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 11 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 71 76 57
Rank change year-on-year +5 -19 +14
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 553 633 1,404
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.41% 4.04% 5.08%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 25.83% 15.66% 20.66%
Number of salaries quoted 366 361 1,232
10th Percentile £36,250 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,250 £58,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.19% +5.45% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £74,250 £66,250
90th Percentile £88,125 £88,750 £82,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% -7.08%

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 2,141 4,043 6,797
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 13.21% 25.80% 24.61%
Number of salaries quoted 1,542 2,437 5,781
10th Percentile £37,500 £40,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £46,000 £50,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £69,308 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.82% +20.53% -8.00%
75th Percentile £81,250 £93,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £118,750 £91,934
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 11 February 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 51 (9.22%) SharePoint
2 17 (3.07%) Confluence
2 17 (3.07%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 9 (1.63%) SAS
4 8 (1.45%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (1.27%) Apache Airflow
6 5 (0.90%) Apache Spark
6 5 (0.90%) CMS
7 4 (0.72%) Umbraco
8 3 (0.54%) Drupal
9 2 (0.36%) Moodle
10 1 (0.18%) Jupyter
Applications
1 193 (34.90%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (4.88%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (2.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.45%) Trello
5 7 (1.27%) Spreadsheet
6 6 (1.08%) MS Visio
7 4 (0.72%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 21 (3.80%) Dynamics CRM
2 17 (3.07%) Oracle ERP
3 12 (2.17%) NetSuite
4 8 (1.45%) Visualfiles
5 6 (1.08%) NEC Housing
6 3 (0.54%) ResourceLink
7 2 (0.36%) SAP Business One
7 2 (0.36%) SAP HR
8 1 (0.18%) Dynamics GP
8 1 (0.18%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.18%) Pegasus Opera
8 1 (0.18%) Primavera
8 1 (0.18%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.18%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 553 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 251 (45.39%) Azure
3 81 (14.65%) Azure Data Factory
4 70 (12.66%) Power Automate
5 69 (12.48%) PowerApps
6 63 (11.39%) Microsoft 365
7 55 (9.95%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 52 (9.40%) Azure DevOps
9 47 (8.50%) Dynamics 365
10 39 (7.05%) Snowflake
11 34 (6.15%) GitHub
12 28 (5.06%) AWS
13 24 (4.34%) GitHub Copilot
14 21 (3.80%) GCP
15 18 (3.25%) OCI
15 18 (3.25%) SaaS
16 15 (2.71%) dbt
17 14 (2.53%) Azure Logic Apps
17 14 (2.53%) Google Analytics
18 13 (2.35%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.54%) Modbus
1 3 (0.54%) MQTT
2 2 (0.36%) Intranet
2 2 (0.36%) WAN
3 1 (0.18%) ADSL
3 1 (0.18%) Firewall
3 1 (0.18%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 137 (24.77%) Tableau
2 75 (13.56%) SQL Server
3 70 (12.66%) Data Warehouse
4 58 (10.49%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 42 (7.59%) Azure SQL Database
6 31 (5.61%) Data Lake
7 30 (5.42%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 27 (4.88%) Power Query
9 18 (3.25%) Looker
10 17 (3.07%) Metadata
11 16 (2.89%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
12 14 (2.53%) MySQL
13 13 (2.35%) Big Data
14 10 (1.81%) PostgreSQL
15 9 (1.63%) BigQuery
16 8 (1.45%) Crystal Reports
16 8 (1.45%) SAS EBI
16 8 (1.45%) SQL Server Analysis Services
17 7 (1.27%) Qlik Sense
17 7 (1.27%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 39 (7.05%) JIRA
2 29 (5.24%) Git
3 20 (3.62%) Jenkins
4 17 (3.07%) 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
General
1 229 (41.41%) Finance
2 222 (40.14%) Social Skills
3 198 (35.80%) Analytical Skills
4 55 (9.95%) Marketing
5 47 (8.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 41 (7.41%) Public Sector
7 30 (5.42%) Retail
8 26 (4.70%) Organisational Skills
9 25 (4.52%) Presentation Skills
10 24 (4.34%) Manufacturing
11 20 (3.62%) Law
11 20 (3.62%) Legal
12 18 (3.25%) Billing
13 13 (2.35%) Banking
14 12 (2.17%) Advertising
14 12 (2.17%) Telecoms
15 10 (1.81%) Publishing
16 7 (1.27%) Local Government
17 6 (1.08%) Influencing Skills
18 5 (0.90%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 191 (34.54%) Analyst
2 80 (14.47%) Developer
3 79 (14.29%) Senior
4 70 (12.66%) Data Analyst
5 51 (9.22%) Lead
6 33 (5.97%) Data Engineer
