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 22 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 85 84 80
Rank change year-on-year -1 -4 -18
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 752 671 755
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.07% 4.16% 3.32%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 23.54% 24.81% 15.75%
Number of salaries quoted 552 507 544
10th Percentile £38,772 £37,000 £38,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £46,061
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -15.38% +18.04%
75th Percentile £80,000 £70,000 £80,313
90th Percentile £95,000 £89,250 £93,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% +9.09%

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 3,195 2,705 4,795
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 13.05% 16.76% 21.06%
Number of salaries quoted 2,493 1,881 3,174
10th Percentile £37,500 £35,500 £39,500
25th Percentile £46,217 £46,250 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £63,091 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.90% -9.87% +12.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £82,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £113,750 £140,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £64,244
% change year-on-year - -6.61% +2.79%

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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 22 September 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 92 (12.23%) SharePoint
2 6 (0.80%) Apache Spark
3 5 (0.66%) Confluence
3 5 (0.66%) MS Project Server
4 4 (0.53%) Apache
4 4 (0.53%) Apache Airflow
4 4 (0.53%) Oracle Workflow
5 3 (0.40%) SAS
6 2 (0.27%) ArcGIS
6 2 (0.27%) CMS
6 2 (0.27%) Oracle Application Server
6 2 (0.27%) WordPress
7 1 (0.13%) IIS
7 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Exchange
7 1 (0.13%) Umbraco
Applications
1 171 (22.74%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (2.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 19 (2.53%) Microsoft Office
4 15 (1.99%) Microsoft Project
5 6 (0.80%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.53%) Chatbot
6 4 (0.53%) Navisworks
6 4 (0.53%) ProjectWise
6 4 (0.53%) Revit
6 4 (0.53%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.40%) AutoCAD
8 2 (0.27%) SPSS
9 1 (0.13%) Civil 3D
Business Applications
1 21 (2.79%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (1.60%) NetSuite
2 12 (1.60%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 5 (0.66%) Visualfiles
4 4 (0.53%) Dynamics NAV
4 4 (0.53%) Elite 3E
5 3 (0.40%) Carpe Diem
5 3 (0.40%) Integrated Workplace Management System
6 2 (0.27%) FastStats
6 2 (0.27%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.13%) Dynamics GP
7 1 (0.13%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.13%) Raiser’s Edge
7 1 (0.13%) SAP S/4HANA
7 1 (0.13%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 1 (0.13%) Temenos T24
7 1 (0.13%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 752 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 246 (32.71%) Azure
3 112 (14.89%) Power Automate
4 110 (14.63%) PowerApps
5 76 (10.11%) Dynamics 365
6 73 (9.71%) Microsoft 365
7 65 (8.64%) Azure Data Factory
8 60 (7.98%) Azure DevOps
9 45 (5.98%) AWS
9 45 (5.98%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 37 (4.92%) SaaS
11 35 (4.65%) GCP
12 34 (4.52%) Google Analytics
13 32 (4.26%) Azure Logic Apps
14 31 (4.12%) Microsoft Purview
15 25 (3.32%) Snowflake
