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 27 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 49 77 43
Rank change year-on-year +28 -34 +51
Permanent jobs citing Power Platform 190 128 264
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 2.99% 3.55% 4.72%
As % of the Cloud Services category 12.47% 12.86% 16.99%
Number of salaries quoted 124 82 164
10th Percentile £38,734 £36,650 £36,625
25th Percentile £50,000 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £53,750 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.63% +7.50% -9.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £69,840 £68,750
South East median annual salary £56,250 £51,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.29% -7.27% -0.05%

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 1,524 995 1,554
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 24.02% 27.58% 27.81%
Number of salaries quoted 1,065 483 1,082
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £51,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.75% +2.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £64,750
90th Percentile £88,250 £83,750 £80,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -8.70%

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 27 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 27 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 +37 96 £50,001 -20.00% 20
Buckinghamshire 0 51 £62,500 +25.00% 15
Oxfordshire -7 43 £75,000 +25.00% 8
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 16 (8.42%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.05%) CMS
3 1 (0.53%) SAS
Applications
1 80 (42.11%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (6.84%) Microsoft Project
3 7 (3.68%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (1.58%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 8 (4.21%) NetSuite
2 7 (3.68%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.53%) Dynamics GP
3 1 (0.53%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.53%) SAP CO
3 1 (0.53%) SAP QM
3 1 (0.53%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 83 (43.68%) Azure
2 45 (23.68%) Azure AI
3 30 (15.79%) Power Automate
4 11 (5.79%) Microsoft 365
5 10 (5.26%) Dynamics 365
5 10 (5.26%) PowerApps
6 9 (4.74%) Azure Logic Apps
7 6 (3.16%) AWS
7 6 (3.16%) dbt
7 6 (3.16%) Fivetran
7 6 (3.16%) Snowflake
8 5 (2.63%) Microsoft Copilot
9 4 (2.11%) Azure Data Factory
9 4 (2.11%) Azure DevOps
9 4 (2.11%) Google Analytics
10 3 (1.58%) SaaS
10 3 (1.58%) WeChat
11 2 (1.05%) Microsoft Purview
12 1 (0.53%) Azure Stack
12 1 (0.53%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.58%) Firewall
1 3 (1.58%) NAS
1 3 (1.58%) VoIP
1 3 (1.58%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (0.53%) Intranet
2 1 (0.53%) Modbus
2 1 (0.53%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 151 (79.47%) Power BI
2 69 (36.32%) Tableau
3 12 (6.32%) Relational Database
4 8 (4.21%) Data Warehouse
5 6 (3.16%) Airbyte
6 5 (2.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 3 (1.58%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (1.05%) Data Lake
8 2 (1.05%) Qlik Sense
8 2 (1.05%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 1 (0.53%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.53%) Metadata
9 1 (0.53%) PowerPivot
9 1 (0.53%) SAP BW
9 1 (0.53%) Semantic Layer
9 1 (0.53%) Snowflake Schema
9 1 (0.53%) SQL Server
9 1 (0.53%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 7 (3.68%) Git
General
1 80 (42.11%) Social Skills
2 50 (26.32%) Finance
3 44 (23.16%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (7.89%) Marketing
5 12 (6.32%) Law
6 11 (5.79%) Manufacturing
