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

6 months to
28 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 86 82 78
Rank change year-on-year -4 -4 -15
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 692 699 875
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.97% 4.23% 3.53%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 22.05% 23.87% 17.05%
Number of salaries quoted 536 515 698
10th Percentile £38,772 £37,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £43,911 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -12.00% +13.57%
75th Percentile £81,750 £70,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £93,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% +9.09%

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 3,139 2,928 5,133
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 13.49% 17.71% 20.69%
Number of salaries quoted 2,509 2,044 3,807
10th Percentile £36,500 £35,750 £38,750
25th Percentile £46,104 £46,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% -3.85% +4.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £82,500 £93,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £114,625 £130,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - - -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 28 August 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 87 (12.57%) SharePoint
2 6 (0.87%) Apache Spark
3 5 (0.72%) Apache
3 5 (0.72%) Apache Airflow
4 4 (0.58%) MS Project Server
4 4 (0.58%) Oracle Workflow
4 4 (0.58%) SAS
5 3 (0.43%) ArcGIS
5 3 (0.43%) Confluence
6 2 (0.29%) CMS
6 2 (0.29%) Oracle Application Server
6 2 (0.29%) WordPress
7 1 (0.14%) Umbraco
Applications
1 165 (23.84%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (3.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 18 (2.60%) Microsoft Office
4 17 (2.46%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.58%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.43%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.29%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.14%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 20 (2.89%) Dynamics CRM
2 13 (1.88%) NetSuite
3 12 (1.73%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 5 (0.72%) SAP ERP
4 5 (0.72%) Visualfiles
5 4 (0.58%) Dynamics NAV
5 4 (0.58%) Elite 3E
6 3 (0.43%) Carpe Diem
7 1 (0.14%) Dynamics GP
7 1 (0.14%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.14%) Raiser’s Edge
7 1 (0.14%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 1 (0.14%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 692 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 242 (34.97%) Azure
3 110 (15.90%) Power Automate
4 102 (14.74%) PowerApps
5 72 (10.40%) Dynamics 365
6 69 (9.97%) Azure Data Factory
7 68 (9.83%) Microsoft 365
8 47 (6.79%) Azure DevOps
9 44 (6.36%) AWS
9 44 (6.36%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 36 (5.20%) Azure Logic Apps
11 34 (4.91%) GCP
11 34 (4.91%) SaaS
12 32 (4.62%) Google Analytics
13 31 (4.48%) Microsoft Purview
14 29 (4.19%) OneDrive
15 27 (3.90%) Snowflake
16 19 (2.75%) Adobe Creative Cloud
17 12 (1.73%) dbt
18 11 (1.59%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 13 (1.88%) Broadband
2 5 (0.72%) SMS
3 3 (0.43%) Firewall
3 3 (0.43%) NAS
3 3 (0.43%) VoIP
3 3 (0.43%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.14%) Intranet
4 1 (0.14%) Modbus
4 1 (0.14%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 124 (17.92%) Tableau
2 70 (10.12%) Data Warehouse
3 61 (8.82%) SQL Server
4 48 (6.94%) Azure SQL Database
4 48 (6.94%) Data Lake
5 46 (6.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 39 (5.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 35 (5.06%) Looker
8 34 (4.91%) Power Query
9 26 (3.76%) Metadata
9 26 (3.76%) Relational Database
10 25 (3.61%) Star Schema
11 19 (2.75%) BigQuery
12 18 (2.60%) Semantic Layer
13 16 (2.31%) Big Data
14 15 (2.17%) NoSQL
15 14 (2.02%) Delta Lake
15 14 (2.02%) MongoDB
16 13 (1.88%) SAP BW
16 13 (1.88%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 26 (3.76%) Git
2 16 (2.31%) JIRA
3 10 (1.45%) Visual Studio
4 5 (0.72%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 2 (0.29%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.14%) Browser DevTools
6 1 (0.14%) ER Studio
6 1 (0.14%) ERwin
6 1 (0.14%) Toad
General
1 300 (43.35%) Social Skills
2 217 (31.36%) Analytical Skills
3 211 (30.49%) Finance
4 76 (10.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 58 (8.38%) Public Sector
6 57 (8.24%) Legal
7 56 (8.09%) Law
8 55 (7.95%) Marketing
9 39 (5.64%) Retail
10 38 (5.49%) Organisational Skills
11 17 (2.46%) Manufacturing
12 15 (2.17%) Billing
12 15 (2.17%) Documentation Skills
13 14 (2.02%) Presentation Skills
14 13 (1.88%) Banking
15 12 (1.73%) Influencing Skills
16 11 (1.59%) Legal Technology
17 7 (1.01%) Automotive
17 7 (1.01%) Social Housing
18 5 (0.72%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 185 (26.73%) Analyst
2 118 (17.05%) Senior
3 98 (14.16%) Developer
4 75 (10.84%) Data Engineer
