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

6 months to
27 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 123 77 137
Rank change year-on-year -46 +60 -37
Permanent jobs citing PowerShell 139 191 236
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 1.10% 3.75% 1.72%
As % of the Programming Languages category 7.64% 14.71% 6.96%
Number of salaries quoted 117 141 190
10th Percentile £26,475 £31,250 £30,500
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 £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £69,250 £73,750 £71,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £58,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -1.71% +6.36% -8.33%

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 1,819 1,298 3,390
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 14.34% 25.46% 24.67%
Number of salaries quoted 1,241 959 2,717
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £53,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.80% +7.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £75,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - +8.33% -7.69%

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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 27 June 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 27 June 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 77 £45,000 +28.57% 15
West Midlands -67 61 £51,250 -5.69% 16
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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 37 (26.62%) SharePoint
2 36 (25.90%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (7.91%) IIS
Applications
1 2 (1.44%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.72%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.72%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (0.72%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 89 (64.03%) Azure
2 68 (48.92%) Microsoft 365
3 30 (21.58%) Entra ID
4 17 (12.23%) Azure DevOps
5 14 (10.07%) AWS
6 13 (9.35%) Azure AKS
7 11 (7.91%) IaaS
8 10 (7.19%) OneDrive
9 9 (6.47%) Mimecast
10 8 (5.76%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 8 (5.76%) Azure Key Vault
10 8 (5.76%) Azure Storage
10 8 (5.76%) GCP
10 8 (5.76%) npm
10 8 (5.76%) NuGet
10 8 (5.76%) SonarCloud
11 7 (5.04%) GitHub
11 7 (5.04%) SaaS
12 6 (4.32%) GitHub Actions
12 6 (4.32%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 46 (33.09%) DNS
2 34 (24.46%) Firewall
3 29 (20.86%) DHCP
3 29 (20.86%) VPN
4 15 (10.79%) LAN
5 14 (10.07%) VLAN
6 13 (9.35%) WAN
7 10 (7.19%) VoIP
8 9 (6.47%) TCP/IP
9 8 (5.76%) Wi-Fi
10 5 (3.60%) Network Security
10 5 (3.60%) Wireless
11 4 (2.88%) MQTT
12 3 (2.16%) Broadband
12 3 (2.16%) SD-WAN
13 2 (1.44%) Ethernet
13 2 (1.44%) PBX
13 2 (1.44%) Unified Communications
14 1 (0.72%) NAS
14 1 (0.72%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (16.55%) SQL Server
2 8 (5.76%) NoSQL
3 5 (3.60%) Azure SQL Database
4 4 (2.88%) MongoDB
5 2 (1.44%) Data Lake
5 2 (1.44%) InfluxDB
5 2 (1.44%) KNIME
5 2 (1.44%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.72%) Power BI
6 1 (0.72%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 1 (0.72%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.72%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 10 (7.19%) JIRA
2 8 (5.76%) Git
3 2 (1.44%) Jenkins
3 2 (1.44%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 1 (0.72%) GitLab
General
1 37 (26.62%) Social Skills
2 18 (12.95%) Law
3 14 (10.07%) Analytical Skills
4 13 (9.35%) Legal
5 8 (5.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 6 (4.32%) Finance
7 5 (3.60%) Manufacturing
7 5 (3.60%) Public Sector
8 4 (2.88%) Retail
8 4 (2.88%) Telecoms
9 3 (2.16%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (0.72%) Advertising
10 1 (0.72%) Automotive
10 1 (0.72%) Marketing
10 1 (0.72%) Military
10 1 (0.72%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 33 (23.74%) IT Engineer
2 28 (20.14%) IT Support
3 25 (17.99%) Support Engineer
4 23 (16.55%) Senior
5 20 (14.39%) Azure Engineer
6 16 (11.51%) Cloud Engineer
6 16 (11.51%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 16 (11.51%) IT Support Engineer
7 15 (10.79%) 2nd Line Support
8 11 (7.91%) Analyst
8 11 (7.91%) DevOps Engineer
9 10 (7.19%) 3rd Line Engineer
10 9 (6.47%) 3rd Line Support
10 9 (6.47%) Field Engineer
10 9 (6.47%) Field Service Engineer
11 8 (5.76%) 2nd/3rd Line Support
12 7 (5.04%) Azure DevOps Engineer
12 7 (5.04%) Lead
12 7 (5.04%) Platform Engineer
