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

6 months to
28 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 78 65 57
Rank change year-on-year -13 -8 +17
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 573 598 1,512
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.16% 4.43% 4.66%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 24.63% 18.30% 20.98%
Number of salaries quoted 414 413 1,309
10th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.55% -
75th Percentile £76,250 £71,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £87,500 £84,964
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £54,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +6.48% -1.82%

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 2,326 3,268 7,207
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 12.81% 24.20% 22.21%
Number of salaries quoted 1,740 2,402 6,192
10th Percentile £37,175 £37,500 £37,042
25th Percentile £46,250 £50,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +13.04% -11.54%
75th Percentile £82,313 £90,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £122,500 £95,000
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 28 April 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 72 (12.57%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.57%) Apache Airflow
3 8 (1.40%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (1.40%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 7 (1.22%) Apache Spark
5 5 (0.87%) CMS
6 4 (0.70%) SAS
6 4 (0.70%) Umbraco
7 3 (0.52%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.52%) Confluence
7 3 (0.52%) Drupal
8 2 (0.35%) Apache
8 2 (0.35%) Moodle
Applications
1 174 (30.37%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (3.66%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (2.27%) Microsoft Project
4 10 (1.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (1.22%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (0.87%) MS Visio
7 3 (0.52%) Trello
Business Applications
1 18 (3.14%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (2.09%) NetSuite
2 12 (2.09%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 8 (1.40%) Oracle ERP
4 6 (1.05%) NEC Housing
5 5 (0.87%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.52%) ResourceLink
7 2 (0.35%) SAP HR
8 1 (0.17%) Dynamics NAV
8 1 (0.17%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.17%) Raiser’s Edge
8 1 (0.17%) SAP Business One
8 1 (0.17%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 573 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 254 (44.33%) Azure
3 97 (16.93%) Power Automate
4 92 (16.06%) Azure Data Factory
5 74 (12.91%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 70 (12.22%) Microsoft 365
7 69 (12.04%) PowerApps
8 44 (7.68%) Dynamics 365
9 31 (5.41%) Azure DevOps
10 29 (5.06%) Azure Logic Apps
11 25 (4.36%) SaaS
12 23 (4.01%) Google Analytics
12 23 (4.01%) OneDrive
12 23 (4.01%) Snowflake
13 20 (3.49%) GCP
14 18 (3.14%) Adobe Creative Cloud
14 18 (3.14%) AWS
15 17 (2.97%) GitHub
16 14 (2.44%) dbt
17 13 (2.27%) GitHub Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.09%) Broadband
2 4 (0.70%) Firewall
3 3 (0.52%) Modbus
3 3 (0.52%) MQTT
3 3 (0.52%) NAS
3 3 (0.52%) VoIP
3 3 (0.52%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (0.35%) Intranet
4 2 (0.35%) WAN
5 1 (0.17%) ADSL
5 1 (0.17%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 113 (19.72%) Tableau
2 79 (13.79%) SQL Server
3 61 (10.65%) Azure SQL Database
4 47 (8.20%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 37 (6.46%) Power Query
6 36 (6.28%) Data Warehouse
7 32 (5.58%) Big Data
7 32 (5.58%) Data Lake
8 24 (4.19%) Looker
8 24 (4.19%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 15 (2.62%) MySQL
10 13 (2.27%) SAP BW
11 12 (2.09%) BigQuery
11 12 (2.09%) PostgreSQL
12 9 (1.57%) Metadata
12 9 (1.57%) Relational Database
12 9 (1.57%) Star Schema
13 8 (1.40%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
13 8 (1.40%) PowerPivot
14 5 (0.87%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 21 (3.66%) Git
2 17 (2.97%) JIRA
3 11 (1.92%) Jenkins
4 8 (1.40%) Oracle Forms
5 5 (0.87%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 3 (0.52%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.17%) Oracle APEX
7 1 (0.17%) Postman
7 1 (0.17%) Team Foundation Server
7 1 (0.17%) Toad
General
1 253 (44.15%) Social Skills
2 196 (34.21%) Analytical Skills
3 187 (32.64%) Finance
4 53 (9.25%) Public Sector
5 43 (7.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 34 (5.93%) Marketing
7 29 (5.06%) Legal
7 29 (5.06%) Retail
8 24 (4.19%) Presentation Skills
9 23 (4.01%) Law
10 19 (3.32%) Organisational Skills
11 15 (2.62%) Billing
12 12 (2.09%) Automotive
13 10 (1.75%) Manufacturing
13 10 (1.75%) Publishing
14 9 (1.57%) Banking
15 8 (1.40%) Documentation Skills
16 6 (1.05%) Investment Banking
16 6 (1.05%) Telecoms
