PowerShell Job Trends in Central London

Windows PowerShell
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Central London requiring PowerShell skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 46 56 46
Rank change year-on-year +10 -10 +3
Permanent jobs citing PowerShell 138 103 165
As % of all permanent jobs in Central London 3.16% 4.41% 4.60%
As % of the Programming Languages category 12.67% 9.85% 10.34%
Number of salaries quoted 94 95 142
10th Percentile £26,250 £47,000 £46,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £57,500 £61,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £77,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.13% +6.90% +7.41%
75th Percentile £74,500 £90,000 £87,500
90th Percentile £92,125 £96,250 £91,125
London median annual salary £70,000 £75,000 £74,137
% change year-on-year -6.67% +1.16% +5.91%

All Programming Languages
Central London

PowerShell falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills in Central London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 1,089 1,046 1,595
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 24.95% 44.82% 44.49%
Number of salaries quoted 845 838 1,305
10th Percentile £51,850 £52,500 £47,500
25th Percentile £67,500 £61,250 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £80,000 £77,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% +3.23% -
75th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £97,500
90th Percentile £105,000 £124,125 £115,000
London median annual salary £82,500 £82,500 £80,000
% change year-on-year - +3.13% -

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Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing PowerShell relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Central London.

PowerShell job vacancy trend in Central London

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Salary Trend in Central London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing PowerShell.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing PowerShell

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Salary Histogram in Central London

Salary distribution for jobs citing PowerShell in Central London over the 6 months to 22 May 2026.

Salary histogram for PowerShell in Central London

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Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PowerShell within the Central London region over the 6 months to 22 May 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of London +11 118 £65,000 -16.13% 38
Southwark - 2 £43,500 -
City of Westminster +24 1 - -
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London

