Power Platform Job Trends in Manchester

Microsoft Power Platform
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring Power Platform skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 42 47 54
Rank change year-on-year +5 +7 +13
Permanent jobs citing Power Platform 113 145 110
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 4.19% 5.15% 5.24%
As % of the Cloud Services category 9.84% 13.05% 11.68%
Number of salaries quoted 84 94 103
10th Percentile £36,925 £40,000 £31,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,000 £62,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.88% -8.06% +24.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,500 £88,750
North West median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% +10.53%

All Cloud Skills
Manchester

Power Platform falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in Manchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 1,148 1,111 942
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 42.55% 39.43% 44.84%
Number of salaries quoted 598 619 815
10th Percentile £29,500 £35,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,000 £44,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +4.35%
75th Percentile £77,500 £73,818 £75,875
90th Percentile £90,000 £84,000 £87,500
North West median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -

Power Platform
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Power Platform relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Power Platform job vacancy trend in Manchester

Power Platform
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Power Platform.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Power Platform

Power Platform
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Power Platform in Manchester over the 6 months to 21 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Power Platform in Manchester

Power Platform
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Power Platform within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 21 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
Altrincham - 6 £27,500 -
Oldham - 4 £42,000 - 3
Bolton +5 2 £51,250 +28.13%
Salford - 2 £45,000 - 3
Stockport +5 1 £50,000 +5.26% 3
Cheadle - 1 £55,000 -
Power Platform
North West

