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

6 months to
29 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 82 77 64
Rank change year-on-year -5 -13 +3
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 665 719 1,049
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.04% 4.37% 3.93%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 21.75% 22.70% 19.04%
Number of salaries quoted 518 523 884
10th Percentile £37,750 £36,400 £38,750
25th Percentile £43,750 £41,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £80,000 £70,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,657 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
% 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 3,057 3,167 5,510
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 13.97% 19.24% 20.66%
Number of salaries quoted 2,462 2,123 4,397
10th Percentile £36,250 £35,854 £38,109
25th Percentile £45,163 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £63,091 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.90% +0.94% -
75th Percentile £78,750 £82,751 £87,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £115,000 £122,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -0.83% +0.83% -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 29 July 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 79 (11.88%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.05%) Apache Airflow
3 5 (0.75%) Apache Spark
3 5 (0.75%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.60%) ArcGIS
4 4 (0.60%) Oracle Workflow
4 4 (0.60%) SAS
5 3 (0.45%) Apache
5 3 (0.45%) CMS
6 2 (0.30%) Confluence
6 2 (0.30%) Drupal
7 1 (0.15%) Oracle Application Server
7 1 (0.15%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.15%) WordPress
Applications
1 172 (25.86%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (4.06%) Microsoft Office
3 25 (3.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 17 (2.56%) Microsoft Project
5 7 (1.05%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.60%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.30%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 20 (3.01%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (1.80%) NetSuite
2 12 (1.80%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 5 (0.75%) SAP ERP
4 4 (0.60%) Dynamics NAV
4 4 (0.60%) Visualfiles
5 3 (0.45%) Carpe Diem
5 3 (0.45%) 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
1 665 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 236 (35.49%) Azure
3 105 (15.79%) Power Automate
4 89 (13.38%) PowerApps
5 79 (11.88%) Microsoft 365
6 60 (9.02%) Dynamics 365
7 59 (8.87%) Azure Data Factory
8 43 (6.47%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 37 (5.56%) Azure Logic Apps
10 33 (4.96%) Azure DevOps
10 33 (4.96%) SaaS
11 32 (4.81%) AWS
12 31 (4.66%) Google Analytics
12 31 (4.66%) Microsoft Purview
12 31 (4.66%) OneDrive
13 28 (4.21%) GCP
14 24 (3.61%) Snowflake
15 19 (2.86%) Adobe Creative Cloud
16 11 (1.65%) dbt
16 11 (1.65%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 13 (1.95%) Broadband
2 4 (0.60%) SMS
3 3 (0.45%) Firewall
3 3 (0.45%) NAS
3 3 (0.45%) VoIP
3 3 (0.45%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.15%) Intranet
4 1 (0.15%) Modbus
4 1 (0.15%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 127 (19.10%) Tableau
2 65 (9.77%) SQL Server
3 55 (8.27%) Data Warehouse
4 48 (7.22%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 42 (6.32%) Data Lake
6 41 (6.17%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 40 (6.02%) Azure SQL Database
8 34 (5.11%) Power Query
9 31 (4.66%) Looker
10 25 (3.76%) Big Data
10 25 (3.76%) Relational Database
11 19 (2.86%) BigQuery
12 18 (2.71%) Metadata
12 18 (2.71%) Semantic Layer
12 18 (2.71%) Star Schema
13 17 (2.56%) PostgreSQL
14 16 (2.41%) MySQL
15 13 (1.95%) SAP BW
16 12 (1.80%) SQL Server Analysis Services
17 11 (1.65%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 14 (2.11%) Git
1 14 (2.11%) JIRA
2 10 (1.50%) Visual Studio
3 8 (1.20%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 2 (0.30%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.15%) Browser DevTools
5 1 (0.15%) Postman
5 1 (0.15%) Toad
General
1 289 (43.46%) Social Skills
2 209 (31.43%) Analytical Skills
3 185 (27.82%) Finance
4 74 (11.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 60 (9.02%) Public Sector
6 52 (7.82%) Law
6 52 (7.82%) Legal
7 46 (6.92%) Marketing
8 35 (5.26%) Organisational Skills
9 34 (5.11%) Retail
10 15 (2.26%) Documentation Skills
11 12 (1.80%) Banking
11 12 (1.80%) Manufacturing
12 11 (1.65%) Billing
13 10 (1.50%) Presentation Skills
14 8 (1.20%) Automotive
14 8 (1.20%) Social Housing
15 7 (1.05%) Legal Technology
16 6 (0.90%) Influencing Skills
17 5 (0.75%) Aeronautics
Job Titles
1 192 (28.87%) Analyst
2 111 (16.69%) Senior
3 92 (13.83%) Developer
4 71 (10.68%) Data Analyst
