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 16 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 240 236 244
Rank change year-on-year -4 +8 +142
Contract jobs citing Power Automate 512 298 323
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.11% 1.07% 0.99%
As % of the Cloud Services category 3.22% 2.85% 2.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 350 186 215
10th Percentile £306 £363 £323
25th Percentile £413 £413 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% - -
75th Percentile £538 £582 £594
90th Percentile £600 £638 £669
UK median daily rate £488 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -2.50% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 5 0
10th Percentile £28.50 £25.55 -
25th Percentile £29.96 £32.00 -
Median hourly rate £38.25 £34.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% - -
75th Percentile £55.00 £36.00 -
90th Percentile £57.50 £50.78 -
UK median hourly rate £38.25 £34.00 -
% change year-on-year +12.50% - -

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 15,915 10,455 11,304
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 34.52% 37.65% 34.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,616 7,071 7,707
10th Percentile £320 £306 £313
25th Percentile £425 £406 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £501 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.90% -4.67% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £638
90th Percentile £720 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 545 252 177
10th Percentile £15.25 £15.50 £14.35
25th Percentile £17.97 £18.87 £20.50
Median hourly rate £33.99 £26.30 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year +29.24% -20.30% -
75th Percentile £70.00 £43.75 £63.75
90th Percentile £82.32 £67.23 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £32.50 £29.07 £31.00
% change year-on-year +11.80% -6.23% -11.43%

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 16 September 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 16 September 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 16 September 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 -18 285 £497 -5.43% 240
Midlands +5 78 £430 -14.00% 46
North of England -42 67 £500 +5.26% 74
West Midlands -17 61 £425 -13.27% 33
North West -15 46 £495 +10.00% 41
South East -37 37 £500 -13.04% 80
South West -45 20 £425 -5.56% 29
Yorkshire -42 17 £500 - 22
East Midlands +3 16 £472 -21.42% 13
East of England -13 16 £475 +5.56% 29
North East -37 4 £550 - 13
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
1 177 (34.57%) SharePoint
2 26 (5.08%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (2.93%) SharePoint Server
4 8 (1.56%) Confluence
5 4 (0.78%) Oracle Workflow
5 4 (0.78%) SharePoint 2013
6 3 (0.59%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.59%) Mendix
7 2 (0.39%) CMS
7 2 (0.39%) IIS
7 2 (0.39%) Skype for Business
8 1 (0.20%) Appian
8 1 (0.20%) Drupal
Applications
1 43 (8.40%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (1.76%) Chatbot
3 7 (1.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.59%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (0.59%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.59%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.20%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 76 (14.84%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.98%) Dynamics AX
3 4 (0.78%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.39%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.20%) Aladdin
5 1 (0.20%) Primavera
5 1 (0.20%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.20%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 428 (83.59%) Power Platform
