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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 122 106 78
Rank change year-on-year -16 -28 +22
Permanent jobs citing PowerShell 709 901 1,230
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.67% 2.51% 3.56%
As % of the Programming Languages category 10.74% 8.15% 9.83%
Number of salaries quoted 526 602 1,009
10th Percentile £32,000 £32,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,750 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £78,125 £78,750 £77,500
UK median annual salary £58,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.20% +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 6,602 11,050 12,509
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 15.57% 30.76% 36.25%
Number of salaries quoted 4,969 5,968 9,805
10th Percentile £29,000 £33,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £83,750 £80,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% -3.85%

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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 14 January 2026.

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 14 January 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
South East -38 176 £58,000 -3.33% 148
North of England -35 129 £50,000 - 91
Scotland +49 123 £57,500 +4.55% 35
South West +25 107 £52,500 -4.55% 68
Midlands -25 89 £52,500 +10.53% 54
East of England +21 70 £43,085 -17.93% 50
North West -12 61 £51,750 +3.50% 49
Yorkshire -22 57 £47,500 -9.52% 30
West Midlands -29 49 £52,500 +27.27% 21
East Midlands -8 40 £54,000 +6.93% 32
Wales +12 13 £55,000 +5.77% 15
North East +8 11 £62,500 +25.00% 13
Northern Ireland -13 3 £46,500 +16.25% 4
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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
1 132 (18.62%) Microsoft Exchange
2 100 (14.10%) SharePoint
3 27 (3.81%) IIS
4 22 (3.10%) Exchange Server 2003
5 16 (2.26%) Skype for Business
6 15 (2.12%) Confluence
7 5 (0.71%) nginx
7 5 (0.71%) Oracle Workflow
8 2 (0.28%) CMS
8 2 (0.28%) WordPress
9 1 (0.14%) CICS
9 1 (0.14%) WebSphere
Applications
1 35 (4.94%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (0.85%) Siemens NX
3 5 (0.71%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.56%) Mozilla Thunderbird
5 3 (0.42%) CATIA
5 3 (0.42%) SOLIDWORKS
5 3 (0.42%) Windchill
6 1 (0.14%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 9 (1.27%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (1.13%) Workday HCM
3 6 (0.85%) Teamcenter
4 5 (0.71%) NEC Housing
4 5 (0.71%) Remedy ITSM
5 4 (0.56%) Markit EDM
6 2 (0.28%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 466 (65.73%) Azure
2 260 (36.67%) Microsoft 365
3 173 (24.40%) Entra ID
4 119 (16.78%) AWS
5 108 (15.23%) Azure DevOps
6 51 (7.19%) Power Platform
7 47 (6.63%) GitHub
8 37 (5.22%) GitHub Actions
9 36 (5.08%) GCP
10 35 (4.94%) Azure Key Vault
10 35 (4.94%) Azure Monitor
10 35 (4.94%) SaaS
11 33 (4.65%) Snowflake
12 32 (4.51%) OneDrive
13 30 (4.23%) dbt
14 29 (4.09%) Power Automate
15 28 (3.95%) Google Workspace
16 26 (3.67%) PaaS
17 22 (3.10%) Azure Logic Apps
17 22 (3.10%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 142 (20.03%) DNS
2 126 (17.77%) Firewall
3 110 (15.51%) DHCP
4 65 (9.17%) TCP/IP
5 54 (7.62%) VPN
6 46 (6.49%) WAN
7 38 (5.36%) LAN
8 33 (4.65%) VLAN
9 28 (3.95%) Wireless
10 26 (3.67%) Broadband
11 18 (2.54%) Wi-Fi
12 17 (2.40%) SAN
13 16 (2.26%) Skype
14 15 (2.12%) Internet
15 14 (1.97%) Network Security
15 14 (1.97%) SD-WAN
16 11 (1.55%) VoIP
17 10 (1.41%) HTTP
17 10 (1.41%) MPLS
17 10 (1.41%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 70 (9.87%) SQL Server
2 29 (4.09%) Oracle Database
3 28 (3.95%) Power BI
