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

6 months to
20 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 113 94 74
Rank change year-on-year -19 -20 +12
Permanent jobs citing PowerShell 1,222 1,535 2,258
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 2.00% 2.90% 3.72%
As % of the Programming Languages category 10.41% 8.63% 9.77%
Number of salaries quoted 923 1,062 1,959
10th Percentile £32,750 £37,500 £38,079
25th Percentile £42,890 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.20% +4.17% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £91,250 £95,000 £92,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,750 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +0.48% - -4.55%

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 11,744 17,793 23,112
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 19.20% 33.64% 38.12%
Number of salaries quoted 8,519 10,354 18,896
10th Percentile £32,750 £37,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,750 £47,500 £46,916
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £60,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +7.44% -6.92%
75th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £101,300 £110,000 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000

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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

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Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing PowerShell.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing PowerShell

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Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing PowerShell over the 6 months to 20 January 2026.

Salary histogram for PowerShell in the UK

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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 20 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 -25 1,025 £58,000 -7.20% 597
UK excluding London -13 707 £52,750 +0.48% 582
London -6 444 £72,500 -3.33% 146
Work from Home -2 380 £60,000 -11.11% 281
South East -43 173 £58,000 -3.33% 185
North of England -27 130 £50,000 - 117
Scotland +42 125 £57,500 +4.55% 45
South West +25 108 £52,500 -2.78% 86
Midlands -20 88 £52,500 +10.53% 72
East of England +20 69 £43,085 -17.93% 71
North West -16 61 £50,500 +1.00% 64
Yorkshire -23 58 £47,500 -9.52% 42
West Midlands -26 47 £52,500 +23.53% 23
East Midlands -10 41 £55,000 +15.79% 49
Wales +6 12 £55,000 +5.77% 22
North East +7 11 £62,500 +10.62% 12
Northern Ireland -8 3 £46,500 - 6

