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

6 months to
3 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 83 69 54
Rank change year-on-year -14 -15 +19
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 548 612 1,511
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.01% 4.50% 4.65%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 23.67% 18.26% 20.94%
Number of salaries quoted 412 425 1,313
10th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £43,625 £42,500 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.55% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £71,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £89,500 £84,964
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £54,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +6.48% -1.82%

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 2,315 3,352 7,215
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 12.72% 24.64% 22.19%
Number of salaries quoted 1,735 2,412 6,210
10th Percentile £36,500 £37,500 £37,038
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 £82,500 £90,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £122,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -11.54%

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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 3 May 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 71 (12.96%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.64%) Apache Airflow
3 8 (1.46%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (1.46%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 7 (1.28%) Apache Spark
5 5 (0.91%) CMS
6 4 (0.73%) SAS
6 4 (0.73%) Umbraco
7 3 (0.55%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.55%) Drupal
8 2 (0.36%) Apache
8 2 (0.36%) Confluence
8 2 (0.36%) Moodle
Applications
1 148 (27.01%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (3.83%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (2.37%) Microsoft Project
4 10 (1.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (1.28%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (0.91%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.36%) Trello
Business Applications
1 16 (2.92%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (2.19%) NetSuite
2 12 (2.19%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 8 (1.46%) Oracle ERP
4 6 (1.09%) NEC Housing
5 5 (0.91%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.36%) ResourceLink
6 2 (0.36%) SAP HR
7 1 (0.18%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.18%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.18%) Raiser’s Edge
7 1 (0.18%) SAP Business One
7 1 (0.18%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 548 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 226 (41.24%) Azure
3 95 (17.34%) Power Automate
4 69 (12.59%) Microsoft 365
5 68 (12.41%) Azure Data Factory
5 68 (12.41%) PowerApps
6 50 (9.12%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 42 (7.66%) Dynamics 365
8 30 (5.47%) Azure DevOps
9 29 (5.29%) Azure Logic Apps
10 25 (4.56%) SaaS
11 24 (4.38%) OneDrive
12 23 (4.20%) Google Analytics
13 22 (4.01%) Snowflake
14 19 (3.47%) Adobe Creative Cloud
14 19 (3.47%) GCP
15 18 (3.28%) AWS
16 15 (2.74%) GitHub
17 13 (2.37%) dbt
18 12 (2.19%) GitHub Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.19%) Broadband
2 4 (0.73%) Firewall
3 3 (0.55%) Modbus
3 3 (0.55%) MQTT
3 3 (0.55%) NAS
3 3 (0.55%) VoIP
3 3 (0.55%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (0.36%) Intranet
4 2 (0.36%) WAN
5 1 (0.18%) ADSL
5 1 (0.18%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 113 (20.62%) Tableau
2 57 (10.40%) SQL Server
3 37 (6.75%) Azure SQL Database
4 36 (6.57%) Data Warehouse
4 36 (6.57%) Power Query
5 32 (5.84%) Big Data
5 32 (5.84%) Data Lake
6 27 (4.93%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 26 (4.74%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 24 (4.38%) Looker
9 14 (2.55%) MySQL
10 13 (2.37%) SAP BW
11 12 (2.19%) BigQuery
11 12 (2.19%) PostgreSQL
12 9 (1.64%) Relational Database
12 9 (1.64%) Star Schema
13 8 (1.46%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
13 8 (1.46%) Metadata
13 8 (1.46%) PowerPivot
14 5 (0.91%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 21 (3.83%) Git
2 16 (2.92%) JIRA
3 11 (2.01%) Jenkins
4 8 (1.46%) Oracle Forms
5 5 (0.91%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 5 (0.91%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.18%) Oracle APEX
6 1 (0.18%) Postman
6 1 (0.18%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (0.18%) Toad
General
1 226 (41.24%) Social Skills
2 172 (31.39%) Analytical Skills
3 157 (28.65%) Finance
4 53 (9.67%) Public Sector
5 49 (8.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 30 (5.47%) Marketing
7 29 (5.29%) Retail
8 27 (4.93%) Legal
9 24 (4.38%) Law
10 18 (3.28%) Organisational Skills
11 13 (2.37%) Publishing
12 12 (2.19%) Automotive
13 11 (2.01%) Presentation Skills
14 9 (1.64%) Banking
15 8 (1.46%) Documentation Skills
15 8 (1.46%) Manufacturing
