PowerShell Job Trends

Windows PowerShell
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring PowerShell skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 103 92 59
Rank change year-on-year -11 -33 +32
Permanent jobs citing PowerShell 1,296 1,768 2,415
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 2.40% 2.70% 4.74%
As % of the Programming Languages category 11.18% 8.27% 11.59%
Number of salaries quoted 1,059 1,233 2,028
10th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £38,925
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,900 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £61,350 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.28% +2.25% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £81,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £95,000 £93,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £53,750 £52,500 £53,500
% change year-on-year +2.38% -1.87% +1.90%

All Programming Languages
UK

PowerShell falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 11,594 21,384 20,843
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 21.43% 32.67% 40.89%
Number of salaries quoted 8,390 12,837 17,206
10th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £39,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £48,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% - -
75th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £107,500 £108,750 £105,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000

PowerShell
Job Vacancy Trend

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

PowerShell job vacancy trend in the UK

PowerShell
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing PowerShell.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing PowerShell

PowerShell
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing PowerShell over the 6 months to 30 November 2025.

Salary histogram for PowerShell in the UK

PowerShell
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PowerShell within the UK over the 6 months to 30 November 2025. 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 -13 1,124 £58,000 -7.20% 380
UK excluding London +1 799 £53,750 +2.38% 353
London -27 424 £75,500 +0.67% 124
Work from Home -17 372 £62,000 -8.15% 177
South East -17 221 £58,000 +3.11% 125
North of England +1 150 £50,000 - 43
South West +28 111 £52,500 - 57
Midlands +10 111 £52,500 +10.53% 64
Scotland +21 95 £62,250 +17.45% 28
East of England +43 93 £47,500 -9.52% 35
West Midlands +20 80 £55,000 +22.22% 28
Yorkshire -3 70 £47,500 -10.38% 14
North West -1 69 £52,500 +5.00% 24
East Midlands +7 31 £50,000 +5.26% 35
Wales +16 17 £55,000 +8.80% 12
North East +5 11 £55,000 +16.68% 5
Northern Ireland -3 4 £46,000 +15.00% 2

