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

6 months to
27 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 119 95 86
Rank change year-on-year -24 -9 +4
Permanent jobs citing PowerShell 1,257 1,460 2,412
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.80% 3.08% 3.20%
As % of the Programming Languages category 9.72% 8.94% 8.65%
Number of salaries quoted 925 1,056 2,101
10th Percentile £32,600 £37,625 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,750 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +8.70% -4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £82,813 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £95,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -5.88%

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 12,935 16,326 27,897
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 18.55% 34.47% 36.99%
Number of salaries quoted 9,172 10,067 22,764
10th Percentile £33,750 £38,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £48,750 £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 £86,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -

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 27 February 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 27 February 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 -34 1,059 £57,500 -8.00% 281
UK excluding London -31 717 £50,000 -9.09% 213
London -9 469 £70,000 -9.68% 101
Work from Home +5 416 £55,000 -12.00% 109
South East -42 191 £56,750 -7.35% 64
North of England -27 143 £47,500 -9.52% 45
Scotland +54 134 £69,250 +15.42% 19
South West +6 101 £55,000 +1.85% 38
Midlands -57 83 £52,500 +5.00% 27
Yorkshire -25 65 £47,500 -9.52% 19
North West -29 61 £50,000 - 19
East of England -18 55 £40,000 -27.27% 24
East Midlands -30 42 £55,000 +8.91% 15
West Midlands -47 40 £47,500 -5.00% 12
North East -1 17 £47,500 -20.83% 7
Wales -6 10 £55,000 +5.77% 6
Northern Ireland -27 1 - - 1

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
1 191 (15.19%) Microsoft Exchange
2 137 (10.90%) SharePoint
3 38 (3.02%) IIS
4 22 (1.75%) Exchange Server 2003
5 13 (1.03%) Confluence
6 6 (0.48%) Tomcat
7 5 (0.40%) Skype for Business
8 2 (0.16%) BizTalk Server
8 2 (0.16%) CMS
8 2 (0.16%) nginx
8 2 (0.16%) Oracle Workflow
8 2 (0.16%) WordPress
9 1 (0.080%) Apache
9 1 (0.080%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.080%) CICS
9 1 (0.080%) Site Server
9 1 (0.080%) WebSphere
Applications
1 44 (3.50%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (1.11%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (0.48%) Siemens NX
3 6 (0.48%) Spreadsheet
4 5 (0.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.24%) CATIA
5 3 (0.24%) SOLIDWORKS
5 3 (0.24%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 9 (0.72%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (0.64%) Markit EDM
3 7 (0.56%) Dynamics NAV
4 6 (0.48%) Remedy ITSM
4 6 (0.48%) Teamcenter
4 6 (0.48%) Workday HCM
5 5 (0.40%) PlanetPress Connect
