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

6 months to
26 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 62 78 59
Rank change year-on-year +16 -19 +23
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 610 702 1,031
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.00% 3.53% 4.90%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 26.38% 15.25% 19.89%
Number of salaries quoted 447 442 864
10th Percentile £37,400 £38,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,000 £45,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £63,250 £56,700
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +11.55% +3.09%
75th Percentile £69,920 £77,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £93,250 £85,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,011
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.07% +0.02%

All Database and 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 2,312 4,602 5,183
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 15.16% 23.16% 24.64%
Number of salaries quoted 1,775 2,831 4,143
10th Percentile £35,500 £40,000 £39,800
25th Percentile £45,000 £48,750 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £70,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +16.67% -0.41%
75th Percentile £80,000 £95,000 £77,542
90th Percentile £110,000 £122,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -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 26 November 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 63 (10.33%) SharePoint
2 17 (2.79%) Confluence
3 12 (1.97%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 11 (1.80%) Microsoft Exchange
5 8 (1.31%) SAS
6 6 (0.98%) Apache Airflow
6 6 (0.98%) Moodle
7 4 (0.66%) Umbraco
8 3 (0.49%) Jupyter
9 2 (0.33%) Apache Spark
9 2 (0.33%) CMS
10 1 (0.16%) HCL Notes
Applications
1 229 (37.54%) Microsoft Excel
2 36 (5.90%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (2.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.31%) Spreadsheet
4 8 (1.31%) Trello
5 7 (1.15%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.66%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 29 (4.75%) Dynamics CRM
2 13 (2.13%) Oracle ERP
3 8 (1.31%) NetSuite
3 8 (1.31%) Visualfiles
4 5 (0.82%) Dynamics GP
5 4 (0.66%) SAP FI
6 2 (0.33%) Dynamics NAV
6 2 (0.33%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.33%) FastStats
6 2 (0.33%) Primavera
6 2 (0.33%) Raiser’s Edge
6 2 (0.33%) ResourceLink
6 2 (0.33%) Sage 1000
7 1 (0.16%) Dynamics AX
7 1 (0.16%) FastStats PeopleStage
7 1 (0.16%) Pegasus Opera
7 1 (0.16%) Sage 200
7 1 (0.16%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.16%) SAP Business One
7 1 (0.16%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 610 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 243 (39.84%) Azure
3 83 (13.61%) PowerApps
4 82 (13.44%) Power Automate
5 79 (12.95%) Azure Data Factory
6 75 (12.30%) Microsoft 365
7 51 (8.36%) Dynamics 365
8 50 (8.20%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 48 (7.87%) Azure DevOps
10 45 (7.38%) Snowflake
11 38 (6.23%) GitHub
12 35 (5.74%) AWS
13 32 (5.25%) GCP
13 32 (5.25%) SaaS
14 23 (3.77%) Microsoft Purview
15 20 (3.28%) Microsoft Copilot
16 19 (3.11%) GitHub Copilot
17 18 (2.95%) dbt
18 12 (1.97%) Azure Logic Apps
18 12 (1.97%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.66%) Firewall
2 2 (0.33%) DHCP
2 2 (0.33%) DNS
2 2 (0.33%) Intranet