PowerShell
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
1 223 (17.21%) Microsoft Exchange
2 177 (13.66%) SharePoint
3 64 (4.94%) IIS
4 52 (4.01%) Confluence
5 22 (1.70%) Exchange Server 2003
6 18 (1.39%) Skype for Business
7 12 (0.93%) nginx
8 7 (0.54%) Tomcat
9 6 (0.46%) Oracle Workflow
10 3 (0.23%) BizTalk Server
11 2 (0.15%) CMS
11 2 (0.15%) WordPress
12 1 (0.077%) CICS
12 1 (0.077%) WebSphere
Applications
1 46 (3.55%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (1.47%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (0.54%) Spreadsheet
4 6 (0.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.46%) Mozilla Thunderbird
4 6 (0.46%) Siemens NX
5 4 (0.31%) SOLIDWORKS
6 3 (0.23%) CATIA
6 3 (0.23%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.23%) Windchill
7 2 (0.15%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.077%) Autodesk Inventor
8 1 (0.077%) Microsoft Project
8 1 (0.077%) Revit
Business Applications
1 13 (1.00%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (0.62%) Workday HCM
3 6 (0.46%) Remedy ITSM
3 6 (0.46%) Teamcenter
4 5 (0.39%) NEC Housing
4 5 (0.39%) PlanetPress Connect
5 3 (0.23%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.15%) Dynamics NAV
6 2 (0.15%) Fidessa
6 2 (0.15%) Markit EDM
7 1 (0.077%) Eikon
7 1 (0.077%) NetSuite
7 1 (0.077%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.077%) Raiser’s Edge
7 1 (0.077%) SimCorp Dimension
Cloud Services
1 858 (66.20%) Azure
2 450 (34.72%) Microsoft 365
3 282 (21.76%) Entra ID
4 250 (19.29%) AWS
5 224 (17.28%) Azure DevOps
6 109 (8.41%) Power Platform
7 98 (7.56%) PaaS
8 96 (7.41%) GitHub
9 89 (6.87%) SaaS
10 88 (6.79%) Azure Monitor
11 86 (6.64%) GCP
12 72 (5.56%) IaaS
13 71 (5.48%) GitHub Actions
14 64 (4.94%) Power Automate
15 60 (4.63%) Amazon CloudWatch
16 57 (4.40%) Azure Sentinel
17 49 (3.78%) Serverless
18 38 (2.93%) Amazon S3
18 38 (2.93%) OneDrive
19 37 (2.85%) AWS CloudFormation
Communications & Networking
1 285 (21.99%) Firewall
2 252 (19.44%) DNS
3 199 (15.35%) DHCP
4 117 (9.03%) TCP/IP
5 103 (7.95%) VPN
6 97 (7.48%) WAN
7 74 (5.71%) LAN
8 50 (3.86%) VLAN
9 48 (3.70%) Wireless
10 42 (3.24%) SAN
11 38 (2.93%) Internet
12 36 (2.78%) Network Security
13 35 (2.70%) Wi-Fi
14 32 (2.47%) SD-WAN
15 23 (1.77%) HTTP
16 20 (1.54%) SMTP
17 19 (1.47%) FTP
17 19 (1.47%) NAS
17 19 (1.47%) VoIP
18 18 (1.39%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 134 (10.34%) SQL Server
2 62 (4.78%) Power BI
3 47 (3.63%) Amazon RDS
4 30 (2.31%) Oracle Database
4 30 (2.31%) Relational Database
5 27 (2.08%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 26 (2.01%) Oracle Database 10g
7 24 (1.85%) Data Warehouse
8 17 (1.31%) PostgreSQL
9 16 (1.23%) Azure SQL Database
10 14 (1.08%) MySQL
11 13 (1.00%) NoSQL
12 10 (0.77%) MongoDB
13 9 (0.69%) DTS
14 8 (0.62%) BusinessObjects
15 7 (0.54%) Amazon Aurora
16 6 (0.46%) Data Mining
17 5 (0.39%) SQL Server Reporting Services
17 5 (0.39%) Tableau
18 4 (0.31%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 130 (10.03%) JIRA
2 110 (8.49%) Jenkins
3 105 (8.10%) Git
4 44 (3.40%) GitLab
5 36 (2.78%) Octopus Deploy
6 26 (2.01%) Vagrant
7 24 (1.85%) TeamCity
8 14 (1.08%) MSI
9 12 (0.93%) Bitbucket
9 12 (0.93%) Burp Suite
9 12 (0.93%) Metasploit
10 10 (0.77%) Sonatype Nexus
11 6 (0.46%) Atlassian Bamboo
12 5 (0.39%) Robot Framework
12 5 (0.39%) SonarQube
12 5 (0.39%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