6 4 (0.32%) Oracle EBS
7 3 (0.24%) Alphatax
7 3 (0.24%) Fidessa
8 2 (0.16%) NEC Housing
9 1 (0.080%) Actimize
9 1 (0.080%) Elite 3E
9 1 (0.080%) SimCorp Dimension
Cloud Services
1 821 (65.31%) Azure
2 421 (33.49%) Microsoft 365
3 348 (27.68%) Entra ID
4 213 (16.95%) AWS
5 170 (13.52%) Azure DevOps
6 117 (9.31%) Power Platform
7 96 (7.64%) GitHub
8 83 (6.60%) GCP
9 79 (6.28%) PaaS
10 77 (6.13%) Google Workspace
11 73 (5.81%) GitHub Actions
12 71 (5.65%) SaaS
13 67 (5.33%) Azure Monitor
14 63 (5.01%) IaaS
15 50 (3.98%) Power Automate
16 48 (3.82%) OneDrive
17 42 (3.34%) Snowflake
18 37 (2.94%) dbt
19 36 (2.86%) Azure Logic Apps
19 36 (2.86%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 226 (17.98%) Firewall
2 221 (17.58%) DNS
3 179 (14.24%) DHCP
4 130 (10.34%) VPN
5 108 (8.59%) TCP/IP
6 79 (6.28%) WAN
7 71 (5.65%) LAN
8 64 (5.09%) Broadband
9 51 (4.06%) VLAN
10 50 (3.98%) Wi-Fi
11 37 (2.94%) Network Security
12 36 (2.86%) Wireless
13 34 (2.70%) SAN
14 33 (2.63%) SD-WAN
15 30 (2.39%) VoIP
16 17 (1.35%) VSAN
17 14 (1.11%) MPLS
17 14 (1.11%) NAS
18 12 (0.95%) BGP
18 12 (0.95%) WinSCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 145 (11.54%) SQL Server
2 90 (7.16%) Power BI
3 32 (2.55%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 31 (2.47%) Relational Database
5 30 (2.39%) Data Warehouse
6 28 (2.23%) Oracle Database
7 27 (2.15%) PostgreSQL
8 26 (2.07%) Oracle Database 10g
9 25 (1.99%) MySQL
10 17 (1.35%) Azure SQL Database
11 16 (1.27%) Amazon RDS
12 15 (1.19%) Tableau
13 14 (1.11%) NoSQL
13 14 (1.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 8 (0.64%) InfluxDB
14 8 (0.64%) MongoDB
15 6 (0.48%) Data Lake
16 5 (0.40%) BusinessObjects
16 5 (0.40%) Electronic Patient Records
16 5 (0.40%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 93 (7.40%) JIRA
2 84 (6.68%) Jenkins
3 76 (6.05%) Git
4 37 (2.94%) GitLab
5 29 (2.31%) Octopus Deploy
6 21 (1.67%) Bitbucket
6 21 (1.67%) TeamCity
7 15 (1.19%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 12 (0.95%) Metasploit
9 10 (0.80%) Burp Suite
10 9 (0.72%) CircleCI
10 9 (0.72%) Robot Framework
11 6 (0.48%) Atlassian Bamboo
11 6 (0.48%) TestRail
12 5 (0.40%) SonarQube
13 4 (0.32%) Artifactory
13 4 (0.32%) MLflow
14 3 (0.24%) Balsamiq
14 3 (0.24%) Eclipse
14 3 (0.24%) JMeter
General
1 442 (35.16%) Social Skills
2 316 (25.14%) Finance
3 141 (11.22%) Analytical Skills
4 79 (6.28%) Organisational Skills
5 47 (3.74%) Retail
6 44 (3.50%) Documentation Skills
7 43 (3.42%) Law
8 37 (2.94%) Games
8 37 (2.94%) Public Sector
9 34 (2.70%) Banking
10 32 (2.55%) Legal
11 28 (2.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 28 (2.23%) Telecoms
12 25 (1.99%) Manufacturing
13 15 (1.19%) Front Office
14 14 (1.11%) Influencing Skills
15 13 (1.03%) Presentation Skills
16 8 (0.64%) Advertising
16 8 (0.64%) Aerospace
17 6 (0.48%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 193 (15.35%) Senior
2 149 (11.85%) Support Engineer
