PowerShell Job Trends in the Midlands

Windows PowerShell
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring PowerShell skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 117 88 135
Rank change year-on-year -29 +47 -64
Permanent jobs citing PowerShell 157 186 173
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 1.10% 3.22% 1.62%
As % of the Programming Languages category 8.06% 13.68% 7.16%
Number of salaries quoted 119 128 125
10th Percentile £25,500 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £46,500
Median % change year-on-year - +7.53% -11.43%
75th Percentile £63,125 £60,625 £58,750
90th Percentile £72,300 £73,750 £68,750
England median annual salary £59,000 £57,500 £58,500
% change year-on-year +2.61% -1.71% -2.50%

All Programming Languages
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 1,949 1,360 2,415
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 13.63% 23.58% 22.58%
Number of salaries quoted 1,335 1,036 1,786
10th Percentile £32,500 £29,750 £32,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,875 £39,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £53,688 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% +7.38% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £63,500 £61,000
% change year-on-year +2.36% +4.10% -6.15%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

PowerShell job vacancy trend in the Midlands

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Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing PowerShell.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing PowerShell

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Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing PowerShell in the Midlands over the 6 months to 9 August 2026.

Salary histogram for PowerShell in the Midlands

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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 PowerShell within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 9 August 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
East Midlands -8 82 £42,500 +21.43% 19
West Midlands -65 75 £54,344 -1.19% 25
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England

