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

6 months to
26 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 86 83 59
Rank change year-on-year -3 -24 +10
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 661 714 1,113
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.03% 4.33% 4.07%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 21.70% 22.42% 19.68%
Number of salaries quoted 511 519 941
10th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £38,750
25th Percentile £43,125 £42,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £58,119
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -5.37% +5.67%
75th Percentile £80,000 £70,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £92,500 £92,750 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,790 £57,500
% change year-on-year -1.42% -2.97% +4.55%

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 3,046 3,185 5,656
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 13.95% 19.32% 20.66%
Number of salaries quoted 2,450 2,135 4,556
10th Percentile £36,475 £36,011 £37,900
25th Percentile £45,236 £46,586 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £63,091 £61,206
Median % change year-on-year -4.90% +3.08% -2.07%
75th Percentile £78,438 £82,751 £86,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £115,000 £122,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £61,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% -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 26 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 78 (11.80%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.21%) Apache Airflow
3 6 (0.91%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (0.76%) Apache Spark
5 4 (0.61%) ArcGIS
5 4 (0.61%) Oracle Workflow
5 4 (0.61%) SAS
6 3 (0.45%) Apache
6 3 (0.45%) CMS
7 2 (0.30%) Confluence
7 2 (0.30%) Drupal
8 1 (0.15%) Oracle Application Server
8 1 (0.15%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.15%) WordPress
Applications
1 170 (25.72%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (4.08%) Microsoft Office
3 25 (3.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 17 (2.57%) Microsoft Project
5 7 (1.06%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (0.76%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.30%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 20 (3.03%) Dynamics CRM
2 13 (1.97%) NetSuite
3 12 (1.82%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 5 (0.76%) SAP ERP
5 4 (0.61%) Dynamics NAV
5 4 (0.61%) Visualfiles
6 3 (0.45%) Carpe Diem
6 3 (0.45%) 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%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 661 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 232 (35.10%) Azure
3 105 (15.89%) Power Automate
4 88 (13.31%) PowerApps
5 80 (12.10%) Microsoft 365
6 61 (9.23%) Dynamics 365
7 60 (9.08%) Azure Data Factory
8 43 (6.51%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 37 (5.60%) Azure Logic Apps
10 34 (5.14%) SaaS
11 33 (4.99%) Azure DevOps
12 31 (4.69%) Google Analytics
12 31 (4.69%) Microsoft Purview
12 31 (4.69%) OneDrive
13 29 (4.39%) AWS
14 26 (3.93%) GCP
14 26 (3.93%) Snowflake
15 19 (2.87%) Adobe Creative Cloud
16 12 (1.82%) dbt
16 12 (1.82%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 13 (1.97%) Broadband
2 4 (0.61%) SMS
3 3 (0.45%) Firewall
3 3 (0.45%) NAS
3 3 (0.45%) VoIP
3 3 (0.45%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.15%) Intranet
4 1 (0.15%) Modbus
4 1 (0.15%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 125 (18.91%) Tableau
2 65 (9.83%) SQL Server
3 55 (8.32%) Data Warehouse
4 47 (7.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 41 (6.20%) Data Lake
6 40 (6.05%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 38 (5.75%) Azure SQL Database
8 32 (4.84%) Power Query
9 28 (4.24%) Looker
10 27 (4.08%) Big Data
11 25 (3.78%) Relational Database
12 19 (2.87%) BigQuery
13 18 (2.72%) PostgreSQL
14 17 (2.57%) Metadata
14 17 (2.57%) MySQL
14 17 (2.57%) Semantic Layer
14 17 (2.57%) Star Schema
15 13 (1.97%) SAP BW
16 11 (1.66%) NoSQL
16 11 (1.66%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 14 (2.12%) Git
2 13 (1.97%) JIRA
3 10 (1.51%) Visual Studio
4 8 (1.21%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 2 (0.30%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.15%) Browser DevTools
6 1 (0.15%) Postman
6 1 (0.15%) Toad
General
1 286 (43.27%) Social Skills
2 207 (31.32%) Analytical Skills
3 188 (28.44%) Finance
4 74 (11.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 60 (9.08%) Public Sector
6 50 (7.56%) Law
7 48 (7.26%) Legal
8 46 (6.96%) Marketing
9 36 (5.45%) Retail
10 34 (5.14%) Organisational Skills
11 15 (2.27%) Documentation Skills
12 12 (1.82%) Manufacturing
13 11 (1.66%) Banking
13 11 (1.66%) Billing
14 9 (1.36%) Presentation Skills
15 8 (1.21%) Automotive
15 8 (1.21%) Social Housing
16 7 (1.06%) Legal Technology
17 6 (0.91%) General Ledger
17 6 (0.91%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 189 (28.59%) Analyst
2 111 (16.79%) Senior