4 26 (3.67%) Oracle Database 10g
5 22 (3.10%) Relational Database
6 19 (2.68%) Amazon RDS
7 18 (2.54%) Data Warehouse
8 13 (1.83%) PostgreSQL
8 13 (1.83%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 9 (1.27%) MySQL
10 8 (1.13%) BusinessObjects
10 8 (1.13%) DTS
11 6 (0.85%) Azure SQL Database
12 4 (0.56%) Amazon Aurora
12 4 (0.56%) MS Access
12 4 (0.56%) Oracle Database 11g
12 4 (0.56%) Oracle Database 12c
12 4 (0.56%) SAP Data Services
13 3 (0.42%) Data Mining
13 3 (0.42%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 70 (9.87%) JIRA
2 51 (7.19%) Jenkins
3 37 (5.22%) Git
4 17 (2.40%) Octopus Deploy
5 15 (2.12%) GitLab
6 12 (1.69%) TeamCity
7 7 (0.99%) Vagrant
8 6 (0.85%) Bitbucket
9 4 (0.56%) CircleCI
9 4 (0.56%) MSI
9 4 (0.56%) Toad
10 3 (0.42%) Balsamiq
11 2 (0.28%) Artifactory
11 2 (0.28%) git-flow
11 2 (0.28%) Robot Framework
11 2 (0.28%) SonarQube
11 2 (0.28%) TestRail
12 1 (0.14%) Atlassian Bamboo
12 1 (0.14%) Browser DevTools
12 1 (0.14%) Postman
General
1 240 (33.85%) Social Skills
2 187 (26.38%) Finance
3 63 (8.89%) Analytical Skills
4 40 (5.64%) Retail
5 36 (5.08%) Organisational Skills
6 27 (3.81%) Public Sector
7 26 (3.67%) Games
8 25 (3.53%) Law
9 24 (3.39%) Manufacturing
10 19 (2.68%) Documentation Skills
11 12 (1.69%) Telecoms
12 10 (1.41%) Legal
13 9 (1.27%) Marketing
14 8 (1.13%) Advertising
14 8 (1.13%) Front Office
15 7 (0.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 7 (0.99%) Local Government
16 6 (0.85%) Aerospace
16 6 (0.85%) Automotive
16 6 (0.85%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 123 (17.35%) Senior
2 96 (13.54%) Support Engineer
3 74 (10.44%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 66 (9.31%) Developer
5 52 (7.33%) Azure Engineer
6 49 (6.91%) IT Support
7 48 (6.77%) DevOps Engineer
8 47 (6.63%) Applications Engineer
9 46 (6.49%) 3rd Line Support
10 40 (5.64%) Cloud Engineer
11 39 (5.50%) IT Engineer
12 35 (4.94%) Applications Support
12 35 (4.94%) Lead
12 35 (4.94%) Security Engineer
13 34 (4.80%) 3rd Line Engineer
13 34 (4.80%) Analyst
13 34 (4.80%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
14 30 (4.23%) IT Support Engineer
15 29 (4.09%) Applications Support Engineer
16 27 (3.81%) Systems Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 75 (10.58%) REST
2 53 (7.48%) SOAP
3 43 (6.06%) OAuth
4 39 (5.50%) GraphQL
4 39 (5.50%) SAML
5 38 (5.36%) LDAP
6 32 (4.51%) .NET
6 32 (4.51%) OpenID
7 24 (3.39%) ARM Templates
8 19 (2.68%) YAML
9 16 (2.26%) JSON
9 16 (2.26%) Web Services
10 14 (1.97%) React
11 12 (1.69%) AngularJS
12 11 (1.55%) OpenAPI
12 11 (1.55%) Swagger
13 10 (1.41%) Microsoft Graph
13 10 (1.41%) Razor View Engine
14 8 (1.13%) FIX Protocol
14 8 (1.13%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 64 (9.03%) Onboarding
2 49 (6.91%) Product Ownership
3 27 (3.81%) Cyber Threat
3 27 (3.81%) Cyberattack
3 27 (3.81%) Security Posture
4 24 (3.39%) Hybrid Cloud
5 19 (2.68%) Cloud Native
6 18 (2.54%) Analytical Mindset
7 17 (2.40%) Data Centre
7 17 (2.40%) Legacy Systems
8 15 (2.12%) Enterprise Software
8 15 (2.12%) Replication
9 14 (1.97%) Driving Licence
10 12 (1.69%) Management Information System
10 12 (1.69%) PKI
11 10 (1.41%) Clustering
11 10 (1.41%) CMDB
11 10 (1.41%) Operational Technology
11 10 (1.41%) Video Conferencing
11 10 (1.41%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 306 (43.16%) Windows
2 177 (24.96%) Windows Server
3 92 (12.98%) Linux
4 43 (6.06%) Windows 10
5 30 (4.23%) Mac OS
5 30 (4.23%) Unix
5 30 (4.23%) Windows Server 2008
6 22 (3.10%) HPUX
6 22 (3.10%) Solaris
6 22 (3.10%) Windows 7
6 22 (3.10%) Windows Server 2003
7 21 (2.96%) VMS
7 21 (2.96%) Windows Server 2016
8 18 (2.54%) Windows Server 2019
9 16 (2.26%) Android
