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 5 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 81 81 53
Rank change year-on-year 0 -28 +14
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 591 666 1,522
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.06% 4.48% 4.53%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 23.62% 20.42% 20.48%
Number of salaries quoted 432 456 1,318
10th Percentile £36,250 £36,625 £36,365
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,750 £57,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.44% +3.64% -
75th Percentile £75,313 £71,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £92,250 £84,964
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +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 2,502 3,261 7,430
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 12.97% 21.94% 22.11%
Number of salaries quoted 1,913 2,175 6,259
10th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £37,033
25th Percentile £46,250 £47,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +13.04% -11.54%
75th Percentile £79,727 £85,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £115,000 £102,500
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 5 June 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 (10.66%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.35%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.18%) Apache Airflow
4 4 (0.68%) Apache Spark
4 4 (0.68%) CMS
4 4 (0.68%) SAS
5 3 (0.51%) ArcGIS
5 3 (0.51%) Drupal
6 2 (0.34%) Apache
6 2 (0.34%) Confluence
6 2 (0.34%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 2 (0.34%) Oracle Workflow
7 1 (0.17%) Umbraco
Applications
1 147 (24.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 19 (3.21%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (2.37%) Microsoft Project
4 13 (2.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 6 (1.02%) MS Visio
5 6 (1.02%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 22 (3.72%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (2.03%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 9 (1.52%) NetSuite
4 5 (0.85%) NEC Housing
4 5 (0.85%) SAP ERP
5 4 (0.68%) Dynamics NAV
6 3 (0.51%) Oracle ERP
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%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 591 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 224 (37.90%) Azure
3 98 (16.58%) Power Automate
4 74 (12.52%) PowerApps
5 68 (11.51%) Microsoft 365
6 59 (9.98%) Azure Data Factory
7 52 (8.80%) Dynamics 365
8 45 (7.61%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 35 (5.92%) Azure Logic Apps
10 29 (4.91%) Google Analytics
10 29 (4.91%) SaaS
11 27 (4.57%) Microsoft Purview
12 26 (4.40%) Azure DevOps
12 26 (4.40%) OneDrive
13 19 (3.21%) Adobe Creative Cloud
14 18 (3.05%) AWS
14 18 (3.05%) GCP
15 17 (2.88%) Snowflake
16 11 (1.86%) Azure Machine Learning
17 10 (1.69%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.20%) Broadband
2 4 (0.68%) Firewall
3 3 (0.51%) Modbus
3 3 (0.51%) 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
1 113 (19.12%) Tableau
2 61 (10.32%) SQL Server
3 39 (6.60%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 36 (6.09%) Data Warehouse
5 35 (5.92%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 34 (5.75%) Azure SQL Database
6 34 (5.75%) Power Query
7 32 (5.41%) Big Data
8 30 (5.08%) Data Lake
9 24 (4.06%) Looker
10 18 (3.05%) MySQL
10 18 (3.05%) Relational Database
11 14 (2.37%) BigQuery
11 14 (2.37%) PostgreSQL
11 14 (2.37%) Star Schema
12 13 (2.20%) Metadata
12 13 (2.20%) SAP BW
13 12 (2.03%) Semantic Layer
14 8 (1.35%) PowerPivot
15 7 (1.18%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 11 (1.86%) Git
2 10 (1.69%) Visual Studio
3 9 (1.52%) JIRA
4 8 (1.35%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 3 (0.51%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.34%) Oracle Forms
7 1 (0.17%) Browser DevTools
7 1 (0.17%) Postman
7 1 (0.17%) Toad
General
1 246 (41.62%) Social Skills
2 194 (32.83%) Analytical Skills
3 153 (25.89%) Finance
4 74 (12.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 59 (9.98%) Public Sector
6 37 (6.26%) Law
7 35 (5.92%) Retail
8 33 (5.58%) Legal
9 29 (4.91%) Marketing
10 21 (3.55%) Organisational Skills
11 12 (2.03%) Automotive
11 12 (2.03%) Documentation Skills
12 11 (1.86%) Publishing
13 9 (1.52%) Presentation Skills
14 7 (1.18%) Manufacturing
14 7 (1.18%) Social Housing
15 5 (0.85%) Aeronautics
15 5 (0.85%) Banking
15 5 (0.85%) Billing
16 4 (0.68%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 180 (30.46%) Analyst
2 98 (16.58%) Senior
3 84 (14.21%) Developer
4 63 (10.66%) Data Analyst