3 94 (14.22%) Developer
4 70 (10.59%) Data Engineer
5 69 (10.44%) Data Analyst
6 56 (8.47%) Lead
7 35 (5.30%) Data Manager
8 30 (4.54%) Applications Support
9 27 (4.08%) Applications Manager
9 27 (4.08%) Business Intelligence Analyst
9 27 (4.08%) Consultant
9 27 (4.08%) Senior Analyst
10 26 (3.93%) Senior Developer
11 25 (3.78%) Architect
11 25 (3.78%) Business Analyst
12 24 (3.63%) Power Platform Developer
13 23 (3.48%) Big Data Engineer
13 23 (3.48%) DataOps Engineer
13 23 (3.48%) DataOps Leader
13 23 (3.48%) Lead Big Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (6.35%) .NET
2 41 (6.20%) HTML
3 35 (5.30%) CSS
4 33 (4.99%) HTML5 Canvas
5 29 (4.39%) JSON
6 26 (3.93%) PySpark
7 20 (3.03%) .NET Core
7 20 (3.03%) Microsoft Graph
8 19 (2.87%) SPFx
9 12 (1.82%) Oracle Fusion
10 11 (1.66%) XML
11 8 (1.21%) React
11 8 (1.21%) REST
12 6 (0.91%) Kafka
13 5 (0.76%) ASP.NET
13 5 (0.76%) Web Services
14 4 (0.61%) Middleware
15 3 (0.45%) ADO
15 3 (0.45%) ODBC
15 3 (0.45%) Regular Expression
Miscellaneous
1 58 (8.77%) Management Information System
2 39 (5.90%) Data Structures
3 24 (3.63%) Product Ownership
4 17 (2.57%) Onboarding
5 16 (2.42%) Analytical Mindset
6 14 (2.12%) Self-Motivation
6 14 (2.12%) Social Media
7 13 (1.97%) Cloud Native
8 8 (1.21%) Greenfield Project
9 7 (1.06%) Enterprise Software
9 7 (1.06%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 6 (0.91%) AI Agents
10 6 (0.91%) Cyberattack
10 6 (0.91%) Legacy Systems
10 6 (0.91%) Low-Code
11 5 (0.76%) Data Fabric
11 5 (0.76%) Driving Licence
11 5 (0.76%) Life Science
11 5 (0.76%) Mobile App
11 5 (0.76%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 8 (1.21%) Linux
2 7 (1.06%) Windows
3 4 (0.61%) Unix
3 4 (0.61%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.45%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.30%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.15%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 605 (91.53%) Business Intelligence
2 245 (37.07%) Analytics
3 174 (26.32%) Decision-Making
4 162 (24.51%) Problem-Solving
5 152 (23.00%) Data Modelling
6 138 (20.88%) Continuous Improvement
7 128 (19.36%) Visualisation
8 113 (17.10%) AI
9 110 (16.64%) Actionable Insight
10 98 (14.83%) Agile
10 98 (14.83%) Data Governance
10 98 (14.83%) Project Management
11 95 (14.37%) ETL
12 94 (14.22%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 90 (13.62%) Data Visualisation
14 80 (12.10%) CRM
15 78 (11.80%) Data Engineering
16 75 (11.35%) Stakeholder Management
17 73 (11.04%) Data Analysis
18 72 (10.89%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 333 (50.38%) SQL
2 117 (17.70%) Python
3 61 (9.23%) C#
4 56 (8.47%) JavaScript
5 48 (7.26%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 39 (5.90%) PowerShell
7 27 (4.08%) T-SQL
8 22 (3.33%) VBA
9 19 (2.87%) TypeScript
10 16 (2.42%) R
11 10 (1.51%) Kusto Query Language
12 7 (1.06%) VB
13 6 (0.91%) Scala
14 4 (0.61%) VBScript
15 3 (0.45%) PL/SQL
16 2 (0.30%) Bicep
16 2 (0.30%) Formula Language
16 2 (0.30%) X++
17 1 (0.15%) C
17 1 (0.15%) Google Apps Script
Qualifications
1 102 (15.43%) Degree
2 53 (8.02%) Security Cleared
3 46 (6.96%) SC Cleared
4 30 (4.54%) ACCA
5 26 (3.93%) CIMA
6 20 (3.03%) DBS Check
7 18 (2.72%) Microsoft Certification
8 16 (2.42%) Computer Science Degree
9 13 (1.97%) AAT
10 9 (1.36%) Master's Degree
11 7 (1.06%) Azure Certification
12 6 (0.91%) BPSS Clearance
13 5 (0.76%) PMI Certification
14 4 (0.61%) ISEB
14 4 (0.61%) PMP
15 2 (0.30%) CompTIA CySA+
15 2 (0.30%) CompTIA Security+
15 2 (0.30%) Numerate Degree
15 2 (0.30%) SSCP
16 1 (0.15%) SnowPro
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 128 (19.36%) Data Quality
2 63 (9.53%) GDPR
3 38 (5.75%) SLA
4 34 (5.14%) QA
5 30 (4.54%) Accessibility
6 18 (2.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 14 (2.12%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 14 (2.12%) PMO
8 13 (1.97%) Actionable Recommendations
9 6 (0.91%) NIST
10 5 (0.76%) IFRS
10 5 (0.76%) ISO 9001
10 5 (0.76%) PERC
11 4 (0.61%) GAAP
11 4 (0.61%) NIST 800
12 2 (0.30%) GRC
12 2 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 1 (0.15%) IFRS 17
System Software
1 7 (1.06%) VMware Infrastructure
2 6 (0.91%) Active Directory
3 5 (0.76%) Docker
4 3 (0.45%) BitLocker
4 3 (0.45%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 11 (1.66%) Terraform
2 4 (0.61%) SCCM
3 3 (0.45%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.15%) Ansible
4 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.15%) MOM
4 1 (0.15%) SQL Sentry
4 1 (0.15%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 259 (39.18%) Microsoft
2 66 (9.98%) Databricks
3 37 (5.60%) Google
4 35 (5.30%) Oracle
5 29 (4.39%) SAP
6 23 (3.48%) Adobe
6 23 (3.48%) Salesforce
7 17 (2.57%) Alteryx
8 10 (1.51%) Informatica
9 7 (1.06%) HubSpot
9 7 (1.06%) VMware
10 6 (0.91%) Intapp
11 5 (0.76%) ESRI
11 5 (0.76%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
11 5 (0.76%) ServiceNow
12 4 (0.61%) Hyperion
12 4 (0.61%) IBM
12 4 (0.61%) iManage
12 4 (0.61%) JD Edwards
12 4 (0.61%) Talend