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

6 months to
4 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 36 32
Rank change year-on-year +11 -4 +33
Contract jobs citing Power Platform 49 29 45
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 6.35% 4.60% 5.19%
As % of the Cloud Services category 14.12% 10.98% 14.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 25 18 25
10th Percentile £344 £273 £383
25th Percentile £375 £381 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £450 £525
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% -14.29% +10.53%
75th Percentile £473 £500 £663
90th Percentile £595 £541 £670
Scotland median daily rate £400 £420 £470
% change year-on-year -4.76% -10.64% -3.59%
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 £12.20 - £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 347 264 314
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 44.95% 41.90% 36.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 181 177 203
10th Percentile £350 £285 £216
25th Percentile £413 £413 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £459
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% +3.49% -3.37%
75th Percentile £598 £538 £550
90th Percentile £650 £593 £663
Scotland median daily rate £475 £473 £452
% change year-on-year +0.53% +4.65% -4.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 6
10th Percentile £54.80 - £15.80
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 £17.50
90th Percentile - - £20.84
Scotland median hourly rate £14.44 £21.22 £17.00
% change year-on-year -31.95% +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 4 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 (2.04%) SharePoint
Applications
1 16 (32.65%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (6.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (2.04%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 11 (22.45%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (4.08%) iTrent
2 2 (4.08%) Primavera
3 1 (2.04%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 24 (48.98%) Azure
2 18 (36.73%) Power Automate
3 13 (26.53%) Microsoft 365
4 12 (24.49%) PowerApps
5 11 (22.45%) Dynamics 365
6 9 (18.37%) Azure DevOps
7 4 (8.16%) Entra ID
8 2 (4.08%) Microsoft Copilot
9 1 (2.04%) Azure Key Vault
9 1 (2.04%) IaaS
9 1 (2.04%) PaaS
9 1 (2.04%) SaaS
9 1 (2.04%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 4 (8.16%) Firewall
2 1 (2.04%) DNS
2 1 (2.04%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (69.39%) Power BI
2 4 (8.16%) Power Query
2 4 (8.16%) Tableau
3 2 (4.08%) BusinessObjects
4 1 (2.04%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (2.04%) Geospatial Data
4 1 (2.04%) QlikView
4 1 (2.04%) SQL Server
4 1 (2.04%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 4 (8.16%) JIRA
2 2 (4.08%) Git
3 1 (2.04%) Cucumber
3 1 (2.04%) Cypress.io
3 1 (2.04%) Jenkins
3 1 (2.04%) Selenium
3 1 (2.04%) Subversion
3 1 (2.04%) TeamCity
3 1 (2.04%) WebDriver
General
1 18 (36.73%) Public Sector
2 14 (28.57%) Social Skills
3 9 (18.37%) Finance
4 8 (16.33%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (4.08%) Documentation Skills
5 2 (4.08%) Manufacturing
6 1 (2.04%) Banking
6 1 (2.04%) Front Office
6 1 (2.04%) Marketing
6 1 (2.04%) Military
6 1 (2.04%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 20 (40.82%) Analyst
2 13 (26.53%) Developer
3 10 (20.41%) Cybersecurity Analyst
3 10 (20.41%) Security Analyst
4 9 (18.37%) Power Platform Developer
4 9 (18.37%) Report Analyst
5 6 (12.24%) Data Analyst
6 3 (6.12%) Business Analyst
6 3 (6.12%) Consultant
6 3 (6.12%) Cybersecurity Specialist
6 3 (6.12%) Risk Analyst
6 3 (6.12%) Security Specialist
7 2 (4.08%) Architect
7 2 (4.08%) Data Business Analyst
7 2 (4.08%) Dynamics 365 Developer
7 2 (4.08%) HR Specialist
7 2 (4.08%) Report Specialist
8 1 (2.04%) CRM Consultant
8 1 (2.04%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 1 (2.04%) Technical Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.08%) .NET
2 1 (2.04%) ASP.NET
2 1 (2.04%) HTML
2 1 (2.04%) REST
2 1 (2.04%) SOAP
2 1 (2.04%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 5 (10.20%) Management Information System
2 4 (8.16%) Cyber Threat
2 4 (8.16%) PKI
2 4 (8.16%) Product Ownership
3 3 (6.12%) Data Structures
4 2 (4.08%) Data Protection Act
4 2 (4.08%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (2.04%) Client/Server
5 1 (2.04%) Freedom of Information
5 1 (2.04%) Low-Code
5 1 (2.04%) Mobile App
5 1 (2.04%) Onboarding
5 1 (2.04%) Security Posture
5 1 (2.04%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (2.04%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 4 (8.16%) Windows
1 4 (8.16%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (63.27%) Business Intelligence
2 21 (42.86%) Agile
3 17 (34.69%) Cybersecurity
4 12 (24.49%) Analytics
5 11 (22.45%) CRM
5 11 (22.45%) DevOps
6 8 (16.33%) Problem-Solving
6 8 (16.33%) Risk Assessment
7 7 (14.29%) Change Management
7 7 (14.29%) Data Modelling
7 7 (14.29%) Risk Management
8 6 (12.24%) Data Analysis
8 6 (12.24%) Data-Driven Decision Making
8 6 (12.24%) Decision-Making
8 6 (12.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 5 (10.20%) Threat Modelling
9 5 (10.20%) Visualisation
10 4 (8.16%) ITIL
10 4 (8.16%) Migration
10 4 (8.16%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 14 (28.57%) SQL
2 9 (18.37%) C#
2 9 (18.37%) JavaScript
3 7 (14.29%) PowerShell
4 2 (4.08%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 2 (4.08%) Python
5 1 (2.04%) C++
5 1 (2.04%) Java
5 1 (2.04%) Shell Script
5 1 (2.04%) T-SQL
5 1 (2.04%) VBA
5 1 (2.04%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 5 (10.20%) BPSS Clearance
1 5 (10.20%) Microsoft Certification
2 4 (8.16%) MCSE
3 3 (6.12%) SC Cleared
3 3 (6.12%) Security Cleared
4 2 (4.08%) Degree
4 2 (4.08%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (10.20%) Data Quality
2 4 (8.16%) QA
3 3 (6.12%) Disclosure Scotland
4 2 (4.08%) GRC
5 1 (2.04%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (2.04%) NCSC
5 1 (2.04%) NIST
System Software
1 7 (14.29%) Active Directory
2 4 (8.16%) Hyper-V
3 1 (2.04%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (8.16%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (6.12%) SCCM
Vendors
1 27 (55.10%) Microsoft
2 2 (4.08%) SAP
3 1 (2.04%) Pega
3 1 (2.04%) Qualys
3 1 (2.04%) VMware