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 7 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 109 93 54
Rank change year-on-year -16 -39 +29
Permanent jobs citing PowerShell 1,118 1,625 2,202
As % of all permanent jobs in England 2.27% 2.92% 4.89%
As % of the Programming Languages category 10.89% 8.67% 11.91%
Number of salaries quoted 964 1,153 1,861
10th Percentile £33,375 £37,500 £38,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.20% +4.17% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £81,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £96,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £62,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.26% +3.33% -

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 10,267 18,752 18,491
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 20.86% 33.68% 41.05%
Number of salaries quoted 7,712 11,339 15,351
10th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £48,000 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% - -
75th Percentile £83,750 £85,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £110,000 £111,250 £110,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% - -

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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 7 December 2025.

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 7 December 2025. 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 -21 427 £75,000 - 142
South East -17 216 £58,000 +0.87% 143
North of England -10 152 £50,000 - 84
South West +33 117 £51,250 -2.84% 60
Midlands -11 106 £52,500 +10.53% 66
East of England +25 88 £47,500 -9.52% 42
West Midlands -4 72 £52,500 +20.00% 33
Yorkshire -15 72 £47,500 -9.52% 19
North West -4 69 £51,000 +2.00% 54
East Midlands +1 34 £52,500 +10.53% 32
North East +5 11 £55,000 +10.00% 14
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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
1 198 (17.71%) Microsoft Exchange
2 156 (13.95%) SharePoint
3 55 (4.92%) IIS
4 46 (4.11%) Confluence
5 22 (1.97%) Exchange Server 2003
6 17 (1.52%) Skype for Business
7 10 (0.89%) nginx
8 6 (0.54%) Tomcat
9 5 (0.45%) Oracle Workflow
10 2 (0.18%) CMS
10 2 (0.18%) WordPress
11 1 (0.089%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 45 (4.03%) Microsoft Office
2 18 (1.61%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (0.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (0.54%) Siemens NX
4 5 (0.45%) Mozilla Thunderbird
5 4 (0.36%) SOLIDWORKS
6 3 (0.27%) CATIA
6 3 (0.27%) Windchill
7 2 (0.18%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.089%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.089%) Autodesk Inventor
Business Applications
1 10 (0.89%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.54%) Remedy ITSM
2 6 (0.54%) Teamcenter
3 5 (0.45%) NEC Housing
4 3 (0.27%) Elite 3E
5 2 (0.18%) Fidessa
6 1 (0.089%) Actimize
6 1 (0.089%) Eikon
6 1 (0.089%) Markit EDM
6 1 (0.089%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.089%) SimCorp Dimension
Cloud Services
1 708 (63.33%) Azure
2 390 (34.88%) Microsoft 365
3 237 (21.20%) Entra ID
4 215 (19.23%) AWS
5 162 (14.49%) Azure DevOps
6 102 (9.12%) Power Platform
7 82 (7.33%) PaaS
8 77 (6.89%) GCP
9 74 (6.62%) GitHub
10 68 (6.08%) SaaS
11 63 (5.64%) Azure Monitor
11 63 (5.64%) Power Automate
12 58 (5.19%) IaaS
13 54 (4.83%) Azure Sentinel
14 53 (4.74%) GitHub Actions
15 45 (4.03%) Serverless
16 40 (3.58%) Amazon CloudWatch
17 36 (3.22%) PowerApps
18 32 (2.86%) OneDrive
19 31 (2.77%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 247 (22.09%) Firewall
2 230 (20.57%) DNS
3 185 (16.55%) DHCP
4 110 (9.84%) TCP/IP
5 90 (8.05%) VPN
6 84 (7.51%) WAN
7 68 (6.08%) LAN
8 48 (4.29%) VLAN
9 41 (3.67%) SAN
10 38 (3.40%) Wireless
11 37 (3.31%) Internet
12 35 (3.13%) Wi-Fi
13 34 (3.04%) Network Security
14 25 (2.24%) SD-WAN
15 21 (1.88%) HTTP
16 20 (1.79%) VoIP
17 19 (1.70%) NAS
18 17 (1.52%) Kerberos
