Power Platform Contract Job Trends in Central London

Microsoft Power Platform
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Central London requiring Power Platform skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 31 35
Rank change year-on-year -1 +4 +16
Contract jobs citing Power Platform 164 120 118
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 6.83% 6.29% 5.01%
As % of the Cloud Services category 16.19% 15.60% 12.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 110 83 79
10th Percentile £361 £333 £397
25th Percentile £425 £406 £469
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -7.27% -4.35% +10.58%
75th Percentile £624 £650 £675
90th Percentile £739 £762 £750
London median daily rate £515 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +3.00% -4.76% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 0
10th Percentile - £18.05 -
25th Percentile £19.25 £20.38 -
Median hourly rate £19.50 £25.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -23.53% - -
75th Percentile £19.75 £31.38 -
90th Percentile - £34.15 -
London median hourly rate £28.55 £25.01 £30.59
% change year-on-year +14.15% -18.24% -24.47%

All Cloud Computing Skills
Central London

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 in Central London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 1,013 769 938
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 42.19% 40.33% 39.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 709 559 623
10th Percentile £332 £338 £389
25th Percentile £456 £439 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £563
Median % change year-on-year - -2.22% +2.27%
75th Percentile £660 £666 £675
90th Percentile £763 £765 £757
London median daily rate £550 £529 £550
% change year-on-year +3.97% -3.82% -2.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 10 5
10th Percentile £19.28 £18.63 -
25th Percentile £21.75 £24.50 £27.00
Median hourly rate £27.00 £34.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -20.59% -2.86% +55.56%
75th Percentile £46.88 £55.60 -
90th Percentile £64.88 £67.89 £69.50
London median hourly rate £30.00 £26.40 £31.50
% change year-on-year +13.64% -16.19% -28.41%

Power Platform
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Power Platform relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Power Platform job vacancy trend in Central London

Power Platform
Daily Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Power Platform.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Power Platform

Power Platform
Daily Rate Histogram in Central London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Power Platform in Central London over the 6 months to 15 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Power Platform in Central London

Power Platform
Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Power Platform.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Power Platform

Power Platform
Contract Job Locations in Central London

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 Central London region over the 6 months to 15 October 2026. 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
City of London +1 146 £520 -5.45% 39
West End of London -6 7 £475 -5.00% 3
City of Westminster -7 4 £538 -6.52% 4
Kensington and Chelsea - 2 £563 -
Southwark - 2 £513 -
Power Platform
London

