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 14 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 75 61 56
Rank change year-on-year -14 -5 +19
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 560 582 1,512
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.21% 4.43% 4.74%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 24.24% 17.30% 20.98%
Number of salaries quoted 408 403 1,304
10th Percentile £36,250 £36,400 £36,075
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £42,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £74,000 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £89,950 £84,964
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £53,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +8.49% -3.64%

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 2,310 3,365 7,208
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 13.24% 25.61% 22.61%
Number of salaries quoted 1,717 2,439 6,196
10th Percentile £37,500 £37,500 £37,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £49,750 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +13.04% -11.54%
75th Percentile £81,250 £90,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £120,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -10.20%

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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 14 April 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 63 (11.25%) SharePoint
2 10 (1.79%) Apache Airflow
3 8 (1.43%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (1.43%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 6 (1.07%) Apache Spark
5 5 (0.89%) CMS
5 5 (0.89%) Confluence
5 5 (0.89%) SAS
6 4 (0.71%) Umbraco
7 3 (0.54%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.54%) Drupal
8 2 (0.36%) Moodle
9 1 (0.18%) Apache
9 1 (0.18%) Jupyter
Applications
1 167 (29.82%) Microsoft Excel
2 25 (4.46%) Microsoft Office
3 15 (2.68%) Microsoft Project
4 14 (2.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 8 (1.43%) Trello
6 5 (0.89%) MS Visio
6 5 (0.89%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 19 (3.39%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (2.14%) NetSuite
3 8 (1.43%) Oracle ERP
4 6 (1.07%) NEC Housing
5 5 (0.89%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.54%) ResourceLink
7 2 (0.36%) SAP HR
8 1 (0.18%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.18%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.18%) SAP Business One
8 1 (0.18%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 560 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 252 (45.00%) Azure
3 97 (17.32%) Power Automate
4 91 (16.25%) Azure Data Factory
5 72 (12.86%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 68 (12.14%) PowerApps
7 65 (11.61%) Microsoft 365
8 46 (8.21%) Dynamics 365
9 33 (5.89%) Azure DevOps
10 25 (4.46%) Snowflake
11 24 (4.29%) Google Analytics
12 23 (4.11%) GCP
12 23 (4.11%) SaaS
13 22 (3.93%) Azure Logic Apps
13 22 (3.93%) GitHub
14 18 (3.21%) AWS
15 15 (2.68%) GitHub Copilot
16 14 (2.50%) dbt
16 14 (2.50%) OneDrive
17 13 (2.32%) Azure Machine Learning
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.71%) Firewall
2 3 (0.54%) Modbus
2 3 (0.54%) MQTT
2 3 (0.54%) NAS
2 3 (0.54%) VoIP
2 3 (0.54%) Wi-Fi
3 2 (0.36%) Intranet
3 2 (0.36%) WAN
4 1 (0.18%) ADSL
4 1 (0.18%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 104 (18.57%) Tableau
2 82 (14.64%) SQL Server
3 55 (9.82%) Azure SQL Database
4 50 (8.93%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 41 (7.32%) Data Warehouse
6 39 (6.96%) Power Query
7 29 (5.18%) Big Data
8 28 (5.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 24 (4.29%) Data Lake
10 23 (4.11%) Looker
11 16 (2.86%) MySQL
12 13 (2.32%) BigQuery
13 12 (2.14%) PostgreSQL
14 10 (1.79%) Metadata
15 9 (1.61%) Relational Database
15 9 (1.61%) Star Schema
16 8 (1.43%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
16 8 (1.43%) PowerPivot
17 7 (1.25%) QlikView
17 7 (1.25%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 21 (3.75%) Git
2 18 (3.21%) JIRA
3 11 (1.96%) Jenkins
4 8 (1.43%) Oracle Forms
5 4 (0.71%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 4 (0.71%) Visual Studio
6 3 (0.54%) ERwin
7 1 (0.18%) ER Studio
7 1 (0.18%) Oracle APEX
7 1 (0.18%) Postman
7 1 (0.18%) PowerDesigner
7 1 (0.18%) Team Foundation Server
7 1 (0.18%) Toad
General
1 240 (42.86%) Social Skills
2 199 (35.54%) Analytical Skills
3 183 (32.68%) Finance
4 55 (9.82%) Public Sector
5 44 (7.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 37 (6.61%) Marketing
7 28 (5.00%) Legal
8 26 (4.64%) Retail
9 24 (4.29%) Law
9 24 (4.29%) Presentation Skills
10 23 (4.11%) Organisational Skills
11 15 (2.68%) Billing
12 14 (2.50%) Manufacturing
13 12 (2.14%) Automotive
14 10 (1.79%) Banking
14 10 (1.79%) Publishing
14 10 (1.79%) Telecoms
