PowerShell Contract Job Trends in the North of England

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

6 months to
10 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 64 99 70
Rank change year-on-year +35 -29 +20
Contract jobs citing PowerShell 270 88 102
As % of all contract jobs in the North of England 3.53% 2.21% 2.49%
As % of the Programming Languages category 14.40% 7.61% 10.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 172 42 79
10th Percentile £319 £276 £375
25th Percentile £404 £378 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £485 £431 £500
Median % change year-on-year +12.46% -13.75% +11.11%
75th Percentile £538 £488 £631
90th Percentile £613 £571 £675
England median daily rate £525 £509 £525
% change year-on-year +3.19% -3.10% -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 £63.48 £64.25 £58.49
% change year-on-year -1.20% +9.85% +3.55%

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 1,875 1,156 1,015
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 24.51% 29.02% 24.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,211 824 694
10th Percentile £350 £315 £350
25th Percentile £413 £377 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £492 £450 £488
Median % change year-on-year +9.33% -7.69% -2.50%
75th Percentile £575 £538 £575
90th Percentile £650 £605 £638
England median daily rate £525 £513 £550
% change year-on-year +2.44% -6.82% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 81 13 26
10th Percentile £28.50 £30.35 £35.82
25th Percentile £46.80 £36.00 £37.55
Median hourly rate £69.50 £66.50 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year +4.51% +44.00% -
75th Percentile £70.00 £84.50 £62.19
90th Percentile £77.00 £93.75 £76.84
England median hourly rate £65.00 £55.50 £65.00
% change year-on-year +17.12% -14.62% +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

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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

