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

6 months to
24 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 64 55 67
Rank change year-on-year -9 +12 -7
Contract jobs citing PowerShell 1,268 960 1,169
As % of all contract jobs in England 3.62% 3.78% 3.10%
As % of the Programming Languages category 12.19% 11.29% 10.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 898 646 828
10th Percentile £355 £350 £350
25th Percentile £425 £445 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £535 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.87% -2.73% +2.80%
75th Percentile £623 £626 £638
90th Percentile £738 £723 £713
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +3.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 17 42
10th Percentile £41.13 £17.00 £22.00
25th Percentile £57.57 £20.24 £37.63
Median hourly rate £74.26 £56.75 £42.08
Median % change year-on-year +30.87% +34.87% -23.50%
75th Percentile £80.50 £74.44 £68.47
90th Percentile £83.88 £112.00 £76.53
UK median hourly rate £74.26 £36.79 £42.08
% change year-on-year +101.85% -12.56% -23.50%

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 10,398 8,500 11,043
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 29.72% 33.49% 29.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,959 5,540 7,960
10th Percentile £352 £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 £614 £650 £658
90th Percentile £725 £775 £763
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £530
% change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% -5.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted 430 206 467
10th Percentile £41.25 £25.26 £35.51
25th Percentile £54.06 £41.75 £46.25
Median hourly rate £65.00 £62.75 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +3.59% +4.58% -7.69%
75th Percentile £70.00 £68.75 £69.62
90th Percentile £77.50 £85.00 £76.53
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £62.50 £60.00
% change year-on-year +4.00% +4.17% -7.16%

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 24 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 24 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 24 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 -18 535 £543 +1.17% 137
South East +3 241 £500 -13.04% 124
North of England -5 206 £485 +3.14% 74
South West +8 140 £560 -2.61% 41
North West +4 111 £465 -1.15% 36
Yorkshire -15 84 £494 +4.50% 24
Midlands -47 83 £464 -7.25% 43
West Midlands -57 57 £475 -5.00% 21
East of England -4 28 £525 +7.69% 35
East Midlands -18 26 £449 -3.03% 22
North East -10 16 £550 +20.35% 14
South Coast - 1 £625 -
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UK

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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 (15.30%) Microsoft Exchange
2 151 (11.91%) SharePoint
3 57 (4.50%) Confluence
4 39 (3.08%) Skype for Business
5 13 (1.03%) Apache
6 8 (0.63%) Mattermost
7 7 (0.55%) IIS
8 3 (0.24%) Exchange Server 2013
8 3 (0.24%) nginx
8 3 (0.24%) OpenStack
9 2 (0.16%) Exchange Server 2010
9 2 (0.16%) SharePoint 2013
9 2 (0.16%) SharePoint Server
9 2 (0.16%) WordPress
