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

6 months to
31 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 73 68 57
Rank change year-on-year -5 -11 +20
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 559 562 1,497
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.35% 4.38% 4.82%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 24.90% 16.41% 20.90%
Number of salaries quoted 392 395 1,285
10th Percentile £35,750 £37,000 £36,100
25th Percentile £41,625 £42,500 £42,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.09% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £90,493 £84,964
UK median annual salary £57,500 £58,000 £52,750
% change year-on-year -0.86% +9.95% -4.09%

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 2,245 3,424 7,161
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 13.45% 26.69% 23.07%
Number of salaries quoted 1,649 2,421 6,126
10th Percentile £37,500 £38,500 £37,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £50,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +13.04% -11.54%
75th Percentile £81,250 £91,202 £73,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £120,000 £93,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £63,175 £57,500
% change year-on-year -5.03% +9.87% -8.00%

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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 March 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 61 (10.91%) SharePoint
2 10 (1.79%) Apache Airflow
3 9 (1.61%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 8 (1.43%) Microsoft Exchange
5 6 (1.07%) Apache Spark
5 6 (1.07%) Confluence
5 6 (1.07%) SAS
6 5 (0.89%) CMS
7 4 (0.72%) Umbraco
8 3 (0.54%) ArcGIS
8 3 (0.54%) Drupal
9 2 (0.36%) Moodle
10 1 (0.18%) Apache
10 1 (0.18%) Jupyter
Applications
1 177 (31.66%) Microsoft Excel
2 32 (5.72%) Microsoft Office
3 18 (3.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (2.15%) Microsoft Project
5 8 (1.43%) Trello
6 5 (0.89%) MS Visio
6 5 (0.89%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 20 (3.58%) Dynamics CRM
2 11 (1.97%) NetSuite
3 9 (1.61%) Oracle ERP
4 6 (1.07%) NEC Housing
5 5 (0.89%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.54%) ResourceLink
7 2 (0.36%) SAP HR
8 1 (0.18%) Dynamics GP
8 1 (0.18%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.18%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.18%) SAP Business One
8 1 (0.18%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 559 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 249 (44.54%) Azure
3 87 (15.56%) Azure Data Factory
3 87 (15.56%) Power Automate
4 69 (12.34%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 65 (11.63%) PowerApps
6 63 (11.27%) Microsoft 365
7 46 (8.23%) Dynamics 365
8 37 (6.62%) Azure DevOps
9 31 (5.55%) Snowflake
10 26 (4.65%) GitHub
11 24 (4.29%) GCP
12 22 (3.94%) AWS
12 22 (3.94%) SaaS
13 21 (3.76%) Google Analytics
14 20 (3.58%) Azure Logic Apps
15 16 (2.86%) dbt
15 16 (2.86%) GitHub Copilot
16 13 (2.33%) Azure Machine Learning
17 12 (2.15%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.54%) Modbus
1 3 (0.54%) MQTT
2 2 (0.36%) Firewall
2 2 (0.36%) Intranet
2 2 (0.36%) WAN
3 1 (0.18%) ADSL
3 1 (0.18%) Internet
3 1 (0.18%) NAS
3 1 (0.18%) VoIP
