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

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 250 195 244
Rank change year-on-year -55 +49 +8
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft PowerPoint 520 825 717
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.88% 1.52% 1.36%
As % of the Applications category 9.05% 15.11% 16.53%
Number of salaries quoted 247 243 397
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,200 £26,250
25th Percentile £33,375 £38,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% -14.29%
75th Percentile £63,750 £60,133 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,000 £72,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £41,075 £47,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -13.53% +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 5,747 5,461 4,337
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 9.73% 10.04% 8.22%
Number of salaries quoted 2,328 2,069 3,053
10th Percentile £26,500 £28,500 £25,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £36,000 £29,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £47,683 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.11% +12.20% -7.97%
75th Percentile £57,500 £62,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £71,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -11.11% +20.00% -1.32%

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 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 4 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 -76 391 £45,000 -10.00% 215
UK excluding London -41 287 £41,075 -13.53% 139
London -39 185 £46,250 -7.50% 108
Work from Home +62 150 £47,500 -5.00% 68
Scotland +39 72 £57,500 -0.92% 6
South East -55 67 £40,000 -11.11% 67
North of England -31 63 £48,750 +14.71% 26
North West -28 43 £33,000 -22.35% 22
East of England -15 28 £37,500 +22.95% 7
Midlands -33 28 £45,000 +5.88% 20
West Midlands +8 20 £41,500 -27.19% 15
South West -2 20 £37,750 -34.35% 12
Yorkshire -5 13 £56,250 +53.06% 4
East Midlands -31 8 £62,500 +58.23% 5
North East +13 7 £50,000 +5.26%
Northern Ireland -3 6 £59,000 +47.50% 3
Wales +10 5 - - 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
1 106 (20.38%) SharePoint
2 15 (2.88%) Confluence
3 13 (2.50%) Skype for Business
4 8 (1.54%) Microsoft Exchange
5 5 (0.96%) CMS
6 4 (0.77%) SAS
6 4 (0.77%) WordPress
7 3 (0.58%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.19%) IIS
8 1 (0.19%) Moodle
Applications
1 482 (92.69%) Microsoft Excel
2 269 (51.73%) Microsoft Office
3 37 (7.12%) MS Visio
4 20 (3.85%) Photoshop
5 19 (3.65%) Spreadsheet
6 18 (3.46%) InDesign
7 14 (2.69%) Microsoft Project
8 10 (1.92%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 9 (1.73%) Adobe Illustrator
9 9 (1.73%) Adobe Premiere
10 2 (0.38%) SPSS
10 2 (0.38%) Trello
11 1 (0.19%) Acrobat
11 1 (0.19%) AutoCAD
11 1 (0.19%) CapCut
11 1 (0.19%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 11 (2.12%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (1.54%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.58%) Oracle Payables
3 3 (0.58%) Yoast SEO
4 2 (0.38%) Oracle Cash Management
4 2 (0.38%) Relativity
4 2 (0.38%) Towers Watson Igloo
5 1 (0.19%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle Financials
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 56 (10.77%) Microsoft 365
1 56 (10.77%) Power Platform
2 49 (9.42%) Azure
3 26 (5.00%) AWS