2 2 (0.33%) LAN
2 2 (0.33%) NAS
2 2 (0.33%) SAN
2 2 (0.33%) WAN
2 2 (0.33%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (0.16%) ADSL
3 1 (0.16%) Broadband
3 1 (0.16%) Ethernet
3 1 (0.16%) Internet
3 1 (0.16%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 133 (21.80%) Tableau
2 91 (14.92%) SQL Server
3 88 (14.43%) Data Warehouse
4 65 (10.66%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 45 (7.38%) Azure SQL Database
6 42 (6.89%) Data Lake
7 41 (6.72%) Power Query
8 34 (5.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 21 (3.44%) Crystal Reports
10 20 (3.28%) Metadata
11 17 (2.79%) Looker
12 14 (2.30%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
12 14 (2.30%) BigQuery
13 13 (2.13%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 9 (1.48%) Data Vault
14 9 (1.48%) Relational Database
15 8 (1.31%) Oracle Database
16 7 (1.15%) Oracle Reports
16 7 (1.15%) QlikView
17 6 (0.98%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 33 (5.41%) JIRA
2 26 (4.26%) Git
3 14 (2.30%) Jenkins
4 13 (2.13%) Oracle Forms
5 6 (0.98%) ERwin
6 4 (0.66%) ER Studio
6 4 (0.66%) PowerDesigner
6 4 (0.66%) RStudio
7 3 (0.49%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 3 (0.49%) Visual Studio
7 3 (0.49%) Visual Studio Code
8 1 (0.16%) Cypress.io
8 1 (0.16%) PHPUnit
8 1 (0.16%) Team Foundation Server
8 1 (0.16%) Vite
General
1 284 (46.56%) Finance
2 215 (35.25%) Social Skills
3 200 (32.79%) Analytical Skills
4 68 (11.15%) Marketing
5 52 (8.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 43 (7.05%) Retail
7 41 (6.72%) Manufacturing
8 39 (6.39%) Public Sector
9 30 (4.92%) Presentation Skills
10 28 (4.59%) Law
11 25 (4.10%) Organisational Skills
12 23 (3.77%) Legal
13 18 (2.95%) Billing
14 13 (2.13%) Banking
15 10 (1.64%) Advertising
15 10 (1.64%) Local Government
15 10 (1.64%) Pharmaceutical
15 10 (1.64%) Telecoms
16 7 (1.15%) Games
16 7 (1.15%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 229 (37.54%) Analyst
2 102 (16.72%) Developer
3 81 (13.28%) Senior
4 72 (11.80%) Data Analyst
5 52 (8.52%) Lead
6 51 (8.36%) Business Intelligence Analyst
7 41 (6.72%) Business Intelligence Developer
7 41 (6.72%) Data Engineer
8 35 (5.74%) Business Analyst
9 28 (4.59%) Power BI Analyst
10 26 (4.26%) Power Platform Developer
11 24 (3.93%) Financial Analyst
12 23 (3.77%) Support Analyst
13 21 (3.44%) Senior Developer
14 20 (3.28%) Accountant
14 20 (3.28%) Insight Analyst
14 20 (3.28%) Systems Accountant
15 19 (3.11%) Applications Engineer
15 19 (3.11%) Senior Analyst
16 18 (2.95%) Power BI Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (3.28%) .NET
2 19 (3.11%) HTML5 Canvas
3 13 (2.13%) OAuth
3 13 (2.13%) OAuth2
4 12 (1.97%) JSON
4 12 (1.97%) RESTful
4 12 (1.97%) SAML
5 11 (1.80%) Pandas
6 10 (1.64%) Middleware
7 8 (1.31%) HTML
7 8 (1.31%) REST
7 8 (1.31%) XML
8 7 (1.15%) CSS
8 7 (1.15%) scikit-learn
9 6 (0.98%) NumPy
10 5 (0.82%) ASP.NET
10 5 (0.82%) EDI
10 5 (0.82%) React
10 5 (0.82%) Web Services
11 4 (0.66%) AngularJS
Miscellaneous
1 43 (7.05%) Self-Motivation
2 41 (6.72%) Analytical Mindset
3 37 (6.07%) Management Information System
4 33 (5.41%) Cloud Native
5 24 (3.93%) Product Ownership
6 23 (3.77%) Onboarding
7 17 (2.79%) Enterprise Software
8 16 (2.62%) Legacy Systems
9 11 (1.80%) Low-Code
10 10 (1.64%) Data Structures
11 8 (1.31%) Reinsurance
12 7 (1.15%) Learning Management System
12 7 (1.15%) Social Media