Power Platform
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London 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 23 (14.02%) SharePoint
2 8 (4.88%) Confluence
3 3 (1.83%) Apache Spark
4 2 (1.22%) Apache
4 2 (1.22%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.61%) IIS
5 1 (0.61%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 22 (13.41%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.22%) Chatbot
2 2 (1.22%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (1.22%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.61%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.61%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 12 (7.32%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.83%) Remedy ITSM
2 3 (1.83%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (1.22%) SAP MDG
4 1 (0.61%) Aladdin
4 1 (0.61%) CA PPM
4 1 (0.61%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.61%) OneSumX
4 1 (0.61%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.61%) SystmOne
4 1 (0.61%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 87 (53.05%) Azure
2 32 (19.51%) Azure DevOps
3 31 (18.90%) Power Automate
4 30 (18.29%) PowerApps
5 27 (16.46%) Azure Data Factory
6 23 (14.02%) Dynamics 365
7 19 (11.59%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 18 (10.98%) Microsoft Copilot
9 14 (8.54%) Serverless
10 13 (7.93%) AWS
11 12 (7.32%) Microsoft 365
12 10 (6.10%) Azure Functions
13 9 (5.49%) GitHub
13 9 (5.49%) Snowflake
14 8 (4.88%) Azure Logic Apps
15 7 (4.27%) Azure Databricks
15 7 (4.27%) Azure Service Bus
15 7 (4.27%) Copilot Studio
15 7 (4.27%) SaaS
16 5 (3.05%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.83%) DNS
1 3 (1.83%) Firewall
1 3 (1.83%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 123 (75.00%) Power BI
2 27 (16.46%) Data Warehouse
3 23 (14.02%) SQL Server
4 15 (9.15%) Azure SQL Database
5 14 (8.54%) Data Lake
6 13 (7.93%) Metadata
6 13 (7.93%) Star Schema
7 10 (6.10%) Power Query
8 9 (5.49%) Semantic Layer
8 9 (5.49%) Tableau
9 8 (4.88%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 7 (4.27%) Relational Database
11 6 (3.66%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 5 (3.05%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
13 4 (2.44%) Data Hub
13 4 (2.44%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 3 (1.83%) Amazon Athena
14 3 (1.83%) Delta Lake
14 3 (1.83%) GIS
14 3 (1.83%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 14 (8.54%) JIRA
2 12 (7.32%) Git
3 7 (4.27%) Visual Studio
4 5 (3.05%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 3 (1.83%) JDeveloper
5 3 (1.83%) Visual Studio Code
6 2 (1.22%) GitLab
7 1 (0.61%) ER Studio
7 1 (0.61%) MLflow
7 1 (0.61%) SpecFlow
7 1 (0.61%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 57 (34.76%) Finance
2 48 (29.27%) Social Skills
3 33 (20.12%) Analytical Skills
4 19 (11.59%) Banking
5 17 (10.37%) Public Sector
6 12 (7.32%) Retail
7 11 (6.71%) Marketing
8 7 (4.27%) Influencing Skills
9 5 (3.05%) Financial Institution
10 3 (1.83%) Documentation Skills
10 3 (1.83%) Front Office
10 3 (1.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 3 (1.83%) Law
10 3 (1.83%) Legal
10 3 (1.83%) Military
11 2 (1.22%) Back Office
11 2 (1.22%) Pharmaceutical
12 1 (0.61%) Advertising
12 1 (0.61%) Aviation
12 1 (0.61%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 36 (21.95%) Developer
2 35 (21.34%) Analyst
3 25 (15.24%) Architect
4 19 (11.59%) Data Analyst
5 15 (9.15%) Consultant
5 15 (9.15%) Data Engineer
6 13 (7.93%) Senior
7 11 (6.71%) Business Intelligence Developer
7 11 (6.71%) Data Architect
8 10 (6.10%) Power BI Developer
9 9 (5.49%) Business Analyst
9 9 (5.49%) Solutions Architect
10 8 (4.88%) Dynamics 365 Developer
11 7 (4.27%) Lead
11 7 (4.27%) Power Platform Developer
12 5 (3.05%) Senior Developer
13 4 (2.44%) Business Intelligence Analyst
