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 4 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 256 152 223
Rank change year-on-year -104 +71 +27
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft PowerPoint 536 986 1,018
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.83% 1.93% 1.39%
As % of the Applications category 9.26% 18.67% 15.54%
Number of salaries quoted 256 236 584
10th Percentile £27,250 £30,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £34,188 £38,375 £29,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +17.65% -22.73%
75th Percentile £64,063 £60,265 £58,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £80,000 £70,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £41,500 £47,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -12.63% +18.75% -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 5,791 5,281 6,549
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 8.97% 10.35% 8.95%
Number of salaries quoted 2,317 2,026 4,853
10th Percentile £26,750 £28,366 £24,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £36,000 £27,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +33.33% -16.67%
75th Percentile £57,500 £63,750 £55,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £77,500 £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 4 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 4 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 -130 427 £45,000 -10.00% 286
UK excluding London -60 309 £41,500 -12.63% 205
London -107 195 £50,000 - 113
Work from Home +31 140 £47,500 -6.54% 137
South East -33 79 £40,000 -11.11% 81
North of England -52 73 £50,000 +16.62% 34
Scotland +26 67 £57,500 -0.92% 12
North West -54 40 £32,500 -24.86% 17
East of England -37 32 £46,500 -15.45% 19
Midlands -21 29 £41,500 -7.78% 50
West Midlands +8 22 £31,500 -44.74% 45
South West -16 20 £37,750 -26.34% 15
Yorkshire -12 17 £56,250 +45.16% 15
North East +8 16 £50,000 +5.26% 2
East Midlands -11 7 £65,000 +66.67% 5
Northern Ireland -11 6 £59,000 - 1
Wales 0 5 - - 2

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
1 107 (19.96%) SharePoint
2 15 (2.80%) Confluence
3 12 (2.24%) Skype for Business
4 6 (1.12%) CMS
4 6 (1.12%) Microsoft Exchange
5 4 (0.75%) SAS
5 4 (0.75%) WordPress
6 3 (0.56%) ArcGIS
7 2 (0.37%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 1 (0.19%) IIS
8 1 (0.19%) Moodle
Applications
1 499 (93.10%) Microsoft Excel
2 274 (51.12%) Microsoft Office
3 42 (7.84%) MS Visio
4 18 (3.36%) Spreadsheet
5 15 (2.80%) Photoshop
6 13 (2.43%) InDesign
6 13 (2.43%) Microsoft Project
7 9 (1.68%) Adobe Premiere
8 5 (0.93%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 4 (0.75%) Adobe Illustrator
10 2 (0.37%) SPSS
11 1 (0.19%) Acrobat
11 1 (0.19%) AutoCAD
11 1 (0.19%) CapCut
11 1 (0.19%) SOLIDWORKS
11 1 (0.19%) Trello
Business Applications
1 13 (2.43%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (1.87%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.56%) Oracle Payables
3 3 (0.56%) Yoast SEO
4 2 (0.37%) Oracle Cash Management
4 2 (0.37%) Relativity
4 2 (0.37%) Towers Watson Igloo
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 61 (11.38%) Power Platform
2 58 (10.82%) Microsoft 365
3 51 (9.51%) Azure
4 25 (4.66%) AWS
5 22 (4.10%) SaaS
6 21 (3.92%) OneDrive
7 17 (3.17%) Dynamics 365
8 13 (2.43%) Azure DevOps
9 7 (1.31%) Microsoft Copilot
10 6 (1.12%) Canva
11 5 (0.93%) ChatGPT
11 5 (0.93%) Google Workspace
11 5 (0.93%) Miro
