PowerShell Contract Job Trends in England

Windows PowerShell
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring PowerShell skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 87 68 53
Rank change year-on-year -19 -15 +7
Contract jobs citing PowerShell 1,357 1,011 1,271
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.99% 3.66% 3.79%
As % of the Programming Languages category 11.32% 11.16% 11.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 863 649 918
10th Percentile £325 £325 £350
25th Percentile £422 £420 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £520 £525
Median % change year-on-year +0.96% -0.95% -4.55%
75th Percentile £621 £600 £618
90th Percentile £700 £688 £688
UK median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 67 15 16
10th Percentile £19.25 £45.00 £23.80
25th Percentile £37.24 £45.75 £45.46
Median hourly rate £60.33 £65.00 £65.69
Median % change year-on-year -7.18% -1.05% +9.85%
75th Percentile £74.26 £83.98 £74.11
90th Percentile £84.17 £154.00 £74.72
UK median hourly rate £55.50 £63.50 £69.69
% change year-on-year -12.60% -8.88% +16.15%

All Programming Languages
England

PowerShell falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring coding skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 11,984 9,056 10,614
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 26.38% 32.80% 31.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,769 6,248 7,619
10th Percentile £363 £350 £356
25th Percentile £425 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £515 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.94% -6.36% -
75th Percentile £625 £638 £651
90th Percentile £738 £763 £800
UK median daily rate £513 £502 £525
% change year-on-year +2.14% -4.43% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 499 228 360
10th Percentile £33.70 £29.07 £30.00
25th Percentile £53.13 £40.00 £51.25
Median hourly rate £65.00 £57.50 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +13.04% -11.54% +4.00%
75th Percentile £70.00 £68.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £79.60 £83.42 £78.75
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £57.50 £65.00
% change year-on-year +13.04% -11.54% +4.00%

PowerShell
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing PowerShell relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

PowerShell job vacancy trend in England

PowerShell
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing PowerShell.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing PowerShell

PowerShell
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing PowerShell in England over the 6 months to 5 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for PowerShell in England

PowerShell
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing PowerShell.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing PowerShell

PowerShell
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing PowerShell in England over the 6 months to 5 August 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for PowerShell in England

PowerShell
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 PowerShell within the England region over the 6 months to 5 August 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
London -9 587 £538 +2.87% 243
South East -12 305 £533 -7.30% 128
North of England +12 235 £455 +1.28% 107
North West +17 146 £452 -0.50% 76
South West -6 112 £490 -14.78% 57
Yorkshire -18 81 £460 +2.56% 21
Midlands -82 60 £500 +11.11% 50
East of England -39 46 £507 -7.82% 42
West Midlands -87 40 £500 +8.70% 26
East Midlands -7 19 £469 +4.17% 24
North East - 9 £394 - 12
PowerShell
UK

