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 23 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 124 91 78
Rank change year-on-year -33 -13 +7
Permanent jobs citing PowerShell 1,058 1,378 2,257
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.74% 3.18% 3.37%
As % of the Programming Languages category 9.40% 9.18% 9.32%
Number of salaries quoted 848 993 1,972
10th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +8.70% -4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £96,250 £90,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £62,500 £57,165
% change year-on-year -8.00% +9.33% -4.73%

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 11,253 15,008 24,209
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 18.50% 34.67% 36.16%
Number of salaries quoted 8,319 9,176 20,721
10th Percentile £33,750 £38,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £50,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £83,750 £87,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,500 £102,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% +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 23 February 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 23 February 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 -6 464 £70,000 -9.09% 141
South East -42 192 £57,125 -4.79% 131
North of England -35 141 £48,445 -7.72% 78
South West +3 103 £55,000 - 41
Midlands -52 84 £51,500 +3.00% 42
Yorkshire -22 64 £47,500 -9.52% 27
North West -20 60 £50,000 -4.76% 37
East of England -9 57 £40,000 -27.27% 34
East Midlands -26 42 £55,000 +8.91% 20
West Midlands -51 41 £47,500 -5.00% 22
North East -10 17 £47,500 -20.83% 15
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UK

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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
1 169 (15.97%) Microsoft Exchange
2 122 (11.53%) SharePoint
3 33 (3.12%) IIS
4 22 (2.08%) Exchange Server 2003
5 13 (1.23%) Confluence
6 6 (0.57%) Tomcat
7 5 (0.47%) Skype for Business
8 3 (0.28%) Oracle Workflow
9 2 (0.19%) BizTalk Server
9 2 (0.19%) CMS
9 2 (0.19%) WordPress
10 1 (0.095%) nginx
10 1 (0.095%) Site Server
Applications
1 39 (3.69%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (1.32%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (0.57%) Siemens NX
4 5 (0.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.28%) CATIA
5 3 (0.28%) SOLIDWORKS
5 3 (0.28%) Windchill
6 1 (0.095%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 8 (0.76%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.57%) Remedy ITSM
2 6 (0.57%) Teamcenter
3 5 (0.47%) Dynamics NAV
4 4 (0.38%) Markit EDM
4 4 (0.38%) Oracle EBS
5 3 (0.28%) NEC Housing
6 2 (0.19%) Fidessa
7 1 (0.095%) Actimize
7 1 (0.095%) Alphatax
7 1 (0.095%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.095%) SimCorp Dimension
Cloud Services
1 655 (61.91%) Azure
2 364 (34.40%) Microsoft 365
3 278 (26.28%) Entra ID
4 192 (18.15%) AWS
5 125 (11.81%) Azure DevOps
6 108 (10.21%) Power Platform
7 76 (7.18%) GCP
7 76 (7.18%) GitHub
8 63 (5.95%) PaaS
9 58 (5.48%) SaaS
10 56 (5.29%) GitHub Actions
11 51 (4.82%) Azure Monitor
12 47 (4.44%) IaaS
13 45 (4.25%) Power Automate
14 42 (3.97%) Google Workspace
15 40 (3.78%) OneDrive
16 35 (3.31%) Azure Sentinel
17 30 (2.84%) AWS CloudFormation
17 30 (2.84%) Nutanix
18 29 (2.74%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 202 (19.09%) DNS
2 199 (18.81%) Firewall
3 162 (15.31%) DHCP
4 117 (11.06%) VPN
5 98 (9.26%) TCP/IP
6 65 (6.14%) WAN
7 63 (5.95%) LAN
8 51 (4.82%) VLAN
9 46 (4.35%) Wi-Fi
10 33 (3.12%) Network Security
10 33 (3.12%) SAN
10 33 (3.12%) Wireless
11 31 (2.93%) VoIP
12 27 (2.55%) Broadband
12 27 (2.55%) SD-WAN
13 17 (1.61%) VSAN
14 13 (1.23%) NAS
15 12 (1.13%) WinSCP
16 11 (1.04%) Internet
17 10 (0.95%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 132 (12.48%) SQL Server
