Power Platform Contracts in England

Microsoft Power Platform
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Power Platform skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Power Platform over the 6 months to 11 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
11 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 46 55 66
Rank change year-on-year +9 +11 -1
Contract jobs citing Power Platform 1,453 1,967 2,523
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 3.95% 4.02% 3.59%
As % of the Cloud Services category 12.37% 11.01% 9.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,014 1,395 1,851
10th Percentile £313 £325 £350
25th Percentile £400 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +7.53%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £600
90th Percentile £700 £700 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 51 42
10th Percentile £14.00 £22.38 £14.25
25th Percentile £18.33 £26.68 £17.77
Median hourly rate £23.22 £52.50 £22.75
Median % change year-on-year -55.78% +130.77% +8.33%
75th Percentile £43.75 £65.00 £35.00
90th Percentile £57.60 £65.75 £62.70
UK median hourly rate £23.22 £51.75 £23.25
% change year-on-year -55.14% +122.58% +8.14%

All Cloud Skills
England

Power Platform is in the Cloud Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for cloud computing skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 11,744 17,864 26,959
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 31.94% 36.55% 38.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,475 13,080 19,911
10th Percentile £300 £325 £335
25th Percentile £413 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £638 £669 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 321 306 347
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.25 £13.88
25th Percentile £15.85 £18.25 £15.25
Median hourly rate £21.00 £33.25 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -36.84% +54.65% -
75th Percentile £33.25 £65.75 £51.00
90th Percentile £65.75 £78.00 £74.70
UK median hourly rate £21.37 £35.00 £22.40
% change year-on-year -38.94% +56.25% -0.44%

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 11 May 2024.

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 11 May 2024.

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 11 May 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
London +12 752 £525 - 409
North of England +1 182 £450 -5.26% 182
South East +6 169 £463 -6.57% 167
Midlands +18 136 £425 -11.46% 169
South West -6 125 £500 - 84
North West -4 118 £453 -2.16% 114
West Midlands +7 99 £425 -12.14% 115
Yorkshire +10 56 £438 -12.50% 51
East of England -18 42 £410 +2.50% 63
East Midlands +24 36 £425 +9.68% 53
North East +10 8 £663 +29.27% 17
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
1 165 (11.36%) SharePoint
2 48 (3.30%) Confluence
3 35 (2.41%) Microsoft Exchange
4 21 (1.45%) Apache Spark
5 13 (0.89%) SAS
6 12 (0.83%) Apache
6 12 (0.83%) MTS
7 4 (0.28%) Apache Airflow
8 2 (0.14%) ArcGIS
8 2 (0.14%) IBM Notes
8 2 (0.14%) Jadu
8 2 (0.14%) Umbraco
9 1 (0.069%) BizTalk Server
9 1 (0.069%) GeoServer
