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 11 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 46 78 42
Rank change year-on-year +32 -36 +45
Permanent jobs citing Power Platform 197 133 239
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 2.94% 3.67% 4.59%
As % of the Cloud Services category 12.49% 13.59% 16.96%
Number of salaries quoted 132 84 136
10th Percentile £41,701 £37,000 £36,875
25th Percentile £50,000 £41,250 £42,532
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £53,750 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.28% +7.50% -3.85%
75th Percentile £75,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £69,840 £68,125
South East median annual salary £57,500 £50,000 £54,250
% change year-on-year +15.00% -7.83% -1.36%

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 1,577 979 1,409
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 23.53% 26.98% 27.05%
Number of salaries quoted 1,123 476 935
10th Percentile £31,680 £29,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £38,750 £39,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% - -13.04%
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £83,750 £82,000
South East median annual salary £57,423 £50,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year +14.85% -7.41% -6.09%

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 11 August 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 11 August 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 +34 102 £56,250 -11.07% 39
Buckinghamshire +3 50 £62,500 +31.58% 28
Oxfordshire -8 45 £70,000 +16.67% 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 26 (13.20%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.02%) CMS
3 1 (0.51%) SAS
Applications
1 74 (37.56%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (6.60%) Microsoft Project
3 7 (3.55%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.51%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 8 (4.06%) Dynamics CRM
1 8 (4.06%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.51%) Dynamics GP
2 1 (0.51%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.51%) SAP QM
2 1 (0.51%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 79 (40.10%) Azure
2 40 (20.30%) Azure AI
3 32 (16.24%) Power Automate
4 19 (9.64%) Microsoft 365
5 12 (6.09%) Dynamics 365
6 11 (5.58%) PowerApps
7 7 (3.55%) Azure Logic Apps
8 6 (3.05%) AWS
8 6 (3.05%) dbt
8 6 (3.05%) Fivetran
8 6 (3.05%) Microsoft Copilot
8 6 (3.05%) Snowflake
9 5 (2.54%) Azure Data Factory
9 5 (2.54%) Azure DevOps
10 4 (2.03%) Google Analytics
10 4 (2.03%) SaaS
11 3 (1.52%) Microsoft Purview
11 3 (1.52%) WeChat
12 2 (1.02%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 1 (0.51%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.52%) Firewall
1 3 (1.52%) NAS
1 3 (1.52%) VoIP
1 3 (1.52%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (0.51%) Intranet
2 1 (0.51%) Modbus
2 1 (0.51%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 146 (74.11%) Power BI
2 61 (30.96%) Tableau
3 12 (6.09%) Data Warehouse
3 12 (6.09%) Relational Database
4 6 (3.05%) Airbyte
5 5 (2.54%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 3 (1.52%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (1.02%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (1.02%) Data Lake
7 2 (1.02%) Metadata
7 2 (1.02%) Qlik Sense
7 2 (1.02%) Snowflake Schema
7 2 (1.02%) SQL Server
7 2 (1.02%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 2 (1.02%) Star Schema
8 1 (0.51%) Amazon QuickSight
8 1 (0.51%) MongoDB
8 1 (0.51%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.51%) Power Query
8 1 (0.51%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 8 (4.06%) Git
General
1 76 (38.58%) Social Skills
2 47 (23.86%) Finance
3 43 (21.83%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (7.61%) Marketing
5 13 (6.60%) Manufacturing
6 12 (6.09%) Law
7 8 (4.06%) Organisational Skills
8 6 (3.05%) Documentation Skills
8 6 (3.05%) Public Sector
