Power Automate Contract Job Trends in England

Microsoft Power Automate (Formerly Microsoft Flow)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Power Automate skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 251 258 284
Rank change year-on-year +7 +26 +119
Contract jobs citing Power Automate 445 266 301
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.99% 0.98% 0.83%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.84% 2.62% 2.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 287 173 208
10th Percentile £363 £365 £300
25th Percentile £424 £425 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
75th Percentile £575 £564 £588
90th Percentile £625 £613 £675
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £500
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 5 0
10th Percentile £28.50 £25.55 -
25th Percentile £28.87 £32.00 -
Median hourly rate £29.96 £34.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -11.88% - -
75th Percentile £38.25 £36.00 -
90th Percentile £39.73 £50.78 -
UK median hourly rate £33.73 £34.00 £17.00
% change year-on-year -0.79% +100.00% -54.05%

All Cloud Computing Skills
England

Power Automate 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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 15,658 10,159 11,960
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 34.96% 37.34% 33.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,495 6,871 8,501
10th Percentile £325 £313 £311
25th Percentile £421 £409 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £523 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.95% -2.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £638
90th Percentile £716 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £519 £501 £525
% change year-on-year +3.60% -4.67% -3.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 555 267 303
10th Percentile £16.70 £14.99 £14.16
25th Percentile £22.50 £17.96 £16.06
Median hourly rate £39.50 £25.15 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year +57.06% +14.32% -36.77%
75th Percentile £70.00 £42.68 £43.75
90th Percentile £85.00 £67.00 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £36.71 £27.63 £22.00
% change year-on-year +32.86% +25.59% -37.14%

Power Automate
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Power Automate job vacancy trend in England

Power Automate
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Power Automate.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Power Automate

Power Automate
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Power Automate in England over the 6 months to 17 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Power Automate in England

Power Automate
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Power Automate.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Power Automate

Power Automate
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Power Automate in England over the 6 months to 17 July 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Power Automate in England

Power Automate
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Power Automate within the England region over the 6 months to 17 July 2026. 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
London +14 270 £520 +4.00% 77
North of England -52 59 £500 +5.26% 35
Midlands -41 39 £435 -10.77% 32
North West -31 36 £450 -5.26% 22
South East -39 35 £505 -8.18% 47
West Midlands -51 28 £425 -12.82% 18
Yorkshire -38 21 £500 +5.26% 8
South West -42 18 £490 +5.38% 18
East Midlands -6 10 £455 - 14
East of England -24 10 £510 +2.00% 10
North East -37 2 £550 - 5
Power Automate
UK