9 1 (0.069%) Jupyter
9 1 (0.069%) Oracle Workflow
9 1 (0.069%) SharePoint 2010
9 1 (0.069%) SharePoint 2013
9 1 (0.069%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 169 (11.63%) Microsoft Excel
2 52 (3.58%) Microsoft Office
3 30 (2.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 27 (1.86%) MS Visio
5 13 (0.89%) Spreadsheet
6 8 (0.55%) Microsoft Project
7 4 (0.28%) Adobe XD
7 4 (0.28%) InVision
7 4 (0.28%) Sketch
8 3 (0.21%) Camtasia
8 3 (0.21%) SPSS
9 2 (0.14%) AutoCAD
9 2 (0.14%) Chatbot
9 2 (0.14%) InfoPath
9 2 (0.14%) Revit
Business Applications
1 85 (5.85%) Dynamics CRM
2 27 (1.86%) Dynamics AX
3 20 (1.38%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 17 (1.17%) Remedy ITSM
5 12 (0.83%) Endur
5 12 (0.83%) EuroRunner
6 11 (0.76%) Aligne
7 8 (0.55%) Oracle EBS
8 6 (0.41%) Aladdin
8 6 (0.41%) SimCorp Dimension
9 5 (0.34%) Aareon QL
9 5 (0.34%) SAP S/4HANA
10 4 (0.28%) NetSuite
11 3 (0.21%) Primavera
11 3 (0.21%) SAP BPC
12 2 (0.14%) ION MarketView
12 2 (0.14%) Maximo
12 2 (0.14%) Oracle ERP
12 2 (0.14%) SAP Business One
12 2 (0.14%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 564 (38.82%) Azure
2 277 (19.06%) PowerApps
3 257 (17.69%) Power Automate
4 208 (14.32%) Dynamics 365
5 162 (11.15%) Microsoft 365
6 128 (8.81%) Azure DevOps
7 115 (7.91%) Azure Data Factory
8 87 (5.99%) AWS
9 58 (3.99%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 56 (3.85%) Snowflake
11 54 (3.72%) Serverless
12 46 (3.17%) Azure Functions
13 45 (3.10%) Entra ID
14 44 (3.03%) Azure Logic Apps
15 31 (2.13%) GitHub
16 28 (1.93%) OneDrive
17 27 (1.86%) GCP
18 23 (1.58%) Collibra
19 20 (1.38%) OCI
20 18 (1.24%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 21 (1.45%) Firewall
2 8 (0.55%) Intranet
3 6 (0.41%) Unified Communications
4 5 (0.34%) DNS
5 4 (0.28%) MegaStream
5 4 (0.28%) VPN
6 3 (0.21%) Skype
7 2 (0.14%) DHCP
7 2 (0.14%) Radio Access Network
7 2 (0.14%) Remote Desktop
7 2 (0.14%) SNMP
7 2 (0.14%) Wi-Fi
7 2 (0.14%) XCAP
8 1 (0.069%) Cisco Nexus
8 1 (0.069%) FTP
8 1 (0.069%) LAN
8 1 (0.069%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.069%) VLAN
8 1 (0.069%) VoIP
8 1 (0.069%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1,199 (82.52%) Power BI
2 213 (14.66%) Data Warehouse
3 205 (14.11%) SQL Server
4 183 (12.59%) Tableau
5 126 (8.67%) Data Lake
6 104 (7.16%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 72 (4.96%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 62 (4.27%) Azure SQL Database
9 49 (3.37%) Big Data
10 48 (3.30%) Relational Database
11 45 (3.10%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 42 (2.89%) Metadata
13 38 (2.62%) BusinessObjects
14 37 (2.55%) NoSQL
15 36 (2.48%) Power Query
16 31 (2.13%) PostgreSQL
17 27 (1.86%) Microsoft Analysis Services
17 27 (1.86%) MySQL
18 23 (1.58%) Data Mining
18 23 (1.58%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 85 (5.85%) JIRA
2 21 (1.45%) Git
3 20 (1.38%) ERwin
4 18 (1.24%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 18 (1.24%) Visual Studio
5 15 (1.03%) GitLab
6 14 (0.96%) ER Studio
7 8 (0.55%) Postman
8 7 (0.48%) Visual Studio Team System
