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

6 months to
13 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 84 78 55
Rank change year-on-year -6 -23 +13
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 646 735 1,412
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.03% 4.44% 4.42%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 21.50% 22.36% 21.02%
Number of salaries quoted 488 530 1,211
10th Percentile £36,950 £36,250 £36,365
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £43,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £56,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.68% -2.61% +4.55%
75th Percentile £80,000 £70,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £90,375 £92,625 £90,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £56,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -2.65% +2.73% -

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 3,004 3,287 6,719
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 14.07% 19.87% 21.05%
Number of salaries quoted 2,402 2,203 5,537
10th Percentile £37,250 £36,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,749 £46,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £64,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% +6.67% -4.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £83,759
90th Percentile £95,000 £115,000 £118,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £61,182 £57,500
% change year-on-year -1.93% +6.40% -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 13 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 76 (11.76%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.24%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.08%) Apache Airflow
4 5 (0.77%) Apache Spark
4 5 (0.77%) SAS
5 4 (0.62%) CMS
5 4 (0.62%) Oracle Workflow
6 3 (0.46%) ArcGIS
6 3 (0.46%) Confluence
6 3 (0.46%) Drupal
7 2 (0.31%) Apache
8 1 (0.15%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.15%) WordPress
Applications
1 167 (25.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (4.18%) Microsoft Office
3 24 (3.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 16 (2.48%) Microsoft Project
5 8 (1.24%) Spreadsheet
6 6 (0.93%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.31%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 22 (3.41%) Dynamics CRM
2 13 (2.01%) NetSuite
3 12 (1.86%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 5 (0.77%) SAP ERP
5 4 (0.62%) Dynamics NAV
6 3 (0.46%) Carpe Diem
6 3 (0.46%) Elite 3E
6 3 (0.46%) Visualfiles
7 2 (0.31%) SAP HR
8 1 (0.15%) Dynamics GP
8 1 (0.15%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.15%) Raiser’s Edge
8 1 (0.15%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 646 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 239 (37.00%) Azure
3 102 (15.79%) Power Automate
4 83 (12.85%) PowerApps
5 79 (12.23%) Microsoft 365
6 63 (9.75%) Azure Data Factory
6 63 (9.75%) Dynamics 365
7 46 (7.12%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 41 (6.35%) Azure Logic Apps
9 35 (5.42%) SaaS
10 32 (4.95%) Azure DevOps
11 31 (4.80%) Google Analytics
12 29 (4.49%) Microsoft Purview
12 29 (4.49%) OneDrive
13 26 (4.02%) AWS
14 24 (3.72%) GCP
15 21 (3.25%) Snowflake
16 19 (2.94%) Adobe Creative Cloud
17 12 (1.86%) dbt
17 12 (1.86%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.01%) Broadband
2 4 (0.62%) Firewall
2 4 (0.62%) SMS
3 3 (0.46%) NAS
3 3 (0.46%) VoIP
3 3 (0.46%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (0.31%) WAN
5 1 (0.15%) Intranet
5 1 (0.15%) Modbus
5 1 (0.15%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 116 (17.96%) Tableau
2 68 (10.53%) SQL Server
3 52 (8.05%) Data Warehouse
4 47 (7.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 43 (6.66%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 37 (5.73%) Azure SQL Database
6 37 (5.73%) Data Lake
7 31 (4.80%) Power Query
8 29 (4.49%) Big Data
9 28 (4.33%) Looker
10 24 (3.72%) Relational Database
11 19 (2.94%) BigQuery
11 19 (2.94%) MySQL
11 19 (2.94%) PostgreSQL
12 18 (2.79%) Star Schema
13 17 (2.63%) Metadata
14 15 (2.32%) Semantic Layer
15 13 (2.01%) SAP BW
16 10 (1.55%) NoSQL
16 10 (1.55%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 13 (2.01%) JIRA
2 12 (1.86%) Git
3 10 (1.55%) Visual Studio
4 9 (1.39%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.15%) Browser DevTools
5 1 (0.15%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.15%) Postman
5 1 (0.15%) Toad
General
1 278 (43.03%) Social Skills
2 206 (31.89%) Analytical Skills
3 176 (27.24%) Finance
4 76 (11.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 66 (10.22%) Public Sector
6 44 (6.81%) Law
7 41 (6.35%) Legal
8 38 (5.88%) Marketing
9 37 (5.73%) Retail
10 32 (4.95%) Organisational Skills
11 16 (2.48%) Documentation Skills
12 10 (1.55%) Automotive
13 9 (1.39%) Banking
13 9 (1.39%) Manufacturing
14 8 (1.24%) Presentation Skills
14 8 (1.24%) Publishing
14 8 (1.24%) Social Housing
15 7 (1.08%) Billing