4 20 (3.85%) OneDrive
5 17 (3.27%) SaaS
6 13 (2.50%) Azure DevOps
6 13 (2.50%) Dynamics 365
7 10 (1.92%) Canva
8 7 (1.35%) Figma
9 5 (0.96%) Microsoft Copilot
10 4 (0.77%) Google Workspace
10 4 (0.77%) Miro
10 4 (0.77%) Smartsheet
11 3 (0.58%) ChatGPT
11 3 (0.58%) GCP
11 3 (0.58%) Slack
12 2 (0.38%) Azure AI
12 2 (0.38%) PowerApps
12 2 (0.38%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 22 (4.23%) Unified Communications
2 18 (3.46%) Wireless
3 15 (2.88%) WebEx
4 13 (2.50%) Skype
5 6 (1.15%) DHCP
5 6 (1.15%) Internet
5 6 (1.15%) TCP/IP
6 5 (0.96%) DNS
6 5 (0.96%) LAN
7 4 (0.77%) Broadband
7 4 (0.77%) Firewall
7 4 (0.77%) Wi-Fi
8 3 (0.58%) 4G
8 3 (0.58%) 5G
8 3 (0.58%) GSM
8 3 (0.58%) Intranet
8 3 (0.58%) MPLS
8 3 (0.58%) TETRA
8 3 (0.58%) UMTS
8 3 (0.58%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (10.00%) Power BI
2 15 (2.88%) Tableau
3 10 (1.92%) SQL Server
4 9 (1.73%) BusinessObjects
4 9 (1.73%) DB2
4 9 (1.73%) PostgreSQL
5 6 (1.15%) Data Mining
6 5 (0.96%) Power Query
7 4 (0.77%) Big Data
8 3 (0.58%) Data Warehouse
8 3 (0.58%) GIS
8 3 (0.58%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 2 (0.38%) Apache Hive
9 2 (0.38%) EDRMS
9 2 (0.38%) Hadoop
9 2 (0.38%) Impala
9 2 (0.38%) Looker
9 2 (0.38%) Relational Database
10 1 (0.19%) Metadata
10 1 (0.19%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 33 (6.35%) JIRA
2 9 (1.73%) Bitbucket
2 9 (1.73%) Cucumber
2 9 (1.73%) Jenkins
2 9 (1.73%) Selenium
2 9 (1.73%) TeamCity
3 1 (0.19%) ClearCase
3 1 (0.19%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 309 (59.42%) Social Skills
2 160 (30.77%) Finance
3 133 (25.58%) Analytical Skills
4 96 (18.46%) Marketing
5 50 (9.62%) Organisational Skills
6 48 (9.23%) Law
7 43 (8.27%) Legal
8 38 (7.31%) Presentation Skills
9 34 (6.54%) Retail
10 33 (6.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 27 (5.19%) Banking
11 27 (5.19%) Telecoms
12 23 (4.42%) Advertising
13 16 (3.08%) French Language
13 16 (3.08%) German Language
14 13 (2.50%) Dutch Language
15 12 (2.31%) Manufacturing
16 11 (2.12%) Billing
16 11 (2.12%) Spanish Language
17 10 (1.92%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 108 (20.77%) Senior
2 105 (20.19%) Analyst
3 81 (15.58%) Senior Manager
4 64 (12.31%) QA Manager
4 64 (12.31%) Quality Manager
4 64 (12.31%) Senior QA Manager
4 64 (12.31%) Senior Quality Manager
5 46 (8.85%) Support Analyst
6 36 (6.92%) IT Support
7 26 (5.00%) IT Analyst
8 25 (4.81%) IT Support Analyst
9 22 (4.23%) Coordinator
9 22 (4.23%) Project Manager
10 21 (4.04%) Technical Support
11 19 (3.65%) Business Analyst
12 18 (3.46%) Lead
13 16 (3.08%) Account Manager
13 16 (3.08%) Support Specialist
13 16 (3.08%) Technical Analyst
13 16 (3.08%) Technical Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (1.92%) CSS
1 10 (1.92%) HTML
2 9 (1.73%) Elastic Stack
2 9 (1.73%) Gherkin
2 9 (1.73%) Node.js
2 9 (1.73%) React
2 9 (1.73%) RESTful
3 3 (0.58%) Oracle Fusion
4 2 (0.38%) PySpark
4 2 (0.38%) Unity (Game Engine)
4 2 (0.38%) 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 81 (15.58%) Onboarding
2 42 (8.08%) Self-Motivation
3 30 (5.77%) Social Media
4 27 (5.19%) Management Information System
5 25 (4.81%) Video Conferencing
6 22 (4.23%) Analytical Mindset
7 18 (3.46%) Public Cloud
8 13 (2.50%) Web Conferencing
9 11 (2.12%) Digital Media
9 11 (2.12%) Driving Licence
10 10 (1.92%) Data Structures
10 10 (1.92%) Graphic Design
