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 11 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 69 82 78
Rank change year-on-year +13 -4 -16
Contract jobs citing PowerShell 249 108 95
As % of all contract jobs in the North of England 3.38% 2.72% 2.30%
As % of the Programming Languages category 13.44% 9.77% 9.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 156 60 72
10th Percentile £315 £346 £376
25th Percentile £402 £387 £453
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £483 £449 £538
Median % change year-on-year +7.63% -16.51% +7.50%
75th Percentile £544 £488 £638
90th Percentile £619 £575 £675
England median daily rate £520 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +1.46% -2.38% -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 £63.14 £65.00 £65.69
% change year-on-year -2.87% -1.05% +27.92%

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 1,853 1,105 1,015
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 25.13% 27.83% 24.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,177 792 712
10th Percentile £350 £313 £350
25th Percentile £413 £375 £402
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £495 £463 £485
Median % change year-on-year +7.03% -4.64% -4.90%
75th Percentile £575 £538 £575
90th Percentile £650 £600 £638
England median daily rate £523 £515 £550
% change year-on-year +1.46% -6.36% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 84 11 31
10th Percentile £28.94 £30.00 £37.50
25th Percentile £47.33 £33.88 £41.86
Median hourly rate £69.25 £70.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -1.07% +27.27% +19.10%
75th Percentile £71.88 £86.63 £71.69
90th Percentile £77.35 £95.00 £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 11 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for PowerShell in the North of England

PowerShell
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 11 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 11 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 +30 156 £477 +3.14% 62
Yorkshire -16 82 £481 +10.38% 21
North East - 12 £500 - 10
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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 36 (14.46%) Microsoft Exchange
2 17 (6.83%) Confluence
2 17 (6.83%) SharePoint
3 15 (6.02%) Skype for Business
4 2 (0.80%) WebSphere
5 1 (0.40%) Apache
5 1 (0.40%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.40%) Camunda
5 1 (0.40%) CMS
5 1 (0.40%) IIS
5 1 (0.40%) nginx
Applications
1 16 (6.43%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.80%) Chatbot
2 2 (0.80%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 10 (4.02%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.40%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 130 (52.21%) Azure
2 70 (28.11%) AWS
3 53 (21.29%) GCP
4 48 (19.28%) GitHub
5 45 (18.07%) Entra ID
6 40 (16.06%) Azure DevOps
7 38 (15.26%) Microsoft 365
8 28 (11.24%) GitHub Actions
9 27 (10.84%) Power Platform
10 21 (8.43%) Google Kubernetes Engine
11 18 (7.23%) Azure Monitor
12 13 (5.22%) AWS CloudFormation
13 12 (4.82%) Azure AKS
14 11 (4.42%) OpenShift
14 11 (4.42%) PowerApps
15 10 (4.02%) Amazon EKS
15 10 (4.02%) Microsoft Copilot
15 10 (4.02%) SaaS
15 10 (4.02%) Virtual Private Cloud
16 9 (3.61%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 29 (11.65%) Firewall
2 22 (8.84%) DNS
3 15 (6.02%) Network Security
3 15 (6.02%) Skype
4 11 (4.42%) DHCP
4 11 (4.42%) SAN
4 11 (4.42%) WAN
5 10 (4.02%) VPN
5 10 (4.02%) Wi-Fi
6 9 (3.61%) NAS
7 8 (3.21%) LAN
7 8 (3.21%) VSAN
8 7 (2.81%) SSL
8 7 (2.81%) VLAN
9 6 (2.41%) TCP/IP
10 4 (1.61%) Internet
11 3 (1.20%) BGP
11 3 (1.20%) DMZ
11 3 (1.20%) MPLS
11 3 (1.20%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (14.06%) SQL Server