16 6 (0.93%) Local Government
17 5 (0.77%) Aeronautics
Job Titles
1 193 (29.88%) Analyst
2 108 (16.72%) Senior
3 95 (14.71%) Developer
4 71 (10.99%) Data Analyst
5 64 (9.91%) Data Engineer
6 55 (8.51%) Lead
7 32 (4.95%) Data Manager
8 29 (4.49%) Applications Support
9 28 (4.33%) Business Intelligence Analyst
9 28 (4.33%) Senior Developer
10 27 (4.18%) Business Intelligence Developer
11 26 (4.02%) Senior Analyst
12 25 (3.87%) Applications Manager
12 25 (3.87%) Big Data Engineer
12 25 (3.87%) DataOps Engineer
12 25 (3.87%) DataOps Leader
12 25 (3.87%) Lead Big Data Engineer
12 25 (3.87%) Power Platform Developer
13 23 (3.56%) Consultant
13 23 (3.56%) Report Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (6.66%) .NET
2 39 (6.04%) HTML
3 34 (5.26%) CSS
3 34 (5.26%) HTML5 Canvas
4 30 (4.64%) JSON
5 23 (3.56%) PySpark
6 21 (3.25%) .NET Core
7 20 (3.10%) Microsoft Graph
8 19 (2.94%) SPFx
9 14 (2.17%) XML
10 12 (1.86%) Oracle Fusion
11 8 (1.24%) React
11 8 (1.24%) REST
12 7 (1.08%) Web Services
13 6 (0.93%) Kafka
14 5 (0.77%) ASP.NET
15 4 (0.62%) Middleware
16 3 (0.46%) ADO
16 3 (0.46%) HTML5
16 3 (0.46%) jQuery
Miscellaneous
1 57 (8.82%) Management Information System
2 41 (6.35%) Data Structures
3 24 (3.72%) Product Ownership
4 18 (2.79%) Onboarding
5 17 (2.63%) Analytical Mindset
6 14 (2.17%) Social Media
7 13 (2.01%) Cloud Native
7 13 (2.01%) Self-Motivation
8 9 (1.39%) Enterprise Software
9 7 (1.08%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 7 (1.08%) Greenfield Project
10 6 (0.93%) AI Agents
10 6 (0.93%) Cyberattack
10 6 (0.93%) Legacy Systems
11 5 (0.77%) Data Fabric
11 5 (0.77%) FMCG
11 5 (0.77%) Life Science
11 5 (0.77%) Low-Code
11 5 (0.77%) Mobile App
11 5 (0.77%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 8 (1.24%) Linux
2 6 (0.93%) Windows
3 5 (0.77%) Unix
4 4 (0.62%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.46%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.31%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.31%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 588 (91.02%) Business Intelligence
2 229 (35.45%) Analytics
3 167 (25.85%) Decision-Making
4 148 (22.91%) Data Modelling
5 144 (22.29%) Problem-Solving
6 126 (19.50%) Visualisation
7 123 (19.04%) Continuous Improvement
8 110 (17.03%) Actionable Insight
9 102 (15.79%) AI
10 97 (15.02%) ETL
11 94 (14.55%) Project Management
12 92 (14.24%) Data Visualisation
13 90 (13.93%) Agile
14 87 (13.47%) Data Governance
15 83 (12.85%) CRM
16 81 (12.54%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 76 (11.76%) Data Analysis
18 72 (11.15%) CI/CD
19 71 (10.99%) Data Engineering
20 62 (9.60%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 319 (49.38%) SQL
2 112 (17.34%) Python
3 59 (9.13%) C#
4 51 (7.89%) JavaScript
5 49 (7.59%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 43 (6.66%) PowerShell
7 29 (4.49%) T-SQL
8 22 (3.41%) VBA
9 19 (2.94%) TypeScript
10 18 (2.79%) R
11 11 (1.70%) Kusto Query Language
12 7 (1.08%) VB
13 5 (0.77%) VBScript
14 3 (0.46%) PL/SQL
14 3 (0.46%) Scala
15 2 (0.31%) Bicep
15 2 (0.31%) Formula Language
15 2 (0.31%) X++
16 1 (0.15%) Google Apps Script
16 1 (0.15%) PHP
Qualifications
1 104 (16.10%) Degree
2 48 (7.43%) Security Cleared
3 41 (6.35%) SC Cleared
4 32 (4.95%) ACCA
5 28 (4.33%) CIMA
6 21 (3.25%) DBS Check
7 19 (2.94%) Microsoft Certification
8 17 (2.63%) Computer Science Degree
9 14 (2.17%) AAT
10 8 (1.24%) Master's Degree
11 7 (1.08%) Azure Certification
12 4 (0.62%) BPSS Clearance
13 3 (0.46%) CIPFA
14 2 (0.31%) CompTIA Security+
14 2 (0.31%) ISEB
14 2 (0.31%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 2 (0.31%) Numerate Degree
14 2 (0.31%) PMI Certification
14 2 (0.31%) PMP
14 2 (0.31%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 129 (19.97%) Data Quality
2 60 (9.29%) GDPR
3 39 (6.04%) SLA
4 36 (5.57%) QA
5 24 (3.72%) Accessibility
6 21 (3.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 14 (2.17%) Actionable Recommendations
7 14 (2.17%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 13 (2.01%) PMO
9 6 (0.93%) NIST
10 5 (0.77%) IFRS
10 5 (0.77%) ISO 9001
10 5 (0.77%) PERC
11 4 (0.62%) GAAP
11 4 (0.62%) NIST 800
12 3 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 2 (0.31%) GRC
14 1 (0.15%) IFRS 17
System Software
1 8 (1.24%) Active Directory
1 8 (1.24%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (0.62%) Docker
3 3 (0.46%) BitLocker
3 3 (0.46%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 11 (1.70%) Terraform
2 5 (0.77%) SCCM
3 2 (0.31%) 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
1 253 (39.16%) Microsoft
2 62 (9.60%) Databricks
3 37 (5.73%) Google
3 37 (5.73%) Oracle
4 30 (4.64%) SAP
5 24 (3.72%) Adobe
6 22 (3.41%) Salesforce
7 15 (2.32%) Alteryx
8 14 (2.17%) Informatica
9 8 (1.24%) VMware
10 7 (1.08%) Hotjar
10 7 (1.08%) HubSpot
11 6 (0.93%) Intapp
12 5 (0.77%) ESRI
12 5 (0.77%) IBM
12 5 (0.77%) ServiceNow
12 5 (0.77%) Snow
12 5 (0.77%) Talend
13 4 (0.62%) Hyperion
13 4 (0.62%) JD Edwards