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 4 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 106 96 59
Rank change year-on-year -10 -37 +33
Permanent jobs citing PowerShell 1,306 1,752 2,359
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 2.38% 2.76% 4.73%
As % of the Programming Languages category 11.13% 8.32% 11.58%
Number of salaries quoted 1,071 1,224 1,986
10th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £39,380
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £61,750 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.88% +2.92% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £81,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £95,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £54,000 £52,500 £53,500
% change year-on-year +2.86% -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 11,734 21,069 20,363
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 21.36% 33.23% 40.84%
Number of salaries quoted 8,528 12,635 16,765
10th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £39,793
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £48,103
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% - -
75th Percentile £83,250 £85,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £107,500 £110,000 £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 4 December 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 4 December 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 -10 1,131 £58,000 -7.20% 469
UK excluding London +3 802 £54,000 +2.86% 443
London -23 431 £75,000 - 145
Work from Home -11 375 £61,498 -8.89% 286
South East -18 217 £58,000 +2.86% 136
North of England -6 150 £50,000 - 79
South West +22 116 £52,500 - 55
Midlands +10 111 £53,250 +12.11% 68
Scotland +34 96 £62,250 +17.45% 59
East of England +34 94 £47,500 -9.52% 41
West Midlands +14 77 £55,000 +22.22% 37
Yorkshire -11 70 £47,500 -9.95% 19
North West -1 69 £52,500 +5.00% 49
East Midlands +3 34 £52,500 +10.53% 30
Wales +18 17 £55,000 +5.77% 19
North East +11 11 £55,000 +16.68% 14
Northern Ireland -5 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
1 220 (16.85%) Microsoft Exchange
2 175 (13.40%) SharePoint
3 66 (5.05%) IIS
4 50 (3.83%) Confluence
5 22 (1.68%) Exchange Server 2003
6 17 (1.30%) Skype for Business
7 11 (0.84%) nginx
8 7 (0.54%) Tomcat
9 5 (0.38%) 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 (3.52%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (1.45%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (0.54%) Spreadsheet
4 6 (0.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.46%) Siemens NX
5 5 (0.38%) Mozilla Thunderbird
6 4 (0.31%) SOLIDWORKS
7 3 (0.23%) CATIA
7 3 (0.23%) Windchill
8 2 (0.15%) MS Visio
9 1 (0.077%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.077%) Autodesk Inventor
Business Applications
1 13 (1.00%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (0.61%) Workday HCM
3 6 (0.46%) Remedy ITSM
3 6 (0.46%) Teamcenter
4 5 (0.38%) NEC Housing
