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 2 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 63 86 74
Rank change year-on-year +23 -12 +6
Contract jobs citing PowerShell 261 101 103
As % of all contract jobs in the North of England 3.45% 2.55% 2.47%
As % of the Programming Languages category 14.05% 8.95% 9.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 168 53 79
10th Percentile £313 £280 £375
25th Percentile £400 £378 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £482 £438 £525
Median % change year-on-year +10.06% -16.67% +10.53%
75th Percentile £538 £488 £631
90th Percentile £614 £575 £675
England median daily rate £525 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £65.75 £48.75
Median hourly rate £28.00 £66.50 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -57.89% +26.67% -
75th Percentile - £67.25 £56.25
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £63.14 £65.00 £60.25
% change year-on-year -2.87% +7.89% +13.73%

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 1,858 1,129 1,039
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 24.58% 28.54% 24.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,185 800 711
10th Percentile £350 £313 £329
25th Percentile £413 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £488
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -7.69% -2.50%
75th Percentile £575 £538 £575
90th Percentile £650 £600 £638
England median daily rate £525 £514 £550
% change year-on-year +2.14% -6.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 83 13 29
10th Percentile £28.50 £30.35 £37.20
25th Percentile £46.53 £36.00 £37.55
Median hourly rate £67.50 £66.50 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year +1.50% +35.71% +6.11%
75th Percentile £70.00 £84.50 £63.75
90th Percentile £77.00 £93.75 £75.43
England median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year +18.18% -15.38% +3.17%

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

PowerShell
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

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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 2 September 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
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 2 September 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 +35 166 £456 -1.94% 70
Yorkshire -11 83 £515 +24.85% 28
North East -34 13 £500 - 19
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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 31 (11.88%) Microsoft Exchange
2 16 (6.13%) Skype for Business
3 15 (5.75%) SharePoint
4 14 (5.36%) Confluence
5 4 (1.53%) WebSphere
6 2 (0.77%) Apache
6 2 (0.77%) nginx
7 1 (0.38%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.38%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.38%) Camunda
7 1 (0.38%) CMS
7 1 (0.38%) IIS
Applications
1 20 (7.66%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.77%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 10 (3.83%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.38%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 135 (51.72%) Azure
2 71 (27.20%) AWS
3 47 (18.01%) Entra ID
4 46 (17.62%) GCP
5 42 (16.09%) Azure DevOps
6 41 (15.71%) GitHub
7 39 (14.94%) Microsoft 365
8 37 (14.18%) Power Platform
9 22 (8.43%) Azure Monitor
10 20 (7.66%) GitHub Actions
11 14 (5.36%) Google Kubernetes Engine
12 13 (4.98%) AWS CloudFormation
12 13 (4.98%) Azure Sentinel
13 11 (4.21%) PowerApps
13 11 (4.21%) SaaS
14 10 (3.83%) Amazon EKS
15 9 (3.45%) Microsoft Copilot
15 9 (3.45%) OneDrive
15 9 (3.45%) Power Automate
16 8 (3.07%) Azure AKS
Communications & Networking
1 35 (13.41%) Firewall
2 27 (10.34%) DNS
3 21 (8.05%) Network Security
4 16 (6.13%) Skype
5 14 (5.36%) DHCP
6 13 (4.98%) SAN
7 12 (4.60%) VPN
7 12 (4.60%) WAN
8 11 (4.21%) NAS
8 11 (4.21%) SSL
8 11 (4.21%) VLAN
8 11 (4.21%) Wi-Fi
