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

6 months to
29 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 81 81 53
Rank change year-on-year 0 -28 +18
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 590 662 1,518
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.08% 4.52% 4.59%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 23.38% 20.35% 20.57%
Number of salaries quoted 430 446 1,316
10th Percentile £36,250 £37,250 £36,365
25th Percentile £42,500 £43,356 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,226 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.89% +4.05% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £92,250 £84,964
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £54,625
% change year-on-year -4.35% +5.26% -0.68%

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 2,524 3,253 7,378
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 13.17% 22.22% 22.29%
Number of salaries quoted 1,933 2,156 6,252
10th Percentile £37,850 £36,250 £37,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £48,688 £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 £80,000 £86,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £115,000 £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 29 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 62 (10.51%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.36%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (1.02%) 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
5 3 (0.51%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 2 (0.34%) Apache
6 2 (0.34%) Confluence
7 1 (0.17%) Oracle Workflow
7 1 (0.17%) Umbraco
Applications
1 150 (25.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 19 (3.22%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (2.37%) Microsoft Project
4 11 (1.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (1.19%) Spreadsheet
6 6 (1.02%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 21 (3.56%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (2.03%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 10 (1.69%) NetSuite
4 6 (1.02%) NEC Housing
5 5 (0.85%) SAP ERP
6 4 (0.68%) Oracle ERP
7 3 (0.51%) Dynamics NAV
8 2 (0.34%) SAP HR
9 1 (0.17%) Dynamics GP
9 1 (0.17%) Raiser’s Edge
9 1 (0.17%) ResourceLink
9 1 (0.17%) SAP Business One
9 1 (0.17%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 590 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 225 (38.14%) Azure
3 94 (15.93%) Power Automate
4 71 (12.03%) PowerApps
5 66 (11.19%) Microsoft 365
6 58 (9.83%) Azure Data Factory
7 48 (8.14%) Dynamics 365
8 46 (7.80%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 34 (5.76%) Azure Logic Apps
10 28 (4.75%) Google Analytics
10 28 (4.75%) SaaS
11 26 (4.41%) Azure DevOps
12 25 (4.24%) OneDrive
13 24 (4.07%) Microsoft Purview
14 19 (3.22%) Adobe Creative Cloud
15 17 (2.88%) AWS
15 17 (2.88%) GCP
15 17 (2.88%) Snowflake
16 13 (2.20%) Azure Machine Learning
17 10 (1.69%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.20%) 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
1 113 (19.15%) Tableau
2 61 (10.34%) SQL Server
3 39 (6.61%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 36 (6.10%) Power Query
5 35 (5.93%) Data Warehouse
6 34 (5.76%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 33 (5.59%) Azure SQL Database
7 33 (5.59%) Big Data
8 29 (4.92%) Data Lake
9 23 (3.90%) 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 (1.36%) PowerPivot
15 7 (1.19%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 11 (1.86%) JIRA
2 10 (1.69%) Git
3 9 (1.53%) Visual Studio
4 8 (1.36%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 4 (0.68%) Jenkins
6 3 (0.51%) 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
1 246 (41.69%) Social Skills
2 199 (33.73%) Analytical Skills
3 155 (26.27%) Finance
4 70 (11.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 59 (10.00%) Public Sector
6 37 (6.27%) Retail
7 34 (5.76%) Law
8 32 (5.42%) Legal
9 31 (5.25%) Marketing
10 21 (3.56%) Organisational Skills
11 12 (2.03%) Automotive
11 12 (2.03%) Presentation Skills
11 12 (2.03%) Publishing
12 11 (1.86%) Documentation Skills
13 7 (1.19%) Manufacturing
13 7 (1.19%) Social Housing
14 6 (1.02%) Banking
15 5 (0.85%) Aeronautics
15 5 (0.85%) Billing
16 4 (0.68%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 180 (30.51%) Analyst
2 98 (16.61%) Senior
3 84 (14.24%) Developer
4 66 (11.19%) Data Analyst
5 56 (9.49%) Lead
6 42 (7.12%) Data Engineer
7 30 (5.08%) Big Data Engineer
