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

6 months to
16 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 85 78 55
Rank change year-on-year -7 -23 +14
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 637 727 1,405
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.98% 4.40% 4.42%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 21.42% 22.36% 20.94%
Number of salaries quoted 480 524 1,206
10th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £36,365
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,000 £43,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £80,000 £70,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £91,375 £93,769 £90,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £56,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -2.65% +2.73% -

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 2,974 3,252 6,709
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 13.93% 19.70% 21.09%
Number of salaries quoted 2,382 2,183 5,528
10th Percentile £37,250 £36,247 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,041 £46,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £64,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% +6.67% -4.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £83,759
90th Percentile £95,000 £115,000 £118,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,743 £57,500
% change year-on-year -1.22% +5.64% -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 16 July 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 75 (11.77%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.26%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.10%) Apache Airflow
4 4 (0.63%) Apache Spark
4 4 (0.63%) Oracle Workflow
4 4 (0.63%) SAS
5 3 (0.47%) ArcGIS
5 3 (0.47%) CMS
6 2 (0.31%) Apache
6 2 (0.31%) Confluence
6 2 (0.31%) Drupal
7 1 (0.16%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.16%) WordPress
Applications
1 164 (25.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (4.24%) Microsoft Office
3 25 (3.92%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 16 (2.51%) Microsoft Project
5 7 (1.10%) Spreadsheet
6 6 (0.94%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.31%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 22 (3.45%) Dynamics CRM
2 13 (2.04%) NetSuite
3 12 (1.88%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 5 (0.78%) SAP ERP
5 4 (0.63%) Dynamics NAV
6 3 (0.47%) Carpe Diem
6 3 (0.47%) Elite 3E
6 3 (0.47%) Visualfiles
7 1 (0.16%) Dynamics GP
7 1 (0.16%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.16%) Raiser’s Edge
7 1 (0.16%) SAP HR
7 1 (0.16%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 637 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 230 (36.11%) Azure
3 101 (15.86%) Power Automate
4 83 (13.03%) PowerApps
5 79 (12.40%) Microsoft 365
6 62 (9.73%) Dynamics 365
7 60 (9.42%) Azure Data Factory
8 43 (6.75%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 39 (6.12%) Azure Logic Apps
10 35 (5.49%) SaaS
11 30 (4.71%) Azure DevOps
11 30 (4.71%) OneDrive
12 29 (4.55%) Google Analytics
12 29 (4.55%) Microsoft Purview
13 25 (3.92%) AWS
14 23 (3.61%) GCP
15 21 (3.30%) Snowflake
16 19 (2.98%) Adobe Creative Cloud
17 12 (1.88%) Entra ID
18 11 (1.73%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.04%) Broadband
2 4 (0.63%) Firewall
2 4 (0.63%) SMS
3 3 (0.47%) NAS
3 3 (0.47%) VoIP
3 3 (0.47%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.16%) Intranet
4 1 (0.16%) Modbus
4 1 (0.16%) MQTT
4 1 (0.16%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 117 (18.37%) Tableau
2 67 (10.52%) SQL Server
3 51 (8.01%) Data Warehouse
4 48 (7.54%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 41 (6.44%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 37 (5.81%) Data Lake
7 36 (5.65%) Azure SQL Database
8 30 (4.71%) Power Query
9 28 (4.40%) Big Data
10 27 (4.24%) Looker
11 24 (3.77%) Relational Database
12 20 (3.14%) PostgreSQL
13 19 (2.98%) BigQuery
13 19 (2.98%) MySQL
14 17 (2.67%) Star Schema
15 15 (2.35%) Metadata
15 15 (2.35%) Semantic Layer
16 13 (2.04%) SAP BW
17 11 (1.73%) SQL Server Analysis Services
18 10 (1.57%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 12 (1.88%) Git
2 11 (1.73%) JIRA
3 10 (1.57%) Visual Studio
4 9 (1.41%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.16%) Browser DevTools
5 1 (0.16%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.16%) Postman
5 1 (0.16%) Toad
General
1 275 (43.17%) Social Skills
2 206 (32.34%) Analytical Skills
3 176 (27.63%) Finance
4 74 (11.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 62 (9.73%) Public Sector
6 45 (7.06%) Law
7 42 (6.59%) Legal
8 39 (6.12%) Marketing
9 36 (5.65%) Retail
10 32 (5.02%) Organisational Skills
11 16 (2.51%) Documentation Skills
12 9 (1.41%) Automotive
12 9 (1.41%) Manufacturing
13 8 (1.26%) Banking
13 8 (1.26%) Presentation Skills
13 8 (1.26%) Social Housing
14 7 (1.10%) Billing
14 7 (1.10%) Publishing
15 5 (0.78%) Advertising
15 5 (0.78%) Legal Technology
Job Titles
1 185 (29.04%) Analyst
