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

6 months to
4 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 242 245 257
Rank change year-on-year +3 +12 +129
Contract jobs citing Power Automate 488 300 306
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.07% 1.10% 0.94%
As % of the Cloud Services category 3.08% 2.95% 2.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 325 187 210
10th Percentile £306 £363 £313
25th Percentile £413 £413 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% - -
75th Percentile £544 £579 £598
90th Percentile £600 £638 £675
UK median daily rate £488 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -2.50% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 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 £54.87 £36.00 -
90th Percentile £57.83 £50.78 -
UK median hourly rate £38.25 £34.00 £17.00
% change year-on-year +12.50% +100.00% -38.18%

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 15,845 10,186 11,124
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 34.72% 37.42% 34.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,613 6,888 7,730
10th Percentile £325 £310 £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 £639
90th Percentile £719 £733 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 540 261 189
10th Percentile £15.30 £15.25 £14.16
25th Percentile £18.38 £18.87 £18.50
Median hourly rate £34.18 £26.45 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +29.22% -11.83% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70.00 £44.09 £59.95
90th Percentile £82.43 £71.45 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £33.99 £29.16 £30.00
% change year-on-year +16.56% -2.80% -14.29%

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 4 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 4 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 4 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 -22 273 £500 -4.76% 139
Midlands -8 71 £430 -14.00% 44
North of England -46 63 £498 -0.50% 50
West Midlands -18 54 £425 -15.00% 34
North West -20 41 £490 +8.89% 29
South East -42 36 £513 -6.82% 52
South West -45 20 £425 -10.53% 25
Yorkshire -40 18 £500 - 14
East Midlands -8 16 £472 -21.42% 10
East of England -9 16 £475 +5.56% 31
North East -35 4 £550 - 8
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
1 163 (33.40%) SharePoint
2 21 (4.30%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (1.84%) SharePoint Server
4 7 (1.43%) Confluence
5 4 (0.82%) Oracle Workflow
5 4 (0.82%) SharePoint 2013
6 3 (0.61%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.61%) Mendix
7 2 (0.41%) CMS
7 2 (0.41%) IIS
7 2 (0.41%) Skype for Business
8 1 (0.20%) Appian
8 1 (0.20%) Drupal
Applications
1 42 (8.61%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (1.23%) Chatbot
2 6 (1.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.61%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.61%) Microsoft Project
3 3 (0.61%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.20%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 72 (14.75%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.02%) Dynamics AX
3 4 (0.82%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.41%) 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
1 402 (82.38%) Power Platform
2 321 (65.78%) PowerApps
3 252 (51.64%) Azure
4 174 (35.66%) Dynamics 365
5 133 (27.25%) Microsoft 365
6 118 (24.18%) Microsoft Copilot
