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

6 months to
2 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 73 68 55
Rank change year-on-year -5 -13 +21
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 558 568 1,499
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.31% 4.42% 4.82%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 24.69% 16.55% 20.90%
Number of salaries quoted 396 399 1,288
10th Percentile £35,750 £36,950 £36,175
25th Percentile £42,313 £42,500 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.09% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £84,964
UK median annual salary £57,500 £58,750 £53,000
% change year-on-year -2.13% +10.85% -3.64%

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 2,260 3,432 7,171
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 13.41% 26.71% 23.04%
Number of salaries quoted 1,666 2,426 6,143
10th Percentile £37,500 £38,125 £37,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £50,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +13.04% -11.54%
75th Percentile £81,250 £90,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £119,375 £93,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £64,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -6.25% +11.30% -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 2 April 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 61 (10.93%) SharePoint
2 10 (1.79%) Apache Airflow
3 8 (1.43%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (1.43%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 6 (1.08%) Apache Spark
4 6 (1.08%) SAS
5 5 (0.90%) CMS
5 5 (0.90%) Confluence
6 4 (0.72%) Umbraco
7 3 (0.54%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.54%) Drupal
8 2 (0.36%) Moodle
9 1 (0.18%) Apache
9 1 (0.18%) Jupyter
Applications
1 176 (31.54%) Microsoft Excel
2 31 (5.56%) Microsoft Office
3 18 (3.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (2.33%) Microsoft Project
5 8 (1.43%) Trello
6 5 (0.90%) MS Visio
6 5 (0.90%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 19 (3.41%) Dynamics CRM
2 11 (1.97%) NetSuite
3 8 (1.43%) Oracle ERP
4 6 (1.08%) NEC Housing
5 5 (0.90%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.54%) ResourceLink
7 2 (0.36%) SAP HR
8 1 (0.18%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.18%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.18%) SAP Business One
8 1 (0.18%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 558 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 247 (44.27%) Azure
3 91 (16.31%) Azure Data Factory
4 88 (15.77%) Power Automate
5 70 (12.54%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 63 (11.29%) Microsoft 365
6 63 (11.29%) PowerApps
7 45 (8.06%) Dynamics 365
8 35 (6.27%) Azure DevOps
9 30 (5.38%) Snowflake
10 26 (4.66%) GCP
11 25 (4.48%) GitHub
12 23 (4.12%) Google Analytics
13 22 (3.94%) AWS
13 22 (3.94%) SaaS
14 20 (3.58%) Azure Logic Apps
15 16 (2.87%) dbt
16 15 (2.69%) GitHub Copilot
17 13 (2.33%) Azure Machine Learning
18 12 (2.15%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.54%) Firewall
1 3 (0.54%) Modbus
1 3 (0.54%) MQTT
2 2 (0.36%) Intranet
2 2 (0.36%) NAS
2 2 (0.36%) VoIP
2 2 (0.36%) WAN
2 2 (0.36%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (0.18%) ADSL
3 1 (0.18%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 109 (19.53%) Tableau
2 79 (14.16%) SQL Server
3 55 (9.86%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 51 (9.14%) Azure SQL Database
5 46 (8.24%) Data Warehouse
6 38 (6.81%) Power Query
7 30 (5.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 28 (5.02%) Big Data
9 27 (4.84%) Data Lake
10 24 (4.30%) Looker
11 16 (2.87%) MySQL
12 15 (2.69%) BigQuery
13 13 (2.33%) Metadata
14 12 (2.15%) PostgreSQL
15 11 (1.97%) QlikView
16 9 (1.61%) Relational Database
17 8 (1.43%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
17 8 (1.43%) PowerPivot
17 8 (1.43%) SQL Server Analysis Services
17 8 (1.43%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 22 (3.94%) Git
2 17 (3.05%) JIRA
3 11 (1.97%) Jenkins
4 8 (1.43%) 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
8 1 (0.18%) Toad
General
1 236 (42.29%) Social Skills
2 201 (36.02%) Analytical Skills
3 188 (33.69%) Finance
4 51 (9.14%) Public Sector
5 45 (8.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 36 (6.45%) Marketing
7 29 (5.20%) Retail
8 27 (4.84%) Legal
9 25 (4.48%) Presentation Skills
10 24 (4.30%) Organisational Skills
11 22 (3.94%) Law
12 15 (2.69%) Billing
13 14 (2.51%) Banking
13 14 (2.51%) Manufacturing
14 12 (2.15%) Automotive
15 11 (1.97%) Telecoms
16 10 (1.79%) Publishing
17 6 (1.08%) Documentation Skills
17 6 (1.08%) Investment Banking
18 5 (0.90%) Aeronautics
Job Titles
