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

6 months to
25 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 82 87 53
Rank change year-on-year +5 -34 +19
Permanent jobs citing Power BI 585 643 1,514
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.10% 4.40% 4.62%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 23.96% 19.75% 20.61%
Number of salaries quoted 425 427 1,319
10th Percentile £36,250 £36,700 £36,365
25th Percentile £42,500 £43,487 £43,000
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 £93,778 £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 2,442 3,255 7,345
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 12.94% 22.28% 22.40%
Number of salaries quoted 1,854 2,153 6,240
10th Percentile £38,500 £36,250 £37,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £49,118 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,000 £65,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.62% +13.04% -11.54%
75th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £121,150 £100,000
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 25 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 61 (10.43%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.37%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.20%) Apache Airflow
4 5 (0.85%) Apache Spark
4 5 (0.85%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 4 (0.68%) CMS
6 3 (0.51%) ArcGIS
6 3 (0.51%) Drupal
6 3 (0.51%) SAS
7 2 (0.34%) Apache
7 2 (0.34%) Confluence
8 1 (0.17%) Oracle Workflow
8 1 (0.17%) Umbraco
Applications
1 150 (25.64%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (3.08%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (2.39%) Microsoft Project
4 11 (1.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (1.20%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.68%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 21 (3.59%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (2.05%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 11 (1.88%) NetSuite
4 6 (1.03%) NEC Housing
4 6 (1.03%) Oracle ERP
5 5 (0.85%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.51%) Dynamics NAV
7 2 (0.34%) SAP HR
8 1 (0.17%) Dynamics GP
8 1 (0.17%) Raiser’s Edge
8 1 (0.17%) ResourceLink
8 1 (0.17%) SAP Business One
8 1 (0.17%) Visualfiles
8 1 (0.17%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 585 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 225 (38.46%) Azure
3 93 (15.90%) Power Automate
4 69 (11.79%) PowerApps
5 64 (10.94%) Microsoft 365
6 59 (10.09%) Azure Data Factory
7 46 (7.86%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 46 (7.86%) Dynamics 365
8 32 (5.47%) Azure Logic Apps
9 29 (4.96%) Google Analytics
10 28 (4.79%) SaaS
11 27 (4.62%) Azure DevOps
12 24 (4.10%) OneDrive
13 23 (3.93%) Microsoft Purview
14 19 (3.25%) Adobe Creative Cloud
14 19 (3.25%) GCP
15 18 (3.08%) Snowflake
16 17 (2.91%) AWS
17 13 (2.22%) Azure Machine Learning
18 10 (1.71%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.05%) Broadband
2 4 (0.68%) Firewall
2 4 (0.68%) Modbus
2 4 (0.68%) MQTT
3 3 (0.51%) NAS
3 3 (0.51%) SMS
3 3 (0.51%) VoIP
3 3 (0.51%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (0.34%) WAN
5 1 (0.17%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 115 (19.66%) Tableau
2 61 (10.43%) SQL Server
3 37 (6.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 36 (6.15%) Power Query
5 35 (5.98%) Data Warehouse
5 35 (5.98%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 33 (5.64%) Azure SQL Database
6 33 (5.64%) Big Data
7 28 (4.79%) Data Lake
8 25 (4.27%) Looker
9 17 (2.91%) MySQL
10 16 (2.74%) Relational Database
11 14 (2.39%) BigQuery
11 14 (2.39%) Star Schema
12 13 (2.22%) Metadata
12 13 (2.22%) PostgreSQL
12 13 (2.22%) SAP BW
13 11 (1.88%) Semantic Layer
14 8 (1.37%) PowerPivot
15 6 (1.03%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 14 (2.39%) Git
2 13 (2.22%) JIRA
3 9 (1.54%) Visual Studio
4 8 (1.37%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 6 (1.03%) Jenkins
6 5 (0.85%) Oracle Forms
7 1 (0.17%) Browser DevTools
7 1 (0.17%) Oracle APEX
7 1 (0.17%) Postman
7 1 (0.17%) Toad
General
1 243 (41.54%) Social Skills
2 193 (32.99%) Analytical Skills
3 154 (26.32%) Finance
4 68 (11.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 58 (9.91%) Public Sector
6 37 (6.32%) Retail
7 31 (5.30%) Marketing
8 30 (5.13%) Law
9 28 (4.79%) Legal
10 20 (3.42%) Organisational Skills
11 13 (2.22%) Publishing
12 12 (2.05%) Automotive
13 11 (1.88%) Documentation Skills
13 11 (1.88%) Presentation Skills
14 6 (1.03%) Banking
14 6 (1.03%) Manufacturing
15 5 (0.85%) Aeronautics
15 5 (0.85%) Billing
15 5 (0.85%) Social Housing
16 4 (0.68%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 178 (30.43%) Analyst
2 99 (16.92%) Senior
3 82 (14.02%) Developer
4 67 (11.45%) Data Analyst
5 58 (9.91%) Lead
6 40 (6.84%) Data Engineer
7 30 (5.13%) Big Data Engineer
7 30 (5.13%) DataOps Engineer
