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

6 months to
1 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 85 87 79
Rank change year-on-year +2 -8 -18
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 764 666 778
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.06% 3.96% 3.47%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 23.96% 24.88% 16.06%
Number of salaries quoted 557 498 519
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 £80,000 £70,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £89,125 £93,300
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 3,189 2,677 4,843
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 12.78% 15.91% 21.59%
Number of salaries quoted 2,470 1,847 3,087
10th Percentile £37,500 £35,750 £39,500
25th Percentile £46,217 £46,250 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% -10.71% +12.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £82,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £112,500 £140,000
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 1 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 91 (11.91%) SharePoint
2 6 (0.79%) Apache Airflow
2 6 (0.79%) Apache Spark
2 6 (0.79%) Confluence
3 5 (0.65%) MS Project Server
4 4 (0.52%) Apache
4 4 (0.52%) Oracle Workflow
5 3 (0.39%) 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
1 174 (22.77%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (2.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 18 (2.36%) Microsoft Office
4 13 (1.70%) Microsoft Project
5 6 (0.79%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.52%) Chatbot
6 4 (0.52%) Navisworks
6 4 (0.52%) Notion
6 4 (0.52%) ProjectWise
6 4 (0.52%) Revit
6 4 (0.52%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.39%) AutoCAD
8 2 (0.26%) SPSS
9 1 (0.13%) Civil 3D
Business Applications
1 23 (3.01%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (1.57%) NetSuite
2 12 (1.57%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 6 (0.79%) Dynamics NAV
4 5 (0.65%) Visualfiles
5 4 (0.52%) Elite 3E
6 3 (0.39%) Carpe Diem
6 3 (0.39%) Dynamics GP
6 3 (0.39%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 2 (0.26%) FastStats
8 1 (0.13%) Actimize
8 1 (0.13%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.13%) Raiser’s Edge
8 1 (0.13%) SAP S/4HANA
8 1 (0.13%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
8 1 (0.13%) Temenos T24
8 1 (0.13%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 764 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 245 (32.07%) Azure
3 111 (14.53%) PowerApps
4 110 (14.40%) Power Automate
5 77 (10.08%) Dynamics 365
6 71 (9.29%) Microsoft 365
7 64 (8.38%) Azure Data Factory
8 63 (8.25%) Azure DevOps
9 48 (6.28%) AWS
10 44 (5.76%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 41 (5.37%) SaaS
12 36 (4.71%) GCP
12 36 (4.71%) Google Analytics
13 31 (4.06%) Microsoft Purview
14 30 (3.93%) Azure Logic Apps
15 28 (3.66%) Snowflake
16 22 (2.88%) OneDrive
17 19 (2.49%) Microsoft Copilot
18 18 (2.36%) Entra ID
19 15 (1.96%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 14 (1.83%) Broadband
2 6 (0.79%) SMS
3 2 (0.26%) Firewall
3 2 (0.26%) NAS
3 2 (0.26%) VoIP
3 2 (0.26%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.13%) 5G
4 1 (0.13%) Intranet
4 1 (0.13%) Modbus
4 1 (0.13%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 125 (16.36%) Tableau
2 88 (11.52%) Data Warehouse
3 73 (9.55%) SQL Server
4 56 (7.33%) Data Lake
5 50 (6.54%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 49 (6.41%) Azure SQL Database
7 44 (5.76%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 39 (5.10%) Power Query
9 35 (4.58%) Metadata
10 31 (4.06%) Looker
11 30 (3.93%) Relational Database
12 29 (3.80%) Star Schema
13 21 (2.75%) NoSQL
14 20 (2.62%) BigQuery
15 19 (2.49%) MongoDB
15 19 (2.49%) Semantic Layer
16 16 (2.09%) Big Data
17 15 (1.96%) DynamoDB
18 14 (1.83%) SQL Server Analysis Services
19 13 (1.70%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 52 (6.81%) Git
2 20 (2.62%) JIRA
3 10 (1.31%) Visual Studio
4 5 (0.65%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 3 (0.39%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.13%) Browser DevTools
6 1 (0.13%) ER Studio
6 1 (0.13%) ERwin
6 1 (0.13%) Flyway
6 1 (0.13%) RStudio
General
1 322 (42.15%) Social Skills
2 257 (33.64%) Analytical Skills
3 243 (31.81%) Finance
4 86 (11.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 78 (10.21%) Public Sector
6 71 (9.29%) Marketing
7 63 (8.25%) Legal
8 59 (7.72%) Law
9 46 (6.02%) Organisational Skills
10 45 (5.89%) Retail
11 26 (3.40%) Documentation Skills
12 25 (3.27%) Manufacturing
13 19 (2.49%) Influencing Skills
14 15 (1.96%) Presentation Skills
15 14 (1.83%) Banking
15 14 (1.83%) Billing
16 10 (1.31%) Advertising
16 10 (1.31%) Legal Technology
16 10 (1.31%) Social Housing
17 7 (0.92%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 193 (25.26%) Analyst
