Power Platform Contracts

Microsoft Power Platform
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring Power Platform skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Power Platform over the 6 months leading up to 20 September 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Sep 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 42 57 65
Rank change year-on-year +15 +8 -1
Contract jobs citing Power Platform 1,656 1,887 3,051
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 4.31% 3.78% 3.55%
As % of the Cloud Services category 12.60% 10.59% 9.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,123 1,344 2,211
10th Percentile £313 £325 £363
25th Percentile £410 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £523
Median % change year-on-year - -4.31% +6.04%
75th Percentile £593 £613 £600
90th Percentile £688 £688 £688
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £475 £500
% change year-on-year - -5.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 46 33
10th Percentile £20.08 £19.88 £14.25
25th Percentile £24.94 £21.61 £18.38
Median hourly rate £30.00 £36.40 £23.00
Median % change year-on-year -17.58% +58.25% -11.54%
75th Percentile £50.13 £55.00 £35.00
90th Percentile £77.35 £63.75 £43.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £30.00 £32.30 £22.50
% change year-on-year -7.12% +43.56% -1.70%

All Cloud Skills
UK

Power Platform falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 13,139 17,826 32,736
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 34.22% 35.75% 38.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,835 12,824 23,639
10th Percentile £313 £313 £350
25th Percentile £425 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £534 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.69% -2.91% +4.76%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 193 337 343
10th Percentile £15.60 £14.97 £13.43
25th Percentile £20.75 £18.50 £15.25
Median hourly rate £31.00 £35.00 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -11.43% +62.79% -
75th Percentile £63.75 £66.00 £44.13
90th Percentile £70.00 £78.07 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £30.44 £26.00 £19.61
% change year-on-year +17.07% +32.62% +0.54%

Power Platform
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Power Platform as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Power Platform in the UK

Power Platform
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Power Platform.

Daily rate trend for Power Platform in the UK

Power Platform
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Power Platform over the 6 months to 20 September 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Power Platform in the UK

Power Platform
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Power Platform.

Hourly rate trend for Power Platform in the UK

Power Platform
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Power Platform over the 6 months to 20 September 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Power Platform in the UK

Power Platform
Top 17 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Power Platform within the UK over the 6 months to 20 September 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +17 1,458 £500 - 1,067
London +9 758 £525 -1.37% 509
UK excluding London +19 729 £475 - 755
Work from Home +13 573 £500 - 771
North of England +14 177 £475 +2.70% 180
South East +25 165 £500 -6.98% 294
Midlands +6 143 £450 -6.49% 116
South West +40 133 £525 +10.53% 67
West Midlands +9 117 £450 -10.00% 92
North West +4 104 £450 - 94
Yorkshire +31 70 £500 +0.05% 61
Scotland +28 68 £475 +5.56% 38
East of England +15 46 £420 -6.67% 53
East Midlands +7 25 £425 -2.86% 24
Wales -4 13 £400 -15.79% 10
Northern Ireland -5 5 - - 3
North East -9 5 £450 +1.69% 26

