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

6 months to
15 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 90 83 74
Rank change year-on-year -7 -9 -8
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 676 710 897
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.96% 4.29% 3.63%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 21.41% 23.35% 17.80%
Number of salaries quoted 527 519 740
10th Percentile £38,763 £37,000 £38,125
25th Percentile £42,501 £41,750 £44,985
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +13.64%
75th Percentile £81,250 £70,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £93,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £58,060
% change year-on-year - -5.27% +5.56%

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 3,157 3,041 5,040
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 13.84% 18.35% 20.39%
Number of salaries quoted 2,528 2,065 3,903
10th Percentile £36,250 £35,750 £38,000
25th Percentile £45,489 £46,250 £47,488
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £63,091 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.90% -2.94% +4.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £82,500 £92,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £115,000 £122,789
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - - -4.76%

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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 15 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 84 (12.43%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.04%) Apache Airflow
3 6 (0.89%) Apache Spark
4 5 (0.74%) Apache
4 5 (0.74%) ArcGIS
5 4 (0.59%) Oracle Workflow
5 4 (0.59%) SAS
6 3 (0.44%) Confluence
7 2 (0.30%) MS Project Server
7 2 (0.30%) Oracle Application Server
7 2 (0.30%) WordPress
8 1 (0.15%) CMS
8 1 (0.15%) Umbraco
Applications
1 175 (25.89%) Microsoft Excel
2 26 (3.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 25 (3.70%) Microsoft Office
4 17 (2.51%) Microsoft Project
5 6 (0.89%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.44%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.30%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.15%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 21 (3.11%) Dynamics CRM
2 13 (1.92%) NetSuite
3 12 (1.78%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 5 (0.74%) SAP ERP
4 5 (0.74%) Visualfiles
5 4 (0.59%) Dynamics NAV
6 3 (0.44%) Carpe Diem
6 3 (0.44%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.15%) Dynamics GP
7 1 (0.15%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.15%) Raiser’s Edge
7 1 (0.15%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 1 (0.15%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 676 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 234 (34.62%) Azure
3 104 (15.38%) Power Automate
4 91 (13.46%) PowerApps
5 73 (10.80%) Microsoft 365
6 66 (9.76%) Dynamics 365
7 61 (9.02%) Azure Data Factory
8 44 (6.51%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 41 (6.07%) AWS
10 38 (5.62%) Azure DevOps
11 35 (5.18%) Azure Logic Apps
12 34 (5.03%) GCP
13 32 (4.73%) Google Analytics
14 31 (4.59%) Microsoft Purview
15 30 (4.44%) SaaS
16 29 (4.29%) OneDrive
17 28 (4.14%) Snowflake
18 19 (2.81%) Adobe Creative Cloud
19 12 (1.78%) dbt
20 9 (1.33%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 13 (1.92%) 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
1 127 (18.79%) Tableau
2 60 (8.88%) Data Warehouse
3 59 (8.73%) SQL Server
4 45 (6.66%) Data Lake
5 43 (6.36%) Azure SQL Database
5 43 (6.36%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 40 (5.92%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 35 (5.18%) Power Query
8 34 (5.03%) Looker
9 24 (3.55%) Relational Database
10 21 (3.11%) Big Data
10 21 (3.11%) Metadata
10 21 (3.11%) Star Schema
11 18 (2.66%) BigQuery
11 18 (2.66%) Semantic Layer
12 13 (1.92%) NoSQL
12 13 (1.92%) SAP BW
12 13 (1.92%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 12 (1.78%) Delta Lake
13 12 (1.78%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 18 (2.66%) Git
2 15 (2.22%) JIRA
3 10 (1.48%) Visual Studio
4 5 (0.74%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 2 (0.30%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.15%) Browser DevTools
6 1 (0.15%) ER Studio
6 1 (0.15%) ERwin
6 1 (0.15%) Toad
General
1 294 (43.49%) Social Skills
2 212 (31.36%) Analytical Skills
3 199 (29.44%) Finance
4 76 (11.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 58 (8.58%) Public Sector
6 56 (8.28%) Law
7 54 (7.99%) Marketing
8 52 (7.69%) Legal
9 45 (6.66%) Organisational Skills
10 39 (5.77%) Retail
11 15 (2.22%) Billing
12 14 (2.07%) Documentation Skills
12 14 (2.07%) Presentation Skills
13 13 (1.92%) Manufacturing
14 11 (1.63%) Banking
15 10 (1.48%) Influencing Skills
15 10 (1.48%) Legal Technology
16 8 (1.18%) Automotive
17 7 (1.04%) Social Housing
18 5 (0.74%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 181 (26.78%) Analyst
2 111 (16.42%) Senior
