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 20 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 65 56 67
Rank change year-on-year -9 +11 -7
Contract jobs citing PowerShell 1,257 978 1,163
As % of all contract jobs in England 3.61% 3.77% 3.08%
As % of the Programming Languages category 12.09% 11.31% 10.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 885 657 821
10th Percentile £355 £350 £350
25th Percentile £425 £438 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £535 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.87% -2.73% +3.77%
75th Percentile £619 £629 £638
90th Percentile £738 £725 £713
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 17 43
10th Percentile £41.13 £17.00 £22.00
25th Percentile £57.57 £20.24 £37.63
Median hourly rate £74.26 £56.75 £43.84
Median % change year-on-year +30.87% +29.44% -20.29%
75th Percentile £80.50 £74.44 £67.31
90th Percentile £83.88 £112.00 £76.53
UK median hourly rate £74.26 £36.79 £43.84
% change year-on-year +101.85% -16.08% -20.29%

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 10,395 8,648 11,038
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 29.84% 33.33% 29.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,913 5,614 7,938
10th Percentile £351 £356 £350
25th Percentile £413 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £508 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% -4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £615 £650 £657
90th Percentile £725 £775 £763
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £530
% change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% -5.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 438 202 471
10th Percentile £41.25 £25.26 £36.25
25th Percentile £53.53 £42.63 £46.25
Median hourly rate £65.00 £63.00 £60.14
Median % change year-on-year +3.17% +4.76% -7.48%
75th Percentile £70.00 £68.75 £70.00
90th Percentile £77.50 £85.00 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £62.50 £60.00
% change year-on-year +4.00% +4.17% -7.69%

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

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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

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Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing PowerShell in England over the 6 months to 20 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for PowerShell in England

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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

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Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing PowerShell in England over the 6 months to 20 February 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for PowerShell in England