9 9 (3.45%) LAN
10 8 (3.07%) VSAN
11 6 (2.30%) TCP/IP
12 5 (1.92%) Fibre Channel
13 4 (1.53%) Internet
14 3 (1.15%) BGP
14 3 (1.15%) DMZ
14 3 (1.15%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (13.03%) SQL Server
2 25 (9.58%) Power BI
3 14 (5.36%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 10 (3.83%) MongoDB
5 9 (3.45%) MySQL
6 6 (2.30%) Data Warehouse
6 6 (2.30%) Relational Database
7 5 (1.92%) Data Lake
7 5 (1.92%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 5 (1.92%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 4 (1.53%) Oracle Database
8 4 (1.53%) RDBMS
9 3 (1.15%) BusinessObjects
9 3 (1.15%) Elasticsearch
9 3 (1.15%) PostgreSQL
10 2 (0.77%) Azure SQL Database
10 2 (0.77%) Big Data
10 2 (0.77%) Microsoft Analysis Services
11 1 (0.38%) Amazon RDS
11 1 (0.38%) Apache Cassandra
Development Applications
1 31 (11.88%) Jenkins
2 17 (6.51%) Git
2 17 (6.51%) GitLab
3 14 (5.36%) JIRA
4 6 (2.30%) Sonatype Nexus
5 5 (1.92%) Claude Code
5 5 (1.92%) MSI
5 5 (1.92%) Selenium
6 4 (1.53%) Cucumber
6 4 (1.53%) MSBuild
6 4 (1.53%) Visual Studio
7 3 (1.15%) Bugzilla
7 3 (1.15%) REST Assured
8 2 (0.77%) Postman
9 1 (0.38%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.38%) Flyway
9 1 (0.38%) Liquibase
9 1 (0.38%) Robot Framework
General
1 60 (22.99%) Finance
2 56 (21.46%) Social Skills
3 30 (11.49%) Analytical Skills
4 25 (9.58%) Banking
5 13 (4.98%) Documentation Skills
6 8 (3.07%) Public Sector
7 7 (2.68%) Legal
8 4 (1.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (1.15%) Corporate Banking
9 3 (1.15%) Investment Banking
9 3 (1.15%) Organisational Skills
10 2 (0.77%) Games
10 2 (0.77%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (0.77%) Law
10 2 (0.77%) Military
11 1 (0.38%) Financial Institution
11 1 (0.38%) Local Government
11 1 (0.38%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 35 (13.41%) Security Engineer
2 22 (8.43%) Cloud Engineer
3 20 (7.66%) Senior
4 17 (6.51%) Desktop Engineer
5 16 (6.13%) Developer
5 16 (6.13%) Lead
6 14 (5.36%) DBA
6 14 (5.36%) DevOps Engineer
6 14 (5.36%) SQL DBA
6 14 (5.36%) Support Engineer
7 12 (4.60%) Cloud Security Engineer
7 12 (4.60%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 11 (4.21%) Azure Engineer
9 10 (3.83%) VMware Engineer
10 8 (3.07%) Architect
10 8 (3.07%) Network Engineer
10 8 (3.07%) Platform Engineer
10 8 (3.07%) Wintel Engineer
11 7 (2.68%) PowerShell Engineer
11 7 (2.68%) Voice Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 80 (30.65%) Terraform
2 18 (6.90%) REST
3 14 (5.36%) JSON
4 13 (4.98%) Microsoft Graph
5 11 (4.21%) Kafka
6 10 (3.83%) .NET
6 10 (3.83%) ARM Templates
7 9 (3.45%) YAML
8 6 (2.30%) OAuth
8 6 (2.30%) RabbitMQ
8 6 (2.30%) SailPoint
9 5 (1.92%) LDAP
10 4 (1.53%) Azure Blueprints
10 4 (1.53%) Software Packaging
10 4 (1.53%) XML
11 3 (1.15%) Jakarta EE
11 3 (1.15%) JDBC
11 3 (1.15%) Node.js
11 3 (1.15%) WireMock
12 2 (0.77%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 27 (10.34%) Replication
2 26 (9.96%) Cloud Native
3 25 (9.58%) Clustering
4 21 (8.05%) Security Posture
5 18 (6.90%) Management Information System
6 13 (4.98%) Linux Command Line
7 11 (4.21%) Onboarding
8 10 (3.83%) Data Centre
9 8 (3.07%) Data Structures
10 7 (2.68%) Algorithms
10 7 (2.68%) Cloud Security Posture
10 7 (2.68%) Data Protection Act
10 7 (2.68%) Enterprise Cloud
10 7 (2.68%) PKI
10 7 (2.68%) Self-Motivation
11 6 (2.30%) Hybrid Cloud
12 5 (1.92%) Enterprise Software
13 4 (1.53%) Enterprise Storage
14 3 (1.15%) Distributed Systems
14 3 (1.15%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 145 (55.56%) Windows
2 77 (29.50%) Linux
3 49 (18.77%) Windows Server
4 27 (10.34%) Windows 10
5 24 (9.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 21 (8.05%) Windows 7
7 11 (4.21%) Unix
8 8 (3.07%) Apple iOS
9 6 (2.30%) Mac OS
10 5 (1.92%) Windows Server 2003
11 4 (1.53%) Ubuntu
11 4 (1.53%) Windows Server 2016
12 3 (1.15%) Solaris