7 111 (22.75%) Azure DevOps
8 63 (12.91%) Copilot Studio
9 60 (12.30%) Azure Logic Apps
10 53 (10.86%) Serverless
11 52 (10.66%) Azure Functions
12 42 (8.61%) Entra ID
13 36 (7.38%) OneDrive
14 34 (6.97%) GitHub
15 25 (5.12%) Azure AI
16 24 (4.92%) Azure Service Bus
17 20 (4.10%) Microsoft Purview
18 19 (3.89%) GitHub Actions
19 18 (3.69%) AWS
20 14 (2.87%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.64%) Firewall
2 7 (1.43%) DNS
2 7 (1.43%) VPN
3 4 (0.82%) Intranet
4 3 (0.61%) SMS
5 2 (0.41%) HTTPS
5 2 (0.41%) Skype
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
1 195 (39.96%) Power BI
2 42 (8.61%) SQL Server
3 25 (5.12%) Power Query
4 17 (3.48%) Data Warehouse
4 17 (3.48%) Metadata
5 9 (1.84%) Data Lake
6 7 (1.43%) Star Schema
7 5 (1.02%) Azure SQL Database
7 5 (1.02%) PowerPivot
7 5 (1.02%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 4 (0.82%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
8 4 (0.82%) EDRMS
8 4 (0.82%) GIS
8 4 (0.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 4 (0.82%) Tableau
9 3 (0.61%) MySQL
9 3 (0.61%) Snowflake Schema
9 3 (0.61%) Spark SQL
10 2 (0.41%) Oracle Database
10 2 (0.41%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 20 (4.10%) JIRA
1 20 (4.10%) Visual Studio
2 15 (3.07%) Git
3 10 (2.05%) Selenium
4 9 (1.84%) Cypress.io
4 9 (1.84%) Postman
4 9 (1.84%) WebDriver
5 7 (1.43%) Cucumber
6 4 (0.82%) Oracle Forms
7 3 (0.61%) Protractor
7 3 (0.61%) Visual Studio Code
8 2 (0.41%) JDeveloper
8 2 (0.41%) Jenkins
8 2 (0.41%) Team Foundation Server
8 2 (0.41%) Terragrunt
8 2 (0.41%) TestRail
9 1 (0.20%) Artifactory
9 1 (0.20%) Liquibase
9 1 (0.20%) SonarQube
9 1 (0.20%) SpecFlow
General
1 186 (38.11%) Social Skills
2 109 (22.34%) Finance
3 86 (17.62%) Public Sector
4 62 (12.70%) Analytical Skills
5 28 (5.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 23 (4.71%) Banking
7 20 (4.10%) Marketing
8 13 (2.66%) Law
9 10 (2.05%) Documentation Skills
10 9 (1.84%) Local Government
11 8 (1.64%) Legal
11 8 (1.64%) Manufacturing
11 8 (1.64%) Retail
12 7 (1.43%) Aerospace
13 6 (1.23%) Military
13 6 (1.23%) Organisational Skills
14 5 (1.02%) Investment Banking
15 4 (0.82%) Back Office
15 4 (0.82%) General Ledger
16 3 (0.61%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 206 (42.21%) Developer
2 76 (15.57%) Power Platform Developer
3 60 (12.30%) Consultant
4 55 (11.27%) Senior
5 50 (10.25%) Analyst
6 48 (9.84%) Architect
6 48 (9.84%) Dynamics 365 Developer
7 31 (6.35%) Senior Developer
8 30 (6.15%) Lead
9 29 (5.94%) Microsoft Developer
10 26 (5.33%) Solutions Architect
11 20 (4.10%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
12 17 (3.48%) Data Analyst
13 15 (3.07%) Data Engineer
13 15 (3.07%) Power Platform Architect
13 15 (3.07%) Power Platform Engineer
13 15 (3.07%) SharePoint Developer
14 14 (2.87%) Power Platform Consultant
15 13 (2.66%) Administrator
15 13 (2.66%) Dynamics 365 Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 66 (13.52%) .NET
2 40 (8.20%) JSON
3 33 (6.76%) REST
4 29 (5.94%) HTML5 Canvas
5 28 (5.74%) Microsoft Graph
6 23 (4.71%) HTML
7 22 (4.51%) CSS
8 21 (4.30%) React
9 20 (4.10%) SPFx
10 16 (3.28%) Terraform
11 12 (2.46%) Middleware
12 11 (2.25%) XML
13 10 (2.05%) RESTful
14 9 (1.84%) Gherkin
14 9 (1.84%) XSLT
15 8 (1.64%) .NET Framework
15 8 (1.64%) jQuery
15 8 (1.64%) OAuth
16 7 (1.43%) ASP.NET Web API
16 7 (1.43%) FIDO
Miscellaneous
1 34 (6.97%) Low-Code
2 30 (6.15%) Product Ownership
3 29 (5.94%) AI Agents
