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 6 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 303 128 214
Rank change year-on-year -175 +86 +29
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft PowerPoint 506 940 1,293
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.62% 2.29% 1.42%
As % of the Applications category 9.78% 20.78% 14.77%
Number of salaries quoted 256 229 609
10th Percentile £27,625 £28,500 £25,760
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,500 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,000 £50,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +17.65% -15.00%
75th Percentile £59,063 £58,943 £57,500
90th Percentile £80,625 £82,000 £70,000
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 5,174 4,524 8,754
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 6.33% 11.04% 9.64%
Number of salaries quoted 2,443 2,158 6,006
10th Percentile £27,000 £27,000 £24,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £27,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £47,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.79% +26.67% -16.67%
75th Percentile £56,750 £63,364 £52,500
90th Percentile £71,000 £76,250 £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 6 April 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 6 April 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 -187 416 £44,000 -12.00% 243
UK excluding London -74 308 £40,000 -10.03% 181
London -170 170 £50,000 - 91
Work from Home -6 132 £48,750 -8.88% 114
South East -27 84 £32,500 -27.78% 52
North of England -92 67 £43,743 -5.42% 46
Scotland +17 52 £57,500 +129.82% 10
Midlands -42 40 £38,000 - 25
North West -58 39 £41,750 -16.59% 27
East of England -67 36 £42,750 -22.27% 25
West Midlands -18 31 £38,000 -22.05% 17
South West -56 20 £40,000 +9.65% 22
North East -18 14 £50,000 +17.65% 6
Yorkshire -62 14 £62,500 +56.25% 15
East Midlands -49 9 £55,000 +44.74% 8
Wales -22 8 £28,500 -43.00% 7
Northern Ireland -34 3 - - 3

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 77 (15.22%) SharePoint
2 15 (2.96%) Confluence
3 9 (1.78%) CMS
3 9 (1.78%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (0.99%) SAS
4 5 (0.99%) Skype for Business
5 4 (0.79%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.20%) IIS
6 1 (0.20%) Moodle
Applications
1 464 (91.70%) Microsoft Excel
2 233 (46.05%) Microsoft Office
3 31 (6.13%) MS Visio
4 9 (1.78%) Microsoft Project
5 8 (1.58%) InDesign
6 7 (1.38%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.59%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 2 (0.40%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.20%) Acrobat
9 1 (0.20%) Camtasia
9 1 (0.20%) CapCut
9 1 (0.20%) SOLIDWORKS
9 1 (0.20%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 13 (2.57%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (1.58%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (1.19%) SAP PM
4 3 (0.59%) Yoast SEO
5 1 (0.20%) Infor CloudSuite
5 1 (0.20%) Loan IQ
5 1 (0.20%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.20%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.20%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
5 1 (0.20%) Relativity
5 1 (0.20%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 1 (0.20%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 62 (12.25%) Microsoft 365
2 61 (12.06%) Power Platform
3 54 (10.67%) Azure
4 32 (6.32%) SaaS
5 23 (4.55%) AWS
6 13 (2.57%) OneDrive
7 11 (2.17%) Microsoft Copilot
8 10 (1.98%) Entra ID
8 10 (1.98%) PowerApps
9 9 (1.78%) Azure DevOps
9 9 (1.78%) Dynamics 365
