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

6 months to
30 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 76 81 59
Rank change year-on-year +5 -22 +12
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 532 638 1,280
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.37% 3.93% 4.89%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 25.01% 15.48% 19.84%
Number of salaries quoted 356 365 1,113
10th Percentile £36,250 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,688 £42,500 £43,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.17% +10.48% -6.67%
75th Percentile £70,563 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £89,350 £84,056
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 2,127 4,122 6,450
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 13.47% 25.39% 24.64%
Number of salaries quoted 1,555 2,451 5,423
10th Percentile £37,500 £40,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £50,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £67,500 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% +16.38% -7.20%
75th Percentile £81,250 £93,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £118,750 £92,500
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 30 January 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 48 (9.02%) SharePoint
2 17 (3.20%) Confluence
2 17 (3.20%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 9 (1.69%) SAS
4 7 (1.32%) Apache Airflow
5 5 (0.94%) Apache Spark
6 4 (0.75%) Microsoft Exchange
6 4 (0.75%) Umbraco
7 3 (0.56%) CMS
8 2 (0.38%) Moodle
9 1 (0.19%) Drupal
9 1 (0.19%) Jupyter
Applications
1 185 (34.77%) Microsoft Excel
2 26 (4.89%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (2.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.50%) Trello
5 6 (1.13%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.75%) Microsoft Project
6 4 (0.75%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 20 (3.76%) Dynamics CRM
2 17 (3.20%) Oracle ERP
3 11 (2.07%) NetSuite
4 8 (1.50%) Visualfiles
5 6 (1.13%) NEC Housing
6 3 (0.56%) ResourceLink
7 2 (0.38%) SAP Business One
7 2 (0.38%) SAP HR
8 1 (0.19%) Dynamics GP
8 1 (0.19%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.19%) Pegasus Opera
8 1 (0.19%) Primavera
8 1 (0.19%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.19%) SAP FI
8 1 (0.19%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 532 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 245 (46.05%) Azure
3 80 (15.04%) Azure Data Factory
4 68 (12.78%) Power Automate
5 65 (12.22%) PowerApps
6 60 (11.28%) Microsoft 365
7 56 (10.53%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 52 (9.77%) Azure DevOps
9 47 (8.83%) Dynamics 365
10 39 (7.33%) Snowflake
11 34 (6.39%) GitHub
12 28 (5.26%) AWS
13 24 (4.51%) GitHub Copilot
14 21 (3.95%) GCP
15 18 (3.38%) OCI
16 16 (3.01%) dbt
17 15 (2.82%) SaaS
18 13 (2.44%) Microsoft Copilot
19 12 (2.26%) Azure Logic Apps
19 12 (2.26%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.56%) Modbus
1 3 (0.56%) MQTT
2 2 (0.38%) Intranet
2 2 (0.38%) WAN
3 1 (0.19%) ADSL
3 1 (0.19%) Firewall
3 1 (0.19%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 134 (25.19%) Tableau
2 69 (12.97%) SQL Server
3 67 (12.59%) Data Warehouse
4 51 (9.59%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 42 (7.89%) Azure SQL Database
6 33 (6.20%) Data Lake
7 27 (5.08%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 26 (4.89%) Power Query
9 17 (3.20%) Metadata
10 16 (3.01%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 16 (3.01%) Looker
11 11 (2.07%) Big Data
12 9 (1.69%) Crystal Reports
12 9 (1.69%) MySQL
13 8 (1.50%) BigQuery
13 8 (1.50%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 7 (1.32%) Qlik Sense
14 7 (1.32%) QlikView
14 7 (1.32%) SAS EBI
15 6 (1.13%) Data Vault
Development Applications
1 38 (7.14%) JIRA
2 28 (5.26%) Git
3 20 (3.76%) Jenkins
4 17 (3.20%) Oracle Forms
5 6 (1.13%) ERwin
6 4 (0.75%) ER Studio
6 4 (0.75%) PowerDesigner
7 3 (0.56%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.19%) Oracle APEX
8 1 (0.19%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 1 (0.19%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 232 (43.61%) Finance
2 205 (38.53%) Social Skills
3 181 (34.02%) Analytical Skills
4 58 (10.90%) Marketing
5 46 (8.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 39 (7.33%) Public Sector
7 28 (5.26%) Retail
8 26 (4.89%) Manufacturing
9 24 (4.51%) Organisational Skills
9 24 (4.51%) Presentation Skills
10 20 (3.76%) Law
11 18 (3.38%) Billing
12 17 (3.20%) Legal
13 12 (2.26%) Advertising
13 12 (2.26%) Banking
13 12 (2.26%) Telecoms
14 10 (1.88%) Local Government
15 9 (1.69%) Publishing
16 7 (1.32%) Influencing Skills
17 4 (0.75%) Games
Job Titles
