Power Platform Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Microsoft Power Platform
Scotland > Edinburgh

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring Power Platform skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 34 32
Rank change year-on-year +8 -2 +37
Contract jobs citing Power Platform 49 34 45
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 6.30% 5.24% 5.43%
As % of the Cloud Services category 14.85% 13.23% 14.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 28 19 22
10th Percentile £324 £393 £368
25th Percentile £375 £438 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £444 £463 £488
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% -5.13% +8.33%
75th Percentile £538 £513 £550
90th Percentile £565 £550 £633
Scotland median daily rate £425 £450 £480
% change year-on-year -5.56% -6.25% +6.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £16.50
Median hourly rate - - £17.00
75th Percentile - - £17.50
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median hourly rate £12.90 - £17.00
% change year-on-year - - -43.33%

All Cloud Computing Skills
Edinburgh

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

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 330 257 320
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 42.42% 39.60% 38.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 180 156 185
10th Percentile £325 £413 £178
25th Percentile £406 £450 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £491 £450
Median % change year-on-year -3.21% +9.06% -2.86%
75th Percentile £558 £538 £550
90th Percentile £644 £588 £650
Scotland median daily rate £470 £478 £450
% change year-on-year -1.57% +6.11% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 1 12
10th Percentile - - £15.24
25th Percentile - £26.32 £16.50
Median hourly rate £15.81 £27.35 £17.69
Median % change year-on-year -42.19% +54.63% -0.18%
75th Percentile - £28.38 £23.30
90th Percentile £36.66 - £24.18
Scotland median hourly rate £15.81 £21.22 £18.69
% change year-on-year -25.49% +13.55% -67.50%

Power Platform
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Power Platform job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Power Platform
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Power Platform.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Power Platform

Power Platform
Daily Rate Histogram in Edinburgh

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Power Platform in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 6 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Power Platform in Edinburgh

Power Platform
Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Power Platform.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Power Platform