10 11 (1.55%) Apple iOS
11 9 (1.27%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 9 (1.27%) Ubuntu
12 7 (0.99%) Amazon Linux
13 6 (0.85%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 256 (36.11%) Problem-Solving
2 193 (27.22%) DevOps
3 177 (24.96%) ITIL
4 166 (23.41%) Continuous Improvement
5 127 (17.91%) CI/CD
6 118 (16.64%) Infrastructure as Code
7 116 (16.36%) Mentoring
8 113 (15.94%) Agile
9 104 (14.67%) Asset Management
10 101 (14.25%) Cybersecurity
10 101 (14.25%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 98 (13.82%) Roadmaps
12 94 (13.26%) Coaching
13 73 (10.30%) Disaster Recovery
14 72 (10.16%) Incident Management
15 68 (9.59%) Root Cause Analysis
16 67 (9.45%) ITSM
17 62 (8.74%) Change Management
18 59 (8.32%) Task Automation
19 52 (7.33%) Cloud Security
Programming Languages
1 197 (27.79%) Python
2 163 (22.99%) SQL
3 144 (20.31%) Bash
4 61 (8.60%) C#
5 41 (5.78%) Bicep
5 41 (5.78%) JavaScript
6 31 (4.37%) T-SQL
7 25 (3.53%) Perl
8 14 (1.97%) Java
9 13 (1.83%) VB
10 10 (1.41%) Kusto Query Language
10 10 (1.41%) VBScript
11 8 (1.13%) Shell Script
12 7 (0.99%) Groovy
12 7 (0.99%) TypeScript
13 4 (0.56%) Go
14 3 (0.42%) Tcl
15 2 (0.28%) Google Apps Script
15 2 (0.28%) VBA
16 1 (0.14%) C++
Qualifications
1 110 (15.51%) Security Cleared
2 84 (11.85%) Degree
3 69 (9.73%) SC Cleared
4 56 (7.90%) Microsoft Certification
5 43 (6.06%) DV Cleared
6 37 (5.22%) Azure Certification
7 32 (4.51%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 26 (3.67%) Cisco Certification
9 21 (2.96%) AWS Certification
10 20 (2.82%) CCNA
11 18 (2.54%) CISSP
12 16 (2.26%) CREST Certified
13 15 (2.12%) Computer Science Degree
14 12 (1.69%) SANS
15 10 (1.41%) DBS Check
15 10 (1.41%) MCP
16 9 (1.27%) MCSA
17 8 (1.13%) CompTIA Security+
18 7 (0.99%) CEH
19 6 (0.85%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (6.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 47 (6.63%) NIST
2 41 (5.78%) SLA
3 37 (5.22%) GDPR
4 31 (4.37%) NCSC
5 26 (3.67%) Accessibility
6 15 (2.12%) Cyber Essentials
7 8 (1.13%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 7 (0.99%) PCI DSS
9 4 (0.56%) QA
10 3 (0.42%) HL7
11 2 (0.28%) ISO 22301
11 2 (0.28%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.14%) COBIT
12 1 (0.14%) Disclosure Scotland
12 1 (0.14%) SOC 2
System Software
1 267 (37.66%) Active Directory
2 74 (10.44%) VMware Infrastructure
3 58 (8.18%) Hyper-V
4 56 (7.90%) Docker
5 35 (4.94%) Virtual Desktop
6 27 (3.81%) Virtual Machines
7 15 (2.12%) vSphere
8 9 (1.27%) VMware ESXi
9 7 (0.99%) Virtual Servers
10 6 (0.85%) Firmware
11 5 (0.71%) Squid
12 4 (0.56%) DFS Replication
12 4 (0.56%) Dovecot
12 4 (0.56%) Postfix
12 4 (0.56%) XenApp
13 3 (0.42%) VMware NSX
14 2 (0.28%) iptables
14 2 (0.28%) Microsoft Virtual Server
14 2 (0.28%) Terminal Services
15 1 (0.14%) RACF
Systems Management
1 146 (20.59%) Terraform
2 124 (17.49%) Microsoft Intune
3 60 (8.46%) Kubernetes
4 44 (6.21%) Ansible
5 39 (5.50%) SCCM
6 24 (3.39%) Grafana
7 19 (2.68%) Prometheus
7 19 (2.68%) Single Sign-On
8 16 (2.26%) WSUS
9 10 (1.41%) SCOM
10 9 (1.27%) Nagios
10 9 (1.27%) ZABBIX
11 8 (1.13%) vCenter Server
12 6 (0.85%) Jamf Pro
13 5 (0.71%) SCVMM
13 5 (0.71%) WMI
14 4 (0.56%) Failover Clustering
14 4 (0.56%) MaaS360
14 4 (0.56%) McAfee ePO
14 4 (0.56%) Nessus
Vendors
1 414 (58.39%) Microsoft
2 119 (16.78%) VMware
3 49 (6.91%) Cisco
4 44 (6.21%) Oracle
5 42 (5.92%) ServiceNow
6 37 (5.22%) Veeam
7 31 (4.37%) Atlassian
8 24 (3.39%) SolarWinds
9 22 (3.10%) Citrix
10 21 (2.96%) Red Hat
11 20 (2.82%) SAP
12 17 (2.40%) Google
12 17 (2.40%) Splunk
13 12 (1.69%) IBM
13 12 (1.69%) Sophos
14 11 (1.55%) Apple
14 11 (1.55%) HP
14 11 (1.55%) MuleSoft
14 11 (1.55%) Trend Micro
15 10 (1.41%) Dynatrace