Power Platform Contracts in the UK excluding London

Microsoft Power Platform
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for Power Platform skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Power Platform over the 6 months to 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 45 57 67
Rank change year-on-year +12 +10 +2
Contract jobs citing Power Platform 808 858 1,075
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 3.83% 3.78% 3.52%
As % of the Cloud Services category 14.95% 11.56% 10.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 566 605 805
10th Percentile £300 £275 £300
25th Percentile £375 £388 £386
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% - +11.76%
75th Percentile £548 £575 £575
90th Percentile £626 £650 £638
UK median daily rate £496 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -0.90% - +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 31 38
10th Percentile £14.00 £21.05 £14.25
25th Percentile £16.11 £24.31 £14.56
Median hourly rate £21.14 £34.80 £22.45
Median % change year-on-year -39.26% +54.99% +8.19%
75th Percentile £41.30 £60.88 £34.69
90th Percentile £44.75 £75.75 £50.40
UK median hourly rate £22.86 £45.04 £24.75
% change year-on-year -49.25% +81.96% +13.79%

All Cloud Skills
UK excluding London

Power Platform is in the Cloud Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for cloud computing skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 5,404 7,420 10,027
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 25.62% 32.67% 32.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,777 5,466 7,428
10th Percentile £220 £240 £208
25th Percentile £375 £400 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% - +8.11%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £594
90th Percentile £675 £694 £675
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 267 215 273
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.00 £13.41
25th Percentile £15.50 £17.25 £15.25
Median hourly rate £19.00 £27.50 £19.09
Median % change year-on-year -30.91% +44.05% -4.55%
75th Percentile £43.75 £64.75 £29.38
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.50 £64.60
UK median hourly rate £21.50 £37.25 £22.00
% change year-on-year -42.28% +69.32% +0.64%

Power Platform
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Power Platform as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Power Platform in the UK excluding London

Power Platform
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Power Platform in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Power Platform in the UK excluding London

Power Platform
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Power Platform in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Power Platform in the UK excluding London

Power Platform
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Power Platform in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Power Platform in the UK excluding London

Power Platform
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Power Platform in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Power Platform in the UK excluding London

Power Platform
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Power Platform within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 9 June 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North of England +5 204 £475 +2.70% 196
South East +20 176 £450 -10.00% 144
Midlands +12 140 £425 -11.46% 117
South West +11 136 £500 +5.26% 98
North West +2 128 £475 +2.70% 112
West Midlands +9 100 £425 -12.14% 75
Scotland +33 94 £470 -3.84% 44
Yorkshire +18 69 £490 -2.00% 59
East of England -18 47 £410 +2.50% 39
East Midlands +19 39 £413 +10.00% 42
Northern Ireland +6 12 £575 +27.78% 10
Wales +5 12 £475 -18.94% 4
North East +9 7 £663 +26.19% 25
Power Platform
UK

