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 6 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 88 78 74
Rank change year-on-year -10 -4 -9
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 680 718 936
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.02% 4.36% 3.71%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 21.77% 22.79% 18.20%
Number of salaries quoted 535 524 771
10th Percentile £37,600 £37,000 £38,750
25th Percentile £42,501 £41,875 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +13.64%
75th Percentile £80,625 £70,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £93,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year - -5.17% +5.45%

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 3,124 3,151 5,143
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 13.86% 19.12% 20.37%
Number of salaries quoted 2,519 2,111 4,018
10th Percentile £36,250 £35,854 £37,940
25th Percentile £45,309 £46,250 £46,990
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £64,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% -1.54% +4.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £82,751 £91,991
90th Percentile £95,000 £115,000 £122,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - - -4.00%

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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 6 August 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 80 (11.76%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.03%) Apache Airflow
3 5 (0.74%) Apache Spark
3 5 (0.74%) ArcGIS
4 4 (0.59%) Apache
4 4 (0.59%) Oracle Workflow
4 4 (0.59%) SAS
5 3 (0.44%) Confluence
6 2 (0.29%) CMS
6 2 (0.29%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (0.29%) Oracle Application Server
6 2 (0.29%) WordPress
7 1 (0.15%) Drupal
7 1 (0.15%) Umbraco
Applications
1 177 (26.03%) Microsoft Excel
2 26 (3.82%) Microsoft Office
2 26 (3.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 17 (2.50%) Microsoft Project
4 7 (1.03%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.44%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.29%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 19 (2.79%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (1.76%) NetSuite
2 12 (1.76%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 5 (0.74%) SAP ERP
3 5 (0.74%) Visualfiles
4 4 (0.59%) Dynamics NAV
5 3 (0.44%) Carpe Diem
5 3 (0.44%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.15%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.15%) Raiser’s Edge
6 1 (0.15%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 680 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 230 (33.82%) Azure
3 103 (15.15%) Power Automate
4 88 (12.94%) PowerApps
5 76 (11.18%) Microsoft 365
6 62 (9.12%) Dynamics 365
7 57 (8.38%) Azure Data Factory
8 42 (6.18%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 40 (5.88%) AWS
10 35 (5.15%) Azure Logic Apps
11 34 (5.00%) GCP
11 34 (5.00%) Google Analytics
12 33 (4.85%) Azure DevOps
13 32 (4.71%) Microsoft Purview
14 30 (4.41%) OneDrive
15 29 (4.26%) SaaS
16 28 (4.12%) Snowflake
17 19 (2.79%) Adobe Creative Cloud
18 11 (1.62%) dbt
19 8 (1.18%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 13 (1.91%) Broadband
2 5 (0.74%) SMS
3 3 (0.44%) Firewall
3 3 (0.44%) NAS
3 3 (0.44%) VoIP
3 3 (0.44%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.15%) Intranet
4 1 (0.15%) Modbus
4 1 (0.15%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 131 (19.26%) Tableau
2 60 (8.82%) SQL Server
3 56 (8.24%) Data Warehouse
4 44 (6.47%) Data Lake
5 43 (6.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 41 (6.03%) Azure SQL Database
7 39 (5.74%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 36 (5.29%) Power Query
9 35 (5.15%) Looker
10 25 (3.68%) Relational Database
11 23 (3.38%) Big Data
12 21 (3.09%) BigQuery
13 18 (2.65%) Metadata
13 18 (2.65%) Semantic Layer
14 17 (2.50%) Star Schema
15 14 (2.06%) PostgreSQL
16 13 (1.91%) SAP BW
17 12 (1.76%) MySQL
17 12 (1.76%) SQL Server Analysis Services
18 11 (1.62%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 15 (2.21%) Git
1 15 (2.21%) JIRA
2 10 (1.47%) Visual Studio
3 5 (0.74%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 2 (0.29%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.15%) Browser DevTools
5 1 (0.15%) Postman
5 1 (0.15%) Toad
General
1 298 (43.82%) Social Skills
2 213 (31.32%) Analytical Skills
3 195 (28.68%) Finance
4 75 (11.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 61 (8.97%) Public Sector
6 56 (8.24%) Law
7 55 (8.09%) Legal
8 50 (7.35%) Marketing
9 45 (6.62%) Organisational Skills
10 35 (5.15%) Retail
11 15 (2.21%) Documentation Skills
12 14 (2.06%) Billing
13 13 (1.91%) Presentation Skills
14 12 (1.76%) Banking
14 12 (1.76%) Manufacturing
15 10 (1.47%) Legal Technology
16 8 (1.18%) Automotive
16 8 (1.18%) Influencing Skills
16 8 (1.18%) Social Housing
17 7 (1.03%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 195 (28.68%) Analyst
2 116 (17.06%) Senior
