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

6 months to
1 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 76 67 57
Rank change year-on-year -9 -10 +20
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 557 564 1,496
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.33% 4.40% 4.82%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 24.76% 16.50% 20.90%
Number of salaries quoted 394 397 1,284
10th Percentile £35,750 £36,900 £36,075
25th Percentile £41,938 £42,500 £42,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.09% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £84,964
UK median annual salary £57,500 £58,500 £53,000
% change year-on-year -1.71% +10.38% -3.64%

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 2,250 3,419 7,159
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 13.44% 26.69% 23.05%
Number of salaries quoted 1,656 2,418 6,123
10th Percentile £37,500 £38,750 £37,000
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 £81,250 £91,107 £73,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £120,000 £93,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £64,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -6.98% +12.17% -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 1 April 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 62 (11.13%) SharePoint
2 10 (1.80%) Apache Airflow
3 8 (1.44%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (1.44%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 6 (1.08%) Apache Spark
4 6 (1.08%) SAS
5 5 (0.90%) CMS
5 5 (0.90%) Confluence
6 4 (0.72%) Umbraco
7 3 (0.54%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.54%) Drupal
8 2 (0.36%) Moodle
9 1 (0.18%) Apache
9 1 (0.18%) Jupyter
Applications
1 177 (31.78%) Microsoft Excel
2 32 (5.75%) Microsoft Office
3 18 (3.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (2.33%) Microsoft Project
5 8 (1.44%) Trello
6 5 (0.90%) MS Visio
6 5 (0.90%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 20 (3.59%) Dynamics CRM
2 11 (1.97%) NetSuite
3 8 (1.44%) Oracle ERP
4 6 (1.08%) NEC Housing
5 5 (0.90%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.54%) ResourceLink
7 2 (0.36%) SAP HR
8 1 (0.18%) Dynamics GP
8 1 (0.18%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.18%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.18%) SAP Business One
8 1 (0.18%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 557 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 248 (44.52%) Azure
3 89 (15.98%) Azure Data Factory
3 89 (15.98%) Power Automate
4 70 (12.57%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 65 (11.67%) PowerApps
6 64 (11.49%) Microsoft 365
7 47 (8.44%) Dynamics 365
8 35 (6.28%) Azure DevOps
9 30 (5.39%) Snowflake
10 25 (4.49%) GitHub
11 24 (4.31%) GCP
12 22 (3.95%) AWS
12 22 (3.95%) SaaS
13 21 (3.77%) Azure Logic Apps
13 21 (3.77%) Google Analytics
14 16 (2.87%) dbt
15 15 (2.69%) GitHub Copilot
16 13 (2.33%) Azure Machine Learning
17 12 (2.15%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.54%) Modbus
1 3 (0.54%) MQTT
2 2 (0.36%) Firewall
2 2 (0.36%) Intranet
2 2 (0.36%) WAN
3 1 (0.18%) ADSL
3 1 (0.18%) Internet
3 1 (0.18%) NAS
3 1 (0.18%) VoIP
3 1 (0.18%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 109 (19.57%) Tableau
2 79 (14.18%) SQL Server
3 55 (9.87%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 51 (9.16%) Azure SQL Database
5 46 (8.26%) Data Warehouse
6 38 (6.82%) Power Query
7 29 (5.21%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 28 (5.03%) Big Data
9 27 (4.85%) Data Lake
10 22 (3.95%) Looker
11 16 (2.87%) MySQL
12 13 (2.33%) BigQuery
12 13 (2.33%) Metadata
13 12 (2.15%) PostgreSQL
14 11 (1.97%) QlikView
15 9 (1.62%) Relational Database
16 8 (1.44%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
16 8 (1.44%) PowerPivot
16 8 (1.44%) SQL Server Analysis Services
16 8 (1.44%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 22 (3.95%) Git
2 17 (3.05%) JIRA
3 11 (1.97%) Jenkins
4 8 (1.44%) Oracle Forms
5 6 (1.08%) ERwin
6 4 (0.72%) ER Studio
6 4 (0.72%) PowerDesigner
6 4 (0.72%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 3 (0.54%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.18%) Oracle APEX
8 1 (0.18%) Postman
8 1 (0.18%) Team Foundation Server
8 1 (0.18%) Toad
General
1 236 (42.37%) Social Skills
2 201 (36.09%) Analytical Skills
3 189 (33.93%) Finance
4 50 (8.98%) Public Sector
5 46 (8.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 36 (6.46%) Marketing
7 30 (5.39%) Retail
8 27 (4.85%) Legal
9 25 (4.49%) Presentation Skills
10 24 (4.31%) Organisational Skills
11 23 (4.13%) Law
12 15 (2.69%) Billing
13 14 (2.51%) Banking
13 14 (2.51%) Manufacturing
14 12 (2.15%) Automotive
15 11 (1.97%) Telecoms
16 10 (1.80%) Publishing
17 6 (1.08%) Investment Banking
18 5 (0.90%) Advertising
18 5 (0.90%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 185 (33.21%) Analyst
