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

6 months to
24 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 130 100 98
Rank change year-on-year -30 -2 -5
Permanent jobs citing PowerShell 1,237 1,308 2,466
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.61% 3.16% 2.82%
As % of the Programming Languages category 8.98% 9.34% 8.00%
Number of salaries quoted 917 1,060 2,148
10th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £83,750 £73,750
90th Percentile £90,500 £95,000 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -7.27% +10.00% -4.76%

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 13,780 13,999 30,837
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 17.95% 33.84% 35.27%
Number of salaries quoted 9,641 10,181 24,482
10th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £35,534
25th Percentile £46,250 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £83,750 £85,253 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year - +1.85% -1.82%

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 24 March 2026.

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 24 March 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 -35 1,084 £57,500 -7.26% 377
UK excluding London -45 694 £51,000 -7.27% 306
London -6 490 £70,000 -12.50% 125
Work from Home -25 382 £60,000 +1.48% 168
South East -56 190 £56,750 -5.42% 96
North of England -45 138 £47,500 -9.52% 62
Scotland +43 106 £71,500 +19.17% 15
South West -11 96 £55,000 +15.79% 61
Midlands -46 95 £52,500 +5.00% 39
Yorkshire -22 69 £47,500 -9.52% 19
East of England -30 60 £40,000 -27.27% 35
North West -46 55 £55,000 +13.86% 29
East Midlands -22 51 £55,000 +15.79% 16
West Midlands -45 43 £48,000 -4.00% 23
North East -21 14 £45,000 -25.00% 15
Wales -12 8 £58,248 +15.22% 9
Northern Ireland -34 2 - - 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
1 192 (15.52%) Microsoft Exchange
2 138 (11.16%) SharePoint
3 34 (2.75%) IIS
4 22 (1.78%) Exchange Server 2003
5 13 (1.05%) Confluence
6 6 (0.49%) Tomcat
7 2 (0.16%) Apache
7 2 (0.16%) BizTalk Server
7 2 (0.16%) CMS
7 2 (0.16%) WordPress
8 1 (0.081%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.081%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.081%) Oracle Workflow
8 1 (0.081%) Site Server
8 1 (0.081%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 52 (4.20%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (1.29%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (0.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.40%) Siemens NX
5 3 (0.24%) CATIA
5 3 (0.24%) SOLIDWORKS
5 3 (0.24%) Windchill
6 2 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.081%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.081%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (0.57%) Dynamics NAV
1 7 (0.57%) Markit EDM
2 5 (0.40%) Teamcenter
3 4 (0.32%) Oracle EBS
4 3 (0.24%) Alphatax
4 3 (0.24%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.24%) Fidessa