5 71 (10.26%) Data Analyst
6 56 (8.09%) Lead
7 34 (4.91%) Data Manager
8 33 (4.77%) Architect
9 31 (4.48%) Business Analyst
9 31 (4.48%) Consultant
9 31 (4.48%) Senior Analyst
10 30 (4.34%) Applications Support
11 25 (3.61%) Applications Manager
12 24 (3.47%) Business Intelligence Analyst
12 24 (3.47%) Power Platform Developer
12 24 (3.47%) Senior Developer
13 23 (3.32%) Data Architect
14 21 (3.03%) Business Intelligence Developer
15 18 (2.60%) Senior Consultant
16 17 (2.46%) Financial Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 47 (6.79%) .NET
2 38 (5.49%) HTML
3 32 (4.62%) PySpark
4 31 (4.48%) CSS
5 29 (4.19%) HTML5 Canvas
6 24 (3.47%) JSON
7 21 (3.03%) .NET Core
8 20 (2.89%) Microsoft Graph
9 19 (2.75%) SPFx
10 12 (1.73%) Oracle Fusion
10 12 (1.73%) REST
10 12 (1.73%) Terraform
11 9 (1.30%) React
12 7 (1.01%) Kafka
13 6 (0.87%) ASP.NET
13 6 (0.87%) XML
14 5 (0.72%) ODBC
14 5 (0.72%) Web Services
15 4 (0.58%) Middleware
15 4 (0.58%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 52 (7.51%) Management Information System
2 31 (4.48%) Product Ownership
3 26 (3.76%) Data Structures
4 16 (2.31%) Enterprise Software
5 14 (2.02%) Cloud Native
6 13 (1.88%) Analytical Mindset
6 13 (1.88%) Social Media
7 12 (1.73%) Onboarding
7 12 (1.73%) Self-Motivation
8 10 (1.45%) Low-Code
9 9 (1.30%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 9 (1.30%) Legacy Systems
10 8 (1.16%) Housing Association
11 7 (1.01%) AI Agents
12 6 (0.87%) Cyberattack
12 6 (0.87%) Greenfield Project
12 6 (0.87%) Replication
13 5 (0.72%) Educational Technology
13 5 (0.72%) Life Science
13 5 (0.72%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 13 (1.88%) Windows
2 6 (0.87%) Linux
3 5 (0.72%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.43%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.29%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.14%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.14%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 643 (92.92%) Business Intelligence
2 279 (40.32%) Analytics
3 187 (27.02%) Decision-Making
4 186 (26.88%) Problem-Solving
5 169 (24.42%) Data Modelling
6 157 (22.69%) Continuous Improvement
7 143 (20.66%) AI
8 127 (18.35%) Visualisation
9 126 (18.21%) Agile
10 117 (16.91%) Actionable Insight
11 113 (16.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 111 (16.04%) Stakeholder Management
13 105 (15.17%) ETL
14 102 (14.74%) Data Governance
15 94 (13.58%) Project Management
16 91 (13.15%) Data Engineering
17 84 (12.14%) Data Visualisation
18 81 (11.71%) Dashboard Development
19 79 (11.42%) CI/CD
19 79 (11.42%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 365 (52.75%) SQL
2 132 (19.08%) Python
3 71 (10.26%) C#
4 55 (7.95%) JavaScript
5 54 (7.80%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 32 (4.62%) PowerShell
7 22 (3.18%) T-SQL
8 21 (3.03%) TypeScript
9 17 (2.46%) VBA
10 14 (2.02%) R
11 9 (1.30%) Kusto Query Language
12 7 (1.01%) Scala
13 5 (0.72%) VB
14 3 (0.43%) PHP
14 3 (0.43%) PL/SQL
14 3 (0.43%) X++
15 2 (0.29%) Bicep
15 2 (0.29%) Formula Language
16 1 (0.14%) Google Apps Script
16 1 (0.14%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 91 (13.15%) Degree
2 62 (8.96%) Security Cleared
3 56 (8.09%) SC Cleared
4 22 (3.18%) ACCA
5 18 (2.60%) CIMA
6 17 (2.46%) Microsoft Certification
7 16 (2.31%) DBS Check
8 11 (1.59%) Computer Science Degree
9 10 (1.45%) Master's Degree
10 7 (1.01%) Azure Certification
10 7 (1.01%) BPSS Clearance
10 7 (1.01%) PMI Certification
11 6 (0.87%) AAT
12 4 (0.58%) ISEB
12 4 (0.58%) PMP
13 2 (0.29%) CompTIA CySA+
13 2 (0.29%) CompTIA Security+
13 2 (0.29%) MCT
13 2 (0.29%) SSCP
14 1 (0.14%) SnowPro
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 141 (20.38%) Data Quality
2 71 (10.26%) GDPR
3 37 (5.35%) Accessibility
4 32 (4.62%) QA
5 31 (4.48%) SLA
6 20 (2.89%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 19 (2.75%) PMO
8 13 (1.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 12 (1.73%) Actionable Recommendations
10 6 (0.87%) NIST
10 6 (0.87%) PERC
11 5 (0.72%) ISO 9001
12 4 (0.58%) GAAP
12 4 (0.58%) IFRS
12 4 (0.58%) NIST 800
13 2 (0.29%) GRC
13 2 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 1 (0.14%) HIPAA
System Software
1 7 (1.01%) Docker
2 4 (0.58%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (0.43%) BitLocker
3 3 (0.43%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 4 (0.58%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.14%) Ansible
2 1 (0.14%) MOM
2 1 (0.14%) SCCM
2 1 (0.14%) SQL Sentry
2 1 (0.14%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 274 (39.60%) Microsoft
2 69 (9.97%) Databricks
3 39 (5.64%) Google
4 34 (4.91%) SAP
5 31 (4.48%) Oracle
6 22 (3.18%) Salesforce
7 20 (2.89%) Adobe
8 13 (1.88%) Informatica
9 12 (1.73%) Alteryx
10 8 (1.16%) Talend
11 7 (1.01%) Intapp
12 6 (0.87%) HighQ
12 6 (0.87%) HubSpot
12 6 (0.87%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
13 5 (0.72%) iManage
13 5 (0.72%) YouTube
14 4 (0.58%) dotdigital
14 4 (0.58%) Hyperion
14 4 (0.58%) Nintex
14 4 (0.58%) Workday