5 57 (9.64%) Lead
6 45 (7.61%) Data Engineer
7 29 (4.91%) Applications Support
7 29 (4.91%) Big Data Engineer
7 29 (4.91%) DataOps Engineer
7 29 (4.91%) DataOps Leader
7 29 (4.91%) Lead Big Data Engineer
8 28 (4.74%) Data Manager
8 28 (4.74%) Senior Analyst
9 27 (4.57%) Business Intelligence Developer
10 26 (4.40%) Senior Developer
11 24 (4.06%) Applications Manager
11 24 (4.06%) Business Intelligence Analyst
11 24 (4.06%) Power Platform Developer
12 23 (3.89%) Consultant
13 21 (3.55%) Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (6.26%) HTML
2 36 (6.09%) .NET
3 33 (5.58%) CSS
3 33 (5.58%) HTML5 Canvas
4 29 (4.91%) JSON
5 21 (3.55%) .NET Core
6 20 (3.38%) Microsoft Graph
7 19 (3.21%) SPFx
8 16 (2.71%) PySpark
8 16 (2.71%) XML
9 12 (2.03%) Oracle Fusion
10 8 (1.35%) React
11 7 (1.18%) Web Services
12 4 (0.68%) ASP.NET
12 4 (0.68%) Kafka
12 4 (0.68%) Middleware
12 4 (0.68%) OAuth
12 4 (0.68%) OAuth2
12 4 (0.68%) RESTful
13 3 (0.51%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 46 (7.78%) Management Information System
2 41 (6.94%) Data Structures
3 22 (3.72%) Product Ownership
4 20 (3.38%) Onboarding
5 14 (2.37%) Self-Motivation
5 14 (2.37%) Social Media
6 13 (2.20%) Analytical Mindset
7 11 (1.86%) Cloud Native
8 10 (1.69%) Enterprise Software
9 8 (1.35%) FMCG
9 8 (1.35%) Low-Code
10 7 (1.18%) Algorithms
10 7 (1.18%) Greenfield Project
11 6 (1.02%) Cyberattack
11 6 (1.02%) Legacy Systems
12 5 (0.85%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 5 (0.85%) Life Science
12 5 (0.85%) Mobile App
12 5 (0.85%) Replication
13 4 (0.68%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 7 (1.18%) Linux
2 6 (1.02%) Windows
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
Processes & Methodologies
1 537 (90.86%) Business Intelligence
2 192 (32.49%) Analytics
3 155 (26.23%) Decision-Making
4 127 (21.49%) Data Modelling
5 120 (20.30%) Visualisation
6 118 (19.97%) Problem-Solving
7 108 (18.27%) Continuous Improvement
8 95 (16.07%) ETL
9 91 (15.40%) Data Visualisation
10 90 (15.23%) Actionable Insight
11 87 (14.72%) AI
12 84 (14.21%) Agile
12 84 (14.21%) Project Management
13 77 (13.03%) Data Governance
14 73 (12.35%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 72 (12.18%) CRM
15 72 (12.18%) Data Analysis
16 67 (11.34%) Data Engineering
17 62 (10.49%) Data Management
17 62 (10.49%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 283 (47.88%) SQL
2 115 (19.46%) Python
3 51 (8.63%) C#
4 48 (8.12%) JavaScript
5 44 (7.45%) PowerShell
6 42 (7.11%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 29 (4.91%) T-SQL
8 22 (3.72%) R
9 19 (3.21%) TypeScript
10 16 (2.71%) VBA
11 8 (1.35%) Kusto Query Language
12 6 (1.02%) VB
13 5 (0.85%) VBScript
14 4 (0.68%) PL/SQL
15 3 (0.51%) Scala
16 2 (0.34%) Bicep
16 2 (0.34%) Formula Language
16 2 (0.34%) Java
16 2 (0.34%) Shell Script
17 1 (0.17%) C
Qualifications
1 101 (17.09%) Degree
2 40 (6.77%) Security Cleared
3 34 (5.75%) ACCA
4 32 (5.41%) CIMA
5 30 (5.08%) SC Cleared
6 21 (3.55%) DBS Check
7 16 (2.71%) Computer Science Degree
8 15 (2.54%) Microsoft Certification
9 14 (2.37%) AAT
10 5 (0.85%) Azure Certification
11 4 (0.68%) CIPFA
11 4 (0.68%) Master's Degree
11 4 (0.68%) PMI Certification
11 4 (0.68%) PMP
12 3 (0.51%) CompTIA CySA+
12 3 (0.51%) CompTIA Security+
12 3 (0.51%) SSCP
13 2 (0.34%) ISEB
13 2 (0.34%) Numerate Degree
14 1 (0.17%) MCT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 111 (18.78%) Data Quality
2 53 (8.97%) GDPR
3 35 (5.92%) SLA
4 23 (3.89%) QA
5 17 (2.88%) Accessibility
5 17 (2.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 14 (2.37%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 13 (2.20%) PMO
8 11 (1.86%) Actionable Recommendations
9 7 (1.18%) NIST
10 4 (0.68%) IFRS
10 4 (0.68%) NIST 800
10 4 (0.68%) PERC
11 3 (0.51%) GAAP
11 3 (0.51%) GRC
12 1 (0.17%) IFRS 17
12 1 (0.17%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 8 (1.35%) Active Directory
1 8 (1.35%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (0.51%) BitLocker
2 3 (0.51%) Docker
2 3 (0.51%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 6 (1.02%) Terraform
2 5 (0.85%) SCCM
3 2 (0.34%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.17%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.17%) MOM
4 1 (0.17%) SQL Sentry
4 1 (0.17%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 225 (38.07%) Microsoft
2 63 (10.66%) Databricks
3 35 (5.92%) Google
3 35 (5.92%) Oracle
4 29 (4.91%) SAP
5 24 (4.06%) Adobe
6 20 (3.38%) Salesforce
7 16 (2.71%) Informatica
8 12 (2.03%) Alteryx
9 8 (1.35%) VMware
10 7 (1.18%) Hotjar
11 6 (1.02%) Northgate
11 6 (1.02%) 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%) Talend