9 6 (0.41%) Eclipse
9 6 (0.41%) PyCharm
10 5 (0.34%) Hudson
10 5 (0.34%) Jenkins
11 4 (0.28%) SpecFlow
12 3 (0.21%) Bitbucket
12 3 (0.21%) RStudio
13 2 (0.14%) NUnit
13 2 (0.14%) Selenium
13 2 (0.14%) Sonatype Nexus
13 2 (0.14%) Zephyr
General
1 429 (29.53%) Social Skills
2 384 (26.43%) Finance
3 302 (20.78%) Analytical Skills
4 136 (9.36%) Public Sector
5 84 (5.78%) Marketing
6 81 (5.57%) Banking
7 76 (5.23%) Retail
8 51 (3.51%) Presentation Skills
9 48 (3.30%) Manufacturing
10 39 (2.68%) Legal
11 32 (2.20%) Telecoms
12 28 (1.93%) General Ledger
13 27 (1.86%) Local Government
13 27 (1.86%) Pharmaceutical
14 24 (1.65%) Influencing Skills
15 23 (1.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 17 (1.17%) Electronics
16 17 (1.17%) Financial Institution
17 16 (1.10%) Billing
17 16 (1.10%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 336 (23.12%) Developer
2 332 (22.85%) Analyst
3 178 (12.25%) Architect
4 163 (11.22%) Data Analyst
5 130 (8.95%) Business Intelligence Developer
6 116 (7.98%) Data Engineer
7 111 (7.64%) Consultant
8 107 (7.36%) Power BI Developer
9 102 (7.02%) Senior
10 81 (5.57%) Business Analyst
11 78 (5.37%) Lead
12 76 (5.23%) Solutions Architect
13 68 (4.68%) Data Architect
14 67 (4.61%) Power Platform Developer
15 60 (4.13%) Business Intelligence Analyst
16 46 (3.17%) Azure Engineer
16 46 (3.17%) Power BI Analyst
16 46 (3.17%) Senior Analyst
17 41 (2.82%) Applications Developer
17 41 (2.82%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 67 (4.61%) .NET
2 45 (3.10%) XML
3 44 (3.03%) JSON
4 43 (2.96%) CSS
5 40 (2.75%) HTML
6 32 (2.20%) PySpark
7 28 (1.93%) REST
8 22 (1.51%) Web Services
9 20 (1.38%) HTML5 Canvas
10 18 (1.24%) SPFx
11 16 (1.10%) .NET Framework
11 16 (1.10%) Microsoft Graph
12 14 (0.96%) jQuery
13 10 (0.69%) ADO
14 8 (0.55%) ARM Templates
14 8 (0.55%) Entity Framework
14 8 (0.55%) Node.js
14 8 (0.55%) RESTful
14 8 (0.55%) SAML
14 8 (0.55%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 56 (3.85%) Management Information System
2 47 (3.23%) Data Structures
3 44 (3.03%) Product Ownership
4 23 (1.58%) NHS
5 22 (1.51%) Onboarding
6 20 (1.38%) Low-Code
7 15 (1.03%) Analytical Mindset
7 15 (1.03%) Reference Data
8 14 (0.96%) Market Risk
9 12 (0.83%) Renewable Energy
10 11 (0.76%) Data Protection Act
10 11 (0.76%) Life Science
11 10 (0.69%) Data Centre
11 10 (0.69%) Legacy Systems
11 10 (0.69%) Self-Motivation
12 9 (0.62%) Marketing Technology
13 8 (0.55%) Greenfield Project
13 8 (0.55%) Hedge funds
13 8 (0.55%) Housing Association
13 8 (0.55%) Solar Panel
Operating Systems
1 34 (2.34%) Windows
2 16 (1.10%) Linux
3 14 (0.96%) Unix
4 9 (0.62%) Windows Server
5 8 (0.55%) VMS
6 6 (0.41%) Mac OS
6 6 (0.41%) Windows Server 2016
6 6 (0.41%) Windows Server 2019
7 4 (0.28%) Apple iOS
7 4 (0.28%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,026 (70.61%) Business Intelligence
2 307 (21.13%) Agile
3 279 (19.20%) Analytics
4 275 (18.93%) Data Modelling
5 265 (18.24%) Visualisation
6 222 (15.28%) ETL
7 211 (14.52%) Data Analysis
7 211 (14.52%) DevOps
8 202 (13.90%) Problem-Solving
9 160 (11.01%) Data Visualisation
