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

6 months to
28 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 115 88 69
Rank change year-on-year -27 -19 +16
Permanent jobs citing PowerShell 1,047 1,432 2,242
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.89% 3.03% 3.71%
As % of the Programming Languages category 9.91% 8.95% 9.88%
Number of salaries quoted 849 1,006 1,951
10th Percentile £32,750 £36,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £43,000 £47,125 £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 £80,000 £76,250
90th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £91,250
UK median annual salary £57,500 £61,025 £59,000
% change year-on-year -5.78% +3.43% -1.67%

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 10,568 16,005 22,692
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 19.04% 33.90% 37.53%
Number of salaries quoted 7,904 9,365 19,294
10th Percentile £33,250 £38,750 £36,750
25th Percentile £46,250 £48,869 £46,250
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 £86,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £105,000 £111,250 £105,000
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 28 January 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 January 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 -7 452 £70,000 -6.67% 160
South East -45 182 £57,500 -4.17% 195
North of England -19 135 £50,000 -1.48% 123
South West +24 104 £55,000 - 76
Midlands -38 91 £52,500 +5.00% 74
East of England +14 68 £43,000 -18.10% 59
Yorkshire -24 62 £47,972 -4.06% 46
North West -18 61 £50,000 - 62
West Midlands -31 46 £51,500 +3.00% 27
East Midlands -11 44 £55,000 +8.91% 47
North East -4 12 £50,000 -12.28% 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
1 168 (16.05%) Microsoft Exchange
2 129 (12.32%) SharePoint
3 43 (4.11%) IIS
4 23 (2.20%) Confluence
5 22 (2.10%) Exchange Server 2003
6 12 (1.15%) Skype for Business
7 6 (0.57%) Tomcat
8 5 (0.48%) Oracle Workflow
9 4 (0.38%) nginx
10 2 (0.19%) BizTalk Server
10 2 (0.19%) CMS
10 2 (0.19%) WordPress
Applications
1 35 (3.34%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (1.34%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (0.57%) Siemens NX
4 5 (0.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.29%) CATIA
5 3 (0.29%) Mozilla Thunderbird
5 3 (0.29%) SOLIDWORKS
5 3 (0.29%) Windchill
6 2 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 10 (0.96%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.57%) Teamcenter
3 5 (0.48%) NEC Housing
4 4 (0.38%) Oracle EBS
4 4 (0.38%) Remedy ITSM
5 2 (0.19%) Fidessa
5 2 (0.19%) Markit EDM
6 1 (0.096%) Actimize
6 1 (0.096%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.096%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.096%) SimCorp Dimension
Cloud Services
1 662 (63.23%) Azure
2 352 (33.62%) Microsoft 365
3 264 (25.21%) Entra ID
4 193 (18.43%) AWS
5 144 (13.75%) Azure DevOps
6 104 (9.93%) Power Platform
7 73 (6.97%) GCP
8 72 (6.88%) GitHub
9 60 (5.73%) PaaS
10 54 (5.16%) GitHub Actions
10 54 (5.16%) Power Automate
11 47 (4.49%) Azure Monitor
12 41 (3.92%) IaaS
12 41 (3.92%) OneDrive
13 40 (3.82%) Azure Sentinel
13 40 (3.82%) SaaS
14 33 (3.15%) Google Workspace
15 31 (2.96%) AWS CloudFormation
16 29 (2.77%) PowerApps
17 27 (2.58%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 199 (19.01%) Firewall
2 194 (18.53%) DNS
3 148 (14.14%) DHCP
4 99 (9.46%) TCP/IP
5 96 (9.17%) VPN
6 73 (6.97%) WAN
7 64 (6.11%) LAN
8 39 (3.72%) Wi-Fi
9 38 (3.63%) VLAN
10 34 (3.25%) Wireless
11 30 (2.87%) SAN
12 25 (2.39%) Network Security
12 25 (2.39%) SD-WAN
13 19 (1.81%) Broadband
13 19 (1.81%) Internet
13 19 (1.81%) VoIP
14 17 (1.62%) VSAN
15 13 (1.24%) Cisco IOS
16 12 (1.15%) Skype
16 12 (1.15%) WinSCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 124 (11.84%) SQL Server
2 73 (6.97%) Power BI
3 33 (3.15%) Relational Database
