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

6 months to
19 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 112 93 76
Rank change year-on-year -19 -17 +11
Permanent jobs citing PowerShell 1,217 1,543 2,233
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 2.00% 2.91% 3.74%
As % of the Programming Languages category 10.42% 8.63% 9.80%
Number of salaries quoted 920 1,069 1,933
10th Percentile £32,750 £37,500 £38,300
25th Percentile £42,945 £46,250 £46,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +4.17% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £81,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £91,250 £95,000 £92,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year - - -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 11,680 17,882 22,785
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 19.17% 33.67% 38.21%
Number of salaries quoted 8,464 10,424 18,606
10th Percentile £32,750 £37,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,250 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £102,500 £110,000 £104,124
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 19 January 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 19 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 -27 1,020 £58,000 -7.20% 693
UK excluding London -17 707 £52,500 - 683
London -10 439 £72,500 -3.33% 145
Work from Home -4 379 £60,000 -11.11% 313
South East -41 173 £58,000 -3.33% 209
North of England -28 131 £50,000 - 135
Scotland +45 125 £57,500 +4.55% 45
South West +19 107 £52,500 -4.55% 102
Midlands -26 88 £52,500 +10.53% 88
East of England +21 69 £43,085 -17.93% 92
North West -23 61 £50,500 +1.00% 71
Yorkshire -26 59 £47,500 -9.52% 50
West Midlands -24 47 £52,500 +23.53% 27
East Midlands -9 41 £55,000 +15.79% 60
Wales +7 12 £55,000 +5.77% 27
North East +6 11 £62,500 +10.62% 15
Northern Ireland -10 3 £46,500 - 10

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
1 190 (15.61%) Microsoft Exchange
2 151 (12.41%) SharePoint
3 51 (4.19%) IIS
4 24 (1.97%) Confluence
5 22 (1.81%) 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 (3.12%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (1.15%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (0.58%) 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 (0.66%) 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
1 803 (65.98%) Azure
2 406 (33.36%) Microsoft 365
3 315 (25.88%) Entra ID
4 214 (17.58%) Azure DevOps
5 210 (17.26%) AWS
6 104 (8.55%) Power Platform
7 95 (7.81%) GitHub
8 79 (6.49%) GCP
9 76 (6.24%) PaaS
10 72 (5.92%) GitHub Actions
11 65 (5.34%) Azure Monitor
12 57 (4.68%) IaaS
12 57 (4.68%) Power Automate
13 52 (4.27%) SaaS
14 48 (3.94%) Google Workspace
15 46 (3.78%) OneDrive
16 41 (3.37%) Azure Sentinel
17 40 (3.29%) Snowflake
18 39 (3.20%) AWS CloudFormation
19 38 (3.12%) Amazon CloudWatch
Communications & Networking
1 224 (18.41%) Firewall
2 207 (17.01%) DNS
3 156 (12.82%) DHCP
4 103 (8.46%) TCP/IP
5 102 (8.38%) VPN
6 79 (6.49%) WAN
7 63 (5.18%) LAN
8 40 (3.29%) Wi-Fi
9 39 (3.20%) Wireless
10 38 (3.12%) VLAN
11 36 (2.96%) Broadband
12 31 (2.55%) SAN
12 31 (2.55%) SD-WAN
13 23 (1.89%) Network Security
14 22 (1.81%) Internet
15 16 (1.31%) VoIP
16 15 (1.23%) Cisco IOS
16 15 (1.23%) VSAN
17 14 (1.15%) Skype
18 13 (1.07%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 130 (10.68%) SQL Server
2 70 (5.75%) Power BI
3 38 (3.12%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 33 (2.71%) Relational Database
5 32 (2.63%) Data Warehouse
6 30 (2.47%) Oracle Database