10 1 (0.079%) Apache Spark
10 1 (0.079%) SAS
10 1 (0.079%) SharePoint 2010
10 1 (0.079%) Tomcat
Applications
1 47 (3.71%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (1.18%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.24%) Mozilla Thunderbird
4 1 (0.079%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.079%) InfoPath
4 1 (0.079%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 13 (1.03%) Remedy ITSM
2 8 (0.63%) Veritas eDiscovery
3 4 (0.32%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.079%) Actimize
4 1 (0.079%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.079%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 620 (48.90%) Azure
2 303 (23.90%) Entra ID
3 283 (22.32%) Microsoft 365
4 219 (17.27%) AWS
5 134 (10.57%) GCP
6 115 (9.07%) Azure DevOps
7 101 (7.97%) GitHub
8 90 (7.10%) OneDrive
9 78 (6.15%) Power Platform
10 63 (4.97%) GitHub Actions
11 62 (4.89%) Microsoft Purview
12 61 (4.81%) IaaS
13 52 (4.10%) Azure Monitor
14 51 (4.02%) SaaS
15 50 (3.94%) Azure Sentinel
16 48 (3.79%) PaaS
17 43 (3.39%) Serverless
18 38 (3.00%) PowerApps
19 37 (2.92%) Azure Logic Apps
20 35 (2.76%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 209 (16.48%) DNS
2 170 (13.41%) Firewall
3 136 (10.73%) DHCP
4 73 (5.76%) VPN
5 69 (5.44%) TCP/IP
6 58 (4.57%) Network Security
7 42 (3.31%) Kerberos
7 42 (3.31%) LAN
7 42 (3.31%) Skype
8 38 (3.00%) WAN
9 31 (2.44%) VLAN
10 30 (2.37%) Wi-Fi
11 20 (1.58%) Unified Communications
12 19 (1.50%) DKIM
12 19 (1.50%) DMARC
12 19 (1.50%) SMTP
13 17 (1.34%) SAN
13 17 (1.34%) Software-Defined Networking
14 16 (1.26%) HTTP
14 16 (1.26%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 76 (5.99%) SQL Server
2 48 (3.79%) Power BI
3 32 (2.52%) PostgreSQL
4 22 (1.74%) Metadata
4 22 (1.74%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 21 (1.66%) Amazon RDS
6 17 (1.34%) Azure SQL Database
7 16 (1.26%) Data Lake
8 11 (0.87%) Relational Database
9 10 (0.79%) Data Warehouse
9 10 (0.79%) Elasticsearch
10 8 (0.63%) NoSQL
10 8 (0.63%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 7 (0.55%) MongoDB
11 7 (0.55%) MySQL
11 7 (0.55%) Oracle Database
12 6 (0.47%) DB2
12 6 (0.47%) Delta Lake
12 6 (0.47%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 5 (0.39%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 79 (6.23%) JIRA
2 74 (5.84%) Git
3 72 (5.68%) Jenkins
4 68 (5.36%) GitLab
5 15 (1.18%) Artifactory
5 15 (1.18%) MSI
6 12 (0.95%) Sonatype Nexus
7 10 (0.79%) Metasploit
8 9 (0.71%) Bitbucket
8 9 (0.71%) Burp Suite
9 8 (0.63%) CircleCI
10 6 (0.47%) InstallShield
10 6 (0.47%) Postman
11 5 (0.39%) Gradle
11 5 (0.39%) Robot Framework
11 5 (0.39%) SonarQube
11 5 (0.39%) Spinnaker
11 5 (0.39%) TeamCity
12 4 (0.32%) Maven
12 4 (0.32%) Selenium
General
1 453 (35.73%) Social Skills
2 212 (16.72%) Analytical Skills
3 157 (12.38%) Finance
4 116 (9.15%) Public Sector
5 83 (6.55%) Documentation Skills
6 59 (4.65%) Banking
7 58 (4.57%) Legal
8 19 (1.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 16 (1.26%) Front Office
9 16 (1.26%) Investment Banking
10 14 (1.10%) Military
10 14 (1.10%) Presentation Skills
11 13 (1.03%) Retail
