PowerShell Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Windows PowerShell
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring PowerShell skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 116 108 67
Rank change year-on-year -8 -41 +37
Permanent jobs citing PowerShell 773 954 1,229
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.84% 2.50% 4.37%
As % of the Programming Languages category 11.52% 8.11% 11.24%
Number of salaries quoted 604 651 1,001
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,476 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,750 £52,500 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.38% -1.87% +1.90%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.00% +4.17% -

All Programming Languages
UK excluding London

PowerShell falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills in the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 6,711 11,761 10,938
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 15.98% 30.79% 38.89%
Number of salaries quoted 5,064 6,496 8,529
10th Percentile £29,000 £35,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £39,750 £42,500 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £83,750 £82,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% - -

PowerShell
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing PowerShell relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

PowerShell job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

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Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing PowerShell.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing PowerShell

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Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing PowerShell in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 20 December 2025.

Salary histogram for PowerShell in the UK excluding London

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Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PowerShell within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 20 December 2025. 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
South East -27 202 £58,000 -1.90% 144
North of England -17 146 £50,000 - 62
South West +25 115 £50,000 -6.54% 43
Scotland +36 113 £57,500 +8.49% 25
Midlands -26 95 £52,500 +10.53% 51
East of England +27 83 £47,500 -9.52% 34
North West -1 68 £52,500 +5.00% 35
Yorkshire -10 67 £47,500 -9.52% 18
West Midlands -16 61 £52,500 +23.53% 22
East Midlands -12 34 £54,000 +13.68% 29
Wales +6 17 £55,000 +5.77% 7
North East +6 11 £55,000 +16.68% 12
Northern Ireland -9 3 £46,500 +16.25% 1
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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
1 149 (19.28%) Microsoft Exchange
2 113 (14.62%) SharePoint
3 40 (5.17%) IIS
4 24 (3.10%) Confluence
5 22 (2.85%) Exchange Server 2003
6 17 (2.20%) Skype for Business
7 7 (0.91%) nginx
8 5 (0.65%) Oracle Workflow
9 2 (0.26%) CMS
9 2 (0.26%) WordPress
10 1 (0.13%) BizTalk Server
10 1 (0.13%) CICS
10 1 (0.13%) Tomcat
10 1 (0.13%) WebSphere
Applications
1 37 (4.79%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (0.78%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (0.78%) Siemens NX
3 5 (0.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.52%) Mozilla Thunderbird
5 3 (0.39%) CATIA
5 3 (0.39%) SOLIDWORKS
5 3 (0.39%) Windchill
6 1 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 10 (1.29%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (1.03%) Workday HCM
3 6 (0.78%) Remedy ITSM
3 6 (0.78%) Teamcenter
4 5 (0.65%) NEC Housing
5 4 (0.52%) Markit EDM
6 1 (0.13%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 507 (65.59%) Azure
2 287 (37.13%) Microsoft 365
3 168 (21.73%) Entra ID
4 142 (18.37%) AWS
5 122 (15.78%) Azure DevOps
6 60 (7.76%) Power Platform
7 49 (6.34%) GitHub
8 46 (5.95%) GCP
9 41 (5.30%) SaaS
10 40 (5.17%) Azure Monitor
10 40 (5.17%) GitHub Actions
11 37 (4.79%) Azure Key Vault
12 35 (4.53%) Power Automate
13 33 (4.27%) Snowflake
14 31 (4.01%) PaaS
15 29 (3.75%) Azure Sentinel