Power Platform
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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 19 (16.81%) SharePoint
2 5 (4.42%) WordPress
3 2 (1.77%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.88%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.88%) Confluence
Applications
1 35 (30.97%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (7.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (4.42%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 5 (4.42%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (2.65%) NEC Housing
3 1 (0.88%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.88%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 44 (38.94%) Azure
2 23 (20.35%) Dynamics 365
3 22 (19.47%) Microsoft 365
4 18 (15.93%) Power Automate
5 15 (13.27%) OneDrive
6 14 (12.39%) Entra ID
7 10 (8.85%) Cloud Computing
8 8 (7.08%) Azure Monitor
8 8 (7.08%) Microsoft Purview
9 7 (6.19%) SaaS
9 7 (6.19%) Snowflake
10 6 (5.31%) Azure Data Factory
10 6 (5.31%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 5 (4.42%) Azure AI
11 5 (4.42%) Azure DevOps
11 5 (4.42%) PowerApps
12 4 (3.54%) Microsoft Copilot
13 2 (1.77%) Intacct
13 2 (1.77%) Workato
14 1 (0.88%) Google Docs
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.88%) VPN
1 1 (0.88%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 76 (67.26%) Power BI
2 14 (12.39%) Tableau
3 9 (7.96%) SQL Server
4 7 (6.19%) Data Warehouse
4 7 (6.19%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 7 (6.19%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 5 (4.42%) Azure SQL Database
5 5 (4.42%) Data Vault
5 5 (4.42%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 4 (3.54%) BusinessObjects
6 4 (3.54%) Data Lake
6 4 (3.54%) Data Mining
7 3 (2.65%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
8 2 (1.77%) Snowflake Schema
9 1 (0.88%) Amazon Redshift
9 1 (0.88%) Power Query
9 1 (0.88%) Qlik Sense
9 1 (0.88%) QlikView
9 1 (0.88%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 6 (5.31%) GitLab
2 2 (1.77%) JIRA
General
1 43 (38.05%) Social Skills
2 35 (30.97%) Finance
3 34 (30.09%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (8.85%) Manufacturing
5 9 (7.96%) Law
6 7 (6.19%) Banking
6 7 (6.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 6 (5.31%) Presentation Skills
7 6 (5.31%) Public Sector
7 6 (5.31%) Retail
8 5 (4.42%) Investment Banking
8 5 (4.42%) Tech for Good
9 4 (3.54%) Advertising
9 4 (3.54%) Organisational Skills
9 4 (3.54%) Pharmaceutical
10 3 (2.65%) Marketing
10 3 (2.65%) Telecoms
11 2 (1.77%) Games
11 2 (1.77%) Military
12 1 (0.88%) Legal
Job Titles
1 38 (33.63%) Analyst
2 20 (17.70%) Senior
3 15 (13.27%) Developer
4 13 (11.50%) Platform Engineer
5 9 (7.96%) Data Analyst
5 9 (7.96%) Financial Analyst
6 8 (7.08%) Consultant
7 7 (6.19%) Data Engineer
8 6 (5.31%) Business Intelligence Analyst
8 6 (5.31%) Power Platform Engineer
8 6 (5.31%) Senior Analyst
8 6 (5.31%) Snowflake Developer
9 5 (4.42%) Application Development Manager
9 5 (4.42%) Applications Development Manager
9 5 (4.42%) Applications Manager
9 5 (4.42%) Applications Support
9 5 (4.42%) Development Manager
9 5 (4.42%) Junior
9 5 (4.42%) Junior Analyst
9 5 (4.42%) Junior Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (6.19%) HTML
2 5 (4.42%) .NET
3 3 (2.65%) Snowpark
4 2 (1.77%) Middleware
4 2 (1.77%) PyTorch
4 2 (1.77%) TensorFlow
5 1 (0.88%) Blazor
5 1 (0.88%) CSS
5 1 (0.88%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 11 (9.73%) Analytical Mindset
1 11 (9.73%) Social Media
2 7 (6.19%) Enterprise Software
2 7 (6.19%) Product Ownership
3 5 (4.42%) Data Structures
3 5 (4.42%) Onboarding
3 5 (4.42%) Video Conferencing
4 4 (3.54%) Low-Code
5 2 (1.77%) Algorithms
5 2 (1.77%) Data Protection Act
5 2 (1.77%) Management Information System
6 1 (0.88%) AI Agents
6 1 (0.88%) Blog
6 1 (0.88%) Cloud Native
6 1 (0.88%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 1 (0.88%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 13 (11.50%) Windows
2 6 (5.31%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (64.60%) Business Intelligence
2 33 (29.20%) Agile
3 23 (20.35%) AI
3 23 (20.35%) Decision-Making
3 23 (20.35%) Problem-Solving
4 21 (18.58%) Analytics
5 19 (16.81%) Data Analysis
6 15 (13.27%) Actionable Insight
6 15 (13.27%) Process Improvement
7 14 (12.39%) Continuous Improvement
7 14 (12.39%) DevOps
8 13 (11.50%) Budgeting and Forecasting
8 13 (11.50%) Platform Engineering
8 13 (11.50%) Stakeholder Management
9 12 (10.62%) Change Management
9 12 (10.62%) Data Governance
9 12 (10.62%) Data Modelling
9 12 (10.62%) ERP
10 11 (9.73%) Financial Modelling
10 11 (9.73%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 39 (34.51%) SQL
2 17 (15.04%) Python
3 6 (5.31%) ANSI SQL
3 6 (5.31%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 4 (3.54%) C#
4 4 (3.54%) VBA
5 3 (2.65%) T-SQL
6 2 (1.77%) JavaScript
6 2 (1.77%) PowerShell
7 1 (0.88%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 19 (16.81%) Degree
2 10 (8.85%) DBS Check
3 9 (7.96%) ACCA
3 9 (7.96%) CIMA
4 7 (6.19%) Security Cleared
5 6 (5.31%) Azure Certification
5 6 (5.31%) SC Cleared
6 5 (4.42%) A+ Certification
7 4 (3.54%) Computer Science Degree
8 3 (2.65%) Master's Degree
8 3 (2.65%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (1.77%) PMI Certification
9 2 (1.77%) PMP
10 1 (0.88%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (0.88%) CBAP
10 1 (0.88%) DV Cleared
10 1 (0.88%) MBA
10 1 (0.88%) MCP
10 1 (0.88%) SAP Certification
10 1 (0.88%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (7.08%) Data Quality
2 5 (4.42%) Cyber Essentials
2 5 (4.42%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 5 (4.42%) QA
3 4 (3.54%) SLA
4 2 (1.77%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.88%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (0.88%) GDPR
5 1 (0.88%) PMO
System Software
1 8 (7.08%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 13 (11.50%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (7.08%) Single Sign-On
3 7 (6.19%) Terraform
Vendors
1 66 (58.41%) Microsoft
2 7 (6.19%) New Relic
2 7 (6.19%) Oracle
2 7 (6.19%) Splunk
3 4 (3.54%) Facebook
4 3 (2.65%) Anaplan
4 3 (2.65%) Concur
4 3 (2.65%) Northgate
4 3 (2.65%) SAP
4 3 (2.65%) ServiceNow
5 2 (1.77%) Genesys
5 2 (1.77%) Sage
5 2 (1.77%) Salesforce
5 2 (1.77%) UiPath
5 2 (1.77%) Verint
6 1 (0.88%) Adaptive Insights
6 1 (0.88%) Ariba
6 1 (0.88%) Cognos
6 1 (0.88%) Databricks
6 1 (0.88%) Google