PowerShell Job Trends in England

Windows PowerShell
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring PowerShell skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 137 83 91
Rank change year-on-year -54 +8 +1
Permanent jobs citing PowerShell 1,097 1,291 2,280
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.45% 3.51% 2.80%
As % of the Programming Languages category 8.12% 10.43% 8.52%
Number of salaries quoted 857 1,004 1,948
10th Percentile £32,500 £37,250 £35,925
25th Percentile £41,750 £45,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £76,000 £83,750 £73,750
90th Percentile £91,750 £95,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £58,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% +9.09% -8.33%

All Programming Languages
England

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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 13,514 12,378 26,747
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 17.82% 33.67% 32.90%
Number of salaries quoted 9,509 9,326 22,440
10th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £35,498
25th Percentile £47,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £63,500 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -2.31% +8.33% -7.69%

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Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

PowerShell job vacancy trend in England

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Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing PowerShell.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing PowerShell

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Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing PowerShell in England over the 6 months to 15 April 2026.

Salary histogram for PowerShell in England

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Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PowerShell within the England region over the 6 months to 15 April 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
London -9 507 £70,000 -12.50% 111
South East -74 182 £57,750 +0.43% 99
North of England -65 136 £47,500 -7.99% 67
Midlands -64 101 £52,500 +5.00% 32
South West -41 92 £55,000 +15.79% 44
North West -35 69 £55,000 +18.28% 34
East of England -47 66 £40,250 -26.82% 39
East Midlands -41 56 £55,000 +15.79% 15
Yorkshire -46 54 £47,500 -9.52% 20
West Midlands -61 44 £48,000 -4.00% 17
North East -31 13 £45,000 -21.74% 13
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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
1 170 (15.50%) Microsoft Exchange
2 130 (11.85%) SharePoint
3 35 (3.19%) IIS
4 18 (1.64%) Exchange Server 2003
5 15 (1.37%) Confluence
6 6 (0.55%) Tomcat
7 2 (0.18%) Apache
7 2 (0.18%) BizTalk Server
7 2 (0.18%) CMS
7 2 (0.18%) WordPress
8 1 (0.091%) Oracle Workflow
8 1 (0.091%) Site Server
Applications
1 47 (4.28%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (1.28%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.27%) CATIA
4 3 (0.27%) Siemens NX
4 3 (0.27%) SOLIDWORKS
4 3 (0.27%) Windchill
5 2 (0.18%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.091%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.091%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (0.46%) Dynamics NAV
2 4 (0.36%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (0.27%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.27%) Markit EDM
3 3 (0.27%) Remedy ITSM
3 3 (0.27%) Teamcenter
4 2 (0.18%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.091%) Actimize
5 1 (0.091%) Alphatax
5 1 (0.091%) SimCorp Dimension
Cloud Services
1 691 (62.99%) Azure
2 387 (35.28%) Microsoft 365
3 282 (25.71%) Entra ID
4 195 (17.78%) AWS
5 102 (9.30%) Azure DevOps
6 92 (8.39%) Power Platform
7 85 (7.75%) GitHub
8 69 (6.29%) GCP
9 67 (6.11%) SaaS
10 64 (5.83%) GitHub Actions
11 57 (5.20%) OneDrive
12 54 (4.92%) IaaS
13 52 (4.74%) PaaS
14 44 (4.01%) Azure Monitor
15 43 (3.92%) Google Workspace
16 41 (3.74%) Azure Logic Apps
16 41 (3.74%) Azure Sentinel
17 38 (3.46%) Power Automate
18 34 (3.10%) Datadog
