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

6 months to
14 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 47 69 44
Rank change year-on-year +22 -25 +44
Permanent jobs citing Power Platform 197 151 238
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 2.92% 4.11% 4.59%
As % of the Cloud Services category 12.49% 15.10% 16.96%
Number of salaries quoted 134 84 131
10th Percentile £41,878 £37,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £41,250 £42,532
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.64% +10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £75,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £69,840 £66,250
South East median annual salary £57,500 £50,000 £53,300
% change year-on-year +15.00% -6.19% -3.09%

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 1,000 1,403
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 23.40% 27.24% 27.06%
Number of salaries quoted 1,127 474 926
10th Percentile £32,000 £30,200 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £38,813 £39,563
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 £82,500
South East median annual salary £57,500 £50,000 £54,500
% change year-on-year +15.00% -8.26% -5.22%

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 14 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 14 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 +30 101 £57,500 -9.45% 34
Buckinghamshire +10 50 £62,500 +27.55% 23
Oxfordshire -7 46 £70,000 +16.67% 14
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 (14.21%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.02%) CMS
3 1 (0.51%) SAS
Applications
1 70 (35.53%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (5.58%) Microsoft Project
3 7 (3.55%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 9 (4.57%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (4.06%) NetSuite
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 74 (37.56%) Azure
2 37 (18.78%) Azure AI
3 31 (15.74%) Power Automate
4 22 (11.17%) Microsoft 365
5 14 (7.11%) Dynamics 365
6 11 (5.58%) PowerApps
7 7 (3.55%) Snowflake
8 6 (3.05%) AWS
8 6 (3.05%) Azure Data Factory
8 6 (3.05%) dbt
8 6 (3.05%) Fivetran
8 6 (3.05%) Microsoft Copilot
9 5 (2.54%) Azure Logic Apps
9 5 (2.54%) SaaS
10 4 (2.03%) Azure DevOps
10 4 (2.03%) Google Analytics
11 3 (1.52%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 3 (1.52%) Microsoft Purview
11 3 (1.52%) WeChat
12 2 (1.02%) Azure Cosmos DB
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
1 143 (72.59%) Power BI
2 58 (29.44%) Tableau
3 13 (6.60%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (6.09%) Relational Database
5 6 (3.05%) Airbyte
6 5 (2.54%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 3 (1.52%) Azure SQL Database
7 3 (1.52%) Metadata
7 3 (1.52%) Power Query
7 3 (1.52%) Snowflake Schema
7 3 (1.52%) SQL Server
7 3 (1.52%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 3 (1.52%) Star Schema
8 2 (1.02%) Amazon QuickSight
8 2 (1.02%) Data Lake
8 2 (1.02%) DynamoDB
8 2 (1.02%) MongoDB
8 2 (1.02%) NoSQL
8 2 (1.02%) Qlik Sense
8 2 (1.02%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 9 (4.57%) Git
General
1 72 (36.55%) Social Skills
2 45 (22.84%) Finance
3 41 (20.81%) 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 3 (1.52%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (1.52%) Mandarin Language
11 2 (1.02%) Legal
11 2 (1.02%) Retail
11 2 (1.02%) Social Housing
11 2 (1.02%) Telecoms
12 1 (0.51%) Banking
12 1 (0.51%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 84 (42.64%) Analyst
2 49 (24.87%) Data Analyst
3 36 (18.27%) Junior
3 36 (18.27%) Junior Analyst
3 36 (18.27%) Junior Data Analyst
4 32 (16.24%) Consultant
5 21 (10.66%) Developer
5 21 (10.66%) IT Support
6 20 (10.15%) Lead
7 18 (9.14%) Applications Support
8 17 (8.63%) Senior
9 16 (8.12%) Power Platform Consultant
10 14 (7.11%) Applications Manager
10 14 (7.11%) Applications Support Manager
10 14 (7.11%) IT Manager
10 14 (7.11%) IT Support Manager
10 14 (7.11%) Support Manager
10 14 (7.11%) Systems Analyst
11 11 (5.58%) Lead Consultant
12 10 (5.08%) SharePoint Consultant
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 20 (10.15%) Management Information System
2 12 (6.09%) Data Structures
3 6 (3.05%) Driving Licence
3 6 (3.05%) Product Ownership
4 3 (1.52%) Cloud Native
4 3 (1.52%) Legacy Systems
5 2 (1.02%) Enterprise Software
5 2 (1.02%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 2 (1.02%) Operational Technology
5 2 (1.02%) Sports Betting
5 2 (1.02%) SystemC
6 1 (0.51%) AI Agents
6 1 (0.51%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (0.51%) Autonomous Agent
6 1 (0.51%) FMCG
6 1 (0.51%) Housing Association
6 1 (0.51%) IoT
6 1 (0.51%) Learning Management System
6 1 (0.51%) Manufacturing Execution System
6 1 (0.51%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 6 (3.05%) Linux
2 5 (2.54%) Windows
3 3 (1.52%) Windows 10
3 3 (1.52%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 135 (68.53%) Business Intelligence
2 80 (40.61%) AI
3 45 (22.84%) Decision-Making
4 44 (22.34%) Analytics
5 37 (18.78%) Problem-Solving
6 33 (16.75%) Data Management
6 33 (16.75%) ERP
7 30 (15.23%) Continuous Improvement
8 28 (14.21%) CRM
8 28 (14.21%) Data Modelling
9 25 (12.69%) Dashboard Development
10 24 (12.18%) Data Governance
11 22 (11.17%) Agile
11 22 (11.17%) Data Engineering
12 21 (10.66%) Data Analysis
13 20 (10.15%) Budgeting and Forecasting
13 20 (10.15%) ETL
14 19 (9.64%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 18 (9.14%) Translating Business Requirements
16 17 (8.63%) Data Architecture
Programming Languages
1 82 (41.62%) SQL
2 54 (27.41%) Python
3 6 (3.05%) PowerShell
4 5 (2.54%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 5 (2.54%) T-SQL
5 4 (2.03%) JavaScript
6 3 (1.52%) C#
Qualifications
1 37 (18.78%) Azure Certification
2 26 (13.20%) Degree
3 22 (11.17%) ACCA
3 22 (11.17%) CIMA
4 11 (5.58%) Computer Science Degree
5 5 (2.54%) ICAEW
5 5 (2.54%) SC Cleared
5 5 (2.54%) Security Cleared
6 4 (2.03%) AAT
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 34 (17.26%) Data Quality
2 7 (3.55%) GDPR
3 4 (2.03%) PMO
3 4 (2.03%) SLA
4 2 (1.02%) California Consumer Privacy Act
4 2 (1.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.51%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.51%) Actionable Recommendations
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
1 126 (63.96%) Microsoft
2 16 (8.12%) Sage
3 15 (7.61%) SAP
4 10 (5.08%) Oracle
5 4 (2.03%) Google
5 4 (2.03%) Salesforce
6 3 (1.52%) Barracuda Networks
6 3 (1.52%) Databricks
6 3 (1.52%) Sophos
6 3 (1.52%) VMware
7 2 (1.02%) CA Agile Central
7 2 (1.02%) Informatica
7 2 (1.02%) Talend
7 2 (1.02%) Xero
8 1 (0.51%) HubSpot
8 1 (0.51%) OpenAI