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

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 255 179 232
Rank change year-on-year -76 +53 +22
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft PowerPoint 509 873 744
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.84% 1.63% 1.34%
As % of the Applications category 9.04% 15.72% 16.67%
Number of salaries quoted 243 241 420
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,000 £25,976
25th Percentile £34,625 £40,000 £31,592
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% -16.67%
75th Percentile £63,750 £60,265 £59,219
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £70,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £41,287 £47,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -13.08% +11.76% -5.56%

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 5,630 5,553 4,462
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 9.34% 10.36% 8.05%
Number of salaries quoted 2,283 2,041 3,167
10th Percentile £26,711 £28,500 £25,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £35,750 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £47,683 £41,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.11% +16.30% -10.09%
75th Percentile £57,500 £62,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £71,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £37,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% +21.62% -1.33%

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 15 January 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 15 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
England -100 392 £45,000 -10.00% 246
UK excluding London -58 280 £41,287 -13.08% 203
London -58 188 £45,000 -10.00% 80
Work from Home +47 140 £47,500 -9.52% 83
South East -40 68 £40,000 -11.11% 81
Scotland +43 67 £57,500 -0.92% 11
North of England -41 63 £50,000 +17.65% 40
North West -43 38 £33,000 -26.67% 23
Midlands -19 27 £45,000 +5.88% 31
East of England -27 25 £37,500 +22.95% 26
South West -11 21 £38,000 -33.91% 15
West Midlands -4 19 £41,500 -27.19% 20
Yorkshire -9 15 £56,250 +53.06% 13
North East +19 10 £50,000 +5.26% 4
East Midlands -28 8 £62,500 +60.26% 10
Northern Ireland -7 6 £59,000 +47.50% 4
Wales +8 5 - - 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
1 104 (20.43%) SharePoint
2 15 (2.95%) Confluence
3 13 (2.55%) Skype for Business
4 8 (1.57%) Microsoft Exchange
5 5 (0.98%) CMS
6 4 (0.79%) SAS
6 4 (0.79%) WordPress
7 3 (0.59%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.20%) IIS
8 1 (0.20%) Moodle
Applications
1 469 (92.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 260 (51.08%) Microsoft Office
3 37 (7.27%) MS Visio
4 19 (3.73%) Photoshop
4 19 (3.73%) Spreadsheet
5 17 (3.34%) InDesign
6 13 (2.55%) Microsoft Project
7 9 (1.77%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 9 (1.77%) Adobe Premiere
8 8 (1.57%) Adobe Illustrator
9 2 (0.39%) SPSS
9 2 (0.39%) Trello
10 1 (0.20%) Acrobat
10 1 (0.20%) AutoCAD
10 1 (0.20%) CapCut
10 1 (0.20%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 11 (2.16%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (1.96%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.59%) Oracle Payables
3 3 (0.59%) Yoast SEO
4 2 (0.39%) Oracle Cash Management
4 2 (0.39%) Relativity
4 2 (0.39%) Towers Watson Igloo
5 1 (0.20%) Loan IQ
5 1 (0.20%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.20%) Oracle Financials
5 1 (0.20%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.20%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.20%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.20%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
