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

6 months to
5 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 82 82 54
Rank change year-on-year 0 -28 +12
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 644 713 1,494
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.08% 4.40% 4.52%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 21.98% 21.76% 21.08%
Number of salaries quoted 483 508 1,284
10th Percentile £36,450 £36,250 £36,365
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,300 £56,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.32% +1.82% -
75th Percentile £78,125 £70,063 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £93,758 £86,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £56,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -2.65% +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 2,930 3,277 7,088
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 14.00% 20.23% 21.44%
Number of salaries quoted 2,317 2,197 5,882
10th Percentile £37,400 £36,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £46,000 £47,231 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £83,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £115,000 £115,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -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 5 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 77 (11.96%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.24%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.09%) Apache Airflow
4 5 (0.78%) Apache Spark
4 5 (0.78%) SAS
5 4 (0.62%) CMS
5 4 (0.62%) Oracle Workflow
6 3 (0.47%) ArcGIS
6 3 (0.47%) Confluence
6 3 (0.47%) Drupal
7 2 (0.31%) Apache
8 1 (0.16%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.16%) WordPress
Applications
1 167 (25.93%) Microsoft Excel
2 26 (4.04%) Microsoft Office
3 23 (3.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 16 (2.48%) Microsoft Project
5 8 (1.24%) Spreadsheet
6 6 (0.93%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.31%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 22 (3.42%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (1.86%) NetSuite
2 12 (1.86%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 5 (0.78%) SAP ERP
4 4 (0.62%) Dynamics NAV
5 3 (0.47%) Carpe Diem
5 3 (0.47%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.31%) SAP HR
6 2 (0.31%) Visualfiles
7 1 (0.16%) Dynamics GP
7 1 (0.16%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.16%) Raiser’s Edge
7 1 (0.16%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 644 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 233 (36.18%) Azure
3 104 (16.15%) Power Automate
4 84 (13.04%) PowerApps
5 77 (11.96%) Microsoft 365
6 61 (9.47%) Dynamics 365
7 59 (9.16%) Azure Data Factory
8 43 (6.68%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 41 (6.37%) Azure Logic Apps
10 34 (5.28%) SaaS
11 32 (4.97%) Google Analytics
12 30 (4.66%) Azure DevOps
13 29 (4.50%) OneDrive
14 28 (4.35%) Microsoft Purview
15 25 (3.88%) AWS
16 24 (3.73%) GCP
17 20 (3.11%) Snowflake
18 19 (2.95%) Adobe Creative Cloud
19 11 (1.71%) Entra ID
19 11 (1.71%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.02%) Broadband
2 4 (0.62%) Firewall
3 3 (0.47%) NAS
3 3 (0.47%) SMS
3 3 (0.47%) VoIP
3 3 (0.47%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (0.31%) Modbus
4 2 (0.31%) MQTT
4 2 (0.31%) WAN
5 1 (0.16%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 120 (18.63%) Tableau
2 68 (10.56%) SQL Server
3 46 (7.14%) Data Warehouse
3 46 (7.14%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 42 (6.52%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 36 (5.59%) Azure SQL Database
6 32 (4.97%) Data Lake
6 32 (4.97%) Power Query
7 29 (4.50%) Big Data
8 28 (4.35%) Looker
9 24 (3.73%) Relational Database
10 19 (2.95%) BigQuery
10 19 (2.95%) MySQL
10 19 (2.95%) PostgreSQL
11 18 (2.80%) Metadata
11 18 (2.80%) Star Schema
12 15 (2.33%) Semantic Layer
13 13 (2.02%) SAP BW
14 10 (1.55%) NoSQL
15 9 (1.40%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 12 (1.86%) JIRA
2 11 (1.71%) Git
3 10 (1.55%) Visual Studio
4 9 (1.40%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.16%) Browser DevTools
5 1 (0.16%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.16%) Postman
5 1 (0.16%) Toad
General
1 278 (43.17%) Social Skills
2 205 (31.83%) Analytical Skills
3 177 (27.48%) Finance
4 78 (12.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 64 (9.94%) Public Sector
6 43 (6.68%) Law
7 40 (6.21%) Legal
8 37 (5.75%) Marketing
9 36 (5.59%) Retail
10 31 (4.81%) Organisational Skills
11 15 (2.33%) Documentation Skills
12 11 (1.71%) Automotive
13 10 (1.55%) Banking
14 9 (1.40%) Manufacturing
14 9 (1.40%) Publishing
15 8 (1.24%) Presentation Skills
15 8 (1.24%) Social Housing
16 6 (0.93%) Billing
17 5 (0.78%) Aeronautics
17 5 (0.78%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 195 (30.28%) Analyst
2 106 (16.46%) Senior
3 95 (14.75%) Developer
4 71 (11.02%) Data Analyst