12 4 (0.75%) Figma
13 3 (0.56%) PowerApps
13 3 (0.56%) Smartsheet
13 3 (0.56%) Snowflake
14 2 (0.37%) Adobe Analytics
14 2 (0.37%) Azure AI
14 2 (0.37%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 22 (4.10%) Unified Communications
2 17 (3.17%) Wireless
3 14 (2.61%) WebEx
4 12 (2.24%) Skype
5 6 (1.12%) Internet
5 6 (1.12%) TCP/IP
6 5 (0.93%) LAN
7 4 (0.75%) Broadband
7 4 (0.75%) DHCP
7 4 (0.75%) Firewall
7 4 (0.75%) Wi-Fi
8 3 (0.56%) 4G
8 3 (0.56%) 5G
8 3 (0.56%) DNS
8 3 (0.56%) GSM
8 3 (0.56%) Intranet
8 3 (0.56%) MPLS
8 3 (0.56%) Network Security
8 3 (0.56%) TETRA
8 3 (0.56%) UMTS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (10.45%) Power BI
2 16 (2.99%) Tableau
3 10 (1.87%) SQL Server
4 9 (1.68%) BusinessObjects
4 9 (1.68%) DB2
4 9 (1.68%) PostgreSQL
5 8 (1.49%) Data Mining
6 5 (0.93%) Power Query
7 4 (0.75%) Big Data
7 4 (0.75%) GIS
8 3 (0.56%) Data Warehouse
8 3 (0.56%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 2 (0.37%) Apache Hive
9 2 (0.37%) EDRMS
9 2 (0.37%) Hadoop
9 2 (0.37%) Impala
9 2 (0.37%) Looker
9 2 (0.37%) Relational Database
10 1 (0.19%) Metadata
10 1 (0.19%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 29 (5.41%) JIRA
2 9 (1.68%) Bitbucket
2 9 (1.68%) Cucumber
2 9 (1.68%) Jenkins
2 9 (1.68%) Selenium
2 9 (1.68%) TeamCity
3 1 (0.19%) ClearCase
3 1 (0.19%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 320 (59.70%) Social Skills
2 173 (32.28%) Finance
3 127 (23.69%) Analytical Skills
4 91 (16.98%) Marketing
5 56 (10.45%) Organisational Skills
6 47 (8.77%) Law
7 43 (8.02%) Legal
8 39 (7.28%) Retail
9 33 (6.16%) Presentation Skills
10 32 (5.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 27 (5.04%) Banking
12 26 (4.85%) Telecoms
13 24 (4.48%) French Language
13 24 (4.48%) German Language
14 18 (3.36%) Dutch Language
15 13 (2.43%) Advertising
15 13 (2.43%) Financial Institution
16 12 (2.24%) Billing
17 11 (2.05%) Public Sector
17 11 (2.05%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 107 (19.96%) Analyst
2 105 (19.59%) Senior
3 76 (14.18%) Senior Manager
4 64 (11.94%) QA Manager
4 64 (11.94%) Quality Manager
4 64 (11.94%) Senior QA Manager
4 64 (11.94%) Senior Quality Manager
5 45 (8.40%) Support Analyst
6 36 (6.72%) IT Support
7 27 (5.04%) IT Analyst
8 25 (4.66%) Coordinator
8 25 (4.66%) IT Support Analyst
9 23 (4.29%) Technical Support
10 19 (3.54%) Business Analyst
11 17 (3.17%) Project Manager
12 16 (2.99%) Development Manager
12 16 (2.99%) Lead
12 16 (2.99%) Support Engineer
13 15 (2.80%) Support Specialist
13 15 (2.80%) Technical Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (1.87%) CSS
1 10 (1.87%) HTML
2 9 (1.68%) Elastic Stack
2 9 (1.68%) Gherkin
2 9 (1.68%) Node.js
2 9 (1.68%) React
2 9 (1.68%) RESTful
3 3 (0.56%) Oracle Fusion
4 2 (0.37%) OAuth
4 2 (0.37%) OpenID
4 2 (0.37%) PySpark
4 2 (0.37%) Unity (Game Engine)
4 2 (0.37%) Unreal Engine
5 1 (0.19%) AngularJS
5 1 (0.19%) EDI
5 1 (0.19%) Express.js
5 1 (0.19%) JSON
5 1 (0.19%) MFC
5 1 (0.19%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 75 (13.99%) Onboarding
2 45 (8.40%) Self-Motivation
3 27 (5.04%) Management Information System
4 26 (4.85%) Video Conferencing
5 22 (4.10%) Social Media
6 21 (3.92%) e-Learning
7 18 (3.36%) Public Cloud
8 16 (2.99%) Analytical Mindset
9 13 (2.43%) Driving Licence
9 13 (2.43%) Web Conferencing
10 10 (1.87%) Data Structures
10 10 (1.87%) Greenfield Project
11 7 (1.31%) Digital Media
12 6 (1.12%) Product Ownership
13 5 (0.93%) Graphic Design