5 1 (0.20%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 1 (0.20%) SAP PM
5 1 (0.20%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 59 (11.59%) Power Platform
2 55 (10.81%) Microsoft 365
3 49 (9.63%) Azure
4 26 (5.11%) AWS
5 19 (3.73%) OneDrive
6 16 (3.14%) SaaS
7 13 (2.55%) Azure DevOps
7 13 (2.55%) Dynamics 365
8 9 (1.77%) Canva
9 6 (1.18%) Figma
10 5 (0.98%) Google Workspace
10 5 (0.98%) Microsoft Copilot
11 4 (0.79%) Miro
12 3 (0.59%) ChatGPT
12 3 (0.59%) GCP
12 3 (0.59%) PowerApps
12 3 (0.59%) Slack
12 3 (0.59%) Smartsheet
12 3 (0.59%) Snowflake
13 2 (0.39%) Dropbox
Communications & Networking
1 22 (4.32%) Unified Communications
2 18 (3.54%) Wireless
3 15 (2.95%) WebEx
4 13 (2.55%) Skype
5 6 (1.18%) DHCP
5 6 (1.18%) Internet
5 6 (1.18%) TCP/IP
6 5 (0.98%) DNS
6 5 (0.98%) LAN
7 4 (0.79%) Broadband
7 4 (0.79%) Firewall
7 4 (0.79%) Wi-Fi
8 3 (0.59%) 4G
8 3 (0.59%) GSM
8 3 (0.59%) Intranet
8 3 (0.59%) MPLS
8 3 (0.59%) TETRA
8 3 (0.59%) UMTS
8 3 (0.59%) WAN
8 3 (0.59%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 54 (10.61%) Power BI
2 15 (2.95%) Tableau
3 10 (1.96%) SQL Server
4 9 (1.77%) BusinessObjects
4 9 (1.77%) DB2
4 9 (1.77%) PostgreSQL
5 6 (1.18%) Data Mining
6 5 (0.98%) Power Query
7 4 (0.79%) Big Data
7 4 (0.79%) Data Warehouse
7 4 (0.79%) GIS
8 3 (0.59%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 2 (0.39%) Apache Hive
9 2 (0.39%) EDRMS
9 2 (0.39%) Hadoop
9 2 (0.39%) Impala
9 2 (0.39%) Looker
9 2 (0.39%) Relational Database
10 1 (0.20%) Azure SQL Database
10 1 (0.20%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 30 (5.89%) JIRA
2 9 (1.77%) Bitbucket
2 9 (1.77%) Cucumber
2 9 (1.77%) Jenkins
2 9 (1.77%) Selenium
2 9 (1.77%) TeamCity
3 1 (0.20%) ClearCase
3 1 (0.20%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 306 (60.12%) Social Skills
2 160 (31.43%) Finance
3 128 (25.15%) Analytical Skills
4 89 (17.49%) Marketing
5 50 (9.82%) Organisational Skills
6 48 (9.43%) Law
7 44 (8.64%) Legal
8 34 (6.68%) Retail
9 33 (6.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 33 (6.48%) Presentation Skills
10 28 (5.50%) Banking
11 27 (5.30%) Telecoms
12 18 (3.54%) Advertising
13 16 (3.14%) French Language
13 16 (3.14%) German Language
14 12 (2.36%) Billing
14 12 (2.36%) Dutch Language
15 11 (2.16%) Manufacturing
15 11 (2.16%) Spanish Language
16 10 (1.96%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 108 (21.22%) Analyst
2 104 (20.43%) Senior
3 78 (15.32%) Senior Manager
4 64 (12.57%) QA Manager
4 64 (12.57%) Quality Manager
4 64 (12.57%) Senior QA Manager
4 64 (12.57%) Senior Quality Manager
5 47 (9.23%) Support Analyst
6 37 (7.27%) IT Support
7 27 (5.30%) IT Analyst
8 26 (5.11%) IT Support Analyst
9 23 (4.52%) Technical Support
10 22 (4.32%) Coordinator
11 20 (3.93%) Business Analyst
12 19 (3.73%) Project Manager
13 17 (3.34%) Support Specialist
14 16 (3.14%) Lead
14 16 (3.14%) Technical Analyst
14 16 (3.14%) Technical Support Analyst
15 15 (2.95%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (1.96%) CSS
1 10 (1.96%) HTML
2 9 (1.77%) Elastic Stack
2 9 (1.77%) Gherkin
2 9 (1.77%) Node.js
2 9 (1.77%) React
2 9 (1.77%) RESTful
3 3 (0.59%) Oracle Fusion
4 2 (0.39%) PySpark
4 2 (0.39%) Unity (Game Engine)
4 2 (0.39%) Unreal Engine
5 1 (0.20%) AngularJS
5 1 (0.20%) EDI
5 1 (0.20%) Express.js
5 1 (0.20%) JSON
5 1 (0.20%) MFC
5 1 (0.20%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 69 (13.56%) Onboarding
2 38 (7.47%) Self-Motivation
3 29 (5.70%) Social Media
4 26 (5.11%) Management Information System
4 26 (5.11%) Video Conferencing
5 18 (3.54%) Analytical Mindset
5 18 (3.54%) Public Cloud