5 60 (9.32%) Data Engineer
6 56 (8.70%) Lead
7 32 (4.97%) Data Manager
8 28 (4.35%) Applications Support
8 28 (4.35%) Senior Developer
9 27 (4.19%) Business Intelligence Analyst
9 27 (4.19%) Business Intelligence Developer
10 26 (4.04%) Senior Analyst
11 25 (3.88%) Applications Manager
11 25 (3.88%) Big Data Engineer
11 25 (3.88%) DataOps Engineer
11 25 (3.88%) DataOps Leader
11 25 (3.88%) Lead Big Data Engineer
11 25 (3.88%) Power Platform Developer
12 24 (3.73%) Architect
12 24 (3.73%) Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (6.68%) .NET
2 37 (5.75%) HTML
3 33 (5.12%) CSS
3 33 (5.12%) HTML5 Canvas
4 30 (4.66%) JSON
5 21 (3.26%) .NET Core
6 20 (3.11%) Microsoft Graph
7 19 (2.95%) PySpark
7 19 (2.95%) SPFx
8 15 (2.33%) XML
9 12 (1.86%) Oracle Fusion
10 8 (1.24%) React
10 8 (1.24%) REST
11 7 (1.09%) Web Services
12 6 (0.93%) Kafka
13 5 (0.78%) ASP.NET
14 4 (0.62%) Middleware
15 3 (0.47%) ADO
15 3 (0.47%) HTML5
15 3 (0.47%) Regular Expression
Miscellaneous
1 56 (8.70%) Management Information System
2 40 (6.21%) Data Structures
3 24 (3.73%) Product Ownership
4 19 (2.95%) Onboarding
5 16 (2.48%) Analytical Mindset
6 14 (2.17%) Social Media
7 13 (2.02%) Cloud Native
7 13 (2.02%) Self-Motivation
8 9 (1.40%) Enterprise Software
9 7 (1.09%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 7 (1.09%) Greenfield Project
10 6 (0.93%) AI Agents
10 6 (0.93%) Cyberattack
10 6 (0.93%) FMCG
10 6 (0.93%) Legacy Systems
10 6 (0.93%) Low-Code
11 5 (0.78%) Data Fabric
11 5 (0.78%) Life Science
11 5 (0.78%) Mobile App
11 5 (0.78%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 8 (1.24%) Linux
2 6 (0.93%) Windows
3 5 (0.78%) Unix
4 4 (0.62%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.47%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.31%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.31%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 585 (90.84%) Business Intelligence
2 224 (34.78%) Analytics
3 167 (25.93%) Decision-Making
4 144 (22.36%) Data Modelling
5 142 (22.05%) Problem-Solving
6 128 (19.88%) Visualisation
7 126 (19.57%) Continuous Improvement
8 108 (16.77%) Actionable Insight
9 101 (15.68%) AI
10 96 (14.91%) Data Visualisation
11 95 (14.75%) ETL
12 94 (14.60%) Project Management
13 90 (13.98%) Agile
14 85 (13.20%) Data Governance
15 82 (12.73%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 81 (12.58%) CRM
17 78 (12.11%) Data Analysis
18 70 (10.87%) CI/CD
19 69 (10.71%) Data Engineering
20 61 (9.47%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 315 (48.91%) SQL
2 109 (16.93%) Python
3 59 (9.16%) C#
4 51 (7.92%) JavaScript
5 49 (7.61%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 43 (6.68%) PowerShell
7 30 (4.66%) T-SQL
8 22 (3.42%) VBA
9 19 (2.95%) TypeScript
10 18 (2.80%) R
11 10 (1.55%) Kusto Query Language
12 6 (0.93%) VB
13 5 (0.78%) VBScript
14 3 (0.47%) PL/SQL
14 3 (0.47%) Scala
15 2 (0.31%) Bicep
15 2 (0.31%) Formula Language
15 2 (0.31%) X++
16 1 (0.16%) C
16 1 (0.16%) PHP
Qualifications
1 107 (16.61%) Degree
2 46 (7.14%) Security Cleared
3 39 (6.06%) SC Cleared
4 35 (5.43%) ACCA
5 31 (4.81%) CIMA
6 22 (3.42%) DBS Check
7 18 (2.80%) Microsoft Certification
8 17 (2.64%) Computer Science Degree
9 14 (2.17%) AAT
10 8 (1.24%) Master's Degree
11 7 (1.09%) Azure Certification
12 4 (0.62%) CIPFA
13 3 (0.47%) BPSS Clearance
14 2 (0.31%) CompTIA CySA+
14 2 (0.31%) CompTIA Security+
14 2 (0.31%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 2 (0.31%) Numerate Degree
14 2 (0.31%) PMI Certification
14 2 (0.31%) PMP
14 2 (0.31%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 124 (19.25%) Data Quality
2 58 (9.01%) GDPR
3 37 (5.75%) SLA
4 36 (5.59%) QA
5 24 (3.73%) Accessibility
6 20 (3.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 14 (2.17%) Actionable Recommendations
7 14 (2.17%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 14 (2.17%) PMO
8 6 (0.93%) NIST
9 5 (0.78%) IFRS
10 4 (0.62%) GAAP
10 4 (0.62%) ISO 9001
10 4 (0.62%) NIST 800
10 4 (0.62%) PERC
11 2 (0.31%) GRC
11 2 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 1 (0.16%) IFRS 17
System Software
1 8 (1.24%) Active Directory
1 8 (1.24%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (0.62%) Docker
3 3 (0.47%) BitLocker
3 3 (0.47%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 10 (1.55%) Terraform
2 5 (0.78%) SCCM
3 2 (0.31%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.16%) Ansible
4 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.16%) MOM
4 1 (0.16%) SQL Sentry
4 1 (0.16%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 248 (38.51%) Microsoft
2 60 (9.32%) Databricks
3 38 (5.90%) Google
4 37 (5.75%) Oracle
5 30 (4.66%) SAP
6 24 (3.73%) Adobe
7 23 (3.57%) Salesforce
8 15 (2.33%) Alteryx
8 15 (2.33%) Informatica
9 8 (1.24%) VMware
10 7 (1.09%) Hotjar
11 6 (0.93%) HubSpot
11 6 (0.93%) Intapp
12 5 (0.78%) ESRI
12 5 (0.78%) IBM
12 5 (0.78%) ServiceNow
12 5 (0.78%) Snow
12 5 (0.78%) Talend
13 4 (0.62%) Hyperion
13 4 (0.62%) JD Edwards