2 124 (16.23%) Senior
3 114 (14.92%) Developer
4 84 (10.99%) Data Analyst
5 78 (10.21%) Data Engineer
6 60 (7.85%) Lead
7 38 (4.97%) Architect
7 38 (4.97%) Consultant
8 36 (4.71%) Data Manager
9 31 (4.06%) Business Analyst
9 31 (4.06%) Senior Analyst
10 27 (3.53%) Data Architect
11 23 (3.01%) Applications Support
11 23 (3.01%) Business Intelligence Analyst
11 23 (3.01%) Power Platform Developer
12 22 (2.88%) Senior Consultant
13 19 (2.49%) Dynamics 365 Developer
13 19 (2.49%) IT Manager
13 19 (2.49%) Senior Data Engineer
13 19 (2.49%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (5.50%) .NET
2 37 (4.84%) HTML
3 31 (4.06%) PySpark
4 29 (3.80%) CSS
5 21 (2.75%) HTML5 Canvas
6 17 (2.23%) JSON
6 17 (2.23%) REST
7 14 (1.83%) .NET Core
7 14 (1.83%) Terraform
8 13 (1.70%) Microsoft Graph
8 13 (1.70%) Oracle Fusion
9 12 (1.57%) SPFx
10 9 (1.18%) React
11 8 (1.05%) Pandas
12 7 (0.92%) Kafka
13 6 (0.79%) ASP.NET
13 6 (0.79%) Middleware
13 6 (0.79%) NumPy
13 6 (0.79%) XML
14 5 (0.65%) ODBC
Miscellaneous
1 55 (7.20%) Management Information System
2 35 (4.58%) Product Ownership
3 25 (3.27%) Data Structures
4 18 (2.36%) Enterprise Software
5 14 (1.83%) Analytical Mindset
5 14 (1.83%) Cloud Native
5 14 (1.83%) Low-Code
5 14 (1.83%) Social Media
6 13 (1.70%) Legacy Systems
6 13 (1.70%) Self-Motivation
7 12 (1.57%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 10 (1.31%) Greenfield Project
8 10 (1.31%) Housing Association
9 9 (1.18%) Onboarding
10 7 (0.92%) AI Agents
11 6 (0.79%) Cyberattack
11 6 (0.79%) NHS
12 5 (0.65%) Educational Technology
12 5 (0.65%) Reference Data
13 4 (0.52%) Data Fabric
Operating Systems
1 16 (2.09%) Windows
2 5 (0.65%) Linux
3 4 (0.52%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.26%) Mac OS
4 2 (0.26%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.13%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 726 (95.03%) Business Intelligence
2 314 (41.10%) Analytics
3 239 (31.28%) Decision-Making
4 215 (28.14%) Problem-Solving
5 206 (26.96%) Data Modelling
6 196 (25.65%) Continuous Improvement
7 189 (24.74%) AI
8 157 (20.55%) Visualisation
9 150 (19.63%) Stakeholder Management
10 143 (18.72%) Agile
11 140 (18.32%) Actionable Insight
12 115 (15.05%) Data Governance
12 115 (15.05%) ETL
13 112 (14.66%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 96 (12.57%) Data Engineering
15 95 (12.43%) Dashboard Development
15 95 (12.43%) Data Visualisation
16 94 (12.30%) DevOps
17 87 (11.39%) CRM
17 87 (11.39%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 390 (51.05%) SQL
2 150 (19.63%) Python
3 80 (10.47%) C#
4 65 (8.51%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 53 (6.94%) JavaScript
6 30 (3.93%) PowerShell
7 24 (3.14%) T-SQL
8 18 (2.36%) R
9 14 (1.83%) TypeScript
10 13 (1.70%) VBA
11 10 (1.31%) Kusto Query Language
12 6 (0.79%) 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%) Google Apps Script
17 1 (0.13%) XPath
Qualifications
1 92 (12.04%) Degree
2 67 (8.77%) Security Cleared
3 61 (7.98%) SC Cleared
4 21 (2.75%) ACCA
5 17 (2.23%) CIMA
5 17 (2.23%) DBS Check
6 15 (1.96%) Microsoft Certification
7 9 (1.18%) Azure Certification
8 8 (1.05%) Computer Science Degree
8 8 (1.05%) Master's Degree
9 7 (0.92%) BPSS Clearance
9 7 (0.92%) PMI Certification
10 5 (0.65%) PMP
11 4 (0.52%) AAT
11 4 (0.52%) ISEB
12 3 (0.39%) CISM
12 3 (0.39%) CISSP
12 3 (0.39%) CRISC
12 3 (0.39%) Postgraduate
13 2 (0.26%) MCT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 184 (24.08%) Data Quality
2 88 (11.52%) GDPR
3 46 (6.02%) Accessibility
4 32 (4.19%) QA
5 24 (3.14%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 24 (3.14%) SLA
6 18 (2.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 13 (1.70%) PMO
8 12 (1.57%) Actionable Recommendations
9 6 (0.79%) GRC
9 6 (0.79%) ISO 9001
9 6 (0.79%) NIST
9 6 (0.79%) PERC
10 4 (0.52%) ISO 19650
10 4 (0.52%) NIST 800
10 4 (0.52%) SOC 2
11 2 (0.26%) GAAP
11 2 (0.26%) IFRS
11 2 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 1 (0.13%) HIPAA
System Software
1 6 (0.79%) Docker
2 3 (0.39%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.26%) BitLocker
3 2 (0.26%) Terminal Services
3 2 (0.26%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (0.79%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.26%) Ansible
2 2 (0.26%) SQL Sentry
3 1 (0.13%) Failover Clustering
3 1 (0.13%) Grafana
3 1 (0.13%) MOM
3 1 (0.13%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 303 (39.66%) Microsoft
2 65 (8.51%) Databricks
3 42 (5.50%) Google
4 30 (3.93%) SAP
5 29 (3.80%) Oracle
6 27 (3.53%) Salesforce
7 17 (2.23%) Informatica
8 15 (1.96%) ServiceNow
9 12 (1.57%) Adobe
9 12 (1.57%) Alteryx
9 12 (1.57%) Talend
9 12 (1.57%) YouTube
10 11 (1.44%) HP
11 8 (1.05%) Intapp
12 6 (0.79%) HighQ
12 6 (0.79%) HubSpot
12 6 (0.79%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
13 5 (0.65%) Nintex
14 4 (0.52%) Criteo
14 4 (0.52%) iManage