Power Automate
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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
1 136 (30.56%) SharePoint
2 12 (2.70%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (1.35%) Confluence
4 4 (0.90%) Appian
4 4 (0.90%) SharePoint 2013
5 3 (0.67%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.45%) CMS
7 1 (0.22%) Camunda
7 1 (0.22%) HCL Notes
7 1 (0.22%) IIS
7 1 (0.22%) Mendix
7 1 (0.22%) SharePoint Server
7 1 (0.22%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 35 (7.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (1.35%) Chatbot
3 5 (1.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.90%) Microsoft Office
5 3 (0.67%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.45%) InfoPath
6 2 (0.45%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 63 (14.16%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.57%) Dynamics AX
3 4 (0.90%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.45%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.22%) Adobe Campaign
5 1 (0.22%) Aladdin
5 1 (0.22%) Primavera
5 1 (0.22%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 364 (81.80%) Power Platform
2 288 (64.72%) PowerApps
3 235 (52.81%) Azure
4 138 (31.01%) Dynamics 365
5 127 (28.54%) Microsoft 365
6 100 (22.47%) Azure DevOps
7 98 (22.02%) Microsoft Copilot
8 62 (13.93%) Copilot Studio
9 59 (13.26%) Azure Logic Apps
10 44 (9.89%) Entra ID
11 40 (8.99%) Serverless
12 39 (8.76%) Azure Functions
13 32 (7.19%) GitHub
14 26 (5.84%) Azure Service Bus
15 24 (5.39%) OneDrive
16 20 (4.49%) Azure AI
17 18 (4.04%) Azure Data Factory
18 17 (3.82%) GitHub Actions
19 16 (3.60%) AWS
20 13 (2.92%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 7 (1.57%) DNS
1 7 (1.57%) Firewall
1 7 (1.57%) VPN
2 4 (0.90%) Intranet
3 3 (0.67%) SMS
4 2 (0.45%) HTTPS
5 1 (0.22%) Network Security
5 1 (0.22%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 179 (40.22%) Power BI
2 35 (7.87%) SQL Server
3 18 (4.04%) Power Query
4 15 (3.37%) Data Warehouse
5 12 (2.70%) Metadata
6 5 (1.12%) Data Lake
7 4 (0.90%) EDRMS
7 4 (0.90%) MySQL
7 4 (0.90%) Pinecone
7 4 (0.90%) PowerPivot
8 3 (0.67%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
8 3 (0.67%) Snowflake Schema
8 3 (0.67%) Spark SQL
8 3 (0.67%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 3 (0.67%) Tableau
9 2 (0.45%) Relational Database
9 2 (0.45%) Star Schema
10 1 (0.22%) Amazon RDS
10 1 (0.22%) Oracle Database
10 1 (0.22%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 12 (2.70%) JIRA
1 12 (2.70%) Visual Studio
2 10 (2.25%) Git
3 7 (1.57%) Selenium
4 6 (1.35%) Cypress.io
4 6 (1.35%) Postman
4 6 (1.35%) WebDriver
5 4 (0.90%) Cucumber
5 4 (0.90%) MLflow
6 3 (0.67%) Protractor
7 2 (0.45%) Jenkins
7 2 (0.45%) Team Foundation Server
7 2 (0.45%) Terragrunt
8 1 (0.22%) Artifactory
8 1 (0.22%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.22%) GitLab
8 1 (0.22%) Liquibase
8 1 (0.22%) REST Assured
8 1 (0.22%) SpecFlow
8 1 (0.22%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 150 (33.71%) Social Skills
2 99 (22.25%) Finance
3 71 (15.96%) Public Sector
4 43 (9.66%) Analytical Skills
5 26 (5.84%) Banking
6 16 (3.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 12 (2.70%) Documentation Skills
7 12 (2.70%) Law
8 11 (2.47%) Marketing
9 10 (2.25%) Legal
10 8 (1.80%) Manufacturing
11 6 (1.35%) Investment Banking
11 6 (1.35%) Local Government
12 5 (1.12%) Back Office
12 5 (1.12%) Retail
13 4 (0.90%) Aerospace
13 4 (0.90%) Military
14 2 (0.45%) Automotive
14 2 (0.45%) Billing
14 2 (0.45%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 181 (40.67%) Developer
2 77 (17.30%) Power Platform Developer
3 62 (13.93%) Consultant
4 49 (11.01%) Senior
5 48 (10.79%) Architect
6 34 (7.64%) Analyst
6 34 (7.64%) Microsoft Developer
7 27 (6.07%) Solutions Architect
8 26 (5.84%) Senior Developer
9 23 (5.17%) Lead
10 22 (4.94%) Dynamics 365 Developer
11 18 (4.04%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
12 16 (3.60%) Data Engineer
13 15 (3.37%) Automation Engineer
13 15 (3.37%) Power Platform Consultant
14 14 (3.15%) Dynamics 365 Architect
15 13 (2.92%) Power Platform Architect
15 13 (2.92%) Power Platform Engineer
15 13 (2.92%) SharePoint Developer
16 12 (2.70%) Power Apps Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 53 (11.91%) .NET
