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

6 months to
26 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 82 87 54
Rank change year-on-year +5 -33 +17
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 586 640 1,515
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.09% 4.40% 4.61%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 23.87% 19.77% 20.61%
Number of salaries quoted 427 424 1,319
10th Percentile £36,250 £36,475 £36,365
25th Percentile £42,500 £43,619 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £93,778 £84,964
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £54,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +6.48% -1.82%

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 2,455 3,238 7,350
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 12.96% 22.25% 22.36%
Number of salaries quoted 1,865 2,139 6,244
10th Percentile £38,500 £36,250 £37,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £49,059 £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 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £120,850 £100,000
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 26 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 61 (10.41%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.37%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.19%) Apache Airflow
4 5 (0.85%) Apache Spark
4 5 (0.85%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 4 (0.68%) CMS
6 3 (0.51%) ArcGIS
6 3 (0.51%) Drupal
6 3 (0.51%) SAS
7 2 (0.34%) Apache
7 2 (0.34%) Confluence
8 1 (0.17%) Oracle Workflow
8 1 (0.17%) Umbraco
Applications
1 150 (25.60%) Microsoft Excel
2 19 (3.24%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (2.39%) Microsoft Project
4 11 (1.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (1.19%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.68%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 22 (3.75%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (2.05%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 11 (1.88%) NetSuite
4 6 (1.02%) NEC Housing
4 6 (1.02%) Oracle ERP
5 5 (0.85%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.51%) Dynamics NAV
7 2 (0.34%) SAP HR
8 1 (0.17%) Dynamics GP
8 1 (0.17%) Raiser’s Edge
8 1 (0.17%) ResourceLink
8 1 (0.17%) SAP Business One
8 1 (0.17%) Visualfiles
8 1 (0.17%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 586 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 226 (38.57%) Azure
3 93 (15.87%) Power Automate
4 69 (11.77%) PowerApps
5 64 (10.92%) Microsoft 365
6 59 (10.07%) Azure Data Factory
7 47 (8.02%) Dynamics 365
8 46 (7.85%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 33 (5.63%) Azure Logic Apps
10 29 (4.95%) Google Analytics
11 28 (4.78%) SaaS
12 27 (4.61%) Azure DevOps
13 24 (4.10%) OneDrive
14 23 (3.92%) Microsoft Purview
15 19 (3.24%) Adobe Creative Cloud
15 19 (3.24%) GCP
16 18 (3.07%) Snowflake
17 17 (2.90%) AWS
18 13 (2.22%) Azure Machine Learning
19 10 (1.71%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.05%) Broadband
2 4 (0.68%) Firewall
2 4 (0.68%) Modbus
2 4 (0.68%) MQTT
3 3 (0.51%) NAS
3 3 (0.51%) SMS
3 3 (0.51%) VoIP
3 3 (0.51%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (0.34%) WAN
5 1 (0.17%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 115 (19.62%) Tableau
2 60 (10.24%) SQL Server
3 38 (6.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 36 (6.14%) Power Query
5 35 (5.97%) Data Warehouse
5 35 (5.97%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 33 (5.63%) Azure SQL Database
6 33 (5.63%) Big Data
7 28 (4.78%) Data Lake
8 25 (4.27%) Looker
9 17 (2.90%) MySQL
9 17 (2.90%) Relational Database
10 14 (2.39%) BigQuery
10 14 (2.39%) Star Schema
11 13 (2.22%) Metadata
11 13 (2.22%) PostgreSQL
11 13 (2.22%) SAP BW
12 11 (1.88%) Semantic Layer
13 8 (1.37%) PowerPivot
14 6 (1.02%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 14 (2.39%) Git
2 13 (2.22%) JIRA
3 9 (1.54%) Visual Studio
4 8 (1.37%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 6 (1.02%) Jenkins
6 5 (0.85%) Oracle Forms
7 1 (0.17%) Browser DevTools
7 1 (0.17%) Oracle APEX
7 1 (0.17%) Postman
7 1 (0.17%) Toad
General
1 243 (41.47%) Social Skills
2 193 (32.94%) Analytical Skills
3 154 (26.28%) Finance
4 68 (11.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 58 (9.90%) Public Sector
6 37 (6.31%) Retail
7 31 (5.29%) Law
7 31 (5.29%) Marketing
8 29 (4.95%) Legal
9 20 (3.41%) Organisational Skills
10 13 (2.22%) Publishing
11 12 (2.05%) Automotive
12 11 (1.88%) Documentation Skills
12 11 (1.88%) Presentation Skills
13 6 (1.02%) Banking
13 6 (1.02%) Manufacturing
13 6 (1.02%) Social Housing
14 5 (0.85%) Aeronautics
14 5 (0.85%) Billing
15 4 (0.68%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 178 (30.38%) Analyst
2 99 (16.89%) Senior
3 83 (14.16%) Developer
4 67 (11.43%) Data Analyst
5 57 (9.73%) Lead
6 40 (6.83%) Data Engineer
7 30 (5.12%) Big Data Engineer
7 30 (5.12%) DataOps Engineer
7 30 (5.12%) DataOps Leader