PowerShell
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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
1 120 (8.84%) SharePoint
2 116 (8.55%) Microsoft Exchange
3 46 (3.39%) Confluence
4 21 (1.55%) IIS
5 15 (1.11%) Apache
6 12 (0.88%) Skype for Business
7 11 (0.81%) nginx
8 6 (0.44%) Apache Spark
9 5 (0.37%) ArcGIS
10 4 (0.29%) Apache Solr
10 4 (0.29%) FactoryTalk
10 4 (0.29%) Tomcat
11 3 (0.22%) NetWeaver
11 3 (0.22%) SharePoint Server
11 3 (0.22%) WebSphere
12 2 (0.15%) IBM HTTP Server
12 2 (0.15%) Oracle HTTP Server
12 2 (0.15%) SharePoint 2013
12 2 (0.15%) WebSphere Application Server
12 2 (0.15%) WebSphere Portal
Applications
1 21 (1.55%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (0.74%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (0.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.22%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.15%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.074%) InfoPath
6 1 (0.074%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 43 (3.17%) Remedy ITSM
2 5 (0.37%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.29%) Remedy AR System
4 3 (0.22%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.15%) Oracle 11i
5 2 (0.15%) Oracle ERP
5 2 (0.15%) Teamcenter
6 1 (0.074%) Oracle BRM
6 1 (0.074%) Oracle EBS R12
6 1 (0.074%) PeopleSoft HCM
6 1 (0.074%) SAP BRIM
6 1 (0.074%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.074%) SAP FI-CA
6 1 (0.074%) SAP FS
6 1 (0.074%) Veritas eDiscovery
Cloud Services
1 754 (55.56%) Azure
2 331 (24.39%) Entra ID
3 309 (22.77%) AWS
4 215 (15.84%) Microsoft 365
5 185 (13.63%) Azure DevOps
6 168 (12.38%) GitHub
7 138 (10.17%) GCP
8 127 (9.36%) Power Platform
9 114 (8.40%) GitHub Actions
10 108 (7.96%) Azure Monitor
11 70 (5.16%) Azure AKS
12 69 (5.08%) OneDrive
13 56 (4.13%) SaaS
14 54 (3.98%) PaaS
15 53 (3.91%) AWS CloudFormation
16 52 (3.83%) Microsoft Purview
17 48 (3.54%) IaaS
18 47 (3.46%) Microsoft Copilot
19 45 (3.32%) Azure Sentinel
20 42 (3.10%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 192 (14.15%) DNS
2 181 (13.34%) Firewall
3 106 (7.81%) DHCP
4 87 (6.41%) VPN
5 86 (6.34%) TCP/IP
6 64 (4.72%) Network Security
7 35 (2.58%) WAN
8 32 (2.36%) SAN
9 28 (2.06%) VLAN
10 27 (1.99%) VSAN
11 23 (1.69%) SSL
12 19 (1.40%) SSH
13 18 (1.33%) LAN
14 17 (1.25%) NAS
14 17 (1.25%) SNMP
15 15 (1.11%) SD-WAN
16 14 (1.03%) Skype
16 14 (1.03%) SMTP
17 13 (0.96%) Internet
18 12 (0.88%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 188 (13.85%) SQL Server
2 88 (6.48%) Power BI
3 40 (2.95%) PostgreSQL
4 33 (2.43%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 27 (1.99%) Azure SQL Database
6 21 (1.55%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 20 (1.47%) Amazon RDS
8 19 (1.40%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 18 (1.33%) MySQL
10 17 (1.25%) Data Lake
11 16 (1.18%) Big Data
11 16 (1.18%) Data Warehouse
11 16 (1.18%) MongoDB
11 16 (1.18%) Relational Database
12 14 (1.03%) Metadata
13 13 (0.96%) NoSQL
14 10 (0.74%) Oracle Database
15 8 (0.59%) Elasticsearch
16 7 (0.52%) Amazon Aurora
17 6 (0.44%) Delta Lake
Development Applications
1 121 (8.92%) Jenkins
2 107 (7.89%) Git
3 72 (5.31%) GitLab
4 71 (5.23%) JIRA
5 26 (1.92%) MSI
6 13 (0.96%) Bitbucket
6 13 (0.96%) Sonatype Nexus
7 11 (0.81%) Selenium
8 10 (0.74%) InstallShield
8 10 (0.74%) Postman
9 9 (0.66%) AdminStudio
9 9 (0.66%) Artifactory
9 9 (0.66%) Atlassian Bamboo