3 93 (13.76%) Developer
4 71 (10.50%) Data Engineer
5 65 (9.62%) Data Analyst
6 56 (8.28%) Lead
7 34 (5.03%) Data Manager
8 31 (4.59%) Architect
9 30 (4.44%) Applications Support
9 30 (4.44%) Consultant
10 29 (4.29%) Business Analyst
11 28 (4.14%) Senior Analyst
12 26 (3.85%) Senior Developer
13 25 (3.70%) Applications Manager
14 24 (3.55%) Data Architect
14 24 (3.55%) Power Platform Developer
15 22 (3.25%) Business Intelligence Analyst
16 21 (3.11%) Business Intelligence Developer
17 19 (2.81%) Senior Consultant
18 18 (2.66%) Financial Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (6.21%) .NET
2 38 (5.62%) HTML
3 32 (4.73%) HTML5 Canvas
4 31 (4.59%) CSS
5 29 (4.29%) PySpark
6 24 (3.55%) JSON
7 20 (2.96%) Microsoft Graph
8 19 (2.81%) .NET Core
8 19 (2.81%) SPFx
9 12 (1.78%) Oracle Fusion
10 9 (1.33%) React
11 8 (1.18%) REST
12 7 (1.04%) Kafka
13 5 (0.74%) ASP.NET
13 5 (0.74%) ODBC
13 5 (0.74%) Web Services
13 5 (0.74%) XML
14 4 (0.59%) Middleware
15 3 (0.44%) HTML5
15 3 (0.44%) jQuery
Miscellaneous
1 56 (8.28%) Management Information System
2 28 (4.14%) Product Ownership
3 26 (3.85%) Data Structures
4 16 (2.37%) Cloud Native
5 14 (2.07%) Analytical Mindset
5 14 (2.07%) Self-Motivation
5 14 (2.07%) Social Media
6 12 (1.78%) Onboarding
7 11 (1.63%) Enterprise Software
8 8 (1.18%) Housing Association
9 7 (1.04%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 7 (1.04%) Replication
10 6 (0.89%) AI Agents
10 6 (0.89%) Cyberattack
10 6 (0.89%) Greenfield Project
10 6 (0.89%) Legacy Systems
10 6 (0.89%) Low-Code
11 5 (0.74%) Data Fabric
11 5 (0.74%) Educational Technology
11 5 (0.74%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 10 (1.48%) Windows
2 8 (1.18%) Linux
3 5 (0.74%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.44%) Unix
4 3 (0.44%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.30%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.15%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 624 (92.31%) Business Intelligence
2 270 (39.94%) Analytics
3 185 (27.37%) Decision-Making
4 176 (26.04%) Problem-Solving
5 160 (23.67%) Data Modelling
6 153 (22.63%) Continuous Improvement
7 134 (19.82%) Visualisation
8 131 (19.38%) AI
9 114 (16.86%) Actionable Insight
9 114 (16.86%) Agile
10 105 (15.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 101 (14.94%) ETL
11 101 (14.94%) Stakeholder Management
12 100 (14.79%) Data Governance
13 93 (13.76%) Data Visualisation
13 93 (13.76%) Project Management
14 87 (12.87%) Data Engineering
15 76 (11.24%) Data Analysis
16 75 (11.09%) CRM
17 74 (10.95%) Dashboard Development
Programming Languages
1 340 (50.30%) SQL
2 124 (18.34%) Python
3 64 (9.47%) C#
4 57 (8.43%) JavaScript
5 50 (7.40%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 32 (4.73%) PowerShell
7 22 (3.25%) T-SQL
8 21 (3.11%) VBA
9 20 (2.96%) TypeScript
10 14 (2.07%) R
11 9 (1.33%) Kusto Query Language
12 7 (1.04%) Scala
12 7 (1.04%) VB
13 3 (0.44%) PL/SQL
13 3 (0.44%) VBScript
14 2 (0.30%) Bicep
14 2 (0.30%) Formula Language
14 2 (0.30%) PHP
14 2 (0.30%) X++
15 1 (0.15%) Google Apps Script
Qualifications
1 94 (13.91%) Degree
2 60 (8.88%) Security Cleared
3 54 (7.99%) SC Cleared
4 24 (3.55%) ACCA
5 20 (2.96%) CIMA
6 17 (2.51%) Microsoft Certification
7 16 (2.37%) DBS Check
8 14 (2.07%) Computer Science Degree
9 10 (1.48%) Master's Degree
10 9 (1.33%) AAT
11 7 (1.04%) Azure Certification
12 6 (0.89%) BPSS Clearance
12 6 (0.89%) PMI Certification
13 4 (0.59%) ISEB
13 4 (0.59%) PMP
14 2 (0.30%) CompTIA CySA+
14 2 (0.30%) CompTIA Security+
14 2 (0.30%) MCT
14 2 (0.30%) Numerate Degree
14 2 (0.30%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 134 (19.82%) Data Quality
2 68 (10.06%) GDPR
3 35 (5.18%) Accessibility
3 35 (5.18%) QA
3 35 (5.18%) SLA
4 17 (2.51%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 16 (2.37%) PMO
6 13 (1.92%) Actionable Recommendations
6 13 (1.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 6 (0.89%) NIST
7 6 (0.89%) PERC
8 5 (0.74%) ISO 9001
9 4 (0.59%) GAAP
9 4 (0.59%) IFRS
9 4 (0.59%) NIST 800
10 2 (0.30%) GRC
10 2 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 1 (0.15%) HIPAA
System Software
1 7 (1.04%) Docker
2 6 (0.89%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (0.44%) BitLocker
3 3 (0.44%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 12 (1.78%) Terraform
2 4 (0.59%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.44%) SCCM
4 1 (0.15%) Ansible
4 1 (0.15%) MOM
4 1 (0.15%) SQL Sentry
4 1 (0.15%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 264 (39.05%) Microsoft
2 70 (10.36%) Databricks
3 38 (5.62%) Google
4 34 (5.03%) Oracle
4 34 (5.03%) SAP
5 22 (3.25%) Adobe
5 22 (3.25%) Salesforce
6 15 (2.22%) Alteryx
7 10 (1.48%) Informatica
8 7 (1.04%) Intapp
9 6 (0.89%) HubSpot
9 6 (0.89%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
9 6 (0.89%) VMware
10 5 (0.74%) HighQ
10 5 (0.74%) iManage
10 5 (0.74%) Talend
11 4 (0.59%) dotdigital
11 4 (0.59%) Hyperion
11 4 (0.59%) ServiceNow
11 4 (0.59%) Workday