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 2 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 47 48
Rank change year-on-year +15 +1 +41
Contract jobs citing Power Platform 34 22 32
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 5.72% 3.64% 3.50%
As % of the Cloud Services category 13.13% 8.98% 9.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 6 18
10th Percentile £319 £416 £426
25th Percentile £411 £436 £453
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £456 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.95% -5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £497 £528 £569
90th Percentile £547 £556 £666
Scotland median daily rate £475 £453 £475
% change year-on-year +4.97% -4.74% +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £27.35 -
Scotland median hourly rate £11.50 £26.93 -
% change year-on-year -57.29% - -

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 259 245 348
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 43.60% 40.56% 38.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 130 149 224
10th Percentile £371 £194 £300
25th Percentile £441 £400 £415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £506 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £598 £525 £550
90th Percentile £625 £600 £634
Scotland median daily rate £500 £450 £490
% change year-on-year +11.11% -8.16% +3.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 11 1
10th Percentile £17.88 £20.30 -
25th Percentile £24.90 £21.75 -
Median hourly rate £36.95 £24.00 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +53.97% +35.44% -
75th Percentile £48.65 £24.18 -
90th Percentile £55.46 - -
Scotland median hourly rate £31.95 £24.00 £15.42
% change year-on-year +33.14% +55.64% -12.98%

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

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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

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Daily Rate Histogram in Edinburgh

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Power Platform in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 2 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Power Platform in Edinburgh

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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 4 (11.76%) SharePoint
Applications
1 12 (35.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (5.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (5.88%) Spreadsheet
3 1 (2.94%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 7 (20.59%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 19 (55.88%) Azure
2 13 (38.24%) Power Automate
3 10 (29.41%) Dynamics 365
3 10 (29.41%) Microsoft 365
4 8 (23.53%) PowerApps
5 5 (14.71%) Azure DevOps
6 3 (8.82%) AWS
6 3 (8.82%) GCP
6 3 (8.82%) Snowflake
7 2 (5.88%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 1 (2.94%) Azure Data Factory
8 1 (2.94%) Azure Functions
8 1 (2.94%) Microsoft Copilot
8 1 (2.94%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (2.94%) OneDrive
8 1 (2.94%) Serverless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (67.65%) Power BI
2 2 (5.88%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (5.88%) Metadata
2 2 (5.88%) SQL Server
3 1 (2.94%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
3 1 (2.94%) BusinessObjects
3 1 (2.94%) BusinessObjects XI
3 1 (2.94%) NoSQL
3 1 (2.94%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 3 (8.82%) Git
2 2 (5.88%) JIRA
General
1 18 (52.94%) Public Sector
2 16 (47.06%) Social Skills
3 5 (14.71%) Finance
4 4 (11.76%) Banking
5 3 (8.82%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (5.88%) Back Office
6 2 (5.88%) Retail Banking
7 1 (2.94%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (2.94%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 13 (38.24%) Analyst
2 8 (23.53%) Developer
3 6 (17.65%) Data Analyst
3 6 (17.65%) Power Platform Developer
4 5 (14.71%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 5 (14.71%) Security Analyst
5 4 (11.76%) Report Analyst
6 3 (8.82%) Delivery Manager
6 3 (8.82%) Dynamics 365 Developer
7 2 (5.88%) Business Analyst
7 2 (5.88%) Consultant
7 2 (5.88%) Data Migration Manager
7 2 (5.88%) Data Migration Project Manager
7 2 (5.88%) Digital Delivery Manager
7 2 (5.88%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
7 2 (5.88%) Migration Manager
7 2 (5.88%) Migration Project Manager
7 2 (5.88%) Project Manager
7 2 (5.88%) User Researcher
8 1 (2.94%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (8.82%) REST
2 2 (5.88%) AngularJS
2 2 (5.88%) CSS
2 2 (5.88%) Express.js
2 2 (5.88%) HTML
2 2 (5.88%) Node.js
3 1 (2.94%) .NET
3 1 (2.94%) JSON
3 1 (2.94%) Streamlit
Miscellaneous
1 2 (5.88%) Cyber Threat
1 2 (5.88%) Management Information System
1 2 (5.88%) Onboarding
1 2 (5.88%) Product Ownership
2 1 (2.94%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (2.94%) Data Structures
2 1 (2.94%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (2.94%) Low-Code
2 1 (2.94%) Replication
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (67.65%) Business Intelligence
2 19 (55.88%) Agile
3 8 (23.53%) Cybersecurity
4 7 (20.59%) Analytics
4 7 (20.59%) CRM
4 7 (20.59%) DevOps
4 7 (20.59%) Problem-Solving
5 6 (17.65%) Migration
5 6 (17.65%) Stakeholder Management
6 5 (14.71%) Data Governance
7 4 (11.76%) CI/CD
7 4 (11.76%) Data Analysis
7 4 (11.76%) Data Modelling
7 4 (11.76%) Decision-Making
7 4 (11.76%) Project Delivery
8 3 (8.82%) Data Migration
8 3 (8.82%) Digital Transformation Programme
8 3 (8.82%) Project Management
8 3 (8.82%) Risk Management
8 3 (8.82%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 9 (26.47%) JavaScript
1 9 (26.47%) SQL
2 7 (20.59%) C#
3 6 (17.65%) PowerShell
4 3 (8.82%) TypeScript
5 1 (2.94%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 1 (2.94%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (8.82%) Degree
2 2 (5.88%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (2.94%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 1 (2.94%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (14.71%) Disclosure Scotland
2 4 (11.76%) Data Quality
3 2 (5.88%) Accessibility
3 2 (5.88%) GRC
3 2 (5.88%) PMO
4 1 (2.94%) GDPR
4 1 (2.94%) P3O
4 1 (2.94%) QA
Systems Management
1 2 (5.88%) Terraform
Vendors
1 20 (58.82%) Microsoft
2 2 (5.88%) Oracle
3 1 (2.94%) Databricks
3 1 (2.94%) Informatica
3 1 (2.94%) Talend