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

6 months to
10 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 84 84 82
Rank change year-on-year 0 -2 -20
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 718 677 786
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.00% 4.17% 3.36%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 22.49% 24.51% 16.24%
Number of salaries quoted 539 507 600
10th Percentile £38,772 £37,000 £38,750
25th Percentile £43,965 £42,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +18.04%
75th Percentile £81,500 £70,000 £84,964
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £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 3,192 2,762 4,841
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 13.33% 17.03% 20.72%
Number of salaries quoted 2,522 1,943 3,355
10th Percentile £37,250 £35,500 £38,750
25th Percentile £46,217 £46,250 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £64,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% -5.19% +8.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £82,751 £95,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £115,000 £142,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £62,500
% 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 10 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 94 (13.09%) SharePoint
2 6 (0.84%) Apache Spark
3 5 (0.70%) MS Project Server
4 4 (0.56%) Apache
4 4 (0.56%) Apache Airflow
4 4 (0.56%) Confluence
4 4 (0.56%) Oracle Workflow
5 3 (0.42%) SAS
6 2 (0.28%) ArcGIS
6 2 (0.28%) CMS
6 2 (0.28%) Oracle Application Server
6 2 (0.28%) WordPress
7 1 (0.14%) Umbraco
Applications
1 165 (22.98%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (3.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 19 (2.65%) Microsoft Office
4 17 (2.37%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.56%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.56%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.42%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.28%) AutoCAD
7 2 (0.28%) Navisworks
7 2 (0.28%) ProjectWise
7 2 (0.28%) Revit
8 1 (0.14%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 21 (2.92%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (1.67%) NetSuite
2 12 (1.67%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 5 (0.70%) Visualfiles
4 4 (0.56%) Dynamics NAV
4 4 (0.56%) Elite 3E
5 3 (0.42%) Carpe Diem
5 3 (0.42%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.28%) FastStats
6 2 (0.28%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 1 (0.14%) Dynamics GP
7 1 (0.14%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.14%) Raiser’s Edge
7 1 (0.14%) SAP S/4HANA
7 1 (0.14%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 1 (0.14%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 718 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 251 (34.96%) Azure
3 112 (15.60%) Power Automate
4 111 (15.46%) PowerApps
5 76 (10.58%) Dynamics 365
6 75 (10.45%) Microsoft 365
7 71 (9.89%) Azure Data Factory
8 55 (7.66%) Azure DevOps
9 47 (6.55%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 45 (6.27%) AWS
11 36 (5.01%) Azure Logic Apps
12 34 (4.74%) GCP
12 34 (4.74%) SaaS
13 31 (4.32%) Google Analytics
13 31 (4.32%) Microsoft Purview
14 28 (3.90%) OneDrive
15 26 (3.62%) Snowflake
16 18 (2.51%) Adobe Creative Cloud
17 13 (1.81%) Azure Cosmos DB
17 13 (1.81%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 13 (1.81%) Broadband
