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

6 months to
30 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 79 65 56
Rank change year-on-year -14 -9 +17
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 547 603 1,509
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.02% 4.48% 4.64%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 23.78% 18.50% 20.88%
Number of salaries quoted 414 421 1,310
10th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £42,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.55% -
75th Percentile £77,188 £71,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £87,500 £84,964
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £54,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +6.48% -1.82%

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 2,300 3,260 7,226
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 12.70% 24.21% 22.23%
Number of salaries quoted 1,736 2,405 6,222
10th Percentile £36,250 £37,500 £37,101
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 £82,500 £90,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £122,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -11.54%

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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 30 April 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 73 (13.35%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.65%) Apache Airflow
3 8 (1.46%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (1.46%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 7 (1.28%) Apache Spark
5 5 (0.91%) CMS
6 4 (0.73%) SAS
6 4 (0.73%) Umbraco
7 3 (0.55%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.55%) Confluence
7 3 (0.55%) Drupal
8 2 (0.37%) Apache
8 2 (0.37%) Moodle
Applications
1 148 (27.06%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (3.84%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (2.38%) Microsoft Project
4 10 (1.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (1.28%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (0.91%) MS Visio
7 3 (0.55%) Trello
Business Applications
1 17 (3.11%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (2.19%) NetSuite
2 12 (2.19%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 8 (1.46%) Oracle ERP
4 6 (1.10%) NEC Housing
5 5 (0.91%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.55%) ResourceLink
7 2 (0.37%) SAP HR
8 1 (0.18%) Dynamics NAV
8 1 (0.18%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.18%) Raiser’s Edge
8 1 (0.18%) SAP Business One
8 1 (0.18%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 547 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 230 (42.05%) Azure
3 97 (17.73%) Power Automate
4 71 (12.98%) Microsoft 365
5 70 (12.80%) PowerApps
6 68 (12.43%) Azure Data Factory
7 50 (9.14%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 44 (8.04%) Dynamics 365
9 30 (5.48%) Azure DevOps
10 29 (5.30%) Azure Logic Apps
11 25 (4.57%) SaaS
12 24 (4.39%) OneDrive
13 23 (4.20%) Google Analytics
13 23 (4.20%) Snowflake
14 20 (3.66%) GCP
15 19 (3.47%) Adobe Creative Cloud
16 18 (3.29%) AWS
17 16 (2.93%) GitHub
18 13 (2.38%) dbt
19 12 (2.19%) GitHub Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.19%) Broadband
2 4 (0.73%) Firewall
3 3 (0.55%) Modbus
3 3 (0.55%) MQTT
3 3 (0.55%) NAS
3 3 (0.55%) VoIP
3 3 (0.55%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (0.37%) Intranet
4 2 (0.37%) WAN
5 1 (0.18%) ADSL
5 1 (0.18%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 112 (20.48%) Tableau
2 55 (10.05%) SQL Server
3 38 (6.95%) Azure SQL Database
4 37 (6.76%) Power Query
5 36 (6.58%) Data Warehouse
6 32 (5.85%) Big Data
6 32 (5.85%) Data Lake
7 24 (4.39%) Looker
7 24 (4.39%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 23 (4.20%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 14 (2.56%) MySQL
10 13 (2.38%) SAP BW
11 12 (2.19%) BigQuery
11 12 (2.19%) PostgreSQL
12 9 (1.65%) Relational Database
12 9 (1.65%) Star Schema
13 8 (1.46%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
13 8 (1.46%) Metadata
13 8 (1.46%) PowerPivot
14 5 (0.91%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 21 (3.84%) Git
2 17 (3.11%) JIRA
3 11 (2.01%) Jenkins
4 8 (1.46%) Oracle Forms
5 5 (0.91%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 3 (0.55%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.18%) Oracle APEX
7 1 (0.18%) Postman
7 1 (0.18%) Team Foundation Server
7 1 (0.18%) Toad
General
1 229 (41.86%) Social Skills
2 169 (30.90%) Analytical Skills
3 160 (29.25%) Finance
4 54 (9.87%) Public Sector
5 44 (8.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 33 (6.03%) Marketing
7 29 (5.30%) Retail
8 28 (5.12%) Legal
9 23 (4.20%) Law
10 19 (3.47%) Organisational Skills
11 12 (2.19%) Automotive
11 12 (2.19%) Presentation Skills
12 10 (1.83%) Publishing
13 9 (1.65%) Banking
13 9 (1.65%) Manufacturing
14 8 (1.46%) Documentation Skills
15 6 (1.10%) Investment Banking
15 6 (1.10%) Telecoms
