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

6 months to
5 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 70 79 57
Rank change year-on-year +9 -22 +13
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 546 631 1,382
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.42% 3.95% 5.06%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 25.53% 15.50% 20.54%
Number of salaries quoted 364 360 1,217
10th Percentile £36,250 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £58,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.90% +5.45% -3.51%
75th Percentile £70,000 £73,977 £65,000
90th Percentile £87,125 £88,850 £82,800
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% -8.70%

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 2,139 4,070 6,728
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 13.40% 25.48% 24.66%
Number of salaries quoted 1,555 2,437 5,721
10th Percentile £37,500 £40,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £46,104 £50,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £67,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% +17.39% -8.00%
75th Percentile £81,250 £93,500 £73,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £118,750 £91,934
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +13.04% -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 5 February 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 51 (9.34%) SharePoint
2 17 (3.11%) Confluence
2 17 (3.11%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 9 (1.65%) SAS
4 7 (1.28%) Apache Airflow
5 6 (1.10%) Microsoft Exchange
6 5 (0.92%) Apache Spark
7 4 (0.73%) CMS
7 4 (0.73%) Umbraco
8 2 (0.37%) Drupal
8 2 (0.37%) Moodle
9 1 (0.18%) Jupyter
Applications
1 191 (34.98%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (4.95%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (2.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.47%) Trello
5 6 (1.10%) MS Visio
5 6 (1.10%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.73%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 21 (3.85%) Dynamics CRM
2 17 (3.11%) Oracle ERP
3 12 (2.20%) NetSuite
4 8 (1.47%) Visualfiles
5 6 (1.10%) NEC Housing
6 3 (0.55%) ResourceLink
7 2 (0.37%) SAP Business One
7 2 (0.37%) SAP HR
8 1 (0.18%) Dynamics GP
8 1 (0.18%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.18%) Pegasus Opera
8 1 (0.18%) Primavera
8 1 (0.18%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.18%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 546 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 251 (45.97%) Azure
3 82 (15.02%) Azure Data Factory
4 70 (12.82%) Power Automate
5 67 (12.27%) PowerApps
6 62 (11.36%) Microsoft 365
7 56 (10.26%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 53 (9.71%) Azure DevOps
9 47 (8.61%) Dynamics 365
10 38 (6.96%) Snowflake
11 34 (6.23%) GitHub
12 27 (4.95%) AWS
13 24 (4.40%) GitHub Copilot
14 20 (3.66%) GCP
15 18 (3.30%) OCI
15 18 (3.30%) SaaS
16 15 (2.75%) dbt
17 14 (2.56%) Azure Logic Apps
18 13 (2.38%) Microsoft Copilot
19 12 (2.20%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.55%) Modbus
1 3 (0.55%) MQTT
2 2 (0.37%) Intranet
2 2 (0.37%) WAN
3 1 (0.18%) ADSL
3 1 (0.18%) Firewall
3 1 (0.18%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 135 (24.73%) Tableau
2 74 (13.55%) SQL Server
3 68 (12.45%) Data Warehouse
4 56 (10.26%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 42 (7.69%) Azure SQL Database
6 32 (5.86%) Data Lake
7 30 (5.49%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 26 (4.76%) Power Query
9 17 (3.11%) Looker
9 17 (3.11%) Metadata
10 16 (2.93%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
11 12 (2.20%) Big Data
11 12 (2.20%) MySQL
12 9 (1.65%) Crystal Reports
13 8 (1.47%) BigQuery
13 8 (1.47%) PostgreSQL
13 8 (1.47%) QlikView
13 8 (1.47%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 7 (1.28%) Qlik Sense
14 7 (1.28%) SAS EBI
Development Applications
1 39 (7.14%) JIRA
2 27 (4.95%) Git
3 20 (3.66%) Jenkins
4 17 (3.11%) Oracle Forms
5 6 (1.10%) ERwin
6 4 (0.73%) ER Studio
6 4 (0.73%) PowerDesigner
6 4 (0.73%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 3 (0.55%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.18%) Oracle APEX
8 1 (0.18%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 232 (42.49%) Finance
2 213 (39.01%) Social Skills
3 190 (34.80%) Analytical Skills
4 57 (10.44%) Marketing
5 45 (8.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 39 (7.14%) Public Sector
7 29 (5.31%) Retail
8 26 (4.76%) Manufacturing
9 25 (4.58%) Presentation Skills
10 24 (4.40%) Organisational Skills
11 20 (3.66%) Law
12 19 (3.48%) Legal
13 18 (3.30%) Billing
14 12 (2.20%) Advertising
14 12 (2.20%) Banking
14 12 (2.20%) Telecoms
15 10 (1.83%) Publishing
16 9 (1.65%) Local Government
17 7 (1.28%) Influencing Skills