16 24 (3.19%) OneDrive
17 17 (2.26%) Microsoft Copilot
18 16 (2.13%) Entra ID
19 15 (1.99%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 14 (1.86%) Broadband
2 6 (0.80%) SMS
3 3 (0.40%) Firewall
3 3 (0.40%) NAS
3 3 (0.40%) VoIP
3 3 (0.40%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.13%) 5G
4 1 (0.13%) Intranet
4 1 (0.13%) Modbus
4 1 (0.13%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 122 (16.22%) Tableau
2 83 (11.04%) Data Warehouse
3 69 (9.18%) SQL Server
4 57 (7.58%) Data Lake
5 51 (6.78%) Azure SQL Database
6 49 (6.52%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 41 (5.45%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 37 (4.92%) Power Query
9 35 (4.65%) Metadata
10 31 (4.12%) Looker
11 29 (3.86%) Star Schema
12 28 (3.72%) Relational Database
13 20 (2.66%) BigQuery
13 20 (2.66%) NoSQL
14 19 (2.53%) Semantic Layer
15 18 (2.39%) MongoDB
16 16 (2.13%) Big Data
17 15 (1.99%) DynamoDB
18 14 (1.86%) SQL Server Analysis Services
19 13 (1.73%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 42 (5.59%) Git
2 17 (2.26%) JIRA
3 10 (1.33%) Visual Studio
4 5 (0.66%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 3 (0.40%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.13%) Browser DevTools
6 1 (0.13%) ER Studio
6 1 (0.13%) ERwin
6 1 (0.13%) Flyway
6 1 (0.13%) RStudio
6 1 (0.13%) Toad
General
1 315 (41.89%) Social Skills
2 243 (32.31%) Analytical Skills
3 229 (30.45%) Finance
4 83 (11.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 78 (10.37%) Public Sector
6 64 (8.51%) Marketing
7 60 (7.98%) Legal
8 58 (7.71%) Law
9 43 (5.72%) Organisational Skills
10 38 (5.05%) Retail
11 24 (3.19%) Documentation Skills
11 24 (3.19%) Manufacturing
12 16 (2.13%) Influencing Skills
13 15 (1.99%) Billing
14 14 (1.86%) Presentation Skills
15 13 (1.73%) Banking
16 10 (1.33%) Legal Technology
17 9 (1.20%) Social Housing
18 8 (1.06%) Advertising
19 7 (0.93%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 190 (25.27%) Analyst
2 120 (15.96%) Senior
3 110 (14.63%) Developer
4 78 (10.37%) Data Analyst
5 77 (10.24%) Data Engineer
6 58 (7.71%) Lead
7 37 (4.92%) Architect
7 37 (4.92%) Consultant
8 36 (4.79%) Data Manager
9 31 (4.12%) Business Analyst
10 30 (3.99%) Senior Analyst
11 27 (3.59%) Applications Support
12 25 (3.32%) Data Architect
13 24 (3.19%) Power Platform Developer
14 23 (3.06%) Business Intelligence Analyst
14 23 (3.06%) IT Manager
15 21 (2.79%) Applications Manager
15 21 (2.79%) Senior Consultant
16 20 (2.66%) Business Intelligence Developer
17 19 (2.53%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 41 (5.45%) .NET
2 38 (5.05%) HTML
3 32 (4.26%) PySpark
4 31 (4.12%) CSS
5 23 (3.06%) HTML5 Canvas
6 19 (2.53%) JSON
7 16 (2.13%) .NET Core
8 15 (1.99%) Microsoft Graph
8 15 (1.99%) REST
9 14 (1.86%) SPFx
9 14 (1.86%) Terraform
10 13 (1.73%) Oracle Fusion
11 9 (1.20%) React
12 7 (0.93%) Pandas
13 6 (0.80%) ASP.NET
13 6 (0.80%) Kafka
13 6 (0.80%) Middleware
13 6 (0.80%) NumPy
13 6 (0.80%) XML
14 5 (0.66%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 56 (7.45%) Management Information System
2 36 (4.79%) Product Ownership
3 26 (3.46%) Data Structures
4 18 (2.39%) Enterprise Software
5 14 (1.86%) Analytical Mindset
5 14 (1.86%) Low-Code
6 13 (1.73%) Cloud Native
6 13 (1.73%) Legacy Systems
6 13 (1.73%) Self-Motivation
6 13 (1.73%) Social Media
7 12 (1.60%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 10 (1.33%) Greenfield Project
9 9 (1.20%) Housing Association
9 9 (1.20%) Onboarding
