Power Platform Job Trends in Wales

Microsoft Power Platform
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Wales requiring Power Platform skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 44 54 35
Rank change year-on-year +10 -19 +1
Permanent jobs citing Power Platform 31 29 57
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 2.86% 3.14% 6.71%
As % of the Cloud Services category 12.81% 9.51% 17.92%
Number of salaries quoted 9 17 49
10th Percentile £41,050 £32,750 £22,700
25th Percentile £45,000 £33,750 £23,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £47,500 £34,000
Median % change year-on-year +47.37% +39.71% -15.00%
75th Percentile - £53,750 £37,350
90th Percentile £76,150 £68,172 £72,433
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £56,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +7.14% -2.61%

All Cloud Computing Skills
Wales

Power Platform falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 242 305 318
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 22.30% 33.04% 37.41%
Number of salaries quoted 136 193 282
10th Percentile £28,125 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £39,791 £33,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -
75th Percentile £72,625 £65,000 £67,469
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,000 £74,806
UK median annual salary £60,000 £63,000 £60,249
% change year-on-year -4.76% +4.57% -7.31%

Power Platform
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Power Platform relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Power Platform job vacancy trend in Wales

Power Platform
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Power Platform.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Power Platform

Power Platform
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Power Platform in Wales over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Power Platform in Wales

Power Platform
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Power Platform within the Wales region over the 6 months to 31 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
South Wales +1 25 £70,000 +47.37% 107
West Wales +7 6 £50,000 +33.33%
Power Platform
UK

Power Platform
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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:

Applications
1 21 (67.74%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (3.23%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (3.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (3.23%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (6.45%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (3.23%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 20 (64.52%) Azure
2 15 (48.39%) Azure AI
3 5 (16.13%) Dynamics 365
4 2 (6.45%) Azure Data Factory
4 2 (6.45%) Azure DevOps
4 2 (6.45%) Azure Synapse Analytics
4 2 (6.45%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (6.45%) Power Automate
4 2 (6.45%) PowerApps
5 1 (3.23%) Azure API Management
5 1 (3.23%) Google Analytics
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (80.65%) Power BI
2 18 (58.06%) Tableau
3 3 (9.68%) SQL Server
3 3 (9.68%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (6.45%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (6.45%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (3.23%) Oracle Database
5 1 (3.23%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (3.23%) Power Query
5 1 (3.23%) RDBMS
5 1 (3.23%) Relational Database
5 1 (3.23%) Spotfire
5 1 (3.23%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 1 (3.23%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 1 (3.23%) SonarQube
General
1 19 (61.29%) Social Skills
2 5 (16.13%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (12.90%) Finance
4 3 (9.68%) Tech for Good
5 2 (6.45%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (3.23%) Billing
6 1 (3.23%) Games
6 1 (3.23%) Law
6 1 (3.23%) Legal
6 1 (3.23%) Manufacturing
6 1 (3.23%) Marketing
6 1 (3.23%) Police
6 1 (3.23%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 21 (67.74%) Analyst
2 19 (61.29%) Data Analyst
3 15 (48.39%) Junior
3 15 (48.39%) Junior Analyst
3 15 (48.39%) Junior Data Analyst
4 4 (12.90%) Development Manager
5 3 (9.68%) Application Development Manager
5 3 (9.68%) Applications Development Manager
5 3 (9.68%) Applications Manager
6 2 (6.45%) Architect
6 2 (6.45%) Business Manager
6 2 (6.45%) Developer
6 2 (6.45%) Senior
7 1 (3.23%) Business Intelligence Analyst
7 1 (3.23%) Business Intelligence Consultant
7 1 (3.23%) Consultant
7 1 (3.23%) JavaScript Developer
7 1 (3.23%) Power BI Analyst
7 1 (3.23%) Power Platform Developer
7 1 (3.23%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.23%) .NET
1 1 (3.23%) Express.js
1 1 (3.23%) koa
1 1 (3.23%) Node.js
1 1 (3.23%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 2 (6.45%) Analytical Mindset
1 2 (6.45%) Data Structures
2 1 (3.23%) Algorithms
2 1 (3.23%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 1 (3.23%) Management Information System
2 1 (3.23%) Product Ownership
2 1 (3.23%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (74.19%) Business Intelligence
2 16 (51.61%) AI
3 5 (16.13%) Actionable Insight
3 5 (16.13%) Analytics
3 5 (16.13%) Problem-Solving
4 4 (12.90%) Data Analysis
4 4 (12.90%) Decision-Making
4 4 (12.90%) Visualisation
5 3 (9.68%) Continuous Improvement
5 3 (9.68%) CRM
5 3 (9.68%) Data Modelling
5 3 (9.68%) Statistical Modelling
5 3 (9.68%) WFM
6 2 (6.45%) Data Visualisation
6 2 (6.45%) DevOps
6 2 (6.45%) ETL
6 2 (6.45%) Process Improvement
6 2 (6.45%) Six Sigma
6 2 (6.45%) Time Management
6 2 (6.45%) Visual Analytics
Programming Languages
1 23 (74.19%) SQL
2 17 (54.84%) Python
3 3 (9.68%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 2 (6.45%) C#
5 1 (3.23%) JavaScript
5 1 (3.23%) PowerShell
5 1 (3.23%) R
Qualifications
1 15 (48.39%) Azure Certification
2 4 (12.90%) Degree
3 1 (3.23%) DBS Check
3 1 (3.23%) Master's Degree
3 1 (3.23%) PMI Certification
3 1 (3.23%) PMP
3 1 (3.23%) SC Cleared
3 1 (3.23%) Security Cleared
3 1 (3.23%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (6.45%) Data Quality
2 1 (3.23%) Actionable Recommendations
2 1 (3.23%) GDPR
Vendors
1 20 (64.52%) Microsoft
2 2 (6.45%) Oracle
3 1 (3.23%) Anaplan
3 1 (3.23%) Genesys
3 1 (3.23%) Google
3 1 (3.23%) Qualys
3 1 (3.23%) ServiceNow
3 1 (3.23%) TIBCO
3 1 (3.23%) Verint