Power Platform
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 240 (14.49%) SharePoint
2 36 (2.17%) Confluence
3 34 (2.05%) Apache
3 34 (2.05%) Microsoft Exchange
4 25 (1.51%) Apache Spark
5 14 (0.85%) Umbraco
6 10 (0.60%) SAS
7 7 (0.42%) Apache Airflow
7 7 (0.42%) ArcGIS
8 5 (0.30%) Mendix
9 4 (0.24%) CMS
9 4 (0.24%) Jupyter
10 3 (0.18%) BizTalk Server
10 3 (0.18%) IIS
11 2 (0.12%) SharePoint Server
12 1 (0.060%) Adobe Experience Manager
12 1 (0.060%) GeoServer
12 1 (0.060%) SharePoint 2010
12 1 (0.060%) TWiki
12 1 (0.060%) WordPress
Applications
1 195 (11.78%) Microsoft Excel
2 39 (2.36%) Microsoft Office
3 26 (1.57%) MS Visio
4 22 (1.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 15 (0.91%) Spreadsheet
6 9 (0.54%) Microsoft Project
7 5 (0.30%) Chatbot
8 2 (0.12%) InfoPath
8 2 (0.12%) Trello
9 1 (0.060%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 128 (7.73%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (0.60%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.36%) Aladdin
3 6 (0.36%) Dynamics AX
3 6 (0.36%) NEC Housing
4 5 (0.30%) IBM Planning Analytics
4 5 (0.30%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 4 (0.24%) Dynamics GP
5 4 (0.24%) Maximo
5 4 (0.24%) SAP ERP
5 4 (0.24%) SimCorp Dimension
6 3 (0.18%) Remedy ITSM
6 3 (0.18%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.18%) SAP HCM
6 3 (0.18%) SAP Payroll
7 2 (0.12%) Academy Housing
7 2 (0.12%) Markit EDM
7 2 (0.12%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.12%) Orchard Housing
7 2 (0.12%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 653 (39.43%) Azure
2 392 (23.67%) PowerApps
3 316 (19.08%) Power Automate
4 276 (16.67%) Dynamics 365
5 239 (14.43%) Microsoft 365
6 132 (7.97%) Azure DevOps
7 119 (7.19%) AWS
8 115 (6.94%) Azure Data Factory
9 75 (4.53%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 68 (4.11%) Azure Logic Apps
10 68 (4.11%) Serverless
11 66 (3.99%) Snowflake
12 58 (3.50%) Azure Functions
13 45 (2.72%) GitHub
14 44 (2.66%) Entra ID
15 42 (2.54%) GCP
16 39 (2.36%) dbt
17 38 (2.29%) SaaS
18 32 (1.93%) OneDrive
19 31 (1.87%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 18 (1.09%) Firewall
2 11 (0.66%) Intranet
3 8 (0.48%) DNS
4 6 (0.36%) SSL
5 5 (0.30%) Network Security
6 4 (0.24%) Internet
6 4 (0.24%) SNMP
7 3 (0.18%) Cisco Nexus
7 3 (0.18%) VPN
8 2 (0.12%) DHCP
8 2 (0.12%) HTTP
8 2 (0.12%) Remote Desktop
8 2 (0.12%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.060%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1,284 (77.54%) Power BI
2 247 (14.92%) Tableau
3 214 (12.92%) SQL Server
4 197 (11.90%) Data Warehouse
5 130 (7.85%) Data Lake
6 100 (6.04%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 100 (6.04%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 74 (4.47%) Big Data
8 71 (4.29%) Relational Database
9 70 (4.23%) Power Query
10 58 (3.50%) Azure SQL Database
11 49 (2.96%) Qlik Sense
12 36 (2.17%) NoSQL
13 35 (2.11%) PostgreSQL
14 33 (1.99%) SQL Server Analysis Services
15 31 (1.87%) Metadata
15 31 (1.87%) MySQL
16 29 (1.75%) BusinessObjects
16 29 (1.75%) Tableau Server
17 26 (1.57%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 81 (4.89%) JIRA
2 31 (1.87%) Visual Studio
3 30 (1.81%) Git
4 21 (1.27%) GitLab
5 15 (0.91%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 8 (0.48%) Postman
