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

6 months to
8 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 77 68 56
Rank change year-on-year -9 -12 +19
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 556 641 1,480
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.34% 4.43% 4.98%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 26.20% 16.37% 20.95%
Number of salaries quoted 376 385 1,269
10th Percentile £35,625 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £42,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £68,813 £72,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £89,900 £80,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £59,751 £52,500
% change year-on-year -3.77% +13.81% -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 2,122 3,915 7,066
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 12.76% 27.09% 23.79%
Number of salaries quoted 1,537 2,467 6,053
10th Percentile £37,500 £38,750 £37,042
25th Percentile £46,104 £50,000 £44,558
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +13.04% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £91,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £118,750 £92,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,779 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.43% +9.18% -8.00%

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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 8 March 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 58 (10.43%) SharePoint
2 13 (2.34%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 10 (1.80%) Apache Airflow
4 9 (1.62%) Confluence
4 9 (1.62%) Microsoft Exchange
4 9 (1.62%) SAS
5 6 (1.08%) Apache Spark
6 5 (0.90%) CMS
7 4 (0.72%) Umbraco
8 3 (0.54%) ArcGIS
8 3 (0.54%) Drupal
9 2 (0.36%) Moodle
10 1 (0.18%) Apache
10 1 (0.18%) Jupyter
Applications
1 185 (33.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 33 (5.94%) Microsoft Office
3 19 (3.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (1.62%) Microsoft Project
5 8 (1.44%) Trello
6 7 (1.26%) Spreadsheet
7 6 (1.08%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 23 (4.14%) Dynamics CRM
2 13 (2.34%) Oracle ERP
3 11 (1.98%) NetSuite
4 6 (1.08%) NEC Housing
5 4 (0.72%) Visualfiles
6 3 (0.54%) ResourceLink
7 2 (0.36%) SAP Business One
7 2 (0.36%) SAP ERP
7 2 (0.36%) SAP HR
8 1 (0.18%) Dynamics GP
8 1 (0.18%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.18%) Primavera
8 1 (0.18%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.18%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 556 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 238 (42.81%) Azure
3 77 (13.85%) Azure Data Factory
3 77 (13.85%) Power Automate
4 69 (12.41%) PowerApps
5 63 (11.33%) Microsoft 365
6 62 (11.15%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 49 (8.81%) Dynamics 365
8 42 (7.55%) Azure DevOps
9 32 (5.76%) Snowflake
10 30 (5.40%) GitHub
11 24 (4.32%) AWS
11 24 (4.32%) GCP
12 20 (3.60%) GitHub Copilot
12 20 (3.60%) Google Analytics
13 19 (3.42%) SaaS
14 16 (2.88%) dbt
15 15 (2.70%) Azure Logic Apps
16 14 (2.52%) OCI
17 13 (2.34%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.54%) Modbus
1 3 (0.54%) MQTT
2 2 (0.36%) Intranet
2 2 (0.36%) WAN
3 1 (0.18%) ADSL
3 1 (0.18%) Firewall
3 1 (0.18%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 124 (22.30%) Tableau
2 76 (13.67%) SQL Server
3 57 (10.25%) Data Warehouse
4 56 (10.07%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 41 (7.37%) Azure SQL Database
6 34 (6.12%) Power Query
7 29 (5.22%) Data Lake
8 27 (4.86%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 22 (3.96%) Big Data
9 22 (3.96%) Looker
10 16 (2.88%) Metadata
10 16 (2.88%) MySQL
11 14 (2.52%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
12 13 (2.34%) BigQuery
13 11 (1.98%) PostgreSQL
14 9 (1.62%) QlikView
15 8 (1.44%) SAS EBI
15 8 (1.44%) SQL Server Analysis Services
16 7 (1.26%) Qlik Sense
16 7 (1.26%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 28 (5.04%) JIRA
2 26 (4.68%) Git
3 16 (2.88%) Jenkins
4 13 (2.34%) Oracle Forms
5 6 (1.08%) ERwin
6 4 (0.72%) ER Studio
6 4 (0.72%) PowerDesigner
6 4 (0.72%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 3 (0.54%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.18%) Oracle APEX
8 1 (0.18%) Postman
8 1 (0.18%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 224 (40.29%) Social Skills
2 207 (37.23%) Finance
3 197 (35.43%) Analytical Skills
4 49 (8.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 47 (8.45%) Public Sector
6 43 (7.73%) Marketing
7 30 (5.40%) Retail
8 26 (4.68%) Organisational Skills
9 25 (4.50%) Legal
10 24 (4.32%) Presentation Skills
11 22 (3.96%) Law
12 20 (3.60%) Manufacturing
13 16 (2.88%) Billing
14 14 (2.52%) Banking
15 12 (2.16%) Telecoms
16 10 (1.80%) Publishing
17 8 (1.44%) Advertising
17 8 (1.44%) Automotive
18 6 (1.08%) Investment Banking
