Power Platform Job Trends in the West Midlands

Microsoft Power Platform
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the West Midlands requiring Power Platform skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 38 42 20
Rank change year-on-year +4 -22 +33
Permanent jobs citing Power Platform 233 240 353
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 4.28% 5.84% 7.57%
As % of the Cloud Services category 11.28% 17.18% 20.96%
Number of salaries quoted 152 157 322
10th Percentile £36,300 £37,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,375 £41,250 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -
75th Percentile £65,640 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £59,186 £62,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.54% +12.73% -8.33%

All Cloud Computing Skills
West Midlands

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 the West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 2,065 1,397 1,684
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 37.90% 34.02% 36.09%
Number of salaries quoted 880 791 1,496
10th Percentile £29,500 £32,500 £27,760
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,875 £65,000
90th Percentile £86,377 £80,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -7.69%

Power Platform
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Power Platform job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Power Platform
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Power Platform.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Power Platform

Power Platform
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Power Platform in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 24 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Power Platform in the West Midlands

Power Platform
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Power Platform within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 24 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
Birmingham +2 127 £60,000 +9.09% 48
Herefordshire +6 23 £40,000 -25.93% 3
Warwickshire +11 20 £42,500 -15.84% 9
Staffordshire -10 18 £46,250 -14.89% 5
Coventry +2 12 £52,500 -8.70% 3
Wolverhampton - 11 £40,000 - 5
Solihull +2 7 £60,000 -4.00% 3
Worcestershire -20 6 £44,000 +1.25% 4
Walsall - 4 £41,250 - 1
Shropshire -21 3 £55,000 +12.82% 6
Power Platform
England

