Power Platform Jobs in the North West

Microsoft Power Platform
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West requiring Power Platform skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Power Platform over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 90 40 77
Rank change year-on-year -50 +37 +11
Permanent jobs citing Power Platform 243 489 345
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 3.21% 5.03% 4.37%
As % of the Cloud Services category 19.49% 14.67% 10.19%
Number of salaries quoted 136 432 221
10th Percentile £38,000 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £38,250 £36,270
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +21.05% - -
75th Percentile £70,000 £62,500 £56,250
90th Percentile £81,875 £84,964 £71,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% +4.55%

All Cloud Skills
North West

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 North West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 1,247 3,334 3,385
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 16.46% 34.30% 42.86%
Number of salaries quoted 914 2,636 1,955
10th Percentile £31,575 £29,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - -
75th Percentile £77,500 £70,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £93,778 £84,982 £86,250
England median annual salary £62,500 £57,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +8.70% -11.54% +4.00%

Power Platform
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing Power Platform as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Power Platform in the North West

Power Platform
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Power Platform in the North West.

Salary trend for Power Platform in the North West

Power Platform
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Power Platform in the North West over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Power Platform in the North West

Power Platform
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Power Platform within the North West region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Manchester +5 157 £62,500 +22.55% 141
Lancashire -46 43 £47,683 -13.30% 64
Merseyside +6 23 £53,750 +19.44% 22
Cheshire +14 20 £55,000 +37.50% 45
Power Platform
England

