Power Automate Contracts

Microsoft Power Automate (Formerly Microsoft Flow)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring Power Automate skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Power Automate over the 6 months leading up to 3 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 272 283 411
Rank change year-on-year +11 +128 +67
Contract jobs citing Power Automate 297 359 284
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.95% 0.83% 0.51%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.51% 2.51% 1.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 193 241 198
10th Percentile £363 £313 £375
25th Percentile £425 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.76%
75th Percentile £563 £575 £600
90th Percentile £627 £675 £641
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £475 £490
% change year-on-year - -3.06% -2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 4 3
10th Percentile £25.55 - £28.40
25th Percentile £32.00 £16.50 £31.63
Median hourly rate £34.00 £17.00 £37.00
Median % change year-on-year +100.00% -54.05% -31.48%
75th Percentile £36.00 £17.50 £47.88
90th Percentile £50.78 - £54.40
UK excluding London median hourly rate £34.43 £17.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year +102.53% -60.00% +74.47%

All Cloud 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 11,815 14,295 20,297
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 37.71% 32.88% 36.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,909 10,042 14,673
10th Percentile £313 £300 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £440
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £622 £638 £650
90th Percentile £727 £738 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £490 £500
% change year-on-year -3.06% -2.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 296 357 334
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.15 £15.25
25th Percentile £18.41 £16.06 £19.00
Median hourly rate £27.88 £22.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +26.73% -37.14% +59.09%
75th Percentile £47.50 £43.75 £66.00
90th Percentile £71.88 £70.00 £78.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.87 £20.99 £25.73
% change year-on-year -10.08% -18.43% +33.64%

Power Automate
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Power Automate as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Power Automate in the UK

Power Automate
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Power Automate.

Daily rate trend for Power Automate in the UK

Power Automate
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Power Automate over the 6 months to 3 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Power Automate in the UK

Power Automate
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Power Automate.

Hourly rate trend for Power Automate in the UK

Power Automate
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Power Automate over the 6 months to 3 July 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Power Automate in the UK

Power Automate
Top 16 Contract 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 July 2025. 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 +16 248 £500 +0.45% 347
London +28 142 £500 -2.15% 151
UK excluding London -12 108 £475 - 227
Work from Home -29 86 £500 +5.26% 243
North of England +23 36 £475 +5.56% 66
Midlands +9 23 £500 +25.00% 47
North West +7 19 £475 +5.56% 49
West Midlands +1 19 £500 +25.00% 29
Scotland -12 17 £450 -12.62% 15
Yorkshire +18 14 £475 - 16
East of England +22 11 £500 +19.05% 18
South West +14 11 £475 -7.32% 14
South East +20 10 £550 +15.79% 59
East Midlands +5 3 - - 17
North East - 3 £375 - 1
Wales +1 1 £275 -50.00% 8