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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 10 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 10 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 +37 170 £474 +5.81% 55
Yorkshire +2 87 £518 +25.45% 23
North East -36 14 £500 - 14
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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 32 (11.85%) Microsoft Exchange
2 16 (5.93%) Skype for Business
3 15 (5.56%) SharePoint
4 14 (5.19%) Confluence
5 4 (1.48%) WebSphere
6 2 (0.74%) Apache
6 2 (0.74%) nginx
7 1 (0.37%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.37%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.37%) Camunda
7 1 (0.37%) CMS
7 1 (0.37%) IIS
Applications
1 20 (7.41%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.74%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 10 (3.70%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.37%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 138 (51.11%) Azure
2 72 (26.67%) AWS
3 50 (18.52%) Entra ID
4 47 (17.41%) GCP
5 42 (15.56%) Azure DevOps
5 42 (15.56%) GitHub
6 40 (14.81%) Microsoft 365
7 37 (13.70%) Power Platform
8 23 (8.52%) Azure Monitor
9 20 (7.41%) GitHub Actions
10 14 (5.19%) Google Kubernetes Engine
11 13 (4.81%) AWS CloudFormation
11 13 (4.81%) Azure Sentinel
12 11 (4.07%) PowerApps
12 11 (4.07%) SaaS
13 10 (3.70%) Amazon EKS
13 10 (3.70%) Microsoft Copilot
14 9 (3.33%) OneDrive
14 9 (3.33%) Power Automate
15 8 (2.96%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 36 (13.33%) Firewall
2 28 (10.37%) DNS
3 21 (7.78%) Network Security
4 16 (5.93%) Skype
5 13 (4.81%) DHCP
5 13 (4.81%) VPN
6 12 (4.44%) SAN
6 12 (4.44%) WAN
7 11 (4.07%) NAS
7 11 (4.07%) SSL
7 11 (4.07%) Wi-Fi
8 10 (3.70%) VLAN
9 9 (3.33%) LAN
10 8 (2.96%) VSAN
11 5 (1.85%) Fibre Channel
11 5 (1.85%) TCP/IP
12 4 (1.48%) Internet
13 3 (1.11%) DMZ
13 3 (1.11%) MPLS
13 3 (1.11%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (12.96%) SQL Server
2 25 (9.26%) Power BI
3 14 (5.19%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 10 (3.70%) MongoDB
5 9 (3.33%) MySQL
6 6 (2.22%) Data Warehouse
6 6 (2.22%) Relational Database
7 5 (1.85%) Data Lake
7 5 (1.85%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 5 (1.85%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 4 (1.48%) Oracle Database
8 4 (1.48%) RDBMS
9 3 (1.11%) Azure SQL Database
9 3 (1.11%) BusinessObjects
9 3 (1.11%) Elasticsearch
9 3 (1.11%) PostgreSQL
10 2 (0.74%) Big Data
10 2 (0.74%) Microsoft Analysis Services
11 1 (0.37%) DataStage
11 1 (0.37%) DTS
Development Applications
1 31 (11.48%) Jenkins
2 17 (6.30%) Git
2 17 (6.30%) GitLab
3 14 (5.19%) JIRA
4 6 (2.22%) Sonatype Nexus
5 5 (1.85%) Claude Code
5 5 (1.85%) MSI
5 5 (1.85%) Selenium
6 4 (1.48%) Cucumber
6 4 (1.48%) MSBuild
6 4 (1.48%) Visual Studio
7 3 (1.11%) Bugzilla
7 3 (1.11%) REST Assured
8 2 (0.74%) Postman
9 1 (0.37%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.37%) Flyway
9 1 (0.37%) Liquibase
9 1 (0.37%) Robot Framework
General
1 61 (22.59%) Finance
2 59 (21.85%) Social Skills
3 31 (11.48%) Analytical Skills
4 25 (9.26%) Banking
5 13 (4.81%) Documentation Skills
6 8 (2.96%) Legal
6 8 (2.96%) Public Sector
7 4 (1.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (1.11%) Corporate Banking
8 3 (1.11%) Investment Banking
8 3 (1.11%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (0.74%) Games
9 2 (0.74%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (0.74%) Law
9 2 (0.74%) Military
10 1 (0.37%) Financial Institution
10 1 (0.37%) Local Government
10 1 (0.37%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 35 (12.96%) Security Engineer
2 23 (8.52%) Cloud Engineer
3 21 (7.78%) Senior
4 19 (7.04%) Desktop Engineer
5 16 (5.93%) Developer
5 16 (5.93%) Lead
6 14 (5.19%) DBA
6 14 (5.19%) DevOps Engineer
6 14 (5.19%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 14 (5.19%) SQL DBA
6 14 (5.19%) Support Engineer
7 13 (4.81%) Azure Engineer
8 12 (4.44%) Cloud Security Engineer
9 10 (3.70%) VMware Engineer
10 8 (2.96%) Architect
10 8 (2.96%) Network Engineer
10 8 (2.96%) Platform Engineer
10 8 (2.96%) Wintel Engineer
11 7 (2.59%) PowerShell Engineer
11 7 (2.59%) Splunk Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 82 (30.37%) Terraform
2 20 (7.41%) REST
3 14 (5.19%) JSON
4 13 (4.81%) Microsoft Graph
5 11 (4.07%) .NET
5 11 (4.07%) ARM Templates
5 11 (4.07%) Kafka
6 9 (3.33%) YAML
7 7 (2.59%) OAuth
8 6 (2.22%) RabbitMQ
8 6 (2.22%) SailPoint
9 5 (1.85%) LDAP
9 5 (1.85%) Software Packaging
10 4 (1.48%) Azure Blueprints
10 4 (1.48%) XML
11 3 (1.11%) Jakarta EE
11 3 (1.11%) Node.js
11 3 (1.11%) OpenID
11 3 (1.11%) SAML
11 3 (1.11%) WireMock
Miscellaneous
1 27 (10.00%) Replication
2 26 (9.63%) Cloud Native
3 25 (9.26%) Clustering
