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 24 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 50 62 51
Rank change year-on-year +12 -11 +30
Permanent jobs citing Power Platform 203 183 202
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 2.75% 4.85% 4.18%
As % of the Cloud Services category 12.66% 17.85% 15.37%
Number of salaries quoted 154 71 72
10th Percentile £38,734 £41,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £50,313 £46,250 £41,259
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £53,750
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +16.28% +2.38%
75th Percentile £77,188 £69,840 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £67,375
South East median annual salary £62,500 £50,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +25.00% -13.04% +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 1,603 1,025 1,314
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 21.68% 27.15% 27.18%
Number of salaries quoted 1,177 480 684
10th Percentile £32,000 £29,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £36,250 £39,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £49,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +22.45% -6.67% -7.12%
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £83,750 £83,750
South East median annual salary £57,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +15.00% -9.09% -

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 24 September 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 24 September 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 0 103 £65,000 -6.93% 98
Buckinghamshire +11 52 £75,000 +57.89% 49
Oxfordshire -7 48 £63,750 +2.00% 23
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 28 (13.79%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.99%) CMS
3 1 (0.49%) SAS
Applications
1 55 (27.09%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (5.42%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (1.48%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.49%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 13 (6.40%) NetSuite
2 9 (4.43%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.49%) Dynamics GP
3 1 (0.49%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.49%) SAP QM
3 1 (0.49%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 57 (28.08%) Azure
2 29 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
3 24 (11.82%) Dynamics 365
4 20 (9.85%) Azure AI
5 19 (9.36%) Power Automate
6 14 (6.90%) Microsoft Copilot
7 13 (6.40%) Azure DevOps
8 12 (5.91%) Azure Data Factory
9 11 (5.42%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 9 (4.43%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 9 (4.43%) Copilot Studio
10 9 (4.43%) PowerApps
11 8 (3.94%) AWS
11 8 (3.94%) Snowflake
12 7 (3.45%) dbt
13 6 (2.96%) Fivetran
13 6 (2.96%) SaaS
14 5 (2.46%) SuccessFactors
15 4 (1.97%) Google Analytics
16 3 (1.48%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.99%) Firewall
1 2 (0.99%) NAS
1 2 (0.99%) VoIP
1 2 (0.99%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (0.49%) Intranet
2 1 (0.49%) Modbus
2 1 (0.49%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 131 (64.53%) Power BI
2 38 (18.72%) Tableau
3 20 (9.85%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (5.91%) Relational Database
5 11 (5.42%) SQL Server
5 11 (5.42%) Star Schema
6 10 (4.93%) Azure SQL Database
6 10 (4.93%) DynamoDB
6 10 (4.93%) Metadata
6 10 (4.93%) Snowflake Schema
7 9 (4.43%) Amazon QuickSight
7 9 (4.43%) MongoDB
7 9 (4.43%) NoSQL
8 6 (2.96%) Airbyte
8 6 (2.96%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 4 (1.97%) Power Query
10 3 (1.48%) Qlik Sense
10 3 (1.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 2 (0.99%) Data Lake
11 2 (0.99%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 17 (8.37%) Git
2 1 (0.49%) Burp Suite
2 1 (0.49%) JIRA
2 1 (0.49%) JMeter
2 1 (0.49%) Selenium
General
1 63 (31.03%) Social Skills
2 51 (25.12%) Finance
3 40 (19.70%) Analytical Skills
4 14 (6.90%) Manufacturing
5 13 (6.40%) Marketing
6 12 (5.91%) Law
7 8 (3.94%) Organisational Skills
8 6 (2.96%) Public Sector