4 3 (0.24%) Remedy ITSM
5 2 (0.16%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.081%) Actimize
6 1 (0.081%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.081%) NEC Housing
6 1 (0.081%) SimCorp Dimension
Cloud Services
1 796 (64.35%) Azure
2 413 (33.39%) Microsoft 365
3 328 (26.52%) Entra ID
4 203 (16.41%) AWS
5 139 (11.24%) Azure DevOps
6 104 (8.41%) Power Platform
7 98 (7.92%) GitHub
8 75 (6.06%) GCP
8 75 (6.06%) Google Workspace
9 73 (5.90%) SaaS
10 72 (5.82%) GitHub Actions
11 69 (5.58%) PaaS
12 62 (5.01%) IaaS
13 58 (4.69%) OneDrive
14 53 (4.28%) Azure Monitor
15 40 (3.23%) Power Automate
16 39 (3.15%) Azure Logic Apps
17 36 (2.91%) Azure Key Vault
17 36 (2.91%) Nutanix
18 35 (2.83%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 229 (18.51%) DNS
2 216 (17.46%) Firewall
3 180 (14.55%) DHCP
4 131 (10.59%) VPN
5 110 (8.89%) TCP/IP
6 66 (5.34%) WAN
7 63 (5.09%) Broadband
8 60 (4.85%) LAN
9 52 (4.20%) Network Security
10 51 (4.12%) VLAN
11 46 (3.72%) Wi-Fi
12 38 (3.07%) VoIP
13 33 (2.67%) Wireless
14 31 (2.51%) SAN
15 29 (2.34%) SD-WAN
16 15 (1.21%) BGP
16 15 (1.21%) MPLS
16 15 (1.21%) VSAN
17 12 (0.97%) Internet
17 12 (0.97%) WinSCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 143 (11.56%) SQL Server
2 90 (7.28%) Power BI
3 30 (2.43%) Azure SQL Database
4 29 (2.34%) PostgreSQL
5 28 (2.26%) Oracle Database
6 27 (2.18%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 26 (2.10%) Data Warehouse
7 26 (2.10%) Oracle Database 10g
8 24 (1.94%) MySQL
8 24 (1.94%) Relational Database
9 21 (1.70%) Amazon RDS
10 18 (1.46%) NoSQL
11 15 (1.21%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 14 (1.13%) Tableau
13 9 (0.73%) InfluxDB
14 7 (0.57%) MongoDB
15 6 (0.49%) Data Lake
16 5 (0.40%) Electronic Patient Records
16 5 (0.40%) Metadata
17 4 (0.32%) Oracle Database 12c
Development Applications
1 89 (7.19%) JIRA
2 79 (6.39%) Git
3 76 (6.14%) Jenkins
4 43 (3.48%) GitLab
5 25 (2.02%) Bitbucket
6 24 (1.94%) Octopus Deploy
7 15 (1.21%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 15 (1.21%) TeamCity
8 13 (1.05%) Metasploit
9 10 (0.81%) Robot Framework
10 9 (0.73%) Burp Suite
10 9 (0.73%) CircleCI
11 7 (0.57%) TestRail
12 6 (0.49%) Visual Studio Code
13 5 (0.40%) Atlassian Bamboo
14 4 (0.32%) MLflow
14 4 (0.32%) SonarQube
15 3 (0.24%) Artifactory
15 3 (0.24%) Balsamiq
15 3 (0.24%) JMeter
General
1 433 (35.00%) Social Skills
2 275 (22.23%) Finance
3 147 (11.88%) Analytical Skills
4 79 (6.39%) Organisational Skills
5 62 (5.01%) Law
6 39 (3.15%) Documentation Skills
7 37 (2.99%) Legal
7 37 (2.99%) Retail
8 35 (2.83%) Public Sector
9 33 (2.67%) Games
10 31 (2.51%) Banking
11 30 (2.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 25 (2.02%) Telecoms
13 22 (1.78%) Manufacturing
14 15 (1.21%) Advertising
14 15 (1.21%) Front Office
15 8 (0.65%) Aerospace
15 8 (0.65%) Influencing Skills
16 7 (0.57%) Investment Banking
16 7 (0.57%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 198 (16.01%) Senior