19 5 (0.90%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 191 (34.35%) Analyst
2 79 (14.21%) Senior
3 75 (13.49%) Developer
4 67 (12.05%) Data Analyst
5 53 (9.53%) Lead
6 30 (5.40%) Data Engineer
7 29 (5.22%) Business Intelligence Developer
8 27 (4.86%) Business Intelligence Analyst
9 25 (4.50%) Power Platform Developer
10 24 (4.32%) Applications Engineer
10 24 (4.32%) Commercial Analyst
10 24 (4.32%) Consultant
11 23 (4.14%) Business Analyst
12 21 (3.78%) Data Scientist
12 21 (3.78%) Senior Analyst
12 21 (3.78%) Support Analyst
13 19 (3.42%) Big Data Engineer
13 19 (3.42%) DataOps Engineer
13 19 (3.42%) DataOps Leader
13 19 (3.42%) Lead Big Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (3.60%) HTML5 Canvas
2 18 (3.24%) .NET
3 17 (3.06%) JSON
4 16 (2.88%) XML
5 14 (2.52%) RESTful
6 13 (2.34%) OAuth
6 13 (2.34%) OAuth2
6 13 (2.34%) SAML
7 12 (2.16%) HTML
8 11 (1.98%) CSS
8 11 (1.98%) PySpark
9 7 (1.26%) EDI
10 6 (1.08%) Kafka
11 5 (0.90%) .NET Core
11 5 (0.90%) Middleware
12 4 (0.72%) REST
12 4 (0.72%) Web Services
13 3 (0.54%) .NET Framework
13 3 (0.54%) AngularJS
13 3 (0.54%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 37 (6.65%) Management Information System
2 34 (6.12%) Analytical Mindset
2 34 (6.12%) Cloud Native
3 31 (5.58%) Data Structures
4 30 (5.40%) Self-Motivation
5 19 (3.42%) Enterprise Software
6 15 (2.70%) Low-Code
6 15 (2.70%) Onboarding
6 15 (2.70%) Product Ownership
7 10 (1.80%) Algorithms
7 10 (1.80%) FMCG
7 10 (1.80%) Greenfield Project
8 8 (1.44%) Legacy Systems
9 6 (1.08%) Reinsurance
10 5 (0.90%) Social Media
11 4 (0.72%) Credit Risk
11 4 (0.72%) Life Science
12 3 (0.54%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 3 (0.54%) Market Risk
12 3 (0.54%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 8 (1.44%) Linux
1 8 (1.44%) Unix
1 8 (1.44%) Windows
2 2 (0.36%) VMS
3 1 (0.18%) Android
3 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.18%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 517 (92.99%) Business Intelligence
2 210 (37.77%) Analytics
3 170 (30.58%) Decision-Making
4 166 (29.86%) Visualisation
5 132 (23.74%) Continuous Improvement
6 128 (23.02%) Problem-Solving
7 117 (21.04%) Data Analysis
8 105 (18.88%) Data Modelling
9 104 (18.71%) Agile
10 100 (17.99%) Data Visualisation
11 91 (16.37%) AI
12 83 (14.93%) Actionable Insight
12 83 (14.93%) ETL
13 74 (13.31%) CRM
14 73 (13.13%) CI/CD
15 66 (11.87%) DevOps
16 64 (11.51%) Data Management
17 63 (11.33%) Data Governance
18 61 (10.97%) Data Engineering
19 60 (10.79%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 292 (52.52%) SQL
2 146 (26.26%) Python
3 50 (8.99%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 38 (6.83%) C#
5 31 (5.58%) JavaScript
6 27 (4.86%) R
7 22 (3.96%) PowerShell
8 20 (3.60%) T-SQL
9 16 (2.88%) VBA
10 15 (2.70%) Java
11 14 (2.52%) PL/SQL
12 13 (2.34%) Shell Script
13 5 (0.90%) Scala
14 4 (0.72%) Kusto Query Language
14 4 (0.72%) TypeScript
14 4 (0.72%) VB
14 4 (0.72%) VBScript
15 2 (0.36%) Bicep
15 2 (0.36%) Ruby
16 1 (0.18%) C
Qualifications
1 114 (20.50%) Degree
2 40 (7.19%) ACCA
2 40 (7.19%) CIMA
3 39 (7.01%) Security Cleared
4 33 (5.94%) Microsoft Certification
5 32 (5.76%) Computer Science Degree
6 30 (5.40%) SC Cleared
7 25 (4.50%) DBS Check
8 14 (2.52%) AAT
9 12 (2.16%) Azure Certification
9 12 (2.16%) Six Sigma Green Belt
10 11 (1.98%) Master's Degree
11 8 (1.44%) Numerate Degree
12 6 (1.08%) DV Cleared
12 6 (1.08%) PMI Certification
12 6 (1.08%) PMP
13 4 (0.72%) CIPFA
13 4 (0.72%) CISA
13 4 (0.72%) CISSP
14 3 (0.54%) CIPD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 89 (16.01%) Data Quality
2 27 (4.86%) GDPR
2 27 (4.86%) SLA
3 24 (4.32%) Actionable Recommendations
4 17 (3.06%) PMO
5 16 (2.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 15 (2.70%) QA
7 6 (1.08%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.36%) GRC
8 2 (0.36%) IFRS
8 2 (0.36%) WCAG
9 1 (0.18%) GAAP
9 1 (0.18%) IFRS 17
9 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 1 (0.18%) NIST
9 1 (0.18%) P3O
System Software
1 9 (1.62%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.08%) Docker
3 4 (0.72%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.18%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 20 (3.60%) Terraform
2 15 (2.70%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (0.90%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.90%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (0.90%) SCCM
4 2 (0.36%) Argo
5 1 (0.18%) Control-M
Vendors
1 198 (35.61%) Microsoft
2 62 (11.15%) Databricks
3 35 (6.29%) Oracle
4 31 (5.58%) Google
5 23 (4.14%) Salesforce
6 22 (3.96%) Informatica
7 18 (3.24%) SAP
8 13 (2.34%) Alteryx
9 9 (1.62%) Northgate
10 8 (1.44%) IBM
11 7 (1.26%) Hotjar
12 6 (1.08%) ServiceNow
13 5 (0.90%) Adobe
13 5 (0.90%) ESRI
14 4 (0.72%) Foundry
14 4 (0.72%) HubSpot
14 4 (0.72%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
14 4 (0.72%) Snow
14 4 (0.72%) Talend
14 4 (0.72%) VMware