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

6 months to
12 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 246 244 245
Rank change year-on-year -2 +1 +154
Contract jobs citing Power Automate 507 299 326
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.09% 1.07% 0.99%
As % of the Cloud Services category 3.16% 2.87% 2.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 344 187 218
10th Percentile £306 £363 £346
25th Percentile £413 £413 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% - -
75th Percentile £538 £586 £589
90th Percentile £598 £638 £666
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 -
% 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 16,038 10,427 11,352
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 34.60% 37.48% 34.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,714 7,046 7,779
10th Percentile £320 £308 £313
25th Percentile £425 £406 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £640
90th Percentile £718 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 545 260 183
10th Percentile £15.25 £15.48 £14.16
25th Percentile £17.97 £18.87 £19.97
Median hourly rate £33.99 £26.38 £30.88
Median % change year-on-year +28.87% -14.57% -6.44%
75th Percentile £70.00 £44.61 £61.78
90th Percentile £82.75 £71.51 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £32.50 £29.63 £30.00
% change year-on-year +9.70% -1.25% -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 12 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 12 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 12 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 -10 281 £497 -5.43% 137
Midlands -5 76 £425 -15.00% 36
North of England -35 69 £500 +5.26% 54
West Midlands -15 59 £425 -15.00% 23
North West -15 48 £495 +10.00% 29
South East -27 37 £500 -13.04% 54
South West -42 19 £425 -5.56% 28
Yorkshire -40 17 £500 - 16
East Midlands -4 16 £472 -21.42% 13
East of England -12 16 £475 +5.56% 20
North East -43 4 £550 - 11
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 (34.91%) SharePoint
2 27 (5.33%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (2.96%) SharePoint Server
4 7 (1.38%) Confluence
5 4 (0.79%) Oracle Workflow
5 4 (0.79%) 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 42 (8.28%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (1.78%) Chatbot
3 7 (1.38%) 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 73 (14.40%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.99%) Dynamics AX
3 4 (0.79%) 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
1 421 (83.04%) Power Platform
2 339 (66.86%) PowerApps
3 269 (53.06%) Azure
4 180 (35.50%) Dynamics 365
5 144 (28.40%) Microsoft 365
6 133 (26.23%) Microsoft Copilot
7 116 (22.88%) Azure DevOps
8 71 (14.00%) Copilot Studio
9 64 (12.62%) Azure Logic Apps
10 61 (12.03%) Serverless
11 60 (11.83%) Azure Functions
12 43 (8.48%) Entra ID
13 42 (8.28%) OneDrive
14 37 (7.30%) GitHub
15 34 (6.71%) Azure AI
16 26 (5.13%) Azure Service Bus
17 21 (4.14%) Microsoft Purview
18 20 (3.94%) GitHub Actions
19 19 (3.75%) AWS
20 13 (2.56%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.58%) Firewall
2 7 (1.38%) DNS
2 7 (1.38%) VPN
3 4 (0.79%) 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
1 199 (39.25%) Power BI
2 45 (8.88%) SQL Server
3 27 (5.33%) Power Query
4 17 (3.35%) Metadata
5 16 (3.16%) Data Warehouse
6 9 (1.78%) Data Lake
7 7 (1.38%) Star Schema
8 5 (0.99%) Azure SQL Database
8 5 (0.99%) PowerPivot
8 5 (0.99%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 4 (0.79%) EDRMS
9 4 (0.79%) GIS
9 4 (0.79%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 4 (0.79%) 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 21 (4.14%) Visual Studio
2 20 (3.94%) JIRA
3 17 (3.35%) Git
4 12 (2.37%) Selenium
5 10 (1.97%) Cypress.io
5 10 (1.97%) Postman
5 10 (1.97%) WebDriver
6 9 (1.78%) Cucumber
7 4 (0.79%) Oracle Forms
7 4 (0.79%) 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 (38.66%) Social Skills
2 115 (22.68%) Finance
3 87 (17.16%) Public Sector
4 67 (13.21%) Analytical Skills
5 31 (6.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 24 (4.73%) Banking
7 22 (4.34%) Marketing
8 11 (2.17%) Law
9 10 (1.97%) Documentation Skills
10 8 (1.58%) Legal
10 8 (1.58%) Manufacturing
10 8 (1.58%) Retail
11 7 (1.38%) Aerospace
11 7 (1.38%) Local Government
12 6 (1.18%) Investment Banking
12 6 (1.18%) Military
12 6 (1.18%) Organisational Skills
13 4 (0.79%) Back Office
13 4 (0.79%) General Ledger
14 3 (0.59%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 218 (43.00%) Developer