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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
1 188 (15.38%) Microsoft Exchange
2 150 (12.27%) SharePoint
3 51 (4.17%) IIS
4 24 (1.96%) Confluence
5 22 (1.80%) Exchange Server 2003
6 14 (1.15%) Skype for Business
7 6 (0.49%) nginx
7 6 (0.49%) Tomcat
8 5 (0.41%) Oracle Workflow
9 2 (0.16%) BizTalk Server
9 2 (0.16%) CMS
9 2 (0.16%) WordPress
10 1 (0.082%) CICS
10 1 (0.082%) WebSphere
Applications
1 38 (3.11%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (1.15%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (0.57%) Spreadsheet
4 6 (0.49%) Siemens NX
5 5 (0.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 4 (0.33%) Mozilla Thunderbird
7 3 (0.25%) CATIA
7 3 (0.25%) SOLIDWORKS
7 3 (0.25%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 11 (0.90%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (0.65%) Workday HCM
3 6 (0.49%) Markit EDM
3 6 (0.49%) Teamcenter
4 5 (0.41%) NEC Housing
4 5 (0.41%) PlanetPress Connect
4 5 (0.41%) Remedy ITSM
5 3 (0.25%) Elite 3E
5 3 (0.25%) Fidessa
5 3 (0.25%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.16%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.082%) Actimize
7 1 (0.082%) Raiser’s Edge
7 1 (0.082%) SimCorp Dimension
Cloud Services
1 808 (66.12%) Azure
2 405 (33.14%) Microsoft 365
3 316 (25.86%) Entra ID
4 214 (17.51%) Azure DevOps
5 213 (17.43%) AWS
6 106 (8.67%) Power Platform
7 95 (7.77%) GitHub
8 79 (6.46%) GCP
9 75 (6.14%) PaaS
10 72 (5.89%) GitHub Actions
11 66 (5.40%) Azure Monitor
12 58 (4.75%) Power Automate
13 56 (4.58%) IaaS
14 52 (4.26%) SaaS
15 49 (4.01%) Google Workspace
16 46 (3.76%) OneDrive
17 41 (3.36%) Azure Sentinel
18 40 (3.27%) Snowflake
19 39 (3.19%) AWS CloudFormation
20 38 (3.11%) Amazon CloudWatch
Communications & Networking
1 224 (18.33%) Firewall
2 209 (17.10%) DNS
3 158 (12.93%) DHCP
4 105 (8.59%) TCP/IP
5 102 (8.35%) VPN
6 82 (6.71%) WAN
7 66 (5.40%) LAN
8 40 (3.27%) Wi-Fi
8 40 (3.27%) Wireless
9 38 (3.11%) VLAN
10 37 (3.03%) Broadband
11 31 (2.54%) SAN
11 31 (2.54%) SD-WAN
12 23 (1.88%) Network Security
13 22 (1.80%) Internet
14 18 (1.47%) VSAN
15 16 (1.31%) VoIP
16 15 (1.23%) Cisco IOS
17 14 (1.15%) Skype
18 13 (1.06%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 131 (10.72%) SQL Server
2 72 (5.89%) Power BI
3 38 (3.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 33 (2.70%) Relational Database
5 32 (2.62%) Data Warehouse
6 30 (2.45%) Oracle Database
7 26 (2.13%) Oracle Database 10g
8 21 (1.72%) Amazon RDS
9 18 (1.47%) PostgreSQL
10 17 (1.39%) MySQL
11 13 (1.06%) Azure SQL Database
12 12 (0.98%) MongoDB
12 12 (0.98%) NoSQL
13 11 (0.90%) Tableau
14 8 (0.65%) BusinessObjects
15 7 (0.57%) DTS
16 6 (0.49%) Data Mining
16 6 (0.49%) InfluxDB
16 6 (0.49%) Metadata
17 5 (0.41%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 104 (8.51%) JIRA
2 93 (7.61%) Jenkins
3 87 (7.12%) Git
4 37 (3.03%) GitLab
5 33 (2.70%) Octopus Deploy
6 25 (2.05%) TeamCity
7 17 (1.39%) Bitbucket
8 12 (0.98%) Burp Suite
8 12 (0.98%) Metasploit
9 9 (0.74%) Robot Framework
10 6 (0.49%) Atlassian Bamboo
10 6 (0.49%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 6 (0.49%) TestRail
10 6 (0.49%) Vagrant
11 5 (0.41%) CircleCI
11 5 (0.41%) SonarQube
12 4 (0.33%) Artifactory
12 4 (0.33%) MLflow
12 4 (0.33%) MSI
12 4 (0.33%) Toad
General
1 435 (35.60%) Social Skills
