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 19 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 64 63 56
Rank change year-on-year -1 -7 +15
Contract jobs citing PowerShell 1,190 1,064 1,464
As % of all contract jobs in England 3.92% 3.45% 3.73%
As % of the Programming Languages category 12.14% 10.66% 11.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 766 707 1,026
10th Percentile £350 £350 £328
25th Percentile £420 £432 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £523 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year -0.43% -2.78% +2.86%
75th Percentile £600 £626 £663
90th Percentile £725 £708 £743
UK median daily rate £513 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -2.38% -2.33% +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 21 40
10th Percentile £44.38 £23.80 £18.20
25th Percentile £47.25 £48.75 £30.44
Median hourly rate £64.82 £58.49 £48.40
Median % change year-on-year +10.81% +20.85% -12.00%
75th Percentile £74.26 £74.00 £69.62
90th Percentile £82.50 £77.50 £76.53
UK median hourly rate £63.50 £60.00 £48.40
% change year-on-year +5.84% +23.96% -12.00%

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 9,799 9,977 12,275
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 32.25% 32.36% 31.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,535 6,488 8,912
10th Percentile £350 £353 £363
25th Percentile £413 £425 £446
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £539 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.96% -1.95% -4.35%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £675
90th Percentile £738 £775 £775
UK median daily rate £508 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -3.33% -4.55% -2.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 308 248 416
10th Percentile £31.25 £27.00 £32.32
25th Percentile £49.81 £46.18 £47.50
Median hourly rate £63.32 £65.00 £62.25
Median % change year-on-year -2.59% +4.42% -0.40%
75th Percentile £68.00 £70.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.00 £78.75
UK median hourly rate £62.50 £62.50 £60.50
% change year-on-year - +3.31% +0.83%

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 19 November 2025.

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

PowerShell
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing PowerShell in England over the 6 months to 19 November 2025.

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 19 November 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 -12 522 £525 -4.55% 306
South East +1 203 £503 -12.61% 181
South West +23 140 £560 +6.67% 64
North of England -21 120 £473 -0.51% 74
Midlands -6 119 £475 -5.00% 81
West Midlands -9 93 £475 -6.86% 47
North West -20 59 £448 -5.79% 41
East of England +17 57 £550 +57.14% 40
Yorkshire -25 52 £473 +0.02% 21
East Midlands -5 26 £450 - 34
North East -5 13 £550 +20.35% 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
1 184 (15.46%) Microsoft Exchange
2 114 (9.58%) SharePoint
3 64 (5.38%) Confluence
4 39 (3.28%) Skype for Business
5 17 (1.43%) Apache
6 14 (1.18%) Mattermost
6 14 (1.18%) nginx
7 8 (0.67%) IIS
8 4 (0.34%) SharePoint Server
9 3 (0.25%) SAS
