PowerShell Contract Job Trends in the North of England

Windows PowerShell
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring PowerShell skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 67 75 74
Rank change year-on-year +8 -1 -8
Contract jobs citing PowerShell 241 108 95
As % of all contract jobs in the North of England 3.26% 2.73% 2.31%
As % of the Programming Languages category 12.93% 9.86% 9.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 148 61 73
10th Percentile £311 £350 £375
25th Percentile £395 £388 £445
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £474 £450 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.22% -14.29% +5.00%
75th Percentile £545 £488 £638
90th Percentile £620 £575 £675
England median daily rate £520 £519 £525
% change year-on-year +0.14% -1.10% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 1
10th Percentile £41.88 - -
25th Percentile £62.70 - £48.75
Median hourly rate £74.26 - £52.50
75th Percentile - - £56.25
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £61.73 £65.00 £65.69
% change year-on-year -5.03% -1.05% +24.01%

All Programming Languages
North of 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 the North of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 1,864 1,095 1,014
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 25.23% 27.66% 24.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,180 788 718
10th Percentile £353 £314 £349
25th Percentile £413 £380 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £463 £488
Median % change year-on-year +5.51% -5.08% -4.88%
75th Percentile £575 £538 £575
90th Percentile £650 £600 £638
England median daily rate £523 £515 £550
% change year-on-year +1.60% -6.36% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 85 10 31
10th Percentile £29.08 £29.28 £37.50
25th Percentile £47.50 £36.82 £41.86
Median hourly rate £69.00 £70.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -1.43% +27.27% +19.10%
75th Percentile £73.00 £87.69 £71.69
90th Percentile £77.30 £95.36 £83.00
England median hourly rate £65.00 £57.50 £65.00
% change year-on-year +13.04% -11.54% +4.00%

PowerShell
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

PowerShell job vacancy trend in the North of England

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Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing PowerShell

PowerShell
Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing PowerShell in the North of England over the 6 months to 8 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for PowerShell in the North of England

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Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing PowerShell

PowerShell
Hourly Rate Histogram in the North of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing PowerShell in the North of England over the 6 months to 8 August 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for PowerShell in the North of England

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Contract Job Locations in the North of 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 North of England region over the 6 months to 8 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
North West +22 147 £453 -2.05% 64
Yorkshire -14 83 £475 +6.26% 22
North East - 12 £500 - 9
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England