17 5 (0.87%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 193 (33.68%) Analyst
2 86 (15.01%) Senior
3 72 (12.57%) Developer
4 67 (11.69%) Data Analyst
5 57 (9.95%) Lead
6 36 (6.28%) Data Engineer
7 30 (5.24%) Big Data Engineer
7 30 (5.24%) DataOps Engineer
7 30 (5.24%) DataOps Leader
7 30 (5.24%) Lead Big Data Engineer
8 28 (4.89%) Consultant
9 26 (4.54%) Senior Analyst
9 26 (4.54%) Senior Developer
10 24 (4.19%) Applications Manager
10 24 (4.19%) Applications Support
10 24 (4.19%) Commercial Analyst
11 23 (4.01%) Business Intelligence Developer
11 23 (4.01%) IT Support
12 22 (3.84%) Business Analyst
13 21 (3.66%) Operations Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (6.63%) .NET
2 35 (6.11%) HTML5 Canvas
3 33 (5.76%) HTML
4 32 (5.58%) CSS
4 32 (5.58%) JSON
5 21 (3.66%) .NET Core
6 18 (3.14%) Microsoft Graph
6 18 (3.14%) SPFx
7 17 (2.97%) PySpark
8 13 (2.27%) XML
9 12 (2.09%) Oracle Fusion
10 9 (1.57%) RESTful
11 8 (1.40%) OAuth
11 8 (1.40%) OAuth2
11 8 (1.40%) SAML
12 6 (1.05%) Kafka
13 5 (0.87%) React
14 4 (0.70%) ASP.NET
14 4 (0.70%) EDI
15 3 (0.52%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 44 (7.68%) Data Structures
2 43 (7.50%) Management Information System
3 34 (5.93%) Analytical Mindset
4 28 (4.89%) Self-Motivation
5 20 (3.49%) Cloud Native
6 18 (3.14%) Onboarding
7 16 (2.79%) Enterprise Software
8 15 (2.62%) Social Media
9 12 (2.09%) Low-Code
10 11 (1.92%) FMCG
11 10 (1.75%) Greenfield Project
12 9 (1.57%) Algorithms
13 8 (1.40%) Product Ownership
14 5 (0.87%) Legacy Systems
14 5 (0.87%) Life Science
14 5 (0.87%) Mobile App
14 5 (0.87%) Replication
15 4 (0.70%) Cyber Defence
15 4 (0.70%) Reinsurance
15 4 (0.70%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 6 (1.05%) Windows
2 5 (0.87%) Linux
2 5 (0.87%) Unix
3 4 (0.70%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.52%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.35%) VMS
6 1 (0.17%) Android
6 1 (0.17%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 526 (91.80%) Business Intelligence
2 192 (33.51%) Analytics
3 171 (29.84%) Decision-Making
4 145 (25.31%) Visualisation
5 127 (22.16%) Problem-Solving
6 126 (21.99%) Data Modelling
7 118 (20.59%) Continuous Improvement
8 106 (18.50%) Actionable Insight
9 103 (17.98%) Data Analysis
10 85 (14.83%) Data Visualisation
11 83 (14.49%) ETL
12 82 (14.31%) Agile
13 77 (13.44%) AI
14 76 (13.26%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 72 (12.57%) CI/CD
15 72 (12.57%) Project Management
16 66 (11.52%) CRM
17 61 (10.65%) Data Management
17 61 (10.65%) Machine Learning
18 60 (10.47%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 289 (50.44%) SQL
2 133 (23.21%) Python
3 58 (10.12%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 51 (8.90%) C#
5 43 (7.50%) JavaScript
6 40 (6.98%) PowerShell
7 23 (4.01%) T-SQL
8 21 (3.66%) R
9 20 (3.49%) TypeScript
10 18 (3.14%) VBA
11 10 (1.75%) Java
12 9 (1.57%) PL/SQL
13 8 (1.40%) Shell Script
14 7 (1.22%) Kusto Query Language
15 5 (0.87%) Scala
15 5 (0.87%) VB
15 5 (0.87%) VBScript
16 2 (0.35%) Bicep
16 2 (0.35%) Ruby
17 1 (0.17%) C
Qualifications
1 99 (17.28%) Degree
2 40 (6.98%) Security Cleared
3 35 (6.11%) ACCA
3 35 (6.11%) CIMA
4 29 (5.06%) SC Cleared
5 22 (3.84%) Microsoft Certification
6 19 (3.32%) DBS Check
7 18 (3.14%) Computer Science Degree
8 14 (2.44%) AAT
9 12 (2.09%) Six Sigma Green Belt
10 8 (1.40%) Azure Certification
11 6 (1.05%) Master's Degree
12 5 (0.87%) PMI Certification
12 5 (0.87%) PMP
13 4 (0.70%) CIPFA
14 3 (0.52%) CIPD
14 3 (0.52%) DV Cleared
14 3 (0.52%) Numerate Degree
15 2 (0.35%) BPSS Clearance
15 2 (0.35%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 96 (16.75%) Data Quality
2 41 (7.16%) SLA
3 31 (5.41%) GDPR
4 23 (4.01%) Actionable Recommendations
5 16 (2.79%) QA
6 15 (2.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 14 (2.44%) PMO
8 9 (1.57%) Accessibility
9 5 (0.87%) NIST
10 4 (0.70%) IFRS
10 4 (0.70%) NIST 800
11 3 (0.52%) GAAP
12 2 (0.35%) GRC
12 2 (0.35%) WCAG
13 1 (0.17%) IFRS 17
13 1 (0.17%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 8 (1.40%) Active Directory
1 8 (1.40%) VMware Infrastructure
2 7 (1.22%) Docker
3 3 (0.52%) BitLocker
3 3 (0.52%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 10 (1.75%) Terraform
2 8 (1.40%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (0.87%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.87%) SCCM
4 4 (0.70%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.35%) Argo
6 1 (0.17%) Control-M
6 1 (0.17%) SQL Sentry
Vendors
1 199 (34.73%) Microsoft
2 65 (11.34%) Databricks
3 36 (6.28%) Oracle
4 30 (5.24%) SAP
5 27 (4.71%) Google
6 23 (4.01%) Adobe
7 19 (3.32%) Salesforce
8 17 (2.97%) Informatica
9 12 (2.09%) Alteryx
10 8 (1.40%) Northgate
10 8 (1.40%) VMware
11 7 (1.22%) Hotjar
12 5 (0.87%) ESRI
12 5 (0.87%) IBM
12 5 (0.87%) Snow
13 4 (0.70%) HubSpot
13 4 (0.70%) JD Edwards
13 4 (0.70%) ServiceNow
14 3 (0.52%) Barracuda Networks
14 3 (0.52%) Talend