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 6 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 241 213 302
Rank change year-on-year -28 +89 +93
Contract jobs citing Power Automate 474 384 323
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.11% 1.26% 0.73%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.96% 3.33% 2.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 323 259 216
10th Percentile £353 £363 £340
25th Percentile £413 £425 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £492 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.60% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £550 £588 £589
90th Percentile £625 £630 £663
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £460 £483
% change year-on-year -2.17% -4.66% -3.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 1
10th Percentile £26.21 - -
25th Percentile £27.71 - £16.50
Median hourly rate £90.00 - £17.00
75th Percentile £100.00 - £17.50
90th Percentile £103.30 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £95.00 - £17.00
% change year-on-year - - -70.43%

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 15,998 11,547 14,581
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 37.50% 37.88% 32.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,938 7,885 10,376
10th Percentile £313 £313 £281
25th Percentile £409 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £600 £630 £635
90th Percentile £700 £728 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £496 £495
% change year-on-year -4.23% +0.20% -2.46%
Number of hourly rates quoted 416 181 350
10th Percentile £15.50 £16.00 £14.11
25th Percentile £20.50 £21.25 £16.06
Median hourly rate £37.50 £27.13 £21.37
Median % change year-on-year +38.25% +26.93% -14.52%
75th Percentile £60.00 £43.39 £46.18
90th Percentile £79.75 £73.75 £65.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £42.69 £24.18 £18.00
% change year-on-year +76.53% +34.33% -16.88%

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 6 March 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 6 March 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Power Automate in the UK

Power Automate
Top 16 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 6 March 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 -24 396 £500 +3.09% 205
London -7 242 £500 - 67
UK excluding London -35 174 £450 -2.17% 178
Work from Home -12 144 £525 +7.14% 126
North of England -50 48 £500 +6.38% 43
North West -11 34 £450 -4.26% 24
Midlands -57 34 £450 -2.17% 32
South East -27 30 £505 +12.22% 50
West Midlands -53 26 £475 +4.40% 22
Scotland +14 25 £425 - 12
South West -16 22 £413 -11.29% 17
Wales +11 14 £308 +17.14% 11
Yorkshire -61 10 £525 +10.53% 11
East Midlands -20 8 £450 -10.00% 9
North East -15 4 £365 -21.51% 10
East of England -32 2 - - 17

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
1 153 (32.28%) SharePoint
2 15 (3.16%) HCL Notes
3 12 (2.53%) Microsoft Exchange
4 10 (2.11%) Mendix
5 8 (1.69%) Appian
6 7 (1.48%) Confluence
7 2 (0.42%) Camunda
7 2 (0.42%) CMS
7 2 (0.42%) IIS
7 2 (0.42%) SharePoint 2013
7 2 (0.42%) SharePoint Server
8 1 (0.21%) Oracle Workflow
8 1 (0.21%) Orchard CMS
8 1 (0.21%) SAS
8 1 (0.21%) SharePoint 2010
8 1 (0.21%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 40 (8.44%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (1.69%) MS Visio
3 4 (0.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.63%) InfoPath
5 2 (0.42%) Microsoft Office
6 1 (0.21%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 87 (18.35%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.05%) Dynamics AX
3 4 (0.84%) Dynamics NAV
4 3 (0.63%) ResourceLink
5 2 (0.42%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.42%) SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (0.21%) Adobe Campaign