10 8 (1.58%) ChatGPT
11 6 (1.19%) Canva
11 6 (1.19%) Miro
11 6 (1.19%) Power Automate
12 4 (0.79%) GitHub
13 3 (0.59%) Figma
14 2 (0.40%) GCP
14 2 (0.40%) Google Docs
14 2 (0.40%) Google Sheets
Communications & Networking
1 15 (2.96%) Wi-Fi
2 14 (2.77%) Unified Communications
3 7 (1.38%) Internet
4 6 (1.19%) TCP/IP
4 6 (1.19%) VoIP
5 5 (0.99%) Skype
5 5 (0.99%) WebEx
5 5 (0.99%) Wireless
6 4 (0.79%) LAN
6 4 (0.79%) WAN
7 3 (0.59%) 4G
7 3 (0.59%) 5G
7 3 (0.59%) GSM
7 3 (0.59%) TETRA
7 3 (0.59%) UMTS
8 2 (0.40%) DHCP
8 2 (0.40%) Firewall
8 2 (0.40%) Intranet
8 2 (0.40%) Network Security
8 2 (0.40%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 54 (10.67%) Power BI
2 20 (3.95%) Tableau
3 8 (1.58%) Power Query
4 7 (1.38%) DB2
4 7 (1.38%) PostgreSQL
4 7 (1.38%) SQL Server
5 5 (0.99%) BusinessObjects
6 4 (0.79%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (0.59%) Azure SQL Database
7 3 (0.59%) Big Data
7 3 (0.59%) Data Mining
7 3 (0.59%) Looker
8 2 (0.40%) Apache Hive
8 2 (0.40%) BigQuery
8 2 (0.40%) GIS
8 2 (0.40%) Hadoop
8 2 (0.40%) Impala
8 2 (0.40%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.20%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.20%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 25 (4.94%) JIRA
2 7 (1.38%) Bitbucket
2 7 (1.38%) Cucumber
2 7 (1.38%) Jenkins
2 7 (1.38%) Selenium
2 7 (1.38%) TeamCity
3 2 (0.40%) GitLab
4 1 (0.20%) ClearCase
4 1 (0.20%) Git
4 1 (0.20%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 303 (59.88%) Social Skills
2 150 (29.64%) Finance
3 119 (23.52%) Analytical Skills
4 92 (18.18%) Marketing
5 58 (11.46%) Organisational Skills
6 45 (8.89%) Law
6 45 (8.89%) Legal
7 40 (7.91%) Retail
8 37 (7.31%) Presentation Skills
9 36 (7.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 28 (5.53%) Banking
11 26 (5.14%) Telecoms
12 21 (4.15%) Financial Institution
12 21 (4.15%) Public Sector
13 16 (3.16%) Advertising
14 12 (2.37%) French Language
15 10 (1.98%) Military
16 9 (1.78%) Automotive
16 9 (1.78%) Billing
17 8 (1.58%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 93 (18.38%) Analyst
2 84 (16.60%) Senior
3 53 (10.47%) Senior Manager
4 48 (9.49%) QA Manager
4 48 (9.49%) Quality Manager
4 48 (9.49%) Senior QA Manager
4 48 (9.49%) Senior Quality Manager
5 33 (6.52%) Support Analyst
6 30 (5.93%) IT Support
7 25 (4.94%) Consultant
8 22 (4.35%) Administrator
9 19 (3.75%) IT Analyst
10 18 (3.56%) Account Manager
10 18 (3.56%) Development Manager
11 16 (3.16%) Business Analyst
11 16 (3.16%) Support Engineer
12 15 (2.96%) IT Support Analyst
12 15 (2.96%) Lead
13 14 (2.77%) Developer
13 14 (2.77%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.38%) CSS
1 7 (1.38%) Elastic Stack
1 7 (1.38%) Gherkin
1 7 (1.38%) HTML
1 7 (1.38%) Node.js
1 7 (1.38%) React
1 7 (1.38%) RESTful
2 4 (0.79%) OAuth
2 4 (0.79%) OpenID
3 2 (0.40%) PySpark
4 1 (0.20%) AngularJS
4 1 (0.20%) Express.js
4 1 (0.20%) JSON
4 1 (0.20%) MFC
4 1 (0.20%) PyTorch
4 1 (0.20%) SciPy
4 1 (0.20%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 67 (13.24%) Onboarding
2 56 (11.07%) Self-Motivation
3 29 (5.73%) e-Learning
4 20 (3.95%) Management Information System
5 17 (3.36%) Analytical Mindset
5 17 (3.36%) Public Cloud
5 17 (3.36%) Video Conferencing
6 15 (2.96%) Social Media
7 13 (2.57%) Digital Media
8 12 (2.37%) Web Conferencing
9 8 (1.58%) Greenfield Project
10 7 (1.38%) Digital Signage
10 7 (1.38%) Product Ownership
11 6 (1.19%) Driving Licence
11 6 (1.19%) Hybrid Cloud
12 4 (0.79%) Data Centre
12 4 (0.79%) Enterprise Software
12 4 (0.79%) PMI
13 3 (0.59%) Learning Management System