10 2 (0.17%) Apache Spark
10 2 (0.17%) Tomcat
10 2 (0.17%) WordPress
11 1 (0.084%) CMS
11 1 (0.084%) Exchange Server 2010
11 1 (0.084%) HCL Domino
11 1 (0.084%) HCL Notes
11 1 (0.084%) MQSeries
11 1 (0.084%) OpenStack
11 1 (0.084%) SharePoint 2010
Applications
1 39 (3.28%) Microsoft Office
2 21 (1.76%) Microsoft Excel
3 12 (1.01%) Mozilla Thunderbird
4 1 (0.084%) InfoPath
4 1 (0.084%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.084%) ProjectWise
4 1 (0.084%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 19 (1.60%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.084%) Actimize
2 1 (0.084%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.084%) Eikon
2 1 (0.084%) Endur
2 1 (0.084%) Eze OMS
2 1 (0.084%) Fidessa
2 1 (0.084%) Findur
2 1 (0.084%) Oracle Applications
2 1 (0.084%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 520 (43.70%) Azure
2 264 (22.18%) Microsoft 365
3 230 (19.33%) Entra ID
4 211 (17.73%) AWS
5 108 (9.08%) Azure DevOps
6 104 (8.74%) GCP
7 93 (7.82%) GitHub
8 70 (5.88%) Power Platform
9 61 (5.13%) IaaS
10 55 (4.62%) GitHub Actions
11 52 (4.37%) OneDrive
12 51 (4.29%) SaaS
13 49 (4.12%) Azure Monitor
14 46 (3.87%) Amazon EC2
14 46 (3.87%) Azure Sentinel
15 44 (3.70%) Amazon CloudWatch
15 44 (3.70%) Microsoft Purview
16 40 (3.36%) Amazon S3
17 38 (3.19%) AWS CloudFormation
17 38 (3.19%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 208 (17.48%) Firewall
2 192 (16.13%) DNS
3 97 (8.15%) DHCP
4 65 (5.46%) Network Security
5 62 (5.21%) TCP/IP
6 59 (4.96%) VPN
7 44 (3.70%) SMTP
8 43 (3.61%) HTTP
9 42 (3.53%) Skype
10 31 (2.61%) FTP
11 30 (2.52%) VLAN
12 29 (2.44%) SSH
13 25 (2.10%) Cisco IOS
14 23 (1.93%) SAN
15 19 (1.60%) LAN
15 19 (1.60%) SSL
15 19 (1.60%) WAN
15 19 (1.60%) Wireshark
16 14 (1.18%) Unified Communications
17 13 (1.09%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 50 (4.20%) SQL Server
2 46 (3.87%) Power BI
3 45 (3.78%) Amazon RDS
4 35 (2.94%) PostgreSQL
5 16 (1.34%) Metadata
6 15 (1.26%) Azure SQL Database
7 14 (1.18%) Elasticsearch
8 13 (1.09%) Amazon Aurora
9 11 (0.92%) Relational Database
10 10 (0.84%) NoSQL
11 8 (0.67%) Data Lake
11 8 (0.67%) MongoDB
12 7 (0.59%) DynamoDB
13 6 (0.50%) Delta Lake
14 5 (0.42%) Oracle Database
14 5 (0.42%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 4 (0.34%) MySQL
15 4 (0.34%) RDBMS
15 4 (0.34%) SQL Server Reporting Services
16 3 (0.25%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 105 (8.82%) Jenkins
2 99 (8.32%) JIRA
3 78 (6.55%) Git
4 54 (4.54%) GitLab
5 25 (2.10%) MSI
6 24 (2.02%) Vagrant
7 21 (1.76%) Artifactory
8 16 (1.34%) Bitbucket
9 13 (1.09%) SonarQube
9 13 (1.09%) Sonatype Nexus
10 11 (0.92%) InstallShield
11 9 (0.76%) AdminStudio
11 9 (0.76%) Metasploit
12 8 (0.67%) Burp Suite
12 8 (0.67%) Maven
13 7 (0.59%) TeamCity
14 6 (0.50%) Postman
15 5 (0.42%) GCC
15 5 (0.42%) Gradle
16 4 (0.34%) Cucumber
General
1 406 (34.12%) Social Skills
2 185 (15.55%) Analytical Skills
3 182 (15.29%) Finance
4 119 (10.00%) Public Sector
5 66 (5.55%) Documentation Skills
6 57 (4.79%) Banking
7 39 (3.28%) Legal
8 24 (2.02%) Games
9 23 (1.93%) Presentation Skills
10 20 (1.68%) Front Office
10 20 (1.68%) Investment Banking
