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 4 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 253 279 276
Rank change year-on-year +26 -3 +129
Contract jobs citing Power Automate 501 301 363
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.97% 0.95% 0.84%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.74% 2.53% 2.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 333 196 245
10th Percentile £320 £363 £313
25th Percentile £413 £422 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
75th Percentile £563 £558 £575
90th Percentile £609 £621 £663
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -5.26% - -3.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 5 4
10th Percentile £28.50 £25.55 -
25th Percentile £29.23 £32.00 £16.50
Median hourly rate £29.96 £34.00 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year -11.88% +100.00% -54.05%
75th Percentile £38.25 £36.00 £17.50
90th Percentile £39.75 £50.78 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £29.96 £34.43 £17.00
% change year-on-year -12.98% +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 18,253 11,915 14,291
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 35.37% 37.77% 32.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,121 7,976 10,034
10th Percentile £331 £313 £304
25th Percentile £415 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £505 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.98% -3.81% -4.55%
75th Percentile £615 £623 £638
90th Percentile £713 £730 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £490
% change year-on-year +5.26% -3.06% -2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 611 299 358
10th Percentile £16.62 £15.25 £14.16
25th Percentile £21.25 £18.50 £16.06
Median hourly rate £37.50 £28.00 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year +33.93% +27.27% -37.14%
75th Percentile £69.10 £47.50 £43.75
90th Percentile £82.37 £71.50 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.25 £18.87 £20.99
% change year-on-year +102.70% -10.08% -20.75%

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 4 July 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 4 July 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 4 July 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 +13 431 £500 - 187
London +30 260 £513 +2.50% 63
UK excluding London -9 201 £450 -5.26% 161
Work from Home +1 143 £500 - 103
North of England -49 62 £500 +5.26% 31
North West -22 37 £450 -5.26% 18
South East -29 37 £505 -8.18% 43
Midlands -43 35 £435 -13.00% 38
Scotland +2 30 £320 -28.89% 9
West Midlands -57 25 £425 -15.00% 28
Yorkshire -48 21 £500 +5.26% 10
South West -26 18 £490 +4.26% 17
Wales -7 10 £300 +9.09% 8
East Midlands -9 9 £435 - 10
East of England -31 9 £510 +2.00% 11
North East -34 4 £365 -2.67% 3
Northern Ireland - 3 £334 - 6

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
1 158 (31.54%) SharePoint
2 16 (3.19%) SharePoint Server
3 11 (2.20%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (1.20%) Confluence
5 5 (1.00%) Appian
6 4 (0.80%) HCL Notes
6 4 (0.80%) SharePoint 2013
7 3 (0.60%) Apache Spark
7 3 (0.60%) Mendix
8 2 (0.40%) CMS
9 1 (0.20%) Camunda
9 1 (0.20%) IIS
Applications
1 36 (7.19%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (1.00%) Chatbot
3 4 (0.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.60%) Microsoft Office
5 2 (0.40%) InfoPath
6 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.20%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 68 (13.57%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.40%) Dynamics AX
3 4 (0.80%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.40%) Dynamics GP
4 2 (0.40%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.20%) Adobe Campaign
5 1 (0.20%) Aladdin
5 1 (0.20%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.20%) Primavera
