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

6 months to
25 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 78 68 57
Rank change year-on-year -10 -11 +19
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 553 588 1,494
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.28% 4.52% 4.88%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 25.43% 16.71% 20.92%
Number of salaries quoted 380 391 1,281
10th Percentile £35,750 £37,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,750 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.26% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £72,500 £66,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £59,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -2.54% +12.38% -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 2,175 3,518 7,142
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 12.89% 27.07% 23.34%
Number of salaries quoted 1,587 2,429 6,119
10th Percentile £37,500 £38,750 £37,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £50,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,496 £66,367 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.34% +15.42% -10.20%
75th Percentile £80,000 £92,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £118,750 £92,600
UK median annual salary £60,000 £64,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -6.25% +11.30% -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 25 March 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 60 (10.85%) SharePoint
2 10 (1.81%) Apache Airflow
3 9 (1.63%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (1.63%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 7 (1.27%) SAS
5 6 (1.08%) Apache Spark
5 6 (1.08%) Confluence
6 5 (0.90%) CMS
7 4 (0.72%) Umbraco
8 3 (0.54%) ArcGIS
8 3 (0.54%) Drupal
9 2 (0.36%) Moodle
10 1 (0.18%) Apache
10 1 (0.18%) Jupyter
Applications
1 175 (31.65%) Microsoft Excel
2 34 (6.15%) Microsoft Office
3 20 (3.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (2.35%) Microsoft Project
5 8 (1.45%) Trello
6 5 (0.90%) MS Visio
6 5 (0.90%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 21 (3.80%) Dynamics CRM
2 11 (1.99%) NetSuite
3 9 (1.63%) Oracle ERP
4 6 (1.08%) NEC Housing
5 3 (0.54%) ResourceLink
5 3 (0.54%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.36%) SAP HR
7 1 (0.18%) Dynamics GP
7 1 (0.18%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.18%) Primavera
7 1 (0.18%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.18%) SAP Business One
7 1 (0.18%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 553 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 245 (44.30%) Azure
3 86 (15.55%) Azure Data Factory
3 86 (15.55%) Power Automate
4 67 (12.12%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 64 (11.57%) Microsoft 365
5 64 (11.57%) PowerApps
6 47 (8.50%) Dynamics 365
7 37 (6.69%) Azure DevOps
8 30 (5.42%) Snowflake
9 26 (4.70%) GitHub
10 24 (4.34%) GCP
11 22 (3.98%) SaaS
12 21 (3.80%) AWS
13 20 (3.62%) Google Analytics
14 19 (3.44%) Azure Logic Apps
15 16 (2.89%) dbt
15 16 (2.89%) GitHub Copilot
16 13 (2.35%) Azure Machine Learning
16 13 (2.35%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.54%) Modbus
1 3 (0.54%) MQTT
2 2 (0.36%) Firewall
2 2 (0.36%) Intranet
2 2 (0.36%) WAN
3 1 (0.18%) ADSL