2 143 (11.56%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 143 (11.56%) Support Engineer
3 120 (9.70%) Azure Engineer
4 113 (9.14%) Analyst
5 105 (8.49%) IT Support
6 84 (6.79%) Security Engineer
7 79 (6.39%) Cloud Engineer
7 79 (6.39%) IT Engineer
8 78 (6.31%) DevOps Engineer
9 71 (5.74%) Developer
10 63 (5.09%) 3rd Line Support
11 61 (4.93%) IT Support Engineer
12 58 (4.69%) Lead
13 54 (4.37%) 3rd Line Engineer
14 47 (3.80%) 2nd Line Support
15 44 (3.56%) Architect
16 42 (3.40%) Platform Engineer
17 37 (2.99%) Support Analyst
18 34 (2.75%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 91 (7.36%) OAuth
2 90 (7.28%) REST
3 79 (6.39%) SAML
4 74 (5.98%) OpenID
5 70 (5.66%) GraphQL
6 66 (5.34%) SOAP
7 64 (5.17%) .NET
7 64 (5.17%) LDAP
8 38 (3.07%) YAML
9 29 (2.34%) JSON
10 26 (2.10%) .NET Core
11 23 (1.86%) ARM Templates
12 20 (1.62%) Microsoft Graph
13 19 (1.54%) Elastic Stack
14 17 (1.37%) React
15 16 (1.29%) Node.js
16 14 (1.13%) Web Services
17 13 (1.05%) CSS
17 13 (1.05%) Swagger
18 12 (0.97%) SPFx
Miscellaneous
1 86 (6.95%) Onboarding
2 71 (5.74%) Cyber Threat
3 70 (5.66%) Hybrid Cloud
4 61 (4.93%) Security Posture
5 59 (4.77%) Cyberattack
6 43 (3.48%) Management Information System
7 41 (3.31%) Driving Licence
8 40 (3.23%) Cloud Native
9 39 (3.15%) Enterprise Software
10 38 (3.07%) Cyber Defence
11 34 (2.75%) Data Centre
12 30 (2.43%) Analytical Mindset
13 28 (2.26%) PKI
14 27 (2.18%) Legacy Systems
15 25 (2.02%) Security Operations Centre
16 22 (1.78%) CMDB
17 20 (1.62%) Public Cloud
18 18 (1.46%) Product Ownership
18 18 (1.46%) Replication
19 16 (1.29%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 559 (45.19%) Windows
2 293 (23.69%) Windows Server
3 246 (19.89%) Linux
4 69 (5.58%) Windows 10
5 56 (4.53%) Mac OS
6 43 (3.48%) Unix
7 36 (2.91%) Android
8 35 (2.83%) Windows Server 2016
9 33 (2.67%) Windows Server 2019
10 32 (2.59%) Apple iOS
11 27 (2.18%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 25 (2.02%) Solaris
13 24 (1.94%) CentOS
14 23 (1.86%) VMS
15 22 (1.78%) HPUX
15 22 (1.78%) Windows 7
15 22 (1.78%) Windows Server 2003
15 22 (1.78%) Windows Server 2008
16 19 (1.54%) Ubuntu
17 12 (0.97%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 365 (29.51%) Problem-Solving
2 286 (23.12%) DevOps
3 252 (20.37%) CI/CD
4 245 (19.81%) ITIL
5 236 (19.08%) Infrastructure as Code
6 233 (18.84%) Cybersecurity
7 215 (17.38%) Continuous Improvement
8 207 (16.73%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 190 (15.36%) Mentoring
10 164 (13.26%) Agile
11 163 (13.18%) Disaster Recovery
12 143 (11.56%) Incident Response
13 141 (11.40%) Roadmaps
14 123 (9.94%) Root Cause Analysis
15 104 (8.41%) Cloud Security
15 104 (8.41%) Task Automation
16 102 (8.25%) SIEM
17 101 (8.16%) Computer Science
18 97 (7.84%) Business Intelligence
18 97 (7.84%) Identity Access Management
Programming Languages
1 437 (35.33%) Python
2 305 (24.66%) Bash
3 269 (21.75%) SQL
4 85 (6.87%) T-SQL
