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

6 months to
12 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 83 87 79
Rank change year-on-year +4 -8 -19
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 769 655 739
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.09% 3.96% 3.44%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 24.43% 25.24% 15.62%
Number of salaries quoted 553 484 481
10th Percentile £38,772 £37,500 £38,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -15.38% +18.04%
75th Percentile £79,400 £70,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £93,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% +9.09%

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 3,148 2,595 4,732
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 12.63% 15.70% 22.03%
Number of salaries quoted 2,396 1,775 2,933
10th Percentile £37,500 £35,750 £39,250
25th Percentile £46,163 £46,250 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% -10.71% +12.20%
75th Percentile £78,750 £82,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £112,500 £132,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - -7.69% +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 12 October 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 90 (11.70%) SharePoint
2 7 (0.91%) Apache Airflow
2 7 (0.91%) Apache Spark
3 6 (0.78%) Confluence
4 5 (0.65%) MS Project Server
5 4 (0.52%) Apache
5 4 (0.52%) Oracle Workflow
5 4 (0.52%) SAS
6 2 (0.26%) ArcGIS
6 2 (0.26%) CMS
6 2 (0.26%) IIS
6 2 (0.26%) Oracle Application Server
6 2 (0.26%) WordPress
7 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Exchange
7 1 (0.13%) Umbraco
Applications
1 176 (22.89%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (2.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 19 (2.47%) Microsoft Office
4 10 (1.30%) Microsoft Project
5 7 (0.91%) Notion
6 6 (0.78%) MS Visio
6 6 (0.78%) Spreadsheet
7 4 (0.52%) Chatbot
7 4 (0.52%) Navisworks
7 4 (0.52%) ProjectWise
7 4 (0.52%) Revit
8 3 (0.39%) AutoCAD
9 2 (0.26%) SPSS
10 1 (0.13%) Civil 3D
Business Applications
1 23 (2.99%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (1.56%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 11 (1.43%) NetSuite
4 6 (0.78%) Dynamics NAV
5 5 (0.65%) Visualfiles
6 4 (0.52%) Dynamics GP
6 4 (0.52%) Elite 3E
7 3 (0.39%) Carpe Diem
7 3 (0.39%) Integrated Workplace Management System
8 2 (0.26%) FastStats
9 1 (0.13%) Actimize
9 1 (0.13%) Dynamics AX
9 1 (0.13%) Oracle ERP
9 1 (0.13%) Raiser’s Edge
9 1 (0.13%) SAP S/4HANA
9 1 (0.13%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
9 1 (0.13%) Temenos T24
9 1 (0.13%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 769 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 239 (31.08%) Azure
3 111 (14.43%) PowerApps
4 105 (13.65%) Power Automate
5 77 (10.01%) Dynamics 365
6 74 (9.62%) Microsoft 365
7 65 (8.45%) Azure DevOps
8 58 (7.54%) Azure Data Factory
9 53 (6.89%) AWS
10 45 (5.85%) SaaS
11 43 (5.59%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 35 (4.55%) Google Analytics
13 34 (4.42%) GCP
14 33 (4.29%) Snowflake
15 30 (3.90%) Microsoft Purview
16 29 (3.77%) Microsoft Copilot
17 27 (3.51%) Azure Logic Apps
18 20 (2.60%) Entra ID
18 20 (2.60%) OneDrive
19 17 (2.21%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 14 (1.82%) Broadband
