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

6 months to
21 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 76 68 54
Rank change year-on-year -8 -14 +19
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 572 592 1,517
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.20% 4.44% 4.69%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 24.48% 17.68% 21.09%
Number of salaries quoted 411 411 1,310
10th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £42,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £84,964
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £53,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +7.48% -2.73%

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 2,337 3,348 7,194
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 13.08% 25.09% 22.24%
Number of salaries quoted 1,736 2,436 6,205
10th Percentile £37,500 £37,500 £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 £90,000 £74,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £120,625 £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 21 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 67 (11.71%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.57%) Apache Airflow
3 8 (1.40%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (1.40%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 7 (1.22%) Apache Spark
5 5 (0.87%) CMS
5 5 (0.87%) SAS
6 4 (0.70%) Confluence
6 4 (0.70%) Umbraco
7 3 (0.52%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.52%) Drupal
8 2 (0.35%) Apache
8 2 (0.35%) Moodle
Applications
1 176 (30.77%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (3.85%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (2.27%) Microsoft Project
4 11 (1.92%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (1.22%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (0.87%) MS Visio
6 5 (0.87%) Trello
Business Applications
1 18 (3.15%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (2.10%) NetSuite
2 12 (2.10%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 8 (1.40%) Oracle ERP
4 6 (1.05%) NEC Housing
5 5 (0.87%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.52%) ResourceLink
7 2 (0.35%) SAP HR
8 1 (0.17%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.17%) Raiser’s Edge
8 1 (0.17%) SAP Business One
8 1 (0.17%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 572 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 256 (44.76%) Azure
3 95 (16.61%) Power Automate
4 94 (16.43%) Azure Data Factory
5 74 (12.94%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 65 (11.36%) Microsoft 365
6 65 (11.36%) PowerApps
7 42 (7.34%) Dynamics 365
8 32 (5.59%) Azure DevOps
9 25 (4.37%) SaaS
10 24 (4.20%) Azure Logic Apps
10 24 (4.20%) Snowflake
11 23 (4.02%) Google Analytics
12 21 (3.67%) GCP
13 20 (3.50%) GitHub
14 18 (3.15%) OneDrive
15 17 (2.97%) AWS
16 15 (2.62%) dbt
16 15 (2.62%) GitHub Copilot
17 14 (2.45%) Adobe Creative Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.10%) Broadband
2 4 (0.70%) Firewall
3 3 (0.52%) Modbus
3 3 (0.52%) MQTT
3 3 (0.52%) NAS
3 3 (0.52%) VoIP
3 3 (0.52%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (0.35%) Intranet
4 2 (0.35%) WAN
5 1 (0.17%) ADSL
5 1 (0.17%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 114 (19.93%) Tableau
2 78 (13.64%) SQL Server
3 59 (10.31%) Azure SQL Database
4 47 (8.22%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 39 (6.82%) Power Query
6 37 (6.47%) Data Warehouse
7 35 (6.12%) Data Lake
8 31 (5.42%) Big Data
9 25 (4.37%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 23 (4.02%) Looker
11 16 (2.80%) MySQL
12 13 (2.27%) SAP BW
13 12 (2.10%) BigQuery
13 12 (2.10%) PostgreSQL
14 10 (1.75%) Metadata
15 9 (1.57%) Star Schema
16 8 (1.40%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
16 8 (1.40%) PowerPivot
16 8 (1.40%) Relational Database
17 5 (0.87%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 21 (3.67%) Git
2 18 (3.15%) JIRA
3 11 (1.92%) Jenkins
4 8 (1.40%) Oracle Forms
5 4 (0.70%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 4 (0.70%) Visual Studio
6 2 (0.35%) ERwin
7 1 (0.17%) Oracle APEX
7 1 (0.17%) Postman
7 1 (0.17%) Team Foundation Server
7 1 (0.17%) Toad
General
1 250 (43.71%) Social Skills
2 196 (34.27%) Analytical Skills
3 192 (33.57%) Finance
4 55 (9.62%) Public Sector
5 42 (7.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 35 (6.12%) Marketing
7 29 (5.07%) Legal
8 27 (4.72%) Retail
9 24 (4.20%) Presentation Skills
10 22 (3.85%) Law
11 20 (3.50%) Organisational Skills
12 15 (2.62%) Billing
13 13 (2.27%) Manufacturing
14 12 (2.10%) Automotive
15 10 (1.75%) Publishing
16 9 (1.57%) Banking
17 8 (1.40%) Documentation Skills
17 8 (1.40%) Telecoms
18 6 (1.05%) Investment Banking
19 5 (0.87%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 192 (33.57%) Analyst
2 83 (14.51%) Senior