4 5 (0.38%) 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%) Actimize
7 1 (0.077%) Eikon
7 1 (0.077%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.077%) Raiser’s Edge
7 1 (0.077%) SimCorp Dimension
Cloud Services
1 864 (66.16%) Azure
2 447 (34.23%) Microsoft 365
3 291 (22.28%) Entra ID
4 248 (18.99%) AWS
5 227 (17.38%) Azure DevOps
6 109 (8.35%) Power Platform
7 99 (7.58%) GitHub
8 98 (7.50%) PaaS
9 89 (6.81%) Azure Monitor
10 88 (6.74%) GCP
11 86 (6.58%) SaaS
12 73 (5.59%) GitHub Actions
12 73 (5.59%) IaaS
13 65 (4.98%) Power Automate
14 57 (4.36%) Amazon CloudWatch
14 57 (4.36%) Azure Sentinel
15 50 (3.83%) Serverless
16 38 (2.91%) Azure Key Vault
16 38 (2.91%) OneDrive
16 38 (2.91%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 281 (21.52%) Firewall
2 250 (19.14%) DNS
3 199 (15.24%) DHCP
4 117 (8.96%) TCP/IP
5 103 (7.89%) VPN
6 95 (7.27%) WAN
7 72 (5.51%) LAN
8 49 (3.75%) VLAN
9 48 (3.68%) Wireless
10 41 (3.14%) SAN
11 38 (2.91%) Internet
12 37 (2.83%) Network Security
13 36 (2.76%) Wi-Fi
14 32 (2.45%) SD-WAN
15 22 (1.68%) HTTP
16 19 (1.45%) NAS
16 19 (1.45%) SMTP
16 19 (1.45%) VoIP
17 18 (1.38%) FTP
18 17 (1.30%) Kerberos
Database & Business Intelligence
1 137 (10.49%) SQL Server
2 63 (4.82%) Power BI
3 43 (3.29%) Amazon RDS
4 33 (2.53%) Relational Database
5 30 (2.30%) Oracle Database
6 29 (2.22%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 26 (1.99%) Oracle Database 10g
8 24 (1.84%) Data Warehouse
9 17 (1.30%) Azure SQL Database
10 16 (1.23%) PostgreSQL
11 15 (1.15%) NoSQL
12 14 (1.07%) MySQL
13 11 (0.84%) MongoDB
14 9 (0.69%) DTS
15 8 (0.61%) BusinessObjects
16 6 (0.46%) Amazon Aurora
16 6 (0.46%) Data Mining
17 5 (0.38%) SQL Server Reporting Services
17 5 (0.38%) Tableau
18 4 (0.31%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 128 (9.80%) JIRA
2 108 (8.27%) Jenkins
3 106 (8.12%) Git
4 44 (3.37%) GitLab
5 36 (2.76%) Octopus Deploy
6 24 (1.84%) TeamCity
7 23 (1.76%) Vagrant
8 14 (1.07%) MSI
9 12 (0.92%) Bitbucket
10 11 (0.84%) Burp Suite
10 11 (0.84%) Metasploit
11 9 (0.69%) Sonatype Nexus
12 6 (0.46%) Atlassian Bamboo
13 5 (0.38%) CircleCI
13 5 (0.38%) Robot Framework
13 5 (0.38%) SonarQube
13 5 (0.38%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
14 4 (0.31%) Artifactory
14 4 (0.31%) Toad
15 3 (0.23%) Balsamiq
General
1 457 (34.99%) Social Skills
2 312 (23.89%) Finance
3 88 (6.74%) Analytical Skills
4 74 (5.67%) Law
5 52 (3.98%) Public Sector
6 42 (3.22%) Banking
7 39 (2.99%) Retail
8 38 (2.91%) Legal
9 37 (2.83%) Manufacturing
10 36 (2.76%) Documentation Skills
11 33 (2.53%) Telecoms
12 24 (1.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 24 (1.84%) Organisational Skills
12 24 (1.84%) Presentation Skills
13 17 (1.30%) Games
14 16 (1.23%) Front Office
14 16 (1.23%) Influencing Skills
15 15 (1.15%) Marketing
16 12 (0.92%) Automotive
17 11 (0.84%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 190 (14.55%) Support Engineer
2 165 (12.63%) Senior
3 150 (11.49%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 122 (9.34%) Azure Engineer
