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 16 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 55 | 63 | 48 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | -15 | +35 |
| Permanent jobs citing Power Platform | 193 | 166 | 196 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley | 2.53% | 4.38% | 4.41% |
| As % of the Cloud Services category | 12.37% | 15.38% | 15.78% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 156 | 66 | 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 | £78,125 | £67,375 |
| South East median annual salary | £62,500 | £48,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +30.21% | -16.52% | +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.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills | 1,560 | 1,079 | 1,242 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | 20.46% | 28.48% | 27.95% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,177 | 495 | 624 |
| 10th Percentile | £33,350 | £29,000 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £36,250 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £47,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +31.58% | -13.64% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £69,102 | £74,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,000 | £83,750 | £85,000 |
| South East median annual salary | £57,500 | £47,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.34% | -18.26% | +4.55% |
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 Salary Trend in the Thames Valley
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 16 October 2026.
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 16 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 | 0 | 100 | £65,000 | -6.93% | 53 |
| Buckinghamshire | +4 | 49 | £72,500 | +52.63% | 25 |
| Oxfordshire | -8 | 44 | £63,750 | +2.00% | 15 |
| Power Platform South East |
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Power Platform Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Cloud Services
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azure | 21.8% | 42 |
| 2 | Microsoft 365 | 16.6% | 32 |
| 3 | Dynamics 365 | 12.4% | 24 |
| 4 | Microsoft Copilot | 7.8% | 15 |
| 4 | Power Automate | 7.8% | 15 |
| 6 | Azure DevOps | 6.7% | 13 |
| 7 | PowerApps | 6.2% | 12 |
| 8 | Azure Data Factory | 5.7% | 11 |
| 8 | Azure Synapse Analytics | 5.7% | 11 |
| 10 | Copilot Studio | 5.2% | 10 |
| 11 | Azure Cosmos DB | 4.7% | 9 |
| 12 | Snowflake | 4.1% | 8 |
| 13 | AWS | 3.6% | 7 |
| 13 | dbt | 3.6% | 7 |
| 13 | SaaS | 3.6% | 7 |
| 16 | Azure AI | 2.6% | 5 |
| 16 | Fivetran | 2.6% | 5 |
| 16 | SuccessFactors | 2.6% | 5 |
| 19 | Azure Logic Apps | 1.6% | 3 |
| 19 | Microsoft Purview | 1.6% | 3 |