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

6 months to
17 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 75 67 58
Rank change year-on-year -8 -9 +18
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 566 581 1,526
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.21% 4.39% 4.68%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 24.38% 17.46% 20.97%
Number of salaries quoted 409 402 1,315
10th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £42,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £89,975 £84,964
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £53,100
% change year-on-year -4.35% +8.29% -3.45%

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 2,322 3,328 7,276
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 13.17% 25.16% 22.34%
Number of salaries quoted 1,722 2,428 6,257
10th Percentile £37,500 £37,500 £37,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £49,625 £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 £81,250 £90,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £120,375 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -11.54%

Power BI
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

Power BI
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

Power BI
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Power BI over the 6 months to 17 April 2026.

Power BI salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Power BI
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 66 (11.66%) SharePoint
2 10 (1.77%) Apache Airflow
3 8 (1.41%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (1.41%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 7 (1.24%) Apache Spark
5 5 (0.88%) CMS
5 5 (0.88%) SAS
6 4 (0.71%) Confluence
6 4 (0.71%) Umbraco
7 3 (0.53%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.53%) Drupal
8 2 (0.35%) Apache
8 2 (0.35%) Moodle
9 1 (0.18%) Jupyter
Applications
1 175 (30.92%) Microsoft Excel
2 24 (4.24%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (2.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (2.30%) Microsoft Project
5 7 (1.24%) Spreadsheet
5 7 (1.24%) Trello
6 5 (0.88%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 18 (3.18%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (2.12%) NetSuite
3 8 (1.41%) Oracle ERP
4 6 (1.06%) NEC Housing
4 6 (1.06%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 5 (0.88%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.53%) ResourceLink
7 2 (0.35%) SAP HR
8 1 (0.18%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.18%) SAP Business One
8 1 (0.18%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 566 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 253 (44.70%) Azure
3 92 (16.25%) Azure Data Factory
3 92 (16.25%) Power Automate
4 74 (13.07%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 66 (11.66%) Microsoft 365
6 64 (11.31%) PowerApps
7 42 (7.42%) Dynamics 365
8 31 (5.48%) Azure DevOps
9 24 (4.24%) Google Analytics
9 24 (4.24%) SaaS
9 24 (4.24%) Snowflake
10 22 (3.89%) Azure Logic Apps
10 22 (3.89%) GCP
11 20 (3.53%) GitHub
12 18 (3.18%) AWS
13 16 (2.83%) OneDrive
14 15 (2.65%) GitHub Copilot
15 14 (2.47%) dbt
16 13 (2.30%) Azure Machine Learning
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.06%) Broadband
2 4 (0.71%) Firewall
3 3 (0.53%) Modbus
3 3 (0.53%) MQTT
3 3 (0.53%) NAS
3 3 (0.53%) VoIP
3 3 (0.53%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (0.35%) Intranet
4 2 (0.35%) WAN
5 1 (0.18%) ADSL
5 1 (0.18%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 108 (19.08%) Tableau
2 77 (13.60%) SQL Server
3 56 (9.89%) Azure SQL Database
4 48 (8.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 39 (6.89%) Power Query
6 38 (6.71%) Data Warehouse
7 31 (5.48%) Big Data
8 29 (5.12%) Data Lake
9 26 (4.59%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 23 (4.06%) Looker
11 16 (2.83%) MySQL
12 12 (2.12%) BigQuery
12 12 (2.12%) PostgreSQL
13 10 (1.77%) Metadata
14 9 (1.59%) Relational Database
14 9 (1.59%) Star Schema
15 8 (1.41%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
15 8 (1.41%) PowerPivot
16 6 (1.06%) QlikView
16 6 (1.06%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 21 (3.71%) Git
2 17 (3.00%) JIRA
3 11 (1.94%) Jenkins
4 8 (1.41%) Oracle Forms
5 4 (0.71%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 3 (0.53%) Visual Studio
7 2 (0.35%) ERwin
8 1 (0.18%) Oracle APEX
8 1 (0.18%) Postman
8 1 (0.18%) Team Foundation Server
8 1 (0.18%) Toad
General
1 243 (42.93%) Social Skills
2 196 (34.63%) Analytical Skills
3 188 (33.22%) Finance
4 56 (9.89%) Public Sector
5 44 (7.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 36 (6.36%) Marketing
7 29 (5.12%) Legal
8 26 (4.59%) Retail
9 25 (4.42%) Law
10 24 (4.24%) Presentation Skills
11 23 (4.06%) Organisational Skills
12 15 (2.65%) Billing
13 14 (2.47%) Manufacturing
14 12 (2.12%) Automotive
15 10 (1.77%) Publishing
15 10 (1.77%) Telecoms
16 9 (1.59%) Banking
17 8 (1.41%) Documentation Skills