3 72 (12.59%) Developer
4 69 (12.06%) Data Analyst
5 58 (10.14%) Lead
6 36 (6.29%) Data Engineer
7 29 (5.07%) Big Data Engineer
7 29 (5.07%) DataOps Engineer
7 29 (5.07%) DataOps Leader
7 29 (5.07%) Lead Big Data Engineer
8 26 (4.55%) Business Intelligence Developer
9 25 (4.37%) Consultant
9 25 (4.37%) Senior Analyst
10 24 (4.20%) Commercial Analyst
10 24 (4.20%) IT Support
10 24 (4.20%) Senior Developer
11 23 (4.02%) Applications Support
12 22 (3.85%) Applications Manager
13 21 (3.67%) Business Analyst
13 21 (3.67%) Business Intelligence Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (5.94%) .NET
2 32 (5.59%) HTML5 Canvas
3 29 (5.07%) JSON
4 28 (4.90%) CSS
4 28 (4.90%) HTML
5 17 (2.97%) .NET Core
6 16 (2.80%) PySpark
7 14 (2.45%) Microsoft Graph
7 14 (2.45%) SPFx
8 13 (2.27%) XML
9 12 (2.10%) Oracle Fusion
10 9 (1.57%) RESTful
11 8 (1.40%) OAuth
11 8 (1.40%) OAuth2
11 8 (1.40%) SAML
12 6 (1.05%) Kafka
13 5 (0.87%) EDI
14 3 (0.52%) .NET Framework
14 3 (0.52%) AngularJS
14 3 (0.52%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 43 (7.52%) Data Structures
1 43 (7.52%) Management Information System
2 33 (5.77%) Analytical Mindset
3 29 (5.07%) Self-Motivation
4 21 (3.67%) Cloud Native
5 18 (3.15%) Onboarding
6 16 (2.80%) Social Media
7 15 (2.62%) Enterprise Software
8 14 (2.45%) Low-Code
9 11 (1.92%) FMCG
10 10 (1.75%) Greenfield Project
10 10 (1.75%) Product Ownership
11 9 (1.57%) Algorithms
12 5 (0.87%) Legacy Systems
12 5 (0.87%) Life Science
12 5 (0.87%) Replication
13 4 (0.70%) Mobile App
13 4 (0.70%) Reinsurance
14 3 (0.52%) IoT
14 3 (0.52%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 6 (1.05%) Windows
2 5 (0.87%) Linux
2 5 (0.87%) Unix
3 4 (0.70%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.52%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.35%) VMS
6 1 (0.17%) Android
6 1 (0.17%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 527 (92.13%) Business Intelligence
2 195 (34.09%) Analytics
3 171 (29.90%) Decision-Making
4 148 (25.87%) Visualisation
5 131 (22.90%) Problem-Solving
6 127 (22.20%) Data Modelling
7 121 (21.15%) Continuous Improvement
8 107 (18.71%) Data Analysis
9 102 (17.83%) Actionable Insight
10 88 (15.38%) Data Visualisation
11 84 (14.69%) Agile
11 84 (14.69%) ETL
12 80 (13.99%) AI
13 73 (12.76%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 72 (12.59%) CI/CD
15 66 (11.54%) CRM
15 66 (11.54%) Project Management
16 62 (10.84%) Data Management
17 61 (10.66%) Data Engineering
18 59 (10.31%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 289 (50.52%) SQL
2 134 (23.43%) Python
3 58 (10.14%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 48 (8.39%) C#
5 37 (6.47%) JavaScript
6 36 (6.29%) PowerShell
7 21 (3.67%) R
7 21 (3.67%) T-SQL
8 18 (3.15%) VBA
9 16 (2.80%) TypeScript
10 10 (1.75%) Java
11 8 (1.40%) PL/SQL
11 8 (1.40%) Shell Script
12 5 (0.87%) Kusto Query Language
12 5 (0.87%) Scala
12 5 (0.87%) VB
12 5 (0.87%) VBScript
13 2 (0.35%) Bicep
13 2 (0.35%) Ruby
14 1 (0.17%) C
Qualifications
1 96 (16.78%) Degree
2 40 (6.99%) Security Cleared
3 34 (5.94%) ACCA
3 34 (5.94%) CIMA
4 29 (5.07%) SC Cleared
5 23 (4.02%) Microsoft Certification
6 20 (3.50%) DBS Check
7 18 (3.15%) Computer Science Degree
8 14 (2.45%) AAT
9 12 (2.10%) Six Sigma Green Belt
10 8 (1.40%) Azure Certification
11 6 (1.05%) Master's Degree
12 5 (0.87%) PMI Certification
12 5 (0.87%) PMP
13 4 (0.70%) CIPFA
13 4 (0.70%) DV Cleared
14 3 (0.52%) CIPD
14 3 (0.52%) Numerate Degree
15 2 (0.35%) BPSS Clearance
15 2 (0.35%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 97 (16.96%) Data Quality
2 40 (6.99%) SLA
3 30 (5.24%) GDPR
4 23 (4.02%) Actionable Recommendations
5 17 (2.97%) QA
6 15 (2.62%) PMO
7 12 (2.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 9 (1.57%) Accessibility
9 4 (0.70%) IFRS
10 3 (0.52%) GAAP
10 3 (0.52%) NIST
11 2 (0.35%) GRC
11 2 (0.35%) NIST 800
11 2 (0.35%) WCAG
12 1 (0.17%) IFRS 17
12 1 (0.17%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 8 (1.40%) Active Directory
1 8 (1.40%) VMware Infrastructure
2 7 (1.22%) Docker
3 3 (0.52%) BitLocker
3 3 (0.52%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 10 (1.75%) Terraform
2 8 (1.40%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (0.87%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.87%) SCCM
4 4 (0.70%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.35%) Argo
6 1 (0.17%) Control-M
6 1 (0.17%) SQL Sentry
Vendors
1 199 (34.79%) Microsoft
2 67 (11.71%) Databricks
3 37 (6.47%) Oracle
4 31 (5.42%) SAP
5 27 (4.72%) Google
6 19 (3.32%) Adobe
6 19 (3.32%) Salesforce
7 17 (2.97%) Informatica
8 12 (2.10%) Alteryx
9 8 (1.40%) Northgate
9 8 (1.40%) VMware
10 7 (1.22%) Hotjar
11 5 (0.87%) ESRI
11 5 (0.87%) IBM
11 5 (0.87%) Snow
12 4 (0.70%) HubSpot
12 4 (0.70%) JD Edwards
12 4 (0.70%) ServiceNow
13 3 (0.52%) Barracuda Networks
13 3 (0.52%) Sophos