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

6 months to
16 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 71 81 55
Rank change year-on-year +10 -26 +17
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 562 632 1,410
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.47% 4.04% 5.08%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 26.30% 15.46% 20.78%
Number of salaries quoted 378 357 1,235
10th Percentile £35,750 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £58,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.48% +5.45% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £73,886 £66,875
90th Percentile £89,125 £88,000 £83,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% -6.25%

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 2,137 4,088 6,787
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 13.18% 26.15% 24.46%
Number of salaries quoted 1,547 2,427 5,791
10th Percentile £37,500 £40,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £46,177 £50,718 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £67,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% +17.39% -8.00%
75th Percentile £81,250 £93,750 £73,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £118,750 £91,934
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +13.04% -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 February 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 52 (9.25%) SharePoint
2 16 (2.85%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 15 (2.67%) Confluence
4 9 (1.60%) Microsoft Exchange
4 9 (1.60%) SAS
5 7 (1.25%) Apache Airflow
6 5 (0.89%) Apache Spark
6 5 (0.89%) CMS
7 4 (0.71%) Umbraco
8 3 (0.53%) Drupal
9 2 (0.36%) Moodle
10 1 (0.18%) Jupyter
Applications
1 194 (34.52%) Microsoft Excel
2 29 (5.16%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (2.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.42%) Spreadsheet
4 8 (1.42%) Trello
5 6 (1.07%) Microsoft Project
5 6 (1.07%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 21 (3.74%) Dynamics CRM
2 16 (2.85%) Oracle ERP
3 12 (2.14%) NetSuite
4 8 (1.42%) Visualfiles
5 6 (1.07%) NEC Housing
6 3 (0.53%) ResourceLink
7 2 (0.36%) SAP Business One
7 2 (0.36%) SAP HR
8 1 (0.18%) Dynamics GP
8 1 (0.18%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.18%) Pegasus Opera
8 1 (0.18%) Primavera
8 1 (0.18%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.18%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 562 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 251 (44.66%) Azure
3 81 (14.41%) Azure Data Factory
4 72 (12.81%) Power Automate
5 69 (12.28%) PowerApps
6 63 (11.21%) Microsoft 365
7 57 (10.14%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 49 (8.72%) Azure DevOps
9 47 (8.36%) Dynamics 365
10 37 (6.58%) Snowflake
11 33 (5.87%) GitHub
12 27 (4.80%) AWS
13 26 (4.63%) GCP
14 23 (4.09%) GitHub Copilot
15 19 (3.38%) Google Analytics
16 18 (3.20%) SaaS
17 17 (3.02%) OCI
18 15 (2.67%) dbt
19 14 (2.49%) Azure Logic Apps
20 13 (2.31%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.53%) Modbus
1 3 (0.53%) MQTT
2 2 (0.36%) Intranet
2 2 (0.36%) WAN
3 1 (0.18%) ADSL
3 1 (0.18%) Firewall
3 1 (0.18%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 135 (24.02%) Tableau
2 77 (13.70%) SQL Server
3 68 (12.10%) Data Warehouse
4 59 (10.50%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 42 (7.47%) Azure SQL Database
6 31 (5.52%) Data Lake
7 30 (5.34%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 28 (4.98%) Power Query
9 22 (3.91%) Looker
10 17 (3.02%) Metadata
11 16 (2.85%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
12 15 (2.67%) Big Data
12 15 (2.67%) MySQL
13 14 (2.49%) BigQuery
14 11 (1.96%) PostgreSQL
15 8 (1.42%) SAS EBI
15 8 (1.42%) SQL Server Analysis Services
16 7 (1.25%) Crystal Reports
16 7 (1.25%) Qlik Sense
16 7 (1.25%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 36 (6.41%) JIRA
2 28 (4.98%) Git
3 19 (3.38%) Jenkins
4 16 (2.85%) Oracle Forms
5 6 (1.07%) ERwin
6 4 (0.71%) ER Studio
6 4 (0.71%) PowerDesigner
6 4 (0.71%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 3 (0.53%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.18%) Oracle APEX
8 1 (0.18%) Postman
8 1 (0.18%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 228 (40.57%) Social Skills
2 227 (40.39%) Finance
3 200 (35.59%) Analytical Skills
4 52 (9.25%) Marketing
5 48 (8.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 46 (8.19%) Public Sector
7 30 (5.34%) Retail
8 26 (4.63%) Organisational Skills
9 25 (4.45%) Presentation Skills
10 23 (4.09%) Legal
10 23 (4.09%) Manufacturing
11 22 (3.91%) Law
12 18 (3.20%) Billing
13 13 (2.31%) Banking
14 12 (2.14%) Telecoms
15 11 (1.96%) Advertising
16 10 (1.78%) Publishing
17 6 (1.07%) Local Government
18 5 (0.89%) Influencing Skills
18 5 (0.89%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 201 (35.77%) Analyst
