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

6 months to
1 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 75 73 58
Rank change year-on-year -2 -15 +14
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 557 627 1,410
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.39% 4.24% 4.95%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 26.39% 16.07% 20.73%
Number of salaries quoted 375 363 1,225
10th Percentile £35,600 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £68,125 £72,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £88,250 £87,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% -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 2,111 3,902 6,802
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 12.84% 26.36% 23.90%
Number of salaries quoted 1,526 2,382 5,834
10th Percentile £37,500 £39,261 £37,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £50,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,250 £67,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.78% +17.39% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £92,500 £72,500
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 1 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 56 (10.05%) SharePoint
2 14 (2.51%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 11 (1.97%) Confluence
4 9 (1.62%) Apache Airflow
4 9 (1.62%) Microsoft Exchange
4 9 (1.62%) SAS
5 5 (0.90%) Apache Spark
5 5 (0.90%) CMS
6 4 (0.72%) Umbraco
7 3 (0.54%) Drupal
8 2 (0.36%) ArcGIS
8 2 (0.36%) Moodle
9 1 (0.18%) Jupyter
Applications
1 188 (33.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 32 (5.75%) Microsoft Office
3 19 (3.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.44%) Microsoft Project
4 8 (1.44%) Spreadsheet
4 8 (1.44%) Trello
5 6 (1.08%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 23 (4.13%) Dynamics CRM
2 14 (2.51%) Oracle ERP
3 11 (1.97%) NetSuite
4 6 (1.08%) NEC Housing
5 5 (0.90%) Visualfiles
6 3 (0.54%) 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%) Primavera
8 1 (0.18%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.18%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 557 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 240 (43.09%) Azure
3 78 (14.00%) Azure Data Factory
4 75 (13.46%) Power Automate
5 69 (12.39%) PowerApps
6 62 (11.13%) Microsoft 365
7 60 (10.77%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 47 (8.44%) Dynamics 365
9 43 (7.72%) Azure DevOps
10 34 (6.10%) Snowflake
11 31 (5.57%) GitHub
12 25 (4.49%) AWS
12 25 (4.49%) GCP
13 21 (3.77%) GitHub Copilot
14 19 (3.41%) Google Analytics
15 17 (3.05%) SaaS
16 15 (2.69%) dbt
16 15 (2.69%) OCI
17 14 (2.51%) Azure Logic Apps
18 13 (2.33%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.54%) Modbus
1 3 (0.54%) 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
1 129 (23.16%) Tableau
2 76 (13.64%) SQL Server
3 60 (10.77%) Data Warehouse
4 58 (10.41%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 41 (7.36%) Azure SQL Database
6 31 (5.57%) Data Lake
6 31 (5.57%) Power Query
7 29 (5.21%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 20 (3.59%) Big Data
8 20 (3.59%) Looker
9 16 (2.87%) Metadata
9 16 (2.87%) MySQL
10 15 (2.69%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
11 13 (2.33%) BigQuery
12 11 (1.97%) PostgreSQL
13 9 (1.62%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 8 (1.44%) QlikView
14 8 (1.44%) SAS EBI
15 7 (1.26%) Qlik Sense
16 6 (1.08%) PowerPivot
Development Applications
1 30 (5.39%) JIRA
2 26 (4.67%) Git
3 17 (3.05%) Jenkins
4 14 (2.51%) 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
General
1 225 (40.39%) Social Skills
2 212 (38.06%) Finance
3 199 (35.73%) Analytical Skills
4 48 (8.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 47 (8.44%) Public Sector
6 46 (8.26%) Marketing
7 30 (5.39%) Retail
8 28 (5.03%) Organisational Skills
9 24 (4.31%) Legal
9 24 (4.31%) Presentation Skills
10 23 (4.13%) Law
11 22 (3.95%) Manufacturing
12 18 (3.23%) Billing
13 13 (2.33%) Banking
14 12 (2.15%) Telecoms
15 10 (1.80%) Advertising
15 10 (1.80%) Publishing
16 6 (1.08%) Automotive
17 5 (0.90%) Investment Banking
17 5 (0.90%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 194 (34.83%) Analyst
2 77 (13.82%) Developer
2 77 (13.82%) Senior
3 68 (12.21%) Data Analyst
4 52 (9.34%) Lead
5 32 (5.75%) Data Engineer
6 29 (5.21%) Business Intelligence Developer
7 26 (4.67%) Business Intelligence Analyst
7 26 (4.67%) Power Platform Developer
8 25 (4.49%) Applications Engineer
9 24 (4.31%) Commercial Analyst