13 5 (0.93%) PMI
13 5 (0.93%) Team-Oriented Environment
14 4 (0.75%) Animation
14 4 (0.75%) Motion Graphics
14 4 (0.75%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 42 (7.84%) Windows
2 9 (1.68%) Windows 10
3 5 (0.93%) Apple iOS
4 4 (0.75%) Linux
5 3 (0.56%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.37%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.37%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.19%) Unix
7 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 152 (28.36%) Project Management
2 135 (25.19%) Continuous Improvement
3 113 (21.08%) Problem-Solving
4 108 (20.15%) Coaching
5 85 (15.86%) Customer Experience
6 82 (15.30%) Agile
6 82 (15.30%) Business Intelligence
7 70 (13.06%) Quality Management
8 66 (12.31%) Data Analysis
9 65 (12.13%) Six Sigma
10 64 (11.94%) Due Diligence
10 64 (11.94%) Lean Six Sigma
10 64 (11.94%) Performance Improvement
11 63 (11.75%) Project Delivery
12 58 (10.82%) Analytics
13 54 (10.07%) Decision-Making
14 52 (9.70%) CRM
15 51 (9.51%) ITIL
16 47 (8.77%) Customer Service
17 45 (8.40%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 41 (7.65%) SQL
2 13 (2.43%) Java
3 12 (2.24%) Python
4 9 (1.68%) JavaScript
4 9 (1.68%) VBA
5 5 (0.93%) PowerShell
5 5 (0.93%) R
6 1 (0.19%) ABAP
6 1 (0.19%) C
6 1 (0.19%) PL/SQL
6 1 (0.19%) RPG
6 1 (0.19%) Shell Script
6 1 (0.19%) VB
6 1 (0.19%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 163 (30.41%) Degree
2 64 (11.94%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
3 28 (5.22%) Master's Degree
4 24 (4.48%) PMI Certification
5 20 (3.73%) PMP
6 17 (3.17%) AWS Certification
7 14 (2.61%) Security Cleared
8 13 (2.43%) A+ Certification
9 9 (1.68%) CFA
9 9 (1.68%) CISSP
9 9 (1.68%) SC Cleared
10 8 (1.49%) CISM
10 8 (1.49%) MBA
11 6 (1.12%) CISA
11 6 (1.12%) DBS Check
12 5 (0.93%) Cisco Certification
12 5 (0.93%) ISACA
12 5 (0.93%) Microsoft Certified Professional
12 5 (0.93%) SANS
13 4 (0.75%) ACCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 90 (16.79%) QA
2 34 (6.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 34 (6.34%) PMO
3 18 (3.36%) ISO 9001
4 10 (1.87%) Data Quality
4 10 (1.87%) GDPR
5 8 (1.49%) Cyber Essentials
5 8 (1.49%) NIST
6 7 (1.31%) GRC
7 5 (0.93%) NIST 800
7 5 (0.93%) SLA
8 4 (0.75%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.37%) ISO 14001
9 2 (0.37%) ISO 20022
9 2 (0.37%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.19%) FATCA
10 1 (0.19%) FINRA
10 1 (0.19%) GAAP
10 1 (0.19%) P3O
System Software
1 22 (4.10%) Active Directory
2 9 (1.68%) Docker
3 2 (0.37%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.19%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 9 (1.68%) Kubernetes
1 9 (1.68%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (1.12%) RSA Archer
3 5 (0.93%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 5 (0.93%) Single Sign-On
4 4 (0.75%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 3 (0.56%) FTK
6 1 (0.19%) Ansible
6 1 (0.19%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.19%) SCCM
Vendors
1 331 (61.75%) Microsoft
2 50 (9.33%) Adobe
3 21 (3.92%) Apple
4 17 (3.17%) Cisco
5 16 (2.99%) SAP
6 14 (2.61%) Polycom
6 14 (2.61%) Salesforce
7 12 (2.24%) Atlassian
8 10 (1.87%) Oracle
9 9 (1.68%) Google
9 9 (1.68%) Zoho
10 7 (1.31%) Facebook
10 7 (1.31%) ServiceNow
11 6 (1.12%) HubSpot
12 5 (0.93%) YouTube
13 4 (0.75%) Fortinet
13 4 (0.75%) IFS
13 4 (0.75%) TikTok
13 4 (0.75%) VMware
14 3 (0.56%) Scality