18 4 (0.73%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 183 (33.52%) Analyst
2 79 (14.47%) Developer
3 75 (13.74%) Senior
4 64 (11.72%) Data Analyst
5 52 (9.52%) Lead
6 33 (6.04%) Data Engineer
7 31 (5.68%) Business Intelligence Developer
8 28 (5.13%) Applications Engineer
9 27 (4.95%) Business Analyst
10 25 (4.58%) Business Intelligence Analyst
11 24 (4.40%) Power Platform Developer
11 24 (4.40%) Support Analyst
12 23 (4.21%) Consultant
13 22 (4.03%) Commercial Analyst
14 19 (3.48%) Cloud Engineer
14 19 (3.48%) Data Scientist
15 18 (3.30%) Insight Analyst
16 17 (3.11%) Senior Developer
17 16 (2.93%) Applications Support
17 16 (2.93%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (3.85%) .NET
2 18 (3.30%) HTML5 Canvas
3 17 (3.11%) OAuth
3 17 (3.11%) OAuth2
3 17 (3.11%) RESTful
3 17 (3.11%) SAML
4 15 (2.75%) JSON
4 15 (2.75%) XML
5 9 (1.65%) Middleware
6 8 (1.47%) HTML
6 8 (1.47%) PySpark
7 7 (1.28%) CSS
7 7 (1.28%) EDI
8 5 (0.92%) .NET Core
9 4 (0.73%) AngularJS
9 4 (0.73%) Kafka
9 4 (0.73%) React
9 4 (0.73%) REST
9 4 (0.73%) Web Services
10 3 (0.55%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 41 (7.51%) Analytical Mindset
2 38 (6.96%) Management Information System
3 37 (6.78%) Cloud Native
4 27 (4.95%) Self-Motivation
5 24 (4.40%) Product Ownership
6 23 (4.21%) Data Structures
6 23 (4.21%) Onboarding
7 22 (4.03%) Enterprise Software
8 15 (2.75%) Low-Code
9 11 (2.01%) FMCG
10 10 (1.83%) Algorithms
10 10 (1.83%) Greenfield Project
11 8 (1.47%) Legacy Systems
12 6 (1.10%) Reinsurance
13 5 (0.92%) Credit Risk
13 5 (0.92%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
14 4 (0.73%) Housing Association
14 4 (0.73%) Market Risk
14 4 (0.73%) Social Media
15 3 (0.55%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 11 (2.01%) Windows
2 5 (0.92%) Linux
2 5 (0.92%) Unix
3 2 (0.37%) VMS
4 1 (0.18%) Android
4 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.18%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 506 (92.67%) Business Intelligence
2 217 (39.74%) Analytics
3 167 (30.59%) Decision-Making
3 167 (30.59%) Visualisation
4 143 (26.19%) Continuous Improvement
5 132 (24.18%) Problem-Solving
6 121 (22.16%) Agile
7 111 (20.33%) Data Analysis
8 106 (19.41%) Data Visualisation
9 104 (19.05%) Data Modelling
10 102 (18.68%) AI
11 86 (15.75%) Actionable Insight
12 84 (15.38%) ETL
13 80 (14.65%) DevOps
14 75 (13.74%) Data Engineering
15 67 (12.27%) CI/CD
15 67 (12.27%) CRM
16 66 (12.09%) Data Management
17 63 (11.54%) Coaching
17 63 (11.54%) Data Governance
Programming Languages
1 314 (57.51%) SQL
2 162 (29.67%) Python
3 48 (8.79%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 38 (6.96%) C#
5 29 (5.31%) JavaScript
6 25 (4.58%) R
7 21 (3.85%) Java
8 20 (3.66%) PowerShell
9 19 (3.48%) T-SQL
10 18 (3.30%) PL/SQL
11 17 (3.11%) Shell Script
12 11 (2.01%) VBA
13 9 (1.65%) Scala
14 3 (0.55%) Kusto Query Language
14 3 (0.55%) TypeScript
15 2 (0.37%) Ruby
16 1 (0.18%) Bicep
16 1 (0.18%) C
16 1 (0.18%) VB
16 1 (0.18%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 111 (20.33%) Degree
2 38 (6.96%) Security Cleared
3 35 (6.41%) ACCA
3 35 (6.41%) CIMA
4 33 (6.04%) Microsoft Certification
5 30 (5.49%) SC Cleared
6 29 (5.31%) Computer Science Degree
7 22 (4.03%) DBS Check
8 12 (2.20%) Azure Certification
8 12 (2.20%) Six Sigma Green Belt
9 11 (2.01%) Master's Degree
10 10 (1.83%) CISSP
11 9 (1.65%) CISA
11 9 (1.65%) Numerate Degree
12 8 (1.47%) AAT
13 6 (1.10%) DV Cleared
14 5 (0.92%) CISM
14 5 (0.92%) CRISC
15 4 (0.73%) CIPFA
15 4 (0.73%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 88 (16.12%) Data Quality
2 19 (3.48%) Accessibility
2 19 (3.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 19 (3.48%) SLA
3 18 (3.30%) GDPR
4 17 (3.11%) Actionable Recommendations
5 14 (2.56%) PMO
6 12 (2.20%) QA
7 7 (1.28%) GRC
8 6 (1.10%) NIST
9 5 (0.92%) COBIT
9 5 (0.92%) ITGC
10 2 (0.37%) WCAG
11 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 1 (0.18%) P3O
11 1 (0.18%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 6 (1.10%) Active Directory
1 6 (1.10%) Docker
2 1 (0.18%) Virtual Desktop
2 1 (0.18%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 24 (4.40%) Terraform
2 20 (3.66%) Single Sign-On
3 6 (1.10%) Kubernetes
4 4 (0.73%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.37%) Argo
5 2 (0.37%) SCCM
6 1 (0.18%) Control-M
Vendors
1 195 (35.71%) Microsoft
2 60 (10.99%) Databricks
3 37 (6.78%) Oracle
4 25 (4.58%) Salesforce
5 24 (4.40%) Google
6 19 (3.48%) SAP
7 18 (3.30%) Informatica
8 8 (1.47%) Northgate
9 6 (1.10%) Alteryx
10 5 (0.92%) Concur
10 5 (0.92%) IBM
10 5 (0.92%) Sage
10 5 (0.92%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
10 5 (0.92%) ServiceNow
11 4 (0.73%) Hotjar
12 3 (0.55%) Anaplan
12 3 (0.55%) Cognos
12 3 (0.55%) OpenAI
12 3 (0.55%) Openreach
12 3 (0.55%) Teradata