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

6 months to
22 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 85 83 58
Rank change year-on-year -2 -25 +10
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 654 723 1,200
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.02% 4.39% 4.12%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 21.76% 22.54% 19.93%
Number of salaries quoted 499 522 1,019
10th Percentile £37,500 £36,325 £36,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,125 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £80,000 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,250 £93,625 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,790 £57,500
% change year-on-year -1.42% -2.97% +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 3,005 3,207 6,020
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 13.87% 19.46% 20.69%
Number of salaries quoted 2,416 2,147 4,893
10th Percentile £36,565 £36,246 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £77,813 £82,751 £85,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £115,000 £122,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,743 £60,000
% change year-on-year -1.22% +1.24% -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 22 July 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 73 (11.16%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.22%) Apache Airflow
2 8 (1.22%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (0.76%) Apache Spark
4 4 (0.61%) ArcGIS
4 4 (0.61%) Oracle Workflow
4 4 (0.61%) SAS
5 3 (0.46%) Apache
5 3 (0.46%) CMS
6 2 (0.31%) Confluence
6 2 (0.31%) Drupal
7 1 (0.15%) Oracle Application Server
7 1 (0.15%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.15%) WordPress
Applications
1 169 (25.84%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (4.13%) Microsoft Office
3 26 (3.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 17 (2.60%) Microsoft Project
5 7 (1.07%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (0.76%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.31%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 21 (3.21%) Dynamics CRM
2 13 (1.99%) NetSuite
3 12 (1.83%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 5 (0.76%) SAP ERP
5 4 (0.61%) Dynamics NAV
5 4 (0.61%) Visualfiles
6 3 (0.46%) Carpe Diem
6 3 (0.46%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.15%) Dynamics GP
7 1 (0.15%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.15%) Raiser’s Edge
7 1 (0.15%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 654 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 236 (36.09%) Azure
3 100 (15.29%) Power Automate
4 83 (12.69%) PowerApps
5 78 (11.93%) Microsoft 365
6 61 (9.33%) Dynamics 365
7 60 (9.17%) Azure Data Factory
8 43 (6.57%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 39 (5.96%) Azure Logic Apps
10 37 (5.66%) SaaS
11 32 (4.89%) Azure DevOps
12 30 (4.59%) Microsoft Purview
12 30 (4.59%) OneDrive
13 29 (4.43%) Google Analytics
14 27 (4.13%) AWS
15 24 (3.67%) GCP
15 24 (3.67%) Snowflake
16 19 (2.91%) Adobe Creative Cloud
17 13 (1.99%) Entra ID
18 11 (1.68%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 13 (1.99%) Broadband
2 4 (0.61%) Firewall
2 4 (0.61%) SMS
3 3 (0.46%) NAS
3 3 (0.46%) VoIP
3 3 (0.46%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.15%) Intranet
4 1 (0.15%) Modbus
4 1 (0.15%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 122 (18.65%) Tableau
2 69 (10.55%) SQL Server
3 55 (8.41%) Data Warehouse
4 49 (7.49%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 40 (6.12%) Data Lake
5 40 (6.12%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 38 (5.81%) Azure SQL Database
7 31 (4.74%) Power Query
8 27 (4.13%) Big Data
8 27 (4.13%) Looker
9 25 (3.82%) Relational Database
10 20 (3.06%) PostgreSQL
11 19 (2.91%) BigQuery
11 19 (2.91%) MySQL
12 17 (2.60%) Metadata
12 17 (2.60%) Semantic Layer
12 17 (2.60%) Star Schema
13 13 (1.99%) SAP BW
14 11 (1.68%) NoSQL
14 11 (1.68%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 14 (2.14%) Git
2 13 (1.99%) JIRA
3 10 (1.53%) Visual Studio
4 9 (1.38%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 2 (0.31%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.15%) Browser DevTools
6 1 (0.15%) Postman
6 1 (0.15%) Toad
General
1 283 (43.27%) Social Skills
2 207 (31.65%) Analytical Skills
3 186 (28.44%) Finance
4 73 (11.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 61 (9.33%) Public Sector
6 49 (7.49%) Law
7 48 (7.34%) Legal
8 43 (6.57%) Marketing
9 35 (5.35%) Retail
10 33 (5.05%) Organisational Skills
11 15 (2.29%) Documentation Skills
12 10 (1.53%) Banking
12 10 (1.53%) Billing
12 10 (1.53%) Manufacturing
13 9 (1.38%) Presentation Skills
14 8 (1.22%) Automotive
14 8 (1.22%) Social Housing
15 6 (0.92%) Legal Technology
15 6 (0.92%) Publishing
16 5 (0.76%) Aeronautics
Job Titles
1 188 (28.75%) Analyst
2 109 (16.67%) Senior
3 93 (14.22%) Developer
4 69 (10.55%) Data Analyst