Power Automate
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 108 (36.36%) SharePoint
2 9 (3.03%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.68%) SharePoint 2010
4 4 (1.35%) IIS
5 3 (1.01%) SharePoint Server
6 2 (0.67%) OpenEdge
7 1 (0.34%) Confluence
7 1 (0.34%) IBM Notes
Applications
1 15 (5.05%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (3.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 8 (2.69%) InfoPath
4 7 (2.36%) Microsoft Project
5 6 (2.02%) MS Visio
6 5 (1.68%) Microsoft Office
7 1 (0.34%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.34%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 67 (22.56%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.67%) Dynamics AX
2 2 (0.67%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.67%) Unit4 Business World
3 1 (0.34%) Aladdin
3 1 (0.34%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.34%) FastStats
3 1 (0.34%) Raiser’s Edge
3 1 (0.34%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 267 (89.90%) Power Platform
2 223 (75.08%) PowerApps
3 115 (38.72%) Azure
4 108 (36.36%) Dynamics 365
5 79 (26.60%) Microsoft 365
6 47 (15.82%) Azure DevOps
7 34 (11.45%) Azure Logic Apps
8 25 (8.42%) Microsoft Copilot
9 22 (7.41%) Azure Functions
9 22 (7.41%) Serverless
10 17 (5.72%) Copilot Studio
11 15 (5.05%) OneDrive
12 13 (4.38%) Entra ID
13 12 (4.04%) Azure Monitor
14 6 (2.02%) Azure Data Factory
14 6 (2.02%) Azure Service Bus
14 6 (2.02%) GitHub
14 6 (2.02%) ShareGate
15 5 (1.68%) Azure AKS
16 4 (1.35%) Azure Table
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.67%) Firewall
2 1 (0.34%) DHCP
2 1 (0.34%) DNS
2 1 (0.34%) HTTP
2 1 (0.34%) Intranet
2 1 (0.34%) SD-WAN
2 1 (0.34%) VLAN
2 1 (0.34%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 126 (42.42%) Power BI
2 31 (10.44%) SQL Server
3 15 (5.05%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 11 (3.70%) Azure SQL Database
5 10 (3.37%) Power Query
5 10 (3.37%) Relational Database
6 7 (2.36%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 6 (2.02%) MySQL
7 6 (2.02%) Tableau
8 5 (1.68%) PostgreSQL
9 4 (1.35%) Data Warehouse
9 4 (1.35%) Metadata
10 3 (1.01%) MariaDB
10 3 (1.01%) MongoDB
10 3 (1.01%) Redis
11 1 (0.34%) BigQuery
11 1 (0.34%) Lumira
11 1 (0.34%) NoSQL
11 1 (0.34%) Oracle Database
11 1 (0.34%) PowerPivot
Development Applications
1 22 (7.41%) JIRA
2 17 (5.72%) Git
3 6 (2.02%) GitLab
4 4 (1.35%) Jenkins
4 4 (1.35%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.67%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.34%) Hudson
6 1 (0.34%) JMeter
6 1 (0.34%) LoadRunner
6 1 (0.34%) Postman
6 1 (0.34%) REST Assured
6 1 (0.34%) Selenium
6 1 (0.34%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 97 (32.66%) Social Skills
2 47 (15.82%) Finance
3 32 (10.77%) Analytical Skills
4 31 (10.44%) Public Sector
5 14 (4.71%) Marketing
6 10 (3.37%) Banking
7 7 (2.36%) Retail
8 5 (1.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 5 (1.68%) Manufacturing
9 4 (1.35%) Influencing Skills
9 4 (1.35%) Legal
10 3 (1.01%) Documentation Skills
10 3 (1.01%) Pharmaceutical
11 2 (0.67%) Automotive
11 2 (0.67%) Back Office
11 2 (0.67%) Investment Banking
11 2 (0.67%) Local Government
11 2 (0.67%) Organisational Skills
11 2 (0.67%) Social Housing
12 1 (0.34%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 126 (42.42%) Developer
2 50 (16.84%) Power Platform Developer
3 29 (9.76%) Consultant
4 28 (9.43%) Architect
5 27 (9.09%) Dynamics 365 Developer
6 22 (7.41%) Senior
7 21 (7.07%) Lead
7 21 (7.07%) Power Apps Developer
8 17 (5.72%) Applications Developer
9 15 (5.05%) Analyst
9 15 (5.05%) CRM Developer
10 13 (4.38%) Dynamics 365 Architect
10 13 (4.38%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
11 12 (4.04%) Power Platform Engineer
12 11 (3.70%) Automation Developer
12 11 (3.70%) Platform Engineer
