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

6 months to
15 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 252 262 263
Rank change year-on-year +10 +1 +130
Contract jobs citing Power Automate 558 334 352
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.04% 1.01% 0.91%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.96% 2.73% 2.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 376 212 238
10th Percentile £320 £363 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £402
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £500 £495
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% +0.96% -0.95%
75th Percentile £545 £565 £575
90th Percentile £600 £625 £650
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -5.26% - -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 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% -38.18%
75th Percentile £53.75 £36.00 £17.50
90th Percentile £57.50 £50.78 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.25 £34.43 £17.00
% change year-on-year +11.09% +102.53% -38.18%

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 18,857 12,243 13,106
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 35.15% 37.15% 33.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,454 8,169 9,129
10th Percentile £325 £313 £313
25th Percentile £425 £411 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £523 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.60% -4.76% -2.78%
75th Percentile £625 £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 610 319 263
10th Percentile £15.75 £15.23 £14.18
25th Percentile £19.25 £18.51 £16.30
Median hourly rate £35.00 £28.00 £24.18
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% +15.80% -26.73%
75th Percentile £69.50 £47.50 £53.38
90th Percentile £82.26 £67.30 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £33.99 £18.87 £21.37
% change year-on-year +80.13% -11.70% -14.95%

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 15 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 15 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 15 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 +13 496 £495 -1.00% 305
London +12 281 £500 -1.48% 142
UK excluding London +10 239 £450 -5.26% 222
Work from Home -12 149 £500 - 175
North of England -33 68 £500 +2.56% 55
Midlands -14 61 £425 -19.05% 40
North West -22 45 £490 +3.16% 26
West Midlands -24 45 £425 -17.07% 32
South East -37 37 £525 -4.55% 56
Scotland +1 32 £320 -28.89% 18
South West -46 23 £425 -5.56% 20
Yorkshire -40 19 £500 +2.56% 18
East Midlands -3 15 £473 -21.13% 8
East of England -12 15 £475 - 23
North East -41 4 £550 - 13
Wales -11 3 £550 +100.00% 5
Northern Ireland - 3 £334 - 12

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 (34.77%) SharePoint
2 24 (4.30%) SharePoint Server
3 22 (3.94%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (1.25%) Confluence
5 4 (0.72%) SharePoint 2013
6 3 (0.54%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.54%) Mendix
6 3 (0.54%) Oracle Workflow
7 2 (0.36%) CMS
7 2 (0.36%) IIS
8 1 (0.18%) Appian
8 1 (0.18%) Drupal
8 1 (0.18%) HCL Notes
8 1 (0.18%) Liferay
8 1 (0.18%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 47 (8.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.25%) Chatbot
3 5 (0.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.54%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (0.54%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.54%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.36%) InfoPath
6 1 (0.18%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 79 (14.16%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.25%) Dynamics AX
3 4 (0.72%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.36%) Dynamics GP
4 2 (0.36%) 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
