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

6 months to
28 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 124 95 79
Rank change year-on-year -29 -16 +8
Permanent jobs citing PowerShell 1,059 1,375 2,258
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.71% 3.23% 3.36%
As % of the Programming Languages category 9.25% 9.33% 9.35%
Number of salaries quoted 844 1,007 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 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.00% +8.70% -4.17%

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 11,452 14,735 24,142
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 18.53% 34.66% 35.96%
Number of salaries quoted 8,426 9,180 20,698
10th Percentile £34,500 £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 £112,275 £102,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% +8.33% -7.69%

PowerShell
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 28 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 28 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 -7 470 £70,000 -9.68% 138
South East -49 192 £56,750 -5.42% 125
North of England -24 142 £47,500 -9.52% 57
South West +2 101 £55,000 +3.77% 41
Midlands -53 84 £52,500 +5.00% 42
Yorkshire -20 65 £47,500 -9.52% 21
North West -29 61 £50,000 -4.76% 24
East of England -14 53 £40,000 -27.27% 32
East Midlands -31 42 £55,000 +8.91% 21
West Midlands -47 41 £47,500 -5.00% 21
North East -4 16 £47,500 -20.83% 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
1 171 (16.15%) Microsoft Exchange
2 123 (11.61%) SharePoint
3 31 (2.93%) 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 2 (0.19%) BizTalk Server
8 2 (0.19%) CMS
8 2 (0.19%) WordPress
9 1 (0.094%) Apache
9 1 (0.094%) nginx
9 1 (0.094%) Oracle Workflow
9 1 (0.094%) Site Server
Applications
1 41 (3.87%) 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 (0.094%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 8 (0.76%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.57%) Teamcenter
3 5 (0.47%) Dynamics NAV
3 5 (0.47%) Remedy ITSM
4 4 (0.38%) Markit EDM
4 4 (0.38%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.19%) Fidessa
6 1 (0.094%) Actimize
6 1 (0.094%) Alphatax
6 1 (0.094%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.094%) NEC Housing
6 1 (0.094%) SimCorp Dimension
Cloud Services
1 656 (61.95%) Azure
2 362 (34.18%) Microsoft 365
3 274 (25.87%) Entra ID
4 189 (17.85%) AWS
5 120 (11.33%) Azure DevOps
6 108 (10.20%) Power Platform
7 77 (7.27%) GCP
8 76 (7.18%) GitHub
9 65 (6.14%) PaaS
10 61 (5.76%) SaaS
11 56 (5.29%) GitHub Actions
12 53 (5.00%) Azure Monitor
13 49 (4.63%) IaaS
14 45 (4.25%) Power Automate
15 43 (4.06%) Google Workspace
16 40 (3.78%) OneDrive
17 35 (3.31%) Azure Sentinel
18 33 (3.12%) Nutanix
19 31 (2.93%) Azure Logic Apps
20 29 (2.74%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 202 (19.07%) DNS
2 200 (18.89%) Firewall
3 161 (15.20%) DHCP
4 118 (11.14%) VPN
5 100 (9.44%) TCP/IP
6 66 (6.23%) WAN
7 64 (6.04%) LAN
8 48 (4.53%) VLAN
9 46 (4.34%) Wi-Fi
10 35 (3.31%) Network Security
11 34 (3.21%) SAN
12 32 (3.02%) Wireless
13 30 (2.83%) VoIP
14 27 (2.55%) Broadband
14 27 (2.55%) SD-WAN
15 17 (1.61%) VSAN
16 14 (1.32%) NAS
17 12 (1.13%) WinSCP
18 10 (0.94%) Internet
18 10 (0.94%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 130 (12.28%) SQL Server
2 82 (7.74%) Power BI
3 31 (2.93%) Relational Database
4 29 (2.74%) Oracle Database
5 28 (2.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 26 (2.46%) Oracle Database 10g
7 24 (2.27%) MySQL
7 24 (2.27%) PostgreSQL
8 16 (1.51%) Amazon RDS