7 26 (2.14%) Oracle Database 10g
8 21 (1.73%) Amazon RDS
9 18 (1.48%) PostgreSQL
10 17 (1.40%) MySQL
11 13 (1.07%) Azure SQL Database
12 12 (0.99%) MongoDB
12 12 (0.99%) NoSQL
13 11 (0.90%) Tableau
14 8 (0.66%) BusinessObjects
15 7 (0.58%) 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 (8.55%) JIRA
2 93 (7.64%) Jenkins
3 84 (6.90%) Git
4 37 (3.04%) GitLab
5 33 (2.71%) Octopus Deploy
6 25 (2.05%) TeamCity
7 17 (1.40%) Bitbucket
8 11 (0.90%) Burp Suite
8 11 (0.90%) Metasploit
9 9 (0.74%) Robot Framework
10 6 (0.49%) Atlassian Bamboo
10 6 (0.49%) TestRail
10 6 (0.49%) Vagrant
11 5 (0.41%) CircleCI
11 5 (0.41%) SonarQube
11 5 (0.41%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
12 4 (0.33%) Artifactory
12 4 (0.33%) MLflow
12 4 (0.33%) MSI
12 4 (0.33%) Toad
General
1 436 (35.83%) Social Skills
2 329 (27.03%) Finance
3 117 (9.61%) Analytical Skills
4 56 (4.60%) Law
5 48 (3.94%) Organisational Skills
6 46 (3.78%) Retail
7 43 (3.53%) Public Sector
8 39 (3.20%) Banking
8 39 (3.20%) Legal
9 36 (2.96%) Documentation Skills
10 32 (2.63%) Manufacturing
11 30 (2.47%) Games
12 29 (2.38%) Telecoms
13 24 (1.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 18 (1.48%) Front Office
15 17 (1.40%) Presentation Skills
16 13 (1.07%) Influencing Skills
17 10 (0.82%) Marketing
18 9 (0.74%) Advertising
18 9 (0.74%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 186 (15.28%) Senior
2 153 (12.57%) Support Engineer
3 120 (9.86%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 107 (8.79%) Azure Engineer
5 97 (7.97%) DevOps Engineer
6 86 (7.07%) Analyst
7 85 (6.98%) Cloud Engineer
8 82 (6.74%) Developer
9 75 (6.16%) Lead
10 72 (5.92%) Security Engineer
11 68 (5.59%) IT Support
12 60 (4.93%) 3rd Line Support
13 54 (4.44%) IT Engineer
13 54 (4.44%) Platform Engineer
14 52 (4.27%) Applications Engineer
14 52 (4.27%) Applications Support
15 46 (3.78%) 3rd Line Engineer
16 45 (3.70%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
17 40 (3.29%) IT Support Engineer
18 37 (3.04%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 98 (8.05%) REST
2 69 (5.67%) .NET
3 64 (5.26%) SOAP
4 57 (4.68%) OAuth
5 52 (4.27%) SAML
6 51 (4.19%) YAML
7 49 (4.03%) GraphQL
7 49 (4.03%) LDAP
8 47 (3.86%) OpenID
9 30 (2.47%) JSON
10 27 (2.22%) ARM Templates
11 22 (1.81%) React
12 20 (1.64%) Elastic Stack
13 19 (1.56%) Web Services
14 17 (1.40%) Microsoft Graph
15 16 (1.31%) AngularJS
16 13 (1.07%) Middleware
17 12 (0.99%) Node.js
18 11 (0.90%) FIX Protocol
18 11 (0.90%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 85 (6.98%) Onboarding
2 66 (5.42%) Hybrid Cloud
3 63 (5.18%) Security Posture
4 51 (4.19%) Product Ownership
5 42 (3.45%) Management Information System
6 41 (3.37%) Cyber Threat
7 37 (3.04%) Cloud Native
7 37 (3.04%) Cyberattack
7 37 (3.04%) Enterprise Software
8 35 (2.88%) Legacy Systems
9 31 (2.55%) Data Centre
10 28 (2.30%) PKI
11 27 (2.22%) Analytical Mindset
12 26 (2.14%) CMDB
13 24 (1.97%) Virtual Team
14 23 (1.89%) Driving Licence
15 21 (1.73%) Public Cloud
16 20 (1.64%) Hedge funds
16 20 (1.64%) Video Conferencing
17 19 (1.56%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 529 (43.47%) Windows
2 285 (23.42%) Windows Server
3 209 (17.17%) Linux
4 70 (5.75%) Windows 10
5 45 (3.70%) Mac OS
6 42 (3.45%) Unix
7 36 (2.96%) Windows Server 2019
8 35 (2.88%) VMS
9 33 (2.71%) Windows Server 2016
10 30 (2.47%) Android
11 29 (2.38%) Windows Server 2008
12 26 (2.14%) Solaris
13 22 (1.81%) HPUX
13 22 (1.81%) Windows 7
13 22 (1.81%) Windows Server 2003
14 21 (1.73%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 17 (1.40%) Windows Server 2012