2 82 (7.75%) Power BI
3 31 (2.93%) Relational Database
4 30 (2.84%) Oracle Database
5 28 (2.65%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 26 (2.46%) Oracle Database 10g
7 24 (2.27%) MySQL
8 22 (2.08%) PostgreSQL
9 16 (1.51%) Amazon RDS
10 15 (1.42%) Azure SQL Database
10 15 (1.42%) Tableau
11 14 (1.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 13 (1.23%) Data Warehouse
12 13 (1.23%) NoSQL
13 7 (0.66%) MongoDB
14 5 (0.47%) BusinessObjects
14 5 (0.47%) Data Lake
14 5 (0.47%) Electronic Patient Records
14 5 (0.47%) InfluxDB
14 5 (0.47%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 72 (6.81%) Git
2 68 (6.43%) JIRA
3 66 (6.24%) Jenkins
4 35 (3.31%) GitLab
5 25 (2.36%) Octopus Deploy
6 20 (1.89%) Bitbucket
7 16 (1.51%) TeamCity
8 15 (1.42%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 13 (1.23%) Metasploit
10 11 (1.04%) Burp Suite
11 8 (0.76%) CircleCI
12 6 (0.57%) Atlassian Bamboo
12 6 (0.57%) Robot Framework
13 5 (0.47%) SonarQube
14 4 (0.38%) Artifactory
14 4 (0.38%) MLflow
15 3 (0.28%) Balsamiq
15 3 (0.28%) Eclipse
15 3 (0.28%) JMeter
15 3 (0.28%) TestRail
General
1 363 (34.31%) Social Skills
2 226 (21.36%) Finance
3 117 (11.06%) Analytical Skills
4 48 (4.54%) Retail
5 43 (4.06%) Organisational Skills
6 42 (3.97%) Law
7 38 (3.59%) Documentation Skills
8 32 (3.02%) Banking
8 32 (3.02%) Legal
8 32 (3.02%) Public Sector
9 29 (2.74%) Telecoms
10 26 (2.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 21 (1.98%) Manufacturing
12 14 (1.32%) Influencing Skills
13 13 (1.23%) Presentation Skills
14 8 (0.76%) Advertising
15 7 (0.66%) Front Office
16 6 (0.57%) Marketing
17 5 (0.47%) Investment Banking
17 5 (0.47%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 138 (13.04%) Senior
2 135 (12.76%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 135 (12.76%) Support Engineer
3 96 (9.07%) Analyst
4 89 (8.41%) Azure Engineer
5 80 (7.56%) IT Support
6 72 (6.81%) DevOps Engineer
7 70 (6.62%) Security Engineer
8 68 (6.43%) Developer
9 66 (6.24%) IT Engineer
10 62 (5.86%) Cloud Engineer
11 56 (5.29%) Lead
12 53 (5.01%) 3rd Line Support
13 48 (4.54%) IT Support Engineer
14 45 (4.25%) Platform Engineer
15 42 (3.97%) 3rd Line Engineer
16 35 (3.31%) Architect
16 35 (3.31%) Support Analyst
17 34 (3.21%) 2nd Line Support
17 34 (3.21%) Applications Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 68 (6.43%) REST
2 63 (5.95%) .NET
3 44 (4.16%) OAuth
4 43 (4.06%) OpenID
5 41 (3.88%) SAML
6 36 (3.40%) SOAP
7 32 (3.02%) JSON
7 32 (3.02%) LDAP
8 29 (2.74%) YAML
9 26 (2.46%) GraphQL
10 25 (2.36%) ARM Templates
11 21 (1.98%) React
12 16 (1.51%) Microsoft Graph
13 15 (1.42%) .NET Core
13 15 (1.42%) Elastic Stack
13 15 (1.42%) Middleware
14 13 (1.23%) AngularJS
14 13 (1.23%) Node.js
15 11 (1.04%) Web Services
15 11 (1.04%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 88 (8.32%) Onboarding
2 68 (6.43%) Hybrid Cloud
3 54 (5.10%) Security Posture
4 40 (3.78%) Enterprise Software
4 40 (3.78%) Management Information System
5 36 (3.40%) Driving Licence
6 33 (3.12%) Cyber Threat
7 32 (3.02%) Data Centre
8 30 (2.84%) Cloud Native
8 30 (2.84%) Cyber Defence
9 28 (2.65%) Legacy Systems
10 26 (2.46%) Analytical Mindset
10 26 (2.46%) Cyberattack
11 21 (1.98%) PKI
12 19 (1.80%) CMDB
12 19 (1.80%) Security Operations Centre
13 18 (1.70%) Hedge funds
14 16 (1.51%) Linux Command Line
15 15 (1.42%) Low-Code
15 15 (1.42%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 472 (44.61%) Windows
2 254 (24.01%) Windows Server
3 197 (18.62%) Linux
4 68 (6.43%) Windows 10
5 53 (5.01%) Mac OS
6 42 (3.97%) Unix
7 35 (3.31%) Windows Server 2019
8 34 (3.21%) Windows Server 2016
9 32 (3.02%) Android
10 26 (2.46%) Windows Server 2008
11 25 (2.36%) VMS
12 24 (2.27%) Solaris
13 22 (2.08%) Apple iOS
13 22 (2.08%) HPUX
13 22 (2.08%) Windows 7
13 22 (2.08%) Windows Server 2003
14 21 (1.98%) CentOS
