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

6 months to
24 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 82 78 59
Rank change year-on-year -4 -19 +9
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 656 716 1,159
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.02% 4.35% 4.10%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 21.71% 22.45% 19.84%
Number of salaries quoted 504 519 983
10th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £37,550
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,250 £44,942
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 £73,750
90th Percentile £92,125 £92,750 £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 3,022 3,189 5,842
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 13.92% 19.37% 20.65%
Number of salaries quoted 2,426 2,137 4,725
10th Percentile £36,500 £36,089 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,236 £46,250 £46,199
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £63,091 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.90% +5.15% -4.00%
75th Percentile £78,438 £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 24 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 76 (11.59%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.22%) Apache Airflow
3 7 (1.07%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (0.76%) Apache Spark
5 4 (0.61%) ArcGIS
5 4 (0.61%) Oracle Workflow
5 4 (0.61%) SAS
6 3 (0.46%) Apache
6 3 (0.46%) CMS
7 2 (0.30%) Confluence
7 2 (0.30%) Drupal
8 1 (0.15%) Oracle Application Server
8 1 (0.15%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.15%) WordPress
Applications
1 168 (25.61%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (4.12%) Microsoft Office
3 25 (3.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 17 (2.59%) Microsoft Project
5 7 (1.07%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (0.76%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.30%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 21 (3.20%) Dynamics CRM
2 13 (1.98%) 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
1 656 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 232 (35.37%) Azure
3 104 (15.85%) Power Automate
4 86 (13.11%) PowerApps
5 79 (12.04%) Microsoft 365
6 61 (9.30%) Dynamics 365
7 60 (9.15%) Azure Data Factory
8 43 (6.55%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 37 (5.64%) Azure Logic Apps
10 35 (5.34%) SaaS
11 32 (4.88%) Azure DevOps
12 30 (4.57%) Google Analytics
12 30 (4.57%) Microsoft Purview
12 30 (4.57%) OneDrive
13 27 (4.12%) AWS
14 26 (3.96%) Snowflake
15 24 (3.66%) GCP
16 19 (2.90%) Adobe Creative Cloud
17 13 (1.98%) Entra ID
18 12 (1.83%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 13 (1.98%) Broadband
2 4 (0.61%) SMS
3 3 (0.46%) Firewall
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
1 123 (18.75%) Tableau
2 67 (10.21%) SQL Server
3 55 (8.38%) Data Warehouse
4 48 (7.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 41 (6.25%) Data Lake
6 40 (6.10%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 38 (5.79%) Azure SQL Database
8 32 (4.88%) Power Query
9 27 (4.12%) Big Data
9 27 (4.12%) Looker
10 25 (3.81%) Relational Database
11 19 (2.90%) BigQuery
11 19 (2.90%) PostgreSQL
12 18 (2.74%) MySQL
13 17 (2.59%) Metadata
13 17 (2.59%) Semantic Layer
13 17 (2.59%) Star Schema
14 13 (1.98%) SAP BW
15 11 (1.68%) NoSQL
15 11 (1.68%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 14 (2.13%) Git
2 13 (1.98%) JIRA
3 10 (1.52%) Visual Studio
4 8 (1.22%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 2 (0.30%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.15%) Browser DevTools
6 1 (0.15%) Postman
6 1 (0.15%) Toad
General
1 285 (43.45%) Social Skills
2 206 (31.40%) Analytical Skills
3 186 (28.35%) Finance
4 74 (11.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 60 (9.15%) Public Sector
6 50 (7.62%) Law
7 48 (7.32%) Legal
8 45 (6.86%) Marketing
9 36 (5.49%) Retail
10 33 (5.03%) Organisational Skills
11 15 (2.29%) Documentation Skills
12 12 (1.83%) Manufacturing
13 11 (1.68%) Banking
13 11 (1.68%) Billing
14 9 (1.37%) Presentation Skills
15 8 (1.22%) Automotive
15 8 (1.22%) Social Housing
16 7 (1.07%) Legal Technology
17 6 (0.91%) General Ledger
17 6 (0.91%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 188 (28.66%) Analyst
2 111 (16.92%) Senior
3 94 (14.33%) Developer
4 70 (10.67%) Data Analyst
5 69 (10.52%) Data Engineer
6 55 (8.38%) Lead
7 34 (5.18%) Data Manager
8 30 (4.57%) Applications Support
9 27 (4.12%) Business Intelligence Analyst