6 1 (0.21%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.21%) SAP IBP
6 1 (0.21%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 393 (82.91%) Power Platform
2 317 (66.88%) PowerApps
3 267 (56.33%) Azure
4 156 (32.91%) Dynamics 365
5 135 (28.48%) Microsoft 365
6 102 (21.52%) Azure DevOps
7 77 (16.24%) Microsoft Copilot
8 63 (13.29%) Azure Logic Apps
9 62 (13.08%) Copilot Studio
10 60 (12.66%) Azure Functions
10 60 (12.66%) Serverless
11 41 (8.65%) Entra ID
12 39 (8.23%) Azure Service Bus
13 38 (8.02%) Azure Data Factory
14 28 (5.91%) Azure AI
15 27 (5.70%) OneDrive
16 26 (5.49%) GitHub
17 15 (3.16%) Azure Monitor
18 14 (2.95%) GitHub Actions
19 12 (2.53%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 7 (1.48%) HTTP
2 1 (0.21%) Firewall
2 1 (0.21%) Intranet
2 1 (0.21%) LAN
2 1 (0.21%) Network Security
2 1 (0.21%) SD-WAN
2 1 (0.21%) Skype
2 1 (0.21%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 240 (50.63%) Power BI
2 24 (5.06%) SQL Server
3 14 (2.95%) Power Query
4 13 (2.74%) Data Warehouse
5 11 (2.32%) Oracle Database
6 8 (1.69%) Pinecone
7 6 (1.27%) Azure SQL Database
7 6 (1.27%) Metadata
8 5 (1.05%) Relational Database
8 5 (1.05%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 5 (1.05%) Tableau
9 4 (0.84%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 2 (0.42%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 2 (0.42%) GIS
10 2 (0.42%) Oracle Reports
10 2 (0.42%) PowerPivot
10 2 (0.42%) Snowflake Schema
11 1 (0.21%) Crystal Reports
11 1 (0.21%) Data Lake
11 1 (0.21%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 26 (5.49%) JIRA
2 23 (4.85%) Git
3 8 (1.69%) MLflow
4 5 (1.05%) Visual Studio
5 4 (0.84%) SonarQube
6 3 (0.63%) Postman
7 2 (0.42%) GitLab
7 2 (0.42%) JDeveloper
7 2 (0.42%) JUnit
7 2 (0.42%) Zephyr
8 1 (0.21%) Artifactory
8 1 (0.21%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.21%) Gatling
8 1 (0.21%) gulp
8 1 (0.21%) Jenkins
8 1 (0.21%) JMeter
8 1 (0.21%) Maven
8 1 (0.21%) Octopus Deploy
8 1 (0.21%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 1 (0.21%) Yeoman
General
1 167 (35.23%) Social Skills
2 96 (20.25%) Finance
3 83 (17.51%) Public Sector
4 35 (7.38%) Analytical Skills
5 24 (5.06%) Banking
6 19 (4.01%) Marketing
7 18 (3.80%) Documentation Skills
8 10 (2.11%) Financial Institution
9 8 (1.69%) Legal
10 7 (1.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 7 (1.48%) Law
10 7 (1.48%) Presentation Skills
10 7 (1.48%) Retail
11 5 (1.05%) Investment Banking
11 5 (1.05%) Police
12 4 (0.84%) Back Office
12 4 (0.84%) Manufacturing
13 3 (0.63%) Local Government
14 2 (0.42%) German Language
14 2 (0.42%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 207 (43.67%) Developer
2 84 (17.72%) Power Platform Developer
3 53 (11.18%) Analyst
4 40 (8.44%) Consultant
4 40 (8.44%) Senior
5 38 (8.02%) Dynamics 365 Developer
6 36 (7.59%) Architect
7 29 (6.12%) Power Apps Developer
8 26 (5.49%) Applications Developer
8 26 (5.49%) Microsoft Developer
9 24 (5.06%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
10 23 (4.85%) Senior Developer
11 22 (4.64%) Lead
12 19 (4.01%) Power Platform Architect
13 18 (3.80%) Automation Engineer
13 18 (3.80%) Business Analyst
13 18 (3.80%) Platform Architect
14 14 (2.95%) Business Intelligence Developer
15 12 (2.53%) Microsoft Engineer
15 12 (2.53%) SharePoint Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 57 (12.03%) .NET
2 44 (9.28%) REST
3 31 (6.54%) HTML5 Canvas
4 27 (5.70%) HTML
4 27 (5.70%) Microsoft Graph
5 21 (4.43%) JSON
6 18 (3.80%) RESTful
7 17 (3.59%) OAuth
7 17 (3.59%) React
8 15 (3.16%) CSS
9 12 (2.53%) NumPy
9 12 (2.53%) Pandas
10 11 (2.32%) FastAPI
10 11 (2.32%) Flask
10 11 (2.32%) Web Services
11 9 (1.90%) Swagger
12 8 (1.69%) OpenAPI
