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 8 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 242 274 265
Rank change year-on-year +32 -9 +127
Contract jobs citing Power Automate 564 317 346
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.05% 0.96% 0.89%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.98% 2.59% 2.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 381 201 233
10th Percentile £320 £363 £328
25th Percentile £413 £413 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £496 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -0.90% - -
75th Percentile £550 £550 £575
90th Percentile £611 £613 £651
UK excluding London median daily rate £472 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -0.74% - -4.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 5 4
10th Percentile £28.50 £25.55 -
25th Percentile £29.96 £32.00 £16.50
Median hourly rate £38.25 £34.00 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% +100.00% -54.05%
75th Percentile £53.25 £36.00 £17.50
90th Percentile £57.83 £50.78 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.25 £34.43 £17.00
% change year-on-year +11.09% +102.53% -60.00%

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 18,899 12,233 13,147
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 35.26% 37.19% 33.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,480 8,192 9,158
10th Percentile £325 £313 £313
25th Percentile £420 £410 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -4.76% -2.86%
75th Percentile £623 £615 £638
90th Percentile £713 £725 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 627 312 274
10th Percentile £15.81 £15.16 £14.16
25th Percentile £19.50 £18.51 £16.30
Median hourly rate £35.00 £27.63 £24.17
Median % change year-on-year +26.67% +14.34% -30.96%
75th Percentile £68.75 £47.50 £52.73
90th Percentile £82.30 £67.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £34.38 £18.87 £21.37
% change year-on-year +82.17% -11.70% -20.11%

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 8 August 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 8 August 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Power Automate in the UK

Power Automate
Top 17 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 8 August 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 +31 499 £500 - 233
London +21 287 £500 - 105
UK excluding London +9 234 £472 -0.74% 169
Work from Home -6 154 £500 - 128
North of England -47 68 £500 +2.56% 36
Midlands -20 58 £430 -18.10% 34
North West -18 44 £495 +4.21% 17
West Midlands -33 43 £425 -17.07% 27
South East -33 37 £525 -4.55% 50
Scotland +7 31 £320 -28.89% 6
South West -42 21 £425 -5.56% 22
Yorkshire -36 20 £500 +2.56% 16
East of England -9 15 £475 - 15
East Midlands +1 14 £473 -21.13% 7
North East -41 4 £550 - 5
Wales -11 3 £550 +100.00% 4
Northern Ireland - 3 £334 - 7

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
1 194 (34.40%) SharePoint
2 24 (4.26%) SharePoint Server
3 22 (3.90%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (1.06%) Confluence
5 4 (0.71%) SharePoint 2013
6 3 (0.53%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.53%) Mendix
7 2 (0.35%) Appian
7 2 (0.35%) CMS
7 2 (0.35%) Oracle Workflow
8 1 (0.18%) Camunda
8 1 (0.18%) HCL Notes
8 1 (0.18%) IIS
8 1 (0.18%) Liferay
8 1 (0.18%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 46 (8.16%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.24%) Chatbot
3 5 (0.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.53%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (0.53%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.53%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.35%) InfoPath
6 1 (0.18%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 80 (14.18%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.24%) Dynamics AX
3 4 (0.71%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.35%) Dynamics GP