3 1 (0.18%) Internet
3 1 (0.18%) NAS
3 1 (0.18%) VoIP
3 1 (0.18%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 113 (20.43%) Tableau
2 77 (13.92%) SQL Server
3 54 (9.76%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 48 (8.68%) Data Warehouse
5 47 (8.50%) Azure SQL Database
6 35 (6.33%) Power Query
7 27 (4.88%) Big Data
8 26 (4.70%) Data Lake
8 26 (4.70%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 22 (3.98%) Looker
10 16 (2.89%) MySQL
11 14 (2.53%) Metadata
12 13 (2.35%) BigQuery
13 12 (2.17%) PostgreSQL
14 11 (1.99%) QlikView
15 9 (1.63%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
16 8 (1.45%) PowerPivot
16 8 (1.45%) SQL Server Analysis Services
17 7 (1.27%) Relational Database
18 6 (1.08%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 23 (4.16%) Git
2 19 (3.44%) JIRA
3 12 (2.17%) Jenkins
4 9 (1.63%) Oracle Forms
5 6 (1.08%) ERwin
6 4 (0.72%) ER Studio
6 4 (0.72%) PowerDesigner
6 4 (0.72%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 3 (0.54%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.18%) Oracle APEX
8 1 (0.18%) Postman
8 1 (0.18%) Team Foundation Server
8 1 (0.18%) Toad
General
1 231 (41.77%) Social Skills
2 202 (36.53%) Analytical Skills
3 193 (34.90%) Finance
4 49 (8.86%) Public Sector
5 45 (8.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 37 (6.69%) Marketing
7 31 (5.61%) Retail
8 26 (4.70%) Legal
9 25 (4.52%) Presentation Skills
10 23 (4.16%) Organisational Skills
11 21 (3.80%) Law
12 14 (2.53%) Banking
12 14 (2.53%) Billing
12 14 (2.53%) Manufacturing
13 12 (2.17%) Telecoms
14 10 (1.81%) Automotive
14 10 (1.81%) Publishing
15 6 (1.08%) Investment Banking
16 5 (0.90%) Advertising
16 5 (0.90%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 183 (33.09%) Analyst
2 85 (15.37%) Senior
3 74 (13.38%) Developer
4 69 (12.48%) Data Analyst
5 55 (9.95%) Lead
6 30 (5.42%) Data Engineer
7 28 (5.06%) Business Intelligence Developer
8 24 (4.34%) Commercial Analyst
9 23 (4.16%) Big Data Engineer
9 23 (4.16%) Business Intelligence Analyst
9 23 (4.16%) DataOps Engineer
9 23 (4.16%) DataOps Leader
9 23 (4.16%) Lead Big Data Engineer
10 22 (3.98%) Consultant
10 22 (3.98%) Power Platform Developer
11 21 (3.80%) Applications Engineer
11 21 (3.80%) Business Analyst
11 21 (3.80%) Data Scientist
11 21 (3.80%) Senior Analyst
11 21 (3.80%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (4.34%) .NET
1 24 (4.34%) HTML5 Canvas
2 22 (3.98%) JSON
3 16 (2.89%) HTML
4 15 (2.71%) CSS
4 15 (2.71%) XML
5 14 (2.53%) PySpark
6 10 (1.81%) .NET Core
6 10 (1.81%) RESTful
7 9 (1.63%) OAuth
7 9 (1.63%) OAuth2
7 9 (1.63%) SAML
8 7 (1.27%) EDI
9 6 (1.08%) Kafka
9 6 (1.08%) Microsoft Graph
9 6 (1.08%) SPFx
10 4 (0.72%) Middleware
10 4 (0.72%) REST
11 3 (0.54%) AngularJS
11 3 (0.54%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 45 (8.14%) Management Information System
2 34 (6.15%) Analytical Mindset
3 31 (5.61%) Data Structures
4 29 (5.24%) Cloud Native
5 28 (5.06%) Self-Motivation
6 17 (3.07%) Enterprise Software
6 17 (3.07%) Onboarding
7 16 (2.89%) Low-Code
8 12 (2.17%) Product Ownership
9 10 (1.81%) FMCG
9 10 (1.81%) Greenfield Project
10 9 (1.63%) Algorithms
10 9 (1.63%) Legacy Systems
11 6 (1.08%) Reinsurance
12 5 (0.90%) Life Science
12 5 (0.90%) Social Media
13 4 (0.72%) Credit Risk
13 4 (0.72%) Replication
14 3 (0.54%) Market Risk