4 30 (2.87%) Oracle Database
5 29 (2.77%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 26 (2.48%) Oracle Database 10g
7 19 (1.81%) MySQL
8 18 (1.72%) Amazon RDS
9 17 (1.62%) PostgreSQL
10 15 (1.43%) Data Warehouse
11 14 (1.34%) Azure SQL Database
12 12 (1.15%) NoSQL
12 12 (1.15%) Tableau
13 9 (0.86%) MongoDB
13 9 (0.86%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 7 (0.67%) BusinessObjects
15 6 (0.57%) DTS
15 6 (0.57%) Metadata
16 5 (0.48%) Data Lake
16 5 (0.48%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 84 (8.02%) Git
2 78 (7.45%) JIRA
3 71 (6.78%) Jenkins
4 36 (3.44%) GitLab
5 24 (2.29%) Octopus Deploy
6 16 (1.53%) Bitbucket
6 16 (1.53%) TeamCity
7 12 (1.15%) Burp Suite
7 12 (1.15%) Metasploit
8 8 (0.76%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 6 (0.57%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 6 (0.57%) CircleCI
9 6 (0.57%) Robot Framework
10 5 (0.48%) SonarQube
10 5 (0.48%) Vagrant
11 4 (0.38%) Artifactory
11 4 (0.38%) MLflow
11 4 (0.38%) MSI
11 4 (0.38%) Toad
12 3 (0.29%) JMeter
General
1 377 (36.01%) Social Skills
2 231 (22.06%) Finance
3 109 (10.41%) Analytical Skills
4 51 (4.87%) Law
5 47 (4.49%) Retail
6 40 (3.82%) Public Sector
7 37 (3.53%) Banking
8 36 (3.44%) Legal
9 34 (3.25%) Organisational Skills
10 32 (3.06%) Documentation Skills
11 29 (2.77%) Telecoms
12 27 (2.58%) Manufacturing
13 24 (2.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 16 (1.53%) Presentation Skills
15 13 (1.24%) Influencing Skills
16 9 (0.86%) Advertising
16 9 (0.86%) Front Office
16 9 (0.86%) Marketing
17 7 (0.67%) Investment Banking
17 7 (0.67%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 138 (13.18%) Senior
1 138 (13.18%) Support Engineer
2 122 (11.65%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 85 (8.12%) Azure Engineer
4 84 (8.02%) Analyst
5 79 (7.55%) DevOps Engineer
6 72 (6.88%) Developer
7 69 (6.59%) Security Engineer
8 67 (6.40%) IT Support
9 62 (5.92%) Cloud Engineer
9 62 (5.92%) IT Engineer
9 62 (5.92%) Lead
10 51 (4.87%) 3rd Line Support
10 51 (4.87%) Platform Engineer
11 45 (4.30%) 3rd Line Engineer
12 43 (4.11%) IT Support Engineer
13 42 (4.01%) Applications Support
14 39 (3.72%) Applications Engineer
15 34 (3.25%) Support Analyst
16 31 (2.96%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 70 (6.69%) REST
2 62 (5.92%) .NET
3 38 (3.63%) SOAP
3 38 (3.63%) YAML
4 33 (3.15%) OpenID
5 32 (3.06%) OAuth
6 31 (2.96%) LDAP
7 29 (2.77%) SAML
8 27 (2.58%) JSON
9 26 (2.48%) ARM Templates
10 23 (2.20%) React
11 20 (1.91%) GraphQL
12 17 (1.62%) Elastic Stack
12 17 (1.62%) Microsoft Graph
13 15 (1.43%) AngularJS
14 14 (1.34%) Node.js
15 13 (1.24%) Middleware
16 10 (0.96%) OAuth2
16 10 (0.96%) Razor View Engine
16 10 (0.96%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 88 (8.40%) Onboarding
2 63 (6.02%) Hybrid Cloud
3 56 (5.35%) Security Posture
4 43 (4.11%) Enterprise Software
5 39 (3.72%) Management Information System
6 32 (3.06%) Cloud Native
7 30 (2.87%) Data Centre
8 29 (2.77%) Legacy Systems
9 28 (2.67%) Analytical Mindset
10 27 (2.58%) Driving Licence
11 24 (2.29%) Cyber Threat
12 23 (2.20%) PKI
13 22 (2.10%) Cyber Defence
14 21 (2.01%) CMDB
15 20 (1.91%) Cyberattack
15 20 (1.91%) Hedge funds
16 18 (1.72%) Linux Command Line
17 17 (1.62%) Private Cloud
18 16 (1.53%) Security Operations Centre
18 16 (1.53%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 464 (44.32%) Windows
2 246 (23.50%) Windows Server
3 189 (18.05%) Linux
4 66 (6.30%) Windows 10
5 48 (4.58%) Mac OS
6 42 (4.01%) Unix
7 35 (3.34%) Windows Server 2019
8 34 (3.25%) Windows Server 2016
9 29 (2.77%) Android
9 29 (2.77%) VMS
10 28 (2.67%) Windows Server 2008
11 24 (2.29%) Solaris
12 22 (2.10%) HPUX
12 22 (2.10%) Windows 7
12 22 (2.10%) Windows Server 2003
13 19 (1.81%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 16 (1.53%) Apple iOS
