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 14 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 57 65 47
Rank change year-on-year +8 -18 +33
Permanent jobs citing Power Platform 195 167 199
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 2.57% 4.41% 4.43%
As % of the Cloud Services category 12.44% 15.55% 15.96%
Number of salaries quoted 156 68 72
10th Percentile £39,556 £41,250 £38,500
25th Percentile £50,938 £46,250 £41,263
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £61,250 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.12% +11.36% +4.76%
75th Percentile £77,813 £69,840 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,750 £67,375
South East median annual salary £62,500 £48,580 £57,500
% change year-on-year +28.66% -15.51% +9.52%

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 1,567 1,074 1,247
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 20.65% 28.35% 27.75%
Number of salaries quoted 1,175 491 625
10th Percentile £32,750 £29,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,000 £47,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +30.53% -13.64% -
75th Percentile £76,250 £69,102 £74,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £83,750 £85,000
South East median annual salary £57,500 £47,500 £57,250
% change year-on-year +21.05% -17.03% +4.09%

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 14 October 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 14 October 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 +2 102 £65,000 -6.93% 59
Buckinghamshire -1 47 £75,000 +57.89% 23
Oxfordshire -13 46 £63,750 +2.00% 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 31 (15.90%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.03%) CMS
3 1 (0.51%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.51%) SAS
Applications
1 43 (22.05%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (5.64%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (1.03%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 13 (6.67%) NetSuite
2 9 (4.62%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.51%) Dynamics GP
3 1 (0.51%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.51%) SAP QM
3 1 (0.51%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 45 (23.08%) Azure
2 32 (16.41%) Microsoft 365
3 24 (12.31%) Dynamics 365
4 15 (7.69%) Microsoft Copilot
4 15 (7.69%) Power Automate
5 13 (6.67%) Azure DevOps
6 12 (6.15%) PowerApps
7 11 (5.64%) Azure Data Factory
7 11 (5.64%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 10 (5.13%) Copilot Studio
9 9 (4.62%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 9 (4.62%) Snowflake
10 8 (4.10%) AWS
10 8 (4.10%) Azure AI
10 8 (4.10%) dbt
11 6 (3.08%) Fivetran
11 6 (3.08%) SaaS
12 5 (2.56%) SuccessFactors
13 3 (1.54%) Microsoft Purview
13 3 (1.54%) WeChat
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.51%) Intranet
1 1 (0.51%) Modbus
1 1 (0.51%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 120 (61.54%) Power BI
2 29 (14.87%) Tableau
3 21 (10.77%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (6.15%) Relational Database
5 11 (5.64%) SQL Server
5 11 (5.64%) Star Schema
6 10 (5.13%) DynamoDB
6 10 (5.13%) Metadata
7 9 (4.62%) Amazon QuickSight
7 9 (4.62%) Azure SQL Database
7 9 (4.62%) MongoDB
7 9 (4.62%) NoSQL
7 9 (4.62%) Snowflake Schema
8 6 (3.08%) Airbyte
8 6 (3.08%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 5 (2.56%) Qlik Sense
10 4 (2.05%) Power Query
11 3 (1.54%) Data Lake
11 3 (1.54%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 2 (1.03%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 16 (8.21%) Git
2 1 (0.51%) Burp Suite
2 1 (0.51%) JIRA
2 1 (0.51%) JMeter
2 1 (0.51%) Selenium
General
1 60 (30.77%) Social Skills
2 56 (28.72%) Finance
3 44 (22.56%) Analytical Skills
4 16 (8.21%) Manufacturing
5 13 (6.67%) Marketing
6 12 (6.15%) Organisational Skills
7 10 (5.13%) Law
8 5 (2.56%) Retail
9 3 (1.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (1.54%) Influencing Skills
9 3 (1.54%) Legal
9 3 (1.54%) Mandarin Language