18 34 (3.10%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 209 (19.05%) DNS
2 203 (18.51%) Firewall
3 152 (13.86%) DHCP
4 119 (10.85%) VPN
5 92 (8.39%) TCP/IP
6 57 (5.20%) Network Security
7 54 (4.92%) WAN
8 53 (4.83%) LAN
9 47 (4.28%) VLAN
10 45 (4.10%) Wi-Fi
11 34 (3.10%) VoIP
12 33 (3.01%) SAN
13 30 (2.73%) Wireless
14 28 (2.55%) Broadband
15 22 (2.01%) SD-WAN
16 13 (1.19%) VSAN
17 12 (1.09%) Internet
17 12 (1.09%) WinSCP
18 10 (0.91%) NAS
18 10 (0.91%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 128 (11.67%) SQL Server
2 77 (7.02%) Power BI
3 33 (3.01%) Azure SQL Database
4 29 (2.64%) PostgreSQL
5 26 (2.37%) MySQL
6 25 (2.28%) Amazon RDS
7 24 (2.19%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 23 (2.10%) Oracle Database
9 21 (1.91%) Oracle Database 10g
10 20 (1.82%) Relational Database
11 17 (1.55%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 15 (1.37%) NoSQL
13 14 (1.28%) Tableau
14 11 (1.00%) Data Warehouse
15 8 (0.73%) MongoDB
16 7 (0.64%) InfluxDB
17 6 (0.55%) Data Lake
17 6 (0.55%) Metadata
18 5 (0.46%) Electronic Patient Records
19 4 (0.36%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 87 (7.93%) Git
2 61 (5.56%) Jenkins
3 59 (5.38%) JIRA
4 45 (4.10%) GitLab
5 28 (2.55%) Bitbucket
6 18 (1.64%) Octopus Deploy
7 14 (1.28%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 13 (1.19%) Metasploit
9 12 (1.09%) TeamCity
10 9 (0.82%) Burp Suite
11 8 (0.73%) CircleCI
11 8 (0.73%) Robot Framework
11 8 (0.73%) Visual Studio Code
12 6 (0.55%) Atlassian Bamboo
13 5 (0.46%) TestRail
14 4 (0.36%) Balsamiq
14 4 (0.36%) MLflow
14 4 (0.36%) SonarQube
15 3 (0.27%) Artifactory
15 3 (0.27%) Cypress.io
General
1 349 (31.81%) Social Skills
2 204 (18.60%) Finance
3 140 (12.76%) Analytical Skills
4 67 (6.11%) Law
5 50 (4.56%) Organisational Skills
6 46 (4.19%) Documentation Skills
7 41 (3.74%) Legal
7 41 (3.74%) Retail
8 37 (3.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 33 (3.01%) Public Sector
10 29 (2.64%) Banking
11 20 (1.82%) Telecoms
12 18 (1.64%) Manufacturing
13 14 (1.28%) Advertising
14 10 (0.91%) Aerospace
14 10 (0.91%) Front Office
15 8 (0.73%) Military
16 6 (0.55%) Investment Banking
17 5 (0.46%) Electronics
17 5 (0.46%) Police
Job Titles
1 168 (15.31%) Senior
2 138 (12.58%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 126 (11.49%) Support Engineer
4 116 (10.57%) Analyst
5 107 (9.75%) Azure Engineer
6 98 (8.93%) IT Support
7 76 (6.93%) Cloud Engineer
8 75 (6.84%) IT Engineer
9 74 (6.75%) Security Engineer
10 62 (5.65%) DevOps Engineer
11 58 (5.29%) Lead
12 54 (4.92%) IT Support Engineer
13 52 (4.74%) Developer
14 51 (4.65%) 3rd Line Support
15 50 (4.56%) 2nd Line Support
16 45 (4.10%) 3rd Line Engineer
17 42 (3.83%) Platform Engineer
18 39 (3.56%) Architect
19 36 (3.28%) Security Analyst
20 34 (3.10%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 66 (6.02%) .NET
2 56 (5.10%) REST
3 55 (5.01%) OAuth
4 50 (4.56%) SAML
5 49 (4.47%) OpenID
6 35 (3.19%) LDAP
7 33 (3.01%) SOAP
8 32 (2.92%) .NET Core
9 29 (2.64%) JSON
10 27 (2.46%) ARM Templates
11 25 (2.28%) GraphQL
12 24 (2.19%) YAML
13 23 (2.10%) Microsoft Graph
14 21 (1.91%) CSS
15 19 (1.73%) HTML
15 19 (1.73%) SPFx
16 17 (1.55%) React
17 16 (1.46%) Node.js
18 15 (1.37%) Elastic Stack
19 12 (1.09%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 90 (8.20%) Onboarding
2 70 (6.38%) Hybrid Cloud
3 58 (5.29%) Security Posture
4 46 (4.19%) Management Information System
5 43 (3.92%) Enterprise Software
6 41 (3.74%) Cloud Native
7 40 (3.65%) Cyber Threat
7 40 (3.65%) Driving Licence
8 38 (3.46%) Cyber Defence
9 33 (3.01%) Cyberattack
10 31 (2.83%) Analytical Mindset
10 31 (2.83%) Security Operations Centre
11 29 (2.64%) Data Centre
12 27 (2.46%) Public Cloud
13 21 (1.91%) Legacy Systems
14 20 (1.82%) PKI
15 19 (1.73%) CMDB
16 18 (1.64%) Replication
17 17 (1.55%) Low-Code
18 16 (1.46%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 510 (46.49%) Windows
2 250 (22.79%) Windows Server
3 233 (21.24%) Linux
4 67 (6.11%) Windows 10
5 52 (4.74%) Mac OS
6 41 (3.74%) Android
7 40 (3.65%) Apple iOS
8 37 (3.37%) Windows Server 2016