5 68 (10.23%) Data Engineer
6 55 (8.27%) Lead
7 35 (5.26%) Data Manager
8 30 (4.51%) Applications Support
9 28 (4.21%) Business Analyst
9 28 (4.21%) Senior Analyst
10 27 (4.06%) Applications Manager
10 27 (4.06%) Architect
10 27 (4.06%) Consultant
10 27 (4.06%) Senior Developer
11 26 (3.91%) Business Intelligence Analyst
12 23 (3.46%) Power Platform Developer
13 22 (3.31%) Business Intelligence Developer
14 21 (3.16%) Financial Analyst
14 21 (3.16%) Performance Analyst
14 21 (3.16%) Report Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (6.47%) .NET
2 41 (6.17%) HTML
3 35 (5.26%) CSS
4 33 (4.96%) HTML5 Canvas
5 29 (4.36%) JSON
6 26 (3.91%) PySpark
7 20 (3.01%) .NET Core
7 20 (3.01%) Microsoft Graph
8 19 (2.86%) SPFx
9 12 (1.80%) Oracle Fusion
10 11 (1.65%) XML
11 8 (1.20%) React
11 8 (1.20%) REST
12 6 (0.90%) Kafka
13 5 (0.75%) ASP.NET
13 5 (0.75%) Web Services
14 4 (0.60%) Middleware
15 3 (0.45%) ASP.NET Core
15 3 (0.45%) HTML5
15 3 (0.45%) Regular Expression
Miscellaneous
1 56 (8.42%) Management Information System
2 36 (5.41%) Data Structures
3 24 (3.61%) Product Ownership
4 16 (2.41%) Analytical Mindset
4 16 (2.41%) Onboarding
4 16 (2.41%) Self-Motivation
5 14 (2.11%) Cloud Native
5 14 (2.11%) Social Media
6 8 (1.20%) Enterprise Software
7 7 (1.05%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 7 (1.05%) Greenfield Project
7 7 (1.05%) Low-Code
7 7 (1.05%) Replication
8 6 (0.90%) AI Agents
8 6 (0.90%) Cyberattack
8 6 (0.90%) Legacy Systems
9 5 (0.75%) Data Fabric
9 5 (0.75%) Driving Licence
9 5 (0.75%) Life Science
9 5 (0.75%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 9 (1.35%) Linux
2 8 (1.20%) Windows
3 5 (0.75%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.60%) Unix
5 3 (0.45%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.30%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.15%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 610 (91.73%) Business Intelligence
2 249 (37.44%) Analytics
3 174 (26.17%) Decision-Making
4 164 (24.66%) Problem-Solving
5 154 (23.16%) Data Modelling
6 141 (21.20%) Continuous Improvement
7 128 (19.25%) Visualisation
8 116 (17.44%) AI
9 111 (16.69%) Actionable Insight
10 101 (15.19%) Agile
11 98 (14.74%) Data Governance
12 97 (14.59%) Project Management
12 97 (14.59%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 94 (14.14%) ETL
14 90 (13.53%) Data Visualisation
15 81 (12.18%) Data Engineering
16 77 (11.58%) CRM
16 77 (11.58%) Stakeholder Management
17 73 (10.98%) Data Analysis
18 70 (10.53%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 338 (50.83%) SQL
2 120 (18.05%) Python
3 62 (9.32%) C#
4 56 (8.42%) JavaScript
5 49 (7.37%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 39 (5.86%) PowerShell
7 27 (4.06%) T-SQL
8 22 (3.31%) VBA
9 19 (2.86%) TypeScript
10 18 (2.71%) R
11 10 (1.50%) Kusto Query Language
12 7 (1.05%) VB
13 6 (0.90%) Scala
14 4 (0.60%) VBScript
15 3 (0.45%) PL/SQL
16 2 (0.30%) Bicep
16 2 (0.30%) Formula Language
16 2 (0.30%) X++
17 1 (0.15%) Google Apps Script
17 1 (0.15%) PHP
Qualifications
1 98 (14.74%) Degree
2 54 (8.12%) Security Cleared
3 47 (7.07%) SC Cleared
4 28 (4.21%) ACCA
5 24 (3.61%) CIMA
6 19 (2.86%) DBS Check
7 18 (2.71%) Microsoft Certification
8 16 (2.41%) Computer Science Degree
9 12 (1.80%) AAT
10 9 (1.35%) Master's Degree
11 7 (1.05%) Azure Certification
11 7 (1.05%) PMI Certification
12 6 (0.90%) BPSS Clearance
13 5 (0.75%) ISEB
13 5 (0.75%) PMP
14 2 (0.30%) CompTIA CySA+
14 2 (0.30%) CompTIA Security+
14 2 (0.30%) Numerate Degree
14 2 (0.30%) SSCP
15 1 (0.15%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 133 (20.00%) Data Quality
2 64 (9.62%) GDPR
3 37 (5.56%) SLA
4 35 (5.26%) QA
5 31 (4.66%) Accessibility
6 18 (2.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 14 (2.11%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 14 (2.11%) PMO
8 13 (1.95%) Actionable Recommendations
9 6 (0.90%) NIST
10 5 (0.75%) IFRS
10 5 (0.75%) ISO 9001
10 5 (0.75%) PERC
11 4 (0.60%) GAAP
11 4 (0.60%) NIST 800
12 2 (0.30%) GRC
12 2 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 1 (0.15%) IFRS 17
System Software
1 7 (1.05%) VMware Infrastructure
2 6 (0.90%) Docker
3 5 (0.75%) Active Directory
4 3 (0.45%) BitLocker
4 3 (0.45%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 11 (1.65%) Terraform
2 4 (0.60%) SCCM
3 3 (0.45%) 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
1 262 (39.40%) Microsoft
2 67 (10.08%) Databricks
3 37 (5.56%) Google
4 35 (5.26%) Oracle
5 29 (4.36%) SAP
6 23 (3.46%) Adobe
7 22 (3.31%) Salesforce
8 17 (2.56%) Alteryx
9 10 (1.50%) Informatica
10 7 (1.05%) Intapp
10 7 (1.05%) VMware
11 6 (0.90%) HubSpot
12 5 (0.75%) iManage
12 5 (0.75%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
12 5 (0.75%) ServiceNow
13 4 (0.60%) ESRI
13 4 (0.60%) Hyperion
13 4 (0.60%) IBM
13 4 (0.60%) JD Edwards
13 4 (0.60%) Talend