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of 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 29 (12.03%) Microsoft Exchange
2 17 (7.05%) Confluence
2 17 (7.05%) SharePoint
3 8 (3.32%) Skype for Business
4 2 (0.83%) WebSphere
5 1 (0.41%) Apache
5 1 (0.41%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.41%) Camunda
5 1 (0.41%) CMS
5 1 (0.41%) IIS
5 1 (0.41%) nginx
Applications
1 9 (3.73%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.83%) Chatbot
2 2 (0.83%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 10 (4.15%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.41%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 128 (53.11%) Azure
2 69 (28.63%) AWS
3 52 (21.58%) GCP
4 48 (19.92%) GitHub
5 44 (18.26%) Entra ID
6 39 (16.18%) Azure DevOps
7 38 (15.77%) Microsoft 365
8 28 (11.62%) GitHub Actions
9 27 (11.20%) Power Platform
10 20 (8.30%) Google Kubernetes Engine
11 18 (7.47%) Azure Monitor
12 12 (4.98%) AWS CloudFormation
13 11 (4.56%) Azure AKS
13 11 (4.56%) OpenShift
13 11 (4.56%) PowerApps
14 10 (4.15%) Microsoft Copilot
14 10 (4.15%) SaaS
14 10 (4.15%) Virtual Private Cloud
15 9 (3.73%) Azure Sentinel
15 9 (3.73%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 29 (12.03%) Firewall
2 17 (7.05%) DNS
3 15 (6.22%) Network Security
4 11 (4.56%) SAN
5 9 (3.73%) NAS
6 8 (3.32%) Skype
6 8 (3.32%) VSAN
7 7 (2.90%) SSL
8 6 (2.49%) DHCP
8 6 (2.49%) TCP/IP
8 6 (2.49%) WAN
9 5 (2.07%) VPN
9 5 (2.07%) Wi-Fi
10 4 (1.66%) Internet
11 3 (1.24%) BGP
11 3 (1.24%) DMZ
11 3 (1.24%) LAN
11 3 (1.24%) MPLS
11 3 (1.24%) OSPF
11 3 (1.24%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (15.77%) SQL Server
2 17 (7.05%) Power BI
3 13 (5.39%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 12 (4.98%) MongoDB
5 7 (2.90%) Relational Database
6 6 (2.49%) PostgreSQL
7 5 (2.07%) Data Warehouse
7 5 (2.07%) MySQL
7 5 (2.07%) Oracle Database
7 5 (2.07%) RDBMS
7 5 (2.07%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 5 (2.07%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 4 (1.66%) Db2
9 3 (1.24%) BusinessObjects
9 3 (1.24%) Data Lake
10 2 (0.83%) Apache Cassandra
10 2 (0.83%) Azure SQL Database
10 2 (0.83%) Microsoft Analysis Services
10 2 (0.83%) NoSQL
10 2 (0.83%) Oracle Exadata
Development Applications
1 37 (15.35%) Jenkins
2 19 (7.88%) Git
3 18 (7.47%) GitLab
3 18 (7.47%) JIRA
4 6 (2.49%) Selenium
4 6 (2.49%) Sonatype Nexus
5 5 (2.07%) Claude Code
6 4 (1.66%) Cucumber
6 4 (1.66%) MSBuild
6 4 (1.66%) Visual Studio
7 3 (1.24%) Bugzilla
7 3 (1.24%) REST Assured
8 2 (0.83%) Flyway
8 2 (0.83%) Liquibase
8 2 (0.83%) MSI
8 2 (0.83%) Postman
8 2 (0.83%) Robot Framework
9 1 (0.41%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.41%) Subversion
General
1 53 (21.99%) Finance
2 46 (19.09%) Social Skills
3 28 (11.62%) Analytical Skills
4 22 (9.13%) Banking
5 10 (4.15%) Documentation Skills
5 10 (4.15%) Legal
5 10 (4.15%) Public Sector
6 7 (2.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (1.24%) Investment Banking
7 3 (1.24%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (0.83%) Financial Institution
8 2 (0.83%) Games
8 2 (0.83%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (0.83%) Law
8 2 (0.83%) Retail
9 1 (0.41%) Corporate Banking
9 1 (0.41%) Local Government
9 1 (0.41%) Military
9 1 (0.41%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 32 (13.28%) Security Engineer
2 22 (9.13%) Senior
3 19 (7.88%) Cloud Engineer
3 19 (7.88%) Developer
4 17 (7.05%) DevOps Engineer
5 13 (5.39%) DBA
5 13 (5.39%) SQL DBA
6 11 (4.56%) Administrator
7 10 (4.15%) Desktop Engineer
7 10 (4.15%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 10 (4.15%) Lead
8 9 (3.73%) Architect
8 9 (3.73%) Cloud Security Engineer
9 8 (3.32%) Platform Engineer
9 8 (3.32%) Wintel Engineer
10 7 (2.90%) Azure Engineer
10 7 (2.90%) VMware Engineer
11 6 (2.49%) Microsoft 365 Architect
11 6 (2.49%) Splunk Engineer
11 6 (2.49%) Windows Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (9.54%) REST
2 14 (5.81%) JSON
2 14 (5.81%) Microsoft Graph
3 13 (5.39%) .NET
4 10 (4.15%) Kafka
5 9 (3.73%) YAML
6 8 (3.32%) ARM Templates
7 6 (2.49%) OAuth
7 6 (2.49%) RabbitMQ
7 6 (2.49%) SailPoint
8 5 (2.07%) LDAP
8 5 (2.07%) Web Services
9 4 (1.66%) .NET Framework
9 4 (1.66%) XML
10 3 (1.24%) JDBC
10 3 (1.24%) Node.js
10 3 (1.24%) SOAP
10 3 (1.24%) WireMock
10 3 (1.24%) XMPP
11 2 (0.83%) OpenAPI
Miscellaneous
1 28 (11.62%) Replication
2 25 (10.37%) Cloud Native
3 24 (9.96%) Clustering
4 23 (9.54%) Security Posture
5 16 (6.64%) Linux Command Line