5 119 (9.11%) DevOps Engineer
6 97 (7.43%) Cloud Engineer
7 94 (7.20%) Analyst
8 90 (6.89%) 3rd Line Support
9 80 (6.13%) IT Support
9 80 (6.13%) Security Engineer
10 77 (5.90%) Lead
11 74 (5.67%) Developer
12 67 (5.13%) IT Engineer
13 65 (4.98%) 3rd Line Engineer
13 65 (4.98%) Platform Engineer
14 52 (3.98%) Applications Support
15 50 (3.83%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
16 49 (3.75%) Applications Engineer
17 46 (3.52%) Support Analyst
18 44 (3.37%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 79 (6.05%) .NET
2 71 (5.44%) REST
3 69 (5.28%) YAML
4 40 (3.06%) ARM Templates
5 38 (2.91%) SOAP
6 32 (2.45%) JSON
7 31 (2.37%) LDAP
8 22 (1.68%) OAuth
9 21 (1.61%) SAML
10 20 (1.53%) Web Services
11 18 (1.38%) AngularJS
11 18 (1.38%) GraphQL
11 18 (1.38%) Microsoft Graph
11 18 (1.38%) React
12 17 (1.30%) Elastic Stack
13 15 (1.15%) OpenID
14 13 (1.00%) Node.js
15 12 (0.92%) .NET Framework
16 10 (0.77%) Middleware
16 10 (0.77%) Razor View Engine
Miscellaneous
1 96 (7.35%) Onboarding
2 66 (5.05%) Hybrid Cloud
3 63 (4.82%) Security Posture
4 57 (4.36%) Product Ownership
5 45 (3.45%) Cloud Native
6 40 (3.06%) PKI
7 39 (2.99%) Management Information System
8 37 (2.83%) Data Centre
8 37 (2.83%) Enterprise Software
9 32 (2.45%) Legacy Systems
10 27 (2.07%) Public Cloud
11 25 (1.91%) Virtual Team
12 24 (1.84%) Driving Licence
12 24 (1.84%) Replication
13 23 (1.76%) Private Cloud
13 23 (1.76%) Self-Motivation
14 20 (1.53%) Analytical Mindset
14 20 (1.53%) Video Conferencing
15 18 (1.38%) CMDB
16 17 (1.30%) Hedge funds
Operating Systems
1 591 (45.25%) Windows
2 341 (26.11%) Windows Server
3 246 (18.84%) Linux
4 76 (5.82%) Windows 10
5 67 (5.13%) Windows Server 2019
6 57 (4.36%) VMS
7 44 (3.37%) Windows Server 2016
8 42 (3.22%) Unix
9 39 (2.99%) Mac OS
10 31 (2.37%) Windows Server 2008
11 27 (2.07%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 25 (1.91%) Solaris
13 22 (1.68%) HPUX
13 22 (1.68%) Windows 7
13 22 (1.68%) Windows Server 2003
14 21 (1.61%) Android
15 20 (1.53%) Windows Server 2012
16 17 (1.30%) Amazon Linux
16 17 (1.30%) Ubuntu
17 14 (1.07%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 415 (31.78%) DevOps
2 357 (27.34%) Problem-Solving
3 302 (23.12%) CI/CD
4 245 (18.76%) Infrastructure as Code
5 232 (17.76%) ITIL
6 227 (17.38%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 215 (16.46%) Continuous Improvement
8 196 (15.01%) Agile
9 165 (12.63%) Mentoring
10 161 (12.33%) Cybersecurity
11 137 (10.49%) Disaster Recovery
11 137 (10.49%) Task Automation
12 129 (9.88%) Cloud Security
13 123 (9.42%) Migration
14 104 (7.96%) Coaching
15 103 (7.89%) Roadmaps
16 102 (7.81%) Containerisation
17 94 (7.20%) Change Management
18 91 (6.97%) Incident Management
19 90 (6.89%) Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 437 (33.46%) Python
2 265 (20.29%) Bash
3 264 (20.21%) SQL
4 107 (8.19%) C#
5 79 (6.05%) Bicep
6 59 (4.52%) JavaScript
7 37 (2.83%) Java
8 36 (2.76%) Perl
