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

6 months to
19 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 89 80 76
Rank change year-on-year -9 -4 -8
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 685 706 898
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.99% 4.28% 3.63%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 21.84% 23.66% 17.76%
Number of salaries quoted 532 515 737
10th Percentile £38,752 £37,000 £37,975
25th Percentile £42,501 £41,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +13.64%
75th Percentile £81,375 £70,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £93,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £59,500
% change year-on-year - -7.56% +8.18%

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 3,136 2,984 5,055
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 13.70% 18.10% 20.42%
Number of salaries quoted 2,515 2,042 3,867
10th Percentile £36,350 £35,854 £38,000
25th Percentile £45,750 £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 £92,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £115,000 £122,861
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - - -4.76%

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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 19 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 86 (12.55%) SharePoint
2 6 (0.88%) Apache Spark
3 5 (0.73%) Apache
3 5 (0.73%) Apache Airflow
3 5 (0.73%) ArcGIS
4 4 (0.58%) Oracle Workflow
4 4 (0.58%) SAS
5 3 (0.44%) Confluence
5 3 (0.44%) MS Project Server
6 2 (0.29%) Oracle Application Server
6 2 (0.29%) WordPress
7 1 (0.15%) CMS
7 1 (0.15%) Umbraco
Applications
1 173 (25.26%) Microsoft Excel
2 26 (3.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 24 (3.50%) Microsoft Office
4 18 (2.63%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (0.73%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.44%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.29%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.15%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 21 (3.07%) Dynamics CRM
2 13 (1.90%) NetSuite
3 12 (1.75%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 5 (0.73%) SAP ERP
4 5 (0.73%) Visualfiles
5 4 (0.58%) Dynamics NAV
6 3 (0.44%) Carpe Diem
6 3 (0.44%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.15%) Dynamics GP
7 1 (0.15%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.15%) Raiser’s Edge
7 1 (0.15%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 1 (0.15%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 685 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 234 (34.16%) Azure
3 107 (15.62%) Power Automate
4 95 (13.87%) PowerApps
5 71 (10.36%) Microsoft 365
6 69 (10.07%) Dynamics 365
7 61 (8.91%) Azure Data Factory
8 44 (6.42%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 42 (6.13%) AWS
10 40 (5.84%) Azure DevOps
11 35 (5.11%) Azure Logic Apps
12 34 (4.96%) GCP
13 33 (4.82%) Google Analytics
14 31 (4.53%) Microsoft Purview
15 30 (4.38%) SaaS
16 29 (4.23%) OneDrive
17 28 (4.09%) Snowflake
18 19 (2.77%) Adobe Creative Cloud
19 12 (1.75%) dbt
20 10 (1.46%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 13 (1.90%) Broadband
2 5 (0.73%) SMS
3 3 (0.44%) Firewall
3 3 (0.44%) NAS
3 3 (0.44%) VoIP
3 3 (0.44%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.15%) Intranet
4 1 (0.15%) Modbus
4 1 (0.15%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 128 (18.69%) Tableau
2 62 (9.05%) Data Warehouse
3 57 (8.32%) SQL Server
4 47 (6.86%) Data Lake
5 44 (6.42%) Azure SQL Database
6 43 (6.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 38 (5.55%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 36 (5.26%) Looker
9 34 (4.96%) Power Query
10 25 (3.65%) Relational Database
11 21 (3.07%) Metadata
11 21 (3.07%) Star Schema
12 20 (2.92%) Big Data
13 19 (2.77%) BigQuery
14 18 (2.63%) Semantic Layer
15 13 (1.90%) SAP BW
15 13 (1.90%) SQL Server Analysis Services
16 12 (1.75%) Delta Lake
16 12 (1.75%) NoSQL
16 12 (1.75%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 19 (2.77%) Git
2 16 (2.34%) JIRA
3 10 (1.46%) Visual Studio
4 5 (0.73%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 2 (0.29%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.15%) Browser DevTools
6 1 (0.15%) ER Studio
6 1 (0.15%) ERwin
6 1 (0.15%) Toad
General
1 300 (43.80%) Social Skills
2 215 (31.39%) Analytical Skills
3 206 (30.07%) Finance
4 75 (10.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 59 (8.61%) Public Sector
6 54 (7.88%) Law
6 54 (7.88%) Marketing
7 53 (7.74%) Legal
8 43 (6.28%) Organisational Skills
9 39 (5.69%) Retail
10 16 (2.34%) Manufacturing
11 15 (2.19%) Billing
12 14 (2.04%) Documentation Skills
12 14 (2.04%) Presentation Skills
13 12 (1.75%) Banking
14 11 (1.61%) Influencing Skills
15 10 (1.46%) Legal Technology
16 8 (1.17%) Automotive
17 7 (1.02%) Social Housing
18 5 (0.73%) Aeronautics
Job Titles
1 186 (27.15%) Analyst
2 112 (16.35%) Senior
