Power Platform Contracts in England

Microsoft Power Platform
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England 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 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 42 48 55
Rank change year-on-year +6 +7 +10
Contract jobs citing Power Platform 1,207 1,448 2,042
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 4.96% 3.89% 4.05%
As % of the Cloud Services category 13.32% 12.22% 11.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 819 1,014 1,444
10th Percentile £325 £313 £325
25th Percentile £406 £405 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £485 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.00% - -
75th Percentile £575 £588 £606
90th Percentile £657 £700 £700
UK median daily rate £480 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -4.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 27 50
10th Percentile £18.64 £14.00 £23.85
25th Percentile £24.88 £15.13 £32.32
Median hourly rate £29.07 £23.22 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +25.22% -57.79% +144.99%
75th Percentile £33.10 £43.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £53.75 £48.25 £65.75
UK median hourly rate £29.16 £22.50 £55.00
% change year-on-year +29.60% -59.09% +139.13%

All Cloud Skills
England

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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 9,062 11,852 18,481
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 37.21% 31.87% 36.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,341 8,544 13,518
10th Percentile £313 £300 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -
75th Percentile £638 £638 £669
90th Percentile £738 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 194 321 311
10th Percentile £15.03 £14.00 £15.25
25th Percentile £18.13 £15.85 £18.25
Median hourly rate £25.50 £20.77 £32.30
Median % change year-on-year +22.77% -35.70% +53.81%
75th Percentile £40.50 £32.50 £65.75
90th Percentile £73.38 £61.60 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £27.35 £21.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year +30.24% -40.00% +62.79%

Power Platform
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Power Platform in England

Power Platform
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for Power Platform in England

Power Platform
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Power Platform in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Power Platform in England

Power Platform
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for Power Platform in England

Power Platform
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Power Platform in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Power Platform in England

Power Platform
Contract Job Locations in England

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 England region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
London +10 695 £515 -1.90% 956
North of England -3 138 £450 - 408
Midlands +4 120 £475 +11.76% 304
South East +6 118 £463 - 545
West Midlands +11 104 £475 +11.76% 178
North West -11 75 £475 +5.56% 238
South West -9 56 £450 -10.00% 191
Yorkshire +8 54 £435 -0.57% 126
East of England +27 38 £488 +18.90% 149
East Midlands -10 15 £488 +14.71% 108
North East +5 13 £455 -31.32% 45
Power Platform
UK