4 69 (10.55%) Data Engineer
5 56 (8.56%) Lead
6 34 (5.20%) Data Manager
7 30 (4.59%) Applications Support
8 28 (4.28%) Business Intelligence Analyst
9 26 (3.98%) Applications Manager
9 26 (3.98%) Consultant
9 26 (3.98%) Senior Analyst
9 26 (3.98%) Senior Developer
10 24 (3.67%) Architect
10 24 (3.67%) Business Intelligence Developer
10 24 (3.67%) Power Platform Developer
11 23 (3.52%) Big Data Engineer
11 23 (3.52%) DataOps Engineer
11 23 (3.52%) DataOps Leader
11 23 (3.52%) Lead Big Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (6.57%) .NET
2 39 (5.96%) HTML
3 33 (5.05%) CSS
3 33 (5.05%) HTML5 Canvas
4 31 (4.74%) JSON
5 25 (3.82%) PySpark
6 21 (3.21%) .NET Core
7 20 (3.06%) Microsoft Graph
8 19 (2.91%) SPFx
9 14 (2.14%) XML
10 12 (1.83%) Oracle Fusion
11 8 (1.22%) React
11 8 (1.22%) REST
12 6 (0.92%) Kafka
13 5 (0.76%) ASP.NET
13 5 (0.76%) Web Services
14 4 (0.61%) Middleware
15 3 (0.46%) ADO
15 3 (0.46%) HTML5
15 3 (0.46%) Regular Expression
Miscellaneous
1 58 (8.87%) Management Information System
2 39 (5.96%) Data Structures
3 25 (3.82%) Product Ownership
4 19 (2.91%) Onboarding
5 16 (2.45%) Analytical Mindset
6 14 (2.14%) Social Media
7 13 (1.99%) Cloud Native
7 13 (1.99%) Self-Motivation
8 7 (1.07%) Enterprise Software
8 7 (1.07%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 6 (0.92%) AI Agents
9 6 (0.92%) Cyberattack
9 6 (0.92%) Greenfield Project
9 6 (0.92%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (0.76%) Data Fabric
10 5 (0.76%) Driving Licence
10 5 (0.76%) Life Science
10 5 (0.76%) Low-Code
10 5 (0.76%) Mobile App
10 5 (0.76%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 9 (1.38%) Linux
2 7 (1.07%) Windows
3 5 (0.76%) Unix
4 4 (0.61%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.46%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.31%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.31%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 597 (91.28%) Business Intelligence
2 236 (36.09%) Analytics
3 170 (25.99%) Decision-Making
4 158 (24.16%) Problem-Solving
5 150 (22.94%) Data Modelling
6 135 (20.64%) Continuous Improvement
7 126 (19.27%) Visualisation
8 108 (16.51%) AI
9 105 (16.06%) Actionable Insight
10 99 (15.14%) Project Management
11 95 (14.53%) Agile
11 95 (14.53%) ETL
12 91 (13.91%) Data Visualisation
12 91 (13.91%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 90 (13.76%) Data Governance
14 80 (12.23%) CRM
15 76 (11.62%) Data Engineering
16 73 (11.16%) Data Analysis
17 72 (11.01%) CI/CD
18 70 (10.70%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 327 (50.00%) SQL
2 117 (17.89%) Python
3 60 (9.17%) C#
4 54 (8.26%) JavaScript
5 49 (7.49%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 42 (6.42%) PowerShell
7 29 (4.43%) T-SQL
8 22 (3.36%) VBA
9 19 (2.91%) TypeScript
10 17 (2.60%) R
11 12 (1.83%) Kusto Query Language
12 8 (1.22%) VB
13 5 (0.76%) Scala
13 5 (0.76%) VBScript
14 3 (0.46%) PL/SQL
15 2 (0.31%) Bicep
15 2 (0.31%) Formula Language
15 2 (0.31%) X++
16 1 (0.15%) C
16 1 (0.15%) Google Apps Script
Qualifications
1 102 (15.60%) Degree
2 50 (7.65%) Security Cleared
3 43 (6.57%) SC Cleared
4 31 (4.74%) ACCA
5 27 (4.13%) CIMA
6 21 (3.21%) DBS Check
7 18 (2.75%) Microsoft Certification
8 16 (2.45%) Computer Science Degree
9 13 (1.99%) AAT
10 8 (1.22%) Master's Degree
11 7 (1.07%) Azure Certification
12 6 (0.92%) BPSS Clearance
13 5 (0.76%) PMI Certification
14 4 (0.61%) ISEB
14 4 (0.61%) PMP
15 2 (0.31%) CIPFA
15 2 (0.31%) CompTIA CySA+
15 2 (0.31%) CompTIA Security+
15 2 (0.31%) Numerate Degree
15 2 (0.31%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 129 (19.72%) Data Quality
2 62 (9.48%) GDPR
3 39 (5.96%) SLA
4 35 (5.35%) QA
5 28 (4.28%) Accessibility
6 20 (3.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 14 (2.14%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 14 (2.14%) PMO
8 12 (1.83%) Actionable Recommendations
9 6 (0.92%) NIST
10 5 (0.76%) IFRS
10 5 (0.76%) ISO 9001
10 5 (0.76%) PERC
11 4 (0.61%) GAAP
11 4 (0.61%) NIST 800
12 2 (0.31%) GRC
12 2 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 1 (0.15%) IFRS 17
System Software
1 8 (1.22%) Active Directory
1 8 (1.22%) VMware Infrastructure
2 5 (0.76%) Docker
3 3 (0.46%) BitLocker
3 3 (0.46%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 11 (1.68%) Terraform
2 5 (0.76%) SCCM
3 3 (0.46%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.15%) Ansible
4 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.15%) MOM
4 1 (0.15%) SQL Sentry
4 1 (0.15%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 257 (39.30%) Microsoft
2 64 (9.79%) Databricks
3 37 (5.66%) Oracle
4 35 (5.35%) Google
5 29 (4.43%) SAP
6 24 (3.67%) Adobe
7 22 (3.36%) Salesforce
8 16 (2.45%) Alteryx
9 10 (1.53%) Informatica
10 8 (1.22%) VMware
11 7 (1.07%) HubSpot
12 6 (0.92%) Intapp
13 5 (0.76%) ESRI
13 5 (0.76%) IBM
13 5 (0.76%) ServiceNow
13 5 (0.76%) Snow
14 4 (0.61%) Hyperion
14 4 (0.61%) JD Edwards
14 4 (0.61%) Talend
14 4 (0.61%) Workday