PowerApps Contract Job Trends

Microsoft Power Apps
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring PowerApps skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 286 238 265
Rank change year-on-year -48 +27 +64
Contract jobs citing PowerApps 422 338 378
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.84% 1.14% 0.87%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.37% 3.01% 2.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 297 232 256
10th Percentile £320 £363 £350
25th Percentile £406 £424 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
75th Percentile £550 £575 £588
90th Percentile £625 £638 £681
UK excluding London median daily rate £463 £450 £480
% change year-on-year +2.78% -6.25% -4.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 9 5
10th Percentile £16.73 £20.70 -
25th Percentile £26.88 £29.25 £16.50
Median hourly rate £29.96 £32.50 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year -7.82% +91.18% -70.43%
75th Percentile £38.25 £33.88 £17.50
90th Percentile £39.75 £40.11 £59.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £33.73 £32.31 £17.00
% change year-on-year +4.39% +90.06% -70.43%

All Cloud Computing Skills
UK

PowerApps 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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 17,839 11,244 14,113
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 35.45% 37.88% 32.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,931 7,595 9,937
10th Percentile £325 £313 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £503 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.99% -4.29% -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £619 £631
90th Percentile £712 £725 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £495 £475 £490
% change year-on-year +4.21% -3.06% -2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 584 280 359
10th Percentile £16.50 £15.15 £14.00
25th Percentile £21.00 £18.13 £16.06
Median hourly rate £37.31 £28.00 £21.64
Median % change year-on-year +33.25% +29.39% -38.17%
75th Percentile £68.75 £47.50 £43.75
90th Percentile £82.25 £72.50 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.50 £18.94 £19.95
% change year-on-year +98.05% -5.09% -26.38%

PowerApps
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing PowerApps relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

PowerApps job vacancy trend in the UK

PowerApps
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing PowerApps.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing PowerApps

PowerApps
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing PowerApps over the 6 months to 17 June 2026.

Daily rate histogram for PowerApps in the UK

PowerApps
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing PowerApps.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing PowerApps

PowerApps
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing PowerApps over the 6 months to 17 June 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for PowerApps in the UK

PowerApps
Top 17 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PowerApps within the UK over the 6 months to 17 June 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
England -68 341 £500 - 169
London -31 201 £520 -0.95% 57
UK excluding London -59 173 £463 +2.78% 152
Work from Home -24 125 £483 -3.40% 95
North of England -38 61 £500 +14.29% 40
Yorkshire -31 34 £500 +8.11% 13
Scotland +3 30 £320 -28.89% 6
North West -30 25 £500 +17.65% 24
South East -48 25 £505 +1.00% 48
Wales +3 20 £310 +3.33% 8
South West -22 17 £490 +5.38% 14
Midlands -89 14 £500 +5.26% 21
West Midlands -86 9 £463 -2.63% 9
East of England -28 5 £530 +3.41% 11
East Midlands -20 4 £550 - 11
Northern Ireland - 3 £334 - 7
North East -36 2 £550 +25.71% 3