8 16 (1.51%) Azure SQL Database
9 15 (1.42%) Tableau
10 14 (1.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 13 (1.23%) Data Warehouse
11 13 (1.23%) NoSQL
12 7 (0.66%) MongoDB
13 5 (0.47%) Data Lake
13 5 (0.47%) Electronic Patient Records
13 5 (0.47%) InfluxDB
13 5 (0.47%) Metadata
14 4 (0.38%) Oracle Database 12c
Development Applications
1 75 (7.08%) Git
2 72 (6.80%) JIRA
3 64 (6.04%) Jenkins
4 37 (3.49%) GitLab
5 25 (2.36%) Octopus Deploy
6 22 (2.08%) Bitbucket
7 17 (1.61%) TeamCity
8 15 (1.42%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 13 (1.23%) Metasploit
10 10 (0.94%) Burp Suite
11 9 (0.85%) 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
1 364 (34.37%) Social Skills
2 228 (21.53%) Finance
3 122 (11.52%) Analytical Skills
4 47 (4.44%) Retail
5 44 (4.15%) Organisational Skills
6 43 (4.06%) Law
7 39 (3.68%) Documentation Skills
8 34 (3.21%) Banking
9 32 (3.02%) Legal
10 31 (2.93%) Public Sector
11 29 (2.74%) Telecoms
12 26 (2.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 19 (1.79%) Manufacturing
14 14 (1.32%) Influencing Skills
15 13 (1.23%) Presentation Skills
16 8 (0.76%) Advertising
17 7 (0.66%) Front Office
18 6 (0.57%) Investment Banking
18 6 (0.57%) Marketing
19 5 (0.47%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 138 (13.03%) Senior
2 136 (12.84%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 127 (11.99%) Support Engineer
4 99 (9.35%) Analyst
5 89 (8.40%) Azure Engineer
6 78 (7.37%) IT Support
7 73 (6.89%) DevOps Engineer
8 71 (6.70%) Security Engineer
9 68 (6.42%) Developer
10 61 (5.76%) IT Engineer
11 60 (5.67%) Cloud Engineer
12 57 (5.38%) Lead
13 54 (5.10%) 3rd Line Support
14 44 (4.15%) 3rd Line Engineer
14 44 (4.15%) IT Support Engineer
14 44 (4.15%) Platform Engineer
15 35 (3.31%) Architect
15 35 (3.31%) Support Analyst
16 32 (3.02%) 2nd Line Support
17 31 (2.93%) Applications Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 68 (6.42%) REST
2 62 (5.85%) .NET
3 46 (4.34%) OAuth
4 43 (4.06%) OpenID
4 43 (4.06%) SAML
5 36 (3.40%) SOAP
6 32 (3.02%) LDAP
7 31 (2.93%) JSON
8 27 (2.55%) YAML
9 26 (2.46%) GraphQL
10 24 (2.27%) ARM Templates
11 20 (1.89%) React
12 17 (1.61%) Microsoft Graph
13 16 (1.51%) .NET Core
13 16 (1.51%) Elastic Stack
14 13 (1.23%) Middleware
14 13 (1.23%) Node.js
15 12 (1.13%) AngularJS
15 12 (1.13%) Web Services
16 11 (1.04%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 88 (8.31%) Onboarding
2 73 (6.89%) Hybrid Cloud
3 55 (5.19%) Security Posture
4 41 (3.87%) Management Information System
5 40 (3.78%) Enterprise Software
6 39 (3.68%) Driving Licence
7 35 (3.31%) Cyber Threat
8 32 (3.02%) Cyber Defence
9 30 (2.83%) Data Centre
10 29 (2.74%) Cloud Native
11 28 (2.64%) Analytical Mindset
11 28 (2.64%) Legacy Systems
12 26 (2.46%) Cyberattack
13 21 (1.98%) PKI
14 20 (1.89%) Security Operations Centre
15 19 (1.79%) CMDB
16 17 (1.61%) Hedge funds
17 15 (1.42%) Replication
17 15 (1.42%) Video Conferencing
17 15 (1.42%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 473 (44.66%) Windows
2 250 (23.61%) Windows Server
3 204 (19.26%) Linux
4 65 (6.14%) Windows 10
5 53 (5.00%) Mac OS
6 40 (3.78%) Unix
7 34 (3.21%) Windows Server 2019
8 33 (3.12%) Windows Server 2016
9 32 (3.02%) Android
10 26 (2.46%) Windows Server 2008
11 25 (2.36%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 24 (2.27%) Solaris
13 23 (2.17%) Apple iOS
13 23 (2.17%) CentOS
13 23 (2.17%) VMS
14 22 (2.08%) HPUX
14 22 (2.08%) Windows 7
14 22 (2.08%) Windows Server 2003
15 14 (1.32%) Ubuntu
16 11 (1.04%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 326 (30.78%) Problem-Solving
