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 18 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 124 92 86
Rank change year-on-year -32 -6 +3
Permanent jobs citing PowerShell 1,070 1,277 2,311
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.62% 3.33% 3.09%
As % of the Programming Languages category 8.93% 9.66% 9.03%
Number of salaries quoted 848 1,025 2,006
10th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £42,375 £46,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.26% +12.73% -8.33%
75th Percentile £76,250 £83,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £95,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +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 11,985 13,218 25,593
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 18.10% 34.45% 34.25%
Number of salaries quoted 8,704 9,317 21,822
10th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £47,683 £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 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £111,250 £100,000
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 18 March 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 18 March 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 -12 480 £70,000 -12.50% 115
South East -46 188 £56,623 -5.63% 94
North of England -49 138 £47,500 -9.52% 53
South West -7 97 £55,000 +5.77% 41
Midlands -49 93 £52,500 +5.00% 42
Yorkshire -28 67 £47,500 -9.52% 13
East of England -35 59 £40,000 -27.27% 35
North West -41 56 £51,000 +5.58% 28
East Midlands -22 50 £55,000 +15.79% 20
West Midlands -49 42 £48,250 -3.50% 22
North East -18 15 £45,750 -23.75% 13
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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
1 176 (16.45%) Microsoft Exchange
2 129 (12.06%) SharePoint
3 33 (3.08%) IIS
4 22 (2.06%) Exchange Server 2003
5 13 (1.21%) Confluence
6 6 (0.56%) Tomcat
7 2 (0.19%) Apache
7 2 (0.19%) BizTalk Server
7 2 (0.19%) CMS
7 2 (0.19%) Skype for Business
7 2 (0.19%) WordPress
8 1 (0.093%) Oracle Workflow
8 1 (0.093%) Site Server
Applications
1 45 (4.21%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (1.50%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (0.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (0.56%) Siemens NX
4 3 (0.28%) CATIA
4 3 (0.28%) SOLIDWORKS
4 3 (0.28%) Windchill
5 1 (0.093%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.093%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (0.56%) Teamcenter
2 5 (0.47%) Dynamics NAV
3 4 (0.37%) Markit EDM
3 4 (0.37%) Oracle EBS
4 3 (0.28%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.28%) Remedy ITSM
5 2 (0.19%) Fidessa
6 1 (0.093%) Actimize
6 1 (0.093%) Alphatax
6 1 (0.093%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.093%) NEC Housing
6 1 (0.093%) SimCorp Dimension
Cloud Services
1 669 (62.52%) Azure
2 366 (34.21%) Microsoft 365
3 268 (25.05%) Entra ID
4 183 (17.10%) AWS
5 110 (10.28%) Azure DevOps
6 100 (9.35%) Power Platform
7 82 (7.66%) GitHub
8 71 (6.64%) GCP
9 63 (5.89%) SaaS
10 59 (5.51%) PaaS
11 58 (5.42%) GitHub Actions
12 50 (4.67%) OneDrive
13 49 (4.58%) IaaS
14 45 (4.21%) Azure Monitor
15 44 (4.11%) Google Workspace
16 41 (3.83%) Power Automate
17 35 (3.27%) Azure Logic Apps
17 35 (3.27%) Nutanix
18 33 (3.08%) Azure Sentinel
19 31 (2.90%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 204 (19.07%) DNS
2 197 (18.41%) Firewall
3 160 (14.95%) DHCP
4 123 (11.50%) VPN
5 99 (9.25%) TCP/IP
6 57 (5.33%) WAN
7 53 (4.95%) LAN
8 48 (4.49%) Network Security
8 48 (4.49%) VLAN
9 43 (4.02%) Wi-Fi
10 34 (3.18%) VoIP
11 32 (2.99%) SAN
12 30 (2.80%) Wireless
13 28 (2.62%) Broadband
14 26 (2.43%) SD-WAN
15 16 (1.50%) VSAN
16 12 (1.12%) Internet
16 12 (1.12%) WinSCP
17 11 (1.03%) NAS
18 10 (0.93%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 134 (12.52%) SQL Server