15 29 (3.75%) dbt
15 29 (3.75%) IaaS
16 26 (3.36%) Amazon CloudWatch
16 26 (3.36%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 165 (21.35%) DNS
2 151 (19.53%) Firewall
3 132 (17.08%) DHCP
4 74 (9.57%) TCP/IP
5 60 (7.76%) VPN
6 54 (6.99%) WAN
7 42 (5.43%) LAN
8 39 (5.05%) VLAN
9 37 (4.79%) Wireless
10 25 (3.23%) Internet
11 22 (2.85%) SAN
12 17 (2.20%) Skype
13 16 (2.07%) SD-WAN
14 15 (1.94%) Kerberos
14 15 (1.94%) Wi-Fi
15 14 (1.81%) HTTP
16 11 (1.42%) FTP
16 11 (1.42%) Network Security
16 11 (1.42%) SSH
16 11 (1.42%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 80 (10.35%) SQL Server
2 30 (3.88%) Power BI
3 29 (3.75%) Amazon RDS
3 29 (3.75%) Oracle Database
4 26 (3.36%) Oracle Database 10g
5 22 (2.85%) Relational Database
6 19 (2.46%) Data Warehouse
7 15 (1.94%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 11 (1.42%) PostgreSQL
9 9 (1.16%) DTS
9 9 (1.16%) MySQL
10 8 (1.03%) Azure SQL Database
10 8 (1.03%) BusinessObjects
11 4 (0.52%) Amazon Aurora
11 4 (0.52%) MS Access
11 4 (0.52%) Oracle Database 11g
11 4 (0.52%) Oracle Database 12c
11 4 (0.52%) SAP Data Services
12 3 (0.39%) NoSQL
12 3 (0.39%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 82 (10.61%) JIRA
2 57 (7.37%) Jenkins
3 45 (5.82%) Git
4 23 (2.98%) Octopus Deploy
5 16 (2.07%) GitLab
5 16 (2.07%) TeamCity
6 13 (1.68%) Vagrant
7 9 (1.16%) MSI
8 6 (0.78%) Bitbucket
9 4 (0.52%) Burp Suite
9 4 (0.52%) CircleCI
9 4 (0.52%) Metasploit
9 4 (0.52%) Toad
10 3 (0.39%) Artifactory
10 3 (0.39%) Balsamiq
10 3 (0.39%) SonarQube
11 2 (0.26%) git-flow
11 2 (0.26%) Robot Framework
11 2 (0.26%) Sonatype Nexus
11 2 (0.26%) TestRail
General
1 267 (34.54%) Social Skills
2 192 (24.84%) Finance
3 68 (8.80%) Analytical Skills
4 37 (4.79%) Retail
5 35 (4.53%) Law
6 29 (3.75%) Public Sector
7 27 (3.49%) Manufacturing
8 21 (2.72%) Documentation Skills
9 20 (2.59%) Organisational Skills
10 16 (2.07%) Games
10 16 (2.07%) Telecoms
11 13 (1.68%) Legal
12 10 (1.29%) Marketing
13 9 (1.16%) Automotive
14 8 (1.03%) Front Office
14 8 (1.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 7 (0.91%) Advertising
15 7 (0.91%) Aerospace
15 7 (0.91%) Electronics
15 7 (0.91%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 119 (15.39%) Senior
2 116 (15.01%) Support Engineer
3 86 (11.13%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 61 (7.89%) Azure Engineer
5 60 (7.76%) Developer
5 60 (7.76%) DevOps Engineer
6 59 (7.63%) 3rd Line Support
7 54 (6.99%) IT Support
8 50 (6.47%) Applications Engineer
9 48 (6.21%) Analyst
9 48 (6.21%) IT Engineer
10 42 (5.43%) Cloud Engineer
11 40 (5.17%) 3rd Line Engineer
11 40 (5.17%) Applications Support
12 37 (4.79%) Lead
12 37 (4.79%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
13 36 (4.66%) Security Engineer
14 34 (4.40%) IT Support Engineer
15 33 (4.27%) Applications Support Engineer
16 30 (3.88%) 2nd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 60 (7.76%) REST
2 39 (5.05%) .NET
2 39 (5.05%) SOAP
3 32 (4.14%) ARM Templates
4 30 (3.88%) LDAP
5 27 (3.49%) OAuth
6 24 (3.10%) GraphQL
7 23 (2.98%) SAML
8 19 (2.46%) YAML
9 17 (2.20%) Web Services
10 16 (2.07%) JSON
10 16 (2.07%) OpenID
11 14 (1.81%) React
12 12 (1.55%) AngularJS
13 11 (1.42%) OpenAPI
13 11 (1.42%) Swagger
14 10 (1.29%) Microsoft Graph
14 10 (1.29%) Razor View Engine
15 8 (1.03%) FIX Protocol
16 7 (0.91%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 73 (9.44%) Onboarding
2 50 (6.47%) Product Ownership
3 30 (3.88%) Hybrid Cloud
3 30 (3.88%) Security Posture
4 25 (3.23%) Cloud Native
5 22 (2.85%) PKI
6 20 (2.59%) Analytical Mindset
6 20 (2.59%) Data Centre
6 20 (2.59%) Legacy Systems
7 17 (2.20%) Enterprise Software
8 16 (2.07%) Replication
9 13 (1.68%) Clustering
9 13 (1.68%) Cyberattack
9 13 (1.68%) Driving Licence
10 12 (1.55%) Cyber Threat
10 12 (1.55%) Management Information System
10 12 (1.55%) Virtual Team
11 11 (1.42%) Video Conferencing
12 10 (1.29%) CMDB
12 10 (1.29%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 351 (45.41%) Windows
2 213 (27.55%) Windows Server
3 114 (14.75%) Linux
4 49 (6.34%) Windows 10