10 156 (10.74%) Migration
11 126 (8.67%) Stakeholder Management
12 113 (7.78%) CRM
13 101 (6.95%) Data Governance
14 99 (6.81%) Decision-Making
15 98 (6.74%) Project Management
16 90 (6.19%) Data Analytics
17 84 (5.78%) Continuous Improvement
18 83 (5.71%) Data Management
18 83 (5.71%) Data Migration
Programming Languages
1 522 (35.93%) SQL
2 229 (15.76%) Python
3 109 (7.50%) C#
4 95 (6.54%) PowerShell
5 92 (6.33%) JavaScript
6 91 (6.26%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 66 (4.54%) T-SQL
8 36 (2.48%) Java
9 31 (2.13%) R
10 19 (1.31%) PL/SQL
10 19 (1.31%) Scala
11 15 (1.03%) VBA
12 11 (0.76%) TypeScript
13 9 (0.62%) MATLAB
14 7 (0.48%) PHP
14 7 (0.48%) X++
14 7 (0.48%) XPath
14 7 (0.48%) XQuery
15 6 (0.41%) Groovy
16 5 (0.34%) VB
Qualifications
1 150 (10.32%) Security Cleared
2 132 (9.08%) Degree
3 121 (8.33%) SC Cleared
4 32 (2.20%) Computer Science Degree
5 29 (2.00%) BPSS Clearance
6 22 (1.51%) Microsoft Certification
7 20 (1.38%) Azure Certification
8 15 (1.03%) DV Cleared
9 12 (0.83%) Master's Degree
10 9 (0.62%) ITIL Certification
10 9 (0.62%) PMI Certification
11 7 (0.48%) Postgraduate
12 6 (0.41%) CIMA
12 6 (0.41%) PMP
12 6 (0.41%) TOGAF Certification
13 3 (0.21%) ACCA
13 3 (0.21%) HNC
13 3 (0.21%) MCSE
13 3 (0.21%) Numerate Degree
14 2 (0.14%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 118 (8.12%) Data Quality
2 77 (5.30%) QA
3 33 (2.27%) SLA
4 31 (2.13%) GDPR
5 18 (1.24%) PMO
6 15 (1.03%) Accessibility
6 15 (1.03%) GxP
7 6 (0.41%) Actionable Recommendations
7 6 (0.41%) Good Clinical Practice
8 5 (0.34%) GAMP
9 3 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 3 (0.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (0.14%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (0.14%) GRC
10 2 (0.14%) PCI DSS
11 1 (0.069%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 1 (0.069%) GAAP
11 1 (0.069%) IFRS
11 1 (0.069%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 52 (3.58%) Active Directory
2 17 (1.17%) Virtual Machines
3 7 (0.48%) Docker
4 5 (0.34%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.21%) VMware Infrastructure
6 2 (0.14%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.069%) HDFS
7 1 (0.069%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 23 (1.58%) Microsoft Intune
2 21 (1.45%) Terraform
3 17 (1.17%) Single Sign-On
4 7 (0.48%) Jamf Pro
5 6 (0.41%) Kubernetes
6 5 (0.34%) SysTrack
7 4 (0.28%) Ansible
8 3 (0.21%) Kibana
8 3 (0.21%) PingFederate
9 2 (0.14%) SCCM
10 1 (0.069%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 1 (0.069%) CASB
10 1 (0.069%) logstash
10 1 (0.069%) Matomo
10 1 (0.069%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 558 (38.40%) Microsoft
2 115 (7.91%) Databricks
3 95 (6.54%) Oracle
4 76 (5.23%) SAP
5 43 (2.96%) ServiceNow
6 42 (2.89%) Salesforce
7 38 (2.62%) Alteryx
8 33 (2.27%) Google
9 30 (2.06%) Informatica
10 21 (1.45%) Sparx
11 20 (1.38%) Remedy
12 18 (1.24%) Adobe
13 11 (0.76%) Citrix
13 11 (0.76%) Talend
14 10 (0.69%) CA
14 10 (0.69%) MicroStrategy
15 9 (0.62%) Cadence
16 8 (0.55%) Blue Prism
16 8 (0.55%) Dataiku
16 8 (0.55%) UiPath