Microsoft PowerPoint Job Trends

Microsoft PowerPoint
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Microsoft PowerPoint skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 267 146 207
Rank change year-on-year -121 +61 +34
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft PowerPoint 531 986 1,131
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.76% 2.07% 1.51%
As % of the Applications category 9.34% 20.00% 16.00%
Number of salaries quoted 249 229 592
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,400 £25,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £38,000 £28,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +17.65% -21.30%
75th Percentile £62,500 £58,943 £58,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £80,000 £70,450
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £44,460 £40,000
% change year-on-year -10.03% +11.15% -11.11%

All Software Application Skills
UK

Microsoft PowerPoint falls under the Software Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring software application skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 5,685 4,931 7,068
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 8.16% 10.36% 9.42%
Number of salaries quoted 2,389 2,039 5,067
10th Percentile £26,850 £27,750 £24,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £35,000 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +33.33% -16.67%
75th Percentile £56,750 £65,000 £53,875
90th Percentile £71,250 £77,250 £67,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% +28.57% -6.67%

Microsoft PowerPoint
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Microsoft PowerPoint relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Microsoft PowerPoint job vacancy trend in the UK

Microsoft PowerPoint
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Microsoft PowerPoint.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft PowerPoint
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft PowerPoint over the 6 months to 26 February 2026.

Salary histogram for Microsoft PowerPoint in the UK

Microsoft PowerPoint
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft PowerPoint within the UK over the 6 months to 26 February 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
England -148 427 £45,000 -10.00% 163
UK excluding London -51 323 £40,000 -10.03% 134
London -128 178 £50,000 - 47
Work from Home +37 145 £47,500 -5.00% 74
South East -27 85 £38,000 -10.59% 43
North of England -70 68 £46,737 +9.97% 29
Scotland +40 67 £57,500 -0.92% 10
Midlands -7 40 £39,750 -6.47% 28
North West -61 38 £33,000 -24.79% 16
East of England -41 36 £46,500 -15.45% 14
West Midlands +7 29 £38,000 -33.33% 15
South West -26 21 £38,000 -14.53% 13
North East +11 16 £50,000 +5.26% 3
Yorkshire -54 14 £62,500 +56.25% 12
East Midlands -25 11 £65,000 +66.67% 13
Wales -1 5 - -
Northern Ireland -23 3 - - 1