PowerApps
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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
1 137 (32.46%) SharePoint
2 18 (4.27%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (3.55%) SharePoint Server
4 13 (3.08%) Confluence
5 9 (2.13%) HCL Notes
6 8 (1.90%) Mendix
7 6 (1.42%) CMS
8 3 (0.71%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.24%) Camunda
9 1 (0.24%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 21 (4.98%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.47%) InfoPath
3 1 (0.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.24%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 57 (13.51%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.71%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.47%) Dynamics GP
3 2 (0.47%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.24%) Adobe Campaign
4 1 (0.24%) Aladdin
4 1 (0.24%) Dynamics AX
4 1 (0.24%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 413 (97.87%) Power Platform
2 318 (75.36%) Power Automate
3 233 (55.21%) Azure
4 135 (31.99%) Microsoft 365
5 124 (29.38%) Dynamics 365
6 88 (20.85%) Azure DevOps
7 84 (19.91%) Microsoft Copilot
8 63 (14.93%) Entra ID
9 57 (13.51%) Copilot Studio
10 48 (11.37%) Azure Logic Apps
11 35 (8.29%) Serverless
12 34 (8.06%) Azure Functions
13 32 (7.58%) Azure Service Bus
14 30 (7.11%) OneDrive
15 29 (6.87%) GitHub
16 15 (3.55%) AWS
17 14 (3.32%) Azure AI
17 14 (3.32%) GitHub Actions
18 13 (3.08%) Workato
19 10 (2.37%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 9 (2.13%) HTTP
2 7 (1.66%) LAN
2 7 (1.66%) PSTN
2 7 (1.66%) Unified Communications
2 7 (1.66%) WAN
2 7 (1.66%) Wi-Fi
3 6 (1.42%) DNS
3 6 (1.42%) Firewall
3 6 (1.42%) Intranet
3 6 (1.42%) VPN
4 4 (0.95%) Network Security
5 1 (0.24%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 169 (40.05%) Power BI
2 19 (4.50%) SQL Server
3 14 (3.32%) Data Lake
4 12 (2.84%) Azure SQL Database
5 10 (2.37%) Metadata
6 8 (1.90%) Data Warehouse
6 8 (1.90%) Oracle Database
7 5 (1.18%) Spark SQL
8 4 (0.95%) EDRMS
8 4 (0.95%) Power Query
8 4 (0.95%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 3 (0.71%) Delta Lake
10 2 (0.47%) MySQL
10 2 (0.47%) Oracle ODI
10 2 (0.47%) Oracle Reports
10 2 (0.47%) Parquet
10 2 (0.47%) Relational Database
11 1 (0.24%) Amazon RDS
11 1 (0.24%) MariaDB
11 1 (0.24%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 20 (4.74%) JIRA
2 15 (3.55%) Git
3 12 (2.84%) Visual Studio
4 5 (1.18%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.71%) Bitbucket
5 3 (0.71%) Cucumber
5 3 (0.71%) GitLab
5 3 (0.71%) Selenium
5 3 (0.71%) WebDriver
6 2 (0.47%) Gradle
6 2 (0.47%) JUnit
6 2 (0.47%) Maven
6 2 (0.47%) REST Assured
6 2 (0.47%) Terragrunt
6 2 (0.47%) TestNG
7 1 (0.24%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.24%) MSI
7 1 (0.24%) Postman
7 1 (0.24%) Subversion
7 1 (0.24%) TeamCity
General
1 143 (33.89%) Social Skills
2 83 (19.67%) Finance
3 66 (15.64%) Public Sector
4 28 (6.64%) Documentation Skills
5 26 (6.16%) Analytical Skills
6 24 (5.69%) Banking
7 10 (2.37%) Marketing
8 8 (1.90%) Law
9 7 (1.66%) Financial Institution
9 7 (1.66%) Investment Banking
9 7 (1.66%) Legal
10 5 (1.18%) Manufacturing
10 5 (1.18%) Retail
11 4 (0.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 4 (0.95%) Local Government
11 4 (0.95%) Social Science
12 3 (0.71%) Aerospace
13 2 (0.47%) Billing
13 2 (0.47%) Police
13 2 (0.47%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 195 (46.21%) Developer
2 75 (17.77%) Power Platform Developer
3 54 (12.80%) Architect
4 36 (8.53%) Senior
5 34 (8.06%) Consultant
6 31 (7.35%) SharePoint Developer
7 27 (6.40%) Power Apps Developer
8 26 (6.16%) Microsoft Developer
9 25 (5.92%) Applications Developer
10 21 (4.98%) Analyst
10 21 (4.98%) Senior Developer
10 21 (4.98%) Solutions Architect
11 20 (4.74%) Dynamics 365 Developer
11 20 (4.74%) Lead
12 17 (4.03%) Power Platform Architect
13 15 (3.55%) Platform Architect
14 14 (3.32%) Data Engineer
14 14 (3.32%) Dynamics 365 Architect
15 12 (2.84%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
15 12 (2.84%) Power Platform Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 61 (14.45%) .NET
2 44 (10.43%) REST
