Power Automate Contract Job Trends

Microsoft Power Automate (Formerly Microsoft Flow)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Power Automate skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 260 266 254
Rank change year-on-year +6 -12 +135
Contract jobs citing Power Automate 575 329 367
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.05% 0.99% 0.96%
As % of the Cloud Services category 3.02% 2.61% 2.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 400 204 243
10th Percentile £306 £363 £328
25th Percentile £413 £413 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% - -
75th Percentile £538 £575 £589
90th Percentile £588 £638 £650
UK excluding London median daily rate £460 £500 £488
% change year-on-year -8.00% +2.56% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 4 0
10th Percentile £26.57 £24.48 -
25th Percentile £29.96 £29.31 -
Median hourly rate £38.25 £33.94 -
Median % change year-on-year +12.70% - -
75th Percentile £53.00 £35.24 -
90th Percentile £57.50 £35.69 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.25 £33.88 -
% change year-on-year +12.90% - -

All Cloud Computing Skills
UK

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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 19,011 12,605 13,082
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 34.66% 38.03% 34.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,612 8,423 8,683
10th Percentile £325 £310 £313
25th Percentile £425 £410 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -0.94%
75th Percentile £625 £613 £638
90th Percentile £715 £720 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 633 295 189
10th Percentile £15.40 £15.50 £16.00
25th Percentile £17.75 £18.87 £21.37
Median hourly rate £31.50 £26.30 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +19.77% -24.86% +6.06%
75th Percentile £67.50 £49.13 £64.73
90th Percentile £79.00 £67.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £30.00 £19.27 £33.00
% change year-on-year +55.68% -41.61% +42.00%

Power Automate
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Power Automate job vacancy trend in the UK

Power Automate
Daily Rate Trend

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Power Automate

Power Automate
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Power Automate over the 6 months to 3 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Power Automate in the UK

Power Automate
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Power Automate

Power Automate
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Power Automate over the 6 months to 3 October 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Power Automate in the UK

Power Automate
Top 18 Contract Job Locations

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 UK over the 6 months to 3 October 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
England +5 508 £488 -2.50% 496
London -10 284 £500 -4.31% 209
UK excluding London +16 253 £460 -8.00% 379
Work from Home -45 129 £500 -2.20% 322
Midlands -1 80 £425 -15.00% 52
North of England -41 64 £500 - 88
West Midlands -3 62 £425 -15.00% 30
North West -21 45 £498 +10.56% 42
South East -32 36 £475 -18.45% 75
Scotland -3 31 £450 - 43
South West -39 18 £365 -14.12% 42
East Midlands -6 17 £472 -18.00% 22
East of England -15 16 £475 +5.56% 37
Yorkshire -37 15 £563 +9.76% 35
Northern Ireland - 7 £334 - 28
North East - 4 £550 - 13
Wales -10 3 £550 - 18
Channel Islands - 1 £450 -