9 5 (2.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 4 (2.03%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (1.52%) Mandarin Language
12 2 (1.02%) Legal
12 2 (1.02%) Retail
12 2 (1.02%) Social Housing
12 2 (1.02%) Telecoms
13 1 (0.51%) Banking
13 1 (0.51%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 87 (44.16%) Analyst
2 52 (26.40%) Data Analyst
3 39 (19.80%) Junior
3 39 (19.80%) Junior Analyst
3 39 (19.80%) Junior Data Analyst
4 29 (14.72%) Consultant
5 23 (11.68%) IT Support
6 22 (11.17%) Developer
7 20 (10.15%) Applications Support
8 18 (9.14%) Lead
9 16 (8.12%) Applications Manager
9 16 (8.12%) Applications Support Manager
9 16 (8.12%) IT Manager
9 16 (8.12%) IT Support Manager
9 16 (8.12%) Senior
9 16 (8.12%) Support Manager
10 14 (7.11%) Power Platform Consultant
10 14 (7.11%) Systems Analyst
11 10 (5.08%) Lead Consultant
12 9 (4.57%) Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.52%) React
2 2 (1.02%) HTML
2 2 (1.02%) Web Services
3 1 (0.51%) .NET
3 1 (0.51%) FastAPI
3 1 (0.51%) Model Context Protocol
3 1 (0.51%) Node.js
3 1 (0.51%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 22 (11.17%) Management Information System
2 12 (6.09%) Data Structures
3 6 (3.05%) Driving Licence
4 5 (2.54%) Product Ownership
5 3 (1.52%) Cloud Native
6 2 (1.02%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 2 (1.02%) Legacy Systems
6 2 (1.02%) Low-Code
6 2 (1.02%) Operational Technology
6 2 (1.02%) Sports Betting
6 2 (1.02%) SystemC
7 1 (0.51%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (0.51%) Autonomous Agent
7 1 (0.51%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (0.51%) FMCG
7 1 (0.51%) Housing Association
7 1 (0.51%) IoT
7 1 (0.51%) Learning Management System
7 1 (0.51%) Manufacturing Execution System
7 1 (0.51%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 6 (3.05%) Linux
2 4 (2.03%) Windows
3 3 (1.52%) Windows 10
3 3 (1.52%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 136 (69.04%) Business Intelligence
2 82 (41.62%) AI
3 45 (22.84%) Decision-Making
4 41 (20.81%) Analytics
5 37 (18.78%) Problem-Solving
6 34 (17.26%) Data Management
6 34 (17.26%) ERP
7 29 (14.72%) CRM
8 27 (13.71%) Continuous Improvement
9 26 (13.20%) Data Governance
9 26 (13.20%) Data Modelling
10 25 (12.69%) Dashboard Development
11 22 (11.17%) Budgeting and Forecasting
12 21 (10.66%) Agile
12 21 (10.66%) Data Engineering
13 20 (10.15%) Data Analysis
13 20 (10.15%) ETL
14 18 (9.14%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 17 (8.63%) Translating Business Requirements
16 16 (8.12%) Data Analytics
Programming Languages
1 83 (42.13%) SQL
2 58 (29.44%) Python
3 6 (3.05%) JavaScript
3 6 (3.05%) PowerShell
4 5 (2.54%) T-SQL
5 4 (2.03%) C#
6 3 (1.52%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 1 (0.51%) VBA
Qualifications
1 40 (20.30%) Azure Certification
2 25 (12.69%) Degree
3 24 (12.18%) ACCA
3 24 (12.18%) CIMA
4 11 (5.58%) Computer Science Degree
5 5 (2.54%) AAT
5 5 (2.54%) ICAEW
5 5 (2.54%) SC Cleared
5 5 (2.54%) Security Cleared
6 4 (2.03%) DBS Check
7 2 (1.02%) PMI Certification
7 2 (1.02%) PMP
8 1 (0.51%) APMG
8 1 (0.51%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (0.51%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (16.24%) Data Quality
2 6 (3.05%) GDPR
3 4 (2.03%) PMO
3 4 (2.03%) SLA
4 2 (1.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.51%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.51%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 1 (0.51%) PERC
5 1 (0.51%) QA
System Software
1 3 (1.52%) BitLocker
1 3 (1.52%) Terminal Services
1 3 (1.52%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.51%) MOM
Vendors
1 127 (64.47%) Microsoft
2 16 (8.12%) Sage
3 15 (7.61%) SAP
4 10 (5.08%) Oracle
5 4 (2.03%) Google
6 3 (1.52%) Barracuda Networks
6 3 (1.52%) Databricks
6 3 (1.52%) Salesforce
6 3 (1.52%) Sophos
6 3 (1.52%) VMware
7 2 (1.02%) Xero
8 1 (0.51%) CA Agile Central
8 1 (0.51%) HubSpot
8 1 (0.51%) Informatica
8 1 (0.51%) OpenAI
8 1 (0.51%) Talend