Power Platform Contract Job Trends in the North West

Microsoft Power Platform
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North West requiring Power Platform skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 49 59 33
Rank change year-on-year +10 -26 +16
Contract jobs citing Power Platform 167 74 108
As % of all contract jobs in the North West 4.21% 3.42% 4.62%
As % of the Cloud Services category 13.60% 10.57% 15.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 80 52 78
10th Percentile £400 £349 £347
25th Percentile £425 £398 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £484 £446 £450
Median % change year-on-year +8.40% -0.83% -1.37%
75th Percentile £550 £503 £525
90th Percentile £614 £537 £608
England median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 1 0
10th Percentile £22.41 - -
25th Percentile £27.94 £15.50 -
Median hourly rate £29.96 £16.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +87.25% - -
75th Percentile £47.44 £16.50 -
90th Percentile £69.00 - -
England median hourly rate £29.96 £32.31 £30.59
% change year-on-year -7.27% +5.62% -5.35%

All Cloud Computing Skills
North West

Power Platform falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in the North West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 1,228 700 714
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 30.96% 32.35% 30.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 793 523 483
10th Percentile £250 £313 £300
25th Percentile £400 £381 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £610 £525 £575
90th Percentile £692 £630 £650
England median daily rate £525 £501 £525
% change year-on-year +4.90% -4.67% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 82 27 14
10th Percentile £17.45 £12.82 £13.63
25th Percentile £25.69 £16.44 £18.08
Median hourly rate £48.40 £41.06 £33.50
Median % change year-on-year +17.88% +22.57% +34.73%
75th Percentile £76.00 £67.25 £55.05
90th Percentile £86.63 £74.75 £70.98
England median hourly rate £34.13 £26.38 £30.00
% change year-on-year +29.38% -12.08% -9.09%

Power Platform
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Power Platform relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Power Platform job vacancy trend in the North West

Power Platform
Daily Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Power Platform.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Power Platform

Power Platform
Daily Rate Histogram in the North West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Power Platform in the North West over the 6 months to 5 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Power Platform in the North West

Power Platform
Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Power Platform.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Power Platform

Power Platform
Hourly Rate Histogram in the North West

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Power Platform in the North West over the 6 months to 5 September 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Power Platform in the North West

Power Platform
Contract Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Power Platform within the North West region over the 6 months to 5 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
Manchester +4 108 £500 +17.65% 108
Cheshire +14 32 £475 +11.76% 21
Merseyside -4 17 £437 -12.70% 20
Lancashire -16 8 £400 -15.79% 36
Power Platform
England

