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

6 months to
10 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 71 82 67
Rank change year-on-year +11 -15 +7
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 527 609 951
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.50% 3.70% 4.42%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 25.23% 14.74% 17.82%
Number of salaries quoted 363 352 793
10th Percentile £37,500 £37,500 £37,000
25th Percentile £41,375 £42,500 £44,942
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £59,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.78% +7.27% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £74,438 £71,250
90th Percentile £87,250 £89,975 £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 2,089 4,131 5,338
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 13.87% 25.08% 24.80%
Number of salaries quoted 1,565 2,469 4,354
10th Percentile £36,350 £38,950 £38,340
25th Percentile £45,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £67,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% +12.50% -4.00%
75th Percentile £81,250 £90,822 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £116,250 £92,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,779 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.43% +4.63% -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 10 January 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 43 (8.16%) SharePoint
2 17 (3.23%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 16 (3.04%) Confluence
4 8 (1.52%) SAS
5 6 (1.14%) Apache Airflow
6 4 (0.76%) Apache Spark
6 4 (0.76%) Umbraco
7 2 (0.38%) CMS
7 2 (0.38%) Microsoft Exchange
7 2 (0.38%) Moodle
8 1 (0.19%) Jupyter
Applications
1 197 (37.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 26 (4.93%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (2.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.52%) Trello
5 5 (0.95%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.76%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.57%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 24 (4.55%) Dynamics CRM
2 17 (3.23%) Oracle ERP
3 8 (1.52%) NetSuite
3 8 (1.52%) Visualfiles
4 6 (1.14%) NEC Housing
5 4 (0.76%) SAP FI
6 3 (0.57%) ResourceLink
7 2 (0.38%) Dynamics GP
7 2 (0.38%) SAP Business One
8 1 (0.19%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.19%) Pegasus Opera
8 1 (0.19%) Primavera
8 1 (0.19%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.19%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 527 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 236 (44.78%) Azure
3 74 (14.04%) Azure Data Factory
4 64 (12.14%) Power Automate
4 64 (12.14%) PowerApps
5 55 (10.44%) Microsoft 365
6 53 (10.06%) Azure DevOps
7 52 (9.87%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 48 (9.11%) Dynamics 365
9 42 (7.97%) Snowflake
10 39 (7.40%) GitHub
11 32 (6.07%) AWS
12 27 (5.12%) GCP
13 24 (4.55%) GitHub Copilot
14 19 (3.61%) dbt
15 18 (3.42%) OCI
16 17 (3.23%) SaaS
17 13 (2.47%) Microsoft Copilot
18 12 (2.28%) Azure Machine Learning
19 10 (1.90%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.38%) Intranet
1 2 (0.38%) Modbus
1 2 (0.38%) MQTT
2 1 (0.19%) ADSL
2 1 (0.19%) DHCP
2 1 (0.19%) DNS
2 1 (0.19%) Internet
2 1 (0.19%) NAS
2 1 (0.19%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 135 (25.62%) Tableau
2 72 (13.66%) Data Warehouse
3 69 (13.09%) SQL Server
4 49 (9.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 42 (7.97%) Azure SQL Database
6 36 (6.83%) Data Lake
7 27 (5.12%) Power Query
8 24 (4.55%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 18 (3.42%) Looker
10 16 (3.04%) Metadata
11 15 (2.85%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
11 15 (2.85%) Crystal Reports
12 14 (2.66%) BigQuery
13 10 (1.90%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 8 (1.52%) Data Vault
14 8 (1.52%) Oracle Database
15 7 (1.33%) Big Data
15 7 (1.33%) Oracle Reports
15 7 (1.33%) Qlik Sense
15 7 (1.33%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 36 (6.83%) JIRA
2 32 (6.07%) Git
3 20 (3.80%) Jenkins
4 17 (3.23%) Oracle Forms
5 6 (1.14%) ERwin
6 4 (0.76%) ER Studio
6 4 (0.76%) PowerDesigner
7 3 (0.57%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.19%) Oracle APEX
8 1 (0.19%) Team Foundation Server
8 1 (0.19%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 241 (45.73%) Finance
2 200 (37.95%) Social Skills
3 180 (34.16%) Analytical Skills
4 61 (11.57%) Marketing
5 43 (8.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 36 (6.83%) Public Sector
7 33 (6.26%) Retail
8 32 (6.07%) Manufacturing
9 26 (4.93%) Presentation Skills
10 24 (4.55%) Organisational Skills
11 21 (3.98%) Law
12 18 (3.42%) Billing
13 15 (2.85%) Legal
14 12 (2.28%) Telecoms
15 11 (2.09%) Banking
16 10 (1.90%) Advertising
17 8 (1.52%) Local Government