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London 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 19 (13.77%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (7.25%) SharePoint
3 5 (3.62%) IIS
4 2 (1.45%) Confluence
5 1 (0.72%) Site Server
Applications
1 24 (17.39%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (2.17%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (0.72%) Actimize
1 1 (0.72%) Alphatax
Cloud Services
1 69 (50.00%) Azure
2 42 (30.43%) Microsoft 365
3 32 (23.19%) Entra ID
4 16 (11.59%) AWS
5 10 (7.25%) OneDrive
6 9 (6.52%) Azure DevOps
7 8 (5.80%) GCP
7 8 (5.80%) SaaS
8 4 (2.90%) Azure AKS
9 3 (2.17%) Azure Sentinel
9 3 (2.17%) GitHub
9 3 (2.17%) Nutanix
9 3 (2.17%) PaaS
9 3 (2.17%) Power Platform
10 2 (1.45%) Google Workspace
10 2 (1.45%) IaaS
10 2 (1.45%) Microsoft Copilot
11 1 (0.72%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 1 (0.72%) Microsoft Purview
11 1 (0.72%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 25 (18.12%) Network Security
2 15 (10.87%) Firewall
3 10 (7.25%) VPN
4 9 (6.52%) Wireless
5 7 (5.07%) DHCP
5 7 (5.07%) DNS
6 6 (4.35%) Kerberos
6 6 (4.35%) WAN
7 5 (3.62%) LAN
8 3 (2.17%) TCP/IP
8 3 (2.17%) VLAN
9 2 (1.45%) Broadband
9 2 (1.45%) NetScaler
10 1 (0.72%) BGP
10 1 (0.72%) iSCSI
10 1 (0.72%) MPLS
10 1 (0.72%) NAS
10 1 (0.72%) OSPF
10 1 (0.72%) Softphone
10 1 (0.72%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (10.14%) SQL Server
2 8 (5.80%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 8 (5.80%) Tableau
3 5 (3.62%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (1.45%) Power BI
5 1 (0.72%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.72%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.72%) MongoDB
5 1 (0.72%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.72%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 9 (6.52%) Burp Suite
1 9 (6.52%) Metasploit
2 7 (5.07%) Git
3 6 (4.35%) Octopus Deploy
3 6 (4.35%) TeamCity
4 3 (2.17%) JIRA
4 3 (2.17%) Visual Studio Code
5 2 (1.45%) GitLab
General
1 58 (42.03%) Finance
2 53 (38.41%) Social Skills
3 23 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
4 17 (12.32%) Legal
5 9 (6.52%) Law
6 5 (3.62%) Banking
7 2 (1.45%) Documentation Skills
7 2 (1.45%) Front Office
7 2 (1.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (1.45%) Organisational Skills
7 2 (1.45%) Telecoms
8 1 (0.72%) Advertising
8 1 (0.72%) Financial Institution
8 1 (0.72%) International Banking
Job Titles
1 36 (26.09%) Analyst
2 23 (16.67%) Security Analyst
3 18 (13.04%) Senior
4 15 (10.87%) Azure Engineer
5 14 (10.14%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 14 (10.14%) PowerShell Engineer
6 13 (9.42%) Support Engineer
7 9 (6.52%) Digital Analyst
7 9 (6.52%) IT Engineer
7 9 (6.52%) IT Support
7 9 (6.52%) Security Engineer
7 9 (6.52%) Senior Analyst
7 9 (6.52%) Senior Digital Analyst
7 9 (6.52%) Senior Security Analyst
8 8 (5.80%) Architect
8 8 (5.80%) CISSP Engineer
8 8 (5.80%) Cybersecurity Engineer
8 8 (5.80%) DevOps Engineer
8 8 (5.80%) IT Support Engineer
8 8 (5.80%) Python Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (5.80%) REST
2 7 (5.07%) HTML
2 7 (5.07%) LDAP
2 7 (5.07%) OAuth
2 7 (5.07%) OpenID
2 7 (5.07%) SAML
3 6 (4.35%) .NET
3 6 (4.35%) CSS
4 2 (1.45%) SOAP
4 2 (1.45%) Web Services
5 1 (0.72%) Elastic Stack
5 1 (0.72%) GraphQL
5 1 (0.72%) JSP
5 1 (0.72%) Kafka
5 1 (0.72%) SailPoint
5 1 (0.72%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 25 (18.12%) Cyber Defence
2 16 (11.59%) Security Operations Centre
3 15 (10.87%) Management Information System
4 13 (9.42%) Onboarding
4 13 (9.42%) Security Posture
5 11 (7.97%) Data Centre
6 10 (7.25%) Hybrid Cloud
7 9 (6.52%) Mobile App
8 8 (5.80%) Hedge funds
9 6 (4.35%) Analytical Mindset
9 6 (4.35%) Legacy Systems
9 6 (4.35%) Public Cloud