2 85 (15.26%) Senior
3 73 (13.11%) Developer
4 69 (12.39%) Data Analyst
5 55 (9.87%) Lead
6 33 (5.92%) Data Engineer
7 27 (4.85%) Business Intelligence Developer
8 25 (4.49%) Big Data Engineer
8 25 (4.49%) Business Intelligence Analyst
8 25 (4.49%) DataOps Engineer
8 25 (4.49%) DataOps Leader
8 25 (4.49%) Lead Big Data Engineer
9 24 (4.31%) Commercial Analyst
10 23 (4.13%) Senior Developer
11 22 (3.95%) IT Support
11 22 (3.95%) Power Platform Developer
12 21 (3.77%) Applications Support
12 21 (3.77%) Consultant
12 21 (3.77%) Data Scientist
12 21 (3.77%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (4.67%) HTML5 Canvas
2 25 (4.49%) .NET
3 24 (4.31%) JSON
4 18 (3.23%) HTML
5 17 (3.05%) CSS
6 15 (2.69%) PySpark
6 15 (2.69%) XML
7 11 (1.97%) .NET Core
8 9 (1.62%) RESTful
9 8 (1.44%) Microsoft Graph
9 8 (1.44%) OAuth
9 8 (1.44%) OAuth2
9 8 (1.44%) SAML
9 8 (1.44%) SPFx
10 7 (1.26%) EDI
11 6 (1.08%) Kafka
12 4 (0.72%) Middleware
12 4 (0.72%) REST
13 3 (0.54%) AngularJS
13 3 (0.54%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 43 (7.72%) Management Information System
2 34 (6.10%) Analytical Mindset
3 31 (5.57%) Data Structures
4 29 (5.21%) Self-Motivation
5 27 (4.85%) Cloud Native
6 17 (3.05%) Onboarding
7 16 (2.87%) Enterprise Software
7 16 (2.87%) Low-Code
8 11 (1.97%) FMCG
8 11 (1.97%) Product Ownership
9 10 (1.80%) Greenfield Project
10 9 (1.62%) Algorithms
11 8 (1.44%) Legacy Systems
12 6 (1.08%) Life Science
12 6 (1.08%) Reinsurance
13 5 (0.90%) Replication
13 5 (0.90%) Social Media
14 3 (0.54%) Credit Risk
14 3 (0.54%) Driving Licence
14 3 (0.54%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 8 (1.44%) Linux
1 8 (1.44%) Unix
1 8 (1.44%) Windows
2 2 (0.36%) VMS
2 2 (0.36%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.18%) Android
3 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.18%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 517 (92.82%) Business Intelligence
2 204 (36.62%) Analytics
3 168 (30.16%) Decision-Making
4 159 (28.55%) Visualisation
5 137 (24.60%) Problem-Solving
6 123 (22.08%) Continuous Improvement
7 113 (20.29%) Data Modelling
8 110 (19.75%) Data Analysis
9 98 (17.59%) Data Visualisation
10 87 (15.62%) Agile
10 87 (15.62%) ETL
11 85 (15.26%) AI
12 83 (14.90%) Actionable Insight
13 75 (13.46%) CI/CD
14 72 (12.93%) CRM
15 67 (12.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 65 (11.67%) Data Management
17 62 (11.13%) Data Engineering
18 60 (10.77%) Data Governance
19 58 (10.41%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 284 (50.99%) SQL
2 132 (23.70%) Python
3 54 (9.69%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 44 (7.90%) C#
5 36 (6.46%) JavaScript
6 28 (5.03%) PowerShell
7 24 (4.31%) R
8 21 (3.77%) T-SQL
9 15 (2.69%) VBA
10 11 (1.97%) TypeScript
11 10 (1.80%) Java
12 9 (1.62%) PL/SQL
13 8 (1.44%) Shell Script
14 5 (0.90%) Kusto Query Language
14 5 (0.90%) Scala
14 5 (0.90%) VB
14 5 (0.90%) VBScript
15 2 (0.36%) Bicep
15 2 (0.36%) Ruby
16 1 (0.18%) C
Qualifications
1 107 (19.21%) Degree
2 40 (7.18%) Security Cleared
3 37 (6.64%) ACCA
3 37 (6.64%) CIMA
4 30 (5.39%) SC Cleared
5 29 (5.21%) Computer Science Degree
5 29 (5.21%) Microsoft Certification
6 25 (4.49%) DBS Check
7 15 (2.69%) AAT
8 12 (2.15%) Azure Certification
8 12 (2.15%) Six Sigma Green Belt
9 8 (1.44%) Master's Degree
10 6 (1.08%) PMI Certification
10 6 (1.08%) PMP
11 5 (0.90%) Numerate Degree
12 4 (0.72%) CIPFA
12 4 (0.72%) DV Cleared
13 3 (0.54%) CIPD
13 3 (0.54%) CISA
13 3 (0.54%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 97 (17.41%) Data Quality
2 33 (5.92%) SLA
3 27 (4.85%) GDPR
4 23 (4.13%) Actionable Recommendations
5 21 (3.77%) PMO
6 17 (3.05%) QA
7 13 (2.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 4 (0.72%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.54%) IFRS
10 2 (0.36%) GAAP
10 2 (0.36%) GRC
10 2 (0.36%) WCAG
11 1 (0.18%) IFRS 17
11 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 1 (0.18%) NIST
11 1 (0.18%) P3O
System Software
1 8 (1.44%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.08%) Docker
2 6 (1.08%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.18%) BitLocker
3 1 (0.18%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 14 (2.51%) Terraform
2 9 (1.62%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (0.90%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.90%) SCCM
4 4 (0.72%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.36%) Argo
6 1 (0.18%) Control-M
6 1 (0.18%) SQL Sentry
Vendors
1 209 (37.52%) Microsoft
2 68 (12.21%) Databricks
3 32 (5.75%) Google
4 31 (5.57%) Oracle
5 22 (3.95%) Informatica
6 21 (3.77%) Salesforce
7 19 (3.41%) SAP
8 13 (2.33%) Adobe
9 11 (1.97%) Alteryx
10 9 (1.62%) IBM
10 9 (1.62%) Northgate
11 7 (1.26%) Hotjar
12 6 (1.08%) VMware
13 5 (0.90%) ESRI
13 5 (0.90%) ServiceNow
13 5 (0.90%) Snow
14 4 (0.72%) HubSpot
14 4 (0.72%) JD Edwards
14 4 (0.72%) Talend
15 3 (0.54%) Mercator