3 42 (9.95%) React
4 36 (8.53%) CSS
5 35 (8.29%) SPFx
6 33 (7.82%) HTML
7 29 (6.87%) HTML5 Canvas
8 23 (5.45%) JSON
8 23 (5.45%) Microsoft Graph
9 8 (1.90%) ADO
9 8 (1.90%) ASP.NET Web API
9 8 (1.90%) RESTful
10 7 (1.66%) ASP.NET
10 7 (1.66%) HTML5
11 6 (1.42%) XML
12 5 (1.18%) jQuery
12 5 (1.18%) PySpark
12 5 (1.18%) WCF
12 5 (1.18%) YAML
13 4 (0.95%) ASP.NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 64 (15.17%) Low-Code
2 20 (4.74%) Product Ownership
3 16 (3.79%) AI Agents
4 13 (3.08%) Data Structures
4 13 (3.08%) NHS
5 11 (2.61%) Legacy Systems
6 10 (2.37%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 10 (2.37%) IoT
7 6 (1.42%) Onboarding
8 5 (1.18%) Cloud Native
9 4 (0.95%) Data Protection Act
9 4 (0.95%) Enterprise Software
10 3 (0.71%) BYOD
10 3 (0.71%) Microsoft Licensing
10 3 (0.71%) Mobile App
10 3 (0.71%) Self-Motivation
11 2 (0.47%) Algorithms
11 2 (0.47%) Data Fabric
11 2 (0.47%) State Machine
11 2 (0.47%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 6 (1.42%) Windows
2 1 (0.24%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 165 (39.10%) Business Intelligence
2 128 (30.33%) DevOps
3 116 (27.49%) Agile
4 87 (20.62%) CI/CD
5 83 (19.67%) AI
6 73 (17.30%) Data Modelling
7 65 (15.40%) CRM
8 61 (14.45%) Problem-Solving
9 48 (11.37%) Migration
10 42 (9.95%) Stakeholder Management
11 39 (9.24%) Continuous Improvement
11 39 (9.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 38 (9.00%) API Integration
13 37 (8.77%) User Experience
14 36 (8.53%) Analytics
15 35 (8.29%) Data Management
15 35 (8.29%) Integration Patterns
16 34 (8.06%) Translating Business Requirements
17 32 (7.58%) Technical Leadership
18 29 (6.87%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 106 (25.12%) JavaScript
2 80 (18.96%) C#
3 74 (17.54%) SQL
4 42 (9.95%) PowerShell
5 32 (7.58%) Python
6 28 (6.64%) TypeScript
7 13 (3.08%) X++
8 9 (2.13%) T-SQL
9 8 (1.90%) PL/SQL
10 7 (1.66%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 7 (1.66%) Java
11 6 (1.42%) Formula Language
11 6 (1.42%) LotusScript
12 3 (0.71%) Shell Script
13 2 (0.47%) Bicep
13 2 (0.47%) VBA
14 1 (0.24%) C++
14 1 (0.24%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 83 (19.67%) Security Cleared
2 58 (13.74%) SC Cleared
3 33 (7.82%) Degree
4 29 (6.87%) Microsoft Certification
5 19 (4.50%) BPSS Clearance
6 14 (3.32%) Computer Science Degree
7 5 (1.18%) Azure Certification
7 5 (1.18%) DV Cleared
8 2 (0.47%) AWS Certification
8 2 (0.47%) CTC Cleared
9 1 (0.24%) CEH
9 1 (0.24%) CISM
9 1 (0.24%) DBS Check
9 1 (0.24%) GCIA
9 1 (0.24%) GIAC
9 1 (0.24%) ISTQB
9 1 (0.24%) Network+ Certification
9 1 (0.24%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 1 (0.24%) SSCP
9 1 (0.24%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (4.74%) Data Quality
2 14 (3.32%) Accessibility
3 12 (2.84%) GDPR
4 5 (1.18%) ISO/IEC 42001
4 5 (1.18%) QA
5 4 (0.95%) NIST
6 3 (0.71%) ISO 22301
6 3 (0.71%) NIST 800
6 3 (0.71%) PMO
6 3 (0.71%) SLA
6 3 (0.71%) SOC 2
6 3 (0.71%) WCAG
7 2 (0.47%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (0.47%) Disclosure Scotland
7 2 (0.47%) GRC
7 2 (0.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.24%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 1 (0.24%) MiFID
8 1 (0.24%) NCSC
System Software
1 38 (9.00%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.18%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (0.47%) Docker
4 1 (0.24%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 19 (4.50%) Terraform
2 16 (3.79%) Microsoft Intune
3 12 (2.84%) Jamf Pro
4 7 (1.66%) Kubernetes
5 5 (1.18%) Grafana
5 5 (1.18%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.24%) Ansible
6 1 (0.24%) QRadar
6 1 (0.24%) SCCM
6 1 (0.24%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 300 (71.09%) Microsoft
2 21 (4.98%) Databricks
3 19 (4.50%) Oracle
4 14 (3.32%) SAP
5 13 (3.08%) Foundry
6 9 (2.13%) Lotus
7 8 (1.90%) Kofax
7 8 (1.90%) OpenAI
8 7 (1.66%) Salesforce
8 7 (1.66%) ServiceNow
8 7 (1.66%) UiPath
9 6 (1.42%) Splunk
10 5 (1.18%) AppDynamics
10 5 (1.18%) Dynatrace
10 5 (1.18%) Google
11 4 (0.95%) Brio
12 2 (0.47%) Virgin Media
13 1 (0.24%) Automation Anywhere
13 1 (0.24%) Exabeam
13 1 (0.24%) Nexthink