3 90 (13.24%) Developer
4 70 (10.29%) Data Analyst
5 68 (10.00%) Data Engineer
6 54 (7.94%) Lead
7 35 (5.15%) Data Manager
8 32 (4.71%) Senior Analyst
9 31 (4.56%) Applications Support
10 29 (4.26%) Consultant
11 28 (4.12%) Architect
12 27 (3.97%) Business Analyst
13 26 (3.82%) Applications Manager
13 26 (3.82%) Senior Developer
14 24 (3.53%) Business Intelligence Analyst
15 22 (3.24%) Power Platform Developer
16 21 (3.09%) Data Architect
16 21 (3.09%) Performance Analyst
17 20 (2.94%) Business Intelligence Developer
17 20 (2.94%) Senior Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (6.18%) .NET
2 41 (6.03%) HTML
3 34 (5.00%) CSS
4 32 (4.71%) HTML5 Canvas
5 28 (4.12%) PySpark
6 26 (3.82%) JSON
7 20 (2.94%) Microsoft Graph
8 19 (2.79%) .NET Core
8 19 (2.79%) SPFx
9 12 (1.76%) Oracle Fusion
10 9 (1.32%) React
11 8 (1.18%) REST
12 7 (1.03%) XML
13 6 (0.88%) Kafka
14 5 (0.74%) ASP.NET
14 5 (0.74%) ODBC
14 5 (0.74%) Web Services
15 4 (0.59%) Middleware
16 3 (0.44%) ADO
16 3 (0.44%) Regular Expression
Miscellaneous
1 58 (8.53%) Management Information System
2 31 (4.56%) Data Structures
3 24 (3.53%) Product Ownership
4 16 (2.35%) Analytical Mindset
4 16 (2.35%) Self-Motivation
5 14 (2.06%) Onboarding
5 14 (2.06%) Social Media
6 13 (1.91%) Cloud Native
7 8 (1.18%) Enterprise Software
8 7 (1.03%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 7 (1.03%) Housing Association
8 7 (1.03%) Replication
9 6 (0.88%) AI Agents
9 6 (0.88%) Cyberattack
9 6 (0.88%) Greenfield Project
9 6 (0.88%) Low-Code
10 5 (0.74%) Data Fabric
10 5 (0.74%) Driving Licence
10 5 (0.74%) Life Science
10 5 (0.74%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 9 (1.32%) Linux
2 8 (1.18%) Windows
3 5 (0.74%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.59%) Unix
5 3 (0.44%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.29%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 627 (92.21%) Business Intelligence
2 263 (38.68%) Analytics
3 187 (27.50%) Decision-Making
4 171 (25.15%) Problem-Solving
5 157 (23.09%) Data Modelling
6 151 (22.21%) Continuous Improvement
7 132 (19.41%) Visualisation
8 126 (18.53%) AI
9 115 (16.91%) Actionable Insight
10 105 (15.44%) Agile
11 104 (15.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 99 (14.56%) Data Governance
13 96 (14.12%) ETL
14 95 (13.97%) Project Management
15 94 (13.82%) Stakeholder Management
16 92 (13.53%) Data Visualisation
17 84 (12.35%) Data Engineering
18 80 (11.76%) Data Analysis
19 76 (11.18%) CRM
20 70 (10.29%) Dashboard Development
Programming Languages
1 344 (50.59%) SQL
2 123 (18.09%) Python
3 60 (8.82%) C#
4 58 (8.53%) JavaScript
5 49 (7.21%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 34 (5.00%) PowerShell
7 23 (3.38%) T-SQL
7 23 (3.38%) VBA
8 20 (2.94%) TypeScript
9 16 (2.35%) R
10 9 (1.32%) Kusto Query Language
11 8 (1.18%) VB
12 7 (1.03%) Scala
13 4 (0.59%) VBScript
14 3 (0.44%) PL/SQL
15 2 (0.29%) Bicep
15 2 (0.29%) Formula Language
15 2 (0.29%) PHP
15 2 (0.29%) X++
16 1 (0.15%) Google Apps Script
Qualifications
1 97 (14.26%) Degree
2 56 (8.24%) Security Cleared
3 49 (7.21%) SC Cleared
4 27 (3.97%) ACCA
5 23 (3.38%) CIMA
6 18 (2.65%) DBS Check
6 18 (2.65%) Microsoft Certification
7 15 (2.21%) Computer Science Degree
8 11 (1.62%) AAT
9 10 (1.47%) Master's Degree
10 7 (1.03%) Azure Certification
10 7 (1.03%) PMI Certification
11 6 (0.88%) BPSS Clearance
12 5 (0.74%) ISEB
12 5 (0.74%) PMP
13 2 (0.29%) CompTIA CySA+
13 2 (0.29%) CompTIA Security+
13 2 (0.29%) MCT
13 2 (0.29%) Numerate Degree
13 2 (0.29%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 136 (20.00%) Data Quality
2 65 (9.56%) GDPR
3 37 (5.44%) QA
4 36 (5.29%) SLA
5 33 (4.85%) Accessibility
6 15 (2.21%) Actionable Recommendations
6 15 (2.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 14 (2.06%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 14 (2.06%) PMO
8 6 (0.88%) NIST
8 6 (0.88%) PERC
9 5 (0.74%) IFRS
9 5 (0.74%) ISO 9001
10 4 (0.59%) GAAP
10 4 (0.59%) NIST 800
11 2 (0.29%) GRC
11 2 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 1 (0.15%) IFRS 17
System Software
1 7 (1.03%) VMware Infrastructure
2 6 (0.88%) Docker
3 3 (0.44%) BitLocker
3 3 (0.44%) Terminal Services
4 2 (0.29%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 11 (1.62%) Terraform
2 4 (0.59%) SCCM
3 3 (0.44%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.15%) Ansible
4 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.15%) MOM
4 1 (0.15%) SQL Sentry
4 1 (0.15%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 260 (38.24%) Microsoft
2 70 (10.29%) Databricks
3 40 (5.88%) Google
4 36 (5.29%) Oracle
5 33 (4.85%) SAP
6 23 (3.38%) Adobe
7 22 (3.24%) Salesforce
8 19 (2.79%) Alteryx
9 9 (1.32%) Informatica
10 7 (1.03%) HubSpot
10 7 (1.03%) Intapp
10 7 (1.03%) VMware
11 6 (0.88%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
12 5 (0.74%) HighQ
12 5 (0.74%) iManage
13 4 (0.59%) dotdigital
13 4 (0.59%) Hyperion
13 4 (0.59%) ServiceNow
13 4 (0.59%) Snow
13 4 (0.59%) Workday