2 37 (8.31%) Microsoft Graph
3 35 (7.87%) JSON
4 26 (5.84%) REST
5 23 (5.17%) HTML5 Canvas
6 21 (4.72%) React
7 19 (4.27%) CSS
7 19 (4.27%) SPFx
8 16 (3.60%) HTML
9 13 (2.92%) RESTful
10 9 (2.02%) OAuth
11 7 (1.57%) FIDO
11 7 (1.57%) jQuery
11 7 (1.57%) XML
12 6 (1.35%) .NET Framework
12 6 (1.35%) ASP.NET
12 6 (1.35%) Gherkin
12 6 (1.35%) Middleware
13 5 (1.12%) HTML5
13 5 (1.12%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 38 (8.54%) Low-Code
2 25 (5.62%) AI Agents
3 22 (4.94%) Product Ownership
4 20 (4.49%) Data Structures
4 20 (4.49%) Legacy Systems
5 14 (3.15%) Onboarding
6 9 (2.02%) Enterprise Software
7 8 (1.80%) Virtual Team
8 7 (1.57%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 7 (1.57%) Self-Motivation
9 6 (1.35%) Management Information System
9 6 (1.35%) Taxonomies
10 4 (0.90%) Analytical Mindset
11 3 (0.67%) Cloud Native
11 3 (0.67%) Data Centre
11 3 (0.67%) Housing Association
11 3 (0.67%) IoT
11 3 (0.67%) IVR
11 3 (0.67%) Life Science
12 2 (0.45%) BYOD
Operating Systems
1 6 (1.35%) Windows
2 1 (0.22%) Android
2 1 (0.22%) Apple iOS
2 1 (0.22%) Mac OS
2 1 (0.22%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 180 (40.45%) Business Intelligence
2 137 (30.79%) DevOps
3 123 (27.64%) AI
4 110 (24.72%) Agile
5 97 (21.80%) CI/CD
6 90 (20.22%) Data Modelling
7 71 (15.96%) Problem-Solving
8 66 (14.83%) CRM
9 60 (13.48%) Workflow
10 52 (11.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 51 (11.46%) Migration
12 50 (11.24%) Continuous Improvement
13 49 (11.01%) Analytics
14 48 (10.79%) Translating Business Requirements
15 44 (9.89%) Stakeholder Management
16 36 (8.09%) Integration Patterns
16 36 (8.09%) Technical Leadership
17 33 (7.42%) API Integration
18 30 (6.74%) User Experience
19 28 (6.29%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 92 (20.67%) JavaScript
2 85 (19.10%) C#
3 78 (17.53%) SQL
4 40 (8.99%) PowerShell
5 34 (7.64%) Python
6 22 (4.94%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 14 (3.15%) X++
8 12 (2.70%) T-SQL
8 12 (2.70%) TypeScript
9 8 (1.80%) Java
9 8 (1.80%) PL/SQL
10 4 (0.90%) VBA
11 3 (0.67%) Bicep
11 3 (0.67%) Google Apps Script
12 2 (0.45%) Shell Script
13 1 (0.22%) COBOL
13 1 (0.22%) Formula Language
13 1 (0.22%) Korn
13 1 (0.22%) LotusScript
13 1 (0.22%) VB
Qualifications
1 98 (22.02%) Security Cleared
2 77 (17.30%) SC Cleared
3 41 (9.21%) Microsoft Certification
4 32 (7.19%) Degree
5 13 (2.92%) Computer Science Degree
6 6 (1.35%) DV Cleared
6 6 (1.35%) ISTQB
7 5 (1.12%) Azure Certification
7 5 (1.12%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (0.67%) AWS Certification
8 3 (0.67%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 2 (0.45%) CTC Cleared
9 2 (0.45%) TOGAF Certification
10 1 (0.22%) CISM
10 1 (0.22%) CISSP
10 1 (0.22%) DBS Check
10 1 (0.22%) IIBA
10 1 (0.22%) PMI Certification
10 1 (0.22%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (8.99%) Data Quality
2 22 (4.94%) Accessibility
3 14 (3.15%) QA
4 13 (2.92%) GDPR
5 9 (2.02%) WCAG
6 7 (1.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 6 (1.35%) GRC
7 6 (1.35%) PMO
8 5 (1.12%) NIST
9 4 (0.90%) SLA
10 1 (0.22%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.22%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 1 (0.22%) MiFID
10 1 (0.22%) NCSC
10 1 (0.22%) NIST 800
10 1 (0.22%) SOC 2
System Software
1 35 (7.87%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.57%) Docker
3 5 (1.12%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.22%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 18 (4.04%) Terraform
2 14 (3.15%) Kubernetes
3 10 (2.25%) Microsoft Intune
4 7 (1.57%) Grafana
4 7 (1.57%) Prometheus
5 6 (1.35%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.22%) SCCM
6 1 (0.22%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 1 (0.22%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 319 (71.69%) Microsoft
2 21 (4.72%) SAP
3 17 (3.82%) ServiceNow
4 16 (3.60%) UiPath
5 15 (3.37%) Oracle
6 12 (2.70%) OpenAI
7 8 (1.80%) Google
8 7 (1.57%) AppDynamics
8 7 (1.57%) Dynatrace
8 7 (1.57%) Foundry
8 7 (1.57%) Salesforce
8 7 (1.57%) Splunk
9 6 (1.35%) Databricks
10 5 (1.12%) Automation Anywhere
11 4 (0.90%) Atlassian
11 4 (0.90%) Brio
12 3 (0.67%) Alteryx
12 3 (0.67%) Blue Prism
12 3 (0.67%) Workday
13 2 (0.45%) MuleSoft