12 9 (0.71%) Manufacturing
12 9 (0.71%) Publishing
13 7 (0.55%) Financial Institution
13 7 (0.55%) Law
13 7 (0.55%) Marketing
13 7 (0.55%) Telecoms
14 6 (0.47%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 170 (13.41%) Architect
2 116 (9.15%) Senior
3 82 (6.47%) DevOps Engineer
4 80 (6.31%) Azure Engineer
5 70 (5.52%) Security Engineer
6 66 (5.21%) Platform Engineer
7 65 (5.13%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 62 (4.89%) Support Engineer
9 60 (4.73%) Consultant
10 59 (4.65%) Analyst
11 52 (4.10%) Developer
12 50 (3.94%) Cloud Engineer
13 41 (3.23%) Microsoft Engineer
14 37 (2.92%) CyberArk Architect
15 34 (2.68%) SIEM Engineer
16 33 (2.60%) Lead
17 27 (2.13%) Administrator
17 27 (2.13%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
18 25 (1.97%) IT Engineer
19 24 (1.89%) Windows Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 157 (12.38%) REST
2 119 (9.38%) LDAP
3 67 (5.28%) Microsoft Graph
4 65 (5.13%) OAuth
5 63 (4.97%) SAML
6 58 (4.57%) JSON
7 51 (4.02%) SOAP
8 40 (3.15%) OpenID
9 35 (2.76%) .NET
10 32 (2.52%) ARM Templates
11 30 (2.37%) SailPoint
12 28 (2.21%) OAuth2
13 21 (1.66%) XML
14 20 (1.58%) YAML
15 19 (1.50%) Elastic Stack
15 19 (1.50%) Middleware
16 17 (1.34%) AngularJS
17 15 (1.18%) HTML
17 15 (1.18%) Node.js
18 13 (1.03%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 79 (6.23%) Security Posture
2 78 (6.15%) Replication
3 75 (5.91%) Onboarding
4 70 (5.52%) PKI
5 64 (5.05%) Enterprise Software
6 46 (3.63%) Data Centre
6 46 (3.63%) Hybrid Cloud
7 42 (3.31%) Cloud Native
8 33 (2.60%) Clustering
8 33 (2.60%) Management Information System
8 33 (2.60%) Self-Motivation
9 24 (1.89%) Analytical Mindset
9 24 (1.89%) Product Ownership
10 18 (1.42%) Linux Command Line
11 17 (1.34%) Private Cloud
12 16 (1.26%) Data Protection Act
13 15 (1.18%) BYOD
13 15 (1.18%) Legacy Systems
14 13 (1.03%) Cyber Threat
14 13 (1.03%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 477 (37.62%) Windows
2 222 (17.51%) Linux
3 205 (16.17%) Windows Server
4 74 (5.84%) Windows 10
5 40 (3.15%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 28 (2.21%) Mac OS
7 22 (1.74%) Unix
8 21 (1.66%) Android
8 21 (1.66%) Windows Server 2019
9 18 (1.42%) VMS
9 18 (1.42%) Windows Server 2016
10 15 (1.18%) Windows Server 2012
11 12 (0.95%) Ubuntu
12 11 (0.87%) Apple iOS
13 10 (0.79%) Solaris
13 10 (0.79%) Windows 7
14 9 (0.71%) AIX
14 9 (0.71%) Kali Linux
15 6 (0.47%) CentOS
16 5 (0.39%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 313 (24.68%) DevOps
2 310 (24.45%) Problem-Solving
3 263 (20.74%) CI/CD
4 201 (15.85%) Agile
5 197 (15.54%) Infrastructure as Code
6 172 (13.56%) SIEM
7 157 (12.38%) Migration
8 146 (11.51%) ITIL
9 138 (10.88%) Cybersecurity
10 134 (10.57%) Task Automation
11 126 (9.94%) ITSM
12 121 (9.54%) RBAC
13 120 (9.46%) Identity Access Management
14 113 (8.91%) Continuous Improvement
15 104 (8.20%) Incident Response
15 104 (8.20%) Infrastructure Engineering
16 100 (7.89%) Change Management
17 97 (7.65%) Disaster Recovery
17 97 (7.65%) Service Management
17 97 (7.65%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 534 (42.11%) Python