18 7 (1.33%) Influencing Skills
19 6 (1.14%) Games
19 6 (1.14%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 177 (33.59%) Analyst
2 72 (13.66%) Developer
3 69 (13.09%) Senior
4 58 (11.01%) Data Analyst
5 46 (8.73%) Lead
6 33 (6.26%) Data Engineer
7 29 (5.50%) Business Intelligence Analyst
8 28 (5.31%) Applications Engineer
9 24 (4.55%) Business Analyst
9 24 (4.55%) Business Intelligence Developer
10 23 (4.36%) Power Platform Developer
10 23 (4.36%) Support Analyst
11 22 (4.17%) Consultant
12 19 (3.61%) Applications Support
12 19 (3.61%) Cloud Engineer
12 19 (3.61%) Insight Analyst
13 18 (3.42%) Commercial Analyst
13 18 (3.42%) Data Scientist
14 15 (2.85%) Accountant
14 15 (2.85%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (3.42%) .NET
1 18 (3.42%) HTML5 Canvas
2 17 (3.23%) OAuth
2 17 (3.23%) OAuth2
2 17 (3.23%) RESTful
2 17 (3.23%) SAML
3 10 (1.90%) JSON
3 10 (1.90%) Middleware
4 9 (1.71%) Pandas
5 8 (1.52%) XML
6 7 (1.33%) EDI
6 7 (1.33%) PySpark
6 7 (1.33%) scikit-learn
7 6 (1.14%) HTML
7 6 (1.14%) NumPy
8 5 (0.95%) CSS
9 4 (0.76%) AngularJS
9 4 (0.76%) Hugging Face
9 4 (0.76%) React
9 4 (0.76%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 39 (7.40%) Analytical Mindset
2 37 (7.02%) Cloud Native
3 36 (6.83%) Management Information System
4 29 (5.50%) Self-Motivation
5 23 (4.36%) Product Ownership
6 21 (3.98%) Enterprise Software
7 17 (3.23%) Onboarding
8 14 (2.66%) Data Structures
8 14 (2.66%) Low-Code
9 13 (2.47%) Legacy Systems
10 8 (1.52%) Greenfield Project
11 7 (1.33%) Algorithms
11 7 (1.33%) FMCG
12 6 (1.14%) Reinsurance
13 5 (0.95%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 5 (0.95%) Social Media
14 4 (0.76%) Credit Risk
14 4 (0.76%) Housing Association
15 3 (0.57%) Educational Technology
15 3 (0.57%) Market Risk
Operating Systems
1 16 (3.04%) Windows
2 7 (1.33%) Linux
2 7 (1.33%) Unix
3 1 (0.19%) Android
3 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.19%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 490 (92.98%) Business Intelligence
2 218 (41.37%) Analytics
3 159 (30.17%) Visualisation
4 155 (29.41%) Decision-Making
5 140 (26.57%) Problem-Solving
6 138 (26.19%) Continuous Improvement
7 122 (23.15%) Agile
8 111 (21.06%) AI
9 104 (19.73%) Data Analysis
10 102 (19.35%) Data Visualisation
11 84 (15.94%) Data Modelling
12 82 (15.56%) Actionable Insight
12 82 (15.56%) DevOps
13 74 (14.04%) ETL
14 70 (13.28%) Data Engineering
15 66 (12.52%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 64 (12.14%) ERP
17 62 (11.76%) CRM
17 62 (11.76%) Data Management
18 61 (11.57%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 313 (59.39%) SQL
2 166 (31.50%) Python
3 51 (9.68%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 35 (6.64%) C#
5 29 (5.50%) JavaScript
6 26 (4.93%) R
7 23 (4.36%) Java
8 18 (3.42%) PL/SQL
9 17 (3.23%) Shell Script
10 14 (2.66%) Scala
10 14 (2.66%) T-SQL
11 13 (2.47%) VBA
12 11 (2.09%) PowerShell
13 3 (0.57%) TypeScript
14 2 (0.38%) Ruby
15 1 (0.19%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 101 (19.17%) Degree
2 42 (7.97%) ACCA
2 42 (7.97%) CIMA
3 37 (7.02%) Security Cleared
4 34 (6.45%) Microsoft Certification
5 30 (5.69%) SC Cleared
6 29 (5.50%) Computer Science Degree
7 21 (3.98%) DBS Check
8 13 (2.47%) CISSP
8 13 (2.47%) Master's Degree
9 12 (2.28%) Azure Certification
9 12 (2.28%) CISA
9 12 (2.28%) Six Sigma Green Belt
10 9 (1.71%) Numerate Degree
11 6 (1.14%) DV Cleared
12 5 (0.95%) CISM
12 5 (0.95%) CRISC
13 4 (0.76%) AAT
13 4 (0.76%) PMI Certification
13 4 (0.76%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 72 (13.66%) Data Quality
2 21 (3.98%) Accessibility
3 19 (3.61%) GDPR
4 17 (3.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 14 (2.66%) Actionable Recommendations
6 13 (2.47%) SLA
7 11 (2.09%) PMO
8 10 (1.90%) QA
9 7 (1.33%) GRC
10 6 (1.14%) NIST
11 5 (0.95%) COBIT
11 5 (0.95%) ITGC
12 2 (0.38%) WCAG
13 1 (0.19%) P3O
13 1 (0.19%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 6 (1.14%) Docker
2 2 (0.38%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.19%) VMware ESXi
3 1 (0.19%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.19%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 24 (4.55%) Terraform
2 20 (3.80%) Single Sign-On
3 6 (1.14%) Kubernetes
4 5 (0.95%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.38%) Argo
6 1 (0.19%) Control-M
6 1 (0.19%) SCCM
Vendors
1 200 (37.95%) Microsoft
2 60 (11.39%) Databricks
3 39 (7.40%) Oracle
4 28 (5.31%) Google
5 24 (4.55%) Salesforce
6 21 (3.98%) SAP
7 12 (2.28%) Informatica
8 10 (1.90%) Alteryx
9 8 (1.52%) Northgate
10 7 (1.33%) Sage
11 6 (1.14%) Concur
11 6 (1.14%) Talend
12 4 (0.76%) HubSpot
12 4 (0.76%) IBM
12 4 (0.76%) OpenAI
12 4 (0.76%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
12 4 (0.76%) ServiceNow
12 4 (0.76%) Zoho
13 3 (0.57%) Mercator
13 3 (0.57%) Teradata