1 175 (32.89%) Analyst
2 77 (14.47%) Developer
3 75 (14.10%) Senior
4 59 (11.09%) Data Analyst
5 50 (9.40%) Lead
6 33 (6.20%) Data Engineer
7 29 (5.45%) Business Intelligence Developer
8 28 (5.26%) Applications Engineer
9 24 (4.51%) Business Analyst
9 24 (4.51%) Business Intelligence Analyst
9 24 (4.51%) Power Platform Developer
9 24 (4.51%) Support Analyst
10 23 (4.32%) Consultant
11 21 (3.95%) Commercial Analyst
12 19 (3.57%) Cloud Engineer
12 19 (3.57%) Data Scientist
13 18 (3.38%) Insight Analyst
14 17 (3.20%) Applications Support
14 17 (3.20%) Senior Developer
15 16 (3.01%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (3.57%) .NET
2 18 (3.38%) HTML5 Canvas
3 17 (3.20%) OAuth
3 17 (3.20%) OAuth2
3 17 (3.20%) RESTful
3 17 (3.20%) SAML
4 13 (2.44%) JSON
4 13 (2.44%) XML
5 9 (1.69%) Middleware
6 8 (1.50%) PySpark
7 7 (1.32%) EDI
7 7 (1.32%) HTML
8 6 (1.13%) CSS
9 4 (0.75%) .NET Core
9 4 (0.75%) AngularJS
9 4 (0.75%) Kafka
9 4 (0.75%) React
9 4 (0.75%) REST
9 4 (0.75%) Web Services
10 3 (0.56%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 40 (7.52%) Analytical Mindset
2 37 (6.95%) Cloud Native
3 36 (6.77%) Management Information System
4 27 (5.08%) Self-Motivation
5 24 (4.51%) Product Ownership
6 22 (4.14%) Enterprise Software
7 21 (3.95%) Onboarding
8 20 (3.76%) Data Structures
9 14 (2.63%) Low-Code
10 10 (1.88%) FMCG
11 9 (1.69%) Algorithms
11 9 (1.69%) Greenfield Project
12 7 (1.32%) Legacy Systems
13 6 (1.13%) Reinsurance
14 5 (0.94%) Credit Risk
14 5 (0.94%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
15 4 (0.75%) Housing Association
15 4 (0.75%) Market Risk
15 4 (0.75%) Social Media
16 3 (0.56%) Manufacturing Execution System
Operating Systems
1 12 (2.26%) Windows
2 6 (1.13%) Linux
2 6 (1.13%) Unix
3 1 (0.19%) Android
3 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.19%) VMS
3 1 (0.19%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 494 (92.86%) Business Intelligence
2 218 (40.98%) Analytics
3 166 (31.20%) Decision-Making
4 165 (31.02%) Visualisation
5 140 (26.32%) Continuous Improvement
6 128 (24.06%) Problem-Solving
7 120 (22.56%) Agile
8 109 (20.49%) Data Analysis
9 106 (19.92%) Data Visualisation
10 103 (19.36%) AI
10 103 (19.36%) Data Modelling
11 86 (16.17%) Actionable Insight
12 81 (15.23%) ETL
13 80 (15.04%) DevOps
14 74 (13.91%) Data Engineering
15 66 (12.41%) CRM
16 65 (12.22%) CI/CD
16 65 (12.22%) Data Management
17 63 (11.84%) ERP
18 62 (11.65%) Data Governance
Programming Languages
1 306 (57.52%) SQL
2 162 (30.45%) Python
3 49 (9.21%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 36 (6.77%) C#
5 29 (5.45%) JavaScript
6 26 (4.89%) R
7 21 (3.95%) Java
8 18 (3.38%) PL/SQL
9 17 (3.20%) Shell Script
9 17 (3.20%) T-SQL
10 16 (3.01%) PowerShell
11 11 (2.07%) Scala
11 11 (2.07%) VBA
12 3 (0.56%) TypeScript
13 2 (0.38%) Kusto Query Language
13 2 (0.38%) Ruby
14 1 (0.19%) Bicep
14 1 (0.19%) VB
14 1 (0.19%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 108 (20.30%) Degree
2 38 (7.14%) Security Cleared
3 36 (6.77%) ACCA
3 36 (6.77%) CIMA
4 34 (6.39%) Microsoft Certification
5 30 (5.64%) SC Cleared
6 29 (5.45%) Computer Science Degree
7 22 (4.14%) DBS Check
8 13 (2.44%) Azure Certification
9 12 (2.26%) Master's Degree
9 12 (2.26%) Six Sigma Green Belt
10 11 (2.07%) CISSP
11 10 (1.88%) CISA
12 9 (1.69%) Numerate Degree
13 7 (1.32%) AAT
14 6 (1.13%) DV Cleared
15 5 (0.94%) CISM
15 5 (0.94%) CRISC
16 4 (0.75%) CIPFA
16 4 (0.75%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 83 (15.60%) Data Quality
2 19 (3.57%) Accessibility
3 18 (3.38%) GDPR
3 18 (3.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 17 (3.20%) Actionable Recommendations
4 17 (3.20%) SLA
5 13 (2.44%) PMO
6 12 (2.26%) QA
7 7 (1.32%) GRC
8 6 (1.13%) NIST
9 5 (0.94%) COBIT
9 5 (0.94%) ITGC
10 2 (0.38%) WCAG
11 1 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 1 (0.19%) P3O
11 1 (0.19%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 6 (1.13%) Docker
2 4 (0.75%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.19%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 24 (4.51%) Terraform
2 20 (3.76%) Single Sign-On
3 6 (1.13%) Kubernetes
4 4 (0.75%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.38%) Argo
5 2 (0.38%) SCCM
6 1 (0.19%) Control-M
Vendors
1 192 (36.09%) Microsoft
2 62 (11.65%) Databricks
3 38 (7.14%) Oracle
4 24 (4.51%) Google
4 24 (4.51%) Salesforce
5 20 (3.76%) SAP
6 17 (3.20%) Informatica
7 8 (1.50%) Northgate
8 6 (1.13%) Alteryx
8 6 (1.13%) Concur
8 6 (1.13%) Sage
9 5 (0.94%) IBM
9 5 (0.94%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
10 4 (0.75%) ServiceNow
11 3 (0.56%) Anaplan
11 3 (0.56%) Cognos
11 3 (0.56%) Foundry
11 3 (0.56%) Mercator
11 3 (0.56%) Talend
11 3 (0.56%) Teradata