11 19 (1.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 18 (1.51%) Manufacturing
13 17 (1.43%) Marketing
14 16 (1.34%) Telecoms
15 15 (1.26%) Electronics
16 11 (0.92%) Law
17 10 (0.84%) Retail
18 9 (0.76%) Influencing Skills
18 9 (0.76%) Military
Job Titles
1 109 (9.16%) Platform Engineer
2 99 (8.32%) DevOps Engineer
3 97 (8.15%) Architect
4 95 (7.98%) Analyst
5 91 (7.65%) Senior
6 68 (5.71%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 68 (5.71%) Security Engineer
7 66 (5.55%) Azure Engineer
7 66 (5.55%) Consultant
8 51 (4.29%) Developer
9 49 (4.12%) Support Engineer
10 36 (3.03%) Administrator
10 36 (3.03%) Cloud Engineer
11 32 (2.69%) Windows Engineer
12 31 (2.61%) Lead
13 29 (2.44%) AWS Engineer
13 29 (2.44%) Cloud Platform Engineer
14 28 (2.35%) SOC Analyst
15 26 (2.18%) Microsoft Engineer
15 26 (2.18%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 113 (9.50%) REST
2 59 (4.96%) JSON
3 58 (4.87%) LDAP
4 53 (4.45%) OAuth
5 49 (4.12%) SAML
6 42 (3.53%) OpenID
7 36 (3.03%) ARM Templates
8 33 (2.77%) Middleware
9 32 (2.69%) .NET
10 29 (2.44%) SailPoint
11 27 (2.27%) Microsoft Graph
11 27 (2.27%) OAuth2
12 26 (2.18%) FIX Protocol
12 26 (2.18%) YAML
13 22 (1.85%) Elastic Stack
13 22 (1.85%) XML
14 15 (1.26%) React
15 14 (1.18%) HTML
16 12 (1.01%) CSS
16 12 (1.01%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 73 (6.13%) PKI
2 60 (5.04%) Onboarding
3 54 (4.54%) Replication
4 41 (3.45%) Data Centre
5 36 (3.03%) Security Posture
6 34 (2.86%) Management Information System
7 33 (2.77%) Cloud Native
8 32 (2.69%) Hybrid Cloud
8 32 (2.69%) Self-Motivation
9 29 (2.44%) Cyber Threat
10 26 (2.18%) Analytical Mindset
10 26 (2.18%) Private Cloud
11 23 (1.93%) Data Protection Act
12 21 (1.76%) Enterprise Software
13 20 (1.68%) Security Operations Centre
14 19 (1.60%) Product Ownership
15 14 (1.18%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
15 14 (1.18%) Linux Command Line
16 13 (1.09%) Legacy Systems
17 12 (1.01%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 487 (40.92%) Windows
2 267 (22.44%) Linux
3 170 (14.29%) Windows Server
4 79 (6.64%) Windows 10
5 53 (4.45%) Mac OS
6 50 (4.20%) Android
7 38 (3.19%) VMS
8 37 (3.11%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 24 (2.02%) Amazon Linux
10 23 (1.93%) Unix
11 17 (1.43%) Apple iOS
11 17 (1.43%) Ubuntu
12 15 (1.26%) CentOS
12 15 (1.26%) Windows Server 2019
13 12 (1.01%) Solaris
14 10 (0.84%) Windows Server 2012
15 8 (0.67%) Kali Linux
15 8 (0.67%) Windows Server 2016
16 5 (0.42%) Windows 7
17 3 (0.25%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 324 (27.23%) DevOps
2 253 (21.26%) CI/CD
3 250 (21.01%) Problem-Solving
4 208 (17.48%) Agile
5 201 (16.89%) Infrastructure as Code
6 177 (14.87%) Migration
7 148 (12.44%) ITIL
8 145 (12.18%) Cybersecurity
9 140 (11.76%) SIEM
10 115 (9.66%) Continuous Improvement
11 114 (9.58%) Identity Access Management
12 108 (9.08%) Configuration Management
13 105 (8.82%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 103 (8.66%) Incident Response
15 100 (8.40%) Task Automation
16 99 (8.32%) RBAC
17 98 (8.24%) Platform Engineering
18 91 (7.65%) Change Management
19 90 (7.56%) Containerisation