Power Platform
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 96 (11.88%) SharePoint
2 25 (3.09%) Microsoft Exchange
3 22 (2.72%) Confluence
4 12 (1.49%) SAS
5 7 (0.87%) Apache
6 5 (0.62%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 5 (0.62%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.25%) IBM Notes
7 2 (0.25%) Mendix
7 2 (0.25%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.12%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.12%) GeoServer
8 1 (0.12%) Jadu
8 1 (0.12%) JBoss
8 1 (0.12%) SharePoint 2010
8 1 (0.12%) SharePoint Server
8 1 (0.12%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.12%) WildFly
Applications
1 108 (13.37%) Microsoft Excel
2 30 (3.71%) Microsoft Office
3 21 (2.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (0.87%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (0.62%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.62%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.25%) InfoPath
Business Applications
1 43 (5.32%) Dynamics CRM
2 15 (1.86%) Remedy ITSM
3 7 (0.87%) Oracle EBS
4 5 (0.62%) Aareon QL
5 4 (0.50%) Maximo
5 4 (0.50%) NetSuite
6 3 (0.37%) Dynamics GP
6 3 (0.37%) Oracle ERP
7 2 (0.25%) Dynamics AX
7 2 (0.25%) SAP Business One
8 1 (0.12%) Adobe Campaign
8 1 (0.12%) Epicor Tropos
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle General Ledger
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle Receivables
8 1 (0.12%) Relativity
8 1 (0.12%) SAP BPC
8 1 (0.12%) SAP S/4HANA
8 1 (0.12%) Shopify
8 1 (0.12%) SystmOne
8 1 (0.12%) Veritas eDiscovery
Cloud Services
1 292 (36.14%) Azure
2 149 (18.44%) PowerApps
3 143 (17.70%) Power Automate
4 117 (14.48%) Dynamics 365
5 90 (11.14%) Microsoft 365
6 67 (8.29%) Azure Data Factory
7 44 (5.45%) Azure DevOps
8 37 (4.58%) AWS
9 34 (4.21%) Snowflake
10 32 (3.96%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 26 (3.22%) Serverless
12 25 (3.09%) Entra ID
13 24 (2.97%) Azure Functions
14 23 (2.85%) Azure Logic Apps
14 23 (2.85%) OneDrive
15 17 (2.10%) GCP
16 13 (1.61%) Collibra
17 11 (1.36%) OCI
18 10 (1.24%) Azure Monitor
18 10 (1.24%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 14 (1.73%) Firewall
2 6 (0.74%) Unified Communications
3 4 (0.50%) Intranet
3 4 (0.50%) MegaStream
3 4 (0.50%) SSL
4 3 (0.37%) Skype
5 2 (0.25%) Internet
5 2 (0.25%) Radio Access Network
5 2 (0.25%) Remote Desktop
5 2 (0.25%) VPN
5 2 (0.25%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (0.25%) XCAP
6 1 (0.12%) DNS
6 1 (0.12%) FTP
6 1 (0.12%) Network Security
6 1 (0.12%) SNMP
6 1 (0.12%) VLAN
6 1 (0.12%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 634 (78.47%) Power BI
2 93 (11.51%) Data Warehouse
3 87 (10.77%) SQL Server
4 81 (10.02%) Tableau
5 61 (7.55%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 57 (7.05%) Data Lake
7 48 (5.94%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 45 (5.57%) Relational Database
9 30 (3.71%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 27 (3.34%) MySQL
10 27 (3.34%) Power Query
11 25 (3.09%) Qlik Sense
12 24 (2.97%) Azure SQL Database
13 19 (2.35%) Microsoft Analysis Services
14 16 (1.98%) BusinessObjects
15 15 (1.86%) Big Data
16 14 (1.73%) Data Mining
17 10 (1.24%) GIS
18 9 (1.11%) Star Schema
19 8 (0.99%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 43 (5.32%) JIRA
2 14 (1.73%) Visual Studio
3 13 (1.61%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 6 (0.74%) Eclipse
4 6 (0.74%) PyCharm
5 5 (0.62%) Hudson
5 5 (0.62%) Postman
6 4 (0.50%) Git
6 4 (0.50%) GitLab
7 3 (0.37%) Bitbucket
7 3 (0.37%) ER Studio
8 2 (0.25%) JUnit
8 2 (0.25%) Subversion
9 1 (0.12%) Gatling
9 1 (0.12%) Gradle
9 1 (0.12%) Jenkins
9 1 (0.12%) Maven
9 1 (0.12%) NUnit
9 1 (0.12%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 216 (26.73%) Social Skills
2 177 (21.91%) Analytical Skills
3 150 (18.56%) Finance
4 87 (10.77%) Public Sector
5 33 (4.08%) Retail
6 29 (3.59%) Manufacturing
7 28 (3.47%) Legal
7 28 (3.47%) Marketing
8 22 (2.72%) Presentation Skills
9 21 (2.60%) Telecoms
10 19 (2.35%) Local Government
10 19 (2.35%) Pharmaceutical
11 18 (2.23%) Influencing Skills
12 15 (1.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 10 (1.24%) Banking
14 9 (1.11%) Billing
14 9 (1.11%) Documentation Skills
15 8 (0.99%) Electronics
15 8 (0.99%) Law
15 8 (0.99%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 211 (26.11%) Developer
2 193 (23.89%) Analyst
3 102 (12.62%) Data Analyst
4 85 (10.52%) Business Intelligence Developer
5 72 (8.91%) Power BI Developer
5 72 (8.91%) Senior
6 61 (7.55%) Architect
7 60 (7.43%) Data Engineer
8 57 (7.05%) Consultant
9 53 (6.56%) Power Platform Developer
10 47 (5.82%) Lead
11 39 (4.83%) Senior Analyst
12 36 (4.46%) Business Intelligence Analyst
13 31 (3.84%) Solutions Architect