3 148 (11.77%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 114 (9.07%) Azure Engineer
5 107 (8.51%) Analyst
6 90 (7.16%) IT Support
7 83 (6.60%) Developer
8 82 (6.52%) DevOps Engineer
8 82 (6.52%) Security Engineer
9 80 (6.36%) Cloud Engineer
10 72 (5.73%) IT Engineer
11 66 (5.25%) Lead
12 60 (4.77%) 3rd Line Support
13 54 (4.30%) IT Support Engineer
14 48 (3.82%) Platform Engineer
15 45 (3.58%) 3rd Line Engineer
16 42 (3.34%) Applications Support
17 41 (3.26%) Support Analyst
18 40 (3.18%) Applications Engineer
18 40 (3.18%) Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 109 (8.67%) REST
2 90 (7.16%) OAuth
3 82 (6.52%) SAML
4 76 (6.05%) OpenID
4 76 (6.05%) SOAP
5 73 (5.81%) GraphQL
6 69 (5.49%) .NET
7 65 (5.17%) LDAP
8 36 (2.86%) YAML
9 33 (2.63%) JSON
10 25 (1.99%) ARM Templates
11 21 (1.67%) React
12 19 (1.51%) Elastic Stack
12 19 (1.51%) Web Services
13 17 (1.35%) Microsoft Graph
14 15 (1.19%) .NET Core
15 14 (1.11%) Node.js
16 13 (1.03%) AngularJS
16 13 (1.03%) Middleware
17 12 (0.95%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 91 (7.24%) Onboarding
2 78 (6.21%) Hybrid Cloud
3 69 (5.49%) Cyber Threat
4 61 (4.85%) Cyberattack
4 61 (4.85%) Security Posture
5 49 (3.90%) Management Information System
6 41 (3.26%) Product Ownership
7 40 (3.18%) Enterprise Software
8 39 (3.10%) Driving Licence
9 36 (2.86%) Cloud Native
10 34 (2.70%) Data Centre
11 32 (2.55%) Legacy Systems
12 31 (2.47%) Cyber Defence
13 28 (2.23%) Analytical Mindset
14 26 (2.07%) PKI
15 24 (1.91%) CMDB
16 22 (1.75%) Security Operations Centre
17 19 (1.51%) Virtual Team
18 17 (1.35%) Hedge funds
18 17 (1.35%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 548 (43.60%) Windows
2 294 (23.39%) Windows Server
3 228 (18.14%) Linux
4 69 (5.49%) Windows 10
5 54 (4.30%) Mac OS
6 41 (3.26%) Unix
7 35 (2.78%) Windows Server 2016
7 35 (2.78%) Windows Server 2019
8 33 (2.63%) Android
9 28 (2.23%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 28 (2.23%) VMS
10 26 (2.07%) Apple iOS
10 26 (2.07%) CentOS
10 26 (2.07%) Windows Server 2008
11 25 (1.99%) Solaris
12 22 (1.75%) HPUX
12 22 (1.75%) Windows 7
12 22 (1.75%) Windows Server 2003
13 17 (1.35%) Ubuntu
14 15 (1.19%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 378 (30.07%) Problem-Solving
2 324 (25.78%) DevOps
3 259 (20.60%) CI/CD
4 243 (19.33%) ITIL
5 235 (18.70%) Infrastructure as Code
6 227 (18.06%) Cybersecurity
7 216 (17.18%) Continuous Improvement
7 216 (17.18%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 195 (15.51%) Mentoring
9 179 (14.24%) Agile
10 169 (13.44%) Disaster Recovery
11 158 (12.57%) Roadmaps
12 124 (9.86%) Root Cause Analysis
13 119 (9.47%) Incident Response
14 114 (9.07%) Task Automation
15 108 (8.59%) Coaching
16 107 (8.51%) Asset Management
17 102 (8.11%) Cloud Security
17 102 (8.11%) Migration
18 99 (7.88%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 439 (34.92%) Python
2 317 (25.22%) Bash
3 284 (22.59%) SQL
4 91 (7.24%) C#
5 86 (6.84%) T-SQL
6 70 (5.57%) Bicep