12 8 (1.69%) PyTorch
12 8 (1.69%) SPFx
12 8 (1.69%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 61 (12.87%) Low-Code
2 24 (5.06%) AI Agents
3 21 (4.43%) Product Ownership
4 16 (3.38%) Onboarding
5 14 (2.95%) Data Structures
5 14 (2.95%) Legacy Systems
6 12 (2.53%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 8 (1.69%) Data Protection Act
8 4 (0.84%) NHS
9 3 (0.63%) Data Fabric
9 3 (0.63%) IVR
9 3 (0.63%) PKI
9 3 (0.63%) Taxonomies
10 2 (0.42%) Analytical Mindset
10 2 (0.42%) Enterprise Software
10 2 (0.42%) Linux Command Line
10 2 (0.42%) Microsoft Licensing
10 2 (0.42%) State Machine
11 1 (0.21%) Greenfield Project
11 1 (0.21%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 3 (0.63%) Windows
2 2 (0.42%) Mac OS
2 2 (0.42%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.21%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 241 (50.84%) Business Intelligence
2 132 (27.85%) DevOps
3 109 (23.00%) Agile
4 92 (19.41%) CRM
5 91 (19.20%) Data Modelling
6 77 (16.24%) CI/CD
7 73 (15.40%) Analytics
8 70 (14.77%) Problem-Solving
9 69 (14.56%) AI
10 54 (11.39%) Workflow
11 47 (9.92%) Stakeholder Management
12 38 (8.02%) Continuous Improvement
13 37 (7.81%) Data Governance
14 36 (7.59%) API Integration
14 36 (7.59%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 35 (7.38%) Integration Patterns
15 35 (7.38%) User Experience
16 32 (6.75%) Decision-Making
16 32 (6.75%) Roadmaps
16 32 (6.75%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 96 (20.25%) JavaScript
1 96 (20.25%) SQL
2 86 (18.14%) C#
3 50 (10.55%) PowerShell
4 43 (9.07%) Python
5 30 (6.33%) TypeScript
6 27 (5.70%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 11 (2.32%) Formula Language
7 11 (2.32%) LotusScript
8 8 (1.69%) R
9 6 (1.27%) Kusto Query Language
9 6 (1.27%) T-SQL
10 5 (1.05%) X++
11 4 (0.84%) Java
11 4 (0.84%) VBA
12 3 (0.63%) Bash
12 3 (0.63%) Google Apps Script
13 2 (0.42%) AppleScript
13 2 (0.42%) Bicep
14 1 (0.21%) Korn
Qualifications
1 98 (20.68%) Security Cleared
2 76 (16.03%) SC Cleared
3 40 (8.44%) Degree
4 32 (6.75%) Microsoft Certification
5 16 (3.38%) BPSS Clearance
6 11 (2.32%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (0.84%) Azure Certification
7 4 (0.84%) Master's Degree
8 3 (0.63%) DV Cleared
8 3 (0.63%) ISTQB
9 2 (0.42%) CTC Cleared
9 2 (0.42%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 2 (0.42%) MBA
9 2 (0.42%) TOGAF Certification
10 1 (0.21%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.21%) CIMA
10 1 (0.21%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (5.49%) Data Quality
2 13 (2.74%) Accessibility
3 10 (2.11%) QA
4 9 (1.90%) GDPR
5 5 (1.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.42%) Disclosure Scotland
6 2 (0.42%) PMO
6 2 (0.42%) SLA
6 2 (0.42%) WCAG
7 1 (0.21%) GRC
7 1 (0.21%) HIPAA
7 1 (0.21%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 1 (0.21%) NCSC
7 1 (0.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 35 (7.38%) Active Directory
2 9 (1.90%) Docker
Systems Management
1 15 (3.16%) Kubernetes
2 10 (2.11%) Terraform
3 5 (1.05%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (0.84%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.42%) Grafana
5 2 (0.42%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (0.42%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.21%) Ansible
Vendors
1 344 (72.57%) Microsoft
2 26 (5.49%) OpenAI
3 22 (4.64%) UiPath
4 18 (3.80%) ServiceNow
5 16 (3.38%) Oracle
6 15 (3.16%) Lotus
6 15 (3.16%) SAP
7 11 (2.32%) Automation Anywhere
8 10 (2.11%) Kofax
9 7 (1.48%) Blue Prism
9 7 (1.48%) Foundry
10 6 (1.27%) Google
10 6 (1.27%) Salesforce
11 3 (0.63%) Brio
11 3 (0.63%) Databricks
11 3 (0.63%) DocuSign
11 3 (0.63%) Genesys
12 2 (0.42%) Intel
12 2 (0.42%) MuleSoft
12 2 (0.42%) Pega