2 6 (0.78%) SMS
3 1 (0.13%) 5G
3 1 (0.13%) Intranet
3 1 (0.13%) Modbus
3 1 (0.13%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 128 (16.64%) Tableau
2 91 (11.83%) Data Warehouse
3 72 (9.36%) SQL Server
4 57 (7.41%) Data Lake
5 52 (6.76%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 44 (5.72%) Azure SQL Database
7 42 (5.46%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 38 (4.94%) Power Query
9 37 (4.81%) Metadata
10 32 (4.16%) Looker
11 31 (4.03%) Relational Database
12 28 (3.64%) Star Schema
13 21 (2.73%) NoSQL
14 19 (2.47%) MongoDB
15 16 (2.08%) BigQuery
15 16 (2.08%) Semantic Layer
16 15 (1.95%) Big Data
16 15 (1.95%) DynamoDB
17 14 (1.82%) SQL Server Analysis Services
18 13 (1.69%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 54 (7.02%) Git
2 21 (2.73%) JIRA
3 9 (1.17%) Visual Studio
4 5 (0.65%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 3 (0.39%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.26%) Browser DevTools
6 2 (0.26%) GitLab
7 1 (0.13%) ER Studio
7 1 (0.13%) ERwin
7 1 (0.13%) Flyway
7 1 (0.13%) RStudio
General
1 329 (42.78%) Social Skills
2 270 (35.11%) Analytical Skills
3 252 (32.77%) Finance
4 88 (11.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 72 (9.36%) Marketing
5 72 (9.36%) Public Sector
6 64 (8.32%) Legal
7 57 (7.41%) Law
8 51 (6.63%) Organisational Skills
9 48 (6.24%) Retail
10 31 (4.03%) Manufacturing
11 25 (3.25%) Documentation Skills
12 22 (2.86%) Influencing Skills
13 16 (2.08%) Presentation Skills
14 14 (1.82%) Banking
15 13 (1.69%) Billing
16 12 (1.56%) Advertising
17 10 (1.30%) Legal Technology
18 9 (1.17%) Social Housing
19 7 (0.91%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 194 (25.23%) Analyst
2 121 (15.73%) Senior
3 114 (14.82%) Developer
4 89 (11.57%) Data Analyst
5 79 (10.27%) Data Engineer
6 70 (9.10%) Lead
7 39 (5.07%) Architect
7 39 (5.07%) Consultant
8 36 (4.68%) Data Manager
9 30 (3.90%) Business Analyst
10 28 (3.64%) Data Architect
11 27 (3.51%) Senior Analyst
12 22 (2.86%) Business Intelligence Analyst
12 22 (2.86%) Power Platform Developer
12 22 (2.86%) Senior Consultant
13 19 (2.47%) Applications Support
13 19 (2.47%) Dynamics 365 Developer
13 19 (2.47%) Senior Data Engineer
13 19 (2.47%) Service Manager
14 18 (2.34%) Business Intelligence Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (5.07%) .NET
2 35 (4.55%) HTML
3 32 (4.16%) PySpark
4 27 (3.51%) CSS
5 19 (2.47%) REST
6 16 (2.08%) Terraform
7 15 (1.95%) HTML5 Canvas
7 15 (1.95%) JSON
8 13 (1.69%) Oracle Fusion
9 11 (1.43%) .NET Core
9 11 (1.43%) Microsoft Graph
10 9 (1.17%) React
10 9 (1.17%) SPFx
11 8 (1.04%) Pandas
12 7 (0.91%) Kafka
12 7 (0.91%) Middleware
13 6 (0.78%) ASP.NET
13 6 (0.78%) NumPy
13 6 (0.78%) XML
14 5 (0.65%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 53 (6.89%) Management Information System
2 35 (4.55%) Product Ownership
3 25 (3.25%) Data Structures
4 19 (2.47%) Enterprise Software
5 15 (1.95%) Analytical Mindset
5 15 (1.95%) Cloud Native
5 15 (1.95%) Low-Code
6 14 (1.82%) Greenfield Project
6 14 (1.82%) Self-Motivation
6 14 (1.82%) Social Media
7 13 (1.69%) Legacy Systems
8 12 (1.56%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 11 (1.43%) Housing Association
9 11 (1.43%) Onboarding
10 7 (0.91%) AI Agents
10 7 (0.91%) Reference Data