10 8 (0.59%) Visual Studio
11 7 (0.52%) TeamCity
12 6 (0.44%) JMeter
13 5 (0.37%) Claude Code
13 5 (0.37%) MSBuild
13 5 (0.37%) Robot Framework
14 4 (0.29%) REST Assured
General
1 325 (23.95%) Social Skills
2 222 (16.36%) Finance
3 183 (13.49%) Analytical Skills
4 107 (7.89%) Public Sector
5 80 (5.90%) Documentation Skills
6 78 (5.75%) Banking
7 33 (2.43%) Legal
8 22 (1.62%) Investment Banking
9 19 (1.40%) Front Office
10 16 (1.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 16 (1.18%) Military
11 14 (1.03%) Financial Institution
12 12 (0.88%) Aerospace
12 12 (0.88%) Organisational Skills
13 10 (0.74%) Law
14 8 (0.59%) Manufacturing
14 8 (0.59%) Retail
15 7 (0.52%) Telecoms
16 6 (0.44%) Influencing Skills
16 6 (0.44%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 156 (11.50%) Senior
2 145 (10.69%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 141 (10.39%) Cloud Engineer
4 120 (8.84%) Azure Engineer
5 83 (6.12%) DevOps Engineer
6 82 (6.04%) Architect
7 79 (5.82%) Security Engineer
8 73 (5.38%) Support Engineer
9 56 (4.13%) Developer
10 53 (3.91%) Platform Engineer
11 50 (3.68%) Lead
12 49 (3.61%) Consultant
13 47 (3.46%) Analyst
14 38 (2.80%) Administrator
15 35 (2.58%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
15 35 (2.58%) IT Engineer
16 32 (2.36%) DBA
17 30 (2.21%) PowerShell Engineer
17 30 (2.21%) Site Reliability Engineer
18 29 (2.14%) Automation Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 120 (8.84%) REST
2 74 (5.45%) .NET
3 62 (4.57%) Microsoft Graph
4 59 (4.35%) ARM Templates
5 53 (3.91%) JSON
5 53 (3.91%) OAuth
6 50 (3.68%) LDAP
7 45 (3.32%) SailPoint
8 44 (3.24%) YAML
9 42 (3.10%) SAML
10 40 (2.95%) OpenID
11 32 (2.36%) Web Services
12 31 (2.28%) OAuth2
13 27 (1.99%) .NET Framework
14 24 (1.77%) Kafka
15 22 (1.62%) SOAP
16 19 (1.40%) React
17 16 (1.18%) Elastic Stack
17 16 (1.18%) XML
18 12 (0.88%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 126 (9.29%) Onboarding
2 94 (6.93%) Cloud Native
3 71 (5.23%) PKI
3 71 (5.23%) Security Posture
4 64 (4.72%) Hybrid Cloud
5 62 (4.57%) Clustering
6 61 (4.50%) Replication
7 54 (3.98%) Management Information System
8 52 (3.83%) Data Centre
9 48 (3.54%) Enterprise Software
10 29 (2.14%) Linux Command Line
11 25 (1.84%) Distributed Systems
11 25 (1.84%) Public Cloud
12 24 (1.77%) Data Structures
13 23 (1.69%) Self-Motivation
14 22 (1.62%) Product Ownership
15 20 (1.47%) CMDB
16 19 (1.40%) Enterprise Cloud
17 17 (1.25%) Data Protection Act
17 17 (1.25%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 647 (47.68%) Windows
2 342 (25.20%) Linux
3 271 (19.97%) Windows Server
4 83 (6.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 61 (4.50%) Windows 10
6 46 (3.39%) Unix
7 29 (2.14%) Ubuntu
8 24 (1.77%) Mac OS
9 23 (1.69%) AIX
10 22 (1.62%) Windows Server 2019
11 21 (1.55%) Apple iOS
12 20 (1.47%) CentOS
13 18 (1.33%) VMS
14 17 (1.25%) Windows Server 2016
15 16 (1.18%) Android
16 10 (0.74%) Rocky
16 10 (0.74%) Windows Server 2012
17 9 (0.66%) Windows 7
18 6 (0.44%) Amazon Linux
19 5 (0.37%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 396 (29.18%) DevOps
2 374 (27.56%) CI/CD
3 338 (24.91%) Infrastructure as Code
4 274 (20.19%) Problem-Solving
5 226 (16.65%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 188 (13.85%) Agile
7 175 (12.90%) Continuous Improvement
8 172 (12.68%) ITIL
9 171 (12.60%) Migration
10 164 (12.09%) Runbook
11 149 (10.98%) ITSM
12 141 (10.39%) Identity Access Management