4 21 (4.30%) Data Structures
4 21 (4.30%) Management Information System
5 18 (3.69%) Enterprise Software
6 16 (3.28%) Legacy Systems
7 15 (3.07%) Onboarding
8 9 (1.84%) Taxonomies
8 9 (1.84%) Virtual Team
9 8 (1.64%) Self-Motivation
10 7 (1.43%) BYOD
11 5 (1.02%) Analytical Mindset
12 4 (0.82%) Cloud Native
12 4 (0.82%) NHS
13 3 (0.61%) Data Centre
13 3 (0.61%) Housing Association
13 3 (0.61%) IVR
13 3 (0.61%) Life Science
14 2 (0.41%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 8 (1.64%) 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
1 198 (40.57%) Business Intelligence
2 156 (31.97%) Agile
3 146 (29.92%) DevOps
4 144 (29.51%) AI
5 109 (22.34%) CI/CD
6 96 (19.67%) Problem-Solving
7 84 (17.21%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 82 (16.80%) Data Modelling
9 80 (16.39%) CRM
10 76 (15.57%) Continuous Improvement
11 68 (13.93%) Stakeholder Management
12 65 (13.32%) Workflow
13 62 (12.70%) Migration
14 61 (12.50%) Translating Business Requirements
15 53 (10.86%) Analytics
16 50 (10.25%) Technical Leadership
17 45 (9.22%) Scrum
18 38 (7.79%) Decision-Making
18 38 (7.79%) Digital Transformation Programme
19 36 (7.38%) Customer Service
Programming Languages
1 125 (25.61%) JavaScript
2 122 (25.00%) C#
3 96 (19.67%) SQL
4 36 (7.38%) PowerShell
5 32 (6.56%) Python
6 24 (4.92%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 22 (4.51%) TypeScript
8 17 (3.48%) X++
9 15 (3.07%) T-SQL
10 8 (1.64%) PL/SQL
11 6 (1.23%) Java
12 4 (0.82%) VBA
13 3 (0.61%) Bicep
14 2 (0.41%) Korn
14 2 (0.41%) 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 97 (19.88%) Security Cleared
2 78 (15.98%) SC Cleared
3 62 (12.70%) Microsoft Certification
4 46 (9.43%) Degree
5 14 (2.87%) Computer Science Degree
6 12 (2.46%) Azure Certification
6 12 (2.46%) BPSS Clearance
7 9 (1.84%) ISTQB
8 6 (1.23%) DV Cleared
9 5 (1.02%) PMI Certification
9 5 (1.02%) PMP
10 4 (0.82%) AWS Certification
11 3 (0.61%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
12 2 (0.41%) DBS Check
13 1 (0.20%) CISM
13 1 (0.20%) CISSP
13 1 (0.20%) IIBA
13 1 (0.20%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (9.43%) Data Quality
2 39 (7.99%) Accessibility
3 24 (4.92%) GDPR
3 24 (4.92%) QA
4 17 (3.48%) WCAG
5 7 (1.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (1.43%) PMO
6 6 (1.23%) GRC
7 5 (1.02%) NIST
8 3 (0.61%) SLA
9 2 (0.41%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.20%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 1 (0.20%) MiFID
10 1 (0.20%) NIST 800
10 1 (0.20%) SOC 2
System Software
1 25 (5.12%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.02%) Virtual Desktop
3 3 (0.61%) Docker
4 1 (0.20%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 14 (2.87%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (2.25%) Kubernetes
3 7 (1.43%) Grafana
3 7 (1.43%) Prometheus
4 6 (1.23%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.20%) SCCM
5 1 (0.20%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 1 (0.20%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 368 (75.41%) Microsoft
2 23 (4.71%) ServiceNow
3 21 (4.30%) Oracle
4 16 (3.28%) SAP
5 13 (2.66%) Databricks
6 9 (1.84%) Foundry
6 9 (1.84%) UiPath
7 8 (1.64%) Salesforce
8 7 (1.43%) AppDynamics
8 7 (1.43%) Dynatrace
8 7 (1.43%) OpenAI
8 7 (1.43%) Splunk
9 6 (1.23%) Google
10 4 (0.82%) Atlassian
10 4 (0.82%) Blue Prism
10 4 (0.82%) Brio
10 4 (0.82%) Workday
11 3 (0.61%) Alteryx
11 3 (0.61%) Pega
12 2 (0.41%) MuleSoft