1 463 (82.97%) Power Platform
2 378 (67.74%) PowerApps
3 286 (51.25%) Azure
4 186 (33.33%) Dynamics 365
5 168 (30.11%) Microsoft 365
6 122 (21.86%) Microsoft Copilot
7 118 (21.15%) Azure DevOps
8 65 (11.65%) Azure Logic Apps
8 65 (11.65%) Copilot Studio
9 62 (11.11%) Entra ID
10 50 (8.96%) Serverless
11 49 (8.78%) Azure Functions
12 42 (7.53%) OneDrive
13 35 (6.27%) GitHub
14 24 (4.30%) Azure AI
14 24 (4.30%) Azure Service Bus
15 19 (3.41%) GitHub Actions
16 18 (3.23%) AWS
16 18 (3.23%) Microsoft Purview
17 15 (2.69%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.43%) DNS
1 8 (1.43%) Firewall
2 7 (1.25%) VPN
3 5 (0.90%) Intranet
4 3 (0.54%) HTTPS
4 3 (0.54%) SMS
5 2 (0.36%) HTTP
5 2 (0.36%) Network Security
6 1 (0.18%) LAN
6 1 (0.18%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.18%) Skype
6 1 (0.18%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 231 (41.40%) Power BI
2 39 (6.99%) SQL Server
3 26 (4.66%) Power Query
4 19 (3.41%) Data Warehouse
4 19 (3.41%) Metadata
5 8 (1.43%) Data Lake
6 7 (1.25%) Star Schema
7 6 (1.08%) PowerPivot
8 5 (0.90%) Azure SQL Database
8 5 (0.90%) MySQL
8 5 (0.90%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 4 (0.72%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
9 4 (0.72%) EDRMS
9 4 (0.72%) GIS
10 3 (0.54%) Snowflake Schema
10 3 (0.54%) Spark SQL
10 3 (0.54%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 3 (0.54%) Tableau
11 2 (0.36%) Data Mining
11 2 (0.36%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 20 (3.58%) JIRA
2 19 (3.41%) Visual Studio
3 11 (1.97%) Git
4 10 (1.79%) Selenium
5 9 (1.61%) Cypress.io
5 9 (1.61%) Postman
5 9 (1.61%) WebDriver
6 7 (1.25%) Cucumber
7 3 (0.54%) Oracle Forms
7 3 (0.54%) Protractor
8 2 (0.36%) JDeveloper
8 2 (0.36%) Jenkins
8 2 (0.36%) Team Foundation Server
8 2 (0.36%) Terragrunt
8 2 (0.36%) TestRail
8 2 (0.36%) Visual Studio Code
9 1 (0.18%) GitLab
9 1 (0.18%) Liquibase
9 1 (0.18%) SonarQube
9 1 (0.18%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 202 (36.20%) Social Skills
2 121 (21.68%) Finance
3 90 (16.13%) Public Sector
4 60 (10.75%) Analytical Skills
5 28 (5.02%) Documentation Skills
6 27 (4.84%) Banking
7 26 (4.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 19 (3.41%) Marketing
9 15 (2.69%) Law
10 9 (1.61%) Legal
10 9 (1.61%) Local Government
10 9 (1.61%) Manufacturing
11 8 (1.43%) Retail
12 7 (1.25%) Aerospace
12 7 (1.25%) Investment Banking
13 6 (1.08%) Back Office
14 5 (0.90%) Military
15 4 (0.72%) Financial Institution
15 4 (0.72%) Organisational Skills
15 4 (0.72%) Police
Job Titles
1 248 (44.44%) Developer
2 92 (16.49%) Power Platform Developer
3 70 (12.54%) Consultant
4 66 (11.83%) Senior
5 51 (9.14%) Analyst
6 47 (8.42%) Architect
7 39 (6.99%) Dynamics 365 Developer
8 34 (6.09%) Senior Developer
8 34 (6.09%) SharePoint Developer
9 33 (5.91%) Microsoft Developer
10 28 (5.02%) Lead
11 27 (4.84%) Solutions Architect
12 23 (4.12%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
13 19 (3.41%) Data Engineer
13 19 (3.41%) Power Platform Engineer
14 17 (3.05%) Power Platform Consultant
15 16 (2.87%) Data Analyst
16 13 (2.33%) Dynamics 365 Architect
16 13 (2.33%) Power Apps Developer
16 13 (2.33%) Power Platform Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 67 (12.01%) .NET
2 53 (9.50%) REST
3 43 (7.71%) JSON
4 38 (6.81%) React
5 37 (6.63%) HTML
5 37 (6.63%) SPFx
6 35 (6.27%) CSS
7 33 (5.91%) Microsoft Graph
8 29 (5.20%) HTML5 Canvas
9 11 (1.97%) Middleware
9 11 (1.97%) RESTful
10 10 (1.79%) OAuth
11 9 (1.61%) Gherkin
12 8 (1.43%) jQuery
13 7 (1.25%) ASP.NET
13 7 (1.25%) FIDO
13 7 (1.25%) XML
13 7 (1.25%) YAML
14 6 (1.08%) .NET Framework
15 5 (0.90%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 44 (7.89%) Low-Code
2 29 (5.20%) Product Ownership
3 24 (4.30%) Data Structures