Power Platform
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 27 (11.11%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.88%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (1.23%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.82%) Apache
4 2 (0.82%) nginx
5 1 (0.41%) SharePoint Server
5 1 (0.41%) WordPress
Applications
1 58 (23.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (7.41%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (7.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.41%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 8 (3.29%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.65%) Infor LN
3 3 (1.23%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.41%) iTrent
4 1 (0.41%) NEC Housing
4 1 (0.41%) Orchard Housing
4 1 (0.41%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 64 (26.34%) Azure
2 30 (12.35%) Dynamics 365
3 16 (6.58%) PowerApps
4 15 (6.17%) AWS
5 13 (5.35%) Microsoft 365
5 13 (5.35%) Power Automate
6 11 (4.53%) Azure Logic Apps
7 9 (3.70%) Azure Data Factory
7 9 (3.70%) Azure DevOps
8 8 (3.29%) Microsoft Copilot
9 7 (2.88%) Entra ID
9 7 (2.88%) Snowflake
10 4 (1.65%) Azure Functions
10 4 (1.65%) SaaS
10 4 (1.65%) Serverless
11 3 (1.23%) Azure Service Bus
11 3 (1.23%) Copilot Studio
11 3 (1.23%) GCP
12 2 (0.82%) Azure API Management
12 2 (0.82%) Azure Event Grid
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.23%) Internet
2 2 (0.82%) DNS
2 2 (0.82%) Firewall
2 2 (0.82%) LAN
2 2 (0.82%) Reverse Proxy
2 2 (0.82%) TCP/IP
2 2 (0.82%) VLAN
2 2 (0.82%) VoIP
2 2 (0.82%) VPN
2 2 (0.82%) WAN
2 2 (0.82%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (0.41%) ADSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 195 (80.25%) Power BI
2 23 (9.47%) Tableau
3 17 (7.00%) SQL Server
4 11 (4.53%) Data Warehouse
4 11 (4.53%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 6 (2.47%) Power Query
6 5 (2.06%) Azure SQL Database
6 5 (2.06%) Data Lake
6 5 (2.06%) Metadata
6 5 (2.06%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 5 (2.06%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 4 (1.65%) Big Data
7 4 (1.65%) BusinessObjects
8 3 (1.23%) Data Hub
8 3 (1.23%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (1.23%) SQL CLR
9 2 (0.82%) Data Mart
9 2 (0.82%) Hadoop
9 2 (0.82%) MongoDB
10 1 (0.41%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 5 (2.06%) Git
2 2 (0.82%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 1 (0.41%) Visual Studio
General
1 144 (59.26%) Social Skills
2 83 (34.16%) Finance
3 64 (26.34%) Organisational Skills
4 63 (25.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 46 (18.93%) Analytical Skills
6 25 (10.29%) Presentation Skills
7 14 (5.76%) Law
8 10 (4.12%) Retail
9 6 (2.47%) Manufacturing
10 5 (2.06%) Automotive
10 5 (2.06%) Legal
11 4 (1.65%) Influencing Skills
12 3 (1.23%) Advertising
12 3 (1.23%) Back Office
12 3 (1.23%) Documentation Skills
12 3 (1.23%) Marketing
13 2 (0.82%) Telecoms
14 1 (0.41%) Aerospace
14 1 (0.41%) Electronics
14 1 (0.41%) Mandarin Language
Job Titles
1 126 (51.85%) Analyst
2 58 (23.87%) Digital Analyst
3 38 (15.64%) Data Analyst
4 33 (13.58%) Senior
5 28 (11.52%) Developer
5 28 (11.52%) Graduate
5 28 (11.52%) Graduate Analyst
6 26 (10.70%) Procurement Analyst
7 16 (6.58%) Consultant
8 13 (5.35%) Data Engineer
9 11 (4.53%) Architect
9 11 (4.53%) Financial Analyst
9 11 (4.53%) Platform Specialist
9 11 (4.53%) Power Platform Specialist
9 11 (4.53%) Report Analyst
10 9 (3.70%) Senior Analyst
11 8 (3.29%) Lead
11 8 (3.29%) Power Platform Consultant
11 8 (3.29%) Power Platform Developer
12 7 (2.88%) Senior Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (4.53%) .NET
2 9 (3.70%) REST
3 4 (1.65%) ASP.NET Web API
3 4 (1.65%) CSS
3 4 (1.65%) HTML
4 3 (1.23%) .NET Framework
4 3 (1.23%) ASP.NET
4 3 (1.23%) Entity Framework
4 3 (1.23%) JSON
4 3 (1.23%) SOAP
4 3 (1.23%) Web Services
5 2 (0.82%) Apache NiFi
5 2 (0.82%) Kafka
6 1 (0.41%) HTML5 Canvas
6 1 (0.41%) Laravel
6 1 (0.41%) Node.js
6 1 (0.41%) PySpark
6 1 (0.41%) React
6 1 (0.41%) RESTful
6 1 (0.41%) SPFx
Miscellaneous
1 33 (13.58%) Management Information System
2 15 (6.17%) Social Media
3 5 (2.06%) Analytical Mindset
3 5 (2.06%) Legacy Systems
4 3 (1.23%) Cloud Native
4 3 (1.23%) Private Cloud
4 3 (1.23%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (0.82%) Data Structures
5 2 (0.82%) Enterprise Software
5 2 (0.82%) Hybrid Cloud
5 2 (0.82%) Life Science
5 2 (0.82%) Low-Code
5 2 (0.82%) Onboarding
5 2 (0.82%) Product Ownership
6 1 (0.41%) Algorithms
6 1 (0.41%) Blog
6 1 (0.41%) Data Fabric
6 1 (0.41%) FMCG
6 1 (0.41%) Housing Association
6 1 (0.41%) Legacy Applications
Operating Systems
1 15 (6.17%) Windows
2 14 (5.76%) Windows Vista
3 2 (0.82%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 159 (65.43%) Business Intelligence
2 126 (51.85%) Analytics
3 95 (39.09%) Data Analytics
4 84 (34.57%) Agile
5 68 (27.98%) Artificial Intelligence
6 66 (27.16%) Project Delivery
7 62 (25.51%) Time Management
8 60 (24.69%) Technology Transformation
8 60 (24.69%) Visualisation
9 58 (23.87%) Digital Strategy
10 41 (16.87%) Data Analysis
11 40 (16.46%) Data Management
12 39 (16.05%) Problem-Solving
13 35 (14.40%) Process Improvement
14 33 (13.58%) Decision-Making
15 30 (12.35%) ERP
16 27 (11.11%) Data Modelling
17 26 (10.70%) Economics
17 26 (10.70%) Indirect Procurement
17 26 (10.70%) Source to Pay
Programming Languages
1 58 (23.87%) SQL
2 19 (7.82%) Python
3 16 (6.58%) T-SQL
4 10 (4.12%) C#
5 9 (3.70%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 6 (2.47%) JavaScript
6 6 (2.47%) PowerShell
7 4 (1.65%) R
7 4 (1.65%) TypeScript
8 3 (1.23%) Java
9 1 (0.41%) Bash
9 1 (0.41%) PHP
9 1 (0.41%) VBA
Qualifications
1 121 (49.79%) Degree
2 26 (10.70%) DBS Check
3 18 (7.41%) ACCA
3 18 (7.41%) CIMA
4 12 (4.94%) Security Cleared
5 10 (4.12%) AAT
6 5 (2.06%) BPSS Clearance
6 5 (2.06%) Computer Science Degree
6 5 (2.06%) SC Cleared
7 4 (1.65%) ICAEW
7 4 (1.65%) Master's Degree
7 4 (1.65%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (1.23%) AWS Certification
9 2 (0.82%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 2 (0.82%) Azure Certification
9 2 (0.82%) PhD
10 1 (0.41%) DV Cleared
10 1 (0.41%) SnowPro
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (18.93%) Data Quality
2 7 (2.88%) QA
3 5 (2.06%) IFRS
4 3 (1.23%) Accessibility
4 3 (1.23%) GDPR
5 2 (0.82%) SLA
6 1 (0.41%) GRC
6 1 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.41%) SOC 2
System Software
1 7 (2.88%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.23%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.82%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.41%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (1.23%) Failover Clustering
2 1 (0.41%) Istio
2 1 (0.41%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.41%) Terraform
Vendors
1 87 (35.80%) Microsoft
2 65 (26.75%) Alteryx
3 35 (14.40%) SAP
4 8 (3.29%) Informatica
5 7 (2.88%) Databricks
6 4 (1.65%) Cognos
6 4 (1.65%) Hyperion
6 4 (1.65%) Infor
6 4 (1.65%) Salesforce
7 3 (1.23%) Apple
7 3 (1.23%) VMware
8 2 (0.82%) ConnectWise
8 2 (0.82%) Hitachi
8 2 (0.82%) IBM
8 2 (0.82%) Kaseya
8 2 (0.82%) Talend
9 1 (0.41%) Confluent
9 1 (0.41%) HubSpot
9 1 (0.41%) StreamSets
9 1 (0.41%) Workday