5 76 (6.14%) JavaScript
6 75 (6.06%) C#
7 61 (4.93%) Bicep
8 30 (2.43%) Kusto Query Language
9 27 (2.18%) Perl
10 18 (1.46%) Java
11 13 (1.05%) Go
12 10 (0.81%) VB.NET
13 8 (0.65%) TypeScript
14 7 (0.57%) PHP
14 7 (0.57%) VB
15 6 (0.49%) C++
15 6 (0.49%) Delphi
16 5 (0.40%) C
16 5 (0.40%) Google Apps Script
17 4 (0.32%) R
Qualifications
1 175 (14.15%) Degree
2 146 (11.80%) Security Cleared
3 103 (8.33%) Microsoft Certification
4 90 (7.28%) Azure Certification
5 89 (7.19%) SC Cleared
6 62 (5.01%) DV Cleared
7 52 (4.20%) Computer Science Degree
8 50 (4.04%) CISSP
9 34 (2.75%) Cisco Certification
9 34 (2.75%) CREST Certified
10 31 (2.51%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 27 (2.18%) AWS Certification
12 26 (2.10%) CEH
13 24 (1.94%) GIAC
14 22 (1.78%) CompTIA Security+
15 21 (1.70%) CCNA
15 21 (1.70%) OSCP
16 20 (1.62%) CompTIA CySA+
17 18 (1.46%) SANS
18 16 (1.29%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 173 (13.99%) NIST
2 168 (13.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 72 (5.82%) NCSC
4 65 (5.25%) SLA
5 64 (5.17%) GDPR
6 39 (3.15%) Accessibility
7 30 (2.43%) Cyber Essentials
8 22 (1.78%) ISO 22301
9 19 (1.54%) QA
10 18 (1.46%) Data Quality
11 15 (1.21%) PCI DSS
12 12 (0.97%) Actionable Recommendations
12 12 (0.97%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 8 (0.65%) SOC 2
14 5 (0.40%) DICOM
14 5 (0.40%) GRC
15 3 (0.24%) Sarbanes-Oxley
16 2 (0.16%) COBIT
16 2 (0.16%) HIPAA
16 2 (0.16%) HL7
System Software
1 461 (37.27%) Active Directory
2 144 (11.64%) VMware Infrastructure
3 117 (9.46%) Docker
4 112 (9.05%) Hyper-V
5 43 (3.48%) vSphere
6 35 (2.83%) Virtual Machines
7 22 (1.78%) Virtual Desktop
8 18 (1.46%) Firmware
9 17 (1.37%) VMware ESXi
10 11 (0.89%) VMware NSX
11 10 (0.81%) BitLocker
12 9 (0.73%) Virtual Servers
13 8 (0.65%) vCloud
14 7 (0.57%) XenApp
15 5 (0.40%) Citrix Hypervisor
15 5 (0.40%) XenDesktop
16 4 (0.32%) iptables
16 4 (0.32%) Microsoft Virtual Server
16 4 (0.32%) Terminal Services
17 2 (0.16%) Samba
Systems Management
1 254 (20.53%) Terraform
2 178 (14.39%) Microsoft Intune
3 170 (13.74%) Kubernetes
4 139 (11.24%) Ansible
5 52 (4.20%) Grafana
6 43 (3.48%) SCCM
7 39 (3.15%) Single Sign-On
8 30 (2.43%) Prometheus
9 21 (1.70%) Jamf Pro
10 19 (1.54%) Puppet
11 17 (1.37%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 16 (1.29%) vCenter Server
13 11 (0.89%) Nessus
13 11 (0.89%) VxRail
14 8 (0.65%) FortiGate
14 8 (0.65%) Progress Chef
14 8 (0.65%) QRadar
15 6 (0.49%) logstash
15 6 (0.49%) SCVMM
15 6 (0.49%) WSUS
Vendors
1 650 (52.55%) Microsoft
2 238 (19.24%) VMware
3 114 (9.22%) Cisco
4 59 (4.77%) Splunk
5 55 (4.45%) ServiceNow
6 49 (3.96%) Oracle
7 47 (3.80%) Veeam
8 43 (3.48%) Red Hat
9 36 (2.91%) Google
10 34 (2.75%) Atlassian
11 33 (2.67%) Commvault
12 32 (2.59%) Palo Alto
13 30 (2.43%) CrowdStrike
14 28 (2.26%) Meraki
15 26 (2.10%) Citrix
15 26 (2.10%) CyberArk
16 25 (2.02%) Fortinet
17 23 (1.86%) Dell
18 22 (1.78%) Apple
19 21 (1.70%) Dynatrace