2 84 (7.85%) Power BI
3 28 (2.62%) Oracle Database
4 27 (2.52%) PostgreSQL
4 27 (2.52%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 26 (2.43%) Oracle Database 10g
6 24 (2.24%) MySQL
6 24 (2.24%) Relational Database
7 23 (2.15%) Azure SQL Database
8 19 (1.78%) Amazon RDS
9 16 (1.50%) NoSQL
10 15 (1.40%) Tableau
11 14 (1.31%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 12 (1.12%) Data Warehouse
13 6 (0.56%) InfluxDB
13 6 (0.56%) MongoDB
14 5 (0.47%) Data Lake
14 5 (0.47%) Electronic Patient Records
14 5 (0.47%) Metadata
15 4 (0.37%) Oracle Database 12c
Development Applications
1 76 (7.10%) Git
2 72 (6.73%) JIRA
3 60 (5.61%) Jenkins
4 42 (3.93%) GitLab
5 25 (2.34%) Bitbucket
5 25 (2.34%) Octopus Deploy
6 17 (1.59%) TeamCity
7 15 (1.40%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 13 (1.21%) Metasploit
9 9 (0.84%) Burp Suite
9 9 (0.84%) CircleCI
10 7 (0.65%) Robot Framework
11 5 (0.47%) Atlassian Bamboo
12 4 (0.37%) MLflow
12 4 (0.37%) SonarQube
12 4 (0.37%) TestRail
12 4 (0.37%) Visual Studio Code
13 3 (0.28%) Artifactory
13 3 (0.28%) Balsamiq
13 3 (0.28%) Eclipse
General
1 360 (33.64%) Social Skills
2 213 (19.91%) Finance
3 120 (11.21%) Analytical Skills
4 56 (5.23%) Law
5 45 (4.21%) Organisational Skills
6 39 (3.64%) Documentation Skills
7 38 (3.55%) Retail
8 33 (3.08%) Legal
9 31 (2.90%) Banking
9 31 (2.90%) Public Sector
10 29 (2.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 27 (2.52%) Telecoms
12 16 (1.50%) Manufacturing
13 12 (1.12%) Advertising
14 9 (0.84%) Influencing Skills
15 8 (0.75%) Presentation Skills
16 7 (0.65%) Front Office
16 7 (0.65%) Investment Banking
17 5 (0.47%) Aerospace
17 5 (0.47%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 148 (13.83%) Senior
2 133 (12.43%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 120 (11.21%) Support Engineer
4 103 (9.63%) Analyst
5 91 (8.50%) Azure Engineer
6 89 (8.32%) IT Support
7 74 (6.92%) DevOps Engineer
8 71 (6.64%) Security Engineer
9 65 (6.07%) IT Engineer
10 64 (5.98%) Cloud Engineer
11 61 (5.70%) Developer
12 56 (5.23%) 3rd Line Support
13 53 (4.95%) Lead
14 49 (4.58%) 3rd Line Engineer
14 49 (4.58%) IT Support Engineer
15 40 (3.74%) 2nd Line Support
15 40 (3.74%) Platform Engineer
16 39 (3.64%) Architect
17 33 (3.08%) Security Analyst
18 32 (2.99%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 62 (5.79%) .NET
2 58 (5.42%) REST
3 50 (4.67%) OAuth
4 47 (4.39%) SAML
5 44 (4.11%) OpenID
6 33 (3.08%) LDAP
7 31 (2.90%) SOAP
8 30 (2.80%) YAML
9 29 (2.71%) JSON
10 25 (2.34%) GraphQL
11 24 (2.24%) .NET Core
12 23 (2.15%) ARM Templates
13 20 (1.87%) Microsoft Graph
14 18 (1.68%) React
15 16 (1.50%) Elastic Stack
15 16 (1.50%) Node.js
16 12 (1.12%) CSS
16 12 (1.12%) Middleware
16 12 (1.12%) Web Services
17 11 (1.03%) SPFx
Miscellaneous
1 83 (7.76%) Onboarding
2 70 (6.54%) Hybrid Cloud
3 55 (5.14%) Security Posture
4 41 (3.83%) Driving Licence
5 37 (3.46%) Cyber Defence
5 37 (3.46%) Cyber Threat
5 37 (3.46%) Enterprise Software
6 34 (3.18%) Management Information System
7 32 (2.99%) Cloud Native
8 30 (2.80%) Analytical Mindset
9 29 (2.71%) Data Centre
9 29 (2.71%) Legacy Systems
10 26 (2.43%) Cyberattack
11 22 (2.06%) PKI
11 22 (2.06%) Security Operations Centre
12 18 (1.68%) CMDB
13 17 (1.59%) Replication
14 15 (1.40%) Hedge funds
14 15 (1.40%) Private Cloud
14 15 (1.40%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 487 (45.51%) Windows
2 252 (23.55%) Windows Server
3 216 (20.19%) Linux
4 64 (5.98%) Windows 10
5 56 (5.23%) Mac OS
6 41 (3.83%) Unix
7 34 (3.18%) Android
8 33 (3.08%) Windows Server 2016
8 33 (3.08%) Windows Server 2019
9 27 (2.52%) Apple iOS
10 24 (2.24%) Solaris
11 23 (2.15%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 23 (2.15%) Windows Server 2008
12 22 (2.06%) HPUX
12 22 (2.06%) Windows 7
12 22 (2.06%) Windows Server 2003