4 2 (0.35%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.18%) Adobe Campaign
5 1 (0.18%) Aladdin
5 1 (0.18%) Primavera
5 1 (0.18%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 464 (82.27%) Power Platform
2 382 (67.73%) PowerApps
3 290 (51.42%) Azure
4 184 (32.62%) Dynamics 365
5 172 (30.50%) Microsoft 365
6 122 (21.63%) Microsoft Copilot
7 114 (20.21%) Azure DevOps
8 66 (11.70%) Copilot Studio
9 62 (10.99%) Azure Logic Apps
10 61 (10.82%) Entra ID
11 47 (8.33%) Serverless
12 46 (8.16%) Azure Functions
13 43 (7.62%) OneDrive
14 34 (6.03%) GitHub
15 27 (4.79%) Azure AI
16 24 (4.26%) Azure Service Bus
17 19 (3.37%) GitHub Actions
18 18 (3.19%) AWS
18 18 (3.19%) Microsoft Purview
19 16 (2.84%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.42%) DNS
2 7 (1.24%) Firewall
2 7 (1.24%) VPN
3 5 (0.89%) Intranet
4 3 (0.53%) HTTP
4 3 (0.53%) HTTPS
4 3 (0.53%) Network Security
4 3 (0.53%) SMS
5 1 (0.18%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 232 (41.13%) Power BI
2 42 (7.45%) SQL Server
3 26 (4.61%) Power Query
4 19 (3.37%) Data Warehouse
4 19 (3.37%) Metadata
5 8 (1.42%) Data Lake
6 6 (1.06%) PowerPivot
6 6 (1.06%) Star Schema
7 5 (0.89%) Azure SQL Database
7 5 (0.89%) MySQL
7 5 (0.89%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 4 (0.71%) EDRMS
9 3 (0.53%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
9 3 (0.53%) GIS
9 3 (0.53%) Relational Database
9 3 (0.53%) Snowflake Schema
9 3 (0.53%) Spark SQL
9 3 (0.53%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 3 (0.53%) Tableau
10 2 (0.35%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 20 (3.55%) JIRA
2 19 (3.37%) Visual Studio
3 13 (2.30%) Git
4 10 (1.77%) Postman
4 10 (1.77%) Selenium
5 9 (1.60%) Cypress.io
5 9 (1.60%) WebDriver
6 7 (1.24%) Cucumber
7 3 (0.53%) Protractor
8 2 (0.35%) JDeveloper
8 2 (0.35%) Jenkins
8 2 (0.35%) JUnit
8 2 (0.35%) Oracle Forms
8 2 (0.35%) Team Foundation Server
8 2 (0.35%) Terragrunt
8 2 (0.35%) TestRail
8 2 (0.35%) Visual Studio Code
9 1 (0.18%) HP UFT
9 1 (0.18%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 1 (0.18%) Zephyr
General
1 203 (35.99%) Social Skills
2 125 (22.16%) Finance
3 88 (15.60%) Public Sector
4 58 (10.28%) Analytical Skills
5 30 (5.32%) Banking
6 29 (5.14%) Documentation Skills
7 25 (4.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 19 (3.37%) Marketing
9 14 (2.48%) Law
10 9 (1.60%) Legal
10 9 (1.60%) Manufacturing
10 9 (1.60%) Retail
11 8 (1.42%) Investment Banking
11 8 (1.42%) Local Government
12 6 (1.06%) Aerospace
12 6 (1.06%) Back Office
13 5 (0.89%) Military
14 4 (0.71%) Financial Institution
14 4 (0.71%) General Ledger
14 4 (0.71%) Police
Job Titles
1 246 (43.62%) Developer
2 89 (15.78%) Power Platform Developer
3 74 (13.12%) Consultant
4 65 (11.52%) Senior
5 51 (9.04%) Analyst
6 47 (8.33%) Architect
7 38 (6.74%) Dynamics 365 Developer
8 34 (6.03%) SharePoint Developer
9 33 (5.85%) Senior Developer
10 32 (5.67%) Microsoft Developer
11 28 (4.96%) Lead
12 27 (4.79%) Solutions Architect
13 23 (4.08%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
14 20 (3.55%) Data Engineer
15 18 (3.19%) Power Platform Consultant
16 17 (3.01%) Power Platform Engineer
17 14 (2.48%) Data Analyst
18 13 (2.30%) Business Analyst
18 13 (2.30%) Power Apps Developer
18 13 (2.30%) SharePoint Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 66 (11.70%) .NET
2 56 (9.93%) REST
3 42 (7.45%) JSON
4 39 (6.91%) HTML
5 38 (6.74%) React
6 37 (6.56%) Microsoft Graph
6 37 (6.56%) SPFx
7 36 (6.38%) CSS
8 31 (5.50%) HTML5 Canvas
9 12 (2.13%) RESTful
10 10 (1.77%) Middleware
10 10 (1.77%) OAuth
11 9 (1.60%) Gherkin
12 8 (1.42%) jQuery
13 7 (1.24%) ASP.NET
13 7 (1.24%) FIDO
13 7 (1.24%) XML
14 6 (1.06%) .NET Framework
14 6 (1.06%) YAML
15 5 (0.89%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 46 (8.16%) Low-Code
2 30 (5.32%) Product Ownership
3 23 (4.08%) Data Structures