6 13 (2.55%) Driving Licence
6 13 (2.55%) Web Conferencing
7 12 (2.36%) e-Learning
8 11 (2.16%) Data Structures
9 10 (1.96%) Greenfield Project
10 9 (1.77%) Graphic Design
11 8 (1.57%) Digital Media
11 8 (1.57%) Motion Graphics
12 6 (1.18%) Product Ownership
12 6 (1.18%) Team-Oriented Environment
13 5 (0.98%) PMI
14 4 (0.79%) Animation
14 4 (0.79%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 42 (8.25%) Windows
2 9 (1.77%) Windows 10
3 5 (0.98%) Apple iOS
4 3 (0.59%) Linux
4 3 (0.59%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.39%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.39%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2008
6 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 157 (30.84%) Project Management
2 122 (23.97%) Problem-Solving
3 121 (23.77%) Continuous Improvement
4 102 (20.04%) Coaching
5 83 (16.31%) Agile
6 82 (16.11%) Business Intelligence
7 81 (15.91%) Customer Experience
8 72 (14.15%) Quality Management
9 65 (12.77%) Due Diligence
9 65 (12.77%) Six Sigma
10 64 (12.57%) Data Analysis
10 64 (12.57%) Lean Six Sigma
10 64 (12.57%) Performance Improvement
11 60 (11.79%) Project Delivery
12 59 (11.59%) Analytics
13 56 (11.00%) Decision-Making
14 52 (10.22%) ITIL
15 44 (8.64%) Stakeholder Management
16 41 (8.06%) AI
16 41 (8.06%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 38 (7.47%) SQL
2 10 (1.96%) Java
3 9 (1.77%) JavaScript
4 8 (1.57%) Python
4 8 (1.57%) VBA
5 5 (0.98%) PowerShell
5 5 (0.98%) R
6 1 (0.20%) ABAP
6 1 (0.20%) C
6 1 (0.20%) PL/SQL
6 1 (0.20%) RPG
6 1 (0.20%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 159 (31.24%) Degree
2 64 (12.57%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
3 32 (6.29%) Master's Degree
4 24 (4.72%) PMI Certification
5 20 (3.93%) PMP
6 17 (3.34%) AWS Certification
6 17 (3.34%) Security Cleared
7 13 (2.55%) A+ Certification
8 12 (2.36%) SC Cleared
9 11 (2.16%) MBA
10 9 (1.77%) CFA
11 5 (0.98%) DBS Check
11 5 (0.98%) MCP
12 4 (0.79%) ACCA
12 4 (0.79%) CIMA
12 4 (0.79%) HNC
13 3 (0.59%) Cisco Certification
13 3 (0.59%) CISM
13 3 (0.59%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 3 (0.59%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 84 (16.50%) QA
2 35 (6.88%) PMO
3 30 (5.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 18 (3.54%) ISO 9001
5 11 (2.16%) Data Quality
6 9 (1.77%) GDPR
7 8 (1.57%) Cyber Essentials
8 7 (1.38%) SLA
9 6 (1.18%) Accessibility
10 3 (0.59%) NIST
11 2 (0.39%) GRC
11 2 (0.39%) ISO 14001
11 2 (0.39%) ISO 20022
11 2 (0.39%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.20%) COBIT
12 1 (0.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (0.20%) FATCA
12 1 (0.20%) FINRA
12 1 (0.20%) GAAP
12 1 (0.20%) P3O
System Software
1 24 (4.72%) Active Directory
2 9 (1.77%) Docker
3 1 (0.20%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 10 (1.96%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (1.77%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.59%) Single Sign-On
3 3 (0.59%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 1 (0.20%) Ansible
4 1 (0.20%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 1 (0.20%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.20%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 325 (63.85%) Microsoft
2 49 (9.63%) Adobe
3 21 (4.13%) Apple
4 17 (3.34%) Cisco
5 15 (2.95%) Polycom
6 14 (2.75%) SAP
7 12 (2.36%) Atlassian
8 10 (1.96%) ServiceNow
9 9 (1.77%) Google
9 9 (1.77%) Salesforce
9 9 (1.77%) Zoho
10 7 (1.38%) Facebook
10 7 (1.38%) Oracle
11 6 (1.18%) HubSpot
12 5 (0.98%) YouTube
13 4 (0.79%) IFS
13 4 (0.79%) TikTok
14 3 (0.59%) Openreach
14 3 (0.59%) Scality
14 3 (0.59%) Veeam