5 36 (4.66%) Windows Server 2019
6 31 (4.01%) Mac OS
6 31 (4.01%) Windows Server 2008
6 31 (4.01%) Windows Server 2016
7 30 (3.88%) Unix
8 28 (3.62%) VMS
9 22 (2.85%) HPUX
9 22 (2.85%) Solaris
9 22 (2.85%) Windows 7
9 22 (2.85%) Windows Server 2003
10 15 (1.94%) Android
11 11 (1.42%) Amazon Linux
12 10 (1.29%) Apple iOS
12 10 (1.29%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 9 (1.16%) Ubuntu
14 7 (0.91%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 266 (34.41%) Problem-Solving
2 215 (27.81%) DevOps
3 183 (23.67%) ITIL
4 172 (22.25%) Continuous Improvement
5 140 (18.11%) CI/CD
6 125 (16.17%) Agile
7 124 (16.04%) Infrastructure as Code
8 114 (14.75%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 111 (14.36%) Mentoring
10 103 (13.32%) Asset Management
11 96 (12.42%) Coaching
12 94 (12.16%) Cybersecurity
13 84 (10.87%) Roadmaps
14 77 (9.96%) Incident Management
15 71 (9.18%) Disaster Recovery
15 71 (9.18%) Root Cause Analysis
16 70 (9.06%) Change Management
17 69 (8.93%) Task Automation
18 67 (8.67%) ITSM
19 61 (7.89%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 221 (28.59%) Python
2 171 (22.12%) SQL
3 141 (18.24%) Bash
4 68 (8.80%) C#
5 46 (5.95%) Bicep
6 40 (5.17%) JavaScript
7 29 (3.75%) Perl
8 20 (2.59%) Java
8 20 (2.59%) VB
9 16 (2.07%) T-SQL
10 15 (1.94%) Kusto Query Language
11 13 (1.68%) Groovy
12 10 (1.29%) VBScript
13 8 (1.03%) Shell Script
13 8 (1.03%) TypeScript
14 4 (0.52%) Go
15 3 (0.39%) Tcl
16 2 (0.26%) VBA
17 1 (0.13%) C++
17 1 (0.13%) Delphi
Qualifications
1 129 (16.69%) Security Cleared
2 98 (12.68%) Degree
3 81 (10.48%) SC Cleared
4 63 (8.15%) Microsoft Certification
5 50 (6.47%) DV Cleared
6 41 (5.30%) Azure Certification
7 33 (4.27%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 31 (4.01%) Cisco Certification
9 26 (3.36%) AWS Certification
10 24 (3.10%) CCNA
11 22 (2.85%) CISSP
12 18 (2.33%) CREST Certified
13 17 (2.20%) Computer Science Degree
14 12 (1.55%) SANS
14 12 (1.55%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
15 11 (1.42%) CompTIA Security+
16 10 (1.29%) CEH
16 10 (1.29%) DBS Check
16 10 (1.29%) OSCP
17 9 (1.16%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (6.34%) SLA
2 46 (5.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 42 (5.43%) NIST
4 38 (4.92%) GDPR
5 26 (3.36%) Accessibility
6 17 (2.20%) Cyber Essentials
7 16 (2.07%) NCSC
8 7 (0.91%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 7 (0.91%) PCI DSS
9 4 (0.52%) HIPAA
9 4 (0.52%) QA
10 3 (0.39%) HL7
11 2 (0.26%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.13%) COBIT
12 1 (0.13%) Disclosure Scotland
12 1 (0.13%) ISO 22301
12 1 (0.13%) SOC 2
System Software
1 280 (36.22%) Active Directory
2 103 (13.32%) VMware Infrastructure
3 76 (9.83%) Hyper-V
4 72 (9.31%) Docker
5 37 (4.79%) Virtual Desktop
6 33 (4.27%) Virtual Machines
7 19 (2.46%) vSphere
8 16 (2.07%) VMware ESXi
9 9 (1.16%) Virtual Servers
10 8 (1.03%) DFS Replication
11 7 (0.91%) Firmware
12 5 (0.65%) Dovecot
12 5 (0.65%) Postfix
12 5 (0.65%) Squid
13 4 (0.52%) XenApp
14 3 (0.39%) Microsoft Virtual Server
14 3 (0.39%) Terminal Services
14 3 (0.39%) VMware NSX
15 1 (0.13%) Apache ZooKeeper
15 1 (0.13%) KVM
Systems Management
1 164 (21.22%) Terraform
2 139 (17.98%) Microsoft Intune
3 72 (9.31%) Kubernetes
4 49 (6.34%) Ansible
5 43 (5.56%) SCCM
6 32 (4.14%) Grafana
7 28 (3.62%) Prometheus
8 24 (3.10%) WSUS
9 18 (2.33%) Single Sign-On
10 15 (1.94%) vCenter Server
11 11 (1.42%) SCOM
12 10 (1.29%) WMI
12 10 (1.29%) ZABBIX
13 9 (1.16%) Nagios
14 7 (0.91%) QRadar
15 6 (0.78%) Autotask
15 6 (0.78%) Jamf Pro
16 5 (0.65%) MaaS360
16 5 (0.65%) PaperCut
16 5 (0.65%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 475 (61.45%) Microsoft
2 143 (18.50%) VMware
3 61 (7.89%) Cisco
4 48 (6.21%) ServiceNow
5 47 (6.08%) Oracle
6 40 (5.17%) Veeam
7 35 (4.53%) Atlassian
8 26 (3.36%) SolarWinds
9 25 (3.23%) Red Hat
10 23 (2.98%) Citrix
11 22 (2.85%) Splunk
12 19 (2.46%) SAP
13 18 (2.33%) Sophos
14 17 (2.20%) Google
15 15 (1.94%) Apple
16 12 (1.55%) Datto
16 12 (1.55%) IBM
16 12 (1.55%) Trend Micro
17 11 (1.42%) HP
17 11 (1.42%) MuleSoft