Qualifications
1 104 (17.28%) Degree
2 41 (6.81%) Security Cleared
3 34 (5.65%) ACCA
4 32 (5.32%) CIMA
4 32 (5.32%) SC Cleared
5 21 (3.49%) DBS Check
6 17 (2.82%) Computer Science Degree
7 15 (2.49%) Microsoft Certification
8 14 (2.33%) AAT
9 5 (0.83%) Master's Degree
10 4 (0.66%) Azure Certification
10 4 (0.66%) CIPFA
10 4 (0.66%) PMI Certification
10 4 (0.66%) PMP
11 3 (0.50%) CompTIA CySA+
11 3 (0.50%) CompTIA Security+
11 3 (0.50%) SSCP
12 2 (0.33%) BPSS Clearance
12 2 (0.33%) ISEB
12 2 (0.33%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 115 (19.10%) Data Quality
2 53 (8.80%) GDPR
3 35 (5.81%) SLA
4 25 (4.15%) QA
5 18 (2.99%) Accessibility
6 17 (2.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 14 (2.33%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 13 (2.16%) PMO
9 11 (1.83%) Actionable Recommendations
10 7 (1.16%) NIST
11 4 (0.66%) IFRS
11 4 (0.66%) NIST 800
11 4 (0.66%) PERC
12 3 (0.50%) GAAP
12 3 (0.50%) GRC
13 2 (0.33%) ISO 9001
14 1 (0.17%) IFRS 17
14 1 (0.17%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 8 (1.33%) Active Directory
1 8 (1.33%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (0.50%) BitLocker
2 3 (0.50%) Docker
2 3 (0.50%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 8 (1.33%) Terraform
2 5 (0.83%) SCCM
3 2 (0.33%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.17%) MOM
4 1 (0.17%) SQL Sentry
4 1 (0.17%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 227 (37.71%) Microsoft
2 59 (9.80%) Databricks
3 37 (6.15%) Oracle
4 35 (5.81%) Google
5 28 (4.65%) SAP
6 24 (3.99%) Adobe
7 20 (3.32%) Salesforce
8 16 (2.66%) Informatica
9 12 (1.99%) Alteryx
10 8 (1.33%) VMware
11 7 (1.16%) Hotjar
12 6 (1.00%) ServiceNow
13 5 (0.83%) ESRI
13 5 (0.83%) IBM
13 5 (0.83%) Northgate
13 5 (0.83%) Snow
14 4 (0.66%) HubSpot
14 4 (0.66%) JD Edwards
14 4 (0.66%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
15 3 (0.50%) Talend