2 330 (27.00%) Finance
3 116 (9.49%) Analytical Skills
4 56 (4.58%) Law
5 52 (4.26%) Organisational Skills
6 46 (3.76%) Retail
7 43 (3.52%) Public Sector
8 39 (3.19%) Banking
8 39 (3.19%) Legal
9 35 (2.86%) Documentation Skills
10 32 (2.62%) Manufacturing
11 30 (2.45%) Games
12 29 (2.37%) Telecoms
13 24 (1.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 18 (1.47%) Front Office
15 17 (1.39%) Presentation Skills
16 13 (1.06%) Influencing Skills
17 10 (0.82%) Marketing
18 9 (0.74%) Advertising
18 9 (0.74%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 188 (15.38%) Senior
2 152 (12.44%) Support Engineer
3 120 (9.82%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 108 (8.84%) Azure Engineer
5 97 (7.94%) DevOps Engineer
6 87 (7.12%) Analyst
7 85 (6.96%) Cloud Engineer
8 83 (6.79%) Developer
9 75 (6.14%) Lead
10 72 (5.89%) Security Engineer
11 68 (5.56%) IT Support
12 59 (4.83%) 3rd Line Support
13 54 (4.42%) IT Engineer
13 54 (4.42%) Platform Engineer
14 52 (4.26%) Applications Engineer
14 52 (4.26%) Applications Support
15 46 (3.76%) 3rd Line Engineer
16 44 (3.60%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
17 40 (3.27%) IT Support Engineer
18 37 (3.03%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 99 (8.10%) REST
2 70 (5.73%) .NET
3 65 (5.32%) SOAP
4 58 (4.75%) OAuth
5 53 (4.34%) SAML
6 51 (4.17%) YAML
7 50 (4.09%) GraphQL
7 50 (4.09%) LDAP
8 48 (3.93%) OpenID
9 30 (2.45%) JSON
10 27 (2.21%) ARM Templates
11 22 (1.80%) React
12 20 (1.64%) Elastic Stack
13 19 (1.55%) Web Services
14 17 (1.39%) Microsoft Graph
15 16 (1.31%) AngularJS
16 13 (1.06%) Middleware
17 12 (0.98%) Node.js
18 11 (0.90%) FIX Protocol
18 11 (0.90%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 84 (6.87%) Onboarding
2 66 (5.40%) Hybrid Cloud
3 64 (5.24%) Security Posture
4 51 (4.17%) Product Ownership
5 42 (3.44%) Cyber Threat
5 42 (3.44%) Management Information System
6 38 (3.11%) Cyberattack
7 37 (3.03%) Cloud Native
7 37 (3.03%) Enterprise Software
8 35 (2.86%) Legacy Systems
9 31 (2.54%) Data Centre
10 28 (2.29%) PKI
11 26 (2.13%) Analytical Mindset
11 26 (2.13%) CMDB
12 24 (1.96%) Virtual Team
13 23 (1.88%) Driving Licence
14 21 (1.72%) Public Cloud
15 20 (1.64%) Cyber Defence
15 20 (1.64%) Hedge funds
15 20 (1.64%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 531 (43.45%) Windows
2 287 (23.49%) Windows Server
3 212 (17.35%) Linux
4 70 (5.73%) Windows 10
5 45 (3.68%) Mac OS
6 42 (3.44%) Unix
7 39 (3.19%) Windows Server 2019
8 36 (2.95%) VMS
8 36 (2.95%) Windows Server 2016
9 30 (2.45%) Android
10 29 (2.37%) Windows Server 2008
11 26 (2.13%) Solaris
12 24 (1.96%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 22 (1.80%) HPUX
13 22 (1.80%) Windows 7
13 22 (1.80%) Windows Server 2003
14 17 (1.39%) CentOS
14 17 (1.39%) Windows Server 2012
15 16 (1.31%) Ubuntu
16 15 (1.23%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 374 (30.61%) Problem-Solving
2 364 (29.79%) DevOps
3 279 (22.83%) CI/CD
4 239 (19.56%) ITIL
5 225 (18.41%) Infrastructure as Code
6 216 (17.68%) Continuous Improvement
7 191 (15.63%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 189 (15.47%) Cybersecurity
9 186 (15.22%) Agile
10 178 (14.57%) Mentoring
11 148 (12.11%) Disaster Recovery
12 132 (10.80%) Roadmaps
13 126 (10.31%) Task Automation
14 115 (9.41%) Coaching
15 111 (9.08%) Asset Management