16 16 (1.31%) Ubuntu
17 15 (1.23%) Apple iOS
18 14 (1.15%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 370 (30.40%) Problem-Solving
2 364 (29.91%) DevOps
3 279 (22.93%) CI/CD
4 236 (19.39%) ITIL
5 225 (18.49%) Infrastructure as Code
6 216 (17.75%) Continuous Improvement
7 191 (15.69%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 187 (15.37%) Cybersecurity
9 184 (15.12%) Agile
10 173 (14.22%) Mentoring
11 148 (12.16%) Disaster Recovery
12 131 (10.76%) Roadmaps
13 127 (10.44%) Task Automation
14 114 (9.37%) Coaching
15 111 (9.12%) Asset Management
16 107 (8.79%) Root Cause Analysis
17 101 (8.30%) Cloud Security
18 100 (8.22%) Migration
19 94 (7.72%) Incident Response
20 91 (7.48%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 410 (33.69%) Python
2 276 (22.68%) SQL
3 268 (22.02%) Bash
4 101 (8.30%) C#
5 75 (6.16%) Bicep
6 64 (5.26%) JavaScript
7 56 (4.60%) T-SQL
8 27 (2.22%) Perl
9 25 (2.05%) Java
10 23 (1.89%) Go
11 19 (1.56%) 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 (0.66%) Shell Script
16 7 (0.58%) Groovy
17 4 (0.33%) C++
17 4 (0.33%) Google Apps Script
Qualifications
1 169 (13.89%) Security Cleared
2 160 (13.15%) Degree
3 109 (8.96%) SC Cleared
4 108 (8.87%) Microsoft Certification
5 91 (7.48%) Azure Certification
6 59 (4.85%) DV Cleared
7 44 (3.62%) Computer Science Degree
8 40 (3.29%) CISSP
9 39 (3.20%) Cisco Certification
10 36 (2.96%) AWS Certification
11 32 (2.63%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 28 (2.30%) CREST Certified
13 20 (1.64%) CCNA
14 19 (1.56%) CEH
15 16 (1.31%) Master's Degree
16 15 (1.23%) SANS
17 13 (1.07%) CompTIA CySA+
17 13 (1.07%) CompTIA Security+
17 13 (1.07%) DBS Check
17 13 (1.07%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 147 (12.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 133 (10.93%) NIST
3 65 (5.34%) GDPR
4 56 (4.60%) NCSC
5 53 (4.35%) SLA
6 44 (3.62%) Accessibility
7 27 (2.22%) Cyber Essentials
8 17 (1.40%) QA
9 14 (1.15%) ISO 22301
10 13 (1.07%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 10 (0.82%) PCI DSS
12 8 (0.66%) Data Quality
13 7 (0.58%) 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%) COBIT
17 1 (0.082%) DICOM
System Software
1 415 (34.10%) Active Directory
2 136 (11.18%) VMware Infrastructure
3 112 (9.20%) Docker
4 89 (7.31%) Hyper-V
5 46 (3.78%) Virtual Machines
6 45 (3.70%) Virtual Desktop
7 31 (2.55%) vSphere
8 23 (1.89%) Firmware
9 14 (1.15%) Virtual Servers
9 14 (1.15%) VMware ESXi
10 9 (0.74%) XenApp
11 8 (0.66%) vCloud
12 7 (0.58%) 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%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 283 (23.25%) Terraform
2 209 (17.17%) Microsoft Intune
3 169 (13.89%) Kubernetes
4 137 (11.26%) Ansible
5 62 (5.09%) SCCM
6 49 (4.03%) Grafana
7 45 (3.70%) Single Sign-On
8 30 (2.47%) Prometheus
9 19 (1.56%) Puppet
10 17 (1.40%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 16 (1.31%) SCOM
12 15 (1.23%) WSUS
13 13 (1.07%) 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 (0.66%) Nagios
16 8 (0.66%) Progress Chef
17 7 (0.58%) QRadar
Vendors
1 653 (53.66%) Microsoft
2 218 (17.91%) VMware
3 97 (7.97%) Cisco
4 78 (6.41%) ServiceNow
5 55 (4.52%) Oracle
6 46 (3.78%) Veeam
7 42 (3.45%) Splunk
8 41 (3.37%) Google
9 39 (3.20%) Atlassian
10 35 (2.88%) Citrix
11 32 (2.63%) Red Hat
12 28 (2.30%) Palo Alto
13 25 (2.05%) SolarWinds
14 24 (1.97%) SAP
15 23 (1.89%) Fortinet
16 22 (1.81%) Commvault
16 22 (1.81%) CrowdStrike
17 21 (1.73%) Dell
18 19 (1.56%) CyberArk
19 18 (1.48%) Meraki