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

6 months to
14 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 74 69 56
Rank change year-on-year -5 -13 +20
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 557 620 1,471
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.31% 4.48% 4.91%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 25.66% 16.42% 20.85%
Number of salaries quoted 382 389 1,263
10th Percentile £35,750 £37,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £59,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -3.36% +13.33% -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 2,171 3,776 7,055
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 12.91% 27.30% 23.56%
Number of salaries quoted 1,579 2,448 6,045
10th Percentile £37,500 £38,750 £37,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £50,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,000 £65,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.62% +13.04% -8.49%
75th Percentile £80,000 £92,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £118,750 £92,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £63,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +9.57% -8.49%

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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 14 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 59 (10.59%) SharePoint
2 11 (1.97%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 10 (1.80%) Apache Airflow
4 9 (1.62%) Microsoft Exchange
4 9 (1.62%) SAS
5 8 (1.44%) Confluence
6 6 (1.08%) Apache Spark
7 5 (0.90%) CMS
8 4 (0.72%) Umbraco
9 3 (0.54%) ArcGIS
9 3 (0.54%) Drupal
10 2 (0.36%) Moodle
11 1 (0.18%) Apache
11 1 (0.18%) Jupyter
Applications
1 178 (31.96%) Microsoft Excel
2 32 (5.75%) Microsoft Office
3 20 (3.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (1.97%) Microsoft Project
5 8 (1.44%) Trello
6 6 (1.08%) MS Visio
6 6 (1.08%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 22 (3.95%) Dynamics CRM
2 11 (1.97%) NetSuite
2 11 (1.97%) Oracle ERP
3 6 (1.08%) NEC Housing
4 3 (0.54%) ResourceLink
4 3 (0.54%) Visualfiles
5 2 (0.36%) SAP Business One
5 2 (0.36%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.36%) SAP HR
6 1 (0.18%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.18%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.18%) Primavera
6 1 (0.18%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.18%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 557 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 244 (43.81%) Azure
3 84 (15.08%) Azure Data Factory
4 81 (14.54%) Power Automate
5 67 (12.03%) PowerApps
6 64 (11.49%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 63 (11.31%) Microsoft 365
8 49 (8.80%) Dynamics 365
9 41 (7.36%) Azure DevOps
10 32 (5.75%) Snowflake
11 28 (5.03%) GitHub
12 24 (4.31%) GCP
13 22 (3.95%) AWS
14 21 (3.77%) SaaS
15 20 (3.59%) Google Analytics
16 18 (3.23%) GitHub Copilot
17 17 (3.05%) Azure Logic Apps
18 16 (2.87%) dbt
19 13 (2.33%) Entra ID
19 13 (2.33%) 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
1 123 (22.08%) Tableau
2 77 (13.82%) SQL Server
3 56 (10.05%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 54 (9.69%) Data Warehouse
5 43 (7.72%) Azure SQL Database
6 33 (5.92%) Power Query
7 28 (5.03%) Data Lake
7 28 (5.03%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 25 (4.49%) Big Data
9 23 (4.13%) Looker
10 16 (2.87%) MySQL
11 15 (2.69%) Metadata
12 13 (2.33%) BigQuery
13 12 (2.15%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
13 12 (2.15%) PostgreSQL
14 10 (1.80%) 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 25 (4.49%) Git
1 25 (4.49%) JIRA
2 14 (2.51%) Jenkins
3 11 (1.97%) Oracle Forms
4 6 (1.08%) ERwin
5 4 (0.72%) ER Studio
5 4 (0.72%) PowerDesigner
5 4 (0.72%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 3 (0.54%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.18%) Oracle APEX
7 1 (0.18%) Postman
7 1 (0.18%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 230 (41.29%) Social Skills
2 204 (36.62%) Finance
3 198 (35.55%) Analytical Skills
4 49 (8.80%) Public Sector
5 48 (8.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 42 (7.54%) Marketing
7 32 (5.75%) Retail
8 25 (4.49%) Legal
8 25 (4.49%) Presentation Skills
9 24 (4.31%) Organisational Skills
10 22 (3.95%) Law
11 18 (3.23%) Manufacturing
12 15 (2.69%) Billing
13 14 (2.51%) Banking
14 12 (2.15%) Telecoms
15 10 (1.80%) Publishing
16 9 (1.62%) Automotive
17 7 (1.26%) Advertising
18 6 (1.08%) Investment Banking
19 5 (0.90%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 191 (34.29%) Analyst