2 341 (66.60%) PowerApps
3 271 (52.93%) Azure
4 184 (35.94%) Dynamics 365
5 142 (27.73%) Microsoft 365
6 131 (25.59%) Microsoft Copilot
7 118 (23.05%) Azure DevOps
8 70 (13.67%) Copilot Studio
9 64 (12.50%) Azure Logic Apps
10 63 (12.30%) Serverless
11 62 (12.11%) Azure Functions
12 42 (8.20%) Entra ID
13 40 (7.81%) OneDrive
14 37 (7.23%) GitHub
15 34 (6.64%) Azure AI
16 26 (5.08%) Azure Service Bus
17 20 (3.91%) GitHub Actions
17 20 (3.91%) Microsoft Purview
18 19 (3.71%) AWS
19 13 (2.54%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.56%) Firewall
2 7 (1.37%) DNS
2 7 (1.37%) VPN
3 4 (0.78%) Intranet
4 3 (0.59%) SMS
5 2 (0.39%) HTTPS
5 2 (0.39%) Skype
6 1 (0.20%) Internet
6 1 (0.20%) LAN
6 1 (0.20%) Network Security
6 1 (0.20%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.20%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 202 (39.45%) Power BI
2 46 (8.98%) SQL Server
3 28 (5.47%) Power Query
4 17 (3.32%) Data Warehouse
5 16 (3.13%) Metadata
6 9 (1.76%) Data Lake
7 7 (1.37%) Star Schema
8 5 (0.98%) Azure SQL Database
8 5 (0.98%) PowerPivot
8 5 (0.98%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 4 (0.78%) EDRMS
9 4 (0.78%) GIS
9 4 (0.78%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 4 (0.78%) Tableau
10 3 (0.59%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 3 (0.59%) MySQL
10 3 (0.59%) Spark SQL
11 2 (0.39%) Oracle Database
11 2 (0.39%) Relational Database
11 2 (0.39%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 22 (4.30%) JIRA
2 21 (4.10%) Visual Studio
3 19 (3.71%) Git
4 12 (2.34%) Selenium
5 10 (1.95%) Cypress.io
5 10 (1.95%) Postman
5 10 (1.95%) WebDriver
6 9 (1.76%) Cucumber
7 4 (0.78%) Oracle Forms
7 4 (0.78%) Visual Studio Code
8 3 (0.59%) Protractor
9 2 (0.39%) JDeveloper
9 2 (0.39%) Jenkins
9 2 (0.39%) MSTest
9 2 (0.39%) NUnit
9 2 (0.39%) REST Assured
9 2 (0.39%) Team Foundation Server
9 2 (0.39%) Terragrunt
9 2 (0.39%) TestRail
10 1 (0.20%) Artifactory
General
1 196 (38.28%) Social Skills
2 120 (23.44%) Finance
3 88 (17.19%) Public Sector
4 68 (13.28%) Analytical Skills
5 33 (6.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 25 (4.88%) Banking
7 23 (4.49%) Marketing
8 10 (1.95%) Documentation Skills
8 10 (1.95%) Law
9 9 (1.76%) Manufacturing
10 8 (1.56%) Legal
10 8 (1.56%) Retail
11 7 (1.37%) Aerospace
11 7 (1.37%) Local Government
12 6 (1.17%) Investment Banking
12 6 (1.17%) Military
12 6 (1.17%) Organisational Skills
13 4 (0.78%) Back Office
13 4 (0.78%) General Ledger
14 3 (0.59%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 222 (43.36%) Developer
2 75 (14.65%) Power Platform Developer
3 59 (11.52%) Consultant
4 56 (10.94%) Senior
5 54 (10.55%) Dynamics 365 Developer
6 53 (10.35%) Architect
7 51 (9.96%) Analyst
8 33 (6.45%) Senior Developer
9 32 (6.25%) Lead
10 30 (5.86%) Microsoft Developer
11 27 (5.27%) Solutions Architect
12 20 (3.91%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
12 20 (3.91%) SharePoint Developer
13 18 (3.52%) Power Platform Architect
14 17 (3.32%) Data Analyst
15 15 (2.93%) Dynamics 365 Architect
15 15 (2.93%) Power Platform Engineer
16 14 (2.73%) Administrator
16 14 (2.73%) Business Intelligence Developer
16 14 (2.73%) Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 67 (13.09%) .NET
2 46 (8.98%) JSON
3 39 (7.62%) REST
4 30 (5.86%) Microsoft Graph
5 29 (5.66%) HTML5 Canvas
6 22 (4.30%) HTML
7 21 (4.10%) CSS
7 21 (4.10%) React
8 20 (3.91%) SPFx
9 16 (3.13%) Terraform
10 15 (2.93%) XML
11 13 (2.54%) Middleware
11 13 (2.54%) XSLT
12 10 (1.95%) Gherkin
12 10 (1.95%) OAuth
12 10 (1.95%) RESTful
13 8 (1.56%) .NET Framework
13 8 (1.56%) jQuery
14 7 (1.37%) ASP.NET Web API
14 7 (1.37%) FIDO
Miscellaneous
1 33 (6.45%) Low-Code
1 33 (6.45%) Product Ownership