16 5 (0.91%) Advertising
16 5 (0.91%) Aeronautics
Job Titles
1 179 (32.72%) Analyst
2 88 (16.09%) Senior
3 72 (13.16%) Developer
4 66 (12.07%) Data Analyst
5 57 (10.42%) Lead
6 37 (6.76%) Data Engineer
7 30 (5.48%) Big Data Engineer
7 30 (5.48%) DataOps Engineer
7 30 (5.48%) DataOps Leader
7 30 (5.48%) Lead Big Data Engineer
8 28 (5.12%) Consultant
8 28 (5.12%) Senior Developer
9 26 (4.75%) Senior Analyst
10 24 (4.39%) Applications Manager
10 24 (4.39%) Applications Support
11 23 (4.20%) IT Support
12 22 (4.02%) Business Analyst
12 22 (4.02%) Business Intelligence Developer
12 22 (4.02%) Power Platform Developer
13 21 (3.84%) Operations Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (6.95%) .NET
2 37 (6.76%) HTML5 Canvas
3 34 (6.22%) HTML
4 33 (6.03%) CSS
4 33 (6.03%) JSON
5 22 (4.02%) .NET Core
6 19 (3.47%) Microsoft Graph
6 19 (3.47%) SPFx
7 17 (3.11%) PySpark
8 13 (2.38%) XML
9 12 (2.19%) Oracle Fusion
10 9 (1.65%) RESTful
11 8 (1.46%) OAuth
11 8 (1.46%) OAuth2
11 8 (1.46%) SAML
12 6 (1.10%) Kafka
13 5 (0.91%) React
14 4 (0.73%) ASP.NET
14 4 (0.73%) EDI
15 3 (0.55%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 44 (8.04%) Data Structures
2 43 (7.86%) Management Information System
3 21 (3.84%) Cloud Native
4 18 (3.29%) Onboarding
5 16 (2.93%) Enterprise Software
6 15 (2.74%) Self-Motivation
6 15 (2.74%) Social Media
7 11 (2.01%) FMCG
7 11 (2.01%) Low-Code
8 10 (1.83%) Analytical Mindset
8 10 (1.83%) Greenfield Project
9 9 (1.65%) Algorithms
9 9 (1.65%) Product Ownership
10 5 (0.91%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (0.91%) Life Science
10 5 (0.91%) Mobile App
10 5 (0.91%) Replication
11 4 (0.73%) Cyber Defence
11 4 (0.73%) Reinsurance
11 4 (0.73%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 6 (1.10%) Windows
2 5 (0.91%) Linux
2 5 (0.91%) Unix
3 4 (0.73%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.55%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.37%) VMS
6 1 (0.18%) Android
6 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 500 (91.41%) Business Intelligence
2 163 (29.80%) Analytics
3 144 (26.33%) Decision-Making
4 120 (21.94%) Visualisation
5 113 (20.66%) Data Modelling
6 102 (18.65%) Continuous Improvement
6 102 (18.65%) Problem-Solving
7 85 (15.54%) Data Visualisation
8 83 (15.17%) ETL
9 82 (14.99%) Actionable Insight
10 80 (14.63%) Agile
11 78 (14.26%) Data Analysis
12 75 (13.71%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 73 (13.35%) Project Management
14 72 (13.16%) CI/CD
15 65 (11.88%) AI
16 64 (11.70%) CRM
17 62 (11.33%) Machine Learning
18 61 (11.15%) Data Management
19 58 (10.60%) Data Engineering
Programming Languages
1 263 (48.08%) SQL
2 131 (23.95%) Python
3 53 (9.69%) C#
4 45 (8.23%) JavaScript
5 41 (7.50%) PowerShell
6 34 (6.22%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 23 (4.20%) T-SQL
8 21 (3.84%) R
8 21 (3.84%) TypeScript
9 18 (3.29%) VBA
10 10 (1.83%) Java
11 9 (1.65%) PL/SQL
12 8 (1.46%) Shell Script
13 7 (1.28%) Kusto Query Language
14 5 (0.91%) Scala
14 5 (0.91%) VB
14 5 (0.91%) VBScript
15 2 (0.37%) Bicep
15 2 (0.37%) Ruby
16 1 (0.18%) C
Qualifications
1 85 (15.54%) Degree
2 41 (7.50%) Security Cleared
3 35 (6.40%) ACCA
3 35 (6.40%) CIMA
4 30 (5.48%) SC Cleared
5 23 (4.20%) Microsoft Certification
6 19 (3.47%) DBS Check
7 17 (3.11%) Computer Science Degree
8 14 (2.56%) AAT
9 8 (1.46%) Azure Certification
10 6 (1.10%) Master's Degree
11 5 (0.91%) PMI Certification
11 5 (0.91%) PMP
12 4 (0.73%) CIPFA
13 3 (0.55%) CIPD
13 3 (0.55%) DV Cleared
14 2 (0.37%) BPSS Clearance
14 2 (0.37%) ISACA
14 2 (0.37%) ISEB
14 2 (0.37%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 84 (15.36%) Data Quality
2 41 (7.50%) SLA
3 32 (5.85%) GDPR
4 16 (2.93%) QA
5 15 (2.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 14 (2.56%) PMO
7 11 (2.01%) Actionable Recommendations
8 9 (1.65%) Accessibility
9 5 (0.91%) NIST
10 4 (0.73%) IFRS
10 4 (0.73%) NIST 800
11 3 (0.55%) GAAP
12 2 (0.37%) GRC
12 2 (0.37%) WCAG
13 1 (0.18%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 1 (0.18%) IFRS 17
13 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 8 (1.46%) Active Directory
1 8 (1.46%) VMware Infrastructure
2 7 (1.28%) Docker
3 3 (0.55%) BitLocker
3 3 (0.55%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 10 (1.83%) Terraform
2 8 (1.46%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (0.91%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.91%) SCCM
4 4 (0.73%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.37%) Argo
6 1 (0.18%) Control-M
6 1 (0.18%) SQL Sentry
Vendors
1 199 (36.38%) Microsoft
2 65 (11.88%) Databricks
3 36 (6.58%) Oracle
4 29 (5.30%) SAP
5 27 (4.94%) Google
6 24 (4.39%) Adobe
7 18 (3.29%) Salesforce
8 17 (3.11%) Informatica
9 12 (2.19%) Alteryx
10 8 (1.46%) Northgate
10 8 (1.46%) VMware
11 7 (1.28%) Hotjar
12 5 (0.91%) ESRI
12 5 (0.91%) IBM
12 5 (0.91%) Snow
13 4 (0.73%) HubSpot
13 4 (0.73%) JD Edwards
13 4 (0.73%) ServiceNow
14 3 (0.55%) Barracuda Networks
14 3 (0.55%) Sophos