2 84 (15.08%) Senior
3 78 (14.00%) Developer
4 70 (12.57%) Data Analyst
5 56 (10.05%) Lead
6 30 (5.39%) Business Intelligence Developer
6 30 (5.39%) Data Engineer
7 25 (4.49%) Business Intelligence Analyst
7 25 (4.49%) Power Platform Developer
8 24 (4.31%) Commercial Analyst
9 23 (4.13%) Consultant
10 22 (3.95%) Applications Engineer
10 22 (3.95%) Business Analyst
10 22 (3.95%) Senior Analyst
11 21 (3.77%) Big Data Engineer
11 21 (3.77%) Data Scientist
11 21 (3.77%) DataOps Engineer
11 21 (3.77%) DataOps Leader
11 21 (3.77%) Lead Big Data Engineer
12 20 (3.59%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (3.95%) HTML5 Canvas
2 20 (3.59%) .NET
3 19 (3.41%) JSON
4 15 (2.69%) XML
5 14 (2.51%) HTML
6 13 (2.33%) CSS
7 12 (2.15%) PySpark
7 12 (2.15%) RESTful
8 11 (1.97%) OAuth
8 11 (1.97%) OAuth2
8 11 (1.97%) SAML
9 7 (1.26%) .NET Core
9 7 (1.26%) EDI
10 6 (1.08%) Kafka
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 42 (7.54%) Management Information System
2 34 (6.10%) Analytical Mindset
3 32 (5.75%) Cloud Native
4 30 (5.39%) Data Structures
5 29 (5.21%) Self-Motivation
6 18 (3.23%) Enterprise Software
7 16 (2.87%) Onboarding
8 15 (2.69%) Low-Code
9 14 (2.51%) Product Ownership
10 10 (1.80%) Algorithms
10 10 (1.80%) FMCG
10 10 (1.80%) Greenfield Project
11 8 (1.44%) Legacy Systems
12 6 (1.08%) Reinsurance
13 5 (0.90%) Social Media
14 4 (0.72%) Credit Risk
14 4 (0.72%) Life Science
15 3 (0.54%) Market Risk
15 3 (0.54%) Replication
15 3 (0.54%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 8 (1.44%) Linux
1 8 (1.44%) Unix
2 7 (1.26%) Windows
3 2 (0.36%) VMS
4 1 (0.18%) Android
4 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.18%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 519 (93.18%) Business Intelligence
2 209 (37.52%) Analytics
3 174 (31.24%) Decision-Making
4 167 (29.98%) Visualisation
5 133 (23.88%) Continuous Improvement
6 132 (23.70%) Problem-Solving
7 118 (21.18%) Data Analysis
8 106 (19.03%) Data Modelling
9 103 (18.49%) Data Visualisation
10 97 (17.41%) Agile
11 88 (15.80%) Actionable Insight
11 88 (15.80%) AI
12 86 (15.44%) ETL
13 75 (13.46%) CRM
14 73 (13.11%) CI/CD
15 66 (11.85%) Data Management
16 62 (11.13%) DevOps
17 60 (10.77%) Data Engineering
18 59 (10.59%) Data Governance
18 59 (10.59%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 286 (51.35%) SQL
2 139 (24.96%) Python
3 49 (8.80%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 40 (7.18%) C#
5 33 (5.92%) JavaScript
6 26 (4.67%) R
7 25 (4.49%) PowerShell
8 20 (3.59%) T-SQL
9 15 (2.69%) VBA
10 13 (2.33%) Java
11 12 (2.15%) PL/SQL
12 11 (1.97%) Shell Script
13 6 (1.08%) TypeScript
14 5 (0.90%) VB
14 5 (0.90%) VBScript
15 4 (0.72%) Kusto Query Language
15 4 (0.72%) Scala
16 2 (0.36%) Bicep
16 2 (0.36%) Ruby
17 1 (0.18%) C
Qualifications
1 115 (20.65%) Degree
2 38 (6.82%) ACCA
2 38 (6.82%) CIMA
2 38 (6.82%) Security Cleared
3 32 (5.75%) Computer Science Degree
3 32 (5.75%) Microsoft Certification
4 28 (5.03%) SC Cleared
5 25 (4.49%) DBS Check
6 15 (2.69%) AAT
7 12 (2.15%) Six Sigma Green Belt
8 11 (1.97%) Azure Certification
9 9 (1.62%) Master's Degree
10 8 (1.44%) Numerate Degree
11 6 (1.08%) PMI Certification
11 6 (1.08%) PMP
12 5 (0.90%) DV Cleared
13 4 (0.72%) CIPFA
14 3 (0.54%) CIPD
14 3 (0.54%) CISA
14 3 (0.54%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 91 (16.34%) Data Quality
2 29 (5.21%) SLA
3 28 (5.03%) GDPR
4 24 (4.31%) Actionable Recommendations
5 18 (3.23%) PMO
6 15 (2.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 14 (2.51%) QA
8 5 (0.90%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.54%) IFRS
10 2 (0.36%) GAAP
10 2 (0.36%) GRC
10 2 (0.36%) WCAG
11 1 (0.18%) IFRS 17
11 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 1 (0.18%) NIST
11 1 (0.18%) P3O
System Software
1 9 (1.62%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.08%) Docker
3 5 (0.90%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.18%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 18 (3.23%) Terraform
2 13 (2.33%) Single Sign-On
3 6 (1.08%) SCCM
4 5 (0.90%) Kubernetes
4 5 (0.90%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.36%) Argo
6 1 (0.18%) Control-M
6 1 (0.18%) SQL Sentry
Vendors
1 201 (36.09%) Microsoft
2 66 (11.85%) Databricks
3 33 (5.92%) Oracle
4 31 (5.57%) Google
5 23 (4.13%) Salesforce
6 22 (3.95%) Informatica
7 17 (3.05%) SAP
8 13 (2.33%) Alteryx
9 9 (1.62%) IBM
9 9 (1.62%) Northgate
10 8 (1.44%) Adobe
11 7 (1.26%) Hotjar
12 6 (1.08%) ServiceNow
13 5 (0.90%) ESRI
13 5 (0.90%) Snow
13 5 (0.90%) VMware
14 4 (0.72%) Foundry
14 4 (0.72%) HubSpot
14 4 (0.72%) Talend
15 3 (0.54%) Civica