14 30 (3.71%) Applications Developer
15 28 (3.47%) Business Analyst
16 26 (3.22%) Power Apps Developer
17 23 (2.85%) Power BI Analyst
18 21 (2.60%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
19 20 (2.48%) Data Scientist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (5.45%) CSS
2 40 (4.95%) HTML
3 37 (4.58%) .NET
4 21 (2.60%) REST
4 21 (2.60%) XML
5 17 (2.10%) AngularJS
6 11 (1.36%) HTML5 Canvas
7 10 (1.24%) .NET Framework
8 9 (1.11%) Web Services
9 8 (0.99%) ADO
9 8 (0.99%) Entity Framework
9 8 (0.99%) JSON
9 8 (0.99%) Oracle Fusion
10 7 (0.87%) SPFx
11 6 (0.74%) PySpark
11 6 (0.74%) React
12 5 (0.62%) Microsoft Graph
12 5 (0.62%) SOAP
12 5 (0.62%) XSLT
13 4 (0.50%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 33 (4.08%) Management Information System
2 16 (1.98%) Data Structures
2 16 (1.98%) Product Ownership
3 13 (1.61%) NHS
4 12 (1.49%) Self-Motivation
5 10 (1.24%) Legacy Systems
5 10 (1.24%) Onboarding
5 10 (1.24%) PKI
6 9 (1.11%) Analytical Mindset
6 9 (1.11%) CMDB
7 8 (0.99%) Life Science
7 8 (0.99%) Low-Code
8 7 (0.87%) Housing Association
9 6 (0.74%) Cyber Threat
9 6 (0.74%) Digital Signage
9 6 (0.74%) Legacy Applications
9 6 (0.74%) Smart Meter
10 5 (0.62%) Data Protection Act
10 5 (0.62%) DTCC
10 5 (0.62%) Market Risk
Operating Systems
1 39 (4.83%) Windows
2 13 (1.61%) Windows Server
3 12 (1.49%) Linux
3 12 (1.49%) Unix
4 7 (0.87%) VMS
5 6 (0.74%) Mac OS
5 6 (0.74%) Windows Server 2016
5 6 (0.74%) Windows Server 2019
6 4 (0.50%) Apple iOS
6 4 (0.50%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.12%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 560 (69.31%) Business Intelligence
2 146 (18.07%) Analytics
3 129 (15.97%) Visualisation
4 124 (15.35%) Agile
5 113 (13.99%) Data Modelling
6 111 (13.74%) Problem-Solving
7 106 (13.12%) ETL
8 102 (12.62%) Data Analysis
9 85 (10.52%) Migration
10 78 (9.65%) Data Visualisation
11 75 (9.28%) DevOps
12 73 (9.03%) Stakeholder Management
13 56 (6.93%) ITIL
14 55 (6.81%) CRM
15 54 (6.68%) Project Management
16 50 (6.19%) Decision-Making
17 47 (5.82%) Continuous Improvement
17 47 (5.82%) Data Analytics
18 45 (5.57%) Data Management
18 45 (5.57%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 297 (36.76%) SQL
2 85 (10.52%) Python
3 64 (7.92%) JavaScript
4 49 (6.06%) C#
5 46 (5.69%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 42 (5.20%) T-SQL
7 31 (3.84%) PowerShell
8 16 (1.98%) Java
9 7 (0.87%) PL/SQL
9 7 (0.87%) X++
10 6 (0.74%) Groovy
10 6 (0.74%) VBA
11 5 (0.62%) TypeScript
12 4 (0.50%) C
12 4 (0.50%) VB
13 3 (0.37%) R
14 2 (0.25%) PHP
15 1 (0.12%) HiveQL
15 1 (0.12%) VB.NET
15 1 (0.12%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 93 (11.51%) Security Cleared
2 79 (9.78%) SC Cleared
3 78 (9.65%) Degree
4 20 (2.48%) Computer Science Degree
5 19 (2.35%) PMI Certification
6 18 (2.23%) PMP
7 17 (2.10%) BPSS Clearance
8 15 (1.86%) Master's Degree
8 15 (1.86%) Microsoft Certification
9 11 (1.36%) DV Cleared
10 9 (1.11%) Azure Certification
11 8 (0.99%) MCSE
12 7 (0.87%) ITIL Certification
13 4 (0.50%) Numerate Degree
13 4 (0.50%) TOGAF Certification
14 3 (0.37%) HNC
14 3 (0.37%) Postgraduate
15 2 (0.25%) ACCA
15 2 (0.25%) CIMA
16 1 (0.12%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (6.44%) Data Quality
2 38 (4.70%) QA
3 21 (2.60%) PMO
4 17 (2.10%) GDPR
5 13 (1.61%) GxP
6 12 (1.49%) SLA
7 7 (0.87%) Accessibility
8 6 (0.74%) Disclosure Scotland
8 6 (0.74%) Good Clinical Practice
9 5 (0.62%) Actionable Recommendations
9 5 (0.62%) GAMP
10 2 (0.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 1 (0.12%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.12%) GRC
11 1 (0.12%) IFRS
11 1 (0.12%) IFRS 9
11 1 (0.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 1 (0.12%) NCSC
System Software
1 28 (3.47%) Active Directory
2 9 (1.11%) Virtual Machines
3 8 (0.99%) Virtual Desktop
4 6 (0.74%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.37%) Docker
5 3 (0.37%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.12%) HDFS
6 1 (0.12%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 19 (2.35%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (1.98%) Single Sign-On
3 6 (0.74%) Kubernetes
3 6 (0.74%) SCCM
3 6 (0.74%) Terraform
4 5 (0.62%) SysTrack
5 2 (0.25%) Ansible
5 2 (0.25%) Kibana
6 1 (0.12%) Nagios
6 1 (0.12%) Nessus
Vendors
1 311 (38.49%) Microsoft
2 46 (5.69%) Oracle
3 41 (5.07%) SAP
4 39 (4.83%) Databricks
5 34 (4.21%) ServiceNow
6 27 (3.34%) Salesforce
7 17 (2.10%) Google
7 17 (2.10%) Remedy
8 14 (1.73%) Alteryx
8 14 (1.73%) Informatica
9 12 (1.49%) Atlassian
10 10 (1.24%) CA
11 7 (0.87%) Ab Initio
11 7 (0.87%) Dataiku
11 7 (0.87%) Trillium
12 6 (0.74%) Anaplan
12 6 (0.74%) Citrix
13 5 (0.62%) Adobe
13 5 (0.62%) Ariba
13 5 (0.62%) Sophos