Power Platform Developer Contract Job Trends in the West Midlands

Microsoft Power Platform Developer
England > West Midlands

The median Microsoft Power Platform Developer daily rate in the West Midlands is £520, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 July 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 158 107 102
Rank change year-on-year -51 -5 +27
Contract jobs requiring a Power Platform Developer 7 6 8
As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands 0.20% 0.37% 0.42%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.22% 0.40% 0.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 3 3
10th Percentile £470 £429 £453
25th Percentile £481 £438 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £453 £475
Median % change year-on-year +14.79% -4.63% -2.56%
75th Percentile £527 £461 £488
90th Percentile £533 £465 -
England median daily rate £513 £475 £475
% change year-on-year +7.89% - -5.00%

All Contract IT Job Roles
West Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the West Midlands. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the West Midlands with a recognized job title 3,225 1,493 1,756
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.26% 90.93% 91.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,006 946 1,214
10th Percentile £325 £225 £250
25th Percentile £410 £363 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +2.63% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £581 £575 £604
90th Percentile £675 £650 £704
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 201 115 86
10th Percentile £15.75 £12.62 £12.42
25th Percentile £21.25 £14.00 £14.16
Median hourly rate £32.50 £24.34 £19.30
Median % change year-on-year +33.53% +26.15% -3.53%
75th Percentile £53.75 £34.87 £38.44
90th Percentile £70.00 £50.00 £56.25
England median hourly rate £45.25 £26.30 £43.00
% change year-on-year +72.05% -38.84% -1.71%

Power Platform Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Power Platform Developer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Power Platform Developer job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Power Platform Developer
Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Power Platform Developer job vacancies in the West Midlands.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Power Platform Developer job vacancies in the West Midlands

Power Platform Developer
Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Power Platform Developer within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 28 July 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
Shropshire -54 6 £520 +14.79% 4
Power Platform Developer
England

Power Platform Developer Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 28 July 2026, Power Platform Developer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the West Midlands region featuring Power Platform Developer in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Agile
1 7 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 7 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 7 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 7 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 7 (100.00%) User Stories
2 6 (85.71%) Epics
2 6 (85.71%) PowerApps
2 6 (85.71%) Sprint Planning
3 4 (57.14%) Power Automate
3 4 (57.14%) Roadmaps
4 3 (42.86%) BPSS Clearance
4 3 (42.86%) Mentoring
4 3 (42.86%) Process Management
4 3 (42.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 2 (28.57%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 2 (28.57%) Scrum
5 2 (28.57%) Translating Business Requirements
6 1 (14.29%) Backlog Refinement
6 1 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
6 1 (14.29%) Process Improvement
6 1 (14.29%) QA
6 1 (14.29%) SharePoint
6 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
6 1 (14.29%) Technical Leadership

Power Platform Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 1 (14.29%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 7 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 7 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 6 (85.71%) PowerApps
3 4 (57.14%) Power Automate
General
1 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Low-Code
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Agile
1 7 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 7 (100.00%) User Stories
2 6 (85.71%) Epics
2 6 (85.71%) Sprint Planning
3 4 (57.14%) Roadmaps
4 3 (42.86%) Mentoring
4 3 (42.86%) Process Management
4 3 (42.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 2 (28.57%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 2 (28.57%) Scrum
5 2 (28.57%) Translating Business Requirements
6 1 (14.29%) Backlog Refinement
6 1 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
6 1 (14.29%) Process Improvement
6 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
6 1 (14.29%) Technical Leadership
Qualifications
1 3 (42.86%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) QA
Vendors
1 7 (100.00%) Microsoft