14 21 (1.98%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 13 (1.23%) Ubuntu
16 12 (1.13%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 320 (30.25%) Problem-Solving
2 253 (23.91%) DevOps
3 203 (19.19%) CI/CD
4 195 (18.43%) ITIL
5 194 (18.34%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 177 (16.73%) Cybersecurity
7 175 (16.54%) Infrastructure as Code
8 172 (16.26%) Continuous Improvement
9 150 (14.18%) Disaster Recovery
10 128 (12.10%) Mentoring
11 111 (10.49%) Agile
12 109 (10.30%) Incident Response
13 107 (10.11%) Root Cause Analysis
14 106 (10.02%) Task Automation
15 93 (8.79%) Cloud Security
16 92 (8.70%) Business Intelligence
17 90 (8.51%) Migration
18 87 (8.22%) Computer Science
19 84 (7.94%) Incident Management
20 79 (7.47%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 362 (34.22%) Python
2 237 (22.40%) Bash
3 224 (21.17%) SQL
4 81 (7.66%) C#
5 57 (5.39%) Bicep
6 56 (5.29%) JavaScript
7 53 (5.01%) T-SQL
8 25 (2.36%) Perl
9 23 (2.17%) Kusto Query Language
10 20 (1.89%) Go
11 17 (1.61%) Java
12 10 (0.95%) VB
12 10 (0.95%) VB.NET
13 9 (0.85%) VBScript
14 6 (0.57%) PHP
14 6 (0.57%) TypeScript
15 5 (0.47%) C++
15 5 (0.47%) Delphi
15 5 (0.47%) Shell Script
16 4 (0.38%) VBA
Qualifications
1 160 (15.12%) Degree
2 135 (12.76%) Security Cleared
3 98 (9.26%) Microsoft Certification
4 82 (7.75%) Azure Certification
5 79 (7.47%) SC Cleared
6 54 (5.10%) DV Cleared
7 41 (3.88%) CISSP
7 41 (3.88%) Computer Science Degree
8 32 (3.02%) Cisco Certification
9 31 (2.93%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 26 (2.46%) AWS Certification
11 24 (2.27%) CREST Certified
12 21 (1.98%) CEH
13 19 (1.80%) CompTIA CySA+
13 19 (1.80%) GIAC
14 17 (1.61%) CCNA
15 16 (1.51%) DBS Check
15 16 (1.51%) OSCP
16 15 (1.42%) CompTIA Security+
17 12 (1.13%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 159 (15.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 130 (12.29%) NIST
3 57 (5.39%) GDPR
4 54 (5.10%) SLA
5 39 (3.69%) NCSC
6 31 (2.93%) Cyber Essentials
7 27 (2.55%) Accessibility
8 19 (1.80%) ISO 22301
9 17 (1.61%) Data Quality
10 16 (1.51%) QA
11 14 (1.32%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 14 (1.32%) PCI DSS
12 10 (0.95%) Actionable Recommendations
13 7 (0.66%) SOC 2
14 5 (0.47%) DICOM
14 5 (0.47%) GRC
15 3 (0.28%) HL7
15 3 (0.28%) Sarbanes-Oxley
16 2 (0.19%) COBIT
16 2 (0.19%) HIPAA
System Software
1 396 (37.43%) Active Directory
2 130 (12.29%) VMware Infrastructure
3 91 (8.60%) Docker
3 91 (8.60%) Hyper-V
4 38 (3.59%) Virtual Machines
5 36 (3.40%) vSphere
6 21 (1.98%) Virtual Desktop
7 19 (1.80%) Firmware
8 15 (1.42%) VMware ESXi
9 8 (0.76%) Virtual Servers
9 8 (0.76%) VMware NSX
10 6 (0.57%) XenApp
10 6 (0.57%) XenDesktop
11 4 (0.38%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 3 (0.28%) BitLocker
12 3 (0.28%) Citrix Hypervisor
12 3 (0.28%) iptables
12 3 (0.28%) KVM
12 3 (0.28%) vCloud
13 2 (0.19%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 201 (19.00%) Terraform
2 158 (14.93%) Microsoft Intune
3 136 (12.85%) Kubernetes
4 123 (11.63%) Ansible
5 40 (3.78%) SCCM
6 36 (3.40%) Single Sign-On
7 33 (3.12%) Grafana
8 19 (1.80%) Prometheus
9 17 (1.61%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 13 (1.23%) vCenter Server
11 12 (1.13%) Jamf Pro
11 12 (1.13%) Puppet
12 11 (1.04%) Nessus
13 10 (0.95%) SCOM
14 9 (0.85%) FortiGate
14 9 (0.85%) VxRail
15 8 (0.76%) Progress Chef
15 8 (0.76%) SCVMM
16 7 (0.66%) Control-M
16 7 (0.66%) WSUS
Vendors
1 563 (53.21%) Microsoft
2 215 (20.32%) VMware
3 89 (8.41%) Cisco
4 51 (4.82%) Oracle
4 51 (4.82%) ServiceNow
5 49 (4.63%) Veeam
6 40 (3.78%) Google
7 39 (3.69%) Splunk
8 34 (3.21%) Atlassian
9 33 (3.12%) Red Hat
10 32 (3.02%) Palo Alto
11 29 (2.74%) Citrix
12 28 (2.65%) Commvault
13 25 (2.36%) CyberArk
14 23 (2.17%) Dell
14 23 (2.17%) Fortinet
15 22 (2.08%) CrowdStrike
15 22 (2.08%) SolarWinds
16 20 (1.89%) Apple
16 20 (1.89%) Tenable