13 6 (0.98%) Driving Licence
13 6 (0.98%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
14 4 (0.66%) Credit Risk
14 4 (0.66%) FMCG
14 4 (0.66%) Greenfield Project
15 3 (0.49%) Educational Technology
15 3 (0.49%) Market Risk
Operating Systems
1 28 (4.59%) Windows
2 7 (1.15%) Linux
2 7 (1.15%) Unix
3 3 (0.49%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.33%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 562 (92.13%) Business Intelligence
2 237 (38.85%) Analytics
3 179 (29.34%) Visualisation
4 176 (28.85%) Decision-Making
5 161 (26.39%) Problem-Solving
6 152 (24.92%) Continuous Improvement
7 134 (21.97%) Agile
8 114 (18.69%) AI
9 111 (18.20%) Data Analysis
10 110 (18.03%) Data Visualisation
11 98 (16.07%) Data Modelling
12 87 (14.26%) Actionable Insight
13 79 (12.95%) CRM
14 75 (12.30%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 74 (12.13%) DevOps
15 74 (12.13%) ETL
16 72 (11.80%) Process Improvement
17 69 (11.31%) Data Governance
18 68 (11.15%) ERP
19 66 (10.82%) Data Analytics
Programming Languages
1 368 (60.33%) SQL
2 162 (26.56%) Python
3 69 (11.31%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 38 (6.23%) JavaScript
5 36 (5.90%) C#
6 25 (4.10%) R
7 20 (3.28%) Java
8 17 (2.79%) T-SQL
8 17 (2.79%) VBA
9 15 (2.46%) Scala
10 13 (2.13%) PL/SQL
11 12 (1.97%) Shell Script
12 9 (1.48%) PowerShell
13 5 (0.82%) TypeScript
14 2 (0.33%) Bash
14 2 (0.33%) Ruby
14 2 (0.33%) VB.NET
15 1 (0.16%) Bicep
15 1 (0.16%) PHP
Qualifications
1 109 (17.87%) Degree
2 45 (7.38%) ACCA
2 45 (7.38%) CIMA
3 39 (6.39%) Microsoft Certification
4 37 (6.07%) Security Cleared
5 36 (5.90%) Computer Science Degree
6 34 (5.57%) SC Cleared
7 27 (4.43%) DBS Check
8 16 (2.62%) Master's Degree
9 15 (2.46%) Azure Certification
10 13 (2.13%) CISSP
10 13 (2.13%) Numerate Degree
11 12 (1.97%) CISA
11 12 (1.97%) Six Sigma Green Belt
12 6 (0.98%) DV Cleared
13 5 (0.82%) CISM
13 5 (0.82%) CRISC
14 3 (0.49%) BPSS Clearance
15 2 (0.33%) CIPD
15 2 (0.33%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 71 (11.64%) Data Quality
2 26 (4.26%) GDPR
3 24 (3.93%) Accessibility
4 17 (2.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 14 (2.30%) Actionable Recommendations
6 13 (2.13%) PMO
6 13 (2.13%) SLA
7 10 (1.64%) QA
8 5 (0.82%) COBIT
8 5 (0.82%) GRC
8 5 (0.82%) ITGC
8 5 (0.82%) NIST
9 2 (0.33%) P3O
9 2 (0.33%) WCAG
10 1 (0.16%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.16%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 6 (0.98%) Docker
2 4 (0.66%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.66%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.33%) VMware ESXi
3 2 (0.33%) vSphere
4 1 (0.16%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.16%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 21 (3.44%) Terraform
2 15 (2.46%) Single Sign-On
3 10 (1.64%) Microsoft Intune
4 6 (0.98%) Kubernetes
5 2 (0.33%) Argo
5 2 (0.33%) Failover Clustering
6 1 (0.16%) Control-M
6 1 (0.16%) SCCM
Vendors
1 247 (40.49%) Microsoft
2 52 (8.52%) Databricks
3 34 (5.57%) Google
3 34 (5.57%) Oracle
4 29 (4.75%) Salesforce
5 20 (3.28%) Alteryx
5 20 (3.28%) SAP
6 12 (1.97%) Sage
7 9 (1.48%) Informatica
8 7 (1.15%) Concur
8 7 (1.15%) HubSpot
9 6 (0.98%) Talend
10 5 (0.82%) Cognos
10 5 (0.82%) IBM
11 4 (0.66%) Cisco
11 4 (0.66%) OpenAI
11 4 (0.66%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
11 4 (0.66%) VMware
11 4 (0.66%) Zoho
12 3 (0.49%) Freshdesk