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

6 months to
12 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 87 85 80
Rank change year-on-year -2 -5 -18
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 712 680 790
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.98% 4.19% 3.37%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 22.51% 24.66% 16.24%
Number of salaries quoted 533 509 595
10th Percentile £38,772 £37,250 £38,750
25th Percentile £43,965 £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 £81,750 £70,000 £84,964
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 3,163 2,758 4,866
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 13.23% 16.99% 20.76%
Number of salaries quoted 2,485 1,934 3,355
10th Percentile £37,250 £35,500 £38,750
25th Percentile £46,217 £46,250 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £64,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% -5.19% +8.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £82,751 £95,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £115,000 £140,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year - -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 September 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 93 (13.06%) SharePoint
2 6 (0.84%) Apache Spark
3 5 (0.70%) MS Project Server
4 4 (0.56%) Apache
4 4 (0.56%) Apache Airflow
4 4 (0.56%) Confluence
4 4 (0.56%) Oracle Workflow
5 3 (0.42%) SAS
6 2 (0.28%) ArcGIS
6 2 (0.28%) CMS
6 2 (0.28%) Oracle Application Server
6 2 (0.28%) WordPress
7 1 (0.14%) Umbraco
Applications
1 162 (22.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (2.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 18 (2.53%) Microsoft Office
4 17 (2.39%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.56%) Chatbot
5 4 (0.56%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.56%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.28%) AutoCAD
6 2 (0.28%) Navisworks
6 2 (0.28%) ProjectWise
6 2 (0.28%) Revit
7 1 (0.14%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 21 (2.95%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (1.69%) NetSuite
2 12 (1.69%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 5 (0.70%) Visualfiles
4 4 (0.56%) Dynamics NAV
4 4 (0.56%) Elite 3E
5 3 (0.42%) Carpe Diem
5 3 (0.42%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.28%) FastStats
6 2 (0.28%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 1 (0.14%) Dynamics GP
7 1 (0.14%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.14%) Raiser’s Edge
7 1 (0.14%) SAP S/4HANA
7 1 (0.14%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 1 (0.14%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 712 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 247 (34.69%) Azure
3 111 (15.59%) Power Automate
4 110 (15.45%) PowerApps
5 75 (10.53%) Dynamics 365
6 74 (10.39%) Microsoft 365
7 66 (9.27%) Azure Data Factory
8 53 (7.44%) Azure DevOps
9 46 (6.46%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 45 (6.32%) AWS
11 35 (4.92%) Azure Logic Apps
12 34 (4.78%) GCP
12 34 (4.78%) SaaS
13 31 (4.35%) Google Analytics
13 31 (4.35%) Microsoft Purview
14 27 (3.79%) OneDrive
15 25 (3.51%) Snowflake
16 17 (2.39%) Adobe Creative Cloud
17 13 (1.83%) Azure Cosmos DB
17 13 (1.83%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 13 (1.83%) Broadband
2 5 (0.70%) SMS
3 3 (0.42%) Firewall
3 3 (0.42%) NAS
3 3 (0.42%) VoIP
3 3 (0.42%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.14%) Intranet
4 1 (0.14%) Modbus
4 1 (0.14%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 121 (16.99%) Tableau
2 75 (10.53%) Data Warehouse
3 64 (8.99%) SQL Server
4 53 (7.44%) Data Lake
5 49 (6.88%) Azure SQL Database
5 49 (6.88%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 41 (5.76%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 35 (4.92%) Power Query
8 32 (4.49%) Looker
9 30 (4.21%) Metadata
10 27 (3.79%) Relational Database
11 26 (3.65%) Star Schema
12 19 (2.67%) BigQuery
13 18 (2.53%) Big Data
13 18 (2.53%) NoSQL
13 18 (2.53%) Semantic Layer
14 16 (2.25%) MongoDB
15 15 (2.11%) SQL Server Analysis Services
16 13 (1.83%) DynamoDB
16 13 (1.83%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 31 (4.35%) Git
2 16 (2.25%) JIRA
3 10 (1.40%) Visual Studio
4 5 (0.70%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 3 (0.42%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.14%) Browser DevTools
6 1 (0.14%) ER Studio
6 1 (0.14%) ERwin
6 1 (0.14%) Toad
General
1 300 (42.13%) Social Skills
2 225 (31.60%) Analytical Skills
3 217 (30.48%) Finance
4 79 (11.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 60 (8.43%) Public Sector
6 58 (8.15%) Law
7 57 (8.01%) Legal
7 57 (8.01%) Marketing
8 41 (5.76%) Organisational Skills
9 38 (5.34%) Retail
10 21 (2.95%) Manufacturing
11 19 (2.67%) Documentation Skills
12 15 (2.11%) Billing
12 15 (2.11%) Influencing Skills
13 14 (1.97%) Presentation Skills
14 12 (1.69%) Banking
15 11 (1.54%) Legal Technology
16 8 (1.12%) Social Housing
