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

6 months to
28 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 54 55 49
Rank change year-on-year +1 -6 +34
Permanent jobs citing Power Platform 201 178 205
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 2.69% 4.72% 4.26%
As % of the Cloud Services category 12.64% 17.42% 15.43%
Number of salaries quoted 154 68 74
10th Percentile £38,734 £41,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £50,313 £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 £77,500 £69,840 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £77,375 £68,375
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 1,590 1,022 1,329
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 21.27% 27.12% 27.64%
Number of salaries quoted 1,174 473 674
10th Percentile £32,500 £29,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £47,500 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year +26.32% -12.84% -3.48%
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £83,750 £83,750
South East median annual salary £57,500 £49,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +16.16% -10.00% -

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 28 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 28 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 -8 104 £65,000 -6.93% 89
Buckinghamshire +10 50 £77,500 +63.16% 50
Oxfordshire -7 47 £63,750 +2.00% 16
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 (13.93%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.00%) CMS
3 1 (0.50%) SAS
Applications
1 52 (25.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (5.47%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (1.49%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.50%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 13 (6.47%) NetSuite
2 9 (4.48%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.50%) Dynamics GP
3 1 (0.50%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.50%) SAP QM
3 1 (0.50%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 53 (26.37%) Azure
2 30 (14.93%) Microsoft 365
3 24 (11.94%) Dynamics 365
4 19 (9.45%) Power Automate
5 17 (8.46%) Azure AI
6 14 (6.97%) Microsoft Copilot
7 13 (6.47%) Azure DevOps
8 11 (5.47%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 10 (4.98%) Azure Data Factory
10 9 (4.48%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 9 (4.48%) Copilot Studio
10 9 (4.48%) PowerApps
10 9 (4.48%) Snowflake
11 8 (3.98%) AWS
11 8 (3.98%) dbt
12 6 (2.99%) Fivetran
12 6 (2.99%) SaaS
13 5 (2.49%) SuccessFactors
14 4 (1.99%) Google Analytics
15 3 (1.49%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.00%) Firewall
1 2 (1.00%) NAS
1 2 (1.00%) VoIP
1 2 (1.00%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (0.50%) Intranet
2 1 (0.50%) Modbus
2 1 (0.50%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 128 (63.68%) Power BI
2 36 (17.91%) Tableau
3 20 (9.95%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (5.97%) Relational Database
5 11 (5.47%) Star Schema
6 10 (4.98%) DynamoDB
6 10 (4.98%) SQL Server
7 9 (4.48%) Amazon QuickSight
7 9 (4.48%) Azure SQL Database
7 9 (4.48%) Metadata
7 9 (4.48%) MongoDB
7 9 (4.48%) NoSQL
7 9 (4.48%) Snowflake Schema
8 6 (2.99%) Airbyte
9 5 (2.49%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 4 (1.99%) Power Query
10 4 (1.99%) Qlik Sense
11 3 (1.49%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 2 (1.00%) Data Lake
12 2 (1.00%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 16 (7.96%) Git
2 1 (0.50%) Burp Suite
2 1 (0.50%) JIRA
2 1 (0.50%) JMeter
2 1 (0.50%) Selenium
General
1 61 (30.35%) Social Skills
2 52 (25.87%) Finance
3 40 (19.90%) Analytical Skills
4 14 (6.97%) Manufacturing
5 13 (6.47%) Marketing
6 11 (5.47%) Law
7 8 (3.98%) Organisational Skills
8 5 (2.49%) Documentation Skills
8 5 (2.49%) Public Sector
9 4 (1.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 4 (1.99%) Retail
