Power Platform Contract Job Trends in the East Midlands

Microsoft Power Platform
England > East Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the East Midlands 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 46 43
Rank change year-on-year +14 -3 +12
Contract jobs citing Power Platform 56 26 25
As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands 4.03% 3.07% 3.29%
As % of the Cloud Services category 14.97% 10.20% 12.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 34 13 9
10th Percentile £213 £384 £313
25th Percentile £356 £394 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £425 £425
Median % change year-on-year +23.53% - +6.25%
75th Percentile £634 £469 £475
90th Percentile £650 £525 £516
England median daily rate £500 £495 £500
% change year-on-year +1.01% -1.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 1 0
10th Percentile £17.97 - -
25th Percentile £17.97 £18.50 -
Median hourly rate £20.85 £19.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +9.74% - -
75th Percentile £24.99 £19.50 -
90th Percentile £27.51 - -
England median hourly rate £30.00 £25.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year +20.00% -16.67% -23.57%

All Cloud Computing Skills
East Midlands

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 the East Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 374 255 204
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands 26.93% 30.11% 26.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 187 192 114
10th Percentile £225 £323 £212
25th Percentile £360 £367 £356
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £447 £450
Median % change year-on-year +0.67% -0.67% -0.66%
75th Percentile £548 £500 £570
90th Percentile £658 £625 £619
England median daily rate £525 £503 £525
% change year-on-year +4.48% -4.29% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 56 7 4
10th Percentile £14.01 £17.64 £14.91
25th Percentile £16.35 £19.38 £17.00
Median hourly rate £17.97 £21.39 £29.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.99% -26.24% +87.10%
75th Percentile £25.75 - £43.51
90th Percentile - - £50.40
England median hourly rate £32.50 £25.15 £35.00
% change year-on-year +29.22% -28.14% +8.36%

Power Platform
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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

Power Platform job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Power Platform
Daily Rate Trend in the East Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Power Platform.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Power Platform

Power Platform
Daily Rate Histogram in the East Midlands

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

Daily rate histogram for Power Platform in the East Midlands

Power Platform
Hourly Rate Trend in the East Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Power Platform.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Power Platform

Power Platform
Contract Job Locations in the East Midlands

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 East Midlands 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
Leicestershire +4 21 £538 +31.90% 11
Lincolnshire +1 20 £262 -52.27% 6
Nottinghamshire -9 6 £525 +27.27% 4
Derbyshire -10 6 £575 +24.32% 4
Northamptonshire +17 3 £550 +34.15% 5
Power Platform
England

Power Platform
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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 6 (10.71%) SharePoint
2 4 (7.14%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 13 (23.21%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.79%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (3.57%) ContrOCC
1 2 (3.57%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 19 (33.93%) Azure
2 12 (21.43%) Power Automate
3 8 (14.29%) Azure Data Factory
3 8 (14.29%) Microsoft Copilot
4 7 (12.50%) PowerApps
5 6 (10.71%) Microsoft 365
6 5 (8.93%) Azure DevOps
7 4 (7.14%) AWS
7 4 (7.14%) Dynamics 365
8 2 (3.57%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 2 (3.57%) Copilot Studio
8 2 (3.57%) GitHub
9 1 (1.79%) Azure Databricks
9 1 (1.79%) Microsoft Purview
9 1 (1.79%) Salesforce Service Cloud
9 1 (1.79%) ShareGate
9 1 (1.79%) Snowflake
Database & Business Intelligence
1 49 (87.50%) Power BI
2 12 (21.43%) SQL Server
3 8 (14.29%) Data Lake
4 6 (10.71%) Power Query
5 4 (7.14%) Azure SQL Database
6 3 (5.36%) Star Schema
7 2 (3.57%) Big Data
7 2 (3.57%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (3.57%) Relational Database
8 1 (1.79%) Apache Hive
8 1 (1.79%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
8 1 (1.79%) PowerPivot
8 1 (1.79%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 4 (7.14%) Oracle Forms
2 1 (1.79%) Git
General
1 28 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 28 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 9 (16.07%) Manufacturing
2 9 (16.07%) Public Sector
3 7 (12.50%) Finance
3 7 (12.50%) Organisational Skills
4 5 (8.93%) Police
5 4 (7.14%) Documentation Skills
6 3 (5.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (5.36%) Local Government
7 1 (1.79%) Advertising
7 1 (1.79%) Aerospace
7 1 (1.79%) Automotive
7 1 (1.79%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (1.79%) Law
Job Titles
1 14 (25.00%) Developer
2 11 (19.64%) Analyst
3 9 (16.07%) Architect
3 9 (16.07%) Business Intelligence Developer
4 8 (14.29%) Data Analyst
5 6 (10.71%) Lead
6 5 (8.93%) Data Architect
6 5 (8.93%) Data Engineer
7 3 (5.36%) Data Manager
7 3 (5.36%) Lead Developer
7 3 (5.36%) Power BI Developer
8 2 (3.57%) Data Scientist
8 2 (3.57%) Lead Data Analyst
8 2 (3.57%) Microsoft Specialist
8 2 (3.57%) Platform Architect
8 2 (3.57%) Platform Specialist
8 2 (3.57%) Project Manager
8 2 (3.57%) Report Specialist
8 2 (3.57%) Senior
8 2 (3.57%) Senior Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (7.14%) Oracle Fusion
2 2 (3.57%) .NET
3 1 (1.79%) ASP.NET Web API
3 1 (1.79%) Flash
3 1 (1.79%) HTML5 Canvas
3 1 (1.79%) Lightning Web Components
3 1 (1.79%) Middleware
3 1 (1.79%) WCF
Miscellaneous
1 6 (10.71%) Data Structures
1 6 (10.71%) Management Information System
2 3 (5.36%) Driving Licence
3 2 (3.57%) AI Agents
3 2 (3.57%) Low-Code
4 1 (1.79%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (78.57%) Business Intelligence
2 24 (42.86%) Data Modelling
2 24 (42.86%) Problem-Solving
3 23 (41.07%) Continuous Improvement
4 22 (39.29%) Decision-Making
5 15 (26.79%) AI
5 15 (26.79%) Analytics
6 14 (25.00%) Actionable Insight
6 14 (25.00%) Data Analysis
6 14 (25.00%) Visualisation
7 12 (21.43%) Data Management
7 12 (21.43%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 12 (21.43%) Validation
8 11 (19.64%) Dashboard Development
8 11 (19.64%) ERP
9 10 (17.86%) Data Visualisation
9 10 (17.86%) DevOps
10 9 (16.07%) Data Engineering
10 9 (16.07%) Data Governance
10 9 (16.07%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 22 (39.29%) SQL
2 7 (12.50%) Python
3 4 (7.14%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 3 (5.36%) JavaScript
4 3 (5.36%) R
5 2 (3.57%) C#
6 1 (1.79%) Apex Code
6 1 (1.79%) Java
6 1 (1.79%) PowerShell
6 1 (1.79%) VBA
Qualifications
1 10 (17.86%) Security Cleared
2 6 (10.71%) Degree
3 3 (5.36%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (1.79%) ACCA
4 1 (1.79%) Azure Certification
4 1 (1.79%) CIMA
4 1 (1.79%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (1.79%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (25.00%) Data Quality
2 4 (7.14%) GDPR
3 2 (3.57%) California Consumer Privacy Act
3 2 (3.57%) PMO
4 1 (1.79%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 26 (46.43%) Microsoft
2 8 (14.29%) Oracle
2 8 (14.29%) SAP
3 6 (10.71%) Databricks
4 2 (3.57%) Liquidlogic
5 1 (1.79%) Salesforce