9 34 (3.10%) Unix
10 29 (2.64%) Windows Server 2019
11 26 (2.37%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 22 (2.01%) VMS
13 21 (1.91%) CentOS
14 20 (1.82%) Solaris
15 18 (1.64%) HPUX
15 18 (1.64%) Windows 7
15 18 (1.64%) Windows Server 2003
15 18 (1.64%) Windows Server 2008
16 15 (1.37%) Ubuntu
17 8 (0.73%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 305 (27.80%) Problem-Solving
2 228 (20.78%) DevOps
3 219 (19.96%) Infrastructure as Code
4 218 (19.87%) CI/CD
5 213 (19.42%) Cybersecurity
6 200 (18.23%) ITIL
7 197 (17.96%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 182 (16.59%) Continuous Improvement
9 146 (13.31%) Incident Response
10 136 (12.40%) Mentoring
11 135 (12.31%) Disaster Recovery
12 123 (11.21%) Agile
13 114 (10.39%) Root Cause Analysis
14 107 (9.75%) Cloud Security
15 102 (9.30%) SIEM
16 99 (9.02%) Containerisation
17 96 (8.75%) Task Automation
18 92 (8.39%) Roadmaps
19 86 (7.84%) Business Intelligence
19 86 (7.84%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 421 (38.38%) Python
2 257 (23.43%) Bash
3 224 (20.42%) SQL
4 71 (6.47%) JavaScript
5 70 (6.38%) C#
6 65 (5.93%) Bicep
7 52 (4.74%) T-SQL
8 31 (2.83%) Kusto Query Language
9 25 (2.28%) Perl
10 19 (1.73%) Java
11 14 (1.28%) TypeScript
12 11 (1.00%) Go
13 9 (0.82%) C++
13 9 (0.82%) VB
13 9 (0.82%) VB.NET
14 7 (0.64%) C
14 7 (0.64%) PHP
15 6 (0.55%) Delphi
15 6 (0.55%) Ruby
15 6 (0.55%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 147 (13.40%) Degree
2 132 (12.03%) Security Cleared
3 95 (8.66%) Microsoft Certification
4 86 (7.84%) Azure Certification
5 77 (7.02%) SC Cleared
6 53 (4.83%) DV Cleared
7 48 (4.38%) Computer Science Degree
8 45 (4.10%) CISSP
9 33 (3.01%) Cisco Certification
10 25 (2.28%) OSCP
11 24 (2.19%) GIAC
12 23 (2.10%) CompTIA Security+
12 23 (2.10%) CREST Certified
13 22 (2.01%) AWS Certification
14 21 (1.91%) CCNA
14 21 (1.91%) CEH
14 21 (1.91%) CompTIA CySA+
15 17 (1.55%) DBS Check
16 12 (1.09%) CISA
16 12 (1.09%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 151 (13.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 124 (11.30%) NIST
3 64 (5.83%) GDPR
4 60 (5.47%) SLA
5 33 (3.01%) NCSC
6 29 (2.64%) Cyber Essentials
7 19 (1.73%) ISO 22301
8 18 (1.64%) Data Quality
9 16 (1.46%) QA
10 15 (1.37%) PCI DSS
11 14 (1.28%) Accessibility
11 14 (1.28%) Actionable Recommendations
12 13 (1.19%) SOC 2
13 11 (1.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 6 (0.55%) DICOM
15 5 (0.46%) GRC
16 4 (0.36%) Sarbanes-Oxley
17 3 (0.27%) HIPAA
18 2 (0.18%) COBIT
18 2 (0.18%) HL7
System Software
1 411 (37.47%) Active Directory
2 132 (12.03%) VMware Infrastructure
3 116 (10.57%) Docker
4 99 (9.02%) Hyper-V
5 40 (3.65%) vSphere
6 31 (2.83%) Virtual Machines
7 16 (1.46%) Firmware
8 15 (1.37%) Virtual Desktop
9 14 (1.28%) VMware ESXi
10 9 (0.82%) BitLocker
10 9 (0.82%) VMware NSX
11 8 (0.73%) Citrix Hypervisor
12 7 (0.64%) Virtual Servers
13 4 (0.36%) iptables
13 4 (0.36%) Microsoft Virtual Server
13 4 (0.36%) Terminal Services
13 4 (0.36%) XenDesktop
14 3 (0.27%) XenApp
15 2 (0.18%) EMC RecoverPoint
15 2 (0.18%) KVM
Systems Management
1 233 (21.24%) Terraform
2 171 (15.59%) Kubernetes
3 161 (14.68%) Microsoft Intune
4 132 (12.03%) Ansible
5 48 (4.38%) Grafana
6 45 (4.10%) SCCM
7 42 (3.83%) Single Sign-On
8 30 (2.73%) Prometheus
9 22 (2.01%) Jamf Pro
10 18 (1.64%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 16 (1.46%) vCenter Server
12 13 (1.19%) Nessus
13 12 (1.09%) VxRail
14 10 (0.91%) FortiGate
15 9 (0.82%) Puppet
16 8 (0.73%) Progress Chef
17 7 (0.64%) logstash
17 7 (0.64%) Packer
17 7 (0.64%) WSUS
18 6 (0.55%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 615 (56.06%) Microsoft
2 217 (19.78%) VMware
3 97 (8.84%) Cisco
4 52 (4.74%) ServiceNow
5 51 (4.65%) Splunk
6 49 (4.47%) Red Hat
7 45 (4.10%) Oracle
8 41 (3.74%) Veeam
9 36 (3.28%) CrowdStrike
10 35 (3.19%) Google
11 34 (3.10%) Palo Alto
12 33 (3.01%) Commvault
13 28 (2.55%) Dell
14 27 (2.46%) Meraki
15 26 (2.37%) CyberArk
16 25 (2.28%) Citrix
17 24 (2.19%) Fortinet
18 23 (2.10%) Apple
19 20 (1.82%) Dynatrace
20 19 (1.73%) Atlassian