2 31 (6.05%) AI Agents
3 27 (5.27%) Management Information System
4 23 (4.49%) Enterprise Software
5 20 (3.91%) Data Structures
6 16 (3.13%) Legacy Systems
7 13 (2.54%) Onboarding
8 12 (2.34%) Taxonomies
9 11 (2.15%) Virtual Team
10 8 (1.56%) BYOD
10 8 (1.56%) Self-Motivation
11 5 (0.98%) Analytical Mindset
12 4 (0.78%) Cloud Native
12 4 (0.78%) NHS
13 3 (0.59%) Housing Association
13 3 (0.59%) IVR
13 3 (0.59%) Life Science
14 2 (0.39%) Greenfield Project
14 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Licensing
Operating Systems
1 8 (1.56%) Windows
2 1 (0.20%) Android
2 1 (0.20%) Apple iOS
2 1 (0.20%) Mac OS
2 1 (0.20%) Unix
2 1 (0.20%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 205 (40.04%) Business Intelligence
2 169 (33.01%) Agile
3 156 (30.47%) DevOps
4 155 (30.27%) AI
5 116 (22.66%) CI/CD
6 104 (20.31%) Problem-Solving
7 88 (17.19%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 86 (16.80%) Data Modelling
9 85 (16.60%) Stakeholder Management
10 84 (16.41%) CRM
11 83 (16.21%) Continuous Improvement
12 68 (13.28%) Workflow
13 61 (11.91%) Migration
14 57 (11.13%) Translating Business Requirements
15 56 (10.94%) Analytics
16 52 (10.16%) Technical Leadership
17 47 (9.18%) Scrum
18 39 (7.62%) Customer Service
18 39 (7.62%) Decision-Making
19 38 (7.42%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 132 (25.78%) C#
2 131 (25.59%) JavaScript
3 100 (19.53%) SQL
4 38 (7.42%) PowerShell
5 36 (7.03%) Python
6 25 (4.88%) TypeScript
7 23 (4.49%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 17 (3.32%) X++
9 14 (2.73%) T-SQL
10 8 (1.56%) PL/SQL
11 7 (1.37%) Java
12 4 (0.78%) VBA
13 3 (0.59%) Bicep
14 2 (0.39%) Korn
14 2 (0.39%) Shell Script
15 1 (0.20%) Bash
15 1 (0.20%) COBOL
15 1 (0.20%) Kusto Query Language
15 1 (0.20%) VB
Qualifications
1 100 (19.53%) Security Cleared
2 80 (15.63%) SC Cleared
3 69 (13.48%) Microsoft Certification
4 54 (10.55%) Degree
5 18 (3.52%) Azure Certification
6 14 (2.73%) BPSS Clearance
7 13 (2.54%) Computer Science Degree
8 10 (1.95%) ISTQB
9 7 (1.37%) PMI Certification
9 7 (1.37%) PMP
10 6 (1.17%) DV Cleared
11 4 (0.78%) AWS Certification
12 3 (0.59%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
13 2 (0.39%) DBS Check
14 1 (0.20%) CISM
14 1 (0.20%) CISSP
14 1 (0.20%) IIBA
14 1 (0.20%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (9.18%) Data Quality
2 44 (8.59%) Accessibility
3 29 (5.66%) GDPR
4 26 (5.08%) QA
5 22 (4.30%) WCAG
6 8 (1.56%) PMO
7 6 (1.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 5 (0.98%) NIST
9 4 (0.78%) GRC
10 3 (0.59%) SLA
11 2 (0.39%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.20%) ISO 19650
12 1 (0.20%) ISO 22301
12 1 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 1 (0.20%) MiFID
12 1 (0.20%) NIST 800
12 1 (0.20%) SOC 2
System Software
1 24 (4.69%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.98%) Virtual Desktop
3 3 (0.59%) Docker
4 1 (0.20%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 17 (3.32%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (2.15%) Kubernetes
3 7 (1.37%) Grafana
3 7 (1.37%) Prometheus
4 6 (1.17%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.20%) SCCM
5 1 (0.20%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 1 (0.20%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 392 (76.56%) Microsoft
2 24 (4.69%) ServiceNow
3 21 (4.10%) Oracle
4 17 (3.32%) SAP
5 14 (2.73%) Databricks
6 12 (2.34%) Foundry
7 10 (1.95%) OpenAI
7 10 (1.95%) UiPath
8 8 (1.56%) Salesforce
9 7 (1.37%) AppDynamics
9 7 (1.37%) Dynatrace
9 7 (1.37%) Splunk
10 6 (1.17%) Google
11 4 (0.78%) Brio
11 4 (0.78%) Workday
12 3 (0.59%) Alteryx
12 3 (0.59%) Atlassian
12 3 (0.59%) Blue Prism
12 3 (0.59%) Pega
13 2 (0.39%) MuleSoft