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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 20 February 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 -22 538 £538 - 139
South East +2 231 £500 -13.04% 130
North of England 0 203 £479 +2.35% 80
South West +12 140 £560 -2.61% 45
North West +8 106 £460 -2.13% 40
Yorkshire -21 85 £494 +5.05% 28
Midlands -40 85 £465 -4.62% 45
West Midlands -46 60 £475 -5.00% 24
East of England -9 27 £525 +7.69% 29
East Midlands -14 25 £449 -3.03% 21
North East -10 17 £550 +20.35% 13
South Coast - 1 £625 -
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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
1 194 (15.43%) Microsoft Exchange
2 149 (11.85%) SharePoint
3 56 (4.46%) Confluence
4 39 (3.10%) Skype for Business
5 13 (1.03%) Apache
6 9 (0.72%) Mattermost
7 7 (0.56%) IIS
8 5 (0.40%) nginx
9 3 (0.24%) Exchange Server 2013
9 3 (0.24%) OpenStack
9 3 (0.24%) SharePoint Server
10 2 (0.16%) Exchange Server 2010
10 2 (0.16%) SAS
10 2 (0.16%) SharePoint 2013
10 2 (0.16%) WordPress
11 1 (0.080%) Apache Spark
11 1 (0.080%) SharePoint 2010
11 1 (0.080%) Tomcat
Applications
1 46 (3.66%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (1.19%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.32%) Mozilla Thunderbird
4 1 (0.080%) InfoPath
4 1 (0.080%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 13 (1.03%) Remedy ITSM
2 7 (0.56%) Veritas eDiscovery
3 4 (0.32%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.080%) Actimize
4 1 (0.080%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.080%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 612 (48.69%) Azure
2 296 (23.55%) Entra ID
3 283 (22.51%) Microsoft 365
4 215 (17.10%) AWS
5 136 (10.82%) GCP
6 110 (8.75%) Azure DevOps
7 99 (7.88%) GitHub
8 91 (7.24%) OneDrive
9 77 (6.13%) Power Platform
10 62 (4.93%) Microsoft Purview
11 59 (4.69%) GitHub Actions
11 59 (4.69%) IaaS
12 51 (4.06%) SaaS
13 50 (3.98%) Azure Monitor
13 50 (3.98%) Azure Sentinel
14 47 (3.74%) PaaS
15 42 (3.34%) Serverless
16 37 (2.94%) PowerApps
17 35 (2.78%) Azure Logic Apps
18 34 (2.70%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 207 (16.47%) DNS
2 168 (13.37%) Firewall
3 136 (10.82%) DHCP
4 72 (5.73%) VPN
5 69 (5.49%) TCP/IP
6 58 (4.61%) Network Security
7 42 (3.34%) Kerberos
7 42 (3.34%) Skype
8 40 (3.18%) LAN
9 36 (2.86%) WAN
10 31 (2.47%) VLAN
11 29 (2.31%) Wi-Fi
12 21 (1.67%) SMTP
12 21 (1.67%) Unified Communications
13 19 (1.51%) DKIM
13 19 (1.51%) DMARC
14 18 (1.43%) HTTP
15 17 (1.35%) Software-Defined Networking
16 16 (1.27%) Wireshark
17 14 (1.11%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 69 (5.49%) SQL Server
2 47 (3.74%) Power BI
3 29 (2.31%) PostgreSQL
4 22 (1.75%) Amazon RDS
4 22 (1.75%) Metadata
4 22 (1.75%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 16 (1.27%) Data Lake
6 12 (0.95%) Azure SQL Database
7 11 (0.88%) Elasticsearch
7 11 (0.88%) Relational Database
8 10 (0.80%) Data Warehouse
9 8 (0.64%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 7 (0.56%) MongoDB
10 7 (0.56%) Oracle Database
11 6 (0.48%) DB2
11 6 (0.48%) Delta Lake
11 6 (0.48%) NoSQL
11 6 (0.48%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 5 (0.40%) MySQL
12 5 (0.40%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 78 (6.21%) JIRA
2 73 (5.81%) Git
3 72 (5.73%) Jenkins
4 67 (5.33%) GitLab
5 15 (1.19%) Artifactory
5 15 (1.19%) MSI
6 12 (0.95%) Sonatype Nexus
7 10 (0.80%) Metasploit
8 9 (0.72%) Bitbucket