13 4 (0.31%) Artifactory
13 4 (0.31%) Toad
14 3 (0.23%) Balsamiq
14 3 (0.23%) TestRail
General
1 452 (34.88%) Social Skills
2 306 (23.61%) Finance
3 89 (6.87%) Analytical Skills
4 74 (5.71%) Law
5 51 (3.94%) Public Sector
6 40 (3.09%) Banking
7 39 (3.01%) Retail
8 38 (2.93%) Legal
9 36 (2.78%) Manufacturing
10 34 (2.62%) Documentation Skills
11 32 (2.47%) Telecoms
12 26 (2.01%) Presentation Skills
13 23 (1.77%) Organisational Skills
14 21 (1.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 16 (1.23%) Front Office
15 16 (1.23%) Games
15 16 (1.23%) Influencing Skills
16 15 (1.16%) Marketing
17 12 (0.93%) Automotive
18 10 (0.77%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 194 (14.97%) Support Engineer
2 159 (12.27%) Senior
3 149 (11.50%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 119 (9.18%) Azure Engineer
5 117 (9.03%) DevOps Engineer
6 93 (7.18%) Cloud Engineer
7 91 (7.02%) 3rd Line Support
8 90 (6.94%) Analyst
9 82 (6.33%) IT Support
9 82 (6.33%) Security Engineer
10 78 (6.02%) Lead
11 74 (5.71%) Developer
12 69 (5.32%) IT Engineer
13 66 (5.09%) 3rd Line Engineer
14 65 (5.02%) Platform Engineer
15 50 (3.86%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
16 49 (3.78%) Applications Engineer
16 49 (3.78%) Applications Support
17 46 (3.55%) IT Support Engineer
18 42 (3.24%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 75 (5.79%) .NET
2 71 (5.48%) REST
3 68 (5.25%) YAML
4 40 (3.09%) ARM Templates
5 38 (2.93%) SOAP
6 33 (2.55%) JSON
7 32 (2.47%) LDAP
8 21 (1.62%) OAuth
9 20 (1.54%) SAML
9 20 (1.54%) Web Services
10 18 (1.39%) AngularJS
10 18 (1.39%) Microsoft Graph
11 17 (1.31%) Elastic Stack
11 17 (1.31%) GraphQL
12 16 (1.23%) React
13 14 (1.08%) OpenID
14 11 (0.85%) .NET Framework
14 11 (0.85%) Node.js
15 10 (0.77%) Middleware
15 10 (0.77%) Razor View Engine
Miscellaneous
1 96 (7.41%) Onboarding
2 65 (5.02%) Hybrid Cloud
2 65 (5.02%) Security Posture
3 57 (4.40%) Product Ownership
4 43 (3.32%) Cloud Native
5 40 (3.09%) PKI
6 37 (2.85%) Data Centre
6 37 (2.85%) Enterprise Software
6 37 (2.85%) Management Information System
7 31 (2.39%) Legacy Systems
8 27 (2.08%) Driving Licence
8 27 (2.08%) Public Cloud
8 27 (2.08%) Replication
9 25 (1.93%) Virtual Team
10 23 (1.77%) Private Cloud
10 23 (1.77%) Self-Motivation
11 21 (1.62%) Analytical Mindset
12 20 (1.54%) Video Conferencing
13 17 (1.31%) Hedge funds
14 16 (1.23%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 588 (45.37%) Windows
2 340 (26.23%) Windows Server
3 242 (18.67%) Linux
4 75 (5.79%) Windows 10
5 68 (5.25%) Windows Server 2019
6 60 (4.63%) VMS
7 45 (3.47%) Windows Server 2016
8 43 (3.32%) Unix
9 39 (3.01%) Mac OS
10 31 (2.39%) Windows Server 2008
11 27 (2.08%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 25 (1.93%) Solaris
13 22 (1.70%) HPUX
13 22 (1.70%) Windows 7
13 22 (1.70%) Windows Server 2003
14 21 (1.62%) Windows Server 2012
15 18 (1.39%) Amazon Linux
15 18 (1.39%) Android
15 18 (1.39%) Ubuntu
16 13 (1.00%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 411 (31.71%) DevOps
2 353 (27.24%) Problem-Solving
3 299 (23.07%) CI/CD
4 237 (18.29%) Infrastructure as Code
5 228 (17.59%) ITIL
6 226 (17.44%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 212 (16.36%) Continuous Improvement
8 194 (14.97%) Agile
9 164 (12.65%) Mentoring
10 157 (12.11%) Cybersecurity
11 135 (10.42%) Disaster Recovery
12 133 (10.26%) Task Automation