7 30 (5.12%) Lead Big Data Engineer
8 29 (4.95%) Senior Analyst
9 27 (4.61%) Applications Support
9 27 (4.61%) Business Intelligence Developer
9 27 (4.61%) Senior Developer
10 26 (4.44%) Data Manager
11 25 (4.27%) Consultant
12 24 (4.10%) Applications Manager
13 23 (3.92%) Business Intelligence Analyst
13 23 (3.92%) Power Platform Developer
14 21 (3.58%) Operations Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (6.14%) .NET
2 34 (5.80%) HTML
3 33 (5.63%) HTML5 Canvas
4 32 (5.46%) CSS
5 30 (5.12%) JSON
6 21 (3.58%) .NET Core
7 20 (3.41%) Microsoft Graph
8 19 (3.24%) SPFx
9 15 (2.56%) PySpark
9 15 (2.56%) XML
10 12 (2.05%) Oracle Fusion
11 7 (1.19%) OAuth
11 7 (1.19%) OAuth2
11 7 (1.19%) React
12 6 (1.02%) RESTful
12 6 (1.02%) Web Services
13 5 (0.85%) SAML
14 4 (0.68%) ASP.NET
14 4 (0.68%) Kafka
14 4 (0.68%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 45 (7.68%) Management Information System
2 44 (7.51%) Data Structures
3 20 (3.41%) Onboarding
4 19 (3.24%) Product Ownership
5 14 (2.39%) Cloud Native
5 14 (2.39%) Self-Motivation
5 14 (2.39%) Social Media
6 13 (2.22%) Analytical Mindset
6 13 (2.22%) Enterprise Software
7 10 (1.71%) FMCG
8 9 (1.54%) Algorithms
8 9 (1.54%) Greenfield Project
8 9 (1.54%) Low-Code
9 6 (1.02%) Cyberattack
9 6 (1.02%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (0.85%) Life Science
10 5 (0.85%) Mobile App
10 5 (0.85%) Replication
11 4 (0.68%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 4 (0.68%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 8 (1.37%) Windows
2 7 (1.19%) Linux
3 5 (0.85%) Unix
4 4 (0.68%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.51%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.34%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.34%) VMS
7 1 (0.17%) Android
7 1 (0.17%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 530 (90.44%) Business Intelligence
2 191 (32.59%) Analytics
3 154 (26.28%) Decision-Making
4 125 (21.33%) Data Modelling
5 124 (21.16%) Visualisation
6 109 (18.60%) Problem-Solving
7 106 (18.09%) Continuous Improvement
8 99 (16.89%) ETL
9 93 (15.87%) Data Visualisation
10 87 (14.85%) Actionable Insight
11 86 (14.68%) AI
12 84 (14.33%) Project Management
13 82 (13.99%) Agile
14 74 (12.63%) Data Governance
14 74 (12.63%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 72 (12.29%) Data Analysis
16 69 (11.77%) CRM
16 69 (11.77%) Machine Learning
17 65 (11.09%) CI/CD
18 62 (10.58%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 280 (47.78%) SQL
2 120 (20.48%) Python
3 50 (8.53%) C#
4 44 (7.51%) JavaScript
5 43 (7.34%) PowerShell
6 41 (7.00%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 26 (4.44%) T-SQL
8 23 (3.92%) R
9 19 (3.24%) TypeScript
10 16 (2.73%) VBA
11 8 (1.37%) Kusto Query Language
12 7 (1.19%) PL/SQL
13 5 (0.85%) Java
13 5 (0.85%) Shell Script
13 5 (0.85%) VB
13 5 (0.85%) VBScript
14 3 (0.51%) Scala
15 2 (0.34%) Formula Language
16 1 (0.17%) C
16 1 (0.17%) Google Apps Script
Qualifications
1 99 (16.89%) Degree
2 39 (6.66%) Security Cleared
3 35 (5.97%) ACCA
4 34 (5.80%) CIMA
5 29 (4.95%) SC Cleared
6 21 (3.58%) DBS Check
7 15 (2.56%) Computer Science Degree
7 15 (2.56%) Microsoft Certification
8 14 (2.39%) AAT
9 5 (0.85%) Azure Certification
9 5 (0.85%) PMI Certification
9 5 (0.85%) PMP
10 4 (0.68%) CIPFA
10 4 (0.68%) Master's Degree
11 2 (0.34%) ISEB
11 2 (0.34%) Numerate Degree
12 1 (0.17%) CIPD
12 1 (0.17%) DV Cleared
12 1 (0.17%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 1 (0.17%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 107 (18.26%) Data Quality
2 49 (8.36%) GDPR
3 37 (6.31%) SLA
4 20 (3.41%) QA
5 17 (2.90%) Accessibility
6 15 (2.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 14 (2.39%) PMO
8 12 (2.05%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 11 (1.88%) Actionable Recommendations
10 5 (0.85%) NIST
11 4 (0.68%) IFRS
11 4 (0.68%) NIST 800
11 4 (0.68%) PERC
12 3 (0.51%) GAAP
13 2 (0.34%) GRC
14 1 (0.17%) IFRS 17
14 1 (0.17%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 8 (1.37%) Active Directory
1 8 (1.37%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (0.51%) BitLocker
2 3 (0.51%) Docker
2 3 (0.51%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 7 (1.19%) Terraform
2 5 (0.85%) SCCM
2 5 (0.85%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.34%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.17%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.17%) MOM
4 1 (0.17%) SQL Sentry
4 1 (0.17%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 220 (37.54%) Microsoft
2 62 (10.58%) Databricks
3 37 (6.31%) Oracle
4 35 (5.97%) Google
5 29 (4.95%) SAP
6 24 (4.10%) Adobe
7 22 (3.75%) Salesforce
8 16 (2.73%) Informatica
9 12 (2.05%) Alteryx
10 8 (1.37%) VMware
11 7 (1.19%) Hotjar
11 7 (1.19%) Northgate
11 7 (1.19%) ServiceNow
12 5 (0.85%) ESRI
12 5 (0.85%) IBM
12 5 (0.85%) Snow
13 4 (0.68%) HubSpot
13 4 (0.68%) JD Edwards
13 4 (0.68%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
14 3 (0.51%) MuleSoft