10 3 (1.49%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (1.49%) Legal
10 3 (1.49%) Mandarin Language
11 2 (1.00%) Social Housing
11 2 (1.00%) Telecoms
12 1 (0.50%) Banking
Job Titles
1 67 (33.33%) Analyst
2 51 (25.37%) Consultant
3 37 (18.41%) Senior
4 31 (15.42%) Data Analyst
5 27 (13.43%) Power Platform Consultant
6 23 (11.44%) Lead
7 21 (10.45%) Developer
8 19 (9.45%) Systems Analyst
9 15 (7.46%) Data Engineer
9 15 (7.46%) Junior
9 15 (7.46%) Junior Analyst
9 15 (7.46%) Junior Data Analyst
9 15 (7.46%) Support Analyst
10 13 (6.47%) Lead Consultant
11 11 (5.47%) IT Support
11 11 (5.47%) Microsoft Consultant
11 11 (5.47%) Senior Consultant
12 10 (4.98%) SharePoint Consultant
13 9 (4.48%) Business Developer
13 9 (4.48%) Systems Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.99%) React
2 2 (1.00%) .NET
2 2 (1.00%) FastAPI
2 2 (1.00%) HTML
2 2 (1.00%) Model Context Protocol
2 2 (1.00%) Node.js
2 2 (1.00%) PySpark
2 2 (1.00%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 14 (6.97%) Management Information System
2 13 (6.47%) Product Ownership
3 12 (5.97%) Data Structures
3 12 (5.97%) Legacy Systems
4 11 (5.47%) Driving Licence
5 9 (4.48%) Enterprise Software
6 4 (1.99%) Cloud Native
7 3 (1.49%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 2 (1.00%) AI Agents
8 2 (1.00%) Autonomous Agent
8 2 (1.00%) FMCG
8 2 (1.00%) Operational Technology
8 2 (1.00%) SystemC
9 1 (0.50%) Housing Association
9 1 (0.50%) Industry 4.0
9 1 (0.50%) IoT
9 1 (0.50%) Learning Management System
9 1 (0.50%) Manufacturing Execution System
9 1 (0.50%) SCADA
9 1 (0.50%) Sports Betting
Operating Systems
1 11 (5.47%) Linux
1 11 (5.47%) Windows
2 2 (1.00%) Windows 10
2 2 (1.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 131 (65.17%) Business Intelligence
2 61 (30.35%) AI
3 60 (29.85%) Analytics
4 46 (22.89%) Decision-Making
4 46 (22.89%) Problem-Solving
5 42 (20.90%) Data Modelling
6 40 (19.90%) ERP
7 39 (19.40%) Continuous Improvement
8 33 (16.42%) Data Management
9 28 (13.93%) ETL
10 27 (13.43%) Agile
11 26 (12.94%) Data Governance
12 25 (12.44%) Dashboard Development
12 25 (12.44%) Data Engineering
13 24 (11.94%) CI/CD
13 24 (11.94%) CRM
14 23 (11.44%) Data Architecture
14 23 (11.44%) Translating Business Requirements
15 22 (10.95%) Computer Science
16 21 (10.45%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 79 (39.30%) SQL
2 43 (21.39%) Python
3 12 (5.97%) PowerShell
4 11 (5.47%) C#
5 8 (3.98%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 5 (2.49%) JavaScript
7 4 (1.99%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.50%) Java
Qualifications
1 29 (14.43%) Degree
2 18 (8.96%) ACCA
2 18 (8.96%) CIMA
3 17 (8.46%) Azure Certification
4 12 (5.97%) Computer Science Degree
5 7 (3.48%) SC Cleared
5 7 (3.48%) Security Cleared
6 5 (2.49%) ICAEW
7 3 (1.49%) DBS Check
8 2 (1.00%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (1.00%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 2 (1.00%) PMP
9 1 (0.50%) APMG
9 1 (0.50%) CREST Certified
9 1 (0.50%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (24.38%) Data Quality
2 14 (6.97%) GDPR
3 9 (4.48%) California Consumer Privacy Act
4 3 (1.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (1.49%) PMO
4 3 (1.49%) SLA
5 2 (1.00%) Actionable Recommendations
5 2 (1.00%) ISO 9001
5 2 (1.00%) QA
6 1 (0.50%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.50%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.50%) IASME
6 1 (0.50%) PERC
System Software
1 2 (1.00%) BitLocker
1 2 (1.00%) Terminal Services
1 2 (1.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.50%) MOM
Vendors
1 128 (63.68%) Microsoft
2 21 (10.45%) Sage
3 17 (8.46%) SAP
4 10 (4.98%) Oracle
5 9 (4.48%) Informatica
5 9 (4.48%) Talend
6 6 (2.99%) CA Agile Central
7 5 (2.49%) Salesforce
8 4 (1.99%) Databricks
8 4 (1.99%) Google
9 2 (1.00%) Barracuda Networks
9 2 (1.00%) OpenAI
9 2 (1.00%) Sophos
9 2 (1.00%) VMware
9 2 (1.00%) Xero
10 1 (0.50%) Minitab