15 111 (9.08%) Root Cause Analysis
16 101 (8.27%) Cloud Security
17 99 (8.10%) Migration
18 94 (7.69%) Incident Response
19 90 (7.36%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 415 (33.96%) Python
2 278 (22.75%) SQL
3 273 (22.34%) Bash
4 102 (8.35%) C#
5 75 (6.14%) Bicep
6 65 (5.32%) JavaScript
7 57 (4.66%) T-SQL
8 27 (2.21%) Perl
9 25 (2.05%) Java
10 23 (1.88%) Go
11 20 (1.64%) Kusto Query Language
12 14 (1.15%) VB
13 11 (0.90%) TypeScript
13 11 (0.90%) VB.NET
13 11 (0.90%) VBScript
14 9 (0.74%) VBA
15 8 (0.65%) Shell Script
16 7 (0.57%) Groovy
17 4 (0.33%) Google Apps Script
17 4 (0.33%) R
Qualifications
1 169 (13.83%) Security Cleared
2 160 (13.09%) Degree
3 108 (8.84%) Microsoft Certification
3 108 (8.84%) SC Cleared
4 91 (7.45%) Azure Certification
5 59 (4.83%) DV Cleared
6 44 (3.60%) Computer Science Degree
7 40 (3.27%) CISSP
8 39 (3.19%) Cisco Certification
9 36 (2.95%) AWS Certification
10 32 (2.62%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 29 (2.37%) CREST Certified
12 20 (1.64%) CCNA
13 19 (1.55%) CEH
14 16 (1.31%) Master's Degree
15 15 (1.23%) SANS
16 13 (1.06%) CompTIA CySA+
16 13 (1.06%) CompTIA Security+
16 13 (1.06%) DBS Check
16 13 (1.06%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 148 (12.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 134 (10.97%) NIST
3 65 (5.32%) GDPR
4 57 (4.66%) NCSC
5 53 (4.34%) SLA
6 44 (3.60%) Accessibility
7 27 (2.21%) Cyber Essentials
8 17 (1.39%) QA
9 14 (1.15%) ISO 22301
10 13 (1.06%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 10 (0.82%) PCI DSS
12 8 (0.65%) Data Quality
13 7 (0.57%) Actionable Recommendations
14 5 (0.41%) GRC
14 5 (0.41%) SOC 2
15 3 (0.25%) HL7
15 3 (0.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
16 2 (0.16%) HIPAA
17 1 (0.082%) DICOM
17 1 (0.082%) Disclosure Scotland
System Software
1 419 (34.29%) Active Directory
2 135 (11.05%) VMware Infrastructure
3 112 (9.17%) Docker
4 91 (7.45%) Hyper-V
5 46 (3.76%) Virtual Machines
6 45 (3.68%) Virtual Desktop
7 31 (2.54%) vSphere
8 23 (1.88%) Firmware
9 14 (1.15%) Virtual Servers
9 14 (1.15%) VMware ESXi
10 9 (0.74%) XenApp
11 8 (0.65%) vCloud
12 7 (0.57%) XenDesktop
13 5 (0.41%) Postfix
13 5 (0.41%) Squid
14 4 (0.33%) DFS Replication
14 4 (0.33%) Dovecot
14 4 (0.33%) VMware NSX
15 3 (0.25%) Microsoft Virtual Server
16 2 (0.16%) Citrix Hypervisor
Systems Management
1 283 (23.16%) Terraform
2 209 (17.10%) Microsoft Intune
3 169 (13.83%) Kubernetes
4 137 (11.21%) Ansible
5 62 (5.07%) SCCM
6 49 (4.01%) Grafana
7 45 (3.68%) Single Sign-On
8 30 (2.45%) Prometheus
9 19 (1.55%) Puppet
10 17 (1.39%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 16 (1.31%) SCOM
12 15 (1.23%) WSUS
13 14 (1.15%) Nessus
14 11 (0.90%) vCenter Server
15 9 (0.74%) FortiGate
15 9 (0.74%) Jamf Pro
15 9 (0.74%) ZABBIX
16 8 (0.65%) Nagios
16 8 (0.65%) Progress Chef
16 8 (0.65%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 652 (53.36%) Microsoft
2 217 (17.76%) VMware
3 97 (7.94%) Cisco
4 78 (6.38%) ServiceNow
5 55 (4.50%) Oracle
6 46 (3.76%) Veeam
7 42 (3.44%) Splunk
8 41 (3.36%) Google
9 39 (3.19%) Atlassian
10 35 (2.86%) Citrix
10 35 (2.86%) Red Hat
11 28 (2.29%) Palo Alto
12 25 (2.05%) SolarWinds
13 24 (1.96%) SAP
14 23 (1.88%) Fortinet
15 22 (1.80%) Commvault
15 22 (1.80%) CrowdStrike
16 21 (1.72%) Dell
17 19 (1.55%) CyberArk
18 18 (1.47%) Meraki