Power Platform
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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 33 (19.76%) SharePoint
2 15 (8.98%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (4.79%) Confluence
3 8 (4.79%) SharePoint Server
4 2 (1.20%) Apache
4 2 (1.20%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (1.20%) Apache Spark
4 2 (1.20%) CMS
4 2 (1.20%) SAS
4 2 (1.20%) SharePoint 2013
5 1 (0.60%) Mendix
Applications
1 28 (16.77%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (5.39%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (5.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 8 (4.79%) MS Visio
4 5 (2.99%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (2.40%) AutoCAD
5 4 (2.40%) Navisworks
5 4 (2.40%) ProjectWise
5 4 (2.40%) Revit
6 3 (1.80%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 6 (3.59%) Remedy ITSM
2 5 (2.99%) Primavera
2 5 (2.99%) SAP MM
3 4 (2.40%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (2.40%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 4 (2.40%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.60%) Cloudability
4 1 (0.60%) Dynamics AX
4 1 (0.60%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.60%) ResourceLink
4 1 (0.60%) Sage 200
4 1 (0.60%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.60%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 77 (46.11%) Azure
2 46 (27.54%) Microsoft 365
3 38 (22.75%) Power Automate
4 31 (18.56%) PowerApps
5 23 (13.77%) Microsoft Copilot
6 21 (12.57%) Entra ID
7 19 (11.38%) Azure DevOps
8 18 (10.78%) AWS
9 15 (8.98%) OneDrive
10 13 (7.78%) Dynamics 365
11 11 (6.59%) Azure Monitor
12 9 (5.39%) Azure AI
13 8 (4.79%) Azure Data Factory
13 8 (4.79%) Copilot Studio
14 5 (2.99%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 5 (2.99%) Microsoft Purview
14 5 (2.99%) SaaS
15 4 (2.40%) Azure Service Bus
15 4 (2.40%) dbt
15 4 (2.40%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 11 (6.59%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 128 (76.65%) Power BI
2 19 (11.38%) Data Warehouse
2 19 (11.38%) Power Query
2 19 (11.38%) SQL Server
3 14 (8.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 13 (7.78%) MySQL
5 12 (7.19%) Tableau
6 7 (4.19%) Data Lake
7 6 (3.59%) Metadata
7 6 (3.59%) Star Schema
8 4 (2.40%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
8 4 (2.40%) Looker
9 3 (1.80%) Amazon Redshift
9 3 (1.80%) Semantic Layer
9 3 (1.80%) Snowflake Schema
10 2 (1.20%) Big Data
10 2 (1.20%) Hadoop
10 2 (1.20%) Impala
11 1 (0.60%) Oracle Database
11 1 (0.60%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 13 (7.78%) JIRA
2 5 (2.99%) Git
3 1 (0.60%) Claude Code
3 1 (0.60%) GitLab
3 1 (0.60%) Oracle Forms
3 1 (0.60%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 51 (30.54%) Social Skills
2 29 (17.37%) Analytical Skills
3 25 (14.97%) Finance
4 21 (12.57%) Manufacturing
5 11 (6.59%) Public Sector
6 6 (3.59%) Banking
7 5 (2.99%) Law
8 3 (1.80%) Marketing
8 3 (1.80%) Presentation Skills
8 3 (1.80%) Retail
9 2 (1.20%) Aviation
9 2 (1.20%) Billing
9 2 (1.20%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (1.20%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (1.20%) Investment Banking
9 2 (1.20%) Legal
9 2 (1.20%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (0.60%) Military
10 1 (0.60%) Pharmaceutical
10 1 (0.60%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 29 (17.37%) Developer
2 20 (11.98%) Power BI Developer
3 19 (11.38%) Business Intelligence Developer
4 17 (10.18%) Analyst
5 13 (7.78%) Architect
5 13 (7.78%) Lead
6 11 (6.59%) DBA
6 11 (6.59%) SQL DBA
7 9 (5.39%) Consultant
7 9 (5.39%) Data Analyst
7 9 (5.39%) Security Engineer
7 9 (5.39%) Senior
8 6 (3.59%) Administrator
8 6 (3.59%) Automation Specialist
8 6 (3.59%) Data Engineer
8 6 (3.59%) Voice Engineer
9 5 (2.99%) Coordinator
9 5 (2.99%) Data Consultant
9 5 (2.99%) PowerShell Engineer
9 5 (2.99%) Project Coordinator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (4.19%) Microsoft Graph
2 6 (3.59%) PySpark
3 3 (1.80%) HTML5 Canvas
3 3 (1.80%) REST
4 2 (1.20%) AWS CDK
5 1 (0.60%) EDI
5 1 (0.60%) OAuth
5 1 (0.60%) OpenID
5 1 (0.60%) SAML
5 1 (0.60%) SOAP
5 1 (0.60%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 18 (10.78%) Management Information System
2 10 (5.99%) Clustering
2 10 (5.99%) Replication
3 9 (5.39%) Onboarding
4 6 (3.59%) CMDB
5 5 (2.99%) Analytical Mindset
5 5 (2.99%) Data Structures
5 5 (2.99%) Low-Code
6 3 (1.80%) AI Agents
6 3 (1.80%) Legacy Systems
7 2 (1.20%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (1.20%) FMCG
7 2 (1.20%) Life Science
7 2 (1.20%) Product Ownership
8 1 (0.60%) Data Protection Act
8 1 (0.60%) Derivative
8 1 (0.60%) Fixed Income
8 1 (0.60%) Freedom of Information
8 1 (0.60%) PKI
8 1 (0.60%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 20 (11.98%) Windows
2 11 (6.59%) Windows Server
3 5 (2.99%) Apple iOS
3 5 (2.99%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.60%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 118 (70.66%) Business Intelligence
2 60 (35.93%) Analytics
3 36 (21.56%) Data Modelling
4 35 (20.96%) Visualisation
5 33 (19.76%) Stakeholder Management
6 30 (17.96%) Agile
6 30 (17.96%) Migration
7 26 (15.57%) Problem-Solving
8 25 (14.97%) AI
8 25 (14.97%) Data Visualisation
9 24 (14.37%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 24 (14.37%) Workflow
10 23 (13.77%) Continuous Improvement
10 23 (13.77%) ITIL
11 22 (13.17%) ETL
12 21 (12.57%) DevOps
13 20 (11.98%) Data Analysis
14 18 (10.78%) ITSM
15 16 (9.58%) User Acceptance Testing
16 15 (8.98%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 61 (36.53%) SQL
2 25 (14.97%) PowerShell
3 23 (13.77%) Python
4 20 (11.98%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 18 (10.78%) T-SQL
6 5 (2.99%) JavaScript
7 3 (1.80%) C#
8 1 (0.60%) Java
8 1 (0.60%) MATLAB
8 1 (0.60%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 40 (23.95%) Degree
2 32 (19.16%) Security Cleared
3 26 (15.57%) SC Cleared
4 18 (10.78%) BPSS Clearance
5 15 (8.98%) Microsoft Certification
6 11 (6.59%) Azure Certification
7 9 (5.39%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 6 (3.59%) AWS Certification
9 5 (2.99%) CISSP
9 5 (2.99%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (1.20%) ITIL Certification
11 1 (0.60%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
11 1 (0.60%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (21.56%) Data Quality
2 8 (4.79%) GRC
3 4 (2.40%) Actionable Recommendations
3 4 (2.40%) GDPR
3 4 (2.40%) ISO 19650
3 4 (2.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (2.40%) NIST
4 3 (1.80%) GxP
4 3 (1.80%) PMO
4 3 (1.80%) QA
5 2 (1.20%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (1.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 2 (1.20%) SLA
System Software
1 10 (5.99%) Virtual Machines
2 9 (5.39%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 11 (6.59%) SCOM
2 7 (4.19%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (1.20%) Apache Ranger
4 1 (0.60%) SCCM
Vendors
1 101 (60.48%) Microsoft
2 43 (25.75%) ServiceNow
3 16 (9.58%) SAP
4 14 (8.38%) Splunk
5 12 (7.19%) Databricks
6 9 (5.39%) Remedy
7 7 (4.19%) BeyondTrust
7 7 (4.19%) Cisco
7 7 (4.19%) CrowdStrike
8 6 (3.59%) Ribbon
8 6 (3.59%) UiPath
9 5 (2.99%) Salesforce
10 4 (2.40%) Alteryx
10 4 (2.40%) Atlassian
10 4 (2.40%) Autodesk
10 4 (2.40%) Oracle
11 3 (1.80%) Workday
12 2 (1.20%) Cloudera
12 2 (1.20%) Google
12 2 (1.20%) Teradata