3 95 (13.87%) Developer
4 73 (10.66%) Data Engineer
5 68 (9.93%) Data Analyst
6 58 (8.47%) Lead
7 34 (4.96%) Data Manager
8 31 (4.53%) Applications Support
8 31 (4.53%) Business Analyst
8 31 (4.53%) Consultant
9 30 (4.38%) Architect
10 29 (4.23%) Senior Analyst
11 26 (3.80%) Applications Manager
12 25 (3.65%) Power Platform Developer
13 24 (3.50%) Business Intelligence Analyst
13 24 (3.50%) Senior Developer
14 23 (3.36%) Data Architect
15 21 (3.07%) Business Intelligence Developer
16 19 (2.77%) Senior Consultant
17 18 (2.63%) Financial Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (6.28%) .NET
2 38 (5.55%) HTML
3 31 (4.53%) CSS
4 30 (4.38%) HTML5 Canvas
5 29 (4.23%) PySpark
6 24 (3.50%) JSON
7 20 (2.92%) .NET Core
7 20 (2.92%) Microsoft Graph
8 19 (2.77%) SPFx
9 12 (1.75%) Oracle Fusion
10 9 (1.31%) React
11 8 (1.17%) REST
12 7 (1.02%) Kafka
13 5 (0.73%) ASP.NET
13 5 (0.73%) ODBC
13 5 (0.73%) Web Services
13 5 (0.73%) XML
14 4 (0.58%) Middleware
15 3 (0.44%) ADO
15 3 (0.44%) Regular Expression
Miscellaneous
1 55 (8.03%) Management Information System
2 28 (4.09%) Product Ownership
3 26 (3.80%) Data Structures
4 15 (2.19%) Cloud Native
5 14 (2.04%) Analytical Mindset
5 14 (2.04%) Social Media
6 13 (1.90%) Self-Motivation
7 12 (1.75%) Enterprise Software
7 12 (1.75%) Onboarding
8 8 (1.17%) Housing Association
8 8 (1.17%) Low-Code
9 7 (1.02%) AI Agents
9 7 (1.02%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 6 (0.88%) Cyberattack
10 6 (0.88%) Greenfield Project
10 6 (0.88%) Legacy Systems
10 6 (0.88%) Replication
11 5 (0.73%) Driving Licence
11 5 (0.73%) Educational Technology
11 5 (0.73%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 10 (1.46%) Windows
2 8 (1.17%) Linux
3 5 (0.73%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.44%) Unix
4 3 (0.44%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.29%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.15%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 633 (92.41%) Business Intelligence
2 274 (40.00%) Analytics
3 186 (27.15%) Decision-Making
4 183 (26.72%) Problem-Solving
5 163 (23.80%) Data Modelling
6 157 (22.92%) Continuous Improvement
7 136 (19.85%) AI
8 131 (19.12%) Visualisation
9 121 (17.66%) Agile
10 116 (16.93%) Actionable Insight
11 108 (15.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 105 (15.33%) Stakeholder Management
13 103 (15.04%) Data Governance
14 101 (14.74%) ETL
15 94 (13.72%) Project Management
16 91 (13.28%) Data Visualisation
17 89 (12.99%) Data Engineering
18 78 (11.39%) Dashboard Development
18 78 (11.39%) Data Analysis
19 74 (10.80%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 350 (51.09%) SQL
2 125 (18.25%) Python
3 64 (9.34%) C#
4 55 (8.03%) JavaScript
5 50 (7.30%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 32 (4.67%) PowerShell
7 21 (3.07%) T-SQL
8 20 (2.92%) TypeScript
8 20 (2.92%) VBA
9 13 (1.90%) R
10 9 (1.31%) Kusto Query Language
11 7 (1.02%) Scala
11 7 (1.02%) VB
12 3 (0.44%) PL/SQL
12 3 (0.44%) VBScript
13 2 (0.29%) Bicep
13 2 (0.29%) Formula Language
13 2 (0.29%) PHP
13 2 (0.29%) X++
14 1 (0.15%) Google Apps Script
Qualifications
1 92 (13.43%) Degree
2 60 (8.76%) Security Cleared
3 54 (7.88%) SC Cleared
4 23 (3.36%) ACCA
5 19 (2.77%) CIMA
6 16 (2.34%) DBS Check
6 16 (2.34%) Microsoft Certification
7 12 (1.75%) Computer Science Degree
8 10 (1.46%) Master's Degree
9 8 (1.17%) AAT
10 7 (1.02%) Azure Certification
10 7 (1.02%) PMI Certification
11 6 (0.88%) BPSS Clearance
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%) Numerate Degree
13 2 (0.29%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 136 (19.85%) Data Quality
2 68 (9.93%) GDPR
3 35 (5.11%) Accessibility
3 35 (5.11%) SLA
4 34 (4.96%) QA
5 17 (2.48%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 17 (2.48%) PMO
6 13 (1.90%) Actionable Recommendations
6 13 (1.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 6 (0.88%) NIST
7 6 (0.88%) PERC
8 5 (0.73%) ISO 9001
9 4 (0.58%) GAAP
9 4 (0.58%) IFRS
9 4 (0.58%) NIST 800
10 2 (0.29%) GRC
10 2 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 1 (0.15%) HIPAA
System Software
1 7 (1.02%) Docker
2 6 (0.88%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (0.44%) BitLocker
3 3 (0.44%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 12 (1.75%) Terraform
2 4 (0.58%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.44%) SCCM
4 1 (0.15%) Ansible
4 1 (0.15%) MOM
4 1 (0.15%) SQL Sentry
4 1 (0.15%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 269 (39.27%) Microsoft
2 70 (10.22%) Databricks
3 39 (5.69%) Google
4 34 (4.96%) SAP
5 33 (4.82%) Oracle
6 22 (3.21%) Adobe
6 22 (3.21%) Salesforce
7 14 (2.04%) Alteryx
8 10 (1.46%) Informatica
9 7 (1.02%) Intapp
10 6 (0.88%) HubSpot
10 6 (0.88%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
10 6 (0.88%) VMware
11 5 (0.73%) HighQ
11 5 (0.73%) iManage
11 5 (0.73%) Talend
12 4 (0.58%) dotdigital
12 4 (0.58%) Hyperion
12 4 (0.58%) ServiceNow
12 4 (0.58%) Workday