7 8 (4.21%) Organisational Skills
8 6 (3.16%) Documentation Skills
8 6 (3.16%) Public Sector
9 5 (2.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 4 (2.11%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (1.58%) Mandarin Language
12 2 (1.05%) Legal
12 2 (1.05%) Social Housing
12 2 (1.05%) Telecoms
13 1 (0.53%) Banking
13 1 (0.53%) Pharmaceutical
13 1 (0.53%) Retail
Job Titles
1 95 (50.00%) Analyst
2 58 (30.53%) Data Analyst
3 45 (23.68%) Junior
3 45 (23.68%) Junior Analyst
3 45 (23.68%) Junior Data Analyst
4 23 (12.11%) IT Support
5 21 (11.05%) Consultant
6 20 (10.53%) Applications Support
6 20 (10.53%) Developer
7 16 (8.42%) Applications Manager
7 16 (8.42%) Applications Support Manager
7 16 (8.42%) IT Manager
7 16 (8.42%) IT Support Manager
7 16 (8.42%) Support Manager
8 15 (7.89%) Lead
9 14 (7.37%) Systems Analyst
10 13 (6.84%) Senior
11 11 (5.79%) Power Platform Consultant
12 9 (4.74%) Data Engineer
13 8 (4.21%) Lead Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.05%) HTML
1 2 (1.05%) React
1 2 (1.05%) Web Services
2 1 (0.53%) SAP CO-PA
Miscellaneous
1 19 (10.00%) Management Information System
2 11 (5.79%) Data Structures
3 6 (3.16%) Driving Licence
4 4 (2.11%) Low-Code
4 4 (2.11%) Product Ownership
5 3 (1.58%) Cloud Native
6 2 (1.05%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 2 (1.05%) Operational Technology
6 2 (1.05%) Sports Betting
6 2 (1.05%) SystemC
7 1 (0.53%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (0.53%) Educational Technology
7 1 (0.53%) FMCG
7 1 (0.53%) Housing Association
7 1 (0.53%) IoT
7 1 (0.53%) Learning Management System
7 1 (0.53%) Legacy Systems
7 1 (0.53%) Manufacturing Execution System
7 1 (0.53%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 6 (3.16%) Linux
2 3 (1.58%) Windows
2 3 (1.58%) Windows 10
2 3 (1.58%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 138 (72.63%) Business Intelligence
2 83 (43.68%) AI
3 46 (24.21%) Decision-Making
4 36 (18.95%) Analytics
5 34 (17.89%) Problem-Solving
6 32 (16.84%) ERP
7 29 (15.26%) Data Management
8 27 (14.21%) CRM
8 27 (14.21%) Data Governance
9 25 (13.16%) Budgeting and Forecasting
10 23 (12.11%) Data Modelling
11 22 (11.58%) ETL
12 21 (11.05%) Continuous Improvement
12 21 (11.05%) Data Engineering
13 20 (10.53%) Agile
13 20 (10.53%) Dashboard Development
14 15 (7.89%) Data Analysis
14 15 (7.89%) Project Management
14 15 (7.89%) Service Delivery
14 15 (7.89%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 89 (46.84%) SQL
2 65 (34.21%) Python
3 8 (4.21%) JavaScript
4 6 (3.16%) PowerShell
5 5 (2.63%) T-SQL
6 4 (2.11%) C#
7 3 (1.58%) VBA
8 2 (1.05%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 45 (23.68%) Azure Certification
2 27 (14.21%) ACCA
2 27 (14.21%) CIMA
3 21 (11.05%) Degree
4 7 (3.68%) AAT
4 7 (3.68%) Computer Science Degree
5 5 (2.63%) ICAEW
5 5 (2.63%) SC Cleared
5 5 (2.63%) Security Cleared
6 4 (2.11%) DBS Check
7 2 (1.05%) PMI Certification
7 2 (1.05%) PMP
8 1 (0.53%) APMG
8 1 (0.53%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (15.79%) Data Quality
2 5 (2.63%) GDPR
3 4 (2.11%) PMO
3 4 (2.11%) SLA
4 2 (1.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.53%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.53%) IFRS
5 1 (0.53%) PERC
System Software
1 3 (1.58%) BitLocker
1 3 (1.58%) Terminal Services
1 3 (1.58%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.53%) MOM
Vendors
1 121 (63.68%) Microsoft
2 17 (8.95%) SAP
3 16 (8.42%) Sage
4 10 (5.26%) Oracle
5 4 (2.11%) Google
6 3 (1.58%) Barracuda Networks
6 3 (1.58%) Databricks
6 3 (1.58%) Sophos
6 3 (1.58%) VMware
7 2 (1.05%) Salesforce
7 2 (1.05%) Xero
8 1 (0.53%) HubSpot