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

6 months to
21 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 80 85 54
Rank change year-on-year +5 -31 +16
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 566 647 1,513
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.01% 4.32% 4.65%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 23.27% 19.06% 20.62%
Number of salaries quoted 411 430 1,320
10th Percentile £36,250 £37,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £43,348 £43,750 £42,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £75,625 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £93,753 £84,964
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £53,635
% change year-on-year -4.35% +7.21% -2.48%

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 2,432 3,394 7,339
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 12.95% 22.64% 22.55%
Number of salaries quoted 1,841 2,278 6,228
10th Percentile £38,500 £37,425 £37,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £49,151 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,000 £65,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.62% +13.04% -11.54%
75th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £75,208
90th Percentile £96,250 £122,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -11.54%

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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 21 May 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 62 (10.95%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.41%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.24%) Apache Airflow
4 6 (1.06%) Apache Spark
4 6 (1.06%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 4 (0.71%) CMS
6 3 (0.53%) ArcGIS
6 3 (0.53%) Drupal
6 3 (0.53%) SAS
7 2 (0.35%) Apache
7 2 (0.35%) Confluence
8 1 (0.18%) Umbraco
Applications
1 146 (25.80%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (3.18%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (2.47%) Microsoft Project
4 9 (1.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (1.24%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (0.88%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 22 (3.89%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (2.12%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 11 (1.94%) NetSuite
4 7 (1.24%) Oracle ERP
5 6 (1.06%) NEC Housing
6 5 (0.88%) SAP ERP
7 3 (0.53%) Dynamics NAV
8 2 (0.35%) SAP HR
9 1 (0.18%) Dynamics GP
9 1 (0.18%) Raiser’s Edge
9 1 (0.18%) ResourceLink
9 1 (0.18%) SAP Business One
9 1 (0.18%) Visualfiles
9 1 (0.18%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 566 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 225 (39.75%) Azure
3 94 (16.61%) Power Automate
4 69 (12.19%) PowerApps
5 64 (11.31%) Microsoft 365
6 60 (10.60%) Azure Data Factory
7 46 (8.13%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 44 (7.77%) Dynamics 365
9 31 (5.48%) Azure Logic Apps
10 28 (4.95%) Azure DevOps
11 27 (4.77%) Google Analytics
12 26 (4.59%) SaaS
13 23 (4.06%) OneDrive
14 21 (3.71%) Microsoft Purview
15 19 (3.36%) Adobe Creative Cloud
16 18 (3.18%) GCP
16 18 (3.18%) Snowflake
17 16 (2.83%) AWS
18 13 (2.30%) Azure Machine Learning
19 10 (1.77%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.12%) Broadband
2 4 (0.71%) Firewall
2 4 (0.71%) Modbus
2 4 (0.71%) MQTT
3 3 (0.53%) NAS
3 3 (0.53%) VoIP
3 3 (0.53%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (0.35%) SMS
4 2 (0.35%) WAN
5 1 (0.18%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 113 (19.96%) Tableau
2 58 (10.25%) SQL Server
3 36 (6.36%) Power Query
4 35 (6.18%) Data Warehouse
4 35 (6.18%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 33 (5.83%) Azure SQL Database
5 33 (5.83%) Big Data
6 32 (5.65%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 28 (4.95%) Data Lake
8 25 (4.42%) Looker
9 16 (2.83%) MySQL
10 14 (2.47%) Relational Database
11 13 (2.30%) BigQuery
11 13 (2.30%) SAP BW
11 13 (2.30%) Star Schema
12 12 (2.12%) Metadata
12 12 (2.12%) PostgreSQL
13 10 (1.77%) Semantic Layer
14 8 (1.41%) PowerPivot
15 6 (1.06%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 16 (2.83%) Git
2 14 (2.47%) JIRA
3 8 (1.41%) Jenkins
3 8 (1.41%) Visual Studio
4 7 (1.24%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 6 (1.06%) Oracle Forms
6 1 (0.18%) Browser DevTools
6 1 (0.18%) Oracle APEX
6 1 (0.18%) Postman
6 1 (0.18%) Toad
General
1 232 (40.99%) Social Skills
2 183 (32.33%) Analytical Skills
3 151 (26.68%) Finance
4 65 (11.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 58 (10.25%) Public Sector
6 37 (6.54%) Retail
7 30 (5.30%) Marketing
8 29 (5.12%) Law
9 27 (4.77%) Legal
10 19 (3.36%) Organisational Skills
11 13 (2.30%) Publishing
12 12 (2.12%) Automotive
13 11 (1.94%) Presentation Skills
14 9 (1.59%) Documentation Skills
15 6 (1.06%) Banking
15 6 (1.06%) Manufacturing
15 6 (1.06%) Social Housing
16 5 (0.88%) Aeronautics
17 4 (0.71%) Aviation
17 4 (0.71%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 174 (30.74%) Analyst