Power Automate
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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
1 198 (34.43%) SharePoint
2 32 (5.57%) Microsoft Exchange
3 24 (4.17%) SharePoint Server
4 7 (1.22%) Confluence
5 4 (0.70%) Oracle Workflow
5 4 (0.70%) SharePoint 2013
6 3 (0.52%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.52%) Mendix
7 2 (0.35%) IIS
7 2 (0.35%) Skype for Business
8 1 (0.17%) Appian
8 1 (0.17%) Drupal
8 1 (0.17%) Liferay
Applications
1 43 (7.48%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (1.57%) Chatbot
3 7 (1.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.52%) 1Password
4 3 (0.52%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (0.52%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.52%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.17%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 83 (14.43%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.87%) Dynamics AX
3 4 (0.70%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.35%) Dynamics GP
4 2 (0.35%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.17%) Aladdin
5 1 (0.17%) Primavera
5 1 (0.17%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.17%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 487 (84.70%) Power Platform
2 397 (69.04%) PowerApps
3 301 (52.35%) Azure
4 204 (35.48%) Dynamics 365
5 158 (27.48%) Microsoft 365
6 155 (26.96%) Microsoft Copilot
7 126 (21.91%) Azure DevOps
8 86 (14.96%) Copilot Studio
9 65 (11.30%) Azure Logic Apps
10 64 (11.13%) Azure Functions
10 64 (11.13%) Serverless
11 55 (9.57%) Entra ID
12 45 (7.83%) OneDrive
13 38 (6.61%) GitHub
14 35 (6.09%) Azure AI
15 26 (4.52%) Azure Service Bus
16 23 (4.00%) Microsoft Purview
17 20 (3.48%) GitHub Actions
18 16 (2.78%) AWS
19 11 (1.91%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.39%) DNS
1 8 (1.39%) Firewall
2 7 (1.22%) VPN
3 5 (0.87%) Intranet
4 3 (0.52%) HTTPS
4 3 (0.52%) SMS
5 2 (0.35%) HTTP
5 2 (0.35%) Skype
6 1 (0.17%) Internet
6 1 (0.17%) LAN
6 1 (0.17%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.17%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 235 (40.87%) Power BI
2 48 (8.35%) SQL Server
3 31 (5.39%) Power Query
4 20 (3.48%) Metadata
5 13 (2.26%) Data Warehouse
6 10 (1.74%) Data Lake
7 9 (1.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 7 (1.22%) Star Schema
9 6 (1.04%) Azure SQL Database
10 5 (0.87%) PowerPivot
11 4 (0.70%) EDRMS
11 4 (0.70%) GIS
11 4 (0.70%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 3 (0.52%) Spark SQL
13 2 (0.35%) Data Mining
13 2 (0.35%) MS Access
13 2 (0.35%) MySQL
13 2 (0.35%) Oracle Database
13 2 (0.35%) Relational Database
13 2 (0.35%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 21 (3.65%) JIRA
1 21 (3.65%) Visual Studio
2 20 (3.48%) Git
3 13 (2.26%) Selenium
4 11 (1.91%) Cypress.io
4 11 (1.91%) Postman
4 11 (1.91%) WebDriver
5 10 (1.74%) Cucumber
6 4 (0.70%) Oracle Forms
6 4 (0.70%) Visual Studio Code
7 3 (0.52%) MSTest
7 3 (0.52%) NUnit
7 3 (0.52%) Protractor
8 2 (0.35%) JDeveloper
8 2 (0.35%) REST Assured
8 2 (0.35%) Team Foundation Server
8 2 (0.35%) TestRail
9 1 (0.17%) HP UFT
9 1 (0.17%) JUnit
9 1 (0.17%) Terragrunt
General
1 225 (39.13%) Social Skills
2 133 (23.13%) Finance
3 91 (15.83%) Public Sector
4 74 (12.87%) Analytical Skills
5 38 (6.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 28 (4.87%) Marketing
7 21 (3.65%) Banking
8 19 (3.30%) Documentation Skills
9 11 (1.91%) Manufacturing
10 10 (1.74%) Law
11 8 (1.39%) Legal
11 8 (1.39%) Local Government
11 8 (1.39%) Retail
12 6 (1.04%) Aerospace
12 6 (1.04%) Back Office
12 6 (1.04%) Investment Banking
12 6 (1.04%) Military
12 6 (1.04%) Organisational Skills
13 5 (0.87%) Influencing Skills
13 5 (0.87%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 252 (43.83%) Developer
2 89 (15.48%) Power Platform Developer
3 66 (11.48%) Consultant
4 65 (11.30%) Senior
5 60 (10.43%) Dynamics 365 Developer
6 56 (9.74%) Analyst
7 53 (9.22%) Architect
8 38 (6.61%) Senior Developer
9 36 (6.26%) Lead
10 28 (4.87%) Microsoft Developer
11 27 (4.70%) Solutions Architect
12 24 (4.17%) SharePoint Developer
13 22 (3.83%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
14 19 (3.30%) Power Platform Engineer
15 18 (3.13%) Data Analyst
15 18 (3.13%) Power Platform Architect
16 16 (2.78%) Administrator