18 17 (1.52%) Skype
18 17 (1.52%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 112 (10.02%) SQL Server
2 59 (5.28%) Power BI
3 40 (3.58%) Amazon RDS
4 32 (2.86%) Relational Database
5 30 (2.68%) Oracle Database
6 26 (2.33%) Oracle Database 10g
7 16 (1.43%) Azure SQL Database
7 16 (1.43%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 14 (1.25%) NoSQL
8 14 (1.25%) PostgreSQL
9 13 (1.16%) Data Warehouse
9 13 (1.16%) MySQL
10 9 (0.81%) DTS
11 8 (0.72%) MongoDB
12 7 (0.63%) BusinessObjects
13 6 (0.54%) Amazon Aurora
13 6 (0.54%) Data Mining
13 6 (0.54%) Tableau
14 4 (0.36%) Oracle Database 12c
14 4 (0.36%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 108 (9.66%) JIRA
2 96 (8.59%) Git
3 84 (7.51%) Jenkins
4 42 (3.76%) GitLab
5 21 (1.88%) Octopus Deploy
6 20 (1.79%) Vagrant
7 14 (1.25%) MSI
8 12 (1.07%) Bitbucket
9 11 (0.98%) Burp Suite
9 11 (0.98%) Metasploit
10 10 (0.89%) TeamCity
11 8 (0.72%) Sonatype Nexus
12 6 (0.54%) Atlassian Bamboo
13 5 (0.45%) CircleCI
13 5 (0.45%) SonarQube
14 4 (0.36%) Artifactory
14 4 (0.36%) Robot Framework
14 4 (0.36%) Toad
15 3 (0.27%) Balsamiq
15 3 (0.27%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 414 (37.03%) Social Skills
2 222 (19.86%) Finance
3 83 (7.42%) Analytical Skills
4 71 (6.35%) Law
5 43 (3.85%) Public Sector
6 42 (3.76%) Banking
7 39 (3.49%) Legal
7 39 (3.49%) Retail
8 37 (3.31%) Manufacturing
9 32 (2.86%) Telecoms
10 31 (2.77%) Documentation Skills
11 24 (2.15%) Presentation Skills
12 19 (1.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 16 (1.43%) Influencing Skills
14 15 (1.34%) Organisational Skills
15 13 (1.16%) Marketing
16 11 (0.98%) Automotive
16 11 (0.98%) Front Office
17 10 (0.89%) Advertising
17 10 (0.89%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 171 (15.30%) Support Engineer
2 131 (11.72%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 123 (11.00%) Senior
4 98 (8.77%) DevOps Engineer
5 91 (8.14%) Azure Engineer
6 85 (7.60%) Analyst
7 81 (7.25%) 3rd Line Support
8 73 (6.53%) IT Support
9 72 (6.44%) Security Engineer
10 71 (6.35%) Cloud Engineer
11 70 (6.26%) Developer
12 68 (6.08%) Lead
13 65 (5.81%) IT Engineer
14 59 (5.28%) 3rd Line Engineer
14 59 (5.28%) Platform Engineer
15 43 (3.85%) Applications Support
16 42 (3.76%) IT Support Engineer
16 42 (3.76%) Support Analyst
17 41 (3.67%) Applications Engineer
17 41 (3.67%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 60 (5.37%) YAML
2 58 (5.19%) .NET
3 53 (4.74%) REST
4 39 (3.49%) ARM Templates
5 29 (2.59%) JSON
6 25 (2.24%) LDAP
7 23 (2.06%) SOAP
8 19 (1.70%) Microsoft Graph
9 17 (1.52%) AngularJS
9 17 (1.52%) React
10 16 (1.43%) Elastic Stack
11 12 (1.07%) Node.js
11 12 (1.07%) Web Services
12 11 (0.98%) .NET Framework
13 10 (0.89%) Middleware
13 10 (0.89%) OpenID
13 10 (0.89%) Razor View Engine
14 9 (0.81%) OAuth
15 8 (0.72%) Jinja
15 8 (0.72%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 92 (8.23%) Onboarding
2 54 (4.83%) Hybrid Cloud
3 52 (4.65%) Security Posture
4 41 (3.67%) Cloud Native
5 37 (3.31%) Management Information System
6 35 (3.13%) Enterprise Software
7 34 (3.04%) PKI
8 32 (2.86%) Data Centre
9 22 (1.97%) Driving Licence
9 22 (1.97%) Private Cloud
9 22 (1.97%) Public Cloud
9 22 (1.97%) Replication
10 21 (1.88%) Self-Motivation
11 20 (1.79%) Analytical Mindset
11 20 (1.79%) Legacy Systems
12 18 (1.61%) Hedge funds
12 18 (1.61%) Video Conferencing
13 16 (1.43%) Product Ownership
14 14 (1.25%) Clustering
15 13 (1.16%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 513 (45.89%) Windows
2 293 (26.21%) Windows Server
3 217 (19.41%) Linux
4 72 (6.44%) Windows 10
5 62 (5.55%) Windows Server 2019
6 45 (4.03%) VMS
7 42 (3.76%) Unix
7 42 (3.76%) Windows Server 2016
8 40 (3.58%) Mac OS
9 31 (2.77%) Windows Server 2008
10 25 (2.24%) Solaris
11 24 (2.15%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 22 (1.97%) HPUX
12 22 (1.97%) Windows 7
12 22 (1.97%) Windows Server 2003
13 21 (1.88%) Android