9 28 (2.14%) Go
9 28 (2.14%) Kusto Query Language
10 26 (1.99%) Groovy
11 24 (1.84%) T-SQL
11 24 (1.84%) VB
12 14 (1.07%) TypeScript
13 12 (0.92%) VBScript
14 11 (0.84%) Shell Script
15 8 (0.61%) Ruby
15 8 (0.61%) VBA
16 5 (0.38%) C++
17 4 (0.31%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 192 (14.70%) Security Cleared
2 170 (13.02%) Degree
3 128 (9.80%) SC Cleared
4 108 (8.27%) Azure Certification
5 102 (7.81%) Microsoft Certification
6 66 (5.05%) DV Cleared
7 50 (3.83%) Cisco Certification
8 48 (3.68%) AWS Certification
9 45 (3.45%) Computer Science Degree
10 33 (2.53%) CISSP
11 31 (2.37%) CCNA
12 30 (2.30%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 22 (1.68%) CREST Certified
13 22 (1.68%) Master's Degree
14 20 (1.53%) CEH
15 18 (1.38%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
16 16 (1.23%) CCNP
17 14 (1.07%) BPSS Clearance
17 14 (1.07%) CompTIA Security+
17 14 (1.07%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 132 (10.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 114 (8.73%) NIST
3 65 (4.98%) GDPR
4 56 (4.29%) SLA
5 40 (3.06%) Accessibility
6 38 (2.91%) NCSC
7 31 (2.37%) Cyber Essentials
8 18 (1.38%) QA
9 10 (0.77%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 9 (0.69%) PCI DSS
11 8 (0.61%) ISO 22301
12 6 (0.46%) HIPAA
13 4 (0.31%) GRC
13 4 (0.31%) SOC 2
14 2 (0.15%) Actionable Recommendations
14 2 (0.15%) Data Quality
14 2 (0.15%) HL7
15 1 (0.077%) COBIT
15 1 (0.077%) Disclosure Scotland
15 1 (0.077%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 445 (34.07%) Active Directory
2 188 (14.40%) VMware Infrastructure
3 134 (10.26%) Docker
4 128 (9.80%) Hyper-V
5 55 (4.21%) Virtual Machines
6 51 (3.91%) Virtual Desktop
7 33 (2.53%) vSphere
8 24 (1.84%) VMware ESXi
9 16 (1.23%) Firmware
10 15 (1.15%) DFS Replication
10 15 (1.15%) Virtual Servers
11 11 (0.84%) XenApp
12 8 (0.61%) vCloud
12 8 (0.61%) XenDesktop
13 7 (0.54%) Postfix
14 6 (0.46%) Dovecot
14 6 (0.46%) Squid
15 4 (0.31%) Terminal Services
15 4 (0.31%) VMware NSX
16 3 (0.23%) Microsoft Virtual Server
Systems Management
1 312 (23.89%) Terraform
2 226 (17.30%) Microsoft Intune
3 189 (14.47%) Kubernetes
4 151 (11.56%) Ansible
5 76 (5.82%) SCCM
6 73 (5.59%) Grafana
7 57 (4.36%) Prometheus
8 43 (3.29%) Single Sign-On
9 31 (2.37%) WSUS
10 22 (1.68%) SCOM
11 19 (1.45%) vCenter Server
12 17 (1.30%) Puppet
13 14 (1.07%) Active Directory Federation Services
13 14 (1.07%) Autotask
13 14 (1.07%) WMI
14 13 (1.00%) QRadar
15 11 (0.84%) Backup Exec
15 11 (0.84%) ZABBIX
16 10 (0.77%) Nessus
17 9 (0.69%) Nmap
Vendors
1 738 (56.51%) Microsoft
2 259 (19.83%) VMware
3 108 (8.27%) Cisco
4 97 (7.43%) ServiceNow
5 63 (4.82%) Oracle
6 51 (3.91%) Splunk
6 51 (3.91%) Veeam
7 47 (3.60%) Red Hat
8 45 (3.45%) Citrix
9 42 (3.22%) Atlassian
10 33 (2.53%) Google
11 31 (2.37%) SolarWinds
12 29 (2.22%) Palo Alto
13 24 (1.84%) SAP
14 20 (1.53%) Meraki
14 20 (1.53%) Sophos
15 18 (1.38%) Apple
15 18 (1.38%) Salesforce
16 17 (1.30%) Bloomberg
16 17 (1.30%) Dell