5 1 (0.20%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 409 (81.64%) Power Platform
2 332 (66.27%) PowerApps
3 264 (52.69%) Azure
4 153 (30.54%) Microsoft 365
5 149 (29.74%) Dynamics 365
6 108 (21.56%) Azure DevOps
7 100 (19.96%) Microsoft Copilot
8 66 (13.17%) Azure Logic Apps
9 63 (12.57%) Copilot Studio
10 61 (12.18%) Entra ID
11 45 (8.98%) Serverless
12 44 (8.78%) Azure Functions
13 30 (5.99%) Azure Service Bus
13 30 (5.99%) GitHub
14 27 (5.39%) OneDrive
15 22 (4.39%) Azure AI
16 20 (3.99%) Azure Data Factory
17 17 (3.39%) AWS
18 16 (3.19%) GitHub Actions
19 14 (2.79%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.20%) DNS
1 6 (1.20%) Firewall
1 6 (1.20%) VPN
2 4 (0.80%) Intranet
3 3 (0.60%) HTTP
3 3 (0.60%) HTTPS
3 3 (0.60%) Network Security
3 3 (0.60%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 205 (40.92%) Power BI
2 35 (6.99%) SQL Server
3 15 (2.99%) Data Warehouse
3 15 (2.99%) Metadata
3 15 (2.99%) Power Query
4 5 (1.00%) Data Lake
4 5 (1.00%) Pinecone
5 4 (0.80%) EDRMS
5 4 (0.80%) MySQL
5 4 (0.80%) PowerPivot
5 4 (0.80%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 3 (0.60%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 3 (0.60%) Oracle Database
6 3 (0.60%) Snowflake Schema
6 3 (0.60%) Spark SQL
6 3 (0.60%) Tableau
7 2 (0.40%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.40%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 2 (0.40%) Star Schema
8 1 (0.20%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 14 (2.79%) JIRA
2 13 (2.59%) Git
3 11 (2.20%) Visual Studio
4 5 (1.00%) MLflow
4 5 (1.00%) Postman
4 5 (1.00%) Selenium
5 4 (0.80%) Cypress.io
5 4 (0.80%) WebDriver
6 3 (0.60%) Cucumber
7 2 (0.40%) Jenkins
7 2 (0.40%) JUnit
7 2 (0.40%) Protractor
7 2 (0.40%) Team Foundation Server
7 2 (0.40%) Terragrunt
8 1 (0.20%) HP UFT
8 1 (0.20%) Liquibase
8 1 (0.20%) Octopus Deploy
8 1 (0.20%) REST Assured
8 1 (0.20%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 1 (0.20%) Zephyr
General
1 164 (32.73%) Social Skills
2 109 (21.76%) Finance
3 76 (15.17%) Public Sector
4 42 (8.38%) Analytical Skills
5 30 (5.99%) Documentation Skills
6 28 (5.59%) Banking
7 14 (2.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 12 (2.40%) Legal
8 12 (2.40%) Marketing
9 11 (2.20%) Law
10 10 (2.00%) Manufacturing
11 8 (1.60%) Investment Banking
12 5 (1.00%) Back Office
12 5 (1.00%) Local Government
12 5 (1.00%) Retail
13 4 (0.80%) Financial Institution
13 4 (0.80%) Military
13 4 (0.80%) Police
14 3 (0.60%) Aerospace
14 3 (0.60%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 213 (42.51%) Developer
2 84 (16.77%) Power Platform Developer
3 70 (13.97%) Consultant
4 48 (9.58%) Architect
4 48 (9.58%) Senior
5 37 (7.39%) Analyst
6 33 (6.59%) Microsoft Developer
7 28 (5.59%) SharePoint Developer
8 27 (5.39%) Solutions Architect
9 25 (4.99%) Senior Developer
10 24 (4.79%) Dynamics 365 Developer
11 23 (4.59%) Lead
12 20 (3.99%) Power Apps Developer
13 19 (3.79%) Data Engineer
13 19 (3.79%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
14 18 (3.59%) Power Platform Consultant
15 16 (3.19%) Automation Engineer
16 15 (2.99%) Applications Developer
17 14 (2.79%) Automation Developer
17 14 (2.79%) Dynamics 365 Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 59 (11.78%) .NET
2 48 (9.58%) REST
3 41 (8.18%) Microsoft Graph
4 38 (7.58%) React
5 36 (7.19%) JSON
6 34 (6.79%) CSS
6 34 (6.79%) HTML
6 34 (6.79%) SPFx
7 27 (5.39%) HTML5 Canvas
8 15 (2.99%) RESTful
9 11 (2.20%) OAuth
10 7 (1.40%) ASP.NET
10 7 (1.40%) FIDO
10 7 (1.40%) Web Services
10 7 (1.40%) XML
11 6 (1.20%) .NET Framework
11 6 (1.20%) jQuery
11 6 (1.20%) Middleware
12 5 (1.00%) HTML5
12 5 (1.00%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 52 (10.38%) Low-Code
2 24 (4.79%) AI Agents
3 22 (4.39%) Data Structures
4 21 (4.19%) Legacy Systems
5 20 (3.99%) Product Ownership
6 14 (2.79%) Onboarding
7 8 (1.60%) Enterprise Software