Power Platform
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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
1 202 (16.74%) SharePoint
2 30 (2.49%) Confluence
3 29 (2.40%) Apache Spark
4 28 (2.32%) Microsoft Exchange
5 17 (1.41%) Apache
6 13 (1.08%) Apache Airflow
7 12 (0.99%) SAS
8 8 (0.66%) Jupyter
9 6 (0.50%) SharePoint 2010
10 5 (0.41%) CMS
11 4 (0.33%) IIS
11 4 (0.33%) Oracle Workflow
12 3 (0.25%) ArcGIS
13 2 (0.17%) OpenEdge
13 2 (0.17%) Oracle Application Server
14 1 (0.083%) BizTalk Server
14 1 (0.083%) JBoss
14 1 (0.083%) SharePoint Server
14 1 (0.083%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 191 (15.82%) Microsoft Excel
2 36 (2.98%) Microsoft Office
2 36 (2.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 16 (1.33%) MS Visio
4 15 (1.24%) Microsoft Project
5 12 (0.99%) InfoPath
5 12 (0.99%) Oracle Smart View
6 4 (0.33%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.25%) Chatbot
8 2 (0.17%) Revit
9 1 (0.083%) Acrobat
9 1 (0.083%) SPSS
9 1 (0.083%) Stata
9 1 (0.083%) Trello
Business Applications
1 80 (6.63%) Dynamics CRM
2 16 (1.33%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.50%) NetSuite
4 4 (0.33%) Aladdin
4 4 (0.33%) Endur
4 4 (0.33%) Maximo
4 4 (0.33%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 2 (0.17%) Dynamics AX
5 2 (0.17%) FastStats
5 2 (0.17%) NEC Housing
5 2 (0.17%) Oracle ERP
5 2 (0.17%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.17%) Shopify
5 2 (0.17%) Sprinklr
6 1 (0.083%) FastStats PeopleStage
6 1 (0.083%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.083%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.083%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.083%) SAP BPC
6 1 (0.083%) SAP EWM
Cloud Services
1 462 (38.28%) Azure
2 315 (26.10%) PowerApps
3 251 (20.80%) Power Automate
4 187 (15.49%) Microsoft 365
5 169 (14.00%) Dynamics 365
6 99 (8.20%) AWS
7 79 (6.55%) Azure Data Factory
8 74 (6.13%) Snowflake
9 73 (6.05%) Azure DevOps
10 53 (4.39%) Serverless
11 49 (4.06%) Azure Logic Apps
12 48 (3.98%) GCP
13 45 (3.73%) Azure Functions
13 45 (3.73%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 45 (3.73%) Entra ID
14 35 (2.90%) GitHub
15 28 (2.32%) Azure Machine Learning
15 28 (2.32%) OneDrive
16 26 (2.15%) Microsoft Copilot
17 23 (1.91%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 15 (1.24%) Network Security
2 10 (0.83%) Firewall
3 9 (0.75%) VPN
4 8 (0.66%) Internet
5 6 (0.50%) SSH
6 5 (0.41%) Radio Access Network
7 4 (0.33%) DNS
7 4 (0.33%) Intranet
8 3 (0.25%) Cisco ISE
8 3 (0.25%) FTP
8 3 (0.25%) HTTP
8 3 (0.25%) SMTP
8 3 (0.25%) SSL
8 3 (0.25%) TCP/IP
8 3 (0.25%) Wi-Fi
9 2 (0.17%) WebEx
10 1 (0.083%) 2G
10 1 (0.083%) 4G
10 1 (0.083%) DHCP
10 1 (0.083%) HTTPS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 906 (75.06%) Power BI
2 188 (15.58%) Tableau
3 152 (12.59%) Data Warehouse
4 109 (9.03%) SQL Server
5 73 (6.05%) Data Lake
6 54 (4.47%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 50 (4.14%) Relational Database
7 50 (4.14%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 48 (3.98%) Power Query
9 31 (2.57%) Azure SQL Database
10 27 (2.24%) Metadata
11 26 (2.15%) BusinessObjects
12 23 (1.91%) Big Data
13 22 (1.82%) Qlik Sense
13 22 (1.82%) Snowflake Schema
14 21 (1.74%) PostgreSQL
15 19 (1.57%) Looker
15 19 (1.57%) Neo4j
15 19 (1.57%) NoSQL