10 26 (3.96%) Applications Manager
10 26 (3.96%) Consultant
10 26 (3.96%) Senior Analyst
10 26 (3.96%) Senior Developer
11 24 (3.66%) Architect
11 24 (3.66%) Power Platform Developer
12 23 (3.51%) Big Data Engineer
12 23 (3.51%) Business Analyst
12 23 (3.51%) DataOps Engineer
12 23 (3.51%) DataOps Leader
12 23 (3.51%) Lead Big Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (6.40%) .NET
2 41 (6.25%) HTML
3 35 (5.34%) CSS
4 33 (5.03%) HTML5 Canvas
5 30 (4.57%) JSON
6 25 (3.81%) PySpark
7 20 (3.05%) .NET Core
7 20 (3.05%) Microsoft Graph
8 19 (2.90%) SPFx
9 12 (1.83%) Oracle Fusion
9 12 (1.83%) XML
10 8 (1.22%) React
10 8 (1.22%) REST
11 6 (0.91%) Kafka
12 5 (0.76%) ASP.NET
12 5 (0.76%) Web Services
13 4 (0.61%) Middleware
14 3 (0.46%) Blazor
14 3 (0.46%) HTML5
14 3 (0.46%) Regular Expression
Miscellaneous
1 58 (8.84%) Management Information System
2 39 (5.95%) Data Structures
3 25 (3.81%) Product Ownership
4 18 (2.74%) Onboarding
5 16 (2.44%) Analytical Mindset
6 14 (2.13%) Self-Motivation
6 14 (2.13%) Social Media
7 13 (1.98%) Cloud Native
8 8 (1.22%) Greenfield Project
9 7 (1.07%) Enterprise Software
9 7 (1.07%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 6 (0.91%) AI Agents
10 6 (0.91%) Cyberattack
10 6 (0.91%) Legacy Systems
10 6 (0.91%) Low-Code
11 5 (0.76%) Data Fabric
11 5 (0.76%) Driving Licence
11 5 (0.76%) Life Science
11 5 (0.76%) Mobile App
11 5 (0.76%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 8 (1.22%) Linux
2 7 (1.07%) Windows
3 4 (0.61%) Unix
3 4 (0.61%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.46%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.30%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.15%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 601 (91.62%) Business Intelligence
2 239 (36.43%) Analytics
3 171 (26.07%) Decision-Making
4 159 (24.24%) Problem-Solving
5 152 (23.17%) Data Modelling
6 138 (21.04%) Continuous Improvement
7 127 (19.36%) Visualisation
8 111 (16.92%) AI
9 107 (16.31%) Actionable Insight
10 99 (15.09%) Project Management
11 97 (14.79%) Agile
11 97 (14.79%) Data Governance
12 94 (14.33%) ETL
13 93 (14.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 89 (13.57%) Data Visualisation
15 81 (12.35%) CRM
16 77 (11.74%) Data Engineering
17 74 (11.28%) Stakeholder Management
18 73 (11.13%) Data Analysis
19 71 (10.82%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 330 (50.30%) SQL
2 117 (17.84%) Python
3 61 (9.30%) C#
4 56 (8.54%) JavaScript
5 49 (7.47%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 40 (6.10%) PowerShell
7 28 (4.27%) T-SQL
8 21 (3.20%) VBA
9 19 (2.90%) TypeScript
10 17 (2.59%) R
11 10 (1.52%) Kusto Query Language
12 7 (1.07%) VB
13 5 (0.76%) Scala
14 4 (0.61%) VBScript
15 3 (0.46%) PL/SQL
16 2 (0.30%) Bicep
16 2 (0.30%) Formula Language
16 2 (0.30%) X++
17 1 (0.15%) Google Apps Script
17 1 (0.15%) PHP
Qualifications
1 101 (15.40%) Degree
2 52 (7.93%) Security Cleared
3 45 (6.86%) SC Cleared
4 31 (4.73%) ACCA
5 27 (4.12%) CIMA
6 21 (3.20%) DBS Check
7 18 (2.74%) Microsoft Certification
8 16 (2.44%) Computer Science Degree
9 13 (1.98%) AAT
10 8 (1.22%) Master's Degree
11 7 (1.07%) Azure Certification
12 6 (0.91%) BPSS Clearance
13 5 (0.76%) PMI Certification
14 4 (0.61%) ISEB
14 4 (0.61%) PMP
15 2 (0.30%) CIPFA
15 2 (0.30%) CompTIA CySA+
15 2 (0.30%) CompTIA Security+
15 2 (0.30%) Numerate Degree
15 2 (0.30%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 130 (19.82%) Data Quality
2 63 (9.60%) GDPR
3 38 (5.79%) SLA
4 35 (5.34%) QA
5 30 (4.57%) Accessibility
6 19 (2.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 14 (2.13%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 14 (2.13%) PMO
8 12 (1.83%) Actionable Recommendations
9 6 (0.91%) 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 (0.30%) GRC
12 2 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 1 (0.15%) IFRS 17
System Software
1 7 (1.07%) Active Directory
1 7 (1.07%) 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 4 (0.61%) 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
1 259 (39.48%) Microsoft
2 66 (10.06%) Databricks
3 36 (5.49%) Google
3 36 (5.49%) Oracle
4 29 (4.42%) SAP
5 23 (3.51%) Adobe
5 23 (3.51%) Salesforce
6 17 (2.59%) Alteryx
7 9 (1.37%) Informatica
8 7 (1.07%) HubSpot
8 7 (1.07%) VMware
9 6 (0.91%) Intapp
10 5 (0.76%) ESRI
10 5 (0.76%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
10 5 (0.76%) ServiceNow
11 4 (0.61%) Hyperion
11 4 (0.61%) IBM
11 4 (0.61%) iManage
11 4 (0.61%) JD Edwards
11 4 (0.61%) Talend