Power Platform
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh 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 2 (4.08%) SharePoint
Applications
1 8 (16.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.04%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 7 (14.29%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (8.16%) Primavera
3 2 (4.08%) Dynamics GP
3 2 (4.08%) iTrent
Cloud Services
1 20 (40.82%) Azure
2 10 (20.41%) Microsoft 365
2 10 (20.41%) Power Automate
2 10 (20.41%) PowerApps
3 7 (14.29%) Dynamics 365
4 5 (10.20%) Entra ID
4 5 (10.20%) Microsoft Copilot
5 3 (6.12%) Azure DevOps
6 2 (4.08%) Azure Monitor
6 2 (4.08%) Snowflake
7 1 (2.04%) Azure Cosmos DB
7 1 (2.04%) Azure Data Factory
7 1 (2.04%) Azure Key Vault
7 1 (2.04%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 1 (2.04%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 5 (10.20%) Firewall
2 2 (4.08%) DNS
2 2 (4.08%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (69.39%) Power BI
2 8 (16.33%) Power Query
3 2 (4.08%) Azure SQL Database
3 2 (4.08%) BusinessObjects
3 2 (4.08%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (4.08%) Tableau
4 1 (2.04%) Geospatial Data
4 1 (2.04%) Metadata
4 1 (2.04%) MongoDB
4 1 (2.04%) MySQL
4 1 (2.04%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (2.04%) Redis
4 1 (2.04%) Relational Database
4 1 (2.04%) Semantic Layer
4 1 (2.04%) Spark SQL
4 1 (2.04%) SQL Server
4 1 (2.04%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 1 (2.04%) Git
General
1 16 (32.65%) Public Sector
2 14 (28.57%) Social Skills
3 13 (26.53%) Finance
4 12 (24.49%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (6.12%) Documentation Skills
6 2 (4.08%) Manufacturing
7 1 (2.04%) Local Government
7 1 (2.04%) Marketing
7 1 (2.04%) Military
7 1 (2.04%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 11 (22.45%) Analyst
2 10 (20.41%) Developer
3 9 (18.37%) Consultant
4 5 (10.20%) Data Analyst
4 5 (10.20%) Power BI Consultant
4 5 (10.20%) Power Platform Developer
5 4 (8.16%) Business Intelligence Consultant
5 4 (8.16%) Cybersecurity Specialist
5 4 (8.16%) Security Specialist
6 3 (6.12%) Accountant
6 3 (6.12%) DevOps Engineer
6 3 (6.12%) Report Analyst
6 3 (6.12%) Systems Accountant
7 2 (4.08%) Cybersecurity Analyst
7 2 (4.08%) Digital Analyst
7 2 (4.08%) Power BI Developer
7 2 (4.08%) Report Specialist
7 2 (4.08%) Risk Analyst
7 2 (4.08%) Security Analyst
7 2 (4.08%) Senior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.08%) ARM Templates
1 2 (4.08%) PySpark
2 1 (2.04%) .NET
2 1 (2.04%) ASP.NET
2 1 (2.04%) HTML
2 1 (2.04%) JSON
2 1 (2.04%) Microsoft Graph
2 1 (2.04%) REST
2 1 (2.04%) SOAP
2 1 (2.04%) XML
2 1 (2.04%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 4 (8.16%) Data Protection Act
1 4 (8.16%) PKI
2 3 (6.12%) Management Information System
3 2 (4.08%) Cyber Threat
3 2 (4.08%) Data Structures
3 2 (4.08%) Legacy Systems
3 2 (4.08%) Product Ownership
3 2 (4.08%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (2.04%) Distributed Architecture
4 1 (2.04%) Distributed Systems
4 1 (2.04%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (2.04%) Freedom of Information
4 1 (2.04%) Linux Command Line
4 1 (2.04%) Low-Code
4 1 (2.04%) Mobile App
4 1 (2.04%) Onboarding
4 1 (2.04%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 5 (10.20%) Windows
1 5 (10.20%) Windows Server
2 1 (2.04%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (63.27%) Business Intelligence
2 13 (26.53%) Agile
3 11 (22.45%) Analytics
3 11 (22.45%) Data Modelling
4 10 (20.41%) Decision-Making
5 9 (18.37%) Cybersecurity
6 8 (16.33%) Data Analysis
6 8 (16.33%) Visualisation
7 7 (14.29%) CRM
7 7 (14.29%) Risk Assessment
8 6 (12.24%) Collaborative Working
8 6 (12.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 5 (10.20%) Change Management
9 5 (10.20%) Continuous Improvement
9 5 (10.20%) Dashboard Development
9 5 (10.20%) DevOps
9 5 (10.20%) ITIL
9 5 (10.20%) Risk Management
9 5 (10.20%) Security Operations
9 5 (10.20%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 9 (18.37%) SQL
2 5 (10.20%) Data Analysis Expressions
2 5 (10.20%) PowerShell
3 4 (8.16%) C#
3 4 (8.16%) JavaScript
3 4 (8.16%) Python
4 2 (4.08%) Bash
4 2 (4.08%) Bicep
4 2 (4.08%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (14.29%) Microsoft Certification
2 5 (10.20%) MCSE
2 5 (10.20%) SC Cleared
2 5 (10.20%) Security Cleared
3 4 (8.16%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (4.08%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (2.04%) Degree
5 1 (2.04%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (12.24%) Data Quality
2 5 (10.20%) QA
3 4 (8.16%) Disclosure Scotland
4 1 (2.04%) Accessibility
4 1 (2.04%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (2.04%) NCSC
4 1 (2.04%) NIST
System Software
1 6 (12.24%) Active Directory
2 5 (10.20%) Hyper-V
3 1 (2.04%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (10.20%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (8.16%) SCCM
3 2 (4.08%) Grafana
3 2 (4.08%) Kubernetes
3 2 (4.08%) Prometheus
3 2 (4.08%) Terraform
4 1 (2.04%) Argo
Vendors
1 29 (59.18%) Microsoft
2 3 (6.12%) Databricks
3 2 (4.08%) SAP
4 1 (2.04%) Pega
4 1 (2.04%) Qualys
4 1 (2.04%) VMware