2 17 (6.83%) Power BI
3 12 (4.82%) MongoDB
4 10 (4.02%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 7 (2.81%) Relational Database
6 6 (2.41%) PostgreSQL
7 5 (2.01%) Data Warehouse
7 5 (2.01%) MySQL
7 5 (2.01%) Oracle Database
7 5 (2.01%) RDBMS
7 5 (2.01%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 5 (2.01%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 4 (1.61%) Db2
9 3 (1.20%) BusinessObjects
9 3 (1.20%) Data Lake
10 2 (0.80%) Apache Cassandra
10 2 (0.80%) Azure SQL Database
10 2 (0.80%) Microsoft Analysis Services
10 2 (0.80%) NoSQL
10 2 (0.80%) Oracle Exadata
Development Applications
1 37 (14.86%) Jenkins
2 19 (7.63%) Git
3 18 (7.23%) GitLab
3 18 (7.23%) JIRA
4 6 (2.41%) Selenium
4 6 (2.41%) Sonatype Nexus
5 5 (2.01%) Claude Code
6 4 (1.61%) Cucumber
6 4 (1.61%) MSBuild
6 4 (1.61%) Visual Studio
7 3 (1.20%) Bugzilla
7 3 (1.20%) REST Assured
8 2 (0.80%) Flyway
8 2 (0.80%) Liquibase
8 2 (0.80%) MSI
8 2 (0.80%) Postman
8 2 (0.80%) Robot Framework
9 1 (0.40%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.40%) Subversion
General
1 54 (21.69%) Finance
2 47 (18.88%) Social Skills
3 26 (10.44%) Analytical Skills
4 23 (9.24%) Banking
5 10 (4.02%) Documentation Skills
5 10 (4.02%) Legal
6 9 (3.61%) Public Sector
7 7 (2.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (1.20%) Investment Banking
8 3 (1.20%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (0.80%) Financial Institution
9 2 (0.80%) Games
9 2 (0.80%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (0.80%) Law
9 2 (0.80%) Retail
10 1 (0.40%) Corporate Banking
10 1 (0.40%) Local Government
10 1 (0.40%) Military
10 1 (0.40%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 33 (13.25%) Security Engineer
2 23 (9.24%) Senior
3 20 (8.03%) Cloud Engineer
4 19 (7.63%) Developer
5 17 (6.83%) DevOps Engineer
6 13 (5.22%) Desktop Engineer
7 11 (4.42%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 10 (4.02%) Cloud Security Engineer
8 10 (4.02%) DBA
8 10 (4.02%) Lead
8 10 (4.02%) SQL DBA
9 9 (3.61%) Administrator
9 9 (3.61%) Architect
9 9 (3.61%) VMware Engineer
10 8 (3.21%) Azure Engineer
10 8 (3.21%) Platform Engineer
10 8 (3.21%) Wintel Engineer
11 6 (2.41%) Analyst
11 6 (2.41%) Consultant
11 6 (2.41%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (9.24%) REST
2 14 (5.62%) JSON
2 14 (5.62%) Microsoft Graph
3 13 (5.22%) .NET
4 10 (4.02%) Kafka
5 9 (3.61%) ARM Templates
5 9 (3.61%) YAML
6 6 (2.41%) OAuth
6 6 (2.41%) RabbitMQ
6 6 (2.41%) SailPoint
7 5 (2.01%) LDAP
7 5 (2.01%) Web Services
8 4 (1.61%) .NET Framework
8 4 (1.61%) XML
9 3 (1.20%) JDBC
9 3 (1.20%) Node.js
9 3 (1.20%) SOAP
9 3 (1.20%) WireMock
9 3 (1.20%) XMPP
10 2 (0.80%) OpenAPI
Miscellaneous
1 26 (10.44%) Cloud Native
2 25 (10.04%) Replication
3 24 (9.64%) Security Posture
4 21 (8.43%) Clustering
5 16 (6.43%) Linux Command Line
6 13 (5.22%) Management Information System
7 9 (3.61%) Data Centre
7 9 (3.61%) Data Protection Act
7 9 (3.61%) Onboarding
8 8 (3.21%) Data Structures
9 7 (2.81%) Algorithms
9 7 (2.81%) Cloud Security Posture
9 7 (2.81%) Enterprise Cloud
9 7 (2.81%) Hybrid Cloud
9 7 (2.81%) PKI
9 7 (2.81%) Product Ownership
9 7 (2.81%) Self-Motivation
10 6 (2.41%) Enterprise Software
11 4 (1.61%) Driving Licence
11 4 (1.61%) Enterprise Storage
Operating Systems
1 127 (51.00%) Windows
2 69 (27.71%) Linux
3 43 (17.27%) Windows Server
4 23 (9.24%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 23 (9.24%) Windows 10
5 18 (7.23%) Windows 7
6 11 (4.42%) Unix
7 6 (2.41%) AIX
7 6 (2.41%) Apple iOS
7 6 (2.41%) Mac OS
8 4 (1.61%) Windows Server 2016
9 3 (1.20%) Solaris
9 3 (1.20%) Ubuntu
9 3 (1.20%) Windows Server 2003
9 3 (1.20%) Windows Server 2012
10 2 (0.80%) Data ONTAP
10 2 (0.80%) VMS
10 2 (0.80%) Windows Server 2019
