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

6 months to
3 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 237 235 249
Rank change year-on-year -2 +14 +136
Contract jobs citing Power Automate 492 301 306
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.08% 1.10% 0.93%
As % of the Cloud Services category 3.10% 2.94% 2.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 328 191 211
10th Percentile £311 £363 £313
25th Percentile £413 £414 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% - -
75th Percentile £544 £584 £594
90th Percentile £600 £638 £675
UK median daily rate £488 £500 £496
% change year-on-year -2.50% +0.91% -0.90%
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 15,864 10,226 11,185
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 34.77% 37.36% 34.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,627 6,924 7,781
10th Percentile £323 £310 £313
25th Percentile £425 £406 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £502 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.69% -4.48% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £643
90th Percentile £719 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 541 267 194
10th Percentile £15.31 £15.19 £14.16
25th Percentile £18.50 £18.51 £18.25
Median hourly rate £34.23 £26.30 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +30.15% -12.33% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70.00 £43.75 £59.18
90th Percentile £83.00 £71.33 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £33.99 £28.88 £30.00
% change year-on-year +17.71% -3.75% -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 3 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 3 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 3 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 -7 277 £500 -4.76% 140
Midlands -10 71 £430 -16.10% 43
North of England -30 63 £498 +2.05% 50
West Midlands -21 54 £425 -15.00% 34
North West -19 41 £490 +8.89% 30
South East -36 36 £513 -6.82% 53
South West -39 20 £425 -10.53% 24
Yorkshire -40 18 £500 - 13
East Midlands -6 16 £472 -21.42% 9
East of England -12 16 £475 +5.56% 30
North East -40 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
1 162 (32.93%) SharePoint
2 21 (4.27%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (1.83%) SharePoint Server
4 7 (1.42%) Confluence
5 4 (0.81%) Oracle Workflow
5 4 (0.81%) 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 (8.54%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (1.22%) Chatbot
2 6 (1.22%) 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 75 (15.24%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.02%) Dynamics AX
3 4 (0.81%) 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
1 406 (82.52%) Power Platform
2 325 (66.06%) PowerApps
3 256 (52.03%) Azure
4 177 (35.98%) Dynamics 365
5 134 (27.24%) Microsoft 365
6 118 (23.98%) Microsoft Copilot
7 114 (23.17%) Azure DevOps
8 64 (13.01%) Copilot Studio
9 63 (12.80%) Azure Logic Apps
10 54 (10.98%) Serverless
11 53 (10.77%) Azure Functions
12 43 (8.74%) Entra ID
13 36 (7.32%) OneDrive
14 34 (6.91%) GitHub
15 26 (5.28%) Azure Service Bus
16 25 (5.08%) Azure AI
17 19 (3.86%) GitHub Actions
17 19 (3.86%) Microsoft Purview
18 18 (3.66%) AWS
19 14 (2.85%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.63%) Firewall
2 7 (1.42%) DNS
2 7 (1.42%) VPN
3 4 (0.81%) 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
1 194 (39.43%) Power BI
2 42 (8.54%) SQL Server
3 25 (5.08%) Power Query
4 17 (3.46%) Data Warehouse
4 17 (3.46%) Metadata
5 9 (1.83%) Data Lake
6 7 (1.42%) Star Schema
7 5 (1.02%) Azure SQL Database
7 5 (1.02%) PowerPivot
7 5 (1.02%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 4 (0.81%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
8 4 (0.81%) EDRMS
8 4 (0.81%) GIS
8 4 (0.81%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 4 (0.81%) 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 (4.07%) JIRA
1 20 (4.07%) Visual Studio
2 16 (3.25%) Git
3 10 (2.03%) Selenium
4 9 (1.83%) Cypress.io
4 9 (1.83%) Postman
4 9 (1.83%) WebDriver
5 7 (1.42%) Cucumber
6 4 (0.81%) 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
1 185 (37.60%) Social Skills
2 110 (22.36%) Finance
3 88 (17.89%) Public Sector
4 62 (12.60%) Analytical Skills
5 28 (5.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 23 (4.67%) Banking
7 20 (4.07%) Marketing
8 13 (2.64%) Law
9 10 (2.03%) Documentation Skills
10 9 (1.83%) Local Government
11 8 (1.63%) Legal
11 8 (1.63%) Manufacturing
11 8 (1.63%) Retail
12 7 (1.42%) Aerospace