9 6 (4.35%) Virtual Team
10 5 (3.62%) Cyber Threat
10 5 (3.62%) Driving Licence
11 4 (2.90%) Cloud Native
12 3 (2.17%) Private Cloud
13 2 (1.45%) CMDB
13 2 (1.45%) Derivative
13 2 (1.45%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 80 (57.97%) Windows
2 47 (34.06%) Linux
3 28 (20.29%) Windows Server
4 13 (9.42%) Mac OS
5 9 (6.52%) Windows 10
6 6 (4.35%) Windows Server 2016
7 3 (2.17%) Apple iOS
8 2 (1.45%) Android
8 2 (1.45%) Unix
8 2 (1.45%) VMS
8 2 (1.45%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.72%) CentOS
9 1 (0.72%) CoreOS
9 1 (0.72%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.72%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 36 (26.09%) Cybersecurity
3 34 (24.64%) ITIL
4 29 (21.01%) Incident Response
5 19 (13.77%) CI/CD
5 19 (13.77%) DevOps
5 19 (13.77%) SIEM
6 18 (13.04%) Security Operations
7 17 (12.32%) Application Security
7 17 (12.32%) Mentoring
7 17 (12.32%) Root Cause Analysis
8 16 (11.59%) Infrastructure as Code
8 16 (11.59%) MITRE ATT&CK
8 16 (11.59%) Threat Intelligence
8 16 (11.59%) Use Case
9 15 (10.87%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
9 15 (10.87%) SOAR
10 14 (10.14%) Customer Service
10 14 (10.14%) Infrastructure Automation
10 14 (10.14%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 76 (55.07%) Python
2 37 (26.81%) SQL
3 19 (13.77%) Bash
4 11 (7.97%) JavaScript
5 6 (4.35%) T-SQL
6 5 (3.62%) VBA
6 5 (3.62%) VBScript
7 4 (2.90%) Java
7 4 (2.90%) Perl
8 3 (2.17%) C
8 3 (2.17%) C#
8 3 (2.17%) C++
8 3 (2.17%) Go
8 3 (2.17%) Objective-C
8 3 (2.17%) Ruby
8 3 (2.17%) Rust
9 2 (1.45%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.72%) Bicep
10 1 (0.72%) VB
Qualifications
1 15 (10.87%) CISSP
1 15 (10.87%) GIAC
2 13 (9.42%) OSCP
3 12 (8.70%) CCSAM
3 12 (8.70%) CREST Certified
3 12 (8.70%) Degree
4 9 (6.52%) CHECK Team Leader
4 9 (6.52%) CHECK Team Member
4 9 (6.52%) CompTIA CySA+
5 8 (5.80%) CISA
5 8 (5.80%) Computer Science Degree
6 6 (4.35%) Azure Certification
7 4 (2.90%) GPEN
8 3 (2.17%) GXPN
8 3 (2.17%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (2.17%) OSCE
9 2 (1.45%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (1.45%) Citrix Certification
9 2 (1.45%) DBS Check
10 1 (0.72%) CCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (24.64%) NIST
2 26 (18.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 11 (7.97%) Actionable Recommendations
4 6 (4.35%) GDPR
5 4 (2.90%) SLA
6 3 (2.17%) Cyber Essentials
6 3 (2.17%) QA
7 2 (1.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.72%) Data Quality
8 1 (0.72%) NCSC
8 1 (0.72%) SOC 2
System Software
1 56 (40.58%) Active Directory
2 19 (13.77%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (7.25%) Hyper-V
4 5 (3.62%) Virtual Desktop
4 5 (3.62%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (1.45%) BitLocker
5 2 (1.45%) Citrix Hypervisor
5 2 (1.45%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (1.45%) XenDesktop
6 1 (0.72%) Docker
6 1 (0.72%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 24 (17.39%) Terraform
2 23 (16.67%) Microsoft Intune
3 16 (11.59%) Kubernetes
4 9 (6.52%) Nessus
5 7 (5.07%) Ansible
6 6 (4.35%) Single Sign-On
7 5 (3.62%) SCCM
8 1 (0.72%) CSIRT
8 1 (0.72%) Grafana
8 1 (0.72%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.72%) McAfee ePO
8 1 (0.72%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.72%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 88 (63.77%) Microsoft
2 24 (17.39%) VMware
3 12 (8.70%) ServiceNow
4 9 (6.52%) Google
5 8 (5.80%) Citrix
6 6 (4.35%) CyberArk
7 5 (3.62%) iManage
8 4 (2.90%) Cisco
8 4 (2.90%) MobileIron
9 3 (2.17%) Commvault
10 2 (1.45%) Bloomberg
10 2 (1.45%) Pure Storage
10 2 (1.45%) Red Hat
10 2 (1.45%) Splunk
11 1 (0.72%) Bomgar
11 1 (0.72%) CrowdStrike
11 1 (0.72%) Juniper
11 1 (0.72%) McAfee
11 1 (0.72%) Meraki
11 1 (0.72%) Okta