16 17 (1.41%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 80 (6.63%) JIRA
2 34 (2.82%) Git
3 13 (1.08%) Visual Studio
4 12 (0.99%) ERwin
5 9 (0.75%) Oracle Forms
6 7 (0.58%) GitLab
6 7 (0.58%) Visual Studio Code
7 6 (0.50%) RStudio
7 6 (0.50%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 4 (0.33%) Liquibase
8 4 (0.33%) Postman
8 4 (0.33%) Terragrunt
9 3 (0.25%) Hudson
9 3 (0.25%) MLflow
9 3 (0.25%) ScriptRunner
9 3 (0.25%) Selenium
10 2 (0.17%) NUnit
10 2 (0.17%) Visual Studio Team System
11 1 (0.083%) Team Foundation Server
11 1 (0.083%) WebDriver
General
1 414 (34.30%) Social Skills
2 233 (19.30%) Analytical Skills
3 232 (19.22%) Finance
4 139 (11.52%) Public Sector
5 64 (5.30%) Marketing
6 52 (4.31%) Banking
7 44 (3.65%) Presentation Skills
8 38 (3.15%) Retail
9 36 (2.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 27 (2.24%) Local Government
11 20 (1.66%) Documentation Skills
11 20 (1.66%) Manufacturing
12 19 (1.57%) Military
13 18 (1.49%) Organisational Skills
14 13 (1.08%) Investment Banking
15 12 (0.99%) Telecoms
16 10 (0.83%) Influencing Skills
16 10 (0.83%) Law
16 10 (0.83%) Pharmaceutical
17 8 (0.66%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 294 (24.36%) Analyst
2 269 (22.29%) Developer
3 143 (11.85%) Data Analyst
4 113 (9.36%) Architect
5 103 (8.53%) Senior
6 101 (8.37%) Data Engineer
7 86 (7.13%) Lead
8 71 (5.88%) Business Analyst
9 68 (5.63%) Consultant
10 61 (5.05%) Power BI Developer
11 58 (4.81%) Power Platform Developer
12 54 (4.47%) Business Intelligence Developer
13 50 (4.14%) Solutions Architect
14 42 (3.48%) Business Intelligence Analyst
15 38 (3.15%) Dynamics 365 Developer
16 29 (2.40%) Azure Engineer
16 29 (2.40%) Data Architect
17 28 (2.32%) Power BI Analyst
18 25 (2.07%) Power Apps Developer
19 24 (1.99%) Microsoft 365 Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 76 (6.30%) .NET
2 55 (4.56%) HTML
3 52 (4.31%) React
4 49 (4.06%) CSS
5 37 (3.07%) JSON
6 36 (2.98%) REST
7 27 (2.24%) HTML5 Canvas
7 27 (2.24%) PySpark
8 24 (1.99%) Plotly
9 22 (1.82%) SOAP
10 20 (1.66%) .NET Framework
11 19 (1.57%) SPFx
12 18 (1.49%) ASP.NET Web API
12 18 (1.49%) YAML
13 16 (1.33%) Web Services
13 16 (1.33%) XML
14 14 (1.16%) ADO
15 13 (1.08%) Kafka
15 13 (1.08%) Middleware
16 12 (0.99%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 31 (2.57%) Data Structures
1 31 (2.57%) Low-Code
1 31 (2.57%) Onboarding
2 28 (2.32%) Management Information System
3 24 (1.99%) Self-Motivation
4 18 (1.49%) Data Protection Act
5 15 (1.24%) Legacy Systems
5 15 (1.24%) Product Ownership
6 14 (1.16%) Greenfield Project
7 12 (0.99%) Reference Data
8 11 (0.91%) Analytical Mindset
9 10 (0.83%) Cloud Native
9 10 (0.83%) Enterprise Software
9 10 (0.83%) IoT
9 10 (0.83%) NHS
10 9 (0.75%) FMCG
10 9 (0.75%) Security Posture
11 8 (0.66%) Life Science
11 8 (0.66%) Linux Command Line
12 7 (0.58%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 23 (1.91%) Windows
2 12 (0.99%) Linux
3 5 (0.41%) Mac OS
3 5 (0.41%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.33%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.25%) Unix
6 2 (0.17%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.083%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 756 (62.63%) Business Intelligence
2 304 (25.19%) Analytics
3 285 (23.61%) Visualisation
4 279 (23.12%) Problem-Solving
5 270 (22.37%) Data Modelling