2 5 (0.70%) SMS
3 3 (0.42%) Firewall
3 3 (0.42%) NAS
3 3 (0.42%) VoIP
3 3 (0.42%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.14%) Intranet
4 1 (0.14%) Modbus
4 1 (0.14%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 123 (17.13%) Tableau
2 76 (10.58%) Data Warehouse
3 65 (9.05%) SQL Server
4 54 (7.52%) Data Lake
5 51 (7.10%) Azure SQL Database
6 49 (6.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 41 (5.71%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 37 (5.15%) Power Query
9 33 (4.60%) Looker
10 30 (4.18%) Metadata
11 27 (3.76%) Relational Database
11 27 (3.76%) Star Schema
12 19 (2.65%) BigQuery
13 18 (2.51%) NoSQL
13 18 (2.51%) Semantic Layer
14 17 (2.37%) Big Data
15 16 (2.23%) MongoDB
16 15 (2.09%) SQL Server Analysis Services
17 13 (1.81%) PostgreSQL
17 13 (1.81%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 33 (4.60%) Git
2 16 (2.23%) JIRA
3 10 (1.39%) Visual Studio
4 5 (0.70%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 3 (0.42%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.14%) Browser DevTools
6 1 (0.14%) ER Studio
6 1 (0.14%) ERwin
6 1 (0.14%) Toad
General
1 307 (42.76%) Social Skills
2 227 (31.62%) Analytical Skills
3 217 (30.22%) Finance
4 79 (11.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 59 (8.22%) Legal
5 59 (8.22%) Public Sector
6 58 (8.08%) Law
7 57 (7.94%) Marketing
8 41 (5.71%) Organisational Skills
9 39 (5.43%) Retail
10 21 (2.92%) Manufacturing
11 18 (2.51%) Documentation Skills
12 15 (2.09%) Billing
13 14 (1.95%) Influencing Skills
13 14 (1.95%) Presentation Skills
14 12 (1.67%) Banking
15 11 (1.53%) Legal Technology
16 8 (1.11%) Social Housing
17 7 (0.97%) Local Government
18 6 (0.84%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 185 (25.77%) Analyst
2 123 (17.13%) Senior
3 103 (14.35%) Developer
4 75 (10.45%) Data Engineer
5 74 (10.31%) Data Analyst
6 56 (7.80%) Lead
7 38 (5.29%) Consultant
8 36 (5.01%) Data Manager
9 34 (4.74%) Architect
10 32 (4.46%) Senior Analyst
11 31 (4.32%) Business Analyst
12 30 (4.18%) Applications Support
13 25 (3.48%) Applications Manager
13 25 (3.48%) Power Platform Developer
14 23 (3.20%) Data Architect
14 23 (3.20%) Senior Consultant
15 22 (3.06%) Business Intelligence Analyst
15 22 (3.06%) Senior Developer
16 19 (2.65%) Business Intelligence Developer
17 18 (2.51%) Senior Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (6.41%) .NET
2 40 (5.57%) HTML
3 33 (4.60%) CSS
4 31 (4.32%) PySpark
5 28 (3.90%) HTML5 Canvas
6 23 (3.20%) JSON
7 20 (2.79%) .NET Core
8 19 (2.65%) Microsoft Graph
9 18 (2.51%) SPFx
10 13 (1.81%) REST
11 12 (1.67%) Oracle Fusion
11 12 (1.67%) Terraform
12 9 (1.25%) React
13 6 (0.84%) ASP.NET
13 6 (0.84%) Kafka
13 6 (0.84%) XML
14 5 (0.70%) ODBC
14 5 (0.70%) RESTful
14 5 (0.70%) Web Services
15 4 (0.56%) NumPy
Miscellaneous
1 54 (7.52%) Management Information System
2 33 (4.60%) Product Ownership
3 25 (3.48%) Data Structures
4 18 (2.51%) Enterprise Software
5 14 (1.95%) Self-Motivation
6 13 (1.81%) Analytical Mindset
6 13 (1.81%) Social Media
7 12 (1.67%) Cloud Native
7 12 (1.67%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 12 (1.67%) Low-Code
8 11 (1.53%) Legacy Systems
8 11 (1.53%) Onboarding
9 8 (1.11%) Greenfield Project
9 8 (1.11%) Housing Association
10 7 (0.97%) AI Agents
11 6 (0.84%) Cyberattack
11 6 (0.84%) Replication
12 5 (0.70%) Educational Technology
12 5 (0.70%) Mobile App