12 3 (1.15%) Windows Server 2012
13 2 (0.77%) AIX
13 2 (0.77%) Data ONTAP
13 2 (0.77%) VMS
13 2 (0.77%) Windows Server 2019
14 1 (0.38%) CentOS
14 1 (0.38%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 92 (35.25%) DevOps
2 82 (31.42%) CI/CD
3 69 (26.44%) Infrastructure as Code
4 49 (18.77%) Agile
5 47 (18.01%) Problem-Solving
6 46 (17.62%) Cloud Security
7 42 (16.09%) ITIL
8 41 (15.71%) Change Management
9 40 (15.33%) Continuous Improvement
10 39 (14.94%) Observability
11 37 (14.18%) AI
12 34 (13.03%) Analytics
13 33 (12.64%) Disaster Recovery
13 33 (12.64%) Infrastructure Automation
14 30 (11.49%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 30 (11.49%) ITSM
14 30 (11.49%) Platform Engineering
15 28 (10.73%) Performance Tuning
15 28 (10.73%) RBAC
15 28 (10.73%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 117 (44.83%) Python
2 75 (28.74%) Bash
3 54 (20.69%) SQL
4 26 (9.96%) Java
5 25 (9.58%) Bicep
6 20 (7.66%) VBScript
7 16 (6.13%) VB
8 15 (5.75%) T-SQL
9 12 (4.60%) C#
10 9 (3.45%) Kusto Query Language
11 7 (2.68%) Search Processing Language
12 6 (2.30%) Shell Script
13 4 (1.53%) TypeScript
14 3 (1.15%) Perl
15 2 (0.77%) BeanShell
15 2 (0.77%) Groovy
15 2 (0.77%) JavaScript
16 1 (0.38%) COBOL
16 1 (0.38%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 61 (23.37%) Security Cleared
2 53 (20.31%) SC Cleared
3 47 (18.01%) Degree
4 37 (14.18%) Azure Certification
5 29 (11.11%) CISSP
6 27 (10.34%) Microsoft Certification
7 25 (9.58%) AWS Certification
8 12 (4.60%) BPSS Clearance
8 12 (4.60%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 10 (3.83%) VCAP
10 9 (3.45%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 8 (3.07%) MCSA
11 8 (3.07%) MCSE
12 7 (2.68%) Cisco Certification
13 6 (2.30%) GCIH
14 5 (1.92%) CCNP
14 5 (1.92%) GCFA
15 4 (1.53%) CCIE
15 4 (1.53%) DBS Check
15 4 (1.53%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (3.83%) GDPR
2 9 (3.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 8 (3.07%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 7 (2.68%) NIST
5 6 (2.30%) PCI DSS
5 6 (2.30%) SLA
6 4 (1.53%) Data Quality
6 4 (1.53%) HIPAA
7 3 (1.15%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (1.15%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (0.77%) QA
9 1 (0.38%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (0.38%) GRC
9 1 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 53 (20.31%) Active Directory
2 33 (12.64%) Docker
3 32 (12.26%) VMware Infrastructure
4 31 (11.88%) Virtual Machines
5 22 (8.43%) vSphere
6 20 (7.66%) VMware ESXi
7 17 (6.51%) BitLocker
8 11 (4.21%) Virtual Desktop
9 8 (3.07%) Hyper-V
10 7 (2.68%) VMware NSX
11 6 (2.30%) Firmware
12 2 (0.77%) EMC RecoverPoint
12 2 (0.77%) Microsoft App-V
12 2 (0.77%) NFS
12 2 (0.77%) SRDF
13 1 (0.38%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
13 1 (0.38%) Microsoft Virtual Server
13 1 (0.38%) Oracle RAC
13 1 (0.38%) Terminal Services
13 1 (0.38%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 69 (26.44%) Ansible
2 53 (20.31%) Kubernetes
3 34 (13.03%) SCCM
4 28 (10.73%) Progress Chef
5 26 (9.96%) Microsoft Intune
6 16 (6.13%) vCenter Server
7 15 (5.75%) Grafana
8 11 (4.21%) Prometheus
9 9 (3.45%) SCOM
10 7 (2.68%) Jamf Pro
11 6 (2.30%) Packer
11 6 (2.30%) PowerCLI
12 5 (1.92%) CASB
12 5 (1.92%) Single Sign-On
12 5 (1.92%) vMotion
13 3 (1.15%) HP ALM
13 3 (1.15%) Tivoli Storage Manager
13 3 (1.15%) vRealize
13 3 (1.15%) WMI
14 2 (0.77%) Failover Clustering
Vendors
1 135 (51.72%) Microsoft
2 46 (17.62%) ServiceNow
3 41 (15.71%) VMware
4 35 (13.41%) Splunk
5 31 (11.88%) Cisco
6 28 (10.73%) Google
7 22 (8.43%) Red Hat
8 14 (5.36%) CyberArk
8 14 (5.36%) Remedy
9 12 (4.60%) BeyondTrust
10 9 (3.45%) Oracle
11 7 (2.68%) CrowdStrike
11 7 (2.68%) Dell
11 7 (2.68%) Ribbon
12 6 (2.30%) Dynatrace
12 6 (2.30%) HP
12 6 (2.30%) Ivanti
13 5 (1.92%) BMC
13 5 (1.92%) Cribl.io
13 5 (1.92%) IBM