13 6 (4.32%) Applications Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (7.19%) .NET
2 8 (5.76%) Node.js
2 8 (5.76%) React
2 8 (5.76%) YAML
3 6 (4.32%) .NET Framework
4 5 (3.60%) ASP.NET
4 5 (3.60%) ASP.NET Core
5 3 (2.16%) .NET Core
5 3 (2.16%) Kafka
5 3 (2.16%) RabbitMQ
6 2 (1.44%) Middleware
6 2 (1.44%) OpenTelemetry
7 1 (0.72%) ARM Templates
7 1 (0.72%) Elastic Stack
7 1 (0.72%) GraphQL
7 1 (0.72%) LDAP
7 1 (0.72%) REST
7 1 (0.72%) SAML
7 1 (0.72%) SOAP
7 1 (0.72%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 16 (11.51%) Onboarding
2 10 (7.19%) Hybrid Cloud
3 8 (5.76%) Cloud Native
3 8 (5.76%) Replication
4 7 (5.04%) Data Centre
5 5 (3.60%) Enterprise Software
5 5 (3.60%) Enterprise Storage
5 5 (3.60%) Private Cloud
6 4 (2.88%) IoT
6 4 (2.88%) Legacy Systems
6 4 (2.88%) Security Posture
7 3 (2.16%) Clustering
7 3 (2.16%) iSeries
7 3 (2.16%) Management Information System
7 3 (2.16%) PKI
8 2 (1.44%) BYOD
8 2 (1.44%) Cyber Threat
8 2 (1.44%) SCADA
9 1 (0.72%) Cyberattack
9 1 (0.72%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 89 (64.03%) Windows
2 33 (23.74%) Windows Server
3 24 (17.27%) Windows 10
4 22 (15.83%) Android
4 22 (15.83%) Apple iOS
4 22 (15.83%) Linux
5 12 (8.63%) Mac OS
6 4 (2.88%) VMS
7 3 (2.16%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.72%) Debian
8 1 (0.72%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.72%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.72%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (30.94%) Problem-Solving
2 34 (24.46%) ITIL
3 31 (22.30%) Continuous Improvement
4 26 (18.71%) Infrastructure as Code
5 23 (16.55%) DevOps
5 23 (16.55%) Root Cause Analysis
6 22 (15.83%) CI/CD
6 22 (15.83%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 21 (15.11%) Task Automation
8 19 (13.67%) High Availability
9 18 (12.95%) Runbook
10 17 (12.23%) Containerisation
11 16 (11.51%) ITSM
11 16 (11.51%) Roadmaps
11 16 (11.51%) Service Delivery
12 14 (10.07%) Agile
12 14 (10.07%) Customer Service
13 12 (8.63%) Application Packaging
14 11 (7.91%) Identity Management
14 11 (7.91%) Load Balancing
Programming Languages
1 29 (20.86%) Python
2 26 (18.71%) Bash
3 20 (14.39%) SQL
4 14 (10.07%) Bicep
5 10 (7.19%) C#
6 4 (2.88%) T-SQL
7 2 (1.44%) Google Apps Script
8 1 (0.72%) Kusto Query Language
8 1 (0.72%) PHP
8 1 (0.72%) Ruby
8 1 (0.72%) VB.NET
8 1 (0.72%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 26 (18.71%) Degree
2 21 (15.11%) Microsoft Certification
3 19 (13.67%) Security Cleared
4 18 (12.95%) Azure Certification
5 16 (11.51%) SC Cleared
6 7 (5.04%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (5.04%) DBS Check
7 5 (3.60%) DV Cleared
8 3 (2.16%) CompTIA Security+
9 2 (1.44%) CISSP
10 1 (0.72%) A+ Certification
10 1 (0.72%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.72%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 1 (0.72%) CCNA
10 1 (0.72%) Cisco Certification
10 1 (0.72%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 1 (0.72%) MCSE
10 1 (0.72%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (15.83%) Cyber Essentials
2 18 (12.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 10 (7.19%) GDPR
4 7 (5.04%) SLA
5 6 (4.32%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 5 (3.60%) PCI DSS
7 3 (2.16%) ISO 22301
8 2 (1.44%) NIST
9 1 (0.72%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.72%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.72%) Data Quality
9 1 (0.72%) NCSC
9 1 (0.72%) QA
System Software
1 50 (35.97%) Active Directory
2 14 (10.07%) Hyper-V
2 14 (10.07%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (9.35%) Docker
4 3 (2.16%) BitLocker
4 3 (2.16%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (2.16%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.72%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 27 (19.42%) Microsoft Intune
1 27 (19.42%) Terraform
2 24 (17.27%) Kubernetes
3 12 (8.63%) Jamf Pro
4 10 (7.19%) Ansible
5 9 (6.47%) Grafana
6 3 (2.16%) Prometheus
6 3 (2.16%) SCCM
7 2 (1.44%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.72%) Argo
8 1 (0.72%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 82 (58.99%) Microsoft
2 19 (13.67%) Logitech
2 19 (13.67%) VMware
3 12 (8.63%) Apple
3 12 (8.63%) Meraki
4 11 (7.91%) Cisco
5 10 (7.19%) Yealink
6 9 (6.47%) Sophos
6 9 (6.47%) TOWER Software
7 8 (5.76%) CrowdStrike
8 6 (4.32%) Citrix
9 4 (2.88%) Dynatrace
9 4 (2.88%) SolarWinds
10 3 (2.16%) Fortinet
10 3 (2.16%) Veeam
11 2 (1.44%) Dell
11 2 (1.44%) Google
11 2 (1.44%) Isilon
11 2 (1.44%) Kaseya
11 2 (1.44%) Salesforce