13 21 (1.96%) CentOS
13 21 (1.96%) VMS
14 14 (1.31%) Ubuntu
15 8 (0.75%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 317 (29.63%) Problem-Solving
2 242 (22.62%) DevOps
3 211 (19.72%) CI/CD
4 206 (19.25%) ITIL
5 191 (17.85%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 190 (17.76%) Infrastructure as Code
7 187 (17.48%) Cybersecurity
8 179 (16.73%) Continuous Improvement
9 148 (13.83%) Disaster Recovery
10 135 (12.62%) Incident Response
11 129 (12.06%) Mentoring
12 113 (10.56%) Agile
13 105 (9.81%) Root Cause Analysis
14 99 (9.25%) Cloud Security
15 97 (9.07%) Task Automation
16 93 (8.69%) SIEM
17 92 (8.60%) Business Intelligence
17 92 (8.60%) Computer Science
18 87 (8.13%) Incident Management
18 87 (8.13%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 380 (35.51%) Python
2 241 (22.52%) Bash
3 222 (20.75%) SQL
4 71 (6.64%) JavaScript
5 61 (5.70%) C#
6 55 (5.14%) Bicep
7 54 (5.05%) T-SQL
8 29 (2.71%) Kusto Query Language
9 26 (2.43%) Perl
10 15 (1.40%) Java
11 13 (1.21%) Go
12 9 (0.84%) VB.NET
13 7 (0.65%) PHP
13 7 (0.65%) TypeScript
13 7 (0.65%) VB
14 6 (0.56%) Delphi
15 5 (0.47%) C++
15 5 (0.47%) Google Apps Script
16 4 (0.37%) C
16 4 (0.37%) R
Qualifications
1 159 (14.86%) Degree
2 125 (11.68%) Security Cleared
3 91 (8.50%) Microsoft Certification
4 80 (7.48%) Azure Certification
5 73 (6.82%) SC Cleared
6 54 (5.05%) DV Cleared
7 46 (4.30%) Computer Science Degree
8 41 (3.83%) CISSP
9 32 (2.99%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 30 (2.80%) Cisco Certification
11 24 (2.24%) CEH
12 23 (2.15%) AWS Certification
13 22 (2.06%) CREST Certified
13 22 (2.06%) GIAC
14 20 (1.87%) CompTIA CySA+
14 20 (1.87%) CompTIA Security+
15 19 (1.78%) OSCP
16 18 (1.68%) CCNA
17 16 (1.50%) DBS Check
18 13 (1.21%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 162 (15.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 137 (12.80%) NIST
3 64 (5.98%) SLA
4 59 (5.51%) GDPR
5 39 (3.64%) NCSC
6 30 (2.80%) Cyber Essentials
7 22 (2.06%) ISO 22301
8 21 (1.96%) Accessibility
9 19 (1.78%) QA
10 17 (1.59%) Data Quality
11 15 (1.40%) PCI DSS
12 12 (1.12%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 10 (0.93%) Actionable Recommendations
14 8 (0.75%) SOC 2
15 5 (0.47%) DICOM
15 5 (0.47%) GRC
16 3 (0.28%) Sarbanes-Oxley
17 2 (0.19%) COBIT
17 2 (0.19%) HIPAA
17 2 (0.19%) HL7
System Software
1 394 (36.82%) Active Directory
2 121 (11.31%) VMware Infrastructure
3 105 (9.81%) Docker
4 98 (9.16%) Hyper-V
5 40 (3.74%) vSphere
6 30 (2.80%) Virtual Machines
7 19 (1.78%) Firmware
8 16 (1.50%) VMware ESXi
9 15 (1.40%) Virtual Desktop
10 8 (0.75%) Virtual Servers
10 8 (0.75%) VMware NSX
11 7 (0.65%) BitLocker
12 5 (0.47%) Citrix Hypervisor
12 5 (0.47%) XenApp
12 5 (0.47%) XenDesktop
13 4 (0.37%) iptables
13 4 (0.37%) Microsoft Virtual Server
14 3 (0.28%) vCloud
15 2 (0.19%) EMC RecoverPoint
15 2 (0.19%) KVM
Systems Management
1 209 (19.53%) Terraform
2 154 (14.39%) Microsoft Intune
3 148 (13.83%) Kubernetes
4 121 (11.31%) Ansible
5 42 (3.93%) Grafana
6 40 (3.74%) SCCM
7 37 (3.46%) Single Sign-On
8 27 (2.52%) Prometheus
9 20 (1.87%) Jamf Pro
10 16 (1.50%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 15 (1.40%) vCenter Server
12 11 (1.03%) Nessus
12 11 (1.03%) Puppet
12 11 (1.03%) VxRail
13 8 (0.75%) FortiGate
13 8 (0.75%) Progress Chef
14 7 (0.65%) Nagios
15 6 (0.56%) Control-M
15 6 (0.56%) SCVMM
15 6 (0.56%) WSUS
Vendors
1 573 (53.55%) Microsoft
2 215 (20.09%) VMware
3 98 (9.16%) Cisco
4 49 (4.58%) Oracle
4 49 (4.58%) Splunk
5 47 (4.39%) Veeam
6 43 (4.02%) ServiceNow
7 39 (3.64%) Red Hat
8 37 (3.46%) Google
9 34 (3.18%) Atlassian
10 33 (3.08%) Commvault
11 32 (2.99%) Palo Alto
12 29 (2.71%) CrowdStrike
13 26 (2.43%) Meraki
14 24 (2.24%) Citrix
14 24 (2.24%) CyberArk
14 24 (2.24%) Dell
15 22 (2.06%) Apple
15 22 (2.06%) Fortinet
16 21 (1.96%) Dynatrace