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

6 months to
22 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 47 81 40
Rank change year-on-year +34 -41 +53
Permanent jobs citing Power Platform 191 127 296
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 3.04% 3.53% 4.95%
As % of the Cloud Services category 12.64% 12.75% 17.74%
Number of salaries quoted 125 79 190
10th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £37,375
25th Percentile £50,000 £41,250 £41,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% +15.79% -15.59%
75th Percentile £72,500 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £69,840 £70,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £51,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.84% -7.27% -1.83%

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 1,511 996 1,669
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 24.06% 27.71% 27.89%
Number of salaries quoted 1,052 476 1,187
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% +5.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £89,875 £83,750 £80,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £51,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +6.80% +3.00% -13.04%

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 22 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 22 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 +34 94 £50,001 -20.00% 25
Buckinghamshire +15 54 £62,500 +25.00% 18
Oxfordshire -3 43 £72,500 +20.83% 4
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 14 (7.33%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.05%) CMS
3 1 (0.52%) SAS
Applications
1 82 (42.93%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (6.81%) Microsoft Project
3 7 (3.66%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (2.09%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 8 (4.19%) NetSuite
2 7 (3.66%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (1.05%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.52%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.52%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.52%) SAP QM
4 1 (0.52%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 84 (43.98%) Azure
2 45 (23.56%) Azure AI
3 29 (15.18%) Power Automate
4 10 (5.24%) Azure Logic Apps
4 10 (5.24%) Dynamics 365
5 9 (4.71%) Microsoft 365
5 9 (4.71%) PowerApps
6 6 (3.14%) AWS
6 6 (3.14%) dbt
6 6 (3.14%) Fivetran
6 6 (3.14%) Snowflake
7 5 (2.62%) Azure DevOps
7 5 (2.62%) Microsoft Copilot
8 4 (2.09%) Azure Data Factory
8 4 (2.09%) Google Analytics
9 3 (1.57%) WeChat
10 1 (0.52%) Azure Service Bus
10 1 (0.52%) Azure Stack
10 1 (0.52%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 1 (0.52%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.57%) Firewall
1 3 (1.57%) NAS
1 3 (1.57%) VoIP
1 3 (1.57%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (0.52%) Broadband
2 1 (0.52%) Intranet
2 1 (0.52%) Modbus
2 1 (0.52%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 154 (80.63%) Power BI
2 70 (36.65%) Tableau
3 12 (6.28%) Relational Database
4 9 (4.71%) Data Warehouse
5 6 (3.14%) Airbyte
6 5 (2.62%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 3 (1.57%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (1.05%) Data Lake
8 2 (1.05%) Qlik Sense
8 2 (1.05%) SAP BW
8 2 (1.05%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 1 (0.52%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.52%) Metadata
9 1 (0.52%) PowerPivot
9 1 (0.52%) Semantic Layer
9 1 (0.52%) Snowflake Schema
9 1 (0.52%) SQL Server
9 1 (0.52%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 7 (3.66%) Git
General
1 83 (43.46%) Social Skills
2 52 (27.23%) Finance
3 49 (25.65%) Analytical Skills