9 24 (4.31%) Consultant
10 23 (4.13%) Business Analyst
11 22 (3.95%) Support Analyst
12 21 (3.77%) Data Scientist
12 21 (3.77%) Senior Analyst
13 19 (3.41%) Insight Analyst
14 18 (3.23%) Report Analyst
15 17 (3.05%) DataOps Engineer
15 17 (3.05%) DataOps Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (3.41%) HTML5 Canvas
2 17 (3.05%) .NET
2 17 (3.05%) JSON
2 17 (3.05%) XML
3 15 (2.69%) RESTful
4 14 (2.51%) OAuth
4 14 (2.51%) OAuth2
4 14 (2.51%) SAML
5 11 (1.97%) HTML
6 10 (1.80%) CSS
7 8 (1.44%) PySpark
8 7 (1.26%) EDI
9 5 (0.90%) Middleware
10 4 (0.72%) .NET Core
10 4 (0.72%) Kafka
10 4 (0.72%) Web Services
11 3 (0.54%) .NET Framework
11 3 (0.54%) AngularJS
11 3 (0.54%) React
11 3 (0.54%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 38 (6.82%) Management Information System
2 37 (6.64%) Analytical Mindset
3 34 (6.10%) Cloud Native
4 31 (5.57%) Self-Motivation
5 30 (5.39%) Data Structures
6 19 (3.41%) Enterprise Software
7 17 (3.05%) Product Ownership
8 16 (2.87%) Onboarding
9 15 (2.69%) Low-Code
10 10 (1.80%) Algorithms
10 10 (1.80%) FMCG
10 10 (1.80%) Greenfield Project
11 8 (1.44%) Legacy Systems
12 6 (1.08%) Reinsurance
13 5 (0.90%) Social Media
14 4 (0.72%) Credit Risk
14 4 (0.72%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
15 3 (0.54%) IoT
15 3 (0.54%) Market Risk
15 3 (0.54%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 8 (1.44%) Linux
1 8 (1.44%) Unix
1 8 (1.44%) Windows
2 2 (0.36%) VMS
3 1 (0.18%) Android
3 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.18%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 520 (93.36%) Business Intelligence
2 212 (38.06%) Analytics
3 172 (30.88%) Decision-Making
4 169 (30.34%) Visualisation
5 137 (24.60%) Continuous Improvement
6 127 (22.80%) Problem-Solving
7 116 (20.83%) Data Analysis
8 109 (19.57%) Agile
9 106 (19.03%) Data Modelling
10 104 (18.67%) Data Visualisation
11 92 (16.52%) AI
12 84 (15.08%) Actionable Insight
12 84 (15.08%) ETL
13 74 (13.29%) CRM
14 70 (12.57%) CI/CD
15 68 (12.21%) Data Management
16 67 (12.03%) Data Engineering
17 66 (11.85%) DevOps
18 63 (11.31%) Data Governance
19 62 (11.13%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 301 (54.04%) SQL
2 149 (26.75%) Python
3 48 (8.62%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 37 (6.64%) C#
5 31 (5.57%) JavaScript
6 26 (4.67%) R
7 23 (4.13%) T-SQL
8 22 (3.95%) PowerShell
9 17 (3.05%) Java
10 16 (2.87%) VBA
11 15 (2.69%) PL/SQL
12 14 (2.51%) Shell Script
13 5 (0.90%) Scala
14 4 (0.72%) VB
14 4 (0.72%) VBScript
15 3 (0.54%) Kusto Query Language
15 3 (0.54%) TypeScript
16 2 (0.36%) Ruby
17 1 (0.18%) Bicep
17 1 (0.18%) C
Qualifications
1 114 (20.47%) Degree
2 40 (7.18%) ACCA
2 40 (7.18%) CIMA
2 40 (7.18%) Security Cleared
3 34 (6.10%) Microsoft Certification
4 31 (5.57%) Computer Science Degree
4 31 (5.57%) SC Cleared
5 25 (4.49%) DBS Check
6 13 (2.33%) AAT
7 12 (2.15%) Azure Certification
7 12 (2.15%) Six Sigma Green Belt
8 11 (1.97%) Master's Degree
9 9 (1.62%) Numerate Degree
10 6 (1.08%) DV Cleared
10 6 (1.08%) PMI Certification
10 6 (1.08%) PMP
11 5 (0.90%) CISA
11 5 (0.90%) CISSP
12 4 (0.72%) CIPFA
13 3 (0.54%) CIPD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 90 (16.16%) Data Quality
2 25 (4.49%) GDPR
2 25 (4.49%) SLA
3 23 (4.13%) Actionable Recommendations
4 17 (3.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 15 (2.69%) QA
6 14 (2.51%) PMO
7 9 (1.62%) Accessibility
8 3 (0.54%) GRC
9 2 (0.36%) NIST
9 2 (0.36%) WCAG
10 1 (0.18%) COBIT
10 1 (0.18%) IFRS
10 1 (0.18%) IFRS 17
10 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 1 (0.18%) ITGC
10 1 (0.18%) P3O
System Software
1 9 (1.62%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.90%) Docker
3 4 (0.72%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.18%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 20 (3.59%) Terraform
2 16 (2.87%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (0.90%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.90%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (0.90%) SCCM
4 2 (0.36%) Argo
5 1 (0.18%) Control-M
Vendors
1 196 (35.19%) Microsoft
2 61 (10.95%) Databricks
3 35 (6.28%) Oracle
4 29 (5.21%) Google
5 25 (4.49%) Salesforce
6 21 (3.77%) Informatica
7 17 (3.05%) SAP
8 13 (2.33%) Alteryx
9 9 (1.62%) Northgate
10 8 (1.44%) IBM
11 6 (1.08%) Hotjar
11 6 (1.08%) ServiceNow
12 5 (0.90%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
13 4 (0.72%) Adobe
13 4 (0.72%) ESRI
13 4 (0.72%) Foundry
13 4 (0.72%) HubSpot
13 4 (0.72%) Snow
13 4 (0.72%) VMware
14 3 (0.54%) Openreach