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 9 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 53 65 53
Rank change year-on-year +12 -12 +28
Permanent jobs citing Power Platform 198 173 200
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 2.63% 4.49% 4.34%
As % of the Cloud Services category 12.69% 16.03% 15.47%
Number of salaries quoted 156 67 76
10th Percentile £39,556 £41,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £46,250 £41,259
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +13.64% +4.76%
75th Percentile £77,500 £69,840 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £81,000 £68,125
South East median annual salary £62,500 £48,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +28.87% -15.65% +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 1,560 1,079 1,293
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 20.73% 27.98% 28.04%
Number of salaries quoted 1,171 478 651
10th Percentile £32,500 £29,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £44,106 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £47,500 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year +26.32% -12.84% -1.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £69,840 £73,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £83,750 £85,000
South East median annual salary £57,500 £47,500 £56,500
% change year-on-year +21.05% -15.93% +2.73%

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 9 October 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 9 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 +3 105 £65,000 -6.93% 108
Buckinghamshire +2 47 £77,500 +63.16% 55
Oxfordshire -9 46 £63,750 +2.00% 28
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 31 (15.66%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.01%) CMS
3 1 (0.51%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.51%) SAS
Applications
1 47 (23.74%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (5.56%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (1.01%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (1.01%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 13 (6.57%) NetSuite
2 9 (4.55%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.51%) Dynamics GP
3 1 (0.51%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.51%) SAP QM
3 1 (0.51%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 48 (24.24%) Azure
2 33 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
3 24 (12.12%) Dynamics 365
4 18 (9.09%) Power Automate
5 15 (7.58%) Microsoft Copilot
6 13 (6.57%) Azure DevOps
7 12 (6.06%) PowerApps
8 11 (5.56%) Azure AI
8 11 (5.56%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 10 (5.05%) Azure Data Factory
9 10 (5.05%) Copilot Studio
10 9 (4.55%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 9 (4.55%) Snowflake
11 8 (4.04%) AWS
11 8 (4.04%) dbt
12 6 (3.03%) Fivetran
12 6 (3.03%) SaaS
13 5 (2.53%) SuccessFactors
14 3 (1.52%) Azure Logic Apps
14 3 (1.52%) WeChat
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.51%) Firewall
1 1 (0.51%) Intranet
1 1 (0.51%) Modbus
1 1 (0.51%) MQTT
1 1 (0.51%) NAS
1 1 (0.51%) VoIP
1 1 (0.51%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 123 (62.12%) Power BI
2 32 (16.16%) Tableau
3 20 (10.10%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (6.06%) Relational Database
5 11 (5.56%) Star Schema
6 10 (5.05%) DynamoDB
6 10 (5.05%) Metadata
6 10 (5.05%) SQL Server
7 9 (4.55%) Amazon QuickSight
7 9 (4.55%) Azure SQL Database
7 9 (4.55%) MongoDB
7 9 (4.55%) NoSQL
7 9 (4.55%) Snowflake Schema
8 6 (3.03%) Airbyte
9 5 (2.53%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 4 (2.02%) Power Query
10 4 (2.02%) Qlik Sense
11 3 (1.52%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 2 (1.01%) Data Lake
12 2 (1.01%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 16 (8.08%) Git
2 1 (0.51%) Burp Suite
2 1 (0.51%) JIRA
2 1 (0.51%) JMeter
2 1 (0.51%) Selenium
General
1 61 (30.81%) Social Skills
2 55 (27.78%) Finance
3 42 (21.21%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (7.58%) Manufacturing
5 13 (6.57%) Marketing
6 10 (5.05%) Organisational Skills
7 9 (4.55%) Law
8 5 (2.53%) Retail
9 4 (2.02%) Documentation Skills