Power Platform
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 18 (7.73%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.29%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (0.86%) CMS
3 2 (0.86%) Confluence
3 2 (0.86%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.86%) Umbraco
4 1 (0.43%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.43%) FileNet
Applications
1 71 (30.47%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (2.58%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (1.72%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.86%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.86%) Trello
5 1 (0.43%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 22 (9.44%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.86%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
2 2 (0.86%) NetSuite
2 2 (0.86%) SAP FI
3 1 (0.43%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 1 (0.43%) Odoo
3 1 (0.43%) Pegasus Opera
Cloud Services
1 109 (46.78%) Azure
2 43 (18.45%) PowerApps
3 35 (15.02%) Dynamics 365
4 34 (14.59%) Power Automate
5 30 (12.88%) Azure AI
6 21 (9.01%) Microsoft 365
7 20 (8.58%) Azure Data Factory
8 18 (7.73%) Azure DevOps
9 9 (3.86%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 9 (3.86%) Snowflake
10 8 (3.43%) Microsoft Copilot
11 7 (3.00%) PaaS
11 7 (3.00%) SaaS
12 6 (2.58%) Entra ID
12 6 (2.58%) IaaS
13 5 (2.15%) Azure Logic Apps
14 4 (1.72%) Azure Functions
14 4 (1.72%) Microsoft Purview
14 4 (1.72%) Serverless
15 3 (1.29%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.86%) Intranet
2 1 (0.43%) DHCP
2 1 (0.43%) DNS
2 1 (0.43%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 182 (78.11%) Power BI
2 42 (18.03%) Tableau
3 29 (12.45%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 26 (11.16%) SQL Server
5 19 (8.15%) Data Warehouse
6 11 (4.72%) Data Lake
7 10 (4.29%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
7 10 (4.29%) Power Query
8 8 (3.43%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 6 (2.58%) Azure SQL Database
9 6 (2.58%) Crystal Reports
10 5 (2.15%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 4 (1.72%) Data Mining
12 2 (0.86%) BusinessObjects
12 2 (0.86%) Looker
12 2 (0.86%) MySQL
12 2 (0.86%) Semantic Layer
13 1 (0.43%) Amazon Redshift
13 1 (0.43%) Big Data
13 1 (0.43%) Hadoop
Development Applications
1 10 (4.29%) JIRA
2 3 (1.29%) Git
3 1 (0.43%) GitLab
3 1 (0.43%) MSTest
3 1 (0.43%) NUnit
General
1 73 (31.33%) Social Skills
2 49 (21.03%) Analytical Skills
3 43 (18.45%) Finance
4 18 (7.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 16 (6.87%) Public Sector
6 13 (5.58%) Manufacturing
7 10 (4.29%) Legal
7 10 (4.29%) Marketing
8 6 (2.58%) Retail
9 4 (1.72%) Tech for Good
10 3 (1.29%) Organisational Skills
10 3 (1.29%) Spanish Language
11 2 (0.86%) Automotive
11 2 (0.86%) Billing
11 2 (0.86%) Law
11 2 (0.86%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (0.43%) Back Office
12 1 (0.43%) Local Government
12 1 (0.43%) Police
12 1 (0.43%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 65 (27.90%) Analyst
2 53 (22.75%) Developer
3 39 (16.74%) Data Analyst
4 32 (13.73%) Junior
5 30 (12.88%) Junior Analyst
5 30 (12.88%) Junior Data Analyst
5 30 (12.88%) Senior
6 23 (9.87%) Data Engineer
7 22 (9.44%) Lead
8 19 (8.15%) Business Developer
9 16 (6.87%) Architect
10 15 (6.44%) Business Intelligence Analyst
10 15 (6.44%) Business Intelligence Developer
11 11 (4.72%) Systems Developer
12 9 (3.86%) Consultant
12 9 (3.86%) CRM Developer
12 9 (3.86%) Dynamics CRM Developer
12 9 (3.86%) Lead Developer
13 8 (3.43%) Power BI Engineer
13 8 (3.43%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (14.59%) .NET
2 12 (5.15%) .NET Framework
3 10 (4.29%) EDI
4 6 (2.58%) JSON
5 5 (2.15%) HTML
5 5 (2.15%) REST
6 4 (1.72%) AngularJS
7 3 (1.29%) ASP.NET
7 3 (1.29%) CSS
7 3 (1.29%) PySpark
7 3 (1.29%) Razor View Engine
7 3 (1.29%) XML
8 2 (0.86%) ASP.NET Core
8 2 (0.86%) Entity Framework
8 2 (0.86%) React
8 2 (0.86%) SOAP
8 2 (0.86%) Web Services
9 1 (0.43%) .NET Core
9 1 (0.43%) GraphQL
9 1 (0.43%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 18 (7.73%) Enterprise Software
2 10 (4.29%) Analytical Mindset
3 7 (3.00%) Cloud Native
3 7 (3.00%) FMCG
3 7 (3.00%) Legacy Systems
4 6 (2.58%) Pricing Data
5 5 (2.15%) Hybrid Cloud
5 5 (2.15%) Management Information System
6 4 (1.72%) Data Structures
6 4 (1.72%) IoT
6 4 (1.72%) Low-Code
7 3 (1.29%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 3 (1.29%) Legacy Applications
7 3 (1.29%) Self-Motivation
8 2 (0.86%) Product Ownership
9 1 (0.43%) 3D Printing
9 1 (0.43%) AI Agents
9 1 (0.43%) Algorithms
9 1 (0.43%) Industry 4.0
9 1 (0.43%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 6 (2.58%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 179 (76.82%) Business Intelligence
2 49 (21.03%) Analytics
3 47 (20.17%) Agile
4 45 (19.31%) AI
5 44 (18.88%) Continuous Improvement
5 44 (18.88%) Problem-Solving
6 39 (16.74%) Decision-Making
7 33 (14.16%) CRM
8 31 (13.30%) Migration
9 30 (12.88%) Data Modelling
9 30 (12.88%) DevOps
9 30 (12.88%) Visualisation
10 29 (12.45%) ERP
11 24 (10.30%) Actionable Insight
12 23 (9.87%) ETL
13 22 (9.44%) Data Visualisation
13 22 (9.44%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 20 (8.58%) Stakeholder Management
15 19 (8.15%) Data Analysis
16 18 (7.73%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 120 (51.50%) SQL
2 55 (23.61%) Python
3 25 (10.73%) C#
4 16 (6.87%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 13 (5.58%) JavaScript
6 11 (4.72%) TypeScript
7 9 (3.86%) VBA
8 6 (2.58%) T-SQL
9 4 (1.72%) PowerShell
10 3 (1.29%) VB.NET
11 2 (0.86%) Java
11 2 (0.86%) R
12 1 (0.43%) ActionScript
12 1 (0.43%) ActionScript 2.0
12 1 (0.43%) Bash
12 1 (0.43%) Bicep
12 1 (0.43%) C
Qualifications
1 36 (15.45%) Azure Certification
2 23 (9.87%) Degree
3 12 (5.15%) Microsoft Certification
4 10 (4.29%) PMI Certification
4 10 (4.29%) PMP
5 7 (3.00%) Computer Science Degree
5 7 (3.00%) Security Cleared
6 6 (2.58%) SC Cleared
7 4 (1.72%) ACCA
7 4 (1.72%) CIMA
8 3 (1.29%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 2 (0.86%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (0.86%) DBS Check
9 2 (0.86%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 1 (0.43%) CITP
10 1 (0.43%) Master's Degree
10 1 (0.43%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (7.30%) Data Quality
2 12 (5.15%) QA
3 7 (3.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 7 (3.00%) PMO
4 6 (2.58%) GDPR
5 5 (2.15%) SLA
6 3 (1.29%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.86%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (0.86%) HIPAA
7 2 (0.86%) WCAG
System Software
1 6 (2.58%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.43%) Docker
2 1 (0.43%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (1.29%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.43%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 113 (48.50%) Microsoft
2 13 (5.58%) Databricks
3 7 (3.00%) Sparx
4 4 (1.72%) SAP
5 3 (1.29%) Google
5 3 (1.29%) Infor
5 3 (1.29%) Salesforce
6 2 (0.86%) Adobe
6 2 (0.86%) Civica
6 2 (0.86%) DocuSign
6 2 (0.86%) IFS
6 2 (0.86%) OpenAI
6 2 (0.86%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
6 2 (0.86%) ServiceNow
7 1 (0.43%) Anaplan
7 1 (0.43%) Epicor
7 1 (0.43%) Genesys
7 1 (0.43%) Hotjar
7 1 (0.43%) Pegasus
7 1 (0.43%) Planon