2 252 (23.80%) DevOps
3 204 (19.26%) CI/CD
4 196 (18.51%) ITIL
5 194 (18.32%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 178 (16.81%) Cybersecurity
6 178 (16.81%) Infrastructure as Code
7 170 (16.05%) Continuous Improvement
8 151 (14.26%) Disaster Recovery
9 126 (11.90%) Mentoring
10 115 (10.86%) Incident Response
11 110 (10.39%) Agile
12 109 (10.29%) Root Cause Analysis
13 104 (9.82%) Task Automation
14 94 (8.88%) Cloud Security
15 92 (8.69%) Business Intelligence
16 90 (8.50%) Migration
17 87 (8.22%) Computer Science
18 85 (8.03%) Incident Management
19 79 (7.46%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 368 (34.75%) Python
2 239 (22.57%) Bash
3 222 (20.96%) SQL
4 77 (7.27%) C#
5 58 (5.48%) JavaScript
6 57 (5.38%) Bicep
7 53 (5.00%) T-SQL
8 25 (2.36%) Perl
9 24 (2.27%) Kusto Query Language
10 20 (1.89%) Go
11 16 (1.51%) Java
12 10 (0.94%) VB.NET
13 7 (0.66%) PHP
13 7 (0.66%) VB
13 7 (0.66%) VBScript
14 6 (0.57%) Delphi
15 5 (0.47%) C++
15 5 (0.47%) Google Apps Script
16 4 (0.38%) R
16 4 (0.38%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 157 (14.83%) Degree
2 135 (12.75%) Security Cleared
3 96 (9.07%) Microsoft Certification
4 80 (7.55%) Azure Certification
5 79 (7.46%) SC Cleared
6 54 (5.10%) DV Cleared
7 41 (3.87%) CISSP
7 41 (3.87%) Computer Science Degree
8 31 (2.93%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 30 (2.83%) Cisco Certification
10 24 (2.27%) AWS Certification
10 24 (2.27%) CREST Certified
11 22 (2.08%) CEH
12 21 (1.98%) GIAC
13 19 (1.79%) CompTIA CySA+
14 17 (1.61%) CCNA
14 17 (1.61%) OSCP
15 16 (1.51%) CompTIA Security+
15 16 (1.51%) DBS Check
16 12 (1.13%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 158 (14.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 135 (12.75%) NIST
3 55 (5.19%) SLA
4 54 (5.10%) GDPR
5 39 (3.68%) NCSC
6 31 (2.93%) Cyber Essentials
7 27 (2.55%) Accessibility
8 20 (1.89%) ISO 22301
9 17 (1.61%) Data Quality
9 17 (1.61%) QA
10 15 (1.42%) PCI DSS
11 14 (1.32%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 10 (0.94%) 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 (37.39%) Active Directory
2 129 (12.18%) VMware Infrastructure
3 96 (9.07%) Docker
4 92 (8.69%) Hyper-V
5 39 (3.68%) vSphere
6 38 (3.59%) Virtual Machines
7 21 (1.98%) Virtual Desktop
8 19 (1.79%) Firmware
9 17 (1.61%) VMware ESXi
10 8 (0.76%) Virtual Servers
10 8 (0.76%) VMware NSX
11 6 (0.57%) XenApp
11 6 (0.57%) XenDesktop
12 4 (0.38%) Citrix Hypervisor
12 4 (0.38%) Microsoft Virtual Server
13 3 (0.28%) BitLocker
13 3 (0.28%) iptables
13 3 (0.28%) KVM
13 3 (0.28%) vCloud
14 2 (0.19%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 204 (19.26%) Terraform
2 154 (14.54%) Microsoft Intune
3 138 (13.03%) Kubernetes
4 126 (11.90%) Ansible
5 39 (3.68%) SCCM
6 36 (3.40%) Grafana
6 36 (3.40%) Single Sign-On
7 22 (2.08%) Prometheus
8 16 (1.51%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 14 (1.32%) vCenter Server
10 12 (1.13%) Jamf Pro
10 12 (1.13%) Puppet
11 11 (1.04%) Nessus
12 10 (0.94%) SCOM
13 9 (0.85%) FortiGate
13 9 (0.85%) VxRail
14 8 (0.76%) Nagios
14 8 (0.76%) Progress Chef
14 8 (0.76%) SCVMM
15 7 (0.66%) Control-M
Vendors
1 559 (52.79%) Microsoft
2 220 (20.77%) VMware
3 88 (8.31%) Cisco
4 49 (4.63%) Oracle
4 49 (4.63%) Veeam
5 47 (4.44%) ServiceNow
6 42 (3.97%) Splunk
7 41 (3.87%) Google
8 38 (3.59%) Red Hat
9 34 (3.21%) Atlassian
10 31 (2.93%) Commvault
10 31 (2.93%) Palo Alto
11 29 (2.74%) Citrix
12 24 (2.27%) CyberArk
12 24 (2.27%) Dell
13 22 (2.08%) CrowdStrike
13 22 (2.08%) Fortinet
14 21 (1.98%) Meraki
15 20 (1.89%) Apple
15 20 (1.89%) Tenable