8 9 (0.72%) Burp Suite
9 8 (0.64%) CircleCI
10 6 (0.48%) InstallShield
10 6 (0.48%) Postman
10 6 (0.48%) TeamCity
10 6 (0.48%) Vagrant
11 5 (0.40%) Gradle
11 5 (0.40%) SonarQube
11 5 (0.40%) Spinnaker
12 4 (0.32%) MSTest
12 4 (0.32%) Robot Framework
General
1 451 (35.88%) Social Skills
2 213 (16.95%) Analytical Skills
3 160 (12.73%) Finance
4 117 (9.31%) Public Sector
5 83 (6.60%) Documentation Skills
6 59 (4.69%) Banking
7 58 (4.61%) Legal
8 18 (1.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 16 (1.27%) Front Office
9 16 (1.27%) Investment Banking
10 15 (1.19%) Presentation Skills
11 13 (1.03%) Military
12 12 (0.95%) Retail
13 9 (0.72%) Manufacturing
13 9 (0.72%) Publishing
14 7 (0.56%) Financial Institution
14 7 (0.56%) Law
14 7 (0.56%) Marketing
14 7 (0.56%) Telecoms
15 6 (0.48%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 164 (13.05%) Architect
2 111 (8.83%) Senior
3 85 (6.76%) DevOps Engineer
4 80 (6.36%) Azure Engineer
5 68 (5.41%) Platform Engineer
6 67 (5.33%) Security Engineer
7 65 (5.17%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 60 (4.77%) Consultant
8 60 (4.77%) Support Engineer
9 58 (4.61%) Analyst
10 54 (4.30%) Developer
11 48 (3.82%) Cloud Engineer
12 40 (3.18%) Microsoft Engineer
13 37 (2.94%) CyberArk Architect
14 33 (2.63%) Lead
14 33 (2.63%) SIEM Engineer
15 26 (2.07%) Administrator
15 26 (2.07%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
16 24 (1.91%) IT Engineer
16 24 (1.91%) Windows Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 156 (12.41%) REST
2 120 (9.55%) LDAP
3 66 (5.25%) Microsoft Graph
4 64 (5.09%) OAuth
5 62 (4.93%) SAML
6 58 (4.61%) JSON
7 51 (4.06%) SOAP
8 39 (3.10%) OpenID
9 32 (2.55%) .NET
10 30 (2.39%) ARM Templates
10 30 (2.39%) SailPoint
11 28 (2.23%) OAuth2
12 21 (1.67%) XML
13 20 (1.59%) Elastic Stack
13 20 (1.59%) YAML
14 19 (1.51%) Middleware
15 18 (1.43%) AngularJS
16 16 (1.27%) HTML
16 16 (1.27%) Node.js
17 14 (1.11%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 75 (5.97%) Onboarding
1 75 (5.97%) Replication
1 75 (5.97%) Security Posture
2 67 (5.33%) PKI
3 63 (5.01%) Enterprise Software
4 46 (3.66%) Data Centre
5 44 (3.50%) Hybrid Cloud
6 39 (3.10%) Cloud Native
7 33 (2.63%) Self-Motivation
8 32 (2.55%) Clustering
9 31 (2.47%) Management Information System
10 25 (1.99%) Analytical Mindset
11 24 (1.91%) Product Ownership
12 17 (1.35%) Linux Command Line
12 17 (1.35%) Private Cloud
13 16 (1.27%) Data Protection Act
14 15 (1.19%) Legacy Systems
15 14 (1.11%) BYOD
16 13 (1.03%) Cyber Threat
16 13 (1.03%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 474 (37.71%) Windows
2 221 (17.58%) Linux
3 204 (16.23%) Windows Server
4 75 (5.97%) Windows 10
5 36 (2.86%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 28 (2.23%) Mac OS
7 24 (1.91%) Unix
8 21 (1.67%) Android
9 20 (1.59%) VMS
9 20 (1.59%) Windows Server 2019
10 17 (1.35%) Windows Server 2016
11 15 (1.19%) Windows Server 2012
12 13 (1.03%) Ubuntu
13 11 (0.88%) Apple iOS
14 10 (0.80%) Solaris
14 10 (0.80%) Windows 7
15 9 (0.72%) Kali Linux
16 8 (0.64%) AIX
17 6 (0.48%) Amazon Linux
18 5 (0.40%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 309 (24.58%) Problem-Solving
2 306 (24.34%) DevOps
3 258 (20.53%) CI/CD
4 199 (15.83%) Agile
5 193 (15.35%) Infrastructure as Code
6 171 (13.60%) SIEM
7 154 (12.25%) Migration
8 143 (11.38%) ITIL
9 140 (11.14%) Cybersecurity
10 135 (10.74%) Task Automation
11 126 (10.02%) ITSM
12 118 (9.39%) RBAC