2 107 (16.80%) Senior
3 92 (14.44%) Developer
4 67 (10.52%) Data Analyst
5 65 (10.20%) Data Engineer
6 54 (8.48%) Lead
7 32 (5.02%) Data Manager
8 29 (4.55%) Applications Support
9 27 (4.24%) Business Intelligence Analyst
10 26 (4.08%) Applications Manager
10 26 (4.08%) Senior Developer
11 25 (3.92%) Business Intelligence Developer
11 25 (3.92%) Consultant
11 25 (3.92%) Senior Analyst
12 24 (3.77%) Big Data Engineer
12 24 (3.77%) DataOps Engineer
12 24 (3.77%) DataOps Leader
12 24 (3.77%) Lead Big Data Engineer
12 24 (3.77%) Power Platform Developer
13 23 (3.61%) Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (6.75%) .NET
2 38 (5.97%) HTML
3 33 (5.18%) CSS
3 33 (5.18%) HTML5 Canvas
4 30 (4.71%) JSON
5 24 (3.77%) PySpark
6 21 (3.30%) .NET Core
7 20 (3.14%) Microsoft Graph
8 19 (2.98%) SPFx
9 13 (2.04%) XML
10 12 (1.88%) Oracle Fusion
11 8 (1.26%) React
11 8 (1.26%) REST
12 6 (0.94%) Web Services
13 5 (0.78%) ASP.NET
13 5 (0.78%) Kafka
14 4 (0.63%) Middleware
15 3 (0.47%) ADO
15 3 (0.47%) HTML5
15 3 (0.47%) Regular Expression
Miscellaneous
1 58 (9.11%) Management Information System
2 39 (6.12%) Data Structures
3 24 (3.77%) Product Ownership
4 17 (2.67%) Onboarding
5 16 (2.51%) Analytical Mindset
6 14 (2.20%) Social Media
7 13 (2.04%) Self-Motivation
8 12 (1.88%) Cloud Native
9 8 (1.26%) Enterprise Software
10 7 (1.10%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 6 (0.94%) AI Agents
11 6 (0.94%) Cyberattack
11 6 (0.94%) Greenfield Project
11 6 (0.94%) Legacy Systems
12 5 (0.78%) Data Fabric
12 5 (0.78%) Driving Licence
12 5 (0.78%) Life Science
12 5 (0.78%) Low-Code
12 5 (0.78%) Mobile App
12 5 (0.78%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 8 (1.26%) Linux
2 6 (0.94%) Windows
3 5 (0.78%) Unix
4 4 (0.63%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.47%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.31%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.31%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 580 (91.05%) Business Intelligence
2 227 (35.64%) Analytics
3 163 (25.59%) Decision-Making
4 147 (23.08%) Problem-Solving
5 146 (22.92%) Data Modelling
6 122 (19.15%) Visualisation
7 121 (19.00%) Continuous Improvement
8 106 (16.64%) Actionable Insight
9 101 (15.86%) AI
10 94 (14.76%) ETL
10 94 (14.76%) Project Management
11 90 (14.13%) Data Visualisation
12 88 (13.81%) Agile
13 85 (13.34%) Data Governance
14 82 (12.87%) CRM
14 82 (12.87%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 76 (11.93%) Data Analysis
16 72 (11.30%) CI/CD
17 71 (11.15%) Data Engineering
18 66 (10.36%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 318 (49.92%) SQL
2 110 (17.27%) Python
3 59 (9.26%) C#
4 50 (7.85%) JavaScript
5 49 (7.69%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 42 (6.59%) PowerShell
7 29 (4.55%) T-SQL
8 22 (3.45%) VBA
9 19 (2.98%) TypeScript
10 15 (2.35%) R
11 12 (1.88%) Kusto Query Language
12 7 (1.10%) VB
13 5 (0.78%) VBScript
14 4 (0.63%) Scala
15 3 (0.47%) PL/SQL
16 2 (0.31%) Bicep
16 2 (0.31%) Formula Language
16 2 (0.31%) X++
17 1 (0.16%) C
17 1 (0.16%) Google Apps Script
Qualifications
1 101 (15.86%) Degree
2 49 (7.69%) Security Cleared
3 42 (6.59%) SC Cleared
4 31 (4.87%) ACCA
5 27 (4.24%) CIMA
6 21 (3.30%) DBS Check
7 17 (2.67%) Microsoft Certification
8 16 (2.51%) Computer Science Degree
9 14 (2.20%) AAT
10 8 (1.26%) Master's Degree
11 6 (0.94%) Azure Certification
11 6 (0.94%) BPSS Clearance
12 3 (0.47%) CIPFA
13 2 (0.31%) CompTIA CySA+
13 2 (0.31%) CompTIA Security+
13 2 (0.31%) ISEB
13 2 (0.31%) Numerate Degree
13 2 (0.31%) PMI Certification
13 2 (0.31%) PMP
13 2 (0.31%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 125 (19.62%) Data Quality
2 60 (9.42%) GDPR
3 38 (5.97%) SLA
4 35 (5.49%) QA
5 25 (3.92%) Accessibility
6 20 (3.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 14 (2.20%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 13 (2.04%) Actionable Recommendations
8 13 (2.04%) PMO
9 6 (0.94%) NIST
10 5 (0.78%) IFRS
10 5 (0.78%) ISO 9001
10 5 (0.78%) PERC
11 4 (0.63%) GAAP
11 4 (0.63%) NIST 800
12 2 (0.31%) GRC
12 2 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 1 (0.16%) IFRS 17
System Software
1 8 (1.26%) Active Directory
1 8 (1.26%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (0.63%) Docker
3 3 (0.47%) BitLocker
3 3 (0.47%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 11 (1.73%) Terraform
2 5 (0.78%) SCCM
3 2 (0.31%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.16%) Ansible
4 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.16%) MOM
4 1 (0.16%) SQL Sentry
4 1 (0.16%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 252 (39.56%) Microsoft
2 61 (9.58%) Databricks
3 36 (5.65%) Oracle
4 35 (5.49%) Google
5 29 (4.55%) SAP
6 24 (3.77%) Adobe
7 22 (3.45%) Salesforce
8 14 (2.20%) Alteryx
9 11 (1.73%) Informatica
10 8 (1.26%) VMware
11 7 (1.10%) HubSpot
12 6 (0.94%) Intapp
13 5 (0.78%) ESRI
13 5 (0.78%) Hotjar
13 5 (0.78%) IBM
13 5 (0.78%) ServiceNow
13 5 (0.78%) Snow
14 4 (0.63%) Hyperion
14 4 (0.63%) JD Edwards
14 4 (0.63%) Talend