3 1 (0.18%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 111 (19.86%) Tableau
2 79 (14.13%) SQL Server
3 54 (9.66%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 49 (8.77%) Azure SQL Database
5 47 (8.41%) Data Warehouse
6 38 (6.80%) Power Query
7 28 (5.01%) Big Data
8 27 (4.83%) Data Lake
8 27 (4.83%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 22 (3.94%) Looker
10 16 (2.86%) MySQL
11 14 (2.50%) Metadata
12 13 (2.33%) BigQuery
13 12 (2.15%) PostgreSQL
14 11 (1.97%) QlikView
15 9 (1.61%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
16 8 (1.43%) PowerPivot
16 8 (1.43%) Relational Database
16 8 (1.43%) SQL Server Analysis Services
17 7 (1.25%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 23 (4.11%) Git
2 19 (3.40%) JIRA
3 12 (2.15%) Jenkins
4 9 (1.61%) Oracle Forms
5 6 (1.07%) ERwin
6 4 (0.72%) ER Studio
6 4 (0.72%) PowerDesigner
6 4 (0.72%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 3 (0.54%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.18%) Oracle APEX
8 1 (0.18%) Postman
8 1 (0.18%) Team Foundation Server
8 1 (0.18%) Toad
General
1 235 (42.04%) Social Skills
2 201 (35.96%) Analytical Skills
3 191 (34.17%) Finance
4 50 (8.94%) Public Sector
5 46 (8.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 39 (6.98%) Marketing
7 30 (5.37%) Retail
8 27 (4.83%) Legal
9 25 (4.47%) Presentation Skills
10 23 (4.11%) Law
10 23 (4.11%) Organisational Skills
11 15 (2.68%) Billing
12 14 (2.50%) Banking
12 14 (2.50%) Manufacturing
13 12 (2.15%) Automotive
14 11 (1.97%) Telecoms
15 10 (1.79%) Publishing
16 6 (1.07%) Investment Banking
17 5 (0.89%) Advertising
17 5 (0.89%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 186 (33.27%) Analyst
2 84 (15.03%) Senior
3 75 (13.42%) Developer
4 70 (12.52%) Data Analyst
5 56 (10.02%) Lead
6 32 (5.72%) Data Engineer
7 28 (5.01%) Business Intelligence Developer
8 25 (4.47%) Big Data Engineer
8 25 (4.47%) DataOps Engineer
8 25 (4.47%) DataOps Leader
8 25 (4.47%) Lead Big Data Engineer
9 24 (4.29%) Business Intelligence Analyst
9 24 (4.29%) Commercial Analyst
10 23 (4.11%) Power Platform Developer
11 22 (3.94%) Senior Developer
12 21 (3.76%) Business Analyst
12 21 (3.76%) Consultant
12 21 (3.76%) Data Scientist
12 21 (3.76%) IT Support
12 21 (3.76%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (4.47%) .NET
1 25 (4.47%) HTML5 Canvas
2 23 (4.11%) JSON
3 17 (3.04%) HTML
4 16 (2.86%) CSS
5 15 (2.68%) PySpark
5 15 (2.68%) XML
6 11 (1.97%) .NET Core
7 10 (1.79%) RESTful
8 9 (1.61%) OAuth
8 9 (1.61%) OAuth2
8 9 (1.61%) SAML
9 7 (1.25%) EDI
9 7 (1.25%) Microsoft Graph
9 7 (1.25%) SPFx
10 6 (1.07%) Kafka
11 4 (0.72%) Middleware
11 4 (0.72%) REST
12 3 (0.54%) AngularJS
12 3 (0.54%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 42 (7.51%) Management Information System
2 34 (6.08%) Analytical Mindset
3 31 (5.55%) Data Structures
4 28 (5.01%) Cloud Native
4 28 (5.01%) Self-Motivation
5 17 (3.04%) Enterprise Software
5 17 (3.04%) Onboarding
6 16 (2.86%) Low-Code
7 12 (2.15%) Product Ownership
8 11 (1.97%) FMCG
9 10 (1.79%) Greenfield Project
10 9 (1.61%) Algorithms
11 8 (1.43%) Legacy Systems
12 6 (1.07%) Life Science
12 6 (1.07%) Reinsurance
13 5 (0.89%) Replication
13 5 (0.89%) Social Media
14 4 (0.72%) Credit Risk
15 3 (0.54%) Market Risk
15 3 (0.54%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 8 (1.43%) Linux