13 117 (9.31%) Identity Access Management
14 111 (8.83%) Continuous Improvement
15 102 (8.11%) Change Management
15 102 (8.11%) Infrastructure Engineering
16 100 (7.96%) Incident Response
17 97 (7.72%) Service Management
17 97 (7.72%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 96 (7.64%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 527 (41.93%) Python
2 225 (17.90%) Bash
3 146 (11.61%) SQL
4 85 (6.76%) C#
5 73 (5.81%) JavaScript
5 73 (5.81%) Kusto Query Language
6 52 (4.14%) Java
7 42 (3.34%) Bicep
8 35 (2.78%) Perl
9 21 (1.67%) VBScript
10 15 (1.19%) T-SQL
11 14 (1.11%) BeanShell
11 14 (1.11%) Go
11 14 (1.11%) Groovy
12 13 (1.03%) VB
13 8 (0.64%) PHP
13 8 (0.64%) TypeScript
14 6 (0.48%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 5 (0.40%) C++
15 5 (0.40%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 530 (42.16%) Security Cleared
2 417 (33.17%) SC Cleared
3 120 (9.55%) Degree
4 109 (8.67%) DV Cleared
5 106 (8.43%) Microsoft Certification
6 80 (6.36%) CISSP
7 57 (4.53%) Azure Certification
8 43 (3.42%) CISM
9 40 (3.18%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 30 (2.39%) Cisco Certification
11 27 (2.15%) CEH
12 26 (2.07%) MCSE
13 25 (1.99%) ITIL Certification
14 24 (1.91%) AWS Certification
15 23 (1.83%) CCNA
16 22 (1.75%) CCNP
17 20 (1.59%) MCSA
18 19 (1.51%) GIAC
19 18 (1.43%) Computer Science Degree
20 16 (1.27%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 122 (9.71%) GDPR
2 115 (9.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 71 (5.65%) NIST
4 28 (2.23%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 21 (1.67%) QA
6 15 (1.19%) Cyber Essentials
6 15 (1.19%) MiFID
6 15 (1.19%) SLA
7 14 (1.11%) SOC 2
8 11 (0.88%) FINRA
9 10 (0.80%) HIPAA
10 9 (0.72%) Data Quality
10 9 (0.72%) PCI DSS
11 8 (0.64%) NCSC
12 5 (0.40%) PSD2
13 3 (0.24%) EMIR
14 2 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 2 (0.16%) GxP
14 2 (0.16%) HMG Security Policy Framework
14 2 (0.16%) NIST 800
System Software
1 464 (36.91%) Active Directory
2 132 (10.50%) VMware Infrastructure
3 117 (9.31%) Docker
4 56 (4.46%) Hyper-V
5 45 (3.58%) Virtual Machines
6 41 (3.26%) Virtual Desktop
7 32 (2.55%) vSphere
8 22 (1.75%) VMware ESXi
9 16 (1.27%) BitLocker
9 16 (1.27%) KVM
10 12 (0.95%) Virtual Servers
11 11 (0.88%) Microsoft App-V
12 8 (0.64%) Squid
13 7 (0.56%) Firmware
14 6 (0.48%) DFS Replication
14 6 (0.48%) Microsoft Virtual Server
15 5 (0.40%) NFS
16 4 (0.32%) Dovecot
16 4 (0.32%) Postfix
16 4 (0.32%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 246 (19.57%) Terraform
2 139 (11.06%) Microsoft Intune
3 127 (10.10%) Ansible
4 121 (9.63%) Kubernetes
5 110 (8.75%) SCCM
6 87 (6.92%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 68 (5.41%) Single Sign-On
8 39 (3.10%) vCenter Server
9 35 (2.78%) Grafana
10 33 (2.63%) Prometheus
11 32 (2.55%) SCOM
12 24 (1.91%) vRealize
13 20 (1.59%) Kibana
14 15 (1.19%) WSUS
15 14 (1.11%) HP SiteScope
15 14 (1.11%) Nessus
16 10 (0.80%) Proxmox
17 9 (0.72%) ITRS Geneos
17 9 (0.72%) Jamf Pro
17 9 (0.72%) Puppet
Vendors
1 589 (46.86%) Microsoft
2 182 (14.48%) VMware
3 92 (7.32%) CyberArk
4 72 (5.73%) Splunk
5 66 (5.25%) BeyondTrust
6 65 (5.17%) ServiceNow
7 63 (5.01%) Citrix
8 53 (4.22%) Cisco
9 43 (3.42%) Google
10 38 (3.02%) Red Hat
11 35 (2.78%) Oracle
12 34 (2.70%) Centrify
13 28 (2.23%) Okta
13 28 (2.23%) Veeam
14 24 (1.91%) SolarWinds
15 23 (1.83%) Atlassian
15 23 (1.83%) Databricks
16 18 (1.43%) Qualys
16 18 (1.43%) Tanium
17 17 (1.35%) Zscaler