4 22 (8.15%) Security Posture
5 18 (6.67%) Management Information System
6 14 (5.19%) Linux Command Line
7 11 (4.07%) Data Centre
8 10 (3.70%) Onboarding
8 10 (3.70%) PKI
9 8 (2.96%) Data Protection Act
9 8 (2.96%) Data Structures
10 7 (2.59%) Algorithms
10 7 (2.59%) Cloud Security Posture
10 7 (2.59%) Enterprise Cloud
10 7 (2.59%) Enterprise Software
10 7 (2.59%) Self-Motivation
11 6 (2.22%) Hybrid Cloud
12 4 (1.48%) Enterprise Storage
13 3 (1.11%) Distributed Systems
13 3 (1.11%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 149 (55.19%) Windows
2 78 (28.89%) Linux
3 51 (18.89%) Windows Server
4 27 (10.00%) Windows 10
5 24 (8.89%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 22 (8.15%) Windows 7
7 11 (4.07%) Unix
8 9 (3.33%) Apple iOS
9 6 (2.22%) Mac OS
9 6 (2.22%) Windows Server 2003
10 4 (1.48%) Ubuntu
11 3 (1.11%) Solaris
11 3 (1.11%) Windows Server 2012
11 3 (1.11%) Windows Server 2016
12 2 (0.74%) AIX
12 2 (0.74%) Android
12 2 (0.74%) Data ONTAP
12 2 (0.74%) VMS
12 2 (0.74%) Windows Server 2019
13 1 (0.37%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 95 (35.19%) DevOps
2 82 (30.37%) CI/CD
3 71 (26.30%) Infrastructure as Code
4 50 (18.52%) Agile
4 50 (18.52%) Problem-Solving
5 46 (17.04%) Cloud Security
6 43 (15.93%) ITIL
7 42 (15.56%) Change Management
7 42 (15.56%) Continuous Improvement
8 39 (14.44%) Observability
9 38 (14.07%) AI
10 35 (12.96%) Analytics
11 34 (12.59%) Disaster Recovery
12 33 (12.22%) Infrastructure Automation
13 32 (11.85%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 30 (11.11%) ITSM
14 30 (11.11%) Platform Engineering
15 29 (10.74%) RBAC
16 28 (10.37%) Containerisation
16 28 (10.37%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 120 (44.44%) Python
2 75 (27.78%) Bash
3 55 (20.37%) SQL
4 26 (9.63%) Bicep
4 26 (9.63%) Java
5 20 (7.41%) VBScript
6 16 (5.93%) VB
7 15 (5.56%) T-SQL
8 13 (4.81%) C#
9 9 (3.33%) Kusto Query Language
10 7 (2.59%) Search Processing Language
11 6 (2.22%) Shell Script
12 4 (1.48%) TypeScript
13 3 (1.11%) Perl
14 2 (0.74%) BeanShell
14 2 (0.74%) Groovy
14 2 (0.74%) JavaScript
15 1 (0.37%) COBOL
15 1 (0.37%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 62 (22.96%) Security Cleared
2 53 (19.63%) SC Cleared
3 47 (17.41%) Degree
4 37 (13.70%) Azure Certification
5 29 (10.74%) CISSP
6 27 (10.00%) Microsoft Certification
7 25 (9.26%) AWS Certification
8 13 (4.81%) BPSS Clearance
9 12 (4.44%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 10 (3.70%) VCAP
11 9 (3.33%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 8 (2.96%) MCSA
12 8 (2.96%) MCSE
13 7 (2.59%) Cisco Certification
14 6 (2.22%) GCIH
15 5 (1.85%) CCNP
15 5 (1.85%) GCFA
16 4 (1.48%) CCIE
16 4 (1.48%) DBS Check
16 4 (1.48%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (3.70%) GDPR
2 9 (3.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 8 (2.96%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 7 (2.59%) NIST
5 6 (2.22%) PCI DSS
5 6 (2.22%) SLA
6 4 (1.48%) Cyber Essentials
6 4 (1.48%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 4 (1.48%) Data Quality
6 4 (1.48%) HIPAA
7 2 (0.74%) QA
8 1 (0.37%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 1 (0.37%) GRC
8 1 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 57 (21.11%) Active Directory
2 33 (12.22%) Docker
2 33 (12.22%) Virtual Machines
3 32 (11.85%) VMware Infrastructure
4 21 (7.78%) vSphere
5 20 (7.41%) VMware ESXi
6 17 (6.30%) BitLocker
7 11 (4.07%) Virtual Desktop
8 8 (2.96%) Hyper-V
9 7 (2.59%) VMware NSX
10 6 (2.22%) Firmware
11 2 (0.74%) EMC RecoverPoint
11 2 (0.74%) Microsoft App-V
11 2 (0.74%) NFS
11 2 (0.74%) SRDF
12 1 (0.37%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
12 1 (0.37%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 1 (0.37%) Oracle RAC
12 1 (0.37%) Terminal Services
12 1 (0.37%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 69 (25.56%) Ansible
2 53 (19.63%) Kubernetes
3 38 (14.07%) SCCM
4 28 (10.37%) Microsoft Intune
4 28 (10.37%) Progress Chef
5 16 (5.93%) vCenter Server
6 15 (5.56%) Grafana
7 11 (4.07%) Prometheus
8 9 (3.33%) SCOM
9 7 (2.59%) Jamf Pro
10 6 (2.22%) Packer
10 6 (2.22%) PowerCLI
10 6 (2.22%) Single Sign-On
11 5 (1.85%) CASB
11 5 (1.85%) vMotion
12 3 (1.11%) HP ALM
12 3 (1.11%) Tivoli Storage Manager
12 3 (1.11%) vRealize
12 3 (1.11%) WMI
13 2 (0.74%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 142 (52.59%) Microsoft
2 46 (17.04%) ServiceNow
3 40 (14.81%) VMware
4 35 (12.96%) Splunk
5 31 (11.48%) Cisco
6 28 (10.37%) Google
7 22 (8.15%) Red Hat
8 15 (5.56%) BeyondTrust
8 15 (5.56%) CyberArk
9 14 (5.19%) Remedy
10 9 (3.33%) Oracle
11 7 (2.59%) CrowdStrike
11 7 (2.59%) Dell
11 7 (2.59%) Ivanti
11 7 (2.59%) Ribbon
12 6 (2.22%) Dynatrace
13 5 (1.85%) Cribl.io
13 5 (1.85%) Databricks
13 5 (1.85%) HP
13 5 (1.85%) Okta