20 89 (7.48%) Cloud Security
Programming Languages
1 530 (44.54%) Python
2 230 (19.33%) Bash
3 164 (13.78%) SQL
4 70 (5.88%) Java
5 68 (5.71%) JavaScript
6 66 (5.55%) C#
7 45 (3.78%) Kusto Query Language
8 41 (3.45%) Bicep
9 40 (3.36%) Perl
10 34 (2.86%) Groovy
11 29 (2.44%) VBScript
12 16 (1.34%) Go
13 15 (1.26%) C++
14 13 (1.09%) BeanShell
15 11 (0.92%) VB
16 10 (0.84%) C
16 10 (0.84%) PHP
16 10 (0.84%) T-SQL
17 9 (0.76%) TypeScript
18 7 (0.59%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 430 (36.13%) Security Cleared
2 331 (27.82%) SC Cleared
3 114 (9.58%) Degree
4 110 (9.24%) DV Cleared
5 89 (7.48%) Microsoft Certification
6 77 (6.47%) CISSP
7 56 (4.71%) Azure Certification
8 34 (2.86%) AWS Certification
8 34 (2.86%) CISM
9 32 (2.69%) Cisco Certification
10 30 (2.52%) CEH
10 30 (2.52%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 29 (2.44%) ITIL Certification
12 24 (2.02%) CCNA
12 24 (2.02%) Computer Science Degree
13 22 (1.85%) CCNP
14 19 (1.60%) GCIH
15 17 (1.43%) CompTIA Security+
15 17 (1.43%) GIAC
16 16 (1.34%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 117 (9.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 103 (8.66%) GDPR
3 82 (6.89%) NIST
4 27 (2.27%) HIPAA
5 18 (1.51%) PCI DSS
6 17 (1.43%) QA
6 17 (1.43%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 15 (1.26%) SOC 2
8 14 (1.18%) SLA
9 10 (0.84%) Cyber Essentials
10 9 (0.76%) NCSC
11 6 (0.50%) Data Quality
12 5 (0.42%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 5 (0.42%) PSD2
13 4 (0.34%) Accessibility
13 4 (0.34%) MiFID
14 3 (0.25%) EMIR
14 3 (0.25%) ITGC
15 2 (0.17%) HMG Security Policy Framework
16 1 (0.084%) FISMA
System Software
1 435 (36.55%) Active Directory
2 130 (10.92%) Docker
3 128 (10.76%) VMware Infrastructure
4 41 (3.45%) Virtual Desktop
5 31 (2.61%) Virtual Machines
6 22 (1.85%) DFS Replication
7 21 (1.76%) Hyper-V
8 16 (1.34%) Squid
9 14 (1.18%) Microsoft App-V
9 14 (1.18%) Virtual Servers
9 14 (1.18%) VMware ESXi
10 13 (1.09%) vSphere
11 12 (1.01%) Dovecot
11 12 (1.01%) Postfix
12 9 (0.76%) Firmware
12 9 (0.76%) VMware NSX
13 8 (0.67%) NFS
14 7 (0.59%) BitLocker
15 6 (0.50%) Microsoft Virtual Server
16 4 (0.34%) Snort
Systems Management
1 239 (20.08%) Terraform
2 156 (13.11%) SCCM
3 141 (11.85%) Microsoft Intune
4 140 (11.76%) Ansible
5 107 (8.99%) Kubernetes
6 57 (4.79%) Single Sign-On
7 53 (4.45%) Grafana
8 51 (4.29%) Prometheus
9 46 (3.87%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 37 (3.11%) SCOM
11 28 (2.35%) vRealize
12 22 (1.85%) Kibana
13 21 (1.76%) HP SiteScope
14 19 (1.60%) Nessus
14 19 (1.60%) Proxmox
15 18 (1.51%) ITRS Geneos
15 18 (1.51%) vCenter Server
15 18 (1.51%) WSUS
16 15 (1.26%) NetBackup
17 13 (1.09%) Puppet
Vendors
1 534 (44.87%) Microsoft
2 182 (15.29%) VMware
3 110 (9.24%) Splunk
4 88 (7.39%) Cisco
5 86 (7.23%) ServiceNow
6 68 (5.71%) CyberArk
7 64 (5.38%) Citrix
8 48 (4.03%) Red Hat
9 40 (3.36%) Google
9 40 (3.36%) Oracle
10 34 (2.86%) CrowdStrike
11 33 (2.77%) BeyondTrust
12 29 (2.44%) Atlassian
13 28 (2.35%) Meraki
14 25 (2.10%) SAP
14 25 (2.10%) Veeam
15 22 (1.85%) Okta
15 22 (1.85%) Remedy
15 22 (1.85%) SolarWinds
16 20 (1.68%) Solace