Power Platform Job Trends in the South East

Microsoft Power Platform
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Power Platform skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 57 62
Rank change year-on-year +18 +5 +19
Permanent jobs citing Power Platform 528 334 626
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 3.66% 4.28% 3.82%
As % of the Cloud Services category 14.32% 16.07% 12.44%
Number of salaries quoted 231 215 502
10th Percentile £36,250 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,938 £65,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £76,000 £87,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -4.35%

All Cloud Computing Skills
South East

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 South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 3,686 2,079 5,032
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 25.55% 26.66% 30.72%
Number of salaries quoted 2,224 1,309 4,001
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,600 £28,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £39,750 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -11.54%

Power Platform
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Power Platform job vacancy trend in the South East

Power Platform
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Power Platform.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Power Platform

Power Platform
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Power Platform in the South East over the 6 months to 16 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Power Platform in the South East

Power Platform
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Power Platform within the South East region over the 6 months to 16 May 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
Thames Valley +23 209 £58,750 -0.42% 67
Berkshire +35 106 £50,250 +0.50% 40
Kent +17 95 £41,250 -11.29% 10
Surrey -5 87 £55,000 +0.34% 21
Hampshire -6 72 £65,000 +36.84% 21
Buckinghamshire +4 67 £62,500 +4.17% 18
Oxfordshire +5 36 £63,750 +34.21% 11
West Sussex +10 33 £57,500 +35.29% 7
East Sussex -16 25 £85,000 +47.83% 7
Middlesex +31 3 - - 6
Power Platform
England

