Power Platform Job Trends in the Midlands

Microsoft Power Platform
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring Power Platform skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 43 31
Rank change year-on-year +7 -12 +20
Permanent jobs citing Power Platform 559 265 643
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 4.61% 5.45% 5.72%
As % of the Cloud Services category 14.33% 15.71% 16.78%
Number of salaries quoted 262 228 549
10th Percentile £32,050 £37,500 £31,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% - +10.53%
75th Percentile £63,750 £62,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £70,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -4.35%

All Cloud Computing Skills
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 3,900 1,687 3,831
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 32.14% 34.70% 34.06%
Number of salaries quoted 1,761 1,313 3,247
10th Percentile £28,250 £28,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £77,500 £79,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -11.54%

Power Platform
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Power Platform job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Power Platform
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Power Platform.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Power Platform

Power Platform
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Power Platform in the Midlands over the 6 months to 19 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Power Platform in the Midlands

Power Platform
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Power Platform within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 19 April 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
West Midlands -4 329 £50,000 -6.87% 101
East Midlands +20 228 £45,390 -4.44% 60
Power Platform
England

Power Platform
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 39 (6.98%) SharePoint
2 3 (0.54%) Apache Airflow
2 3 (0.54%) ArcGIS
2 3 (0.54%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.36%) CMS
3 2 (0.36%) Umbraco
3 2 (0.36%) WordPress
4 1 (0.18%) Apache
4 1 (0.18%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.18%) Confluence
4 1 (0.18%) FileNet
Applications
1 282 (50.45%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (1.43%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.89%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (0.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.72%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.54%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.36%) Trello
Business Applications
1 21 (3.76%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.54%) Shopify
3 2 (0.36%) Magento
3 2 (0.36%) NetSuite
3 2 (0.36%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.18%) Odoo
4 1 (0.18%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 357 (63.86%) Azure
2 220 (39.36%) Azure AI
3 54 (9.66%) PowerApps
4 53 (9.48%) Dynamics 365
5 47 (8.41%) Microsoft 365
6 45 (8.05%) Power Automate
7 35 (6.26%) Azure Data Factory
8 17 (3.04%) Azure DevOps
8 17 (3.04%) PaaS
8 17 (3.04%) Snowflake
9 15 (2.68%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 15 (2.68%) Microsoft Copilot
10 14 (2.50%) Entra ID
10 14 (2.50%) IaaS
11 12 (2.15%) AWS
12 11 (1.97%) Azure Logic Apps
13 9 (1.61%) GCP
13 9 (1.61%) Microsoft Purview
14 6 (1.07%) Copilot Studio
15 5 (0.89%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.54%) Firewall
2 2 (0.36%) DHCP
2 2 (0.36%) DNS
2 2 (0.36%) Intranet
3 1 (0.18%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 482 (86.23%) Power BI
2 245 (43.83%) Tableau
3 40 (7.16%) SQL Server
4 34 (6.08%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 30 (5.37%) Power Query
6 21 (3.76%) Data Warehouse
7 16 (2.86%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 13 (2.33%) Data Lake
9 11 (1.97%) Azure SQL Database
9 11 (1.97%) Relational Database
10 9 (1.61%) Star Schema
11 8 (1.43%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
12 5 (0.89%) Looker
13 4 (0.72%) MySQL
14 3 (0.54%) Amazon Redshift
14 3 (0.54%) BigQuery
14 3 (0.54%) Crystal Reports
15 2 (0.36%) BusinessObjects
15 2 (0.36%) Data Mining
15 2 (0.36%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 7 (1.25%) Git
2 6 (1.07%) JIRA
3 3 (0.54%) Visual Studio
4 2 (0.36%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.18%) GitLab
General
1 310 (55.46%) Social Skills
2 92 (16.46%) Analytical Skills
3 83 (14.85%) Finance
4 30 (5.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 27 (4.83%) Public Sector
6 21 (3.76%) Legal
7 20 (3.58%) Retail
8 19 (3.40%) Manufacturing
9 16 (2.86%) Law
10 13 (2.33%) Marketing
11 11 (1.97%) Organisational Skills
12 7 (1.25%) Pharmaceutical