13 127 (9.80%) Cloud Security
14 119 (9.18%) Migration
15 105 (8.10%) Coaching
16 100 (7.72%) Roadmaps
17 97 (7.48%) Containerisation
18 96 (7.41%) Change Management
19 91 (7.02%) Incident Management
20 90 (6.94%) Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 436 (33.64%) Python
2 259 (19.98%) Bash
2 259 (19.98%) SQL
3 106 (8.18%) C#
4 79 (6.10%) Bicep
5 58 (4.48%) JavaScript
6 37 (2.85%) Java
7 36 (2.78%) Perl
8 29 (2.24%) Groovy
9 28 (2.16%) Go
10 27 (2.08%) Kusto Query Language
11 24 (1.85%) T-SQL
11 24 (1.85%) VB
12 14 (1.08%) TypeScript
13 12 (0.93%) Shell Script
13 12 (0.93%) VBScript
14 8 (0.62%) Ruby
14 8 (0.62%) VBA
15 5 (0.39%) C++
16 3 (0.23%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 193 (14.89%) Security Cleared
2 172 (13.27%) Degree
3 130 (10.03%) SC Cleared
4 107 (8.26%) Azure Certification
5 98 (7.56%) Microsoft Certification
6 68 (5.25%) DV Cleared
7 51 (3.94%) Cisco Certification
8 48 (3.70%) AWS Certification
9 46 (3.55%) Computer Science Degree
10 34 (2.62%) CISSP
11 32 (2.47%) CCNA
12 30 (2.31%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 24 (1.85%) CREST Certified
14 23 (1.77%) Master's Degree
15 19 (1.47%) CEH
15 19 (1.47%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
16 17 (1.31%) OSCP
17 16 (1.23%) CCNP
18 14 (1.08%) BPSS Clearance
19 13 (1.00%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 133 (10.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 113 (8.72%) NIST
3 65 (5.02%) GDPR
4 54 (4.17%) SLA
5 39 (3.01%) Accessibility
6 38 (2.93%) NCSC
7 30 (2.31%) Cyber Essentials
8 19 (1.47%) QA
9 10 (0.77%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 8 (0.62%) ISO 22301
10 8 (0.62%) PCI DSS
11 6 (0.46%) HIPAA
12 4 (0.31%) GRC
12 4 (0.31%) SOC 2
13 2 (0.15%) Actionable Recommendations
13 2 (0.15%) HL7
14 1 (0.077%) Data Quality
14 1 (0.077%) Disclosure Scotland
14 1 (0.077%) NIST 800
14 1 (0.077%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 449 (34.65%) Active Directory
2 187 (14.43%) VMware Infrastructure
3 129 (9.95%) Docker
4 127 (9.80%) Hyper-V
5 55 (4.24%) Virtual Machines
6 49 (3.78%) Virtual Desktop
7 33 (2.55%) vSphere
8 22 (1.70%) VMware ESXi
9 18 (1.39%) DFS Replication
10 15 (1.16%) Firmware
10 15 (1.16%) Virtual Servers
11 11 (0.85%) XenApp
12 8 (0.62%) Postfix
12 8 (0.62%) vCloud
13 7 (0.54%) Dovecot
13 7 (0.54%) Squid
14 6 (0.46%) XenDesktop
15 5 (0.39%) Terminal Services
16 4 (0.31%) VMware NSX
17 3 (0.23%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 308 (23.77%) Terraform
2 227 (17.52%) Microsoft Intune
3 183 (14.12%) Kubernetes
4 148 (11.42%) Ansible
5 76 (5.86%) SCCM
6 75 (5.79%) Grafana
7 60 (4.63%) Prometheus
8 42 (3.24%) Single Sign-On
9 31 (2.39%) WSUS
10 23 (1.77%) SCOM
11 19 (1.47%) vCenter Server
12 16 (1.23%) Puppet
13 15 (1.16%) Autotask
14 14 (1.08%) WMI
15 13 (1.00%) Active Directory Federation Services
15 13 (1.00%) QRadar
16 11 (0.85%) Backup Exec
16 11 (0.85%) Nessus
16 11 (0.85%) ZABBIX
17 10 (0.77%) Nmap
Vendors
1 732 (56.48%) Microsoft
2 258 (19.91%) VMware
3 108 (8.33%) Cisco
4 100 (7.72%) ServiceNow
5 65 (5.02%) Oracle
6 52 (4.01%) Splunk
6 52 (4.01%) Veeam
7 47 (3.63%) Red Hat
8 43 (3.32%) Atlassian
8 43 (3.32%) Citrix
9 34 (2.62%) Google
10 32 (2.47%) SolarWinds
11 29 (2.24%) Palo Alto
12 23 (1.77%) SAP
13 20 (1.54%) Meraki
13 20 (1.54%) Sophos
14 19 (1.47%) Apple
15 18 (1.39%) Salesforce
16 17 (1.31%) Bloomberg
16 17 (1.31%) SonicWALL