2 81 (14.41%) Senior
3 80 (14.23%) Developer
4 72 (12.81%) Data Analyst
5 53 (9.43%) Lead
6 33 (5.87%) Data Engineer
7 30 (5.34%) Business Intelligence Developer
8 28 (4.98%) Business Intelligence Analyst
9 27 (4.80%) Applications Engineer
9 27 (4.80%) Business Analyst
10 24 (4.27%) Commercial Analyst
10 24 (4.27%) Power Platform Developer
10 24 (4.27%) Support Analyst
11 23 (4.09%) Consultant
12 21 (3.74%) Data Scientist
12 21 (3.74%) Senior Analyst
13 19 (3.38%) Insight Analyst
14 18 (3.20%) Cloud Engineer
14 18 (3.20%) Senior Developer
15 16 (2.85%) Applications Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (3.74%) .NET
2 18 (3.20%) HTML5 Canvas
2 18 (3.20%) JSON
2 18 (3.20%) XML
3 17 (3.02%) RESTful
4 16 (2.85%) OAuth
4 16 (2.85%) OAuth2
4 16 (2.85%) SAML
5 11 (1.96%) HTML
6 10 (1.78%) CSS
7 9 (1.60%) Middleware
8 8 (1.42%) PySpark
9 7 (1.25%) EDI
10 5 (0.89%) .NET Core
11 4 (0.71%) AngularJS
11 4 (0.71%) Kafka
11 4 (0.71%) React
11 4 (0.71%) REST
11 4 (0.71%) Web Services
12 3 (0.53%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 41 (7.30%) Analytical Mindset
2 37 (6.58%) Management Information System
3 35 (6.23%) Cloud Native
4 30 (5.34%) Data Structures
5 29 (5.16%) Self-Motivation
6 21 (3.74%) Enterprise Software
6 21 (3.74%) Onboarding
6 21 (3.74%) Product Ownership
7 15 (2.67%) Low-Code
8 11 (1.96%) FMCG
9 10 (1.78%) Algorithms
9 10 (1.78%) Greenfield Project
10 8 (1.42%) Legacy Systems
11 6 (1.07%) Reinsurance
12 5 (0.89%) Credit Risk
12 5 (0.89%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 4 (0.71%) Market Risk
13 4 (0.71%) Social Media
14 3 (0.53%) IoT
14 3 (0.53%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 11 (1.96%) Windows
2 6 (1.07%) Linux
2 6 (1.07%) Unix
3 2 (0.36%) VMS
4 1 (0.18%) Android
4 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.18%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 522 (92.88%) Business Intelligence
2 221 (39.32%) Analytics
3 173 (30.78%) Decision-Making
4 168 (29.89%) Visualisation
5 144 (25.62%) Continuous Improvement
6 132 (23.49%) Problem-Solving
7 118 (21.00%) Agile
8 117 (20.82%) Data Analysis
9 108 (19.22%) Data Modelling
10 103 (18.33%) Data Visualisation
11 101 (17.97%) AI
12 89 (15.84%) Actionable Insight
13 87 (15.48%) ETL
14 75 (13.35%) DevOps
15 73 (12.99%) Data Engineering
16 70 (12.46%) CRM
17 69 (12.28%) Coaching
18 68 (12.10%) CI/CD
19 65 (11.57%) Data Management
20 64 (11.39%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 322 (57.30%) SQL
2 163 (29.00%) Python
3 48 (8.54%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 38 (6.76%) C#
5 31 (5.52%) JavaScript
6 28 (4.98%) R
7 23 (4.09%) PowerShell
8 22 (3.91%) T-SQL
9 20 (3.56%) Java
10 17 (3.02%) PL/SQL
11 16 (2.85%) Shell Script
12 13 (2.31%) VBA
13 8 (1.42%) Scala
14 3 (0.53%) Kusto Query Language
14 3 (0.53%) TypeScript
15 2 (0.36%) Ruby
15 2 (0.36%) VB
15 2 (0.36%) VBScript
16 1 (0.18%) Bicep
16 1 (0.18%) C
Qualifications
1 113 (20.11%) Degree
2 39 (6.94%) Security Cleared
3 37 (6.58%) ACCA
3 37 (6.58%) CIMA
4 34 (6.05%) Microsoft Certification
5 30 (5.34%) Computer Science Degree
5 30 (5.34%) SC Cleared
6 25 (4.45%) DBS Check
7 13 (2.31%) Azure Certification
8 12 (2.14%) Six Sigma Green Belt
9 11 (1.96%) Master's Degree
10 10 (1.78%) AAT
11 9 (1.60%) Numerate Degree
12 7 (1.25%) CISA
12 7 (1.25%) CISSP
13 6 (1.07%) DV Cleared
13 6 (1.07%) PMI Certification
13 6 (1.07%) PMP
14 4 (0.71%) CIPFA
15 3 (0.53%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 92 (16.37%) Data Quality
2 22 (3.91%) SLA
3 21 (3.74%) Actionable Recommendations
3 21 (3.74%) GDPR
4 20 (3.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 14 (2.49%) PMO
6 13 (2.31%) Accessibility
6 13 (2.31%) QA
7 5 (0.89%) GRC
8 4 (0.71%) NIST
9 3 (0.53%) COBIT
9 3 (0.53%) ITGC
10 2 (0.36%) WCAG
11 1 (0.18%) IFRS
11 1 (0.18%) IFRS 17
11 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 1 (0.18%) P3O
11 1 (0.18%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 9 (1.60%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.89%) Docker
3 2 (0.36%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.18%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 22 (3.91%) Terraform
2 19 (3.38%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (0.89%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.89%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (0.53%) SCCM
5 2 (0.36%) Argo
6 1 (0.18%) Control-M
Vendors
1 196 (34.88%) Microsoft
2 60 (10.68%) Databricks
3 36 (6.41%) Oracle
4 30 (5.34%) Google
5 25 (4.45%) Salesforce
6 21 (3.74%) Informatica
7 18 (3.20%) SAP
8 10 (1.78%) Alteryx
9 9 (1.60%) Northgate
10 6 (1.07%) IBM
11 5 (0.89%) Concur
11 5 (0.89%) Hotjar
11 5 (0.89%) Sage
11 5 (0.89%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
11 5 (0.89%) ServiceNow
12 4 (0.71%) Foundry
12 4 (0.71%) HubSpot
12 4 (0.71%) Talend
13 3 (0.53%) Anaplan
13 3 (0.53%) Civica