4 16 (8.38%) Marketing
5 13 (6.81%) Manufacturing
6 12 (6.28%) Law
7 7 (3.66%) Organisational Skills
8 6 (3.14%) Documentation Skills
8 6 (3.14%) Public Sector
9 5 (2.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 5 (2.62%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (1.57%) Legal
10 3 (1.57%) Mandarin Language
11 2 (1.05%) Social Housing
11 2 (1.05%) Telecoms
12 1 (0.52%) Banking
12 1 (0.52%) Pharmaceutical
12 1 (0.52%) Retail
Job Titles
1 97 (50.79%) Analyst
2 58 (30.37%) Data Analyst
3 45 (23.56%) Junior
3 45 (23.56%) Junior Analyst
3 45 (23.56%) Junior Data Analyst
4 23 (12.04%) IT Support
5 22 (11.52%) Developer
6 20 (10.47%) Applications Support
7 18 (9.42%) Consultant
8 16 (8.38%) Applications Manager
8 16 (8.38%) Applications Support Manager
8 16 (8.38%) IT Manager
8 16 (8.38%) IT Support Manager
8 16 (8.38%) Support Manager
9 14 (7.33%) Lead
9 14 (7.33%) Systems Analyst
10 11 (5.76%) Senior
11 10 (5.24%) Power Platform Consultant
12 9 (4.71%) Data Engineer
13 8 (4.19%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.05%) HTML
1 2 (1.05%) React
1 2 (1.05%) SAP CO-PA
1 2 (1.05%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 19 (9.95%) Management Information System
2 11 (5.76%) Data Structures
3 6 (3.14%) Driving Licence
4 5 (2.62%) Low-Code
5 4 (2.09%) Product Ownership
6 3 (1.57%) Cloud Native
7 2 (1.05%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (1.05%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 2 (1.05%) Learning Management System
7 2 (1.05%) Operational Technology
7 2 (1.05%) Sports Betting
8 1 (0.52%) Educational Technology
8 1 (0.52%) FMCG
8 1 (0.52%) Housing Association
8 1 (0.52%) IoT
8 1 (0.52%) Legacy Systems
8 1 (0.52%) Manufacturing Execution System
8 1 (0.52%) SCADA
8 1 (0.52%) SystemC
Operating Systems
1 6 (3.14%) Linux
2 3 (1.57%) Windows
2 3 (1.57%) Windows 10
2 3 (1.57%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 140 (73.30%) Business Intelligence
2 83 (43.46%) AI
3 48 (25.13%) Decision-Making
4 39 (20.42%) Analytics
5 36 (18.85%) Problem-Solving
6 33 (17.28%) ERP
7 29 (15.18%) Data Management
8 28 (14.66%) CRM
8 28 (14.66%) Data Governance
9 27 (14.14%) Budgeting and Forecasting
10 24 (12.57%) ETL
11 23 (12.04%) Data Modelling
12 21 (10.99%) Agile
12 21 (10.99%) Dashboard Development
12 21 (10.99%) Data Engineering
13 19 (9.95%) Continuous Improvement
14 16 (8.38%) CI/CD
14 16 (8.38%) Data Analysis
15 15 (7.85%) Project Management
15 15 (7.85%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 92 (48.17%) SQL
2 68 (35.60%) Python
3 9 (4.71%) JavaScript
4 6 (3.14%) PowerShell
5 5 (2.62%) C#
5 5 (2.62%) T-SQL
6 4 (2.09%) VBA
7 3 (1.57%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 45 (23.56%) Azure Certification
2 28 (14.66%) ACCA
2 28 (14.66%) CIMA
3 23 (12.04%) Degree
4 8 (4.19%) AAT
5 7 (3.66%) Computer Science Degree
6 5 (2.62%) ICAEW
6 5 (2.62%) SC Cleared
6 5 (2.62%) Security Cleared
7 4 (2.09%) DBS Check
8 2 (1.05%) PMI Certification
8 2 (1.05%) PMP
9 1 (0.52%) APMG
9 1 (0.52%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (15.71%) Data Quality
2 5 (2.62%) GDPR
3 4 (2.09%) SLA
4 3 (1.57%) PMO
5 2 (1.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.52%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.52%) IFRS
6 1 (0.52%) PERC
System Software
1 3 (1.57%) BitLocker
1 3 (1.57%) Terminal Services
1 3 (1.57%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.52%) MOM
Vendors
1 119 (62.30%) Microsoft
2 20 (10.47%) SAP
3 16 (8.38%) Sage
4 10 (5.24%) Oracle
5 4 (2.09%) Google
6 3 (1.57%) Barracuda Networks
6 3 (1.57%) Databricks
6 3 (1.57%) Sophos
6 3 (1.57%) VMware
7 2 (1.05%) Xero
8 1 (0.52%) HubSpot
8 1 (0.52%) Salesforce