7 30 (5.13%) DataOps Leader
7 30 (5.13%) Lead Big Data Engineer
8 29 (4.96%) Senior Analyst
9 27 (4.62%) Applications Support
9 27 (4.62%) Business Intelligence Developer
9 27 (4.62%) Senior Developer
10 26 (4.44%) Data Manager
11 25 (4.27%) Consultant
12 24 (4.10%) Applications Manager
13 23 (3.93%) Business Intelligence Analyst
13 23 (3.93%) Power Platform Developer
14 21 (3.59%) Operations Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (6.32%) .NET
2 33 (5.64%) HTML
2 33 (5.64%) HTML5 Canvas
3 32 (5.47%) CSS
4 30 (5.13%) JSON
5 21 (3.59%) .NET Core
6 20 (3.42%) Microsoft Graph
7 19 (3.25%) SPFx
8 15 (2.56%) PySpark
8 15 (2.56%) XML
9 12 (2.05%) Oracle Fusion
10 7 (1.20%) OAuth
10 7 (1.20%) OAuth2
11 6 (1.03%) React
11 6 (1.03%) RESTful
12 5 (0.85%) SAML
12 5 (0.85%) Web Services
13 4 (0.68%) ASP.NET
13 4 (0.68%) Kafka
13 4 (0.68%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 45 (7.69%) Management Information System
2 44 (7.52%) Data Structures
3 20 (3.42%) Onboarding
4 19 (3.25%) Product Ownership
5 14 (2.39%) Cloud Native
5 14 (2.39%) Self-Motivation
5 14 (2.39%) Social Media
6 13 (2.22%) Analytical Mindset
6 13 (2.22%) Enterprise Software
7 10 (1.71%) FMCG
8 9 (1.54%) Algorithms
8 9 (1.54%) Greenfield Project
8 9 (1.54%) Low-Code
9 6 (1.03%) Cyberattack
9 6 (1.03%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (0.85%) Life Science
10 5 (0.85%) Mobile App
10 5 (0.85%) Replication
11 4 (0.68%) IoT
11 4 (0.68%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 8 (1.37%) Windows
2 7 (1.20%) Linux
3 5 (0.85%) Unix
4 4 (0.68%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.51%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.34%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.34%) VMS
7 1 (0.17%) Android
7 1 (0.17%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 529 (90.43%) Business Intelligence
2 191 (32.65%) Analytics
3 155 (26.50%) Decision-Making
4 125 (21.37%) Data Modelling
5 124 (21.20%) Visualisation
6 109 (18.63%) Problem-Solving
7 106 (18.12%) Continuous Improvement
8 99 (16.92%) ETL
9 93 (15.90%) Data Visualisation
10 88 (15.04%) Actionable Insight
11 87 (14.87%) AI
12 84 (14.36%) Project Management
13 81 (13.85%) Agile
14 75 (12.82%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 74 (12.65%) Data Governance
16 71 (12.14%) Data Analysis
17 68 (11.62%) CRM
17 68 (11.62%) Machine Learning
18 65 (11.11%) CI/CD
19 62 (10.60%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 280 (47.86%) SQL
2 120 (20.51%) Python
3 51 (8.72%) C#
4 43 (7.35%) JavaScript
4 43 (7.35%) PowerShell
5 41 (7.01%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 26 (4.44%) T-SQL
7 23 (3.93%) R
8 19 (3.25%) TypeScript
9 16 (2.74%) VBA
10 8 (1.37%) Kusto Query Language
11 7 (1.20%) PL/SQL
12 5 (0.85%) Java
12 5 (0.85%) Shell Script
12 5 (0.85%) VB
12 5 (0.85%) VBScript
13 3 (0.51%) Scala
14 2 (0.34%) Formula Language
15 1 (0.17%) C
15 1 (0.17%) Google Apps Script
Qualifications
1 98 (16.75%) Degree
2 39 (6.67%) Security Cleared
3 35 (5.98%) ACCA
4 34 (5.81%) CIMA
5 29 (4.96%) SC Cleared
6 21 (3.59%) DBS Check
7 15 (2.56%) Microsoft Certification
8 14 (2.39%) AAT
8 14 (2.39%) Computer Science Degree
9 5 (0.85%) Azure Certification
9 5 (0.85%) PMI Certification
9 5 (0.85%) PMP
10 4 (0.68%) CIPFA
10 4 (0.68%) Master's Degree
11 2 (0.34%) ISEB
11 2 (0.34%) Numerate Degree
12 1 (0.17%) BPSS Clearance
12 1 (0.17%) CompTIA Security+
12 1 (0.17%) ISACA
12 1 (0.17%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 107 (18.29%) Data Quality
2 48 (8.21%) GDPR
3 37 (6.32%) SLA
4 20 (3.42%) QA
5 17 (2.91%) Accessibility
6 15 (2.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 14 (2.39%) PMO
8 12 (2.05%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 11 (1.88%) Actionable Recommendations
10 5 (0.85%) NIST
11 4 (0.68%) IFRS
11 4 (0.68%) NIST 800
11 4 (0.68%) PERC
12 3 (0.51%) GAAP
13 2 (0.34%) GRC
14 1 (0.17%) IFRS 17
14 1 (0.17%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 8 (1.37%) Active Directory
1 8 (1.37%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (0.51%) BitLocker
2 3 (0.51%) Docker
2 3 (0.51%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 7 (1.20%) Terraform
2 5 (0.85%) SCCM
2 5 (0.85%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.34%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.17%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.17%) MOM
4 1 (0.17%) SQL Sentry
4 1 (0.17%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 219 (37.44%) Microsoft
2 62 (10.60%) Databricks
3 37 (6.32%) Oracle
4 35 (5.98%) Google
5 28 (4.79%) SAP
6 24 (4.10%) Adobe
7 22 (3.76%) Salesforce
8 16 (2.74%) Informatica
9 12 (2.05%) Alteryx
10 8 (1.37%) VMware
11 7 (1.20%) Hotjar
11 7 (1.20%) Northgate
11 7 (1.20%) ServiceNow
12 5 (0.85%) ESRI
12 5 (0.85%) IBM
12 5 (0.85%) Snow
13 4 (0.68%) HubSpot
13 4 (0.68%) JD Edwards
13 4 (0.68%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
14 3 (0.51%) MuleSoft