17 15 (2.61%) Dynamics 365 Architect
17 15 (2.61%) Power Apps Developer
17 15 (2.61%) Power Platform Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 74 (12.87%) .NET
2 50 (8.70%) REST
3 48 (8.35%) JSON
4 30 (5.22%) HTML
5 29 (5.04%) HTML5 Canvas
6 25 (4.35%) CSS
7 23 (4.00%) Microsoft Graph
7 23 (4.00%) React
7 23 (4.00%) SPFx
8 19 (3.30%) XML
9 17 (2.96%) Terraform
10 13 (2.26%) Middleware
10 13 (2.26%) XSLT
11 12 (2.09%) OAuth
12 11 (1.91%) Gherkin
12 11 (1.91%) RESTful
13 9 (1.57%) SOAP
14 8 (1.39%) .NET Framework
14 8 (1.39%) ASP.NET
14 8 (1.39%) ASP.NET Web API
Miscellaneous
1 38 (6.61%) Low-Code
2 35 (6.09%) Product Ownership
3 34 (5.91%) AI Agents
4 33 (5.74%) Management Information System
5 32 (5.57%) Enterprise Software
6 20 (3.48%) Data Structures
7 17 (2.96%) Legacy Systems
8 15 (2.61%) Virtual Team
9 12 (2.09%) Onboarding
9 12 (2.09%) Taxonomies
10 10 (1.74%) Self-Motivation
11 8 (1.39%) BYOD
12 5 (0.87%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 4 (0.70%) Analytical Mindset
13 4 (0.70%) NHS
14 3 (0.52%) Housing Association
14 3 (0.52%) IVR
14 3 (0.52%) Life Science
14 3 (0.52%) Microsoft Licensing
15 2 (0.35%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 7 (1.22%) Windows
2 1 (0.17%) Linux
2 1 (0.17%) Unix
2 1 (0.17%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 240 (41.74%) Business Intelligence
2 183 (31.83%) Agile
3 173 (30.09%) AI
4 166 (28.87%) DevOps
5 130 (22.61%) CI/CD
6 118 (20.52%) Problem-Solving
7 106 (18.43%) Stakeholder Management
8 101 (17.57%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 94 (16.35%) CRM
10 91 (15.83%) Data Modelling
11 86 (14.96%) Continuous Improvement
12 77 (13.39%) Migration
13 75 (13.04%) Workflow
14 59 (10.26%) Analytics
15 57 (9.91%) Technical Leadership
16 52 (9.04%) Translating Business Requirements
17 47 (8.17%) Scrum
18 44 (7.65%) Customer Service
19 43 (7.48%) Mentoring
20 42 (7.30%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 146 (25.39%) C#
1 146 (25.39%) JavaScript
2 108 (18.78%) SQL
3 43 (7.48%) PowerShell
4 40 (6.96%) Python
5 33 (5.74%) TypeScript
6 25 (4.35%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 16 (2.78%) X++
8 9 (1.57%) T-SQL
9 5 (0.87%) Bicep
9 5 (0.87%) Java
9 5 (0.87%) PL/SQL
9 5 (0.87%) VBA
10 3 (0.52%) Bash
11 2 (0.35%) Korn
12 1 (0.17%) COBOL
12 1 (0.17%) Kusto Query Language
12 1 (0.17%) R
12 1 (0.17%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.17%) VB
Qualifications
1 105 (18.26%) Security Cleared
2 85 (14.78%) SC Cleared
3 72 (12.52%) Microsoft Certification
4 60 (10.43%) Degree
5 25 (4.35%) BPSS Clearance
6 19 (3.30%) Azure Certification
7 14 (2.43%) Computer Science Degree
8 11 (1.91%) ISTQB
9 9 (1.57%) PMI Certification
9 9 (1.57%) PMP
10 6 (1.04%) DV Cleared
11 4 (0.70%) AWS Certification
12 3 (0.52%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
13 2 (0.35%) DBS Check
14 1 (0.17%) CIMA
14 1 (0.17%) CISM
14 1 (0.17%) CISSP
14 1 (0.17%) CTC Cleared
14 1 (0.17%) IIBA
14 1 (0.17%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (9.57%) Data Quality
2 44 (7.65%) Accessibility
3 33 (5.74%) GDPR
4 26 (4.52%) QA
5 22 (3.83%) WCAG
6 9 (1.57%) PMO
7 7 (1.22%) NIST
8 5 (0.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 4 (0.70%) SLA
10 3 (0.52%) Actionable Recommendations
10 3 (0.52%) ISO 19650
10 3 (0.52%) ISO 22301
10 3 (0.52%) NIST 800
10 3 (0.52%) SOC 2
11 2 (0.35%) Disclosure Scotland
12 1 (0.17%) GRC
12 1 (0.17%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 1 (0.17%) MiFID
System Software
1 22 (3.83%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.87%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (0.35%) Docker
Systems Management
1 16 (2.78%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (2.09%) Kubernetes
3 9 (1.57%) Grafana
3 9 (1.57%) Prometheus
4 5 (0.87%) Jamf Pro
5 3 (0.52%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 1 (0.17%) Argo
6 1 (0.17%) SCCM
Vendors
1 444 (77.22%) Microsoft
2 21 (3.65%) ServiceNow
3 17 (2.96%) Oracle
4 15 (2.61%) Databricks
4 15 (2.61%) SAP
5 14 (2.43%) UiPath
6 12 (2.09%) Foundry
7 11 (1.91%) OpenAI
7 11 (1.91%) Salesforce
8 7 (1.22%) AppDynamics
8 7 (1.22%) Blue Prism
8 7 (1.22%) Dynatrace
8 7 (1.22%) Splunk
9 6 (1.04%) Google
10 4 (0.70%) Pega
10 4 (0.70%) Planview
10 4 (0.70%) Workday
11 3 (0.52%) Alteryx
11 3 (0.52%) Brio
11 3 (0.52%) CyberArk