6 243 (20.13%) Agile
7 204 (16.90%) Data Analysis
8 194 (16.07%) Data Visualisation
9 146 (12.10%) Migration
10 145 (12.01%) DevOps
11 142 (11.76%) Decision-Making
11 142 (11.76%) ETL
12 127 (10.52%) Data Governance
13 112 (9.28%) Stakeholder Management
14 105 (8.70%) CRM
15 104 (8.62%) Actionable Insight
16 94 (7.79%) Data Integration
17 89 (7.37%) Data Engineering
18 85 (7.04%) Data Analytics
19 83 (6.88%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 522 (43.25%) SQL
2 214 (17.73%) Python
3 128 (10.60%) JavaScript
4 89 (7.37%) C#
5 85 (7.04%) PowerShell
6 62 (5.14%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 38 (3.15%) TypeScript
8 35 (2.90%) R
9 26 (2.15%) VBA
10 24 (1.99%) T-SQL
11 13 (1.08%) Bicep
11 13 (1.08%) Java
11 13 (1.08%) PL/SQL
11 13 (1.08%) Scala
12 11 (0.91%) Bash
13 5 (0.41%) VB
14 4 (0.33%) Formula Language
15 3 (0.25%) Groovy
15 3 (0.25%) Kusto Query Language
15 3 (0.25%) X++
Qualifications
1 187 (15.49%) Security Cleared
2 154 (12.76%) SC Cleared
3 144 (11.93%) Degree
4 25 (2.07%) Computer Science Degree
5 20 (1.66%) Microsoft Certification
6 18 (1.49%) BPSS Clearance
7 14 (1.16%) Azure Certification
8 13 (1.08%) Master's Degree
9 11 (0.91%) DV Cleared
10 10 (0.83%) PMI Certification
11 8 (0.66%) PMP
12 7 (0.58%) Numerate Degree
13 6 (0.50%) TOGAF Certification
14 4 (0.33%) CBAP
14 4 (0.33%) DBS Check
15 3 (0.25%) CSPO
15 3 (0.25%) HNC
15 3 (0.25%) MBA
16 2 (0.17%) RIBA
16 2 (0.17%) Tableau Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 119 (9.86%) Data Quality
2 53 (4.39%) GDPR
3 40 (3.31%) QA
4 35 (2.90%) Accessibility
5 25 (2.07%) PMO
6 7 (0.58%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 7 (0.58%) SLA
7 6 (0.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 4 (0.33%) Actionable Recommendations
9 3 (0.25%) Basel II
9 3 (0.25%) IFRS
9 3 (0.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (0.17%) Basel III
10 2 (0.17%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (0.17%) Disclosure Scotland
10 2 (0.17%) GRC
10 2 (0.17%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.083%) ISO 31000
11 1 (0.083%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 1 (0.083%) LOINC
System Software
1 37 (3.07%) Active Directory
2 6 (0.50%) Virtual Machines
3 5 (0.41%) Docker
4 3 (0.25%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.083%) Apache Flume
5 1 (0.083%) BitLocker
5 1 (0.083%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 28 (2.32%) Terraform
2 25 (2.07%) Microsoft Intune
3 12 (0.99%) Kubernetes
4 7 (0.58%) SCCM
5 6 (0.50%) Grafana
5 6 (0.50%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (0.33%) HP ALM
7 2 (0.17%) HP Data Protector
7 2 (0.17%) NetBackup
7 2 (0.17%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.083%) Amdocs OSS
8 1 (0.083%) Ansible
8 1 (0.083%) Opsgenie
8 1 (0.083%) Oracle RMAN
8 1 (0.083%) SCOrch
8 1 (0.083%) vRealize
8 1 (0.083%) VxRail
8 1 (0.083%) WSUS
Vendors
1 442 (36.62%) Microsoft
2 117 (9.69%) Databricks
3 69 (5.72%) SAP
4 52 (4.31%) Oracle
5 41 (3.40%) ServiceNow
6 40 (3.31%) Google
7 27 (2.24%) Salesforce
8 17 (1.41%) Alteryx
9 15 (1.24%) Ariba
10 13 (1.08%) Adobe
10 13 (1.08%) Informatica
11 9 (0.75%) Cisco
12 8 (0.66%) Atlassian
13 7 (0.58%) Workday
14 6 (0.50%) MuleSoft
14 6 (0.50%) Talend
15 5 (0.41%) HP
15 5 (0.41%) IBM
15 5 (0.41%) MicroStrategy
15 5 (0.41%) UiPath