13 4 (2.44%) Business Intelligence Architect
13 4 (2.44%) Functional Consultant
13 4 (2.44%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (10.98%) .NET
2 16 (9.76%) PySpark
3 8 (4.88%) REST
4 6 (3.66%) JSON
4 6 (3.66%) Kafka
4 6 (3.66%) Terraform
5 5 (3.05%) ASP.NET Web API
6 4 (2.44%) .NET Framework
6 4 (2.44%) HTML
6 4 (2.44%) HTML5 Canvas
6 4 (2.44%) RESTful
7 3 (1.83%) CSS
7 3 (1.83%) XML
8 2 (1.22%) Microsoft Graph
8 2 (1.22%) Middleware
8 2 (1.22%) OAuth
8 2 (1.22%) React
8 2 (1.22%) SOAP
8 2 (1.22%) WCF
8 2 (1.22%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 13 (7.93%) Cloud Native
1 13 (7.93%) Product Ownership
2 11 (6.71%) AI Agents
3 7 (4.27%) Data Structures
3 7 (4.27%) Low-Code
4 6 (3.66%) Onboarding
5 4 (2.44%) Clustering
6 3 (1.83%) Data Centre
6 3 (1.83%) Enterprise Software
6 3 (1.83%) NHS
6 3 (1.83%) Reference Data
6 3 (1.83%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (1.22%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (1.22%) CMDB
7 2 (1.22%) Distributed Applications
7 2 (1.22%) Distributed Systems
7 2 (1.22%) FMCG
7 2 (1.22%) Legacy Systems
7 2 (1.22%) Management Information System
7 2 (1.22%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 5 (3.05%) Windows
2 2 (1.22%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.61%) VMS
3 1 (0.61%) Windows 10
3 1 (0.61%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 115 (70.12%) Business Intelligence
2 60 (36.59%) Analytics
3 53 (32.32%) Data Modelling
4 47 (28.66%) DevOps
5 42 (25.61%) Stakeholder Management
6 40 (24.39%) Agile
7 39 (23.78%) CI/CD
7 39 (23.78%) Data Governance
8 36 (21.95%) AI
9 35 (21.34%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 27 (16.46%) Problem-Solving
11 26 (15.85%) Migration
12 22 (13.41%) Decision-Making
13 19 (11.59%) Data Engineering
14 18 (10.98%) Roadmaps
15 17 (10.37%) Data Pipeline
15 17 (10.37%) ETL
16 16 (9.76%) Continuous Improvement
16 16 (9.76%) Data Architecture
16 16 (9.76%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 72 (43.90%) SQL
2 31 (18.90%) Python
3 27 (16.46%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 19 (11.59%) C#
5 12 (7.32%) JavaScript
5 12 (7.32%) PowerShell
6 11 (6.71%) TypeScript
7 8 (4.88%) T-SQL
8 4 (2.44%) Bicep
9 2 (1.22%) Java
9 2 (1.22%) Korn
9 2 (1.22%) R
9 2 (1.22%) XMLA
10 1 (0.61%) C
10 1 (0.61%) VBA
10 1 (0.61%) X++
Qualifications
1 38 (23.17%) Security Cleared
2 26 (15.85%) SC Cleared
3 14 (8.54%) DBS Check
4 12 (7.32%) Degree
5 7 (4.27%) Microsoft Certification
6 3 (1.83%) DV Cleared
6 3 (1.83%) PMI Certification
6 3 (1.83%) PMP
7 2 (1.22%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (0.61%) AWS Certification
8 1 (0.61%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
8 1 (0.61%) Master's Degree
8 1 (0.61%) SAFe Agilist
8 1 (0.61%) SnowPro
8 1 (0.61%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (18.90%) Data Quality
2 12 (7.32%) QA
3 8 (4.88%) Accessibility
4 2 (1.22%) GDPR
4 2 (1.22%) P3O
4 2 (1.22%) PMO
5 1 (0.61%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (0.61%) COBIT
5 1 (0.61%) GRC
5 1 (0.61%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 1 (0.61%) WCAG
System Software
1 6 (3.66%) Active Directory
2 4 (2.44%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.61%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 3 (1.83%) Grafana
1 3 (1.83%) Kubernetes
1 3 (1.83%) Microsoft Clustering
1 3 (1.83%) Prometheus
1 3 (1.83%) SCCM
1 3 (1.83%) SCOM
2 1 (0.61%) WSUS
Vendors
1 84 (51.22%) Microsoft
2 30 (18.29%) Databricks
3 8 (4.88%) ServiceNow
4 6 (3.66%) Oracle
5 5 (3.05%) Informatica
6 4 (2.44%) Foundry
6 4 (2.44%) SAP
6 4 (2.44%) VMware
7 3 (1.83%) AppDynamics
7 3 (1.83%) BMC
7 3 (1.83%) Commvault
7 3 (1.83%) Dynatrace
7 3 (1.83%) Remedy
7 3 (1.83%) Splunk
8 2 (1.22%) Adobe
8 2 (1.22%) Alteryx
8 2 (1.22%) Amplitude
8 2 (1.22%) Planview
8 2 (1.22%) UiPath
8 2 (1.22%) Workday