15 14 (1.34%) CentOS
15 14 (1.34%) Windows Server 2012
16 12 (1.15%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 326 (31.14%) Problem-Solving
2 272 (25.98%) DevOps
3 211 (20.15%) CI/CD
4 194 (18.53%) ITIL
5 187 (17.86%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 176 (16.81%) Infrastructure as Code
7 171 (16.33%) Continuous Improvement
8 162 (15.47%) Cybersecurity
9 141 (13.47%) Disaster Recovery
10 126 (12.03%) Mentoring
11 119 (11.37%) Task Automation
12 113 (10.79%) Agile
13 104 (9.93%) Root Cause Analysis
14 95 (9.07%) Incident Response
15 92 (8.79%) Migration
16 91 (8.69%) Cloud Security
17 88 (8.40%) Computer Science
18 84 (8.02%) Incident Management
19 83 (7.93%) Business Intelligence
20 78 (7.45%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 349 (33.33%) Python
2 222 (21.20%) SQL
3 220 (21.01%) Bash
4 89 (8.50%) C#
5 62 (5.92%) Bicep
6 52 (4.97%) JavaScript
7 44 (4.20%) T-SQL
8 27 (2.58%) Perl
9 23 (2.20%) Go
10 21 (2.01%) Java
10 21 (2.01%) Kusto Query Language
11 14 (1.34%) VB
12 11 (1.05%) VBScript
13 10 (0.96%) TypeScript
13 10 (0.96%) VB.NET
14 7 (0.67%) Shell Script
15 6 (0.57%) Groovy
16 4 (0.38%) C++
16 4 (0.38%) Google Apps Script
16 4 (0.38%) VBA
Qualifications
1 157 (15.00%) Degree
2 144 (13.75%) Security Cleared
3 94 (8.98%) Microsoft Certification
4 88 (8.40%) SC Cleared
5 77 (7.35%) Azure Certification
6 53 (5.06%) DV Cleared
7 44 (4.20%) Computer Science Degree
8 36 (3.44%) CISSP
9 35 (3.34%) Cisco Certification
10 31 (2.96%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 25 (2.39%) AWS Certification
12 21 (2.01%) CREST Certified
13 20 (1.91%) CEH
14 16 (1.53%) CCNA
14 16 (1.53%) CompTIA CySA+
14 16 (1.53%) DBS Check
14 16 (1.53%) GIAC
14 16 (1.53%) Master's Degree
15 13 (1.24%) OSCP
16 12 (1.15%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 155 (14.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 118 (11.27%) NIST
3 58 (5.54%) GDPR
4 54 (5.16%) SLA
5 36 (3.44%) NCSC
6 29 (2.77%) Cyber Essentials
7 25 (2.39%) Accessibility
8 16 (1.53%) ISO 22301
9 15 (1.43%) QA
10 14 (1.34%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 13 (1.24%) PCI DSS
12 12 (1.15%) Data Quality
13 8 (0.76%) Actionable Recommendations
14 6 (0.57%) SOC 2
15 5 (0.48%) GRC
16 3 (0.29%) HL7
16 3 (0.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
17 2 (0.19%) COBIT
17 2 (0.19%) DICOM
17 2 (0.19%) HIPAA
System Software
1 374 (35.72%) Active Directory
2 121 (11.56%) VMware Infrastructure
3 96 (9.17%) Docker
4 80 (7.64%) Hyper-V
5 33 (3.15%) Virtual Machines
6 29 (2.77%) vSphere
7 25 (2.39%) Virtual Desktop
8 22 (2.10%) Firmware
9 15 (1.43%) VMware ESXi
10 10 (0.96%) Virtual Servers
11 7 (0.67%) XenApp
11 7 (0.67%) XenDesktop
12 5 (0.48%) VMware NSX
13 4 (0.38%) Microsoft Virtual Server
13 4 (0.38%) Postfix
13 4 (0.38%) Squid
14 3 (0.29%) DFS Replication
14 3 (0.29%) Dovecot
14 3 (0.29%) vCloud
15 2 (0.19%) Citrix Hypervisor
Systems Management
1 206 (19.68%) Terraform
2 169 (16.14%) Microsoft Intune
3 142 (13.56%) Kubernetes
4 119 (11.37%) Ansible
5 48 (4.58%) SCCM
6 39 (3.72%) Single Sign-On
7 31 (2.96%) Grafana
8 23 (2.20%) Prometheus
9 17 (1.62%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 15 (1.43%) SCOM
11 14 (1.34%) WSUS
12 11 (1.05%) Nessus
12 11 (1.05%) vCenter Server
13 10 (0.96%) Puppet
14 9 (0.86%) FortiGate
15 8 (0.76%) SCVMM
15 8 (0.76%) ZABBIX
16 7 (0.67%) McAfee ePO
16 7 (0.67%) Nagios
16 7 (0.67%) VxRail
Vendors
1 572 (54.63%) Microsoft
2 204 (19.48%) VMware
3 87 (8.31%) Cisco
4 58 (5.54%) ServiceNow
5 55 (5.25%) Oracle
6 46 (4.39%) Veeam
7 38 (3.63%) Atlassian
7 38 (3.63%) Google
8 33 (3.15%) Citrix
9 32 (3.06%) Splunk
10 30 (2.87%) Palo Alto
11 29 (2.77%) Red Hat
12 25 (2.39%) Commvault
13 24 (2.29%) CyberArk
14 22 (2.10%) Dell
14 22 (2.10%) SolarWinds
15 21 (2.01%) CrowdStrike
15 21 (2.01%) SAP
16 20 (1.91%) Meraki
17 19 (1.81%) Fortinet