10 7 (0.93%) AI Agents
11 6 (0.80%) Cyberattack
11 6 (0.80%) NHS
12 5 (0.66%) Educational Technology
12 5 (0.66%) Replication
13 4 (0.53%) Data Fabric
Operating Systems
1 17 (2.26%) Windows
2 5 (0.66%) Linux
2 5 (0.66%) Windows Server
3 3 (0.40%) Windows 10
4 2 (0.27%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.13%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 708 (94.15%) Business Intelligence
2 302 (40.16%) Analytics
3 228 (30.32%) Decision-Making
4 208 (27.66%) Problem-Solving
5 196 (26.06%) Data Modelling
6 191 (25.40%) Continuous Improvement
7 179 (23.80%) AI
8 143 (19.02%) Visualisation
9 140 (18.62%) Stakeholder Management
10 138 (18.35%) Agile
11 135 (17.95%) Actionable Insight
12 118 (15.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 114 (15.16%) ETL
14 113 (15.03%) Data Governance
15 93 (12.37%) Data Engineering
16 92 (12.23%) Dashboard Development
17 91 (12.10%) DevOps
18 86 (11.44%) Data Visualisation
19 85 (11.30%) Project Management
20 83 (11.04%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 383 (50.93%) SQL
2 145 (19.28%) Python
3 78 (10.37%) C#
4 62 (8.24%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 55 (7.31%) JavaScript
6 31 (4.12%) PowerShell
7 21 (2.79%) T-SQL
8 17 (2.26%) R
9 16 (2.13%) TypeScript
10 15 (1.99%) VBA
11 9 (1.20%) Kusto Query Language
12 7 (0.93%) Scala
13 4 (0.53%) PHP
13 4 (0.53%) VB
14 3 (0.40%) Bicep
14 3 (0.40%) PL/SQL
14 3 (0.40%) X++
15 2 (0.27%) Formula Language
16 1 (0.13%) Java
16 1 (0.13%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 93 (12.37%) Degree
2 66 (8.78%) Security Cleared
3 60 (7.98%) SC Cleared
4 20 (2.66%) ACCA
5 18 (2.39%) DBS Check
6 16 (2.13%) CIMA
7 15 (1.99%) Microsoft Certification
8 10 (1.33%) Azure Certification
9 9 (1.20%) Master's Degree
10 8 (1.06%) Computer Science Degree
11 7 (0.93%) BPSS Clearance
11 7 (0.93%) PMI Certification
12 5 (0.66%) PMP
13 4 (0.53%) AAT
13 4 (0.53%) ISEB
14 3 (0.40%) Postgraduate
15 2 (0.27%) CISM
15 2 (0.27%) CISSP
15 2 (0.27%) MCT
15 2 (0.27%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 173 (23.01%) Data Quality
2 82 (10.90%) GDPR
3 42 (5.59%) Accessibility
4 34 (4.52%) QA
5 27 (3.59%) SLA
6 24 (3.19%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 16 (2.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 16 (2.13%) PMO
8 11 (1.46%) Actionable Recommendations
9 6 (0.80%) NIST
9 6 (0.80%) PERC
10 5 (0.66%) ISO 9001
11 4 (0.53%) GRC
11 4 (0.53%) ISO 19650
11 4 (0.53%) NIST 800
12 3 (0.40%) SOC 2
13 2 (0.27%) GAAP
13 2 (0.27%) IFRS
13 2 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 1 (0.13%) HIPAA
System Software
1 6 (0.80%) Docker
2 3 (0.40%) BitLocker
2 3 (0.40%) Terminal Services
2 3 (0.40%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.13%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (0.66%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.27%) Ansible
3 1 (0.13%) Failover Clustering
3 1 (0.13%) Grafana
3 1 (0.13%) MOM
3 1 (0.13%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 300 (39.89%) Microsoft
2 64 (8.51%) Databricks
3 40 (5.32%) Google
4 33 (4.39%) SAP
5 30 (3.99%) Oracle
6 22 (2.93%) Salesforce
7 17 (2.26%) Informatica
8 15 (1.99%) ServiceNow
9 14 (1.86%) Adobe
10 12 (1.60%) Alteryx
10 12 (1.60%) Talend
10 12 (1.60%) YouTube
11 11 (1.46%) HP
12 6 (0.80%) HighQ
12 6 (0.80%) HubSpot
12 6 (0.80%) Intapp
12 6 (0.80%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
13 5 (0.66%) Nintex
14 4 (0.53%) iManage
14 4 (0.53%) OneTrust