13 4 (0.56%) Data Fabric
Operating Systems
1 15 (2.09%) Windows
2 6 (0.84%) Linux
3 5 (0.70%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.42%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.28%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.14%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.14%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 670 (93.31%) Business Intelligence
2 282 (39.28%) Analytics
3 200 (27.86%) Problem-Solving
4 199 (27.72%) Decision-Making
5 181 (25.21%) Data Modelling
6 169 (23.54%) Continuous Improvement
7 163 (22.70%) AI
8 132 (18.38%) Visualisation
9 131 (18.25%) Agile
10 126 (17.55%) Stakeholder Management
11 122 (16.99%) Actionable Insight
12 116 (16.16%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 111 (15.46%) ETL
14 107 (14.90%) Data Governance
15 92 (12.81%) Data Engineering
16 91 (12.67%) Project Management
17 86 (11.98%) Data Visualisation
18 85 (11.84%) DevOps
19 84 (11.70%) Dashboard Development
20 82 (11.42%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 370 (51.53%) SQL
2 138 (19.22%) Python
3 78 (10.86%) C#
4 58 (8.08%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 57 (7.94%) JavaScript
6 34 (4.74%) PowerShell
7 22 (3.06%) T-SQL
8 20 (2.79%) TypeScript
9 17 (2.37%) VBA
10 16 (2.23%) R
11 9 (1.25%) Kusto Query Language
12 7 (0.97%) Scala
13 5 (0.70%) VB
14 3 (0.42%) PHP
14 3 (0.42%) PL/SQL
14 3 (0.42%) X++
15 2 (0.28%) Formula Language
16 1 (0.14%) Java
16 1 (0.14%) VB.NET
16 1 (0.14%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 94 (13.09%) Degree
2 66 (9.19%) Security Cleared
3 59 (8.22%) SC Cleared
4 21 (2.92%) ACCA
5 17 (2.37%) CIMA
6 16 (2.23%) DBS Check
7 15 (2.09%) Microsoft Certification
8 10 (1.39%) Master's Degree
9 9 (1.25%) Computer Science Degree
10 7 (0.97%) Azure Certification
10 7 (0.97%) BPSS Clearance
10 7 (0.97%) PMI Certification
11 4 (0.56%) AAT
11 4 (0.56%) ISEB
11 4 (0.56%) PMP
12 3 (0.42%) Postgraduate
13 2 (0.28%) CompTIA CySA+
13 2 (0.28%) CompTIA Security+
13 2 (0.28%) MCT
13 2 (0.28%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 152 (21.17%) Data Quality
2 74 (10.31%) GDPR
3 39 (5.43%) Accessibility
4 32 (4.46%) QA
5 30 (4.18%) SLA
6 22 (3.06%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 19 (2.65%) PMO
8 13 (1.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 11 (1.53%) Actionable Recommendations
10 6 (0.84%) NIST
10 6 (0.84%) PERC
11 5 (0.70%) ISO 9001
12 4 (0.56%) NIST 800
13 3 (0.42%) GAAP
13 3 (0.42%) IFRS
14 2 (0.28%) GRC
14 2 (0.28%) ISO 19650
14 2 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 1 (0.14%) HIPAA
System Software
1 6 (0.84%) Docker
2 4 (0.56%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (0.42%) BitLocker
3 3 (0.42%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 5 (0.70%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.28%) Ansible
3 1 (0.14%) MOM
3 1 (0.14%) SCCM
3 1 (0.14%) SQL Sentry
3 1 (0.14%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 296 (41.23%) Microsoft
2 69 (9.61%) Databricks
3 37 (5.15%) Google
4 33 (4.60%) SAP
5 29 (4.04%) Oracle
6 21 (2.92%) Salesforce
7 19 (2.65%) Adobe
8 15 (2.09%) Informatica
9 12 (1.67%) YouTube
10 11 (1.53%) Alteryx
11 10 (1.39%) Talend
12 9 (1.25%) HP
13 7 (0.97%) Intapp
14 6 (0.84%) HighQ
14 6 (0.84%) HubSpot
14 6 (0.84%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
15 5 (0.70%) iManage
15 5 (0.70%) Nintex
15 5 (0.70%) ServiceNow
16 4 (0.56%) Workday