4 22 (3.90%) AI Agents
5 18 (3.19%) Legacy Systems
6 17 (3.01%) Enterprise Software
7 14 (2.48%) Onboarding
8 13 (2.30%) Management Information System
9 11 (1.95%) Virtual Team
10 8 (1.42%) Self-Motivation
10 8 (1.42%) Taxonomies
11 6 (1.06%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 4 (0.71%) Analytical Mindset
12 4 (0.71%) NHS
13 3 (0.53%) Cloud Native
13 3 (0.53%) Data Protection Act
13 3 (0.53%) Housing Association
13 3 (0.53%) IVR
13 3 (0.53%) Life Science
13 3 (0.53%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 7 (1.24%) Windows
2 3 (0.53%) Mac OS
3 1 (0.18%) Android
3 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.18%) Linux
3 1 (0.18%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 234 (41.49%) Business Intelligence
2 153 (27.13%) DevOps
3 152 (26.95%) Agile
4 146 (25.89%) AI
5 132 (23.40%) CI/CD
6 100 (17.73%) Data Modelling
7 95 (16.84%) Problem-Solving
8 88 (15.60%) CRM
9 84 (14.89%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 77 (13.65%) Migration
11 76 (13.48%) Workflow
12 70 (12.41%) Continuous Improvement
13 60 (10.64%) Stakeholder Management
14 59 (10.46%) Translating Business Requirements
15 57 (10.11%) Analytics
16 50 (8.87%) Technical Leadership
17 43 (7.62%) Decision-Making
18 42 (7.45%) Integration Patterns
19 41 (7.27%) Scrum
20 39 (6.91%) Customer Service
Programming Languages
1 144 (25.53%) JavaScript
2 120 (21.28%) C#
3 98 (17.38%) SQL
4 49 (8.69%) PowerShell
5 41 (7.27%) Python
6 34 (6.03%) TypeScript
7 28 (4.96%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 17 (3.01%) X++
9 14 (2.48%) T-SQL
10 9 (1.60%) Java
11 8 (1.42%) PL/SQL
12 5 (0.89%) Bicep
13 4 (0.71%) Bash
13 4 (0.71%) VBA
14 3 (0.53%) Google Apps Script
14 3 (0.53%) Kusto Query Language
15 2 (0.35%) AppleScript
15 2 (0.35%) Korn
15 2 (0.35%) Shell Script
16 1 (0.18%) LotusScript
Qualifications
1 108 (19.15%) Security Cleared
2 85 (15.07%) SC Cleared
3 53 (9.40%) Microsoft Certification
4 47 (8.33%) Degree
5 24 (4.26%) BPSS Clearance
6 14 (2.48%) Computer Science Degree
7 11 (1.95%) ISTQB
8 7 (1.24%) Azure Certification
9 6 (1.06%) DV Cleared
10 5 (0.89%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 4 (0.71%) PMI Certification
11 4 (0.71%) PMP
12 3 (0.53%) AWS Certification
13 2 (0.35%) DBS Check
13 2 (0.35%) TOGAF Certification
14 1 (0.18%) CISM
14 1 (0.18%) CISSP
14 1 (0.18%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (7.80%) Data Quality
2 31 (5.50%) Accessibility
3 21 (3.72%) QA
4 20 (3.55%) GDPR
5 12 (2.13%) WCAG
6 8 (1.42%) PMO
7 7 (1.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 7 (1.24%) NIST
8 6 (1.06%) GRC
9 5 (0.89%) SLA
10 3 (0.53%) ISO 22301
10 3 (0.53%) NIST 800
10 3 (0.53%) SOC 2
11 2 (0.35%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (0.35%) Disclosure Scotland
12 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 1 (0.18%) MiFID
12 1 (0.18%) NCSC
System Software
1 35 (6.21%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.89%) Virtual Desktop
3 4 (0.71%) Docker
4 1 (0.18%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 19 (3.37%) Terraform
2 13 (2.30%) Kubernetes
3 11 (1.95%) Microsoft Intune
4 9 (1.60%) Grafana
4 9 (1.60%) Prometheus
5 8 (1.42%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.18%) Argo
6 1 (0.18%) SCCM
6 1 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.18%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 1 (0.18%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 408 (72.34%) Microsoft
2 23 (4.08%) ServiceNow
3 18 (3.19%) SAP
4 17 (3.01%) Oracle
5 15 (2.66%) UiPath
6 12 (2.13%) Databricks
7 11 (1.95%) Salesforce
8 10 (1.77%) OpenAI
9 9 (1.60%) Foundry
9 9 (1.60%) Google
10 8 (1.42%) Blue Prism
11 7 (1.24%) AppDynamics
11 7 (1.24%) Dynatrace
11 7 (1.24%) Splunk
12 5 (0.89%) Brio
13 4 (0.71%) Atlassian
13 4 (0.71%) Pega
14 3 (0.53%) Alteryx
14 3 (0.53%) Workday
15 2 (0.35%) Automation Anywhere