6 13 (5.39%) Management Information System
7 10 (4.15%) Data Centre
8 9 (3.73%) Data Protection Act
8 9 (3.73%) Onboarding
9 8 (3.32%) Data Structures
10 7 (2.90%) Algorithms
10 7 (2.90%) Hybrid Cloud
10 7 (2.90%) PKI
10 7 (2.90%) Product Ownership
10 7 (2.90%) Self-Motivation
11 6 (2.49%) Cloud Security Posture
11 6 (2.49%) Enterprise Cloud
11 6 (2.49%) Enterprise Software
12 4 (1.66%) Driving Licence
12 4 (1.66%) Enterprise Storage
Operating Systems
1 116 (48.13%) Windows
2 69 (28.63%) Linux
3 42 (17.43%) Windows Server
4 22 (9.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 13 (5.39%) Windows 10
6 11 (4.56%) Unix
7 8 (3.32%) Windows 7
8 6 (2.49%) AIX
8 6 (2.49%) Apple iOS
8 6 (2.49%) Mac OS
9 4 (1.66%) Windows Server 2016
10 3 (1.24%) Solaris
10 3 (1.24%) Ubuntu
10 3 (1.24%) Windows Server 2012
11 2 (0.83%) Data ONTAP
11 2 (0.83%) VMS
11 2 (0.83%) Windows Server 2019
12 1 (0.41%) Android
12 1 (0.41%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 93 (38.59%) DevOps
2 82 (34.02%) CI/CD
3 62 (25.73%) Infrastructure as Code
4 50 (20.75%) Agile
5 47 (19.50%) Cloud Security
6 45 (18.67%) Observability
6 45 (18.67%) Problem-Solving
7 36 (14.94%) Change Management
8 35 (14.52%) AI
8 35 (14.52%) Continuous Improvement
9 33 (13.69%) Platform Engineering
10 32 (13.28%) Containerisation
10 32 (13.28%) Performance Tuning
11 30 (12.45%) Infrastructure Automation
11 30 (12.45%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 29 (12.03%) Analytics
12 29 (12.03%) Disaster Recovery
13 27 (11.20%) Identity Access Management
13 27 (11.20%) SIEM
14 25 (10.37%) Capacity Planning
Programming Languages
1 119 (49.38%) Python
2 80 (33.20%) Bash
3 53 (21.99%) SQL
4 23 (9.54%) Bicep
5 20 (8.30%) Java
6 15 (6.22%) C#
7 12 (4.98%) VBScript
8 11 (4.56%) T-SQL
9 10 (4.15%) Kusto Query Language
10 8 (3.32%) VB
11 7 (2.90%) Shell Script
12 5 (2.07%) Search Processing Language
13 4 (1.66%) Groovy
13 4 (1.66%) TypeScript
14 3 (1.24%) JavaScript
14 3 (1.24%) Perl
15 2 (0.83%) BeanShell
15 2 (0.83%) PL/SQL
16 1 (0.41%) COBOL
Qualifications
1 52 (21.58%) Security Cleared
2 45 (18.67%) SC Cleared
3 35 (14.52%) Degree
4 33 (13.69%) Azure Certification
5 25 (10.37%) CISSP
6 24 (9.96%) AWS Certification
7 19 (7.88%) Microsoft Certification
8 13 (5.39%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 10 (4.15%) VCAP
10 8 (3.32%) BPSS Clearance
10 8 (3.32%) MCSA
10 8 (3.32%) MCSE
11 5 (2.07%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 4 (1.66%) Cisco Certification
12 4 (1.66%) GCFA
12 4 (1.66%) GCIH
12 4 (1.66%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 3 (1.24%) CCIE
13 3 (1.24%) CCNP
13 3 (1.24%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (4.56%) GDPR
2 7 (2.90%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 6 (2.49%) HIPAA
3 6 (2.49%) NIST
4 5 (2.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (1.66%) Data Quality
5 4 (1.66%) PCI DSS
5 4 (1.66%) SLA
6 3 (1.24%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 2 (0.83%) QA
8 1 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.41%) GRC
8 1 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 47 (19.50%) Active Directory
2 40 (16.60%) Docker
3 31 (12.86%) Virtual Machines
4 29 (12.03%) VMware Infrastructure
5 20 (8.30%) vSphere
6 19 (7.88%) VMware ESXi
7 12 (4.98%) Hyper-V
8 9 (3.73%) BitLocker
9 7 (2.90%) Virtual Desktop
9 7 (2.90%) VMware NSX
10 6 (2.49%) KVM
11 5 (2.07%) Firmware
12 2 (0.83%) EMC RecoverPoint
12 2 (0.83%) NFS
12 2 (0.83%) Oracle RAC
12 2 (0.83%) SRDF
13 1 (0.41%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
13 1 (0.41%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 76 (31.54%) Terraform
2 62 (25.73%) Ansible
3 59 (24.48%) Kubernetes
4 21 (8.71%) Progress Chef
5 18 (7.47%) Microsoft Intune
6 17 (7.05%) vCenter Server
7 16 (6.64%) Grafana
8 12 (4.98%) Prometheus
8 12 (4.98%) SCCM
9 7 (2.90%) Jamf Pro
9 7 (2.90%) PowerCLI
9 7 (2.90%) Single Sign-On
10 6 (2.49%) Argo
11 5 (2.07%) SCOM
12 4 (1.66%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 4 (1.66%) CASB
12 4 (1.66%) Istio
12 4 (1.66%) Tivoli Storage Manager
13 3 (1.24%) HP ALM
13 3 (1.24%) vRealize
Vendors
1 114 (47.30%) Microsoft
2 34 (14.11%) ServiceNow
2 34 (14.11%) VMware
3 30 (12.45%) Google
4 28 (11.62%) Splunk
5 27 (11.20%) Cisco
6 22 (9.13%) Red Hat
7 13 (5.39%) Remedy
8 9 (3.73%) BeyondTrust
8 9 (3.73%) IBM
8 9 (3.73%) Oracle
9 8 (3.32%) CyberArk
10 7 (2.90%) CrowdStrike
10 7 (2.90%) Dynatrace
11 6 (2.49%) HP
11 6 (2.49%) SolarWinds
12 5 (2.07%) BMC
12 5 (2.07%) Brocade
12 5 (2.07%) Citrix
13 4 (1.66%) Dell