9 3 (1.54%) Public Sector
10 2 (1.03%) Pharmaceutical
10 2 (1.03%) Social Housing
11 1 (0.51%) Banking
11 1 (0.51%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (0.51%) Local Government
11 1 (0.51%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 60 (30.77%) Analyst
2 52 (26.67%) Consultant
3 39 (20.00%) Senior
4 28 (14.36%) Power Platform Consultant
5 24 (12.31%) Data Analyst
6 23 (11.79%) Developer
6 23 (11.79%) Lead
7 19 (9.74%) Systems Analyst
8 16 (8.21%) Data Engineer
9 15 (7.69%) Support Analyst
10 13 (6.67%) Lead Consultant
11 11 (5.64%) Microsoft Consultant
11 11 (5.64%) Senior Consultant
12 10 (5.13%) SharePoint Consultant
13 9 (4.62%) Azure Engineer
13 9 (4.62%) Business Developer
13 9 (4.62%) Functional Consultant
13 9 (4.62%) Senior Analyst
13 9 (4.62%) Senior Data Engineer
13 9 (4.62%) Systems Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.05%) React
2 2 (1.03%) .NET
2 2 (1.03%) FastAPI
2 2 (1.03%) HTML
2 2 (1.03%) Model Context Protocol
2 2 (1.03%) Node.js
2 2 (1.03%) PySpark
2 2 (1.03%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 14 (7.18%) Legacy Systems
1 14 (7.18%) Product Ownership
2 12 (6.15%) Data Structures
2 12 (6.15%) Driving Licence
3 11 (5.64%) Management Information System
4 9 (4.62%) Enterprise Software
5 4 (2.05%) Cloud Native
6 3 (1.54%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 2 (1.03%) AI Agents
7 2 (1.03%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (1.03%) Augmented Reality
7 2 (1.03%) Autonomous Agent
7 2 (1.03%) Credit Risk
7 2 (1.03%) FMCG
7 2 (1.03%) Industry 4.0
7 2 (1.03%) Operational Technology
7 2 (1.03%) SystemC
8 1 (0.51%) Low-Code
8 1 (0.51%) Manufacturing Execution System
8 1 (0.51%) Sports Betting
Operating Systems
1 11 (5.64%) Linux
2 9 (4.62%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 128 (65.64%) Business Intelligence
2 62 (31.79%) Analytics
3 57 (29.23%) AI
4 50 (25.64%) Problem-Solving
5 49 (25.13%) Decision-Making
6 47 (24.10%) Data Modelling
7 43 (22.05%) Continuous Improvement
8 41 (21.03%) ERP
9 34 (17.44%) Data Management
10 31 (15.90%) ETL
11 28 (14.36%) Data Governance
12 27 (13.85%) Agile
12 27 (13.85%) Data Engineering
13 26 (13.33%) Dashboard Development
14 24 (12.31%) CI/CD
14 24 (12.31%) Data Architecture
14 24 (12.31%) Stakeholder Management
14 24 (12.31%) Translating Business Requirements
15 23 (11.79%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 22 (11.28%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 72 (36.92%) SQL
2 37 (18.97%) Python
3 12 (6.15%) PowerShell
4 11 (5.64%) C#
5 8 (4.10%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 5 (2.56%) JavaScript
6 5 (2.56%) T-SQL
7 1 (0.51%) Java
Qualifications
1 32 (16.41%) Degree
2 19 (9.74%) ACCA
2 19 (9.74%) CIMA
3 12 (6.15%) Computer Science Degree
4 8 (4.10%) Azure Certification
5 5 (2.56%) ICAEW
5 5 (2.56%) SC Cleared
5 5 (2.56%) Security Cleared
6 4 (2.05%) Microsoft Certification
7 3 (1.54%) PMP
8 2 (1.03%) CFA
8 2 (1.03%) DBS Check
8 2 (1.03%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 1 (0.51%) APMG
9 1 (0.51%) CREST Certified
9 1 (0.51%) IIBA
9 1 (0.51%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (26.67%) Data Quality
2 14 (7.18%) GDPR
3 9 (4.62%) California Consumer Privacy Act
4 4 (2.05%) PMO
5 3 (1.54%) Accessibility
5 3 (1.54%) ISO 9001
5 3 (1.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (1.54%) QA
6 2 (1.03%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.51%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.51%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.51%) IASME
7 1 (0.51%) PERC
System Software
1 1 (0.51%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.51%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (0.51%) MOM
Vendors
1 115 (58.97%) Microsoft
2 21 (10.77%) Sage
3 18 (9.23%) SAP
4 11 (5.64%) Oracle
5 9 (4.62%) Informatica
5 9 (4.62%) Talend
6 6 (3.08%) CA Agile Central
7 5 (2.56%) Salesforce
8 4 (2.05%) Databricks
9 2 (1.03%) Google
9 2 (1.03%) Minitab
9 2 (1.03%) OpenAI
9 2 (1.03%) Xero
10 1 (0.51%) Splunk