6 70 (5.57%) JavaScript
7 25 (1.99%) Perl
8 24 (1.91%) Kusto Query Language
9 21 (1.67%) Go
10 19 (1.51%) Java
11 11 (0.88%) VB.NET
12 8 (0.64%) VB
12 8 (0.64%) VBA
13 7 (0.56%) PHP
13 7 (0.56%) VBScript
14 6 (0.48%) C++
14 6 (0.48%) Delphi
15 5 (0.40%) Google Apps Script
15 5 (0.40%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 173 (13.76%) Degree
2 157 (12.49%) Security Cleared
3 111 (8.83%) Microsoft Certification
4 96 (7.64%) SC Cleared
5 91 (7.24%) Azure Certification
6 60 (4.77%) DV Cleared
7 51 (4.06%) CISSP
8 43 (3.42%) Computer Science Degree
9 36 (2.86%) CREST Certified
10 35 (2.78%) Cisco Certification
11 31 (2.47%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 30 (2.39%) AWS Certification
13 24 (1.91%) CEH
14 22 (1.75%) GIAC
15 21 (1.67%) CCNA
15 21 (1.67%) SANS
16 19 (1.51%) CompTIA CySA+
17 18 (1.43%) CompTIA Security+
17 18 (1.43%) OSCP
18 17 (1.35%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 171 (13.60%) NIST
2 163 (12.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 74 (5.89%) NCSC
4 63 (5.01%) GDPR
5 55 (4.38%) SLA
6 49 (3.90%) Accessibility
7 31 (2.47%) Cyber Essentials
8 20 (1.59%) ISO 22301
9 17 (1.35%) Data Quality
9 17 (1.35%) QA
10 15 (1.19%) PCI DSS
11 14 (1.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 10 (0.80%) Actionable Recommendations
13 7 (0.56%) SOC 2
14 5 (0.40%) DICOM
14 5 (0.40%) GRC
15 3 (0.24%) HL7
15 3 (0.24%) Sarbanes-Oxley
16 2 (0.16%) COBIT
16 2 (0.16%) HIPAA
System Software
1 465 (36.99%) Active Directory
2 146 (11.61%) VMware Infrastructure
3 111 (8.83%) Docker
4 109 (8.67%) Hyper-V
5 47 (3.74%) Virtual Machines
6 41 (3.26%) vSphere
7 37 (2.94%) Virtual Desktop
8 18 (1.43%) Firmware
9 17 (1.35%) VMware ESXi
10 13 (1.03%) Virtual Servers
11 8 (0.64%) vCloud
11 8 (0.64%) VMware NSX
11 8 (0.64%) XenApp
12 6 (0.48%) XenDesktop
13 5 (0.40%) BitLocker
14 4 (0.32%) Citrix Hypervisor
14 4 (0.32%) Microsoft Virtual Server
15 3 (0.24%) iptables
15 3 (0.24%) KVM
16 2 (0.16%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 273 (21.72%) Terraform
2 189 (15.04%) Microsoft Intune
3 161 (12.81%) Kubernetes
4 143 (11.38%) Ansible
5 50 (3.98%) Grafana
6 46 (3.66%) SCCM
7 42 (3.34%) Single Sign-On
8 26 (2.07%) Prometheus
9 20 (1.59%) Puppet
10 17 (1.35%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 14 (1.11%) vCenter Server
12 12 (0.95%) Jamf Pro
13 11 (0.88%) Nessus
14 10 (0.80%) SCOM
15 9 (0.72%) FortiGate
15 9 (0.72%) VxRail
16 8 (0.64%) Nagios
16 8 (0.64%) Progress Chef
16 8 (0.64%) SCVMM
17 7 (0.56%) Control-M
Vendors
1 641 (50.99%) Microsoft
2 237 (18.85%) VMware
3 100 (7.96%) Cisco
4 60 (4.77%) ServiceNow
5 52 (4.14%) Splunk
6 50 (3.98%) Veeam
7 49 (3.90%) Oracle
8 42 (3.34%) Google
8 42 (3.34%) Red Hat
9 34 (2.70%) Atlassian
10 32 (2.55%) Palo Alto
11 31 (2.47%) Citrix
11 31 (2.47%) Commvault
12 27 (2.15%) CyberArk
12 27 (2.15%) Fortinet
13 24 (1.91%) Dell
14 23 (1.83%) CrowdStrike
14 23 (1.83%) SolarWinds
15 22 (1.75%) Meraki
16 20 (1.59%) Tenable