1 8 (1.43%) Unix
1 8 (1.43%) Windows
2 2 (0.36%) VMS
2 2 (0.36%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.18%) Android
3 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.18%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 520 (93.02%) Business Intelligence
2 205 (36.67%) Analytics
3 170 (30.41%) Decision-Making
4 162 (28.98%) Visualisation
5 135 (24.15%) Problem-Solving
6 123 (22.00%) Continuous Improvement
7 113 (20.21%) Data Analysis
8 112 (20.04%) Data Modelling
9 98 (17.53%) Data Visualisation
10 90 (16.10%) Agile
11 87 (15.56%) AI
12 86 (15.38%) ETL
13 85 (15.21%) Actionable Insight
14 75 (13.42%) CI/CD
15 72 (12.88%) CRM
16 67 (11.99%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 65 (11.63%) Data Management
18 62 (11.09%) Data Engineering
19 60 (10.73%) Data Governance
20 58 (10.38%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 285 (50.98%) SQL
2 135 (24.15%) Python
3 54 (9.66%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 44 (7.87%) C#
5 35 (6.26%) JavaScript
6 27 (4.83%) PowerShell
7 25 (4.47%) R
8 19 (3.40%) T-SQL
9 16 (2.86%) VBA
10 11 (1.97%) Java
11 10 (1.79%) PL/SQL
11 10 (1.79%) TypeScript
12 9 (1.61%) Shell Script
13 5 (0.89%) Kusto Query Language
13 5 (0.89%) Scala
13 5 (0.89%) VB
13 5 (0.89%) VBScript
14 2 (0.36%) Bicep
14 2 (0.36%) Ruby
15 1 (0.18%) C
Qualifications
1 107 (19.14%) Degree
2 40 (7.16%) Security Cleared
3 37 (6.62%) ACCA
3 37 (6.62%) CIMA
4 30 (5.37%) SC Cleared
5 29 (5.19%) Computer Science Degree
5 29 (5.19%) Microsoft Certification
6 26 (4.65%) DBS Check
7 15 (2.68%) AAT
8 12 (2.15%) Azure Certification
8 12 (2.15%) Six Sigma Green Belt
9 8 (1.43%) Master's Degree
10 6 (1.07%) Numerate Degree
10 6 (1.07%) PMI Certification
10 6 (1.07%) PMP
11 4 (0.72%) CIPFA
11 4 (0.72%) DV Cleared
12 3 (0.54%) CIPD
12 3 (0.54%) CISA
12 3 (0.54%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 95 (16.99%) Data Quality
2 33 (5.90%) SLA
3 26 (4.65%) GDPR
4 24 (4.29%) Actionable Recommendations
5 21 (3.76%) PMO
6 17 (3.04%) QA
7 13 (2.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 4 (0.72%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.54%) IFRS
10 2 (0.36%) GAAP
10 2 (0.36%) GRC
10 2 (0.36%) WCAG
11 1 (0.18%) IFRS 17
11 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 1 (0.18%) NIST
11 1 (0.18%) P3O
System Software
1 8 (1.43%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.07%) Docker
2 6 (1.07%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.18%) BitLocker
3 1 (0.18%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 15 (2.68%) Terraform
2 10 (1.79%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (0.89%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.89%) SCCM
4 4 (0.72%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.36%) Argo
6 1 (0.18%) Control-M
6 1 (0.18%) SQL Sentry
Vendors
1 208 (37.21%) Microsoft
2 69 (12.34%) Databricks
3 32 (5.72%) Google
3 32 (5.72%) Oracle
4 22 (3.94%) Informatica
5 21 (3.76%) Salesforce
6 19 (3.40%) SAP
7 12 (2.15%) Adobe
8 11 (1.97%) Alteryx
9 9 (1.61%) IBM
9 9 (1.61%) Northgate
10 7 (1.25%) Hotjar
11 6 (1.07%) VMware
12 5 (0.89%) ESRI
12 5 (0.89%) ServiceNow
12 5 (0.89%) Snow
13 4 (0.72%) Foundry
13 4 (0.72%) HubSpot
13 4 (0.72%) JD Edwards
13 4 (0.72%) Talend