7 6 (0.36%) Team Foundation Server
8 5 (0.30%) ERwin
8 5 (0.30%) Visual Studio Team System
9 4 (0.24%) Hudson
9 4 (0.24%) Sonatype Nexus
10 3 (0.18%) ER Studio
10 3 (0.18%) Oracle APEX
10 3 (0.18%) RStudio
10 3 (0.18%) tSQLt
11 2 (0.12%) Bitbucket
11 2 (0.12%) Jenkins
11 2 (0.12%) Rational DOORS
11 2 (0.12%) SpecFlow
11 2 (0.12%) Subversion
General
1 455 (27.48%) Social Skills
2 390 (23.55%) Finance
3 332 (20.05%) Analytical Skills
4 153 (9.24%) Public Sector
5 119 (7.19%) Banking
6 61 (3.68%) Marketing
7 39 (2.36%) Presentation Skills
8 37 (2.23%) Retail
9 34 (2.05%) Legal
10 30 (1.81%) Front Office
11 27 (1.63%) Organisational Skills
12 23 (1.39%) Investment Banking
13 22 (1.33%) Local Government
14 21 (1.27%) Influencing Skills
15 20 (1.21%) Documentation Skills
16 19 (1.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 19 (1.15%) Pharmaceutical
17 15 (0.91%) Financial Institution
17 15 (0.91%) Law
18 14 (0.85%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 475 (28.68%) Developer
2 392 (23.67%) Analyst
3 182 (10.99%) Data Analyst
4 166 (10.02%) Architect
5 153 (9.24%) Business Intelligence Developer
6 119 (7.19%) Data Engineer
7 118 (7.13%) Power BI Developer
8 111 (6.70%) Senior
9 109 (6.58%) Power Platform Developer
10 108 (6.52%) Lead
11 100 (6.04%) Consultant
12 81 (4.89%) Business Intelligence Analyst
13 70 (4.23%) Business Analyst
14 68 (4.11%) Power Apps Developer
15 63 (3.80%) Solutions Architect
16 59 (3.56%) Power BI Analyst
17 54 (3.26%) Dynamics 365 Developer
18 52 (3.14%) Applications Developer
19 51 (3.08%) Senior Analyst
20 40 (2.42%) Financial Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 122 (7.37%) .NET
2 85 (5.13%) CSS
3 83 (5.01%) HTML
4 46 (2.78%) .NET Framework
4 46 (2.78%) XML
5 43 (2.60%) JSON
5 43 (2.60%) REST
6 32 (1.93%) PySpark
7 30 (1.81%) HTML5 Canvas
7 30 (1.81%) Web Services
8 28 (1.69%) AngularJS
9 25 (1.51%) ADO
10 22 (1.33%) ASP.NET Web API
10 22 (1.33%) SPFx
11 21 (1.27%) React
11 21 (1.27%) WCF
12 19 (1.15%) Entity Framework
12 19 (1.15%) jQuery
13 16 (0.97%) ASP.NET
14 14 (0.85%) Microsoft Enterprise Library
Miscellaneous
1 59 (3.56%) Management Information System
1 59 (3.56%) Product Ownership
2 37 (2.23%) Data Structures
3 28 (1.69%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 26 (1.57%) Low-Code
5 25 (1.51%) Analytical Mindset
5 25 (1.51%) Hedge funds
6 20 (1.21%) Onboarding
7 19 (1.15%) Derivative
8 18 (1.09%) Equities
8 18 (1.09%) Fixed Income
8 18 (1.09%) PKI
9 17 (1.03%) Legacy Systems
9 17 (1.03%) Public Cloud
10 16 (0.97%) NHS
11 12 (0.72%) CMDB
11 12 (0.72%) Reference Data
12 11 (0.66%) Greenfield Project
12 11 (0.66%) Legacy Applications
12 11 (0.66%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 54 (3.26%) Windows
2 17 (1.03%) Windows Server
3 10 (0.60%) Linux
4 9 (0.54%) Unix
4 9 (0.54%) Windows 10
5 6 (0.36%) VMS
6 5 (0.30%) Mac OS
6 5 (0.30%) Windows Server 2012
7 4 (0.24%) Apple iOS
7 4 (0.24%) Windows 7
8 3 (0.18%) Windows Server 2003
9 1 (0.060%) Android
9 1 (0.060%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,088 (65.70%) Business Intelligence
2 364 (21.98%) Agile
3 341 (20.59%) Data Modelling
4 321 (19.38%) Analytics
5 299 (18.06%) Visualisation
6 241 (14.55%) DevOps
7 233 (14.07%) Problem-Solving
8 219 (13.22%) Data Analysis