7 8 (1.60%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 7 (1.40%) Self-Motivation
8 7 (1.40%) Taxonomies
9 6 (1.20%) Virtual Team
10 5 (1.00%) Management Information System
11 4 (0.80%) Analytical Mindset
11 4 (0.80%) Data Protection Act
11 4 (0.80%) NHS
12 3 (0.60%) Cloud Native
12 3 (0.60%) Data Centre
12 3 (0.60%) IoT
12 3 (0.60%) IVR
12 3 (0.60%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 7 (1.40%) Windows
2 3 (0.60%) Mac OS
3 1 (0.20%) Android
3 1 (0.20%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.20%) Linux
3 1 (0.20%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 205 (40.92%) Business Intelligence
2 145 (28.94%) DevOps
3 122 (24.35%) AI
4 118 (23.55%) Agile
5 111 (22.16%) CI/CD
6 97 (19.36%) Data Modelling
7 77 (15.37%) Problem-Solving
8 74 (14.77%) CRM
9 64 (12.77%) Workflow
10 56 (11.18%) Analytics
11 51 (10.18%) Migration
12 49 (9.78%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 47 (9.38%) Continuous Improvement
13 47 (9.38%) Stakeholder Management
14 44 (8.78%) Translating Business Requirements
15 37 (7.39%) API Integration
15 37 (7.39%) Integration Patterns
16 35 (6.99%) User Experience
17 33 (6.59%) Scrum
17 33 (6.59%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 117 (23.35%) JavaScript
2 95 (18.96%) C#
3 84 (16.77%) SQL
4 47 (9.38%) PowerShell
5 38 (7.58%) Python
6 29 (5.79%) TypeScript
7 19 (3.79%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 12 (2.40%) T-SQL
8 12 (2.40%) X++
9 10 (2.00%) Java
10 8 (1.60%) PL/SQL
11 4 (0.80%) Kusto Query Language
12 3 (0.60%) Bicep
12 3 (0.60%) Formula Language
12 3 (0.60%) Google Apps Script
12 3 (0.60%) LotusScript
12 3 (0.60%) VBA
13 2 (0.40%) AppleScript
13 2 (0.40%) Bash
13 2 (0.40%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 96 (19.16%) Security Cleared
2 74 (14.77%) SC Cleared
3 37 (7.39%) Microsoft Certification
4 34 (6.79%) Degree
5 21 (4.19%) BPSS Clearance
6 14 (2.79%) Computer Science Degree
7 6 (1.20%) Azure Certification
7 6 (1.20%) ISTQB
8 5 (1.00%) DV Cleared
9 4 (0.80%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 3 (0.60%) AWS Certification
11 2 (0.40%) CTC Cleared
11 2 (0.40%) PMI Certification
11 2 (0.40%) TOGAF Certification
12 1 (0.20%) CISM
12 1 (0.20%) CISSP
12 1 (0.20%) DBS Check
12 1 (0.20%) IIBA
12 1 (0.20%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (7.58%) Data Quality
2 18 (3.59%) Accessibility
3 12 (2.40%) GDPR
3 12 (2.40%) QA
4 8 (1.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (1.40%) NIST
5 7 (1.40%) WCAG
6 6 (1.20%) GRC
7 5 (1.00%) SLA
8 4 (0.80%) PMO
9 3 (0.60%) ISO 22301
9 3 (0.60%) NIST 800
9 3 (0.60%) SOC 2
10 2 (0.40%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.40%) Disclosure Scotland
11 1 (0.20%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 1 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 1 (0.20%) MiFID
11 1 (0.20%) NCSC
System Software
1 39 (7.78%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.60%) Docker
3 5 (1.00%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.20%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 18 (3.59%) Terraform
2 15 (2.99%) Kubernetes
3 11 (2.20%) Microsoft Intune
4 8 (1.60%) Jamf Pro
5 7 (1.40%) Grafana
5 7 (1.40%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.20%) Ansible
6 1 (0.20%) SCCM
6 1 (0.20%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.20%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 1 (0.20%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 344 (68.66%) Microsoft
2 20 (3.99%) SAP
2 20 (3.99%) UiPath
3 19 (3.79%) ServiceNow
4 16 (3.19%) Oracle
5 15 (2.99%) OpenAI
6 10 (2.00%) Salesforce
7 8 (1.60%) Foundry
7 8 (1.60%) Google
8 7 (1.40%) Databricks
9 6 (1.20%) AppDynamics
9 6 (1.20%) Automation Anywhere
9 6 (1.20%) Dynatrace
9 6 (1.20%) Splunk
10 4 (0.80%) Atlassian
10 4 (0.80%) Brio
10 4 (0.80%) Lotus
11 3 (0.60%) Blue Prism
11 3 (0.60%) Kofax
11 3 (0.60%) Workday