14 3 (0.54%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 9 (1.63%) Windows
2 8 (1.45%) Linux
2 8 (1.45%) Unix
3 3 (0.54%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.36%) VMS
5 1 (0.18%) Android
5 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.18%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 514 (92.95%) Business Intelligence
2 200 (36.17%) Analytics
3 171 (30.92%) Decision-Making
4 162 (29.29%) Visualisation
5 134 (24.23%) Problem-Solving
6 127 (22.97%) Continuous Improvement
7 115 (20.80%) Data Analysis
8 108 (19.53%) Data Modelling
9 98 (17.72%) Data Visualisation
10 88 (15.91%) Agile
10 88 (15.91%) AI
11 84 (15.19%) Actionable Insight
11 84 (15.19%) ETL
12 72 (13.02%) CI/CD
12 72 (13.02%) CRM
13 65 (11.75%) Data Management
14 62 (11.21%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 59 (10.67%) Data Engineering
16 58 (10.49%) Data Governance
16 58 (10.49%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 278 (50.27%) SQL
2 133 (24.05%) Python
3 50 (9.04%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 43 (7.78%) C#
5 34 (6.15%) JavaScript
6 27 (4.88%) PowerShell
7 25 (4.52%) R
8 18 (3.25%) T-SQL
9 14 (2.53%) VBA
10 11 (1.99%) Java
11 10 (1.81%) PL/SQL
12 9 (1.63%) Shell Script
12 9 (1.63%) TypeScript
13 5 (0.90%) Kusto Query Language
13 5 (0.90%) Scala
13 5 (0.90%) VB
13 5 (0.90%) VBScript
14 2 (0.36%) Bicep
14 2 (0.36%) Ruby
15 1 (0.18%) C
Qualifications
1 108 (19.53%) Degree
2 38 (6.87%) Security Cleared
3 37 (6.69%) ACCA
3 37 (6.69%) CIMA
4 30 (5.42%) Microsoft Certification
5 29 (5.24%) Computer Science Degree
6 28 (5.06%) SC Cleared
7 26 (4.70%) DBS Check
8 15 (2.71%) AAT
9 12 (2.17%) Six Sigma Green Belt
10 11 (1.99%) Azure Certification
11 7 (1.27%) Master's Degree
12 6 (1.08%) Numerate Degree
12 6 (1.08%) PMI Certification
12 6 (1.08%) PMP
13 4 (0.72%) CIPFA
13 4 (0.72%) DV Cleared
14 3 (0.54%) CIPD
14 3 (0.54%) CISA
14 3 (0.54%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 92 (16.64%) Data Quality
2 31 (5.61%) SLA
3 26 (4.70%) GDPR
4 24 (4.34%) Actionable Recommendations
5 21 (3.80%) PMO
6 16 (2.89%) QA
7 13 (2.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 5 (0.90%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.54%) IFRS
10 2 (0.36%) GAAP
10 2 (0.36%) GRC
10 2 (0.36%) WCAG
11 1 (0.18%) IFRS 17
11 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 1 (0.18%) NIST
11 1 (0.18%) P3O
System Software
1 9 (1.63%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.08%) Docker
2 6 (1.08%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.18%) BitLocker
3 1 (0.18%) Terminal Services
3 1 (0.18%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 16 (2.89%) Terraform
2 11 (1.99%) Single Sign-On
3 6 (1.08%) SCCM
4 5 (0.90%) Kubernetes
4 5 (0.90%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.36%) Argo
6 1 (0.18%) Control-M
6 1 (0.18%) SQL Sentry
Vendors
1 207 (37.43%) Microsoft
2 67 (12.12%) Databricks
3 32 (5.79%) Oracle
4 31 (5.61%) Google
5 22 (3.98%) Informatica
6 21 (3.80%) Salesforce
7 17 (3.07%) SAP
8 11 (1.99%) Adobe
8 11 (1.99%) Alteryx
9 9 (1.63%) IBM
9 9 (1.63%) Northgate
10 7 (1.27%) Hotjar
11 6 (1.08%) VMware
12 5 (0.90%) ESRI
12 5 (0.90%) ServiceNow
12 5 (0.90%) Snow
13 4 (0.72%) Foundry
13 4 (0.72%) HubSpot
13 4 (0.72%) JD Edwards
13 4 (0.72%) Talend