7 30 (5.42%) Business Intelligence Developer
8 28 (5.06%) Applications Engineer
9 27 (4.88%) Business Analyst
10 26 (4.70%) Business Intelligence Analyst
11 24 (4.34%) Commercial Analyst
11 24 (4.34%) Power Platform Developer
11 24 (4.34%) Support Analyst
12 22 (3.98%) Consultant
13 21 (3.80%) Data Scientist
14 19 (3.44%) Cloud Engineer
15 18 (3.25%) Insight Analyst
15 18 (3.25%) Senior Analyst
15 18 (3.25%) Senior Developer
16 15 (2.71%) Applications Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (3.80%) .NET
2 18 (3.25%) HTML5 Canvas
2 18 (3.25%) RESTful
3 17 (3.07%) JSON
3 17 (3.07%) OAuth
3 17 (3.07%) OAuth2
3 17 (3.07%) SAML
3 17 (3.07%) XML
4 11 (1.99%) HTML
5 10 (1.81%) CSS
6 9 (1.63%) Middleware
7 8 (1.45%) PySpark
8 7 (1.27%) EDI
9 5 (0.90%) .NET Core
10 4 (0.72%) AngularJS
10 4 (0.72%) Kafka
10 4 (0.72%) React
10 4 (0.72%) REST
10 4 (0.72%) Web Services
11 3 (0.54%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 42 (7.59%) Analytical Mindset
2 37 (6.69%) Management Information System
3 36 (6.51%) Cloud Native
4 29 (5.24%) Data Structures
5 28 (5.06%) Self-Motivation
6 24 (4.34%) Product Ownership
7 23 (4.16%) Onboarding
8 22 (3.98%) Enterprise Software
9 15 (2.71%) Low-Code
10 11 (1.99%) FMCG
11 10 (1.81%) Algorithms
11 10 (1.81%) Greenfield Project
12 8 (1.45%) Legacy Systems
13 6 (1.08%) Reinsurance
14 5 (0.90%) Credit Risk
14 5 (0.90%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
15 4 (0.72%) Market Risk
15 4 (0.72%) Social Media
16 3 (0.54%) Housing Association
16 3 (0.54%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 11 (1.99%) Windows
2 5 (0.90%) Linux
2 5 (0.90%) Unix
3 2 (0.36%) VMS
4 1 (0.18%) Android
4 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.18%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 514 (92.95%) Business Intelligence
2 217 (39.24%) Analytics
3 171 (30.92%) Decision-Making
4 169 (30.56%) Visualisation
5 144 (26.04%) Continuous Improvement
6 132 (23.87%) Problem-Solving
7 119 (21.52%) Agile
8 115 (20.80%) Data Analysis
9 107 (19.35%) Data Modelling
10 105 (18.99%) Data Visualisation
11 104 (18.81%) AI
12 87 (15.73%) Actionable Insight
12 87 (15.73%) ETL
13 78 (14.10%) DevOps
14 75 (13.56%) Data Engineering
15 67 (12.12%) CI/CD
15 67 (12.12%) CRM
16 66 (11.93%) Coaching
17 64 (11.57%) Data Management
17 64 (11.57%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 320 (57.87%) SQL
2 164 (29.66%) Python
3 48 (8.68%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 38 (6.87%) C#
5 31 (5.61%) JavaScript
6 28 (5.06%) R
7 22 (3.98%) PowerShell
8 21 (3.80%) Java
8 21 (3.80%) T-SQL
9 18 (3.25%) PL/SQL
10 17 (3.07%) Shell Script
11 11 (1.99%) VBA
12 8 (1.45%) Scala
13 3 (0.54%) Kusto Query Language
13 3 (0.54%) TypeScript
14 2 (0.36%) Ruby
15 1 (0.18%) Bicep
15 1 (0.18%) C
15 1 (0.18%) VB
15 1 (0.18%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 115 (20.80%) Degree
2 39 (7.05%) Security Cleared
3 36 (6.51%) ACCA
3 36 (6.51%) CIMA
4 34 (6.15%) Microsoft Certification
5 30 (5.42%) Computer Science Degree
5 30 (5.42%) SC Cleared
6 25 (4.52%) DBS Check
7 13 (2.35%) Azure Certification
8 12 (2.17%) Six Sigma Green Belt
9 11 (1.99%) Master's Degree
10 9 (1.63%) AAT
10 9 (1.63%) CISSP
10 9 (1.63%) Numerate Degree
11 8 (1.45%) CISA
12 6 (1.08%) DV Cleared
13 4 (0.72%) CIPFA
13 4 (0.72%) CISM
13 4 (0.72%) CRISC
13 4 (0.72%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 89 (16.09%) Data Quality
2 20 (3.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 20 (3.62%) SLA
3 19 (3.44%) Actionable Recommendations
3 19 (3.44%) GDPR
4 16 (2.89%) Accessibility
5 14 (2.53%) PMO
6 13 (2.35%) QA
7 6 (1.08%) GRC
8 5 (0.90%) NIST
9 4 (0.72%) COBIT
9 4 (0.72%) ITGC
10 2 (0.36%) WCAG
11 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 1 (0.18%) P3O
11 1 (0.18%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 8 (1.45%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.90%) Docker
3 1 (0.18%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.18%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 23 (4.16%) Terraform
2 20 (3.62%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (0.90%) Kubernetes
4 4 (0.72%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.36%) Argo
5 2 (0.36%) SCCM
6 1 (0.18%) Control-M
Vendors
1 195 (35.26%) Microsoft
2 59 (10.67%) Databricks
3 37 (6.69%) Oracle
4 26 (4.70%) Google
5 25 (4.52%) Salesforce
6 21 (3.80%) Informatica
7 18 (3.25%) SAP
8 10 (1.81%) Alteryx
9 9 (1.63%) Northgate
10 5 (0.90%) Concur
10 5 (0.90%) Hotjar
10 5 (0.90%) IBM
10 5 (0.90%) Sage
10 5 (0.90%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
10 5 (0.90%) ServiceNow
11 4 (0.72%) Foundry
11 4 (0.72%) Talend
12 3 (0.54%) Civica
12 3 (0.54%) Orchard
12 3 (0.54%) Teradata