Microsoft PowerPoint
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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
1 101 (19.02%) SharePoint
2 15 (2.82%) Confluence
3 10 (1.88%) Skype for Business
4 8 (1.51%) CMS
5 6 (1.13%) SAS
6 4 (0.75%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 3 (0.56%) ArcGIS
8 2 (0.38%) WordPress
9 1 (0.19%) IIS
9 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Exchange
9 1 (0.19%) Moodle
Applications
1 493 (92.84%) Microsoft Excel
2 266 (50.09%) Microsoft Office
3 38 (7.16%) MS Visio
4 13 (2.45%) Photoshop
4 13 (2.45%) Spreadsheet
5 11 (2.07%) InDesign
6 9 (1.69%) Adobe Premiere
7 7 (1.32%) Microsoft Project
8 3 (0.56%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 2 (0.38%) Adobe Illustrator
9 2 (0.38%) SPSS
10 1 (0.19%) Acrobat
10 1 (0.19%) AutoCAD
10 1 (0.19%) CapCut
10 1 (0.19%) SOLIDWORKS
10 1 (0.19%) Trello
Business Applications
1 12 (2.26%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (1.88%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.56%) Oracle Payables
3 3 (0.56%) Yoast SEO
4 2 (0.38%) Oracle Cash Management
4 2 (0.38%) Relativity
5 1 (0.19%) Loan IQ
5 1 (0.19%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle Financials
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
5 1 (0.19%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 1 (0.19%) SAP PM
5 1 (0.19%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 63 (11.86%) Power Platform
2 57 (10.73%) Microsoft 365
3 49 (9.23%) Azure
4 25 (4.71%) SaaS
5 24 (4.52%) AWS
6 19 (3.58%) OneDrive
7 14 (2.64%) Dynamics 365
8 10 (1.88%) Azure DevOps
9 7 (1.32%) Microsoft Copilot
9 7 (1.32%) Miro
9 7 (1.32%) PowerApps
10 5 (0.94%) Canva
10 5 (0.94%) ChatGPT
10 5 (0.94%) Power Automate
11 4 (0.75%) Entra ID
11 4 (0.75%) GitHub
12 3 (0.56%) Figma
12 3 (0.56%) GCP
12 3 (0.56%) Smartsheet
12 3 (0.56%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 20 (3.77%) Unified Communications
2 11 (2.07%) Wireless
3 10 (1.88%) Skype
3 10 (1.88%) WebEx
4 6 (1.13%) TCP/IP
4 6 (1.13%) Wi-Fi
5 5 (0.94%) Internet
6 4 (0.75%) Broadband
7 3 (0.56%) 4G
7 3 (0.56%) 5G
7 3 (0.56%) GSM
7 3 (0.56%) Network Security
7 3 (0.56%) TETRA
7 3 (0.56%) UMTS
8 2 (0.38%) Intranet
8 2 (0.38%) LAN
8 2 (0.38%) Structured Cabling
8 2 (0.38%) WAN
9 1 (0.19%) DHCP
9 1 (0.19%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 57 (10.73%) Power BI
2 21 (3.95%) Tableau
3 10 (1.88%) SQL Server
4 9 (1.69%) DB2
4 9 (1.69%) PostgreSQL
5 8 (1.51%) Power Query
6 6 (1.13%) BusinessObjects
7 5 (0.94%) Data Mining
7 5 (0.94%) GIS
8 4 (0.75%) Big Data
8 4 (0.75%) Data Warehouse
8 4 (0.75%) Looker
9 3 (0.56%) Relational Database
9 3 (0.56%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 2 (0.38%) Apache Hive
10 2 (0.38%) Azure SQL Database
10 2 (0.38%) BigQuery
10 2 (0.38%) EDRMS
10 2 (0.38%) Hadoop
10 2 (0.38%) Impala
Development Applications
1 24 (4.52%) JIRA
2 9 (1.69%) Bitbucket
2 9 (1.69%) Cucumber
2 9 (1.69%) Jenkins
2 9 (1.69%) Selenium
2 9 (1.69%) TeamCity
3 1 (0.19%) ClearCase
3 1 (0.19%) Git
3 1 (0.19%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 321 (60.45%) Social Skills
2 164 (30.89%) Finance
3 124 (23.35%) Analytical Skills
4 90 (16.95%) Marketing
5 62 (11.68%) Organisational Skills
6 47 (8.85%) Legal
7 43 (8.10%) Law
7 43 (8.10%) Retail
8 38 (7.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 29 (5.46%) Banking
10 27 (5.08%) Telecoms
11 26 (4.90%) Presentation Skills
12 22 (4.14%) French Language
12 22 (4.14%) German Language
13 17 (3.20%) Dutch Language
14 16 (3.01%) Financial Institution
15 14 (2.64%) Public Sector
16 11 (2.07%) Advertising
17 10 (1.88%) Billing
17 10 (1.88%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 102 (19.21%) Analyst
1 102 (19.21%) Senior
2 71 (13.37%) Senior Manager
3 64 (12.05%) QA Manager
3 64 (12.05%) Quality Manager
3 64 (12.05%) Senior QA Manager
3 64 (12.05%) Senior Quality Manager
4 39 (7.34%) Support Analyst
5 33 (6.21%) IT Support
6 25 (4.71%) IT Analyst
7 21 (3.95%) Coordinator
7 21 (3.95%) IT Support Analyst
8 19 (3.58%) Consultant
8 19 (3.58%) Lead
8 19 (3.58%) Technical Support
9 17 (3.20%) Business Analyst
10 15 (2.82%) Administrator
10 15 (2.82%) Developer
11 14 (2.64%) Development Manager
11 14 (2.64%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (1.69%) CSS
1 9 (1.69%) Elastic Stack
1 9 (1.69%) Gherkin