11 6 (0.78%) Cyberattack
11 6 (0.78%) NHS
12 5 (0.65%) Driving Licence
12 5 (0.65%) Educational Technology
Operating Systems
1 14 (1.82%) Windows
2 5 (0.65%) Linux
3 2 (0.26%) macOS
3 2 (0.26%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.13%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 737 (95.84%) Business Intelligence
2 316 (41.09%) Analytics
3 243 (31.60%) Decision-Making
4 221 (28.74%) Problem-Solving
5 207 (26.92%) Data Modelling
6 206 (26.79%) AI
7 201 (26.14%) Continuous Improvement
8 164 (21.33%) Visualisation
9 162 (21.07%) Stakeholder Management
10 148 (19.25%) Agile
11 140 (18.21%) Actionable Insight
12 121 (15.73%) Data Governance
13 118 (15.34%) ETL
14 111 (14.43%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 99 (12.87%) Data Engineering
15 99 (12.87%) Data Visualisation
16 97 (12.61%) DevOps
17 96 (12.48%) Dashboard Development
18 90 (11.70%) Data Analysis
19 87 (11.31%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 392 (50.98%) SQL
2 155 (20.16%) Python
3 81 (10.53%) C#
4 64 (8.32%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 55 (7.15%) JavaScript
6 28 (3.64%) PowerShell
7 24 (3.12%) T-SQL
8 19 (2.47%) R
9 12 (1.56%) VBA
10 11 (1.43%) TypeScript
11 10 (1.30%) Kusto Query Language
12 6 (0.78%) Scala
13 5 (0.65%) PHP
14 4 (0.52%) VB
15 3 (0.39%) Bicep
15 3 (0.39%) PL/SQL
15 3 (0.39%) X++
16 2 (0.26%) Formula Language
17 1 (0.13%) VB.NET
17 1 (0.13%) XPath
Qualifications
1 90 (11.70%) Degree
2 64 (8.32%) Security Cleared
3 57 (7.41%) SC Cleared
4 21 (2.73%) ACCA
5 17 (2.21%) CIMA
6 16 (2.08%) DBS Check
7 15 (1.95%) Microsoft Certification
8 10 (1.30%) Azure Certification
9 9 (1.17%) Computer Science Degree
10 7 (0.91%) BPSS Clearance
10 7 (0.91%) Master's Degree
10 7 (0.91%) PMI Certification
11 5 (0.65%) CISM
11 5 (0.65%) CISSP
11 5 (0.65%) CRISC
11 5 (0.65%) PMP
12 4 (0.52%) AAT
12 4 (0.52%) ISEB
13 3 (0.39%) Postgraduate
14 2 (0.26%) MCT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 198 (25.75%) Data Quality
2 93 (12.09%) GDPR
3 48 (6.24%) Accessibility
4 36 (4.68%) QA
5 24 (3.12%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 21 (2.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 20 (2.60%) SLA
8 15 (1.95%) PMO
9 14 (1.82%) Actionable Recommendations
10 8 (1.04%) GRC
11 7 (0.91%) NIST
11 7 (0.91%) PERC
12 6 (0.78%) ISO 9001
13 5 (0.65%) SOC 2
14 4 (0.52%) ISO 19650
14 4 (0.52%) NIST 800
15 2 (0.26%) GAAP
15 2 (0.26%) IFRS
15 2 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 20000
16 1 (0.13%) IASME
System Software
1 6 (0.78%) Docker
2 5 (0.65%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 6 (0.78%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.39%) SQL Sentry
3 2 (0.26%) Ansible
4 1 (0.13%) Failover Clustering
4 1 (0.13%) Grafana
4 1 (0.13%) MOM
4 1 (0.13%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 310 (40.31%) Microsoft
2 68 (8.84%) Databricks
3 41 (5.33%) Google
4 31 (4.03%) SAP
5 30 (3.90%) Salesforce
6 29 (3.77%) Oracle
7 19 (2.47%) Informatica
8 16 (2.08%) ServiceNow
9 13 (1.69%) Talend
9 13 (1.69%) YouTube
10 12 (1.56%) Alteryx
11 11 (1.43%) HP
12 9 (1.17%) Adobe
12 9 (1.17%) Intapp
13 6 (0.78%) HighQ
13 6 (0.78%) HubSpot
13 6 (0.78%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
14 5 (0.65%) Criteo
14 5 (0.65%) Nintex
15 4 (0.52%) Workday