9 5 (2.46%) Documentation Skills
9 5 (2.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 3 (1.48%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (1.48%) Legal
10 3 (1.48%) Mandarin Language
10 3 (1.48%) Retail
11 2 (0.99%) Social Housing
11 2 (0.99%) Telecoms
12 1 (0.49%) Banking
Job Titles
1 70 (34.48%) Analyst
2 50 (24.63%) Consultant
3 36 (17.73%) Senior
4 35 (17.24%) Data Analyst
5 26 (12.81%) Power Platform Consultant
6 23 (11.33%) Lead
7 22 (10.84%) Developer
8 19 (9.36%) Systems Analyst
9 18 (8.87%) Junior
9 18 (8.87%) Junior Analyst
9 18 (8.87%) Junior Data Analyst
10 15 (7.39%) Data Engineer
11 14 (6.90%) Support Analyst
12 13 (6.40%) Lead Consultant
13 11 (5.42%) IT Support
13 11 (5.42%) Microsoft Consultant
13 11 (5.42%) Senior Consultant
14 10 (4.93%) SharePoint Consultant
15 9 (4.43%) Azure Engineer
15 9 (4.43%) Senior Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.97%) React
2 2 (0.99%) .NET
2 2 (0.99%) FastAPI
2 2 (0.99%) HTML
2 2 (0.99%) Model Context Protocol
2 2 (0.99%) Node.js
2 2 (0.99%) PySpark
2 2 (0.99%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 14 (6.90%) Management Information System
2 13 (6.40%) Data Structures
2 13 (6.40%) Product Ownership
3 12 (5.91%) Legacy Systems
4 11 (5.42%) Driving Licence
5 9 (4.43%) Enterprise Software
6 4 (1.97%) Cloud Native
7 3 (1.48%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 2 (0.99%) AI Agents
8 2 (0.99%) Autonomous Agent
8 2 (0.99%) Operational Technology
8 2 (0.99%) Sports Betting
8 2 (0.99%) SystemC
9 1 (0.49%) FMCG
9 1 (0.49%) Housing Association
9 1 (0.49%) Industry 4.0
9 1 (0.49%) IoT
9 1 (0.49%) Learning Management System
9 1 (0.49%) Manufacturing Execution System
9 1 (0.49%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 11 (5.42%) Linux
1 11 (5.42%) Windows
2 2 (0.99%) Windows 10
2 2 (0.99%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 134 (66.01%) Business Intelligence
2 66 (32.51%) AI
3 59 (29.06%) Analytics
4 48 (23.65%) Problem-Solving
5 45 (22.17%) Decision-Making
6 42 (20.69%) Data Modelling
7 40 (19.70%) ERP
8 38 (18.72%) Continuous Improvement
9 34 (16.75%) Data Management
10 28 (13.79%) Agile
10 28 (13.79%) ETL
11 26 (12.81%) Data Governance
12 25 (12.32%) Dashboard Development
13 24 (11.82%) CI/CD
13 24 (11.82%) CRM
13 24 (11.82%) Data Architecture
13 24 (11.82%) Data Engineering
14 23 (11.33%) Translating Business Requirements
15 22 (10.84%) Computer Science
15 22 (10.84%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 82 (40.39%) SQL
2 46 (22.66%) Python
3 12 (5.91%) PowerShell
4 11 (5.42%) C#
5 9 (4.43%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 5 (2.46%) JavaScript
6 5 (2.46%) T-SQL
7 1 (0.49%) Java
Qualifications
1 30 (14.78%) Degree
2 20 (9.85%) Azure Certification
3 18 (8.87%) ACCA
3 18 (8.87%) CIMA
4 12 (5.91%) Computer Science Degree
5 8 (3.94%) SC Cleared
5 8 (3.94%) Security Cleared
6 5 (2.46%) ICAEW
7 3 (1.48%) DBS Check
8 2 (0.99%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (0.99%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 2 (0.99%) PMP
9 1 (0.49%) APMG
9 1 (0.49%) CREST Certified
9 1 (0.49%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (23.15%) Data Quality
2 14 (6.90%) GDPR
3 9 (4.43%) California Consumer Privacy Act
4 3 (1.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (1.48%) PMO
4 3 (1.48%) SLA
5 2 (0.99%) ISO 9001
5 2 (0.99%) QA
6 1 (0.49%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.49%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.49%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.49%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.49%) IASME
6 1 (0.49%) PERC
System Software
1 2 (0.99%) BitLocker
1 2 (0.99%) Terminal Services
1 2 (0.99%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.49%) MOM
Vendors
1 131 (64.53%) Microsoft
2 21 (10.34%) Sage
3 17 (8.37%) SAP
4 10 (4.93%) Oracle
5 9 (4.43%) Informatica
5 9 (4.43%) Talend
6 6 (2.96%) CA Agile Central
7 5 (2.46%) Salesforce
8 4 (1.97%) Databricks
8 4 (1.97%) Google
9 2 (0.99%) Barracuda Networks
9 2 (0.99%) OpenAI
9 2 (0.99%) Sophos
9 2 (0.99%) VMware
9 2 (0.99%) Xero
10 1 (0.49%) Minitab