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

6 months to
12 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 87 81 75
Rank change year-on-year -6 -6 -7
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 677 712 907
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.98% 4.33% 3.64%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 21.55% 22.90% 17.94%
Number of salaries quoted 533 522 747
10th Percentile £38,550 £37,050 £38,750
25th Percentile £42,501 £41,313 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +13.64%
75th Percentile £80,000 £70,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £93,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year - -5.17% +5.45%

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 3,141 3,109 5,056
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 13.85% 18.93% 20.28%
Number of salaries quoted 2,527 2,077 3,919
10th Percentile £36,250 £35,750 £38,225
25th Percentile £45,081 £46,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% -3.85% +4.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £82,500 £92,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £115,000 £122,500
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 12 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 82 (12.11%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.03%) Apache Airflow
3 6 (0.89%) Apache Spark
4 5 (0.74%) Apache
4 5 (0.74%) ArcGIS
5 4 (0.59%) Oracle Workflow
6 3 (0.44%) Confluence
6 3 (0.44%) SAS
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%) Microsoft Exchange
8 1 (0.15%) Umbraco
Applications
1 177 (26.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (3.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 26 (3.84%) Microsoft Office
4 19 (2.81%) Microsoft Project
5 6 (0.89%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.44%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.30%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 20 (2.95%) Dynamics CRM
2 13 (1.92%) NetSuite
3 12 (1.77%) 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
1 677 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 232 (34.27%) Azure
3 104 (15.36%) Power Automate
4 88 (13.00%) PowerApps
5 74 (10.93%) Microsoft 365
6 63 (9.31%) Dynamics 365
7 59 (8.71%) Azure Data Factory
8 43 (6.35%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 41 (6.06%) AWS
10 36 (5.32%) GCP
11 35 (5.17%) Azure DevOps
11 35 (5.17%) Azure Logic Apps
12 34 (5.02%) Google Analytics
13 31 (4.58%) Microsoft Purview
14 30 (4.43%) SaaS
15 29 (4.28%) OneDrive
16 27 (3.99%) Snowflake
17 19 (2.81%) Adobe Creative Cloud
18 11 (1.62%) dbt
19 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
1 128 (18.91%) Tableau
2 58 (8.57%) Data Warehouse
2 58 (8.57%) SQL Server
3 44 (6.50%) Data Lake
3 44 (6.50%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 42 (6.20%) Azure SQL Database
5 39 (5.76%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 37 (5.47%) Looker
7 34 (5.02%) Power Query
8 24 (3.55%) Relational Database
9 22 (3.25%) Big Data
10 21 (3.10%) BigQuery
11 20 (2.95%) Metadata
12 18 (2.66%) Semantic Layer
12 18 (2.66%) Star Schema
13 13 (1.92%) PostgreSQL
13 13 (1.92%) SAP BW
14 12 (1.77%) NoSQL
14 12 (1.77%) SQL Server Analysis Services
15 11 (1.62%) Delta Lake
Development Applications
1 15 (2.22%) Git
1 15 (2.22%) JIRA
2 10 (1.48%) Visual Studio
3 5 (0.74%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 2 (0.30%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.15%) Browser DevTools
5 1 (0.15%) ER Studio
5 1 (0.15%) ERwin
5 1 (0.15%) Toad
General
1 298 (44.02%) Social Skills
2 210 (31.02%) Analytical Skills
3 195 (28.80%) Finance
4 74 (10.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 61 (9.01%) Public Sector
6 58 (8.57%) Law
7 55 (8.12%) Legal
8 53 (7.83%) Marketing
9 44 (6.50%) Organisational Skills
10 40 (5.91%) 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 (1.62%) Banking
15 10 (1.48%) Legal Technology
16 9 (1.33%) Influencing Skills
17 8 (1.18%) Automotive
18 7 (1.03%) Social Housing
19 6 (0.89%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 190 (28.06%) Analyst
2 113 (16.69%) Senior
3 89 (13.15%) Developer
4 70 (10.34%) Data Engineer
5 67 (9.90%) Data Analyst
6 54 (7.98%) Lead
7 34 (5.02%) Data Manager
8 32 (4.73%) Applications Support
9 31 (4.58%) Business Analyst
9 31 (4.58%) Consultant
10 30 (4.43%) Architect
10 30 (4.43%) Senior Analyst