13 140 (10.32%) Analytics
14 135 (9.95%) AI
15 134 (9.87%) SIEM
16 132 (9.73%) Cybersecurity
17 131 (9.65%) Observability
18 129 (9.51%) Cloud Security
18 129 (9.51%) Platform Engineering
19 128 (9.43%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 640 (47.16%) Python
2 342 (25.20%) Bash
3 241 (17.76%) SQL
4 123 (9.06%) Bicep
5 101 (7.44%) C#
6 63 (4.64%) Java
7 62 (4.57%) JavaScript
8 27 (1.99%) T-SQL
9 24 (1.77%) Kusto Query Language
10 23 (1.69%) Perl
10 23 (1.69%) Search Processing Language
11 22 (1.62%) VBScript
12 20 (1.47%) TypeScript
13 19 (1.40%) Groovy
14 14 (1.03%) Go
15 13 (0.96%) Shell Script
16 12 (0.88%) C++
17 11 (0.81%) BeanShell
18 10 (0.74%) VB
19 7 (0.52%) Korn
Qualifications
1 481 (35.45%) Security Cleared
2 334 (24.61%) SC Cleared
3 154 (11.35%) Degree
4 151 (11.13%) DV Cleared
5 102 (7.52%) Azure Certification
6 98 (7.22%) Microsoft Certification
7 80 (5.90%) CISSP
8 56 (4.13%) AWS Certification
9 42 (3.10%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 30 (2.21%) Cisco Certification
10 30 (2.21%) CISM
10 30 (2.21%) Computer Science Degree
11 24 (1.77%) MCSE
12 22 (1.62%) BPSS Clearance
13 20 (1.47%) VCAP
14 18 (1.33%) MCSA
15 15 (1.11%) CompTIA Security+
16 13 (0.96%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
17 12 (0.88%) (ISC)2 CCSP
18 11 (0.81%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 106 (7.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 93 (6.85%) NIST
3 48 (3.54%) GDPR
4 42 (3.10%) QA
5 34 (2.51%) Data Quality
6 30 (2.21%) SLA
7 14 (1.03%) Cyber Essentials
7 14 (1.03%) HIPAA
8 13 (0.96%) PCI DSS
8 13 (0.96%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 12 (0.88%) NCSC
10 10 (0.74%) SOC 2
11 6 (0.44%) GxP
12 5 (0.37%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 5 (0.37%) GRC
13 4 (0.29%) 21 CFR Part 11
14 3 (0.22%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 3 (0.22%) Disclosure Scotland
14 3 (0.22%) ISO 22301
15 2 (0.15%) NIST 800
System Software
1 428 (31.54%) Active Directory
2 172 (12.68%) VMware Infrastructure
3 154 (11.35%) Docker
4 86 (6.34%) Virtual Machines
5 73 (5.38%) Hyper-V
6 63 (4.64%) VMware ESXi
7 61 (4.50%) vSphere
8 45 (3.32%) VMware NSX
9 43 (3.17%) Virtual Desktop
10 24 (1.77%) BitLocker
11 20 (1.47%) Microsoft App-V
12 18 (1.33%) Firmware
13 17 (1.25%) vCloud
14 7 (0.52%) KVM
15 6 (0.44%) Virtual Servers
16 5 (0.37%) Squid
16 5 (0.37%) Terminal Services
17 3 (0.22%) NFS
17 3 (0.22%) Oracle RAC
17 3 (0.22%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 414 (30.51%) Terraform
2 249 (18.35%) Ansible
3 229 (16.88%) Kubernetes
4 167 (12.31%) Microsoft Intune
5 97 (7.15%) SCCM
6 69 (5.08%) Grafana
7 65 (4.79%) vCenter Server
8 57 (4.20%) Prometheus
9 46 (3.39%) Progress Chef
10 42 (3.10%) Puppet
10 42 (3.10%) SCOM
11 28 (2.06%) Single Sign-On
12 24 (1.77%) Packer
13 21 (1.55%) Nagios
14 20 (1.47%) ZABBIX
15 18 (1.33%) Tivoli
15 18 (1.33%) vRealize
16 16 (1.18%) Netcool
17 15 (1.11%) NetBackup
17 15 (1.11%) VxRail
Vendors
1 625 (46.06%) Microsoft
2 234 (17.24%) VMware
3 131 (9.65%) ServiceNow
4 87 (6.41%) Google
5 84 (6.19%) CyberArk
6 83 (6.12%) Splunk
7 78 (5.75%) Oracle
8 57 (4.20%) Cisco
9 53 (3.91%) BeyondTrust
9 53 (3.91%) Red Hat
10 52 (3.83%) Citrix
11 49 (3.61%) BMC
12 47 (3.46%) Remedy
13 38 (2.80%) SolarWinds
14 34 (2.51%) Databricks
15 30 (2.21%) IBM
16 28 (2.06%) HP
16 28 (2.06%) NetApp
17 24 (1.77%) Dynatrace
18 23 (1.69%) Qualys