9 209 (12.62%) Data Visualisation
10 208 (12.56%) ETL
11 158 (9.54%) Migration
12 151 (9.12%) CRM
13 147 (8.88%) Decision-Making
14 143 (8.64%) Stakeholder Management
15 125 (7.55%) Scrum
16 112 (6.76%) Data Governance
17 111 (6.70%) Data Integration
18 107 (6.46%) Project Management
19 98 (5.92%) Data Management
20 97 (5.86%) Data Analytics
Programming Languages
1 660 (39.86%) SQL
2 292 (17.63%) Python
3 157 (9.48%) JavaScript
4 143 (8.64%) C#
5 112 (6.76%) PowerShell
6 91 (5.50%) T-SQL
7 86 (5.19%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 53 (3.20%) R
9 32 (1.93%) Java
10 24 (1.45%) PL/SQL
11 20 (1.21%) VBA
12 11 (0.66%) MATLAB
12 11 (0.66%) TypeScript
13 10 (0.60%) Scala
13 10 (0.60%) VB.NET
14 9 (0.54%) X++
15 5 (0.30%) Bash
16 4 (0.24%) Bicep
16 4 (0.24%) C
17 3 (0.18%) VB
Qualifications
1 215 (12.98%) Degree
2 176 (10.63%) Security Cleared
3 139 (8.39%) SC Cleared
4 55 (3.32%) Computer Science Degree
5 37 (2.23%) Microsoft Certification
6 31 (1.87%) Master's Degree
7 30 (1.81%) DV Cleared
8 29 (1.75%) PMI Certification
9 28 (1.69%) PMP
10 24 (1.45%) BPSS Clearance
11 22 (1.33%) Azure Certification
12 19 (1.15%) ITIL Certification
13 10 (0.60%) MCSE
13 10 (0.60%) TOGAF Certification
14 9 (0.54%) Numerate Degree
15 5 (0.30%) Microsoft Certified Architect
16 4 (0.24%) ACCA
16 4 (0.24%) CIMA
17 3 (0.18%) CFA
17 3 (0.18%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 134 (8.09%) Data Quality
2 58 (3.50%) QA
3 31 (1.87%) GDPR
4 27 (1.63%) PMO
5 22 (1.33%) SLA
6 19 (1.15%) Accessibility
7 8 (0.48%) GxP
8 7 (0.42%) Disclosure Scotland
8 7 (0.42%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 6 (0.36%) MiFID
10 4 (0.24%) GRC
10 4 (0.24%) PCI DSS
11 3 (0.18%) Actionable Recommendations
11 3 (0.18%) COBIT
11 3 (0.18%) HIPAA
11 3 (0.18%) HL7
12 2 (0.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
12 2 (0.12%) NIST
12 2 (0.12%) NIST 800
12 2 (0.12%) SOC 2
System Software
1 58 (3.50%) Active Directory
2 9 (0.54%) Virtual Desktop
2 9 (0.54%) Virtual Machines
3 8 (0.48%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.18%) Docker
4 3 (0.18%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.12%) HDFS
6 1 (0.060%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.060%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 1 (0.060%) Terminal Services
6 1 (0.060%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.060%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 25 (1.51%) Microsoft Intune
2 20 (1.21%) Terraform
3 12 (0.72%) SCCM
4 9 (0.54%) Kubernetes
5 6 (0.36%) Jamf Pro
6 3 (0.18%) Ansible
6 3 (0.18%) PingFederate
7 2 (0.12%) CASB
7 2 (0.12%) McAfee ePO
7 2 (0.12%) SCOrch
7 2 (0.12%) SCSM
8 1 (0.060%) Grafana
8 1 (0.060%) Nagios
8 1 (0.060%) Nessus
8 1 (0.060%) Progress Chef
8 1 (0.060%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.060%) SCOM
8 1 (0.060%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 642 (38.77%) Microsoft
2 97 (5.86%) Databricks
3 80 (4.83%) Oracle
4 69 (4.17%) SAP
4 69 (4.17%) ServiceNow
5 44 (2.66%) Salesforce
6 36 (2.17%) Google
7 17 (1.03%) Alteryx
8 16 (0.97%) Informatica
9 12 (0.72%) Cloudera
10 11 (0.66%) Adobe
11 10 (0.60%) Cadence
11 10 (0.60%) Cognos
11 10 (0.60%) MicroStrategy
12 9 (0.54%) Ariba
12 9 (0.54%) Splunk
13 8 (0.48%) IBM
13 8 (0.48%) NEC
14 7 (0.42%) Citrix
14 7 (0.42%) VMware