1 9 (1.69%) HTML
1 9 (1.69%) Node.js
1 9 (1.69%) React
1 9 (1.69%) RESTful
2 3 (0.56%) Oracle Fusion
3 2 (0.38%) OAuth
3 2 (0.38%) OpenID
3 2 (0.38%) PySpark
4 1 (0.19%) AngularJS
4 1 (0.19%) Express.js
4 1 (0.19%) JSON
4 1 (0.19%) MFC
4 1 (0.19%) PyTorch
4 1 (0.19%) SciPy
4 1 (0.19%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 67 (12.62%) Onboarding
2 43 (8.10%) Self-Motivation
3 24 (4.52%) e-Learning
3 24 (4.52%) Management Information System
4 23 (4.33%) Video Conferencing
5 20 (3.77%) Social Media
6 17 (3.20%) Public Cloud
7 16 (3.01%) Analytical Mindset
8 11 (2.07%) Driving Licence
8 11 (2.07%) Web Conferencing
9 10 (1.88%) Greenfield Project
10 8 (1.51%) Product Ownership
11 6 (1.13%) Digital Media
12 5 (0.94%) Data Structures
12 5 (0.94%) PMI
13 4 (0.75%) Digital Signage
14 3 (0.56%) Animation
14 3 (0.56%) Data Centre
14 3 (0.56%) Graphic Design
15 2 (0.38%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 40 (7.53%) Windows
2 11 (2.07%) Windows 10
3 7 (1.32%) Linux
4 4 (0.75%) Unix
5 2 (0.38%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.38%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.19%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2008
6 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 136 (25.61%) Continuous Improvement
2 132 (24.86%) Project Management
3 106 (19.96%) Coaching
4 98 (18.46%) Problem-Solving
5 87 (16.38%) Customer Experience
6 80 (15.07%) Business Intelligence
7 69 (12.99%) Quality Management
8 68 (12.81%) Agile
9 66 (12.43%) Due Diligence
10 65 (12.24%) Six Sigma
11 64 (12.05%) Lean Six Sigma
11 64 (12.05%) Performance Improvement
12 63 (11.86%) Analytics
13 56 (10.55%) Data Analysis
14 54 (10.17%) Decision-Making
15 53 (9.98%) CRM
16 51 (9.60%) Project Delivery
17 50 (9.42%) Customer Service
18 46 (8.66%) ITIL
19 43 (8.10%) AI
Programming Languages
1 46 (8.66%) SQL
2 19 (3.58%) Python
3 15 (2.82%) Java
4 9 (1.69%) JavaScript
4 9 (1.69%) VBA
5 6 (1.13%) R
6 5 (0.94%) PowerShell
7 4 (0.75%) VB
7 4 (0.75%) VBScript
8 3 (0.56%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 3 (0.56%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.19%) ABAP
9 1 (0.19%) C
9 1 (0.19%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.19%) RPG
9 1 (0.19%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 153 (28.81%) Degree
2 64 (12.05%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
3 25 (4.71%) Master's Degree
4 19 (3.58%) PMI Certification
5 17 (3.20%) AWS Certification
6 15 (2.82%) PMP
7 13 (2.45%) A+ Certification
8 11 (2.07%) Security Cleared
9 9 (1.69%) CISSP
10 8 (1.51%) CISM
11 7 (1.32%) CFA
12 6 (1.13%) CISA
12 6 (1.13%) SC Cleared
13 5 (0.94%) ACCA
13 5 (0.94%) CIMA
13 5 (0.94%) DBS Check
13 5 (0.94%) ISACA
13 5 (0.94%) MBA
13 5 (0.94%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 5 (0.94%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 88 (16.57%) QA
2 31 (5.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 24 (4.52%) PMO
4 17 (3.20%) ISO 9001
5 15 (2.82%) Data Quality
6 12 (2.26%) GDPR
7 8 (1.51%) Cyber Essentials
8 7 (1.32%) GRC
8 7 (1.32%) NIST
8 7 (1.32%) SLA
9 5 (0.94%) NIST 800
10 4 (0.75%) Accessibility
11 3 (0.56%) EU AI Act
12 2 (0.38%) ISO 14001
12 2 (0.38%) ISO 20022
12 2 (0.38%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 1 (0.19%) GAAP
13 1 (0.19%) GxP
13 1 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 1 (0.19%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 20 (3.77%) Active Directory
2 9 (1.69%) Docker
3 5 (0.94%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.19%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 9 (1.69%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.13%) RSA Archer
3 5 (0.94%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 5 (0.94%) FTK
3 5 (0.94%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (0.94%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 4 (0.75%) SCCM
5 3 (0.56%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 322 (60.64%) Microsoft
2 53 (9.98%) Adobe
3 19 (3.58%) Apple
4 18 (3.39%) SAP
5 13 (2.45%) Oracle
6 12 (2.26%) Cisco
6 12 (2.26%) Polycom
6 12 (2.26%) Salesforce
7 11 (2.07%) Atlassian
8 10 (1.88%) Google
9 9 (1.69%) Zoho
10 6 (1.13%) HubSpot
11 5 (0.94%) Cellebrite
11 5 (0.94%) IBM
11 5 (0.94%) VMware
11 5 (0.94%) YouTube
12 4 (0.75%) IFS
12 4 (0.75%) ServiceNow
12 4 (0.75%) Snow
12 4 (0.75%) TikTok