13 3 (0.59%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 41 (8.10%) Windows
2 13 (2.57%) Windows 10
3 11 (2.17%) Linux
4 6 (1.19%) Android
5 5 (0.99%) Unix
6 2 (0.40%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.40%) Ubuntu
6 2 (0.40%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.20%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 117 (23.12%) Project Management
2 108 (21.34%) Continuous Improvement
3 85 (16.80%) Problem-Solving
4 81 (16.01%) Coaching
5 77 (15.22%) Business Intelligence
6 73 (14.43%) Decision-Making
7 69 (13.64%) Analytics
8 68 (13.44%) CRM
9 66 (13.04%) Customer Experience
10 55 (10.87%) Data Analysis
11 53 (10.47%) Performance Improvement
11 53 (10.47%) Quality Management
12 52 (10.28%) Customer Service
13 51 (10.08%) Agile
13 51 (10.08%) AI
14 50 (9.88%) Due Diligence
15 48 (9.49%) Lean Six Sigma
15 48 (9.49%) Six Sigma
16 47 (9.29%) Business Development
17 40 (7.91%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 39 (7.71%) SQL
2 18 (3.56%) Python
3 13 (2.57%) Java
4 9 (1.78%) VBA
5 7 (1.38%) JavaScript
6 6 (1.19%) PowerShell
7 5 (0.99%) VB
7 5 (0.99%) VBScript
8 4 (0.79%) R
9 3 (0.59%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 3 (0.59%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.20%) ABAP
10 1 (0.20%) C
10 1 (0.20%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.20%) RPG
10 1 (0.20%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 131 (25.89%) Degree
2 48 (9.49%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
3 18 (3.56%) AWS Certification
4 14 (2.77%) Master's Degree
5 13 (2.57%) A+ Certification
6 11 (2.17%) CISSP
6 11 (2.17%) Security Cleared
7 7 (1.38%) CFA
7 7 (1.38%) CISM
7 7 (1.38%) DBS Check
7 7 (1.38%) SC Cleared
8 6 (1.19%) PMI Certification
9 5 (0.99%) ACCA
9 5 (0.99%) CIMA
9 5 (0.99%) CISA
10 4 (0.79%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 4 (0.79%) Cisco Certification
10 4 (0.79%) MBA
10 4 (0.79%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 4 (0.79%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 78 (15.42%) QA
2 21 (4.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 19 (3.75%) PMO
4 14 (2.77%) GDPR
5 13 (2.57%) Data Quality
6 11 (2.17%) SLA
7 10 (1.98%) ISO 9001
8 7 (1.38%) Cyber Essentials
8 7 (1.38%) EU AI Act
8 7 (1.38%) GRC
8 7 (1.38%) NIST
9 4 (0.79%) Accessibility
9 4 (0.79%) NIST 800
10 3 (0.59%) Software Quality Assurance
11 2 (0.40%) JSP 440
11 2 (0.40%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.20%) 21 CFR Part 11
12 1 (0.20%) GAAP
12 1 (0.20%) GxP
12 1 (0.20%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 28 (5.53%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.38%) Docker
3 6 (1.19%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.20%) Firmware
4 1 (0.20%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 7 (1.38%) Kubernetes
1 7 (1.38%) Single Sign-On
2 5 (0.99%) FTK
2 5 (0.99%) RSA Archer
2 5 (0.99%) SCCM
2 5 (0.99%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 4 (0.79%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 2 (0.40%) Ansible
4 2 (0.40%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.40%) Terraform
Vendors
1 302 (59.68%) Microsoft
2 41 (8.10%) Adobe
3 24 (4.74%) SAP
4 19 (3.75%) Apple
5 10 (1.98%) Oracle
5 10 (1.98%) Salesforce
6 9 (1.78%) Cisco
7 8 (1.58%) Atlassian
7 8 (1.58%) VMware
7 8 (1.58%) Zoho
8 7 (1.38%) Polycom
9 6 (1.19%) Google
9 6 (1.19%) IBM
10 5 (0.99%) Cellebrite
10 5 (0.99%) HubSpot
10 5 (0.99%) Snow
10 5 (0.99%) TP-LINK
10 5 (0.99%) Ubiquiti
11 4 (0.79%) IFS
11 4 (0.79%) Workday