2 75 (14.79%) Power Platform Developer
3 61 (12.03%) Consultant
4 56 (11.05%) Senior
5 51 (10.06%) Architect
5 51 (10.06%) Dynamics 365 Developer
6 50 (9.86%) Analyst
7 32 (6.31%) Senior Developer
8 31 (6.11%) Lead
9 30 (5.92%) Microsoft Developer
10 27 (5.33%) Solutions Architect
11 20 (3.94%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
11 20 (3.94%) SharePoint Developer
12 17 (3.35%) Data Analyst
12 17 (3.35%) Power Platform Architect
13 15 (2.96%) Power Platform Engineer
14 14 (2.76%) Administrator
14 14 (2.76%) Data Engineer
14 14 (2.76%) Dynamics 365 Architect
15 13 (2.56%) Business Intelligence Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 67 (13.21%) .NET
2 44 (8.68%) JSON
3 39 (7.69%) REST
4 30 (5.92%) Microsoft Graph
5 29 (5.72%) HTML5 Canvas
6 22 (4.34%) HTML
7 21 (4.14%) CSS
7 21 (4.14%) React
8 20 (3.94%) SPFx
9 16 (3.16%) Terraform
10 13 (2.56%) XML
11 12 (2.37%) Middleware
12 11 (2.17%) XSLT
13 10 (1.97%) Gherkin
13 10 (1.97%) OAuth
13 10 (1.97%) RESTful
14 8 (1.58%) .NET Framework
14 8 (1.58%) jQuery
15 7 (1.38%) ASP.NET Web API
15 7 (1.38%) FIDO
Miscellaneous
1 33 (6.51%) Low-Code
2 32 (6.31%) AI Agents
3 30 (5.92%) Product Ownership
4 25 (4.93%) Management Information System
5 22 (4.34%) Enterprise Software
6 21 (4.14%) Data Structures
7 16 (3.16%) Legacy Systems
8 14 (2.76%) Onboarding
9 11 (2.17%) Taxonomies
10 10 (1.97%) Virtual Team
11 8 (1.58%) BYOD
11 8 (1.58%) Self-Motivation
12 5 (0.99%) Analytical Mindset
13 4 (0.79%) Cloud Native
13 4 (0.79%) NHS
14 3 (0.59%) Housing Association
14 3 (0.59%) IVR
14 3 (0.59%) Life Science
15 2 (0.39%) Greenfield Project
15 2 (0.39%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 8 (1.58%) 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
1 202 (39.84%) Business Intelligence
2 163 (32.15%) Agile
3 155 (30.57%) AI
4 153 (30.18%) DevOps
5 115 (22.68%) CI/CD
6 105 (20.71%) Problem-Solving
7 88 (17.36%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 83 (16.37%) Data Modelling
9 81 (15.98%) CRM
10 80 (15.78%) Stakeholder Management
11 79 (15.58%) Continuous Improvement
12 69 (13.61%) Workflow
13 62 (12.23%) Migration
14 59 (11.64%) Translating Business Requirements
15 53 (10.45%) Analytics
16 52 (10.26%) Technical Leadership
17 45 (8.88%) Scrum
18 39 (7.69%) Customer Service
18 39 (7.69%) Decision-Making
19 37 (7.30%) Digital Transformation Programme
Programming Languages
1 130 (25.64%) C#
2 129 (25.44%) JavaScript
3 98 (19.33%) SQL
4 38 (7.50%) PowerShell
5 35 (6.90%) Python
6 25 (4.93%) TypeScript
7 24 (4.73%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 17 (3.35%) X++
9 14 (2.76%) T-SQL
10 8 (1.58%) PL/SQL
11 7 (1.38%) Java
12 4 (0.79%) 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 99 (19.53%) Security Cleared
2 79 (15.58%) SC Cleared
3 68 (13.41%) Microsoft Certification
4 53 (10.45%) Degree
5 16 (3.16%) Azure Certification
6 14 (2.76%) BPSS Clearance
6 14 (2.76%) Computer Science Degree
7 10 (1.97%) ISTQB
8 6 (1.18%) DV Cleared
9 5 (0.99%) PMI Certification
9 5 (0.99%) PMP
10 4 (0.79%) AWS Certification
11 3 (0.59%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
12 2 (0.39%) 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 45 (8.88%) Data Quality
2 42 (8.28%) Accessibility
3 27 (5.33%) GDPR
4 26 (5.13%) QA
5 20 (3.94%) WCAG
6 7 (1.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 7 (1.38%) PMO
7 6 (1.18%) GRC
8 5 (0.99%) NIST
9 3 (0.59%) SLA
10 2 (0.39%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.20%) ISO 19650
11 1 (0.20%) ISO 22301
11 1 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 1 (0.20%) MiFID
11 1 (0.20%) NIST 800
11 1 (0.20%) SOC 2
System Software
1 25 (4.93%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.99%) Virtual Desktop
3 3 (0.59%) Docker
4 1 (0.20%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 17 (3.35%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (2.17%) Kubernetes
3 7 (1.38%) Grafana
3 7 (1.38%) Prometheus
4 6 (1.18%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.20%) SCCM
5 1 (0.20%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 1 (0.20%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 389 (76.73%) Microsoft
2 25 (4.93%) ServiceNow
3 21 (4.14%) Oracle
4 16 (3.16%) SAP
5 14 (2.76%) Databricks
6 12 (2.37%) Foundry
7 10 (1.97%) OpenAI
8 8 (1.58%) Salesforce
8 8 (1.58%) UiPath
9 7 (1.38%) AppDynamics
9 7 (1.38%) Dynatrace
9 7 (1.38%) Splunk
10 6 (1.18%) Google
11 4 (0.79%) Atlassian
11 4 (0.79%) Brio
11 4 (0.79%) Workday
12 3 (0.59%) Alteryx
12 3 (0.59%) Blue Prism
12 3 (0.59%) Pega
13 2 (0.39%) MuleSoft