11 9 (1.73%) Greenfield Project
11 9 (1.73%) Motion Graphics
12 8 (1.54%) e-Learning
13 7 (1.35%) Team-Oriented Environment
14 6 (1.15%) Product Ownership
15 5 (0.96%) Life Science
15 5 (0.96%) PMI
15 5 (0.96%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 42 (8.08%) Windows
2 9 (1.73%) Windows 10
3 5 (0.96%) Apple iOS
4 3 (0.58%) Linux
4 3 (0.58%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.38%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.38%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2008
6 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 165 (31.73%) Project Management
2 126 (24.23%) Problem-Solving
3 120 (23.08%) Continuous Improvement
4 103 (19.81%) Coaching
5 84 (16.15%) Agile
5 84 (16.15%) Business Intelligence
6 80 (15.38%) Customer Experience
7 72 (13.85%) Quality Management
8 66 (12.69%) Data Analysis
9 65 (12.50%) Due Diligence
9 65 (12.50%) Six Sigma
10 64 (12.31%) Lean Six Sigma
10 64 (12.31%) Performance Improvement
11 63 (12.12%) Decision-Making
11 63 (12.12%) Project Delivery
12 58 (11.15%) Analytics
13 52 (10.00%) ITIL
14 45 (8.65%) AI
15 44 (8.46%) CRM
16 43 (8.27%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 36 (6.92%) SQL
2 10 (1.92%) Java
3 9 (1.73%) JavaScript
4 8 (1.54%) VBA
5 7 (1.35%) Python
6 5 (0.96%) PowerShell
6 5 (0.96%) R
7 1 (0.19%) C
7 1 (0.19%) PL/SQL
7 1 (0.19%) RPG
7 1 (0.19%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 165 (31.73%) Degree
2 64 (12.31%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
3 32 (6.15%) Master's Degree
4 24 (4.62%) PMI Certification
5 20 (3.85%) PMP
6 17 (3.27%) AWS Certification
6 17 (3.27%) Security Cleared
7 12 (2.31%) MBA
7 12 (2.31%) SC Cleared
8 11 (2.12%) A+ Certification
9 9 (1.73%) CFA
10 5 (0.96%) HNC
10 5 (0.96%) MCP
11 4 (0.77%) ACCA
11 4 (0.77%) CIMA
11 4 (0.77%) DBS Check
12 3 (0.58%) CBAP
12 3 (0.58%) CCNP
12 3 (0.58%) HND
12 3 (0.58%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 86 (16.54%) QA
2 36 (6.92%) PMO
3 29 (5.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 18 (3.46%) ISO 9001
5 11 (2.12%) Data Quality
6 9 (1.73%) GDPR
7 7 (1.35%) Cyber Essentials
8 5 (0.96%) Accessibility
8 5 (0.96%) SLA
9 2 (0.38%) ISO 14001
9 2 (0.38%) ISO 20022
9 2 (0.38%) NIST
9 2 (0.38%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.19%) FINRA
10 1 (0.19%) GRC
10 1 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 1 (0.19%) NIST 800
10 1 (0.19%) P3O
10 1 (0.19%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 25 (4.81%) Active Directory
2 9 (1.73%) Docker
3 1 (0.19%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 11 (2.12%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (1.73%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.58%) Single Sign-On
3 3 (0.58%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 1 (0.19%) Ansible
4 1 (0.19%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 1 (0.19%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.19%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 342 (65.77%) Microsoft
2 50 (9.62%) Adobe
3 21 (4.04%) Apple
4 17 (3.27%) Cisco
5 15 (2.88%) Polycom
6 14 (2.69%) Atlassian
6 14 (2.69%) ServiceNow
7 12 (2.31%) SAP
8 9 (1.73%) Google
8 9 (1.73%) Zoho
9 8 (1.54%) Salesforce
10 7 (1.35%) Facebook
11 6 (1.15%) HubSpot
11 6 (1.15%) Oracle
11 6 (1.15%) Workday
12 5 (0.96%) YouTube
13 4 (0.77%) TikTok
14 3 (0.58%) IFS
14 3 (0.58%) Openreach
14 3 (0.58%) Scality