13 6 (1.07%) Influencing Skills
14 4 (0.72%) Billing
14 4 (0.72%) Presentation Skills
14 4 (0.72%) Tech for Good
15 3 (0.54%) Aerospace
15 3 (0.54%) Digital Health
15 3 (0.54%) Electronics
15 3 (0.54%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 295 (52.77%) Analyst
2 254 (45.44%) Data Analyst
3 231 (41.32%) Junior
4 229 (40.97%) Junior Analyst
4 229 (40.97%) Junior Data Analyst
5 88 (15.74%) Developer
6 39 (6.98%) Business Intelligence Developer
7 33 (5.90%) Senior
8 27 (4.83%) Architect
8 27 (4.83%) Business Intelligence Analyst
9 26 (4.65%) Business Developer
9 26 (4.65%) Data Engineer
10 19 (3.40%) Power BI Developer
11 15 (2.68%) Senior Analyst
11 15 (2.68%) Solutions Architect
12 14 (2.50%) Consultant
12 14 (2.50%) Lead
12 14 (2.50%) Power BI Analyst
12 14 (2.50%) Power Platform Developer
12 14 (2.50%) Snowflake Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (3.94%) .NET
2 12 (2.15%) XML
3 11 (1.97%) WinForms
4 9 (1.61%) EDI
5 8 (1.43%) Pandas
6 7 (1.25%) PyTorch
7 6 (1.07%) PySpark
7 6 (1.07%) REST
7 6 (1.07%) scikit-learn
8 4 (0.72%) ASP.NET
8 4 (0.72%) CSS
8 4 (0.72%) HTML
8 4 (0.72%) JSON
9 2 (0.36%) .NET Framework
9 2 (0.36%) ASP.NET Core
9 2 (0.36%) HTML5 Canvas
9 2 (0.36%) Middleware
9 2 (0.36%) Razor View Engine
9 2 (0.36%) RESTful
9 2 (0.36%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 17 (3.04%) Management Information System
2 16 (2.86%) Analytical Mindset
3 14 (2.50%) Cloud Native
3 14 (2.50%) Low-Code
4 10 (1.79%) Legacy Systems
5 8 (1.43%) Enterprise Software
6 5 (0.89%) Hybrid Cloud
7 4 (0.72%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (0.54%) Legacy Applications
8 3 (0.54%) Onboarding
8 3 (0.54%) Product Ownership
9 2 (0.36%) Driving Licence
9 2 (0.36%) Legacy Code
9 2 (0.36%) Linux Command Line
9 2 (0.36%) NHS
10 1 (0.18%) 3D Printing
10 1 (0.18%) AI Agents
10 1 (0.18%) Industry 4.0
10 1 (0.18%) Operational Technology
10 1 (0.18%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 12 (2.15%) Windows
2 2 (0.36%) Linux
3 1 (0.18%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2016
3 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 475 (84.97%) Business Intelligence
2 253 (45.26%) AI
3 112 (20.04%) Analytics
4 78 (13.95%) Problem-Solving
5 77 (13.77%) Decision-Making
6 63 (11.27%) Data Modelling
7 62 (11.09%) Continuous Improvement
8 61 (10.91%) Visualisation
9 54 (9.66%) Agile
10 51 (9.12%) CRM
11 43 (7.69%) Data Visualisation
12 40 (7.16%) ETL
13 39 (6.98%) Actionable Insight
14 35 (6.26%) Data Analysis
14 35 (6.26%) ERP
15 31 (5.55%) DevOps
16 30 (5.37%) Computer Science
16 30 (5.37%) Roadmaps
17 29 (5.19%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 27 (4.83%) Data-Driven Decision Making
Programming Languages
1 360 (64.40%) SQL
2 278 (49.73%) Python
3 46 (8.23%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 20 (3.58%) C#
5 13 (2.33%) T-SQL
6 12 (2.15%) VBA
7 11 (1.97%) Delphi
8 10 (1.79%) JavaScript
9 8 (1.43%) R
10 3 (0.54%) PowerShell
11 2 (0.36%) C
11 2 (0.36%) Java
12 1 (0.18%) ActionScript
12 1 (0.18%) ActionScript 2.0
12 1 (0.18%) PHP
12 1 (0.18%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 227 (40.61%) Azure Certification
2 52 (9.30%) Degree
3 18 (3.22%) Microsoft Certification
4 10 (1.79%) DBS Check
5 9 (1.61%) PMI Certification
5 9 (1.61%) PMP
6 7 (1.25%) Security Cleared
7 6 (1.07%) SC Cleared
8 4 (0.72%) A+ Certification
8 4 (0.72%) Master's Degree
9 3 (0.54%) ACCA
9 3 (0.54%) CIMA
9 3 (0.54%) CompTIA CySA+
9 3 (0.54%) CompTIA Security+
9 3 (0.54%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (0.54%) MBA
9 3 (0.54%) Network+ Certification
9 3 (0.54%) Numerate Degree
9 3 (0.54%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 3 (0.54%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (7.16%) Data Quality
2 20 (3.58%) GDPR
3 14 (2.50%) QA
4 7 (1.25%) PMO
5 6 (1.07%) Accessibility
6 5 (0.89%) Actionable Recommendations
7 4 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (0.72%) SLA
8 2 (0.36%) GRC
8 2 (0.36%) HIPAA
8 2 (0.36%) NIST
8 2 (0.36%) WCAG
System Software
1 16 (2.86%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.36%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.18%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 4 (0.72%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.18%) MOM
2 1 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 366 (65.47%) Microsoft
2 29 (5.19%) Databricks
3 16 (2.86%) Oracle
4 13 (2.33%) Google
5 8 (1.43%) SAP
6 7 (1.25%) Salesforce
6 7 (1.25%) Sparx
7 4 (0.72%) Civica
7 4 (0.72%) ESRI
8 3 (0.54%) HubSpot
8 3 (0.54%) OpenAI
8 3 (0.54%) QAD
8 3 (0.54%) VMware
9 2 (0.36%) Adobe
9 2 (0.36%) DocuSign
9 2 (0.36%) Epicor
9 2 (0.36%) Northgate
9 2 (0.36%) Orchard
9 2 (0.36%) ServiceNow
10 1 (0.18%) Genesys