13 6 (1.22%) Military
13 6 (1.22%) Organisational Skills
14 5 (1.02%) Investment Banking
15 4 (0.81%) Back Office
15 4 (0.81%) General Ledger
16 3 (0.61%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 209 (42.48%) Developer
2 76 (15.45%) Power Platform Developer
3 60 (12.20%) Consultant
4 55 (11.18%) Senior
5 50 (10.16%) Analyst
6 48 (9.76%) Architect
6 48 (9.76%) Dynamics 365 Developer
7 31 (6.30%) Microsoft Developer
7 31 (6.30%) Senior Developer
8 30 (6.10%) Lead
9 26 (5.28%) Solutions Architect
10 20 (4.07%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
11 17 (3.46%) Data Analyst
12 16 (3.25%) Power Platform Engineer
13 15 (3.05%) Data Engineer
13 15 (3.05%) Power Platform Architect
13 15 (3.05%) SharePoint Developer
14 14 (2.85%) Power Platform Consultant
15 13 (2.64%) Dynamics 365 Architect
16 12 (2.44%) Dynamics 365 Solution Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 67 (13.62%) .NET
2 40 (8.13%) JSON
3 33 (6.71%) REST
4 30 (6.10%) Microsoft Graph
5 29 (5.89%) HTML5 Canvas
6 23 (4.67%) HTML
7 22 (4.47%) CSS
8 21 (4.27%) React
9 20 (4.07%) SPFx
10 17 (3.46%) Terraform
11 12 (2.44%) Middleware
12 11 (2.24%) RESTful
12 11 (2.24%) XML
13 9 (1.83%) Gherkin
13 9 (1.83%) OAuth
13 9 (1.83%) XSLT
14 8 (1.63%) .NET Framework
14 8 (1.63%) jQuery
15 7 (1.42%) ASP.NET Web API
15 7 (1.42%) FIDO
Miscellaneous
1 36 (7.32%) Low-Code
2 30 (6.10%) Product Ownership
3 29 (5.89%) AI Agents
4 21 (4.27%) Data Structures
4 21 (4.27%) Management Information System
5 19 (3.86%) Enterprise Software
6 16 (3.25%) Legacy Systems
7 15 (3.05%) Onboarding
8 9 (1.83%) Taxonomies
8 9 (1.83%) Virtual Team
9 8 (1.63%) Self-Motivation
10 6 (1.22%) BYOD
11 5 (1.02%) Analytical Mindset
12 4 (0.81%) Cloud Native
12 4 (0.81%) NHS
13 3 (0.61%) Data Centre
13 3 (0.61%) Housing Association
13 3 (0.61%) IoT
13 3 (0.61%) IVR
13 3 (0.61%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 8 (1.63%) 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
1 197 (40.04%) Business Intelligence
2 156 (31.71%) Agile
3 150 (30.49%) DevOps
4 145 (29.47%) AI
5 111 (22.56%) CI/CD
6 95 (19.31%) Problem-Solving
7 84 (17.07%) Data Modelling
7 84 (17.07%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 83 (16.87%) CRM
9 77 (15.65%) Continuous Improvement
10 67 (13.62%) Stakeholder Management
11 66 (13.41%) Workflow
12 62 (12.60%) Migration
13 61 (12.40%) Translating Business Requirements
14 53 (10.77%) Analytics
15 50 (10.16%) Technical Leadership
16 45 (9.15%) Scrum
17 38 (7.72%) Decision-Making
17 38 (7.72%) Digital Transformation Programme
18 37 (7.52%) Customer Service
Programming Languages
1 125 (25.41%) JavaScript
2 123 (25.00%) C#
3 96 (19.51%) SQL
4 37 (7.52%) PowerShell
5 32 (6.50%) Python
6 24 (4.88%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 22 (4.47%) TypeScript
8 17 (3.46%) X++
9 15 (3.05%) T-SQL
10 8 (1.63%) PL/SQL
11 6 (1.22%) Java
12 4 (0.81%) Bicep
12 4 (0.81%) VBA
13 2 (0.41%) Korn
13 2 (0.41%) Shell Script
14 1 (0.20%) Bash
14 1 (0.20%) COBOL
14 1 (0.20%) Kusto Query Language
14 1 (0.20%) VB
Qualifications
1 99 (20.12%) Security Cleared
2 80 (16.26%) SC Cleared
3 62 (12.60%) Microsoft Certification
4 46 (9.35%) Degree
5 14 (2.85%) Computer Science Degree
6 12 (2.44%) Azure Certification
6 12 (2.44%) BPSS Clearance
7 9 (1.83%) ISTQB
8 6 (1.22%) DV Cleared
9 5 (1.02%) PMI Certification
9 5 (1.02%) PMP
10 4 (0.81%) 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 (9.35%) Data Quality
2 39 (7.93%) Accessibility
3 24 (4.88%) GDPR
3 24 (4.88%) QA
4 17 (3.46%) WCAG
5 7 (1.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (1.42%) PMO
6 6 (1.22%) 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 26 (5.28%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.02%) Virtual Desktop
3 3 (0.61%) Docker
4 1 (0.20%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 13 (2.64%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (2.24%) Kubernetes
3 7 (1.42%) Grafana
3 7 (1.42%) Prometheus
4 6 (1.22%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.20%) SCCM
5 1 (0.20%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 1 (0.20%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 372 (75.61%) Microsoft
2 24 (4.88%) ServiceNow
3 21 (4.27%) Oracle
4 16 (3.25%) SAP
5 13 (2.64%) Databricks
6 9 (1.83%) Foundry
6 9 (1.83%) UiPath
7 8 (1.63%) OpenAI
7 8 (1.63%) Salesforce
8 7 (1.42%) AppDynamics
8 7 (1.42%) Dynatrace
8 7 (1.42%) Splunk
9 6 (1.22%) Google
10 4 (0.81%) Atlassian
10 4 (0.81%) Blue Prism
10 4 (0.81%) Brio
10 4 (0.81%) Workday
11 3 (0.61%) Alteryx
11 3 (0.61%) Pega
12 2 (0.41%) MuleSoft