16 6 (1.09%) Investment Banking
17 5 (0.91%) Advertising
17 5 (0.91%) Aeronautics
17 5 (0.91%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 175 (31.93%) Analyst
2 89 (16.24%) Senior
3 71 (12.96%) Developer
4 65 (11.86%) Data Analyst
5 57 (10.40%) Lead
6 37 (6.75%) Data Engineer
7 30 (5.47%) Big Data Engineer
7 30 (5.47%) DataOps Engineer
7 30 (5.47%) DataOps Leader
7 30 (5.47%) Lead Big Data Engineer
8 28 (5.11%) Senior Developer
9 27 (4.93%) Consultant
9 27 (4.93%) Senior Analyst
10 24 (4.38%) Applications Manager
10 24 (4.38%) Applications Support
11 23 (4.20%) IT Support
12 22 (4.01%) Business Intelligence Developer
13 21 (3.83%) Business Analyst
13 21 (3.83%) Operations Engineer
13 21 (3.83%) Power Platform Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (6.75%) .NET
2 36 (6.57%) HTML5 Canvas
3 34 (6.20%) HTML
4 33 (6.02%) CSS
5 32 (5.84%) JSON
6 22 (4.01%) .NET Core
7 19 (3.47%) Microsoft Graph
7 19 (3.47%) SPFx
8 17 (3.10%) PySpark
9 13 (2.37%) XML
10 12 (2.19%) Oracle Fusion
11 9 (1.64%) RESTful
12 8 (1.46%) OAuth
12 8 (1.46%) OAuth2
12 8 (1.46%) SAML
13 6 (1.09%) Kafka
14 5 (0.91%) React
15 4 (0.73%) ASP.NET
15 4 (0.73%) EDI
16 3 (0.55%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 44 (8.03%) Data Structures
2 42 (7.66%) Management Information System
3 21 (3.83%) Cloud Native
4 18 (3.28%) Onboarding
5 16 (2.92%) Enterprise Software
6 15 (2.74%) Self-Motivation
7 14 (2.55%) Social Media
8 11 (2.01%) FMCG
8 11 (2.01%) Low-Code
9 10 (1.82%) Analytical Mindset
9 10 (1.82%) Greenfield Project
10 9 (1.64%) Algorithms
11 8 (1.46%) Product Ownership
12 5 (0.91%) Legacy Systems
12 5 (0.91%) Life Science
12 5 (0.91%) Mobile App
12 5 (0.91%) Replication
13 4 (0.73%) Cyber Defence
13 4 (0.73%) Reinsurance
13 4 (0.73%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 6 (1.09%) Windows
2 5 (0.91%) Linux
2 5 (0.91%) Unix
3 4 (0.73%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.55%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.36%) VMS
6 1 (0.18%) Android
6 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 499 (91.06%) Business Intelligence
2 164 (29.93%) Analytics
3 144 (26.28%) Decision-Making
4 120 (21.90%) Visualisation
5 112 (20.44%) Data Modelling
6 103 (18.80%) Problem-Solving
7 100 (18.25%) Continuous Improvement
8 85 (15.51%) Data Visualisation
8 85 (15.51%) ETL
9 81 (14.78%) Actionable Insight
10 79 (14.42%) Agile
11 77 (14.05%) Project Management
12 74 (13.50%) Data Analysis
13 73 (13.32%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 72 (13.14%) CI/CD
15 68 (12.41%) AI
16 64 (11.68%) Machine Learning
17 63 (11.50%) CRM
18 62 (11.31%) Data Management
19 61 (11.13%) Data Engineering
Programming Languages
1 265 (48.36%) SQL
2 130 (23.72%) Python
3 52 (9.49%) C#
4 44 (8.03%) JavaScript
5 41 (7.48%) PowerShell
6 34 (6.20%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 23 (4.20%) T-SQL
8 21 (3.83%) R
9 20 (3.65%) TypeScript
10 17 (3.10%) VBA
11 10 (1.82%) Java
12 9 (1.64%) PL/SQL
13 8 (1.46%) Shell Script
14 7 (1.28%) Kusto Query Language
15 5 (0.91%) Scala
15 5 (0.91%) VB
15 5 (0.91%) VBScript
16 2 (0.36%) Bicep
16 2 (0.36%) Ruby
17 1 (0.18%) Formula Language
Qualifications
1 91 (16.61%) Degree
2 40 (7.30%) Security Cleared
3 35 (6.39%) ACCA
3 35 (6.39%) CIMA
4 30 (5.47%) SC Cleared
5 22 (4.01%) DBS Check
5 22 (4.01%) Microsoft Certification
6 17 (3.10%) Computer Science Degree
7 14 (2.55%) AAT
8 8 (1.46%) Azure Certification
9 5 (0.91%) Master's Degree
9 5 (0.91%) PMI Certification
9 5 (0.91%) PMP
10 4 (0.73%) CIPFA
11 2 (0.36%) BPSS Clearance
11 2 (0.36%) CIPD
11 2 (0.36%) DV Cleared
11 2 (0.36%) ISACA
11 2 (0.36%) ISEB
11 2 (0.36%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 88 (16.06%) Data Quality
2 40 (7.30%) SLA
3 32 (5.84%) GDPR
4 15 (2.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 15 (2.74%) QA
5 14 (2.55%) PMO
6 12 (2.19%) Accessibility
7 11 (2.01%) Actionable Recommendations
8 5 (0.91%) NIST
9 4 (0.73%) IFRS
9 4 (0.73%) NIST 800
10 3 (0.55%) GAAP
11 2 (0.36%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 2 (0.36%) GRC
11 2 (0.36%) WCAG
12 1 (0.18%) IFRS 17
12 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 8 (1.46%) Active Directory
1 8 (1.46%) VMware Infrastructure
2 7 (1.28%) Docker
3 3 (0.55%) BitLocker
3 3 (0.55%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 10 (1.82%) Terraform
2 8 (1.46%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (0.91%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.91%) SCCM
4 4 (0.73%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.36%) Argo
6 1 (0.18%) Control-M
6 1 (0.18%) SQL Sentry
Vendors
1 200 (36.50%) Microsoft
2 64 (11.68%) Databricks
3 36 (6.57%) Oracle
4 27 (4.93%) Google
4 27 (4.93%) SAP
5 24 (4.38%) Adobe
6 18 (3.28%) Salesforce
7 17 (3.10%) Informatica
8 12 (2.19%) Alteryx
9 8 (1.46%) Northgate
9 8 (1.46%) VMware
10 7 (1.28%) Hotjar
11 5 (0.91%) ESRI
11 5 (0.91%) IBM
11 5 (0.91%) Snow
12 4 (0.73%) HubSpot
12 4 (0.73%) JD Edwards
12 4 (0.73%) ServiceNow
13 3 (0.55%) Barracuda Networks
13 3 (0.55%) Talend