Power Platform Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Microsoft Power Platform
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Power Platform skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 47 82 40
Rank change year-on-year +35 -42 +42
Permanent jobs citing Power Platform 192 123 339
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 3.15% 3.44% 5.09%
As % of the Cloud Services category 12.96% 13.00% 18.20%
Number of salaries quoted 125 79 232
10th Percentile £41,967 £36,250 £38,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £51,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% +7.37% -5.94%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £70,872 £69,875
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

All Cloud Computing Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 1,481 946 1,863
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 24.26% 26.44% 27.96%
Number of salaries quoted 1,025 477 1,374
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £39,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% +5.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £83,750 £77,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -13.04%

Power Platform
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Power Platform job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Power Platform
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Power Platform.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Power Platform

Power Platform
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Power Platform in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 10 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Power Platform in the Thames Valley

Power Platform
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Power Platform within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 10 July 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
Berkshire +27 96 £50,001 -20.00% 30
Buckinghamshire +13 54 £62,500 +25.00% 18
Oxfordshire +1 42 £70,000 +27.27% 12
Power Platform
South East

Power Platform
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 10 (5.21%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.04%) CMS
3 1 (0.52%) SAS
Applications
1 88 (45.83%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (6.77%) Microsoft Project
3 7 (3.65%) Microsoft Office
4 6 (3.13%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 6 (3.13%) Dynamics CRM
1 6 (3.13%) NetSuite
2 3 (1.56%) SAP CO
3 1 (0.52%) Dynamics GP
3 1 (0.52%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.52%) SAP QM
3 1 (0.52%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 88 (45.83%) Azure
2 48 (25.00%) Azure AI
3 28 (14.58%) Power Automate
4 12 (6.25%) Azure Logic Apps
5 9 (4.69%) Dynamics 365
6 8 (4.17%) PowerApps
7 7 (3.65%) AWS
7 7 (3.65%) Azure DevOps
7 7 (3.65%) Microsoft 365
8 6 (3.13%) dbt
8 6 (3.13%) Fivetran
8 6 (3.13%) Snowflake
9 4 (2.08%) Azure Data Factory
9 4 (2.08%) Google Analytics
9 4 (2.08%) Microsoft Copilot
10 2 (1.04%) WeChat
11 1 (0.52%) Azure Service Bus
11 1 (0.52%) Azure Stack
11 1 (0.52%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 1 (0.52%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.56%) Firewall
1 3 (1.56%) NAS
1 3 (1.56%) VoIP
1 3 (1.56%) Wi-Fi
2 2 (1.04%) Modbus
2 2 (1.04%) MQTT
3 1 (0.52%) Broadband
3 1 (0.52%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 159 (82.81%) Power BI
2 74 (38.54%) Tableau
3 12 (6.25%) Relational Database
4 9 (4.69%) Data Warehouse
5 6 (3.13%) Airbyte
6 5 (2.60%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 3 (1.56%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (1.04%) Data Lake
8 2 (1.04%) Qlik Sense
8 2 (1.04%) SAP BW
8 2 (1.04%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 1 (0.52%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.52%) Metadata
9 1 (0.52%) PowerPivot
9 1 (0.52%) Snowflake Schema
9 1 (0.52%) SQL Server
9 1 (0.52%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 7 (3.65%) Git
General