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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 30 (19.11%) Microsoft Exchange
2 29 (18.47%) SharePoint
3 11 (7.01%) IIS
4 3 (1.91%) Apache
4 3 (1.91%) nginx
Applications
1 1 (0.64%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.64%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (0.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (0.64%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 3 (1.91%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 102 (64.97%) Azure
2 77 (49.04%) Microsoft 365
3 43 (27.39%) Entra ID
4 19 (12.10%) AWS
5 18 (11.46%) Azure DevOps
6 15 (9.55%) IaaS
7 13 (8.28%) Mimecast
7 13 (8.28%) SaaS
8 11 (7.01%) Azure AKS
8 11 (7.01%) GCP
9 9 (5.73%) Azure Sentinel
10 8 (5.10%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 8 (5.10%) Azure Key Vault
10 8 (5.10%) Azure Storage
10 8 (5.10%) OneDrive
10 8 (5.10%) PaaS
11 7 (4.46%) SonarCloud
12 6 (3.82%) Microsoft Copilot
12 6 (3.82%) Power Platform
13 5 (3.18%) npm
Communications & Networking
1 50 (31.85%) DNS
2 46 (29.30%) Firewall
3 29 (18.47%) VPN
4 26 (16.56%) DHCP
5 19 (12.10%) WAN
6 17 (10.83%) LAN
7 14 (8.92%) VLAN
8 10 (6.37%) TCP/IP
9 9 (5.73%) Wireless
10 8 (5.10%) VoIP
11 6 (3.82%) Network Security
12 4 (2.55%) MQTT
13 3 (1.91%) NAS
13 3 (1.91%) SAN
13 3 (1.91%) SD-WAN
13 3 (1.91%) SSL
13 3 (1.91%) Wi-Fi
14 2 (1.27%) HTTP
14 2 (1.27%) SSH
15 1 (0.64%) BIG-IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (12.74%) SQL Server
2 7 (4.46%) NoSQL
3 5 (3.18%) Azure SQL Database
4 4 (2.55%) MongoDB
4 4 (2.55%) Power BI
5 2 (1.27%) Data Lake
5 2 (1.27%) KNIME
5 2 (1.27%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (1.27%) Power Query
6 1 (0.64%) InfluxDB
6 1 (0.64%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 1 (0.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.64%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 14 (8.92%) JIRA
2 10 (6.37%) Git
3 2 (1.27%) Ant
3 2 (1.27%) Apache Ivy
3 2 (1.27%) IBM UrbanCode
3 2 (1.27%) Jenkins
3 2 (1.27%) Maven
3 2 (1.27%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 1 (0.64%) GitLab
General
1 51 (32.48%) Social Skills
2 22 (14.01%) Law
3 16 (10.19%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (7.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 12 (7.64%) Legal
5 9 (5.73%) Retail
6 8 (5.10%) Finance
7 6 (3.82%) Manufacturing
8 5 (3.18%) Public Sector
9 4 (2.55%) Telecoms
10 3 (1.91%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (0.64%) Advertising
11 1 (0.64%) Automotive
11 1 (0.64%) Marketing
11 1 (0.64%) Military
Job Titles
1 38 (24.20%) IT Engineer
2 29 (18.47%) IT Support
3 26 (16.56%) Senior
3 26 (16.56%) Support Engineer
4 20 (12.74%) 2nd Line Support
5 17 (10.83%) Cloud Engineer
5 17 (10.83%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 16 (10.19%) Azure Engineer
7 13 (8.28%) Field Engineer
7 13 (8.28%) Field Service Engineer
7 13 (8.28%) IT Support Engineer
8 11 (7.01%) Analyst
9 10 (6.37%) 3rd Line Engineer
10 9 (5.73%) Lead
11 8 (5.10%) DevOps Engineer
12 7 (4.46%) Platform Engineer
12 7 (4.46%) Senior Support Engineer
12 7 (4.46%) Systems Engineer
13 6 (3.82%) 3rd Line Support
13 6 (3.82%) Applications Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (5.73%) .NET
2 7 (4.46%) YAML
3 6 (3.82%) .NET Framework
4 5 (3.18%) ASP.NET
4 5 (3.18%) ASP.NET Core
4 5 (3.18%) Node.js
4 5 (3.18%) React
5 4 (2.55%) .NET Core
5 4 (2.55%) REST
6 3 (1.91%) Kafka
6 3 (1.91%) RabbitMQ
7 2 (1.27%) Middleware
8 1 (0.64%) Elastic Stack
8 1 (0.64%) OpenTelemetry
8 1 (0.64%) Software Packaging
8 1 (0.64%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 20 (12.74%) Onboarding
2 10 (6.37%) Hybrid Cloud
3 9 (5.73%) Cloud Native
4 7 (4.46%) Private Cloud
5 6 (3.82%) Data Centre
5 6 (3.82%) Management Information System
5 6 (3.82%) Replication
6 5 (3.18%) Enterprise Storage
7 4 (2.55%) CCTV
7 4 (2.55%) Enterprise Software
7 4 (2.55%) IoT
7 4 (2.55%) Security Posture
8 3 (1.91%) Clustering
8 3 (1.91%) CMDB
8 3 (1.91%) iSeries
8 3 (1.91%) Legacy Systems
8 3 (1.91%) Linux Command Line
8 3 (1.91%) PKI
9 2 (1.27%) BYOD
9 2 (1.27%) Legacy Applications
Operating Systems
1 100 (63.69%) Windows
2 45 (28.66%) Windows Server
3 31 (19.75%) Linux
4 27 (17.20%) Windows 10
5 24 (15.29%) Android
5 24 (15.29%) Apple iOS
6 11 (7.01%) Mac OS
7 4 (2.55%) Ubuntu
7 4 (2.55%) VMS
8 3 (1.91%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (1.27%) Solaris
10 1 (0.64%) Debian
10 1 (0.64%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.64%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (29.30%) Problem-Solving
2 37 (23.57%) ITIL
3 31 (19.75%) Continuous Improvement
4 28 (17.83%) Infrastructure as Code
5 25 (15.92%) DevOps
5 25 (15.92%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 25 (15.92%) Root Cause Analysis
6 24 (15.29%) Task Automation
7 23 (14.65%) CI/CD
8 21 (13.38%) ITSM
9 20 (12.74%) Service Management
10 19 (12.10%) AI
10 19 (12.10%) High Availability
10 19 (12.10%) Roadmaps
10 19 (12.10%) Runbook
11 18 (11.46%) Containerisation
12 17 (10.83%) Customer Service
12 17 (10.83%) Disaster Recovery
13 16 (10.19%) Agile
14 15 (9.55%) Problem Management
Programming Languages
1 34 (21.66%) Python
2 24 (15.29%) Bash
3 23 (14.65%) SQL
4 12 (7.64%) Bicep
5 9 (5.73%) C#
6 3 (1.91%) T-SQL
7 2 (1.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 1 (0.64%) Kusto Query Language
8 1 (0.64%) PHP
8 1 (0.64%) Ruby
8 1 (0.64%) VB.NET
8 1 (0.64%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 28 (17.83%) Degree
2 22 (14.01%) Security Cleared
3 20 (12.74%) Azure Certification
4 19 (12.10%) SC Cleared
5 16 (10.19%) Microsoft Certification
6 12 (7.64%) Computer Science Degree
7 7 (4.46%) DBS Check
8 5 (3.18%) DV Cleared
9 4 (2.55%) CCNA
9 4 (2.55%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (1.27%) AWS Certification
10 2 (1.27%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (1.27%) CISSP
10 2 (1.27%) CompTIA Security+
11 1 (0.64%) A+ Certification
11 1 (0.64%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 1 (0.64%) MCSE
11 1 (0.64%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (12.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 17 (10.83%) Cyber Essentials
3 12 (7.64%) SLA
4 9 (5.73%) GDPR
5 5 (3.18%) PCI DSS
6 3 (1.91%) QA
7 2 (1.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (1.27%) NIST
8 1 (0.64%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.64%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.64%) Data Quality
System Software
1 55 (35.03%) Active Directory
2 21 (13.38%) Hyper-V
2 21 (13.38%) VMware Infrastructure
3 16 (10.19%) Docker
4 3 (1.91%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (1.91%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (1.27%) BitLocker
5 2 (1.27%) Citrix Hypervisor
5 2 (1.27%) Firmware
6 1 (0.64%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 33 (21.02%) Microsoft Intune
2 28 (17.83%) Terraform
3 27 (17.20%) Kubernetes
4 12 (7.64%) Ansible
5 9 (5.73%) Jamf Pro
5 9 (5.73%) SCCM
6 7 (4.46%) Grafana
7 2 (1.27%) Nessus
7 2 (1.27%) Progress Chef
7 2 (1.27%) Prometheus
7 2 (1.27%) Puppet
8 1 (0.64%) Argo
8 1 (0.64%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.64%) SCOM
Vendors
1 95 (60.51%) Microsoft
2 24 (15.29%) Cisco
2 24 (15.29%) VMware
3 18 (11.46%) Logitech
3 18 (11.46%) Meraki
4 13 (8.28%) Sophos
4 13 (8.28%) TOWER Software
5 12 (7.64%) ServiceNow
6 11 (7.01%) Apple
7 9 (5.73%) Citrix
8 8 (5.10%) CrowdStrike
9 7 (4.46%) Veeam
10 6 (3.82%) Splunk
11 5 (3.18%) Fortinet
11 5 (3.18%) Yealink
12 4 (2.55%) Dynatrace
13 3 (1.91%) Sage
13 3 (1.91%) SolarWinds
13 3 (1.91%) SonicWALL
14 2 (1.27%) Dell