Power Platform
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 29 (5.49%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.52%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.57%) Apache Airflow
3 3 (0.57%) Confluence
4 2 (0.38%) IIS
4 2 (0.38%) SAS
5 1 (0.19%) CMS
Applications
1 302 (57.20%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (4.17%) Microsoft Office
3 19 (3.60%) Spreadsheet
4 14 (2.65%) Microsoft Project
5 6 (1.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 3 (0.57%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.38%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 10 (1.89%) Dynamics AX
2 9 (1.70%) SAP CO
3 5 (0.95%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.38%) IBM Planning Analytics
4 2 (0.38%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.38%) Q-Pulse
4 2 (0.38%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle 11i
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.19%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.19%) SAP HR
5 1 (0.19%) SAP QM
5 1 (0.19%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.19%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 300 (56.82%) Azure
2 210 (39.77%) Azure AI
3 50 (9.47%) Microsoft 365
4 41 (7.77%) Power Automate
5 40 (7.58%) PowerApps
6 38 (7.20%) Azure DevOps
7 21 (3.98%) Dynamics 365
8 20 (3.79%) Azure Logic Apps
9 16 (3.03%) Snowflake
10 12 (2.27%) AWS
11 11 (2.08%) Entra ID
12 9 (1.70%) Azure Data Factory
12 9 (1.70%) SaaS
13 7 (1.33%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 7 (1.33%) dbt
14 5 (0.95%) GCP
15 4 (0.76%) Azure Service Bus
15 4 (0.76%) Fivetran
15 4 (0.76%) Google Analytics
16 3 (0.57%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 7 (1.33%) Intranet
2 6 (1.14%) Modbus
2 6 (1.14%) MQTT
3 4 (0.76%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (0.57%) Firewall
4 3 (0.57%) NAS
4 3 (0.57%) VoIP
5 2 (0.38%) Broadband
6 1 (0.19%) DHCP
6 1 (0.19%) DNS
6 1 (0.19%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.19%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 458 (86.74%) Power BI
2 238 (45.08%) Tableau
3 32 (6.06%) SQL Server
4 19 (3.60%) Data Warehouse
5 15 (2.84%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 12 (2.27%) Relational Database
7 11 (2.08%) PostgreSQL
8 10 (1.89%) MySQL
9 8 (1.52%) Metadata
10 7 (1.33%) Power Query
11 6 (1.14%) Data Lake
12 5 (0.95%) Airbyte
12 5 (0.95%) Crystal Reports
13 3 (0.57%) Azure SQL Database
13 3 (0.57%) PowerPivot
13 3 (0.57%) SAP BW
13 3 (0.57%) Semantic Layer
13 3 (0.57%) Snowflake Schema
13 3 (0.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 2 (0.38%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 11 (2.08%) Git
2 5 (0.95%) JIRA
3 1 (0.19%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.19%) Oracle APEX
General
1 341 (64.58%) Social Skills
2 127 (24.05%) Finance
3 110 (20.83%) Analytical Skills
4 39 (7.39%) Manufacturing
5 15 (2.84%) Influencing Skills
5 15 (2.84%) Marketing
6 11 (2.08%) Organisational Skills
7 10 (1.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 8 (1.52%) Law
8 8 (1.52%) Public Sector
9 7 (1.33%) Legal
10 6 (1.14%) Documentation Skills
10 6 (1.14%) Retail
11 4 (0.76%) General Ledger
12 3 (0.57%) Automotive
12 3 (0.57%) Banking
13 2 (0.38%) Back Office
13 2 (0.38%) Pharmaceutical
13 2 (0.38%) Presentation Skills
13 2 (0.38%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 319 (60.42%) Analyst
2 249 (47.16%) Data Analyst
3 211 (39.96%) Junior
4 210 (39.77%) Junior Analyst
4 210 (39.77%) Junior Data Analyst
5 77 (14.58%) Developer
6 32 (6.06%) Senior
7 29 (5.49%) Applications Support
8 28 (5.30%) Power Platform Developer
9 26 (4.92%) Business Intelligence Developer
10 25 (4.73%) Lead
11 23 (4.36%) Consultant
11 23 (4.36%) IT Support
12 21 (3.98%) Report Analyst
13 18 (3.41%) Business Developer
14 17 (3.22%) Applications Manager
14 17 (3.22%) Business Intelligence Analyst
15 16 (3.03%) Applications Support Manager
15 16 (3.03%) IT Support Manager
15 16 (3.03%) Support Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (4.36%) .NET
2 13 (2.46%) HTML
3 12 (2.27%) Ajax
3 12 (2.27%) CSS
3 12 (2.27%) CSS3
3 12 (2.27%) HTML5
3 12 (2.27%) jQuery
3 12 (2.27%) LESS
3 12 (2.27%) Sass
4 9 (1.70%) ASP.NET
4 9 (1.70%) SAP CO-PA
5 8 (1.52%) JSON
5 8 (1.52%) XML
6 5 (0.95%) Web Services
7 4 (0.76%) .NET Framework
7 4 (0.76%) PySpark
7 4 (0.76%) React
7 4 (0.76%) REST
8 3 (0.57%) ASP.NET Core
8 3 (0.57%) HTML5 Canvas
Miscellaneous
1 22 (4.17%) Low-Code
2 16 (3.03%) Management Information System
3 13 (2.46%) Data Structures
4 10 (1.89%) NHS
5 8 (1.52%) Onboarding
5 8 (1.52%) SCADA
6 7 (1.33%) Legacy Systems
7 6 (1.14%) IoT
7 6 (1.14%) Manufacturing Execution System
7 6 (1.14%) Product Ownership
8 4 (0.76%) Analytical Mindset
8 4 (0.76%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (0.57%) Cloud Native
9 3 (0.57%) Enterprise Software
10 2 (0.38%) Distributed Systems
10 2 (0.38%) Learning Management System
10 2 (0.38%) Replication
11 1 (0.19%) Educational Technology
11 1 (0.19%) Sports Betting
11 1 (0.19%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 13 (2.46%) Windows
2 6 (1.14%) Linux
3 4 (0.76%) Windows 10
3 4 (0.76%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 427 (80.87%) Business Intelligence
2 247 (46.78%) AI
3 97 (18.37%) Decision-Making
4 83 (15.72%) Problem-Solving
5 70 (13.26%) Analytics
6 63 (11.93%) Data Modelling
7 57 (10.80%) Visualisation
8 56 (10.61%) ETL
9 50 (9.47%) ERP
10 48 (9.09%) Agile
11 47 (8.90%) DevOps
12 42 (7.95%) Budgeting and Forecasting
13 41 (7.77%) Continuous Improvement
14 40 (7.58%) Project Management
15 39 (7.39%) Data Visualisation
16 35 (6.63%) Data Governance
17 33 (6.25%) CI/CD
18 31 (5.87%) CRM
19 28 (5.30%) Budgeting
20 27 (5.11%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 354 (67.05%) SQL
2 302 (57.20%) Python
3 40 (7.58%) JavaScript
4 37 (7.01%) C#
5 30 (5.68%) VBA
6 25 (4.73%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 15 (2.84%) PowerShell
8 10 (1.89%) T-SQL
9 4 (0.76%) VBScript
10 3 (0.57%) TypeScript
11 2 (0.38%) Delphi
11 2 (0.38%) Java
11 2 (0.38%) Scala
11 2 (0.38%) VB
11 2 (0.38%) VB6
12 1 (0.19%) R
Qualifications
1 213 (40.34%) Azure Certification
2 54 (10.23%) Degree
3 35 (6.63%) ACCA
3 35 (6.63%) CIMA
4 20 (3.79%) Security Cleared
5 18 (3.41%) SC Cleared
6 14 (2.65%) AAT
7 11 (2.08%) Master's Degree
8 8 (1.52%) APMP
8 8 (1.52%) MBA
9 4 (0.76%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (0.76%) DBS Check
9 4 (0.76%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (0.38%) AWS Certification
10 2 (0.38%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 2 (0.38%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (0.38%) HNC
10 2 (0.38%) PMI Certification
10 2 (0.38%) PMP
10 2 (0.38%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (7.77%) Data Quality
2 22 (4.17%) SLA
3 8 (1.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 8 (1.52%) PMO
3 8 (1.52%) QA
4 6 (1.14%) GDPR
5 4 (0.76%) ITGC
6 2 (0.38%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.19%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.19%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 1 (0.19%) IFRS
System Software
1 25 (4.73%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.14%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (0.57%) BitLocker
3 3 (0.57%) Hyper-V
3 3 (0.57%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 8 (1.52%) Microsoft Intune
1 8 (1.52%) SCCM
2 3 (0.57%) Terraform
3 1 (0.19%) Argo
3 1 (0.19%) MOM
Vendors
1 357 (67.61%) Microsoft
2 30 (5.68%) SAP
3 17 (3.22%) Informatica
4 13 (2.46%) Databricks
5 12 (2.27%) Oracle
6 10 (1.89%) ServiceNow
7 8 (1.52%) Palo Alto
7 8 (1.52%) Qualys
8 6 (1.14%) VMware
9 5 (0.95%) Google
10 4 (0.76%) Salesforce
10 4 (0.76%) SYSPRO
11 3 (0.57%) Barracuda Networks
11 3 (0.57%) Sage
11 3 (0.57%) Sophos
12 2 (0.38%) BMC
12 2 (0.38%) HubSpot
12 2 (0.38%) IBM
12 2 (0.38%) IFS
12 2 (0.38%) OpenText