11 27 (3.99%) Applications Manager
12 26 (3.84%) Senior Developer
13 23 (3.40%) Business Intelligence Analyst
13 23 (3.40%) Data Architect
13 23 (3.40%) Power Platform Developer
14 20 (2.95%) Business Intelligence Developer
14 20 (2.95%) Senior Consultant
15 19 (2.81%) IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (6.20%) .NET
2 38 (5.61%) HTML
3 32 (4.73%) HTML5 Canvas
4 31 (4.58%) CSS
5 28 (4.14%) PySpark
6 25 (3.69%) JSON
7 20 (2.95%) Microsoft Graph
8 19 (2.81%) .NET Core
8 19 (2.81%) SPFx
9 12 (1.77%) Oracle Fusion
10 9 (1.33%) React
11 8 (1.18%) REST
12 7 (1.03%) Kafka
13 6 (0.89%) XML
14 5 (0.74%) ASP.NET
14 5 (0.74%) ODBC
14 5 (0.74%) Web Services
15 4 (0.59%) Middleware
16 3 (0.44%) ADO
16 3 (0.44%) jQuery
Miscellaneous
1 58 (8.57%) Management Information System
2 27 (3.99%) Data Structures
2 27 (3.99%) Product Ownership
3 15 (2.22%) Analytical Mindset
3 15 (2.22%) Cloud Native
4 14 (2.07%) Self-Motivation
4 14 (2.07%) Social Media
5 13 (1.92%) Onboarding
6 10 (1.48%) Enterprise Software
7 7 (1.03%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 7 (1.03%) Housing Association
7 7 (1.03%) Replication
8 6 (0.89%) AI Agents
8 6 (0.89%) Cyberattack
8 6 (0.89%) Greenfield Project
8 6 (0.89%) Low-Code
9 5 (0.74%) Data Fabric
9 5 (0.74%) Driving Licence
9 5 (0.74%) Educational Technology
9 5 (0.74%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 9 (1.33%) Linux
1 9 (1.33%) Windows
2 5 (0.74%) Windows Server
3 4 (0.59%) Unix
4 3 (0.44%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.30%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 624 (92.17%) Business Intelligence
2 265 (39.14%) Analytics
3 185 (27.33%) Decision-Making
4 176 (26.00%) Problem-Solving
5 158 (23.34%) Data Modelling
6 153 (22.60%) Continuous Improvement
7 132 (19.50%) Visualisation
8 128 (18.91%) AI
9 114 (16.84%) Actionable Insight
10 113 (16.69%) Agile
11 107 (15.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 101 (14.92%) Stakeholder Management
13 99 (14.62%) Data Governance
13 99 (14.62%) ETL
14 96 (14.18%) Project Management
15 93 (13.74%) Data Visualisation
16 84 (12.41%) Data Engineering
17 76 (11.23%) CRM
18 75 (11.08%) Data Analysis
19 74 (10.93%) Dashboard Development
Programming Languages
1 340 (50.22%) SQL
2 122 (18.02%) Python
3 61 (9.01%) C#
4 56 (8.27%) JavaScript
5 48 (7.09%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 33 (4.87%) PowerShell
7 22 (3.25%) T-SQL
7 22 (3.25%) VBA
8 20 (2.95%) TypeScript
9 14 (2.07%) R
10 9 (1.33%) Kusto Query Language
11 8 (1.18%) VB
12 7 (1.03%) Scala
13 4 (0.59%) VBScript
14 3 (0.44%) PL/SQL
15 2 (0.30%) Bicep
15 2 (0.30%) Formula Language
15 2 (0.30%) PHP
15 2 (0.30%) X++
16 1 (0.15%) Google Apps Script
Qualifications
1 94 (13.88%) Degree
2 59 (8.71%) Security Cleared
3 53 (7.83%) SC Cleared
4 25 (3.69%) ACCA
5 21 (3.10%) CIMA
6 17 (2.51%) Microsoft Certification
7 16 (2.36%) DBS Check
8 14 (2.07%) Computer Science Degree
9 10 (1.48%) AAT
9 10 (1.48%) Master's Degree
10 8 (1.18%) PMI Certification
11 7 (1.03%) Azure Certification
12 6 (0.89%) BPSS Clearance
12 6 (0.89%) ISEB
12 6 (0.89%) PMP
13 2 (0.30%) CompTIA CySA+
13 2 (0.30%) CompTIA Security+
13 2 (0.30%) MCT
13 2 (0.30%) Numerate Degree
13 2 (0.30%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 133 (19.65%) Data Quality
2 68 (10.04%) GDPR
3 36 (5.32%) SLA
4 35 (5.17%) Accessibility
4 35 (5.17%) QA
5 16 (2.36%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 16 (2.36%) PMO
6 14 (2.07%) Actionable Recommendations
6 14 (2.07%) 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 (1.03%) Docker
1 7 (1.03%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (0.44%) BitLocker
2 3 (0.44%) Terminal Services
3 1 (0.15%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 12 (1.77%) Terraform
2 4 (0.59%) Kubernetes
2 4 (0.59%) SCCM
3 1 (0.15%) Ansible
3 1 (0.15%) MOM
3 1 (0.15%) SQL Sentry
3 1 (0.15%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 261 (38.55%) Microsoft
2 69 (10.19%) Databricks
3 39 (5.76%) Google
4 35 (5.17%) Oracle
5 33 (4.87%) SAP
6 23 (3.40%) Adobe
7 22 (3.25%) Salesforce
8 15 (2.22%) Alteryx
9 8 (1.18%) Informatica
10 7 (1.03%) HubSpot
10 7 (1.03%) Intapp
10 7 (1.03%) VMware
11 6 (0.89%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
12 5 (0.74%) HighQ
12 5 (0.74%) iManage
13 4 (0.59%) dotdigital
13 4 (0.59%) ServiceNow
13 4 (0.59%) Snow
13 4 (0.59%) Talend
13 4 (0.59%) Workday