15 8 (1.43%) Documentation Skills
16 6 (1.07%) Investment Banking
17 5 (0.89%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 189 (33.75%) Analyst
2 83 (14.82%) Senior
3 75 (13.39%) Developer
4 68 (12.14%) Data Analyst
5 55 (9.82%) Lead
6 35 (6.25%) Data Engineer
7 28 (5.00%) Business Intelligence Developer
8 27 (4.82%) Big Data Engineer
8 27 (4.82%) DataOps Engineer
8 27 (4.82%) DataOps Leader
8 27 (4.82%) IT Support
8 27 (4.82%) Lead Big Data Engineer
9 25 (4.46%) Senior Analyst
10 24 (4.29%) Business Intelligence Analyst
10 24 (4.29%) Commercial Analyst
11 23 (4.11%) Applications Support
11 23 (4.11%) Senior Developer
12 21 (3.75%) Business Analyst
12 21 (3.75%) Consultant
12 21 (3.75%) Power Platform Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (5.00%) .NET
1 28 (5.00%) HTML5 Canvas
2 27 (4.82%) JSON
3 23 (4.11%) HTML
4 22 (3.93%) CSS
5 15 (2.68%) PySpark
5 15 (2.68%) XML
6 13 (2.32%) .NET Core
7 10 (1.79%) Microsoft Graph
7 10 (1.79%) SPFx
8 9 (1.61%) RESTful
9 8 (1.43%) OAuth
9 8 (1.43%) OAuth2
9 8 (1.43%) SAML
10 7 (1.25%) EDI
11 6 (1.07%) Kafka
12 3 (0.54%) .NET Framework
12 3 (0.54%) AngularJS
12 3 (0.54%) ASP.NET
12 3 (0.54%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 43 (7.68%) Management Information System
2 33 (5.89%) Analytical Mindset
3 31 (5.54%) Data Structures
4 29 (5.18%) Self-Motivation
5 23 (4.11%) Cloud Native
6 18 (3.21%) Onboarding
7 16 (2.86%) Low-Code
8 15 (2.68%) Enterprise Software
9 11 (1.96%) FMCG
9 11 (1.96%) Product Ownership
10 10 (1.79%) Greenfield Project
11 9 (1.61%) Algorithms
12 7 (1.25%) Legacy Systems
13 5 (0.89%) Life Science
13 5 (0.89%) Reinsurance
13 5 (0.89%) Replication
14 4 (0.71%) Social Media
15 3 (0.54%) Driving Licence
15 3 (0.54%) Mobile App
15 3 (0.54%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 7 (1.25%) Windows
2 6 (1.07%) Linux
2 6 (1.07%) Unix
3 4 (0.71%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.54%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.36%) VMS
6 1 (0.18%) Android
6 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 516 (92.14%) Business Intelligence
2 200 (35.71%) Analytics
3 170 (30.36%) Decision-Making
4 151 (26.96%) Visualisation
5 140 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
6 122 (21.79%) Continuous Improvement
7 116 (20.71%) Data Modelling
8 108 (19.29%) Data Analysis
9 93 (16.61%) Data Visualisation
10 88 (15.71%) Actionable Insight
11 86 (15.36%) Agile
12 84 (15.00%) ETL
13 81 (14.46%) AI
14 72 (12.86%) CRM
15 71 (12.68%) CI/CD
16 69 (12.32%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 63 (11.25%) Data Management
18 62 (11.07%) Data Engineering
19 61 (10.89%) Project Management
20 59 (10.54%) Data Governance
Programming Languages
1 289 (51.61%) SQL
2 130 (23.21%) Python
3 57 (10.18%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 45 (8.04%) C#
5 36 (6.43%) JavaScript
6 30 (5.36%) PowerShell
7 22 (3.93%) R
7 22 (3.93%) T-SQL
8 16 (2.86%) VBA
9 13 (2.32%) TypeScript
10 10 (1.79%) Java
11 9 (1.61%) PL/SQL
12 8 (1.43%) Shell Script
13 5 (0.89%) Kusto Query Language
13 5 (0.89%) Scala
13 5 (0.89%) VB
13 5 (0.89%) VBScript
14 2 (0.36%) Bicep
14 2 (0.36%) Ruby
15 1 (0.18%) C
Qualifications
1 100 (17.86%) Degree
2 41 (7.32%) Security Cleared
3 34 (6.07%) ACCA
3 34 (6.07%) CIMA
4 31 (5.54%) SC Cleared
5 25 (4.46%) Microsoft Certification
6 23 (4.11%) Computer Science Degree
6 23 (4.11%) DBS Check
7 14 (2.50%) AAT
8 12 (2.14%) Six Sigma Green Belt
9 9 (1.61%) Azure Certification
10 6 (1.07%) Master's Degree
10 6 (1.07%) PMI Certification
10 6 (1.07%) PMP
11 4 (0.71%) CIPFA
11 4 (0.71%) DV Cleared
11 4 (0.71%) Numerate Degree
12 3 (0.54%) BPSS Clearance
12 3 (0.54%) CIPD
13 2 (0.36%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 96 (17.14%) Data Quality
2 38 (6.79%) SLA
3 29 (5.18%) GDPR
4 23 (4.11%) Actionable Recommendations
5 19 (3.39%) PMO
6 17 (3.04%) QA
7 11 (1.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 7 (1.25%) 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 8 (1.43%) Active Directory
1 8 (1.43%) VMware Infrastructure
2 6 (1.07%) Docker
3 3 (0.54%) BitLocker
3 3 (0.54%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 11 (1.96%) Terraform
2 8 (1.43%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (0.89%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.89%) SCCM
4 4 (0.71%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.36%) Argo
6 1 (0.18%) Control-M
6 1 (0.18%) SQL Sentry
Vendors
1 206 (36.79%) Microsoft
2 67 (11.96%) Databricks
3 30 (5.36%) Google
4 29 (5.18%) Oracle
5 21 (3.75%) Salesforce
6 19 (3.39%) Informatica
6 19 (3.39%) SAP
7 15 (2.68%) Adobe
8 11 (1.96%) Alteryx
9 9 (1.61%) Northgate
10 8 (1.43%) VMware
11 7 (1.25%) Hotjar
12 6 (1.07%) IBM
13 5 (0.89%) ESRI
13 5 (0.89%) ServiceNow
13 5 (0.89%) Snow
14 4 (0.71%) HubSpot
14 4 (0.71%) JD Edwards
14 4 (0.71%) Talend
15 3 (0.54%) Sophos