17 7 (0.98%) Local Government
18 6 (0.84%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 183 (25.70%) Analyst
2 118 (16.57%) Senior
3 102 (14.33%) Developer
4 73 (10.25%) Data Analyst
4 73 (10.25%) Data Engineer
5 56 (7.87%) Lead
6 37 (5.20%) Consultant
7 36 (5.06%) Data Manager
8 35 (4.92%) Architect
9 32 (4.49%) Senior Analyst
10 31 (4.35%) Business Analyst
11 30 (4.21%) Applications Support
12 25 (3.51%) Applications Manager
12 25 (3.51%) Power Platform Developer
13 24 (3.37%) Data Architect
14 22 (3.09%) Business Intelligence Analyst
14 22 (3.09%) Senior Consultant
15 21 (2.95%) Senior Developer
16 19 (2.67%) Business Intelligence Developer
17 18 (2.53%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 45 (6.32%) .NET
2 39 (5.48%) HTML
3 32 (4.49%) CSS
4 30 (4.21%) PySpark
5 27 (3.79%) HTML5 Canvas
6 22 (3.09%) JSON
7 19 (2.67%) .NET Core
8 18 (2.53%) Microsoft Graph
9 17 (2.39%) SPFx
10 13 (1.83%) Oracle Fusion
10 13 (1.83%) REST
11 12 (1.69%) Terraform
12 9 (1.26%) React
13 6 (0.84%) ASP.NET
13 6 (0.84%) Kafka
13 6 (0.84%) XML
14 5 (0.70%) ODBC
14 5 (0.70%) RESTful
14 5 (0.70%) Web Services
15 4 (0.56%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 53 (7.44%) Management Information System
2 33 (4.63%) Product Ownership
3 25 (3.51%) Data Structures
4 17 (2.39%) Enterprise Software
5 14 (1.97%) Self-Motivation
6 13 (1.83%) Analytical Mindset
6 13 (1.83%) Cloud Native
6 13 (1.83%) Social Media
7 12 (1.69%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 12 (1.69%) Low-Code
8 11 (1.54%) Legacy Systems
9 10 (1.40%) Onboarding
10 8 (1.12%) Greenfield Project
10 8 (1.12%) Housing Association
11 7 (0.98%) AI Agents
12 6 (0.84%) Cyberattack
13 5 (0.70%) Educational Technology
13 5 (0.70%) Mobile App
13 5 (0.70%) Replication
14 4 (0.56%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 15 (2.11%) Windows
2 5 (0.70%) Linux
2 5 (0.70%) Windows Server
3 3 (0.42%) Windows 10
4 2 (0.28%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.14%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 665 (93.40%) Business Intelligence
2 279 (39.19%) Analytics
3 200 (28.09%) Decision-Making
4 199 (27.95%) Problem-Solving
5 181 (25.42%) Data Modelling
6 167 (23.46%) Continuous Improvement
7 164 (23.03%) AI
8 133 (18.68%) Visualisation
9 131 (18.40%) Agile
10 127 (17.84%) Stakeholder Management
11 122 (17.13%) Actionable Insight
12 114 (16.01%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 108 (15.17%) Data Governance
14 107 (15.03%) ETL
15 91 (12.78%) Data Engineering
16 89 (12.50%) Project Management
17 86 (12.08%) Data Visualisation
18 83 (11.66%) Dashboard Development
18 83 (11.66%) DevOps
19 79 (11.10%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 365 (51.26%) SQL
2 135 (18.96%) Python
3 77 (10.81%) C#
4 57 (8.01%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 56 (7.87%) JavaScript
6 32 (4.49%) PowerShell
7 21 (2.95%) T-SQL
8 19 (2.67%) TypeScript
9 16 (2.25%) R
9 16 (2.25%) VBA
10 9 (1.26%) Kusto Query Language
11 7 (0.98%) Scala
12 4 (0.56%) VB
13 3 (0.42%) PHP
13 3 (0.42%) PL/SQL
13 3 (0.42%) X++
14 2 (0.28%) Formula Language
15 1 (0.14%) Bicep
15 1 (0.14%) Google Apps Script
15 1 (0.14%) XPath
Qualifications
1 93 (13.06%) Degree
2 66 (9.27%) Security Cleared
3 59 (8.29%) SC Cleared
4 20 (2.81%) ACCA
5 17 (2.39%) DBS Check
6 16 (2.25%) CIMA
7 15 (2.11%) Microsoft Certification
8 10 (1.40%) Master's Degree
9 9 (1.26%) Computer Science Degree
10 7 (0.98%) Azure Certification
10 7 (0.98%) BPSS Clearance
10 7 (0.98%) PMI Certification
11 4 (0.56%) AAT
11 4 (0.56%) ISEB
11 4 (0.56%) PMP
12 3 (0.42%) Postgraduate
13 2 (0.28%) CompTIA CySA+
13 2 (0.28%) CompTIA Security+
13 2 (0.28%) MCT
13 2 (0.28%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 154 (21.63%) Data Quality
2 74 (10.39%) GDPR
3 40 (5.62%) Accessibility
4 32 (4.49%) QA
5 30 (4.21%) SLA
6 22 (3.09%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 18 (2.53%) PMO
8 13 (1.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 11 (1.54%) Actionable Recommendations
10 6 (0.84%) NIST
10 6 (0.84%) PERC
11 5 (0.70%) ISO 9001
12 4 (0.56%) NIST 800
13 2 (0.28%) GAAP
13 2 (0.28%) GRC
13 2 (0.28%) IFRS
13 2 (0.28%) ISO 19650
13 2 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 1 (0.14%) HIPAA
System Software
1 6 (0.84%) Docker
2 3 (0.42%) BitLocker
2 3 (0.42%) Terminal Services
2 3 (0.42%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (0.70%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.28%) Ansible
3 1 (0.14%) MOM
3 1 (0.14%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 290 (40.73%) Microsoft
2 67 (9.41%) Databricks
3 37 (5.20%) Google
4 33 (4.63%) SAP
5 29 (4.07%) Oracle
6 21 (2.95%) Salesforce
7 17 (2.39%) Adobe
8 15 (2.11%) Informatica
9 12 (1.69%) YouTube
10 11 (1.54%) Alteryx
11 10 (1.40%) Talend
12 9 (1.26%) HP
13 7 (0.98%) Intapp
14 6 (0.84%) HighQ
14 6 (0.84%) HubSpot
14 6 (0.84%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
14 6 (0.84%) ServiceNow
15 5 (0.70%) iManage
15 5 (0.70%) Nintex
16 4 (0.56%) Workday