2 94 (16.61%) Senior
3 79 (13.96%) Developer
4 66 (11.66%) Data Analyst
5 58 (10.25%) Lead
6 40 (7.07%) Data Engineer
7 30 (5.30%) Big Data Engineer
7 30 (5.30%) DataOps Engineer
7 30 (5.30%) DataOps Leader
7 30 (5.30%) Lead Big Data Engineer
8 29 (5.12%) Senior Analyst
9 27 (4.77%) Senior Developer
10 25 (4.42%) Business Intelligence Developer
11 24 (4.24%) Applications Manager
11 24 (4.24%) Applications Support
11 24 (4.24%) Consultant
11 24 (4.24%) Data Manager
11 24 (4.24%) Power Platform Developer
12 22 (3.89%) Business Intelligence Analyst
13 21 (3.71%) Operations Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (6.18%) .NET
2 34 (6.01%) HTML5 Canvas
3 33 (5.83%) HTML
4 31 (5.48%) CSS
5 30 (5.30%) JSON
6 21 (3.71%) .NET Core
7 20 (3.53%) Microsoft Graph
8 19 (3.36%) SPFx
9 16 (2.83%) PySpark
10 15 (2.65%) XML
11 12 (2.12%) Oracle Fusion
12 7 (1.24%) OAuth
12 7 (1.24%) OAuth2
12 7 (1.24%) RESTful
13 6 (1.06%) SAML
14 5 (0.88%) Kafka
14 5 (0.88%) React
14 5 (0.88%) Web Services
15 3 (0.53%) HTML5
15 3 (0.53%) Regular Expression
Miscellaneous
1 42 (7.42%) Data Structures
2 41 (7.24%) Management Information System
3 20 (3.53%) Onboarding
4 17 (3.00%) Product Ownership
5 16 (2.83%) Cloud Native
6 14 (2.47%) Self-Motivation
6 14 (2.47%) Social Media
7 13 (2.30%) Enterprise Software
8 12 (2.12%) Analytical Mindset
9 10 (1.77%) FMCG
9 10 (1.77%) Low-Code
10 9 (1.59%) Algorithms
10 9 (1.59%) Greenfield Project
11 6 (1.06%) Cyberattack
11 6 (1.06%) Legacy Systems
12 5 (0.88%) Life Science
12 5 (0.88%) Mobile App
12 5 (0.88%) Replication
13 4 (0.71%) SCADA
13 4 (0.71%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 8 (1.41%) Windows
2 7 (1.24%) Linux
3 5 (0.88%) Unix
4 4 (0.71%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.53%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.35%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.35%) VMS
7 1 (0.18%) Android
7 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 511 (90.28%) Business Intelligence
2 185 (32.69%) Analytics
3 150 (26.50%) Decision-Making
4 125 (22.08%) Visualisation
5 123 (21.73%) Data Modelling
6 104 (18.37%) Problem-Solving
7 98 (17.31%) Continuous Improvement
8 95 (16.78%) ETL
9 92 (16.25%) Data Visualisation
10 85 (15.02%) Actionable Insight
11 81 (14.31%) AI
12 80 (14.13%) Agile
12 80 (14.13%) Project Management
13 73 (12.90%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 69 (12.19%) Data Analysis
14 69 (12.19%) Data Governance
15 68 (12.01%) Machine Learning
16 65 (11.48%) CI/CD
17 64 (11.31%) CRM
18 61 (10.78%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 270 (47.70%) SQL
2 121 (21.38%) Python
3 50 (8.83%) C#
4 42 (7.42%) JavaScript
4 42 (7.42%) PowerShell
5 40 (7.07%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 25 (4.42%) T-SQL
7 22 (3.89%) R
8 19 (3.36%) TypeScript
9 16 (2.83%) VBA
10 8 (1.41%) Kusto Query Language
11 7 (1.24%) PL/SQL
12 6 (1.06%) Java
12 6 (1.06%) Shell Script
13 5 (0.88%) VB
13 5 (0.88%) VBScript
14 4 (0.71%) Scala
15 2 (0.35%) Formula Language
16 1 (0.18%) C
16 1 (0.18%) Google Apps Script
Qualifications
1 97 (17.14%) Degree
2 39 (6.89%) Security Cleared
3 34 (6.01%) ACCA
3 34 (6.01%) CIMA
4 29 (5.12%) SC Cleared
5 19 (3.36%) DBS Check
6 17 (3.00%) Microsoft Certification
7 15 (2.65%) Computer Science Degree
8 14 (2.47%) AAT
9 7 (1.24%) Azure Certification
10 5 (0.88%) PMI Certification
10 5 (0.88%) PMP
11 4 (0.71%) CIPFA
11 4 (0.71%) Master's Degree
12 2 (0.35%) ISEB
12 2 (0.35%) Numerate Degree
13 1 (0.18%) CIPD
13 1 (0.18%) DV Cleared
13 1 (0.18%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 1 (0.18%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 105 (18.55%) Data Quality
2 46 (8.13%) GDPR
3 37 (6.54%) SLA
4 16 (2.83%) QA
5 15 (2.65%) Accessibility
5 15 (2.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 14 (2.47%) PMO
7 11 (1.94%) Actionable Recommendations
8 10 (1.77%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 5 (0.88%) NIST
10 4 (0.71%) IFRS
10 4 (0.71%) NIST 800
11 3 (0.53%) GAAP
11 3 (0.53%) PERC
12 2 (0.35%) GRC
13 1 (0.18%) IFRS 17
13 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 8 (1.41%) Active Directory
1 8 (1.41%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (0.71%) Docker
3 3 (0.53%) BitLocker
3 3 (0.53%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 7 (1.24%) Terraform
2 6 (1.06%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (0.88%) SCCM
4 2 (0.35%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.35%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.18%) MOM
5 1 (0.18%) SQL Sentry
5 1 (0.18%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 210 (37.10%) Microsoft
2 61 (10.78%) Databricks
3 37 (6.54%) Oracle
4 33 (5.83%) Google
5 28 (4.95%) SAP
6 24 (4.24%) Adobe
7 19 (3.36%) Salesforce
8 15 (2.65%) Informatica
9 11 (1.94%) Alteryx
10 8 (1.41%) Northgate
10 8 (1.41%) VMware
11 7 (1.24%) Hotjar
12 5 (0.88%) ESRI
12 5 (0.88%) IBM
12 5 (0.88%) ServiceNow
12 5 (0.88%) Snow
13 4 (0.71%) HubSpot
13 4 (0.71%) JD Edwards
14 3 (0.53%) Hyperion
14 3 (0.53%) Sophos