1 187 (33.51%) Analyst
2 86 (15.41%) Senior
3 72 (12.90%) Developer
4 69 (12.37%) Data Analyst
5 54 (9.68%) Lead
6 34 (6.09%) Data Engineer
7 28 (5.02%) Business Intelligence Developer
8 25 (4.48%) Big Data Engineer
8 25 (4.48%) Business Intelligence Analyst
8 25 (4.48%) DataOps Engineer
8 25 (4.48%) DataOps Leader
8 25 (4.48%) Lead Big Data Engineer
9 24 (4.30%) Commercial Analyst
10 23 (4.12%) IT Support
10 23 (4.12%) Senior Analyst
11 22 (3.94%) Senior Developer
12 21 (3.76%) Applications Support
12 21 (3.76%) Consultant
12 21 (3.76%) Data Scientist
12 21 (3.76%) Power Platform Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (4.48%) .NET
2 24 (4.30%) HTML5 Canvas
2 24 (4.30%) JSON
3 18 (3.23%) HTML
4 17 (3.05%) CSS
5 15 (2.69%) PySpark
5 15 (2.69%) XML
6 11 (1.97%) .NET Core
7 9 (1.61%) RESTful
8 8 (1.43%) Microsoft Graph
8 8 (1.43%) OAuth
8 8 (1.43%) OAuth2
8 8 (1.43%) SAML
8 8 (1.43%) SPFx
9 7 (1.25%) EDI
10 6 (1.08%) Kafka
11 4 (0.72%) Middleware
11 4 (0.72%) REST
12 3 (0.54%) AngularJS
12 3 (0.54%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 43 (7.71%) Management Information System
2 34 (6.09%) Analytical Mindset
3 31 (5.56%) Data Structures
4 29 (5.20%) Self-Motivation
5 25 (4.48%) Cloud Native
6 17 (3.05%) Onboarding
7 16 (2.87%) Enterprise Software
7 16 (2.87%) Low-Code
8 11 (1.97%) FMCG
8 11 (1.97%) Product Ownership
9 10 (1.79%) Greenfield Project
10 9 (1.61%) Algorithms
11 8 (1.43%) Legacy Systems
12 6 (1.08%) Reinsurance
13 5 (0.90%) Life Science
13 5 (0.90%) Replication
13 5 (0.90%) Social Media
14 3 (0.54%) Credit Risk
14 3 (0.54%) IoT
14 3 (0.54%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 9 (1.61%) Windows
2 8 (1.43%) Linux
2 8 (1.43%) Unix
3 3 (0.54%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.36%) VMS
4 2 (0.36%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.18%) Android
5 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 518 (92.83%) Business Intelligence
2 207 (37.10%) Analytics
3 169 (30.29%) Decision-Making
4 159 (28.49%) Visualisation
5 139 (24.91%) Problem-Solving
6 122 (21.86%) Continuous Improvement
7 115 (20.61%) Data Modelling
8 111 (19.89%) Data Analysis
9 98 (17.56%) Data Visualisation
10 88 (15.77%) ETL
11 87 (15.59%) Agile
12 85 (15.23%) AI
13 84 (15.05%) Actionable Insight
14 75 (13.44%) CI/CD
15 72 (12.90%) CRM
16 67 (12.01%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 65 (11.65%) Data Management
18 62 (11.11%) Data Engineering
19 60 (10.75%) Data Governance
20 58 (10.39%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 287 (51.43%) SQL
2 132 (23.66%) Python
3 54 (9.68%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 42 (7.53%) C#
5 34 (6.09%) JavaScript
6 28 (5.02%) PowerShell
7 24 (4.30%) R
8 21 (3.76%) T-SQL
9 15 (2.69%) VBA
10 11 (1.97%) TypeScript
11 10 (1.79%) Java
12 9 (1.61%) PL/SQL
13 8 (1.43%) Shell Script
14 5 (0.90%) Kusto Query Language
14 5 (0.90%) Scala
14 5 (0.90%) VB
14 5 (0.90%) VBScript
15 2 (0.36%) Bicep
15 2 (0.36%) Ruby
16 1 (0.18%) C
Qualifications
1 106 (19.00%) Degree
2 40 (7.17%) Security Cleared
3 37 (6.63%) ACCA
3 37 (6.63%) CIMA
4 30 (5.38%) SC Cleared
5 27 (4.84%) Computer Science Degree
5 27 (4.84%) Microsoft Certification
6 26 (4.66%) DBS Check
7 15 (2.69%) AAT
8 12 (2.15%) Azure Certification
8 12 (2.15%) Six Sigma Green Belt
9 8 (1.43%) Master's Degree
10 6 (1.08%) PMI Certification
10 6 (1.08%) PMP
11 5 (0.90%) Numerate Degree
12 4 (0.72%) CIPFA
12 4 (0.72%) DV Cleared
13 3 (0.54%) CIPD
13 3 (0.54%) CISA
13 3 (0.54%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 98 (17.56%) Data Quality
2 34 (6.09%) SLA
3 27 (4.84%) GDPR
4 23 (4.12%) Actionable Recommendations
5 21 (3.76%) PMO
6 17 (3.05%) QA
7 13 (2.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 4 (0.72%) 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 8 (1.43%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.25%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.08%) Docker
4 2 (0.36%) BitLocker
4 2 (0.36%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 14 (2.51%) Terraform
2 9 (1.61%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (0.90%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.90%) SCCM
4 4 (0.72%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.36%) Argo
6 1 (0.18%) Control-M
6 1 (0.18%) SQL Sentry
Vendors
1 207 (37.10%) Microsoft
2 68 (12.19%) Databricks
3 34 (6.09%) Google
4 31 (5.56%) Oracle
5 22 (3.94%) Informatica
6 21 (3.76%) Salesforce
7 19 (3.41%) SAP
8 13 (2.33%) Adobe
9 11 (1.97%) Alteryx
10 9 (1.61%) IBM
10 9 (1.61%) Northgate
11 7 (1.25%) Hotjar
11 7 (1.25%) VMware
12 5 (0.90%) ESRI
12 5 (0.90%) ServiceNow
12 5 (0.90%) Snow
13 4 (0.72%) HubSpot
13 4 (0.72%) JD Edwards
13 4 (0.72%) Talend
14 3 (0.54%) Mercator