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 11 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 31 31
Rank change year-on-year +5 0 +34
Contract jobs citing Power Platform 52 31 43
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 6.58% 4.90% 4.92%
As % of the Cloud Services category 14.77% 11.74% 13.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 27 18 23
10th Percentile £327 £273 £373
25th Percentile £375 £381 £422
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £456 £525
Median % change year-on-year -6.85% -13.10% +13.51%
75th Percentile £471 £519 £663
90th Percentile £593 £550 -
Scotland median daily rate £400 £425 £470
% change year-on-year -5.88% -9.57% -3.84%
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

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 352 264 311
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 44.56% 41.71% 35.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 184 173 199
10th Percentile £350 £302 £213
25th Percentile £413 £425 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £498 £475 £458
Median % change year-on-year +4.74% +3.83% -3.68%
75th Percentile £590 £538 £550
90th Percentile £650 £597 £663
Scotland median daily rate £475 £475 £450
% change year-on-year - +5.56% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 7
10th Percentile £54.80 - £15.94
25th Percentile £58.25 £26.32 £16.50
Median hourly rate £64.00 £27.35 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year +134.00% +60.88% -4.06%
75th Percentile - £28.38 £18.03
90th Percentile - - £20.81
Scotland median hourly rate £24.72 £21.22 £17.00
% change year-on-year +16.49% +24.82% -71.92%

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 11 June 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 1 (1.92%) SharePoint
Applications
1 17 (32.69%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (5.77%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.92%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 11 (21.15%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (7.69%) Primavera
3 2 (3.85%) iTrent
4 1 (1.92%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 25 (48.08%) Azure
2 18 (34.62%) Power Automate
3 13 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
4 12 (23.08%) PowerApps
5 11 (21.15%) Dynamics 365
6 9 (17.31%) Azure DevOps
7 4 (7.69%) Entra ID
8 2 (3.85%) Microsoft Copilot
8 2 (3.85%) Snowflake
9 1 (1.92%) Azure Key Vault
9 1 (1.92%) IaaS
9 1 (1.92%) PaaS
9 1 (1.92%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (7.69%) Firewall
2 1 (1.92%) DNS
2 1 (1.92%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (71.15%) Power BI
2 6 (11.54%) Power Query
3 3 (5.77%) Tableau
4 2 (3.85%) BusinessObjects
5 1 (1.92%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (1.92%) Geospatial Data
5 1 (1.92%) QlikView
5 1 (1.92%) SQL Server
5 1 (1.92%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 4 (7.69%) JIRA
2 2 (3.85%) Git
3 1 (1.92%) Cucumber
3 1 (1.92%) Cypress.io
3 1 (1.92%) Jenkins
3 1 (1.92%) Selenium
3 1 (1.92%) Subversion
3 1 (1.92%) TeamCity
3 1 (1.92%) WebDriver
General
1 18 (34.62%) Public Sector
2 15 (28.85%) Social Skills
3 10 (19.23%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (17.31%) Finance
5 3 (5.77%) Documentation Skills
6 2 (3.85%) Manufacturing
7 1 (1.92%) Front Office
7 1 (1.92%) Marketing
7 1 (1.92%) Military
7 1 (1.92%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 20 (38.46%) Analyst
2 13 (25.00%) Developer
3 10 (19.23%) Cybersecurity Analyst
3 10 (19.23%) Report Analyst
3 10 (19.23%) Security Analyst
4 9 (17.31%) Power Platform Developer
5 6 (11.54%) Data Analyst
6 4 (7.69%) Consultant
7 3 (5.77%) Architect
7 3 (5.77%) Cybersecurity Specialist
7 3 (5.77%) Risk Analyst
7 3 (5.77%) Security Specialist
8 2 (3.85%) Accountant
8 2 (3.85%) Business Analyst
8 2 (3.85%) Dynamics 365 Developer
8 2 (3.85%) HR Specialist
8 2 (3.85%) Report Specialist
8 2 (3.85%) Systems Accountant
9 1 (1.92%) Data Architect
9 1 (1.92%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.85%) .NET
2 1 (1.92%) ASP.NET
2 1 (1.92%) HTML
2 1 (1.92%) REST
2 1 (1.92%) SOAP
2 1 (1.92%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 5 (9.62%) Management Information System
2 4 (7.69%) Cyber Threat
2 4 (7.69%) PKI
2 4 (7.69%) Product Ownership
3 2 (3.85%) Data Protection Act
3 2 (3.85%) Data Structures
3 2 (3.85%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (1.92%) Client/Server
4 1 (1.92%) Freedom of Information
4 1 (1.92%) Low-Code
4 1 (1.92%) Mobile App
4 1 (1.92%) Onboarding
4 1 (1.92%) Security Posture
4 1 (1.92%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (1.92%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 4 (7.69%) Windows
1 4 (7.69%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (65.38%) Business Intelligence
2 20 (38.46%) Agile
3 17 (32.69%) Cybersecurity
4 14 (26.92%) Analytics
5 11 (21.15%) CRM
5 11 (21.15%) DevOps
6 9 (17.31%) Decision-Making
7 8 (15.38%) Data Modelling
7 8 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
7 8 (15.38%) Risk Assessment
8 7 (13.46%) Change Management
8 7 (13.46%) Data Analysis
8 7 (13.46%) Risk Management
9 6 (11.54%) Data-Driven Decision Making
9 6 (11.54%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 6 (11.54%) Visualisation
10 5 (9.62%) Collaborative Working
10 5 (9.62%) Threat Modelling
11 4 (7.69%) Kalman Filter
11 4 (7.69%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 13 (25.00%) SQL
2 9 (17.31%) C#
2 9 (17.31%) JavaScript
3 7 (13.46%) PowerShell
4 2 (3.85%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 2 (3.85%) Python
5 1 (1.92%) C++
5 1 (1.92%) Java
5 1 (1.92%) Shell Script
5 1 (1.92%) T-SQL
5 1 (1.92%) VBA
5 1 (1.92%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 5 (9.62%) BPSS Clearance
1 5 (9.62%) Microsoft Certification
1 5 (9.62%) SC Cleared
1 5 (9.62%) Security Cleared
2 4 (7.69%) MCSE
3 2 (3.85%) Degree
3 2 (3.85%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (11.54%) QA
2 5 (9.62%) Data Quality
3 3 (5.77%) Disclosure Scotland
4 2 (3.85%) GRC
5 1 (1.92%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (1.92%) NCSC
5 1 (1.92%) NIST
System Software
1 7 (13.46%) Active Directory
2 4 (7.69%) Hyper-V
3 1 (1.92%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (7.69%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (5.77%) SCCM
Vendors
1 27 (51.92%) Microsoft
2 2 (3.85%) SAP
3 1 (1.92%) Databricks
3 1 (1.92%) Pega
3 1 (1.92%) Qualys
3 1 (1.92%) VMware