11 1 (0.40%) Android
11 1 (0.40%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 95 (38.15%) DevOps
2 84 (33.73%) CI/CD
3 64 (25.70%) Infrastructure as Code
4 51 (20.48%) Agile
5 48 (19.28%) Cloud Security
6 46 (18.47%) Observability
7 44 (17.67%) Problem-Solving
8 37 (14.86%) Change Management
9 36 (14.46%) Continuous Improvement
10 35 (14.06%) AI
11 33 (13.25%) Platform Engineering
12 32 (12.85%) Containerisation
13 31 (12.45%) Infrastructure Automation
14 30 (12.05%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 29 (11.65%) Analytics
15 29 (11.65%) ITSM
15 29 (11.65%) Performance Tuning
16 28 (11.24%) SIEM
17 27 (10.84%) Identity Access Management
18 26 (10.44%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 119 (47.79%) Python
2 80 (32.13%) Bash
3 50 (20.08%) SQL
4 25 (10.04%) Bicep
5 21 (8.43%) Java
6 19 (7.63%) VBScript
7 15 (6.02%) C#
7 15 (6.02%) VB
8 11 (4.42%) T-SQL
9 10 (4.02%) Kusto Query Language
10 7 (2.81%) Shell Script
11 5 (2.01%) Search Processing Language
12 4 (1.61%) Groovy
12 4 (1.61%) TypeScript
13 3 (1.20%) JavaScript
13 3 (1.20%) Perl
14 2 (0.80%) BeanShell
14 2 (0.80%) PL/SQL
15 1 (0.40%) COBOL
Qualifications
1 58 (23.29%) Security Cleared
2 50 (20.08%) SC Cleared
3 35 (14.06%) Degree
4 34 (13.65%) Azure Certification
5 26 (10.44%) CISSP
6 25 (10.04%) AWS Certification
7 19 (7.63%) Microsoft Certification
8 13 (5.22%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 10 (4.02%) VCAP
10 8 (3.21%) BPSS Clearance
10 8 (3.21%) MCSA
10 8 (3.21%) MCSE
11 5 (2.01%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 4 (1.61%) Cisco Certification
12 4 (1.61%) GCFA
12 4 (1.61%) GCIH
12 4 (1.61%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 3 (1.20%) CCIE
13 3 (1.20%) CCNP
13 3 (1.20%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (4.42%) GDPR
2 7 (2.81%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 6 (2.41%) HIPAA
3 6 (2.41%) NIST
4 5 (2.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (1.61%) Data Quality
5 4 (1.61%) PCI DSS
5 4 (1.61%) SLA
6 3 (1.20%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 2 (0.80%) QA
8 1 (0.40%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.40%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.40%) GRC
8 1 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 50 (20.08%) Active Directory
2 41 (16.47%) Docker
3 30 (12.05%) Virtual Machines
3 30 (12.05%) VMware Infrastructure
4 20 (8.03%) vSphere
5 19 (7.63%) VMware ESXi
6 16 (6.43%) BitLocker
7 11 (4.42%) Hyper-V
8 9 (3.61%) Virtual Desktop
9 7 (2.81%) VMware NSX
10 5 (2.01%) KVM
11 4 (1.61%) Firmware
12 2 (0.80%) EMC RecoverPoint
12 2 (0.80%) NFS
12 2 (0.80%) Oracle RAC
12 2 (0.80%) SRDF
13 1 (0.40%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
13 1 (0.40%) Microsoft App-V
13 1 (0.40%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 78 (31.33%) Terraform
2 62 (24.90%) Ansible
3 60 (24.10%) Kubernetes
4 22 (8.84%) Progress Chef
4 22 (8.84%) SCCM
5 19 (7.63%) Microsoft Intune
6 17 (6.83%) vCenter Server
7 16 (6.43%) Grafana
8 12 (4.82%) Prometheus
9 7 (2.81%) Jamf Pro
9 7 (2.81%) PowerCLI
9 7 (2.81%) Single Sign-On
10 6 (2.41%) Argo
11 5 (2.01%) SCOM
12 4 (1.61%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 4 (1.61%) CASB
12 4 (1.61%) Istio
12 4 (1.61%) Tivoli Storage Manager
13 3 (1.20%) HP ALM
13 3 (1.20%) vRealize
Vendors
1 122 (49.00%) Microsoft
2 40 (16.06%) ServiceNow
3 38 (15.26%) VMware
4 30 (12.05%) Google
5 28 (11.24%) Splunk
6 27 (10.84%) Cisco
7 23 (9.24%) Red Hat
8 13 (5.22%) CyberArk
8 13 (5.22%) Remedy
9 9 (3.61%) BeyondTrust
9 9 (3.61%) IBM
9 9 (3.61%) Oracle
10 7 (2.81%) CrowdStrike
10 7 (2.81%) Dynatrace
11 6 (2.41%) HP
12 5 (2.01%) BMC
12 5 (2.01%) Brocade
12 5 (2.01%) Citrix
13 4 (1.61%) Dell
13 4 (1.61%) Veeam