2 231 (18.22%) Bash
3 151 (11.91%) SQL
4 86 (6.78%) C#
5 74 (5.84%) Kusto Query Language
6 72 (5.68%) JavaScript
7 50 (3.94%) Java
8 45 (3.55%) Bicep
9 33 (2.60%) Perl
10 21 (1.66%) VBScript
11 16 (1.26%) T-SQL
12 15 (1.18%) Go
13 14 (1.10%) BeanShell
14 13 (1.03%) VB
15 12 (0.95%) Groovy
16 8 (0.63%) PHP
16 8 (0.63%) TypeScript
17 7 (0.55%) Shell Script
18 6 (0.47%) Data Analysis Expressions
19 4 (0.32%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 539 (42.51%) Security Cleared
2 424 (33.44%) SC Cleared
3 122 (9.62%) Degree
4 113 (8.91%) DV Cleared
5 108 (8.52%) Microsoft Certification
6 83 (6.55%) CISSP
7 60 (4.73%) Azure Certification
8 44 (3.47%) CISM
9 40 (3.15%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 30 (2.37%) Cisco Certification
11 27 (2.13%) CEH
11 27 (2.13%) MCSE
12 25 (1.97%) ITIL Certification
13 23 (1.81%) AWS Certification
13 23 (1.81%) CCNA
14 22 (1.74%) CCNP
15 21 (1.66%) MCSA
16 19 (1.50%) GIAC
17 18 (1.42%) Computer Science Degree
18 16 (1.26%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 126 (9.94%) GDPR
2 115 (9.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 73 (5.76%) NIST
4 28 (2.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 21 (1.66%) QA
6 15 (1.18%) Cyber Essentials
6 15 (1.18%) MiFID
7 14 (1.10%) SLA
8 12 (0.95%) SOC 2
9 11 (0.87%) FINRA
9 11 (0.87%) PCI DSS
10 10 (0.79%) HIPAA
11 9 (0.71%) Data Quality
12 8 (0.63%) NCSC
13 5 (0.39%) PSD2
14 4 (0.32%) California Consumer Privacy Act
15 3 (0.24%) EMIR
16 2 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
16 2 (0.16%) HMG Security Policy Framework
16 2 (0.16%) NIST 800
System Software
1 470 (37.07%) Active Directory
2 136 (10.73%) VMware Infrastructure
3 119 (9.38%) Docker
4 57 (4.50%) Hyper-V
5 46 (3.63%) Virtual Machines
6 39 (3.08%) Virtual Desktop
7 33 (2.60%) vSphere
8 23 (1.81%) VMware ESXi
9 16 (1.26%) BitLocker
9 16 (1.26%) KVM
10 12 (0.95%) Virtual Servers
11 11 (0.87%) Microsoft App-V
12 8 (0.63%) Firmware
13 7 (0.55%) Squid
14 6 (0.47%) Microsoft Virtual Server
14 6 (0.47%) VMware NSX
15 5 (0.39%) NFS
16 4 (0.32%) DFS Replication
17 3 (0.24%) Dovecot
17 3 (0.24%) Postfix
Systems Management
1 253 (19.95%) Terraform
2 142 (11.20%) Microsoft Intune
3 129 (10.17%) Kubernetes
4 127 (10.02%) Ansible
5 109 (8.60%) SCCM
6 88 (6.94%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 68 (5.36%) Single Sign-On
8 41 (3.23%) vCenter Server
9 35 (2.76%) Grafana
10 33 (2.60%) Prometheus
11 30 (2.37%) SCOM
12 23 (1.81%) vRealize
13 19 (1.50%) Kibana
14 16 (1.26%) WSUS
15 13 (1.03%) HP SiteScope
15 13 (1.03%) Nessus
16 10 (0.79%) Istio
17 9 (0.71%) ITRS Geneos
17 9 (0.71%) Jamf Pro
17 9 (0.71%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 602 (47.48%) Microsoft
2 187 (14.75%) VMware
3 93 (7.33%) CyberArk
4 67 (5.28%) Splunk
5 66 (5.21%) BeyondTrust
5 66 (5.21%) ServiceNow
6 63 (4.97%) Citrix
7 53 (4.18%) Cisco
8 44 (3.47%) Google
9 41 (3.23%) Red Hat
10 36 (2.84%) Oracle
11 34 (2.68%) Centrify
12 28 (2.21%) Okta
12 28 (2.21%) Veeam
13 25 (1.97%) SolarWinds
14 23 (1.81%) Atlassian
14 23 (1.81%) Databricks
15 18 (1.42%) Qualys
15 18 (1.42%) Tanium
16 17 (1.34%) Zscaler