Power Platform Job Trends in Reading

Microsoft Power Platform
Berkshire > Reading

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Reading requiring Power Platform skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 39 49
Rank change year-on-year +11 +10 +12
Permanent jobs citing Power Platform 69 19 48
As % of all permanent jobs in Reading 4.21% 3.63% 3.66%
As % of the Cloud Services category 18.02% 11.38% 13.71%
Number of salaries quoted 54 17 16
10th Percentile £48,250 £58,750 £39,250
25th Percentile £65,000 £59,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £69,840 £48,750
Median % change year-on-year +0.23% +43.26% -7.14%
75th Percentile £79,375 - £64,563
90th Percentile £80,000 £72,404 £65,625
Berkshire median annual salary £65,000 £69,840 £50,000
% change year-on-year -6.93% +39.68% -6.98%

All Cloud Computing Skills
Reading

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 Reading.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 383 167 350
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 23.38% 31.87% 26.70%
Number of salaries quoted 294 100 170
10th Percentile £44,825 £28,500 £27,750
25th Percentile £56,250 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £64,250 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.84% +7.08% -2.04%
75th Percentile £94,688 £82,813 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £91,375 £85,000
Berkshire median annual salary £65,000 £50,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +30.00% -16.67% +6.15%

Power Platform
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Power Platform job vacancy trend in Reading

Power Platform
Salary Trend in Reading

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Power Platform.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Power Platform

Power Platform
Salary Histogram in Reading

Salary distribution for jobs citing Power Platform in Reading over the 6 months to 26 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Power Platform in Reading

Power Platform
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading 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 13 (18.84%) SharePoint
Applications
1 15 (21.74%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.45%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 23 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
2 10 (14.49%) Azure
3 7 (10.14%) Azure AI
4 5 (7.25%) Power Automate
5 3 (4.35%) Azure DevOps
5 3 (4.35%) Microsoft Copilot
5 3 (4.35%) Microsoft Purview
5 3 (4.35%) PowerApps
5 3 (4.35%) WeChat
6 2 (2.90%) Anthropic Claude
6 2 (2.90%) AWS
6 2 (2.90%) Azure Cognitive Services
6 2 (2.90%) Azure Machine Learning
6 2 (2.90%) Cloud Computing
6 2 (2.90%) GitHub
6 2 (2.90%) GitHub Copilot
6 2 (2.90%) SuccessFactors
7 1 (1.45%) Amazon S3
7 1 (1.45%) Azure Databricks
7 1 (1.45%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (36.23%) Power BI
2 11 (15.94%) Tableau
3 2 (2.90%) SQL Server
3 2 (2.90%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (1.45%) Amazon Athena
4 1 (1.45%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (1.45%) Data Lake
4 1 (1.45%) Data Vault
4 1 (1.45%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (1.45%) DynamoDB
4 1 (1.45%) Power Query
4 1 (1.45%) Snowflake Schema
4 1 (1.45%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 2 (2.90%) Git
2 1 (1.45%) Burp Suite
2 1 (1.45%) JIRA
2 1 (1.45%) JMeter
2 1 (1.45%) Selenium
General
1 17 (24.64%) Social Skills
2 10 (14.49%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (8.70%) Finance
4 3 (4.35%) Mandarin Language
4 3 (4.35%) Organisational Skills
4 3 (4.35%) Retail
5 2 (2.90%) Telecoms
6 1 (1.45%) Banking
6 1 (1.45%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (1.45%) Legal
6 1 (1.45%) Marketing
6 1 (1.45%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 42 (60.87%) Consultant
2 26 (37.68%) Power Platform Consultant
3 16 (23.19%) Analyst
4 14 (20.29%) Lead
5 13 (18.84%) Data Analyst
5 13 (18.84%) Lead Consultant
6 10 (14.49%) SharePoint Consultant
7 8 (11.59%) Functional Consultant
8 6 (8.70%) Senior
9 5 (7.25%) Junior
9 5 (7.25%) Junior Analyst
9 5 (7.25%) Junior Data Analyst
10 4 (5.80%) Operations Analyst
11 3 (4.35%) Artificial Intelligence Consultant
11 3 (4.35%) Developer
11 3 (4.35%) Microsoft 365 Consultant
11 3 (4.35%) Microsoft Consultant
11 3 (4.35%) Sales Analyst
11 3 (4.35%) Senior Consultant
11 3 (4.35%) Solutions Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.90%) .NET
1 2 (2.90%) FastAPI
1 2 (2.90%) Model Context Protocol
1 2 (2.90%) Node.js
1 2 (2.90%) React
2 1 (1.45%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 2 (2.90%) AI Agents
1 2 (2.90%) Autonomous Agent
1 2 (2.90%) Data Structures
1 2 (2.90%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (1.45%) Cloud Native
2 1 (1.45%) FMCG
2 1 (1.45%) Management Information System
2 1 (1.45%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (34.78%) Business Intelligence
2 16 (23.19%) AI
3 14 (20.29%) Problem-Solving
4 12 (17.39%) Analytics
5 9 (13.04%) Data Analysis
5 9 (13.04%) Data Modelling
5 9 (13.04%) Decision-Making
5 9 (13.04%) Visualisation
6 8 (11.59%) Data Visualisation
6 8 (11.59%) Stakeholder Management
7 6 (8.70%) Process Improvement
8 5 (7.25%) Continuous Improvement
9 4 (5.80%) Business Analysis
9 4 (5.80%) Business Case
9 4 (5.80%) CI/CD
9 4 (5.80%) Cybersecurity
9 4 (5.80%) DevOps
9 4 (5.80%) Kalman Filter
9 4 (5.80%) Mentoring
9 4 (5.80%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 16 (23.19%) SQL
2 12 (17.39%) Python
3 6 (8.70%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 2 (2.90%) C#
5 1 (1.45%) Java
5 1 (1.45%) JavaScript
5 1 (1.45%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (10.14%) Azure Certification
2 3 (4.35%) ACCA
2 3 (4.35%) CIMA
3 2 (2.90%) Microsoft Certified Professional
3 2 (2.90%) SC Cleared
3 2 (2.90%) Security Cleared
4 1 (1.45%) CREST Certified
4 1 (1.45%) Degree
4 1 (1.45%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (10.14%) Data Quality
2 1 (1.45%) Actionable Recommendations
2 1 (1.45%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (1.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 1 (1.45%) IASME
2 1 (1.45%) ISO 9001
2 1 (1.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (1.45%) PMO
2 1 (1.45%) QA
2 1 (1.45%) SLA
Vendors
1 49 (71.01%) Microsoft
2 6 (8.70%) CA Agile Central
3 3 (4.35%) SAP
4 2 (2.90%) Databricks
4 2 (2.90%) OpenAI
5 1 (1.45%) Xero