7 30 (5.08%) DataOps Engineer
7 30 (5.08%) DataOps Leader
7 30 (5.08%) Lead Big Data Engineer
8 29 (4.92%) Senior Analyst
9 28 (4.75%) Applications Support
9 28 (4.75%) Business Intelligence Developer
10 26 (4.41%) Data Manager
10 26 (4.41%) Senior Developer
11 24 (4.07%) Applications Manager
11 24 (4.07%) Consultant
12 23 (3.90%) Business Intelligence Analyst
12 23 (3.90%) Power Platform Developer
13 21 (3.56%) Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (6.10%) HTML
2 35 (5.93%) .NET
3 33 (5.59%) HTML5 Canvas
4 32 (5.42%) CSS
5 30 (5.08%) JSON
6 21 (3.56%) .NET Core
7 20 (3.39%) Microsoft Graph
8 19 (3.22%) SPFx
9 15 (2.54%) PySpark
9 15 (2.54%) XML
10 12 (2.03%) Oracle Fusion
11 8 (1.36%) React
12 7 (1.19%) Web Services
13 5 (0.85%) OAuth
13 5 (0.85%) OAuth2
14 4 (0.68%) ASP.NET
14 4 (0.68%) Kafka
14 4 (0.68%) Middleware
14 4 (0.68%) RESTful
15 3 (0.51%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 47 (7.97%) Management Information System
2 43 (7.29%) Data Structures
3 20 (3.39%) Onboarding
4 19 (3.22%) Product Ownership
5 14 (2.37%) Analytical Mindset
5 14 (2.37%) Self-Motivation
5 14 (2.37%) Social Media
6 12 (2.03%) Cloud Native
7 11 (1.86%) Enterprise Software
8 9 (1.53%) Algorithms
8 9 (1.53%) FMCG
9 8 (1.36%) Greenfield Project
9 8 (1.36%) Low-Code
10 6 (1.02%) Cyberattack
10 6 (1.02%) Legacy Systems
11 5 (0.85%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 5 (0.85%) Life Science
11 5 (0.85%) Mobile App
11 5 (0.85%) Replication
12 4 (0.68%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 7 (1.19%) Linux
1 7 (1.19%) Windows
2 5 (0.85%) Unix
3 4 (0.68%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.51%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.34%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.34%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 534 (90.51%) Business Intelligence
2 193 (32.71%) Analytics
3 158 (26.78%) Decision-Making
4 124 (21.02%) Data Modelling
5 122 (20.68%) Visualisation
6 115 (19.49%) Problem-Solving
7 107 (18.14%) Continuous Improvement
8 97 (16.44%) ETL
9 92 (15.59%) Data Visualisation
10 87 (14.75%) Actionable Insight
11 84 (14.24%) Project Management
12 83 (14.07%) Agile
12 83 (14.07%) AI
13 74 (12.54%) Data Governance
14 72 (12.20%) Data Analysis
14 72 (12.20%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 70 (11.86%) CRM
16 66 (11.19%) Machine Learning
17 63 (10.68%) Data Engineering
18 62 (10.51%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 280 (47.46%) SQL
2 117 (19.83%) Python
3 50 (8.47%) C#
4 46 (7.80%) JavaScript
5 43 (7.29%) PowerShell
6 42 (7.12%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 27 (4.58%) T-SQL
8 23 (3.90%) R
9 19 (3.22%) TypeScript
10 16 (2.71%) VBA
11 8 (1.36%) Kusto Query Language
12 6 (1.02%) VB
13 5 (0.85%) PL/SQL
13 5 (0.85%) VBScript
14 3 (0.51%) Java
14 3 (0.51%) Scala
14 3 (0.51%) Shell Script
15 2 (0.34%) Formula Language
16 1 (0.17%) C
16 1 (0.17%) Google Apps Script
Qualifications
1 99 (16.78%) Degree
2 39 (6.61%) Security Cleared
3 34 (5.76%) ACCA
4 33 (5.59%) CIMA
5 29 (4.92%) SC Cleared
6 21 (3.56%) 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
10 5 (0.85%) PMI Certification
10 5 (0.85%) PMP
11 4 (0.68%) CIPFA
11 4 (0.68%) Master's Degree
12 2 (0.34%) CompTIA CySA+
12 2 (0.34%) CompTIA Security+
12 2 (0.34%) ISEB
12 2 (0.34%) Numerate Degree
12 2 (0.34%) SSCP
13 1 (0.17%) MCT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 110 (18.64%) Data Quality
2 52 (8.81%) GDPR
3 36 (6.10%) SLA
4 21 (3.56%) QA
5 18 (3.05%) Accessibility
6 16 (2.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 13 (2.20%) PMO
8 12 (2.03%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 11 (1.86%) Actionable Recommendations
10 6 (1.02%) NIST
11 4 (0.68%) IFRS
11 4 (0.68%) NIST 800
11 4 (0.68%) PERC
12 3 (0.51%) GAAP
12 3 (0.51%) GRC
13 1 (0.17%) IFRS 17
13 1 (0.17%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 8 (1.36%) Active Directory
1 8 (1.36%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (0.51%) BitLocker
2 3 (0.51%) Docker
2 3 (0.51%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 5 (0.85%) SCCM
1 5 (0.85%) Terraform
2 3 (0.51%) 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
1 223 (37.80%) Microsoft
2 62 (10.51%) Databricks
3 36 (6.10%) Oracle
4 34 (5.76%) Google
5 29 (4.92%) SAP
6 24 (4.07%) Adobe
7 21 (3.56%) Salesforce
8 16 (2.71%) Informatica
9 12 (2.03%) Alteryx
10 8 (1.36%) 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