4 23 (4.12%) AI Agents
5 19 (3.41%) Enterprise Software
6 17 (3.05%) Legacy Systems
7 14 (2.51%) Management Information System
7 14 (2.51%) Onboarding
8 11 (1.97%) Virtual Team
9 9 (1.61%) Self-Motivation
10 6 (1.08%) Taxonomies
11 4 (0.72%) Analytical Mindset
11 4 (0.72%) Cloud Native
11 4 (0.72%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 4 (0.72%) NHS
12 3 (0.54%) Data Centre
12 3 (0.54%) Housing Association
12 3 (0.54%) IoT
12 3 (0.54%) IVR
12 3 (0.54%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 8 (1.43%) Windows
2 1 (0.18%) Android
2 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
2 1 (0.18%) Linux
2 1 (0.18%) Mac OS
2 1 (0.18%) Unix
2 1 (0.18%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 234 (41.94%) Business Intelligence
2 157 (28.14%) DevOps
3 154 (27.60%) Agile
4 143 (25.63%) AI
5 129 (23.12%) CI/CD
6 95 (17.03%) Data Modelling
7 93 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
8 90 (16.13%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 89 (15.95%) CRM
10 78 (13.98%) Migration
11 77 (13.80%) Workflow
12 73 (13.08%) Continuous Improvement
13 61 (10.93%) Translating Business Requirements
14 60 (10.75%) Stakeholder Management
15 58 (10.39%) Analytics
16 50 (8.96%) Technical Leadership
17 45 (8.06%) Decision-Making
18 43 (7.71%) Scrum
19 39 (6.99%) Data Migration
20 38 (6.81%) Customer Service
Programming Languages
1 144 (25.81%) JavaScript
2 123 (22.04%) C#
3 99 (17.74%) SQL
4 45 (8.06%) PowerShell
5 37 (6.63%) Python
6 34 (6.09%) TypeScript
7 29 (5.20%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 17 (3.05%) X++
9 15 (2.69%) T-SQL
10 9 (1.61%) Java
11 8 (1.43%) PL/SQL
12 6 (1.08%) Bicep
13 4 (0.72%) VBA
14 2 (0.36%) Bash
14 2 (0.36%) Korn
14 2 (0.36%) Shell Script
15 1 (0.18%) Formula Language
15 1 (0.18%) Kusto Query Language
15 1 (0.18%) LotusScript
15 1 (0.18%) VB
Qualifications
1 108 (19.35%) Security Cleared
2 85 (15.23%) SC Cleared
3 56 (10.04%) Microsoft Certification
4 49 (8.78%) Degree
5 25 (4.48%) BPSS Clearance
6 14 (2.51%) Computer Science Degree
7 9 (1.61%) ISTQB
8 8 (1.43%) Azure Certification
9 6 (1.08%) DV Cleared
10 5 (0.90%) PMI Certification
10 5 (0.90%) PMP
11 3 (0.54%) AWS Certification
11 3 (0.54%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
12 2 (0.36%) DBS Check
13 1 (0.18%) CISM
13 1 (0.18%) CISSP
13 1 (0.18%) IIBA
13 1 (0.18%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (8.24%) Data Quality
2 33 (5.91%) Accessibility
3 23 (4.12%) GDPR
3 23 (4.12%) QA
4 12 (2.15%) WCAG
5 8 (1.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 8 (1.43%) PMO
6 7 (1.25%) NIST
7 6 (1.08%) GRC
8 5 (0.90%) SLA
9 3 (0.54%) ISO 22301
9 3 (0.54%) NIST 800
9 3 (0.54%) SOC 2
10 2 (0.36%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.36%) Disclosure Scotland
11 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 1 (0.18%) MiFID
11 1 (0.18%) NCSC
System Software
1 33 (5.91%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.90%) Virtual Desktop
3 3 (0.54%) Docker
4 1 (0.18%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 19 (3.41%) Terraform
2 13 (2.33%) Kubernetes
3 9 (1.61%) Grafana
3 9 (1.61%) Microsoft Intune
3 9 (1.61%) Prometheus
4 6 (1.08%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.18%) Argo
5 1 (0.18%) SCCM
5 1 (0.18%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 1 (0.18%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 405 (72.58%) Microsoft
2 22 (3.94%) ServiceNow
3 18 (3.23%) Oracle
3 18 (3.23%) SAP
4 12 (2.15%) Databricks
5 11 (1.97%) Salesforce
5 11 (1.97%) UiPath
6 8 (1.43%) Blue Prism
6 8 (1.43%) Foundry
6 8 (1.43%) OpenAI
7 7 (1.25%) AppDynamics
7 7 (1.25%) Dynatrace
7 7 (1.25%) Google
7 7 (1.25%) Splunk
8 4 (0.72%) Atlassian
8 4 (0.72%) Brio
8 4 (0.72%) Pega
9 3 (0.54%) Alteryx
9 3 (0.54%) Workday
10 2 (0.36%) OutSystems