14 18 (1.61%) Windows Server 2012
15 16 (1.43%) Amazon Linux
16 14 (1.25%) Apple iOS
16 14 (1.25%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 326 (29.16%) DevOps
2 306 (27.37%) Problem-Solving
3 239 (21.38%) CI/CD
4 197 (17.62%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 185 (16.55%) ITIL
6 182 (16.28%) Infrastructure as Code
7 166 (14.85%) Continuous Improvement
8 138 (12.34%) Cybersecurity
9 136 (12.16%) Agile
10 129 (11.54%) Mentoring
11 123 (11.00%) Task Automation
12 119 (10.64%) Disaster Recovery
13 109 (9.75%) Migration
14 108 (9.66%) Cloud Security
15 92 (8.23%) Containerisation
16 90 (8.05%) Incident Management
17 87 (7.78%) ITSM
18 85 (7.60%) Change Management
19 78 (6.98%) Platform Engineering
19 78 (6.98%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 357 (31.93%) Python
2 209 (18.69%) Bash
3 198 (17.71%) SQL
4 91 (8.14%) C#
5 62 (5.55%) Bicep
6 46 (4.11%) JavaScript
7 35 (3.13%) Perl
8 32 (2.86%) Java
9 26 (2.33%) Go
10 25 (2.24%) Kusto Query Language
11 23 (2.06%) Groovy
11 23 (2.06%) VB
12 17 (1.52%) T-SQL
13 14 (1.25%) TypeScript
14 12 (1.07%) VBScript
15 10 (0.89%) Shell Script
16 7 (0.63%) Ruby
17 4 (0.36%) C++
17 4 (0.36%) VB.NET
18 3 (0.27%) VBA
Qualifications
1 168 (15.03%) Security Cleared
2 164 (14.67%) Degree
3 107 (9.57%) SC Cleared
4 92 (8.23%) Azure Certification
5 82 (7.33%) Microsoft Certification
6 62 (5.55%) DV Cleared
7 47 (4.20%) Cisco Certification
8 42 (3.76%) Computer Science Degree
9 39 (3.49%) AWS Certification
10 32 (2.86%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 28 (2.50%) CCNA
11 28 (2.50%) CISSP
12 21 (1.88%) Master's Degree
13 18 (1.61%) CEH
14 17 (1.52%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
15 15 (1.34%) CCNP
16 14 (1.25%) CREST Certified
17 13 (1.16%) BPSS Clearance
17 13 (1.16%) OSCP
18 12 (1.07%) (ISC)2 CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 132 (11.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 106 (9.48%) NIST
3 57 (5.10%) SLA
4 56 (5.01%) GDPR
5 30 (2.68%) NCSC
6 29 (2.59%) Cyber Essentials
7 25 (2.24%) Accessibility
8 14 (1.25%) QA
9 9 (0.81%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 8 (0.72%) ISO 22301
10 8 (0.72%) PCI DSS
11 5 (0.45%) HIPAA
12 4 (0.36%) GRC
12 4 (0.36%) SOC 2
13 3 (0.27%) Actionable Recommendations
14 2 (0.18%) Data Quality
14 2 (0.18%) HL7
15 1 (0.089%) COBIT
15 1 (0.089%) NIST 800
15 1 (0.089%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 398 (35.60%) Active Directory
2 168 (15.03%) VMware Infrastructure
3 112 (10.02%) Docker
4 110 (9.84%) Hyper-V
5 44 (3.94%) Virtual Machines
6 34 (3.04%) Virtual Desktop
7 29 (2.59%) vSphere
8 23 (2.06%) VMware ESXi
9 15 (1.34%) Firmware
10 13 (1.16%) DFS Replication
11 9 (0.81%) Virtual Servers
11 9 (0.81%) XenApp
12 8 (0.72%) XenDesktop
13 7 (0.63%) Postfix
14 6 (0.54%) Dovecot
14 6 (0.54%) Squid
15 4 (0.36%) Terminal Services
15 4 (0.36%) VMware NSX
16 3 (0.27%) Microsoft Virtual Server
16 3 (0.27%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 223 (19.95%) Terraform
2 192 (17.17%) Microsoft Intune
3 154 (13.77%) Kubernetes
4 131 (11.72%) Ansible
5 66 (5.90%) SCCM
6 52 (4.65%) Grafana
7 47 (4.20%) Prometheus
8 35 (3.13%) Single Sign-On
9 31 (2.77%) WSUS
10 22 (1.97%) SCOM
11 18 (1.61%) vCenter Server
12 14 (1.25%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 14 (1.25%) Autotask
12 14 (1.25%) WMI
13 11 (0.98%) Puppet
13 11 (0.98%) ZABBIX
14 10 (0.89%) FortiGate
14 10 (0.89%) Nessus
14 10 (0.89%) QRadar
15 9 (0.81%) Nmap
Vendors
1 655 (58.59%) Microsoft
2 238 (21.29%) VMware
3 100 (8.94%) Cisco
4 78 (6.98%) ServiceNow
5 63 (5.64%) Oracle
6 47 (4.20%) Veeam
7 44 (3.94%) Red Hat
8 43 (3.85%) Atlassian
8 43 (3.85%) Citrix
9 39 (3.49%) Splunk
10 29 (2.59%) Google
10 29 (2.59%) Palo Alto
11 27 (2.42%) SolarWinds
12 22 (1.97%) SAP
13 20 (1.79%) Meraki
13 20 (1.79%) Sophos
14 18 (1.61%) Apple
15 17 (1.52%) Bloomberg
15 17 (1.52%) Dell
15 17 (1.52%) Tenable