1 88 (45.83%) Social Skills
2 58 (30.21%) Finance
3 53 (27.60%) Analytical Skills
4 16 (8.33%) Marketing
5 12 (6.25%) Law
6 11 (5.73%) Manufacturing
7 7 (3.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 7 (3.65%) Influencing Skills
7 7 (3.65%) Public Sector
8 6 (3.13%) Documentation Skills
8 6 (3.13%) Organisational Skills
9 3 (1.56%) Legal
10 2 (1.04%) Mandarin Language
10 2 (1.04%) Social Housing
10 2 (1.04%) Telecoms
11 1 (0.52%) Banking
11 1 (0.52%) Pharmaceutical
11 1 (0.52%) Retail
Job Titles
1 101 (52.60%) Analyst
2 60 (31.25%) Data Analyst
3 48 (25.00%) Junior
3 48 (25.00%) Junior Analyst
3 48 (25.00%) Junior Data Analyst
4 22 (11.46%) Developer
4 22 (11.46%) IT Support
5 19 (9.90%) Applications Support
6 16 (8.33%) Applications Manager
6 16 (8.33%) Applications Support Manager
6 16 (8.33%) IT Manager
6 16 (8.33%) IT Support Manager
6 16 (8.33%) Support Manager
7 15 (7.81%) Consultant
8 14 (7.29%) Systems Analyst
9 11 (5.73%) Lead
10 10 (5.21%) Report Analyst
11 9 (4.69%) Data Engineer
11 9 (4.69%) Power Platform Consultant
11 9 (4.69%) Power Platform Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.56%) SAP CO-PA
2 2 (1.04%) HTML
2 2 (1.04%) React
2 2 (1.04%) Web Services
3 1 (0.52%) .NET
3 1 (0.52%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 16 (8.33%) Management Information System
2 11 (5.73%) Data Structures
3 8 (4.17%) Low-Code
4 5 (2.60%) Driving Licence
5 4 (2.08%) Cloud Native
5 4 (2.08%) Product Ownership
6 2 (1.04%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (1.04%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 2 (1.04%) IoT
6 2 (1.04%) Learning Management System
6 2 (1.04%) Manufacturing Execution System
6 2 (1.04%) SCADA
7 1 (0.52%) Distributed Systems
7 1 (0.52%) Educational Technology
7 1 (0.52%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (0.52%) FMCG
7 1 (0.52%) Housing Association
7 1 (0.52%) Legacy Systems
7 1 (0.52%) Podcast
7 1 (0.52%) Sports Betting
Operating Systems
1 5 (2.60%) Linux
2 3 (1.56%) Windows
2 3 (1.56%) Windows 10
2 3 (1.56%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 142 (73.96%) Business Intelligence
2 80 (41.67%) AI
3 52 (27.08%) Decision-Making
4 37 (19.27%) Analytics
5 34 (17.71%) Problem-Solving
6 32 (16.67%) Budgeting and Forecasting
6 32 (16.67%) ERP
7 30 (15.63%) Data Governance
8 27 (14.06%) CRM
9 26 (13.54%) Data Management
9 26 (13.54%) ETL
10 22 (11.46%) Agile
10 22 (11.46%) Data Modelling
11 20 (10.42%) Data Engineering
12 19 (9.90%) CI/CD
12 19 (9.90%) Dashboard Development
13 16 (8.33%) Financial Analysis
13 16 (8.33%) Project Management
14 15 (7.81%) Continuous Improvement
14 15 (7.81%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 96 (50.00%) SQL
2 72 (37.50%) Python
3 11 (5.73%) JavaScript
4 8 (4.17%) C#
5 6 (3.13%) VBA
6 5 (2.60%) PowerShell
6 5 (2.60%) T-SQL
7 4 (2.08%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 1 (0.52%) Java
Qualifications
1 49 (25.52%) Azure Certification
2 32 (16.67%) ACCA
2 32 (16.67%) CIMA
3 23 (11.98%) Degree
4 10 (5.21%) AAT
5 6 (3.13%) SC Cleared
5 6 (3.13%) Security Cleared
6 5 (2.60%) ICAEW
7 4 (2.08%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (2.08%) DBS Check
8 2 (1.04%) PMI Certification
8 2 (1.04%) PMP
9 1 (0.52%) APMG
9 1 (0.52%) AWS Certification
9 1 (0.52%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 1 (0.52%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (14.58%) Data Quality
2 5 (2.60%) GDPR
3 4 (2.08%) PMO
3 4 (2.08%) SLA
4 1 (0.52%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.52%) IFRS
4 1 (0.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.52%) PERC
4 1 (0.52%) QA
System Software
1 3 (1.56%) BitLocker
1 3 (1.56%) Terminal Services
1 3 (1.56%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.52%) MOM
Vendors
1 117 (60.94%) Microsoft
2 23 (11.98%) SAP
3 15 (7.81%) Sage
4 10 (5.21%) Oracle
5 4 (2.08%) Google
6 3 (1.56%) Barracuda Networks
6 3 (1.56%) Databricks
6 3 (1.56%) Sophos
6 3 (1.56%) VMware
7 2 (1.04%) HubSpot
7 2 (1.04%) Xero
8 1 (0.52%) IFS
8 1 (0.52%) Marketo