18 6 (1.06%) Investment Banking
19 5 (0.88%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 189 (33.39%) Analyst
2 84 (14.84%) Senior
3 72 (12.72%) Developer
4 69 (12.19%) Data Analyst
5 58 (10.25%) Lead
6 36 (6.36%) Data Engineer
7 29 (5.12%) Big Data Engineer
7 29 (5.12%) DataOps Engineer
7 29 (5.12%) DataOps Leader
7 29 (5.12%) Lead Big Data Engineer
8 28 (4.95%) Business Intelligence Developer
9 26 (4.59%) IT Support
10 25 (4.42%) Senior Developer
11 24 (4.24%) Commercial Analyst
11 24 (4.24%) Senior Analyst
12 23 (4.06%) Applications Support
12 23 (4.06%) Business Intelligence Analyst
13 22 (3.89%) Applications Manager
13 22 (3.89%) Consultant
14 21 (3.71%) Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (5.30%) .NET
2 29 (5.12%) HTML5 Canvas
3 26 (4.59%) JSON
4 24 (4.24%) CSS
4 24 (4.24%) HTML
5 16 (2.83%) PySpark
6 15 (2.65%) .NET Core
7 13 (2.30%) XML
8 12 (2.12%) Microsoft Graph
8 12 (2.12%) SPFx
9 9 (1.59%) RESTful
10 8 (1.41%) OAuth
10 8 (1.41%) OAuth2
10 8 (1.41%) SAML
11 7 (1.24%) EDI
12 6 (1.06%) Kafka
12 6 (1.06%) Oracle Fusion
13 3 (0.53%) .NET Framework
13 3 (0.53%) AngularJS
13 3 (0.53%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 43 (7.60%) Management Information System
2 36 (6.36%) Data Structures
3 33 (5.83%) Analytical Mindset
4 28 (4.95%) Self-Motivation
5 22 (3.89%) Cloud Native
6 18 (3.18%) Onboarding
7 15 (2.65%) Enterprise Software
7 15 (2.65%) Low-Code
8 11 (1.94%) FMCG
9 10 (1.77%) Greenfield Project
9 10 (1.77%) Product Ownership
10 9 (1.59%) Algorithms
10 9 (1.59%) Social Media
11 5 (0.88%) Legacy Systems
11 5 (0.88%) Life Science
11 5 (0.88%) Replication
12 4 (0.71%) Mobile App
12 4 (0.71%) Reinsurance
13 3 (0.53%) IoT
13 3 (0.53%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 6 (1.06%) Windows
2 5 (0.88%) Linux
2 5 (0.88%) Unix
3 4 (0.71%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.53%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.35%) VMS
6 1 (0.18%) Android
6 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 522 (92.23%) Business Intelligence
2 196 (34.63%) Analytics
3 173 (30.57%) Decision-Making
4 148 (26.15%) Visualisation
5 131 (23.14%) Problem-Solving
6 124 (21.91%) Continuous Improvement
7 119 (21.02%) Data Modelling
8 106 (18.73%) Data Analysis
9 95 (16.78%) Actionable Insight
10 89 (15.72%) Data Visualisation
11 84 (14.84%) Agile
11 84 (14.84%) ETL
12 78 (13.78%) AI
13 72 (12.72%) CI/CD
14 69 (12.19%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 68 (12.01%) CRM
16 63 (11.13%) Project Management
17 62 (10.95%) Data Management
18 60 (10.60%) Data Engineering
19 57 (10.07%) Collaborative Working
Programming Languages
1 286 (50.53%) SQL
2 133 (23.50%) Python
3 59 (10.42%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 44 (7.77%) C#
5 35 (6.18%) JavaScript
6 34 (6.01%) PowerShell
7 21 (3.71%) R
8 20 (3.53%) T-SQL
9 18 (3.18%) VBA
10 14 (2.47%) TypeScript
11 10 (1.77%) Java
12 8 (1.41%) PL/SQL
12 8 (1.41%) Shell Script
13 5 (0.88%) Kusto Query Language
13 5 (0.88%) Scala
13 5 (0.88%) VB
13 5 (0.88%) VBScript
14 2 (0.35%) Bicep
14 2 (0.35%) Ruby
15 1 (0.18%) C
Qualifications
1 98 (17.31%) Degree
2 41 (7.24%) Security Cleared
3 34 (6.01%) ACCA
3 34 (6.01%) CIMA
4 30 (5.30%) SC Cleared
5 24 (4.24%) Microsoft Certification
6 21 (3.71%) DBS Check
7 19 (3.36%) Computer Science Degree
8 14 (2.47%) AAT
9 12 (2.12%) Six Sigma Green Belt
10 8 (1.41%) Azure Certification
11 6 (1.06%) Master's Degree
12 5 (0.88%) PMI Certification
12 5 (0.88%) PMP
13 4 (0.71%) CIPFA
13 4 (0.71%) DV Cleared
13 4 (0.71%) Numerate Degree
14 3 (0.53%) CIPD
15 2 (0.35%) ISACA
15 2 (0.35%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 96 (16.96%) Data Quality
2 40 (7.07%) SLA
3 29 (5.12%) GDPR
4 23 (4.06%) Actionable Recommendations
5 18 (3.18%) PMO
6 17 (3.00%) QA
7 11 (1.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 7 (1.24%) Accessibility
9 4 (0.71%) IFRS
10 3 (0.53%) GAAP
11 2 (0.35%) GRC
11 2 (0.35%) NIST
11 2 (0.35%) WCAG
12 1 (0.18%) IFRS 17
12 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 1 (0.18%) NIST 800
System Software
1 8 (1.41%) Active Directory
1 8 (1.41%) VMware Infrastructure
2 6 (1.06%) Docker
3 3 (0.53%) BitLocker
3 3 (0.53%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 10 (1.77%) Terraform
2 8 (1.41%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (0.88%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.88%) SCCM
4 4 (0.71%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.35%) Argo
6 1 (0.18%) Control-M
6 1 (0.18%) SQL Sentry
Vendors
1 204 (36.04%) Microsoft
2 68 (12.01%) Databricks
3 33 (5.83%) Oracle
4 29 (5.12%) Google
5 25 (4.42%) SAP
6 20 (3.53%) Salesforce
7 18 (3.18%) Informatica
8 17 (3.00%) Adobe
9 11 (1.94%) Alteryx
10 8 (1.41%) Northgate
10 8 (1.41%) VMware
11 7 (1.24%) Hotjar
12 5 (0.88%) ESRI
12 5 (0.88%) IBM
12 5 (0.88%) Snow
13 4 (0.71%) HubSpot
13 4 (0.71%) JD Edwards
13 4 (0.71%) ServiceNow
13 4 (0.71%) Talend
14 3 (0.53%) Barracuda Networks