10 3 (1.52%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (1.52%) Legal
10 3 (1.52%) Mandarin Language
10 3 (1.52%) Public Sector
11 2 (1.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (1.01%) Pharmaceutical
11 2 (1.01%) Social Housing
11 2 (1.01%) Telecoms
12 1 (0.51%) Banking
Job Titles
1 62 (31.31%) Analyst
2 52 (26.26%) Consultant
3 38 (19.19%) Senior
4 28 (14.14%) Power Platform Consultant
5 26 (13.13%) Data Analyst
6 23 (11.62%) Lead
7 21 (10.61%) Developer
8 19 (9.60%) Systems Analyst
9 16 (8.08%) Data Engineer
10 15 (7.58%) Support Analyst
11 13 (6.57%) Lead Consultant
12 11 (5.56%) Microsoft Consultant
12 11 (5.56%) Senior Consultant
13 10 (5.05%) SharePoint Consultant
14 9 (4.55%) Azure Engineer
14 9 (4.55%) Functional Consultant
14 9 (4.55%) Junior Analyst
14 9 (4.55%) Junior Data Analyst
14 9 (4.55%) Senior Analyst
14 9 (4.55%) Systems Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.02%) React
2 2 (1.01%) .NET
2 2 (1.01%) FastAPI
2 2 (1.01%) HTML
2 2 (1.01%) Model Context Protocol
2 2 (1.01%) Node.js
2 2 (1.01%) PySpark
2 2 (1.01%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 14 (7.07%) Product Ownership
2 13 (6.57%) Legacy Systems
2 13 (6.57%) Management Information System
3 12 (6.06%) Data Structures
3 12 (6.06%) Driving Licence
4 9 (4.55%) Enterprise Software
5 4 (2.02%) Cloud Native
6 3 (1.52%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 2 (1.01%) AI Agents
7 2 (1.01%) Augmented Reality
7 2 (1.01%) Autonomous Agent
7 2 (1.01%) Credit Risk
7 2 (1.01%) FMCG
7 2 (1.01%) Industry 4.0
7 2 (1.01%) Operational Technology
7 2 (1.01%) SystemC
8 1 (0.51%) IoT
8 1 (0.51%) Low-Code
8 1 (0.51%) Manufacturing Execution System
8 1 (0.51%) Sports Betting
Operating Systems
1 11 (5.56%) Linux
2 10 (5.05%) Windows
3 1 (0.51%) Windows 10
3 1 (0.51%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 129 (65.15%) Business Intelligence
2 61 (30.81%) Analytics
3 58 (29.29%) AI
4 50 (25.25%) Problem-Solving
5 45 (22.73%) Data Modelling
5 45 (22.73%) Decision-Making
6 41 (20.71%) Continuous Improvement
6 41 (20.71%) ERP
7 36 (18.18%) Data Management
8 29 (14.65%) ETL
9 27 (13.64%) Agile
9 27 (13.64%) Data Engineering
9 27 (13.64%) Data Governance
10 25 (12.63%) Dashboard Development
11 24 (12.12%) CI/CD
11 24 (12.12%) Translating Business Requirements
12 23 (11.62%) CRM
12 23 (11.62%) Data Architecture
12 23 (11.62%) Stakeholder Management
13 22 (11.11%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 73 (36.87%) SQL
2 39 (19.70%) Python
3 12 (6.06%) PowerShell
4 11 (5.56%) C#
5 8 (4.04%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 5 (2.53%) JavaScript
7 4 (2.02%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.51%) Java
Qualifications
1 32 (16.16%) Degree
2 19 (9.60%) ACCA
2 19 (9.60%) CIMA
3 12 (6.06%) Computer Science Degree
4 11 (5.56%) Azure Certification
5 5 (2.53%) ICAEW
5 5 (2.53%) SC Cleared
5 5 (2.53%) Security Cleared
6 3 (1.52%) Microsoft Certification
6 3 (1.52%) PMP
7 2 (1.01%) CFA
7 2 (1.01%) DBS Check
7 2 (1.01%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 1 (0.51%) APMG
8 1 (0.51%) CREST Certified
8 1 (0.51%) IIBA
8 1 (0.51%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (25.25%) Data Quality
2 14 (7.07%) GDPR
3 9 (4.55%) California Consumer Privacy Act
4 3 (1.52%) ISO 9001
4 3 (1.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (1.52%) PMO
4 3 (1.52%) QA
5 2 (1.01%) Accessibility
5 2 (1.01%) Actionable Recommendations
5 2 (1.01%) SLA
6 1 (0.51%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.51%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.51%) IASME
6 1 (0.51%) PERC
System Software
1 1 (0.51%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.51%) BitLocker
1 1 (0.51%) Terminal Services
1 1 (0.51%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.51%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (0.51%) MOM
Vendors
1 120 (60.61%) Microsoft
2 21 (10.61%) Sage
3 17 (8.59%) SAP
4 10 (5.05%) Oracle
5 9 (4.55%) Informatica
5 9 (4.55%) Talend
6 6 (3.03%) CA Agile Central
7 5 (2.53%) Databricks
7 5 (2.53%) Salesforce
8 2 (1.01%) Google
8 2 (1.01%) Minitab
8 2 (1.01%) OpenAI
8 2 (1.01%) Xero
9 1 (0.51%) Barracuda Networks
9 1 (0.51%) Sophos
9 1 (0.51%) Splunk
9 1 (0.51%) VMware