12 11 (3.70%) Senior Developer
12 11 (3.70%) Solutions Architect
13 10 (3.37%) Dynamics CRM Developer
13 10 (3.37%) Microsoft Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (14.48%) .NET
2 39 (13.13%) HTML
3 37 (12.46%) REST
4 32 (10.77%) CSS
5 26 (8.75%) HTML5 Canvas
6 19 (6.40%) JSON
7 16 (5.39%) .NET Framework
8 14 (4.71%) SOAP
9 13 (4.38%) ASP.NET Web API
10 11 (3.70%) XML
11 10 (3.37%) Web Services
12 9 (3.03%) WCF
13 8 (2.69%) .NET Core
14 7 (2.36%) ARM Templates
14 7 (2.36%) ASP.NET
14 7 (2.36%) React
15 6 (2.02%) ADO
16 5 (1.68%) jQuery
16 5 (1.68%) Microsoft Graph
16 5 (1.68%) SPFx
Miscellaneous
1 24 (8.08%) Low-Code
2 5 (1.68%) Onboarding
2 5 (1.68%) Product Ownership
3 4 (1.35%) e-Learning
3 4 (1.35%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 4 (1.35%) Greenfield Project
3 4 (1.35%) Learning Management System
3 4 (1.35%) Legacy Systems
3 4 (1.35%) Mobile App
4 3 (1.01%) Data Structures
4 3 (1.01%) Linux Command Line
4 3 (1.01%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (1.01%) Shadow IT
5 2 (0.67%) Analytical Mindset
5 2 (0.67%) Enterprise Software
5 2 (0.67%) FMCG
5 2 (0.67%) Robotics
6 1 (0.34%) Clustering
6 1 (0.34%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (0.34%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 15 (5.05%) Windows
2 8 (2.69%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.34%) Windows 10
3 1 (0.34%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 124 (41.75%) Business Intelligence
2 81 (27.27%) Agile
3 68 (22.90%) CRM
3 68 (22.90%) Problem-Solving
4 65 (21.89%) DevOps
5 46 (15.49%) Migration
6 29 (9.76%) Data Modelling
7 27 (9.09%) Data Integration
8 26 (8.75%) Customer Service
8 26 (8.75%) Workflow
9 25 (8.42%) CI/CD
10 24 (8.08%) Visualisation
11 21 (7.07%) Stakeholder Management
12 18 (6.06%) Analytics
12 18 (6.06%) Project Management
12 18 (6.06%) Translating Business Requirements
13 17 (5.72%) User Experience
14 16 (5.39%) Artificial Intelligence
14 16 (5.39%) Continuous Improvement
14 16 (5.39%) Customer Engagement
Programming Languages
1 82 (27.61%) C#
1 82 (27.61%) JavaScript
2 77 (25.93%) SQL
3 41 (13.80%) PowerShell
4 22 (7.41%) Python
5 17 (5.72%) TypeScript
6 9 (3.03%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 7 (2.36%) Bash
7 7 (2.36%) Bicep
8 6 (2.02%) Java
9 3 (1.01%) X++
10 2 (0.67%) Formula Language
10 2 (0.67%) Groovy
10 2 (0.67%) Ruby
10 2 (0.67%) T-SQL
10 2 (0.67%) VBA
11 1 (0.34%) LotusScript
11 1 (0.34%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.34%) VB
11 1 (0.34%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 42 (14.14%) Security Cleared
2 32 (10.77%) SC Cleared
3 18 (6.06%) Degree
4 15 (5.05%) Microsoft Certification
5 8 (2.69%) BPSS Clearance
6 6 (2.02%) Azure Certification
7 4 (1.35%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (0.67%) DV Cleared
8 2 (0.67%) ISTQB
8 2 (0.67%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
9 1 (0.34%) BC Cleared
9 1 (0.34%) CISSP
9 1 (0.34%) CTC Cleared
9 1 (0.34%) DBS Check
9 1 (0.34%) GCFA
9 1 (0.34%) GCIH
9 1 (0.34%) MCSA
9 1 (0.34%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (3.37%) QA
2 6 (2.02%) Data Quality
2 6 (2.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (1.35%) Accessibility
3 4 (1.35%) Disclosure Scotland
3 4 (1.35%) GDPR
4 3 (1.01%) PMO
5 2 (0.67%) P3O
6 1 (0.34%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 1 (0.34%) ISO 22301
6 1 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 1 (0.34%) NIST
6 1 (0.34%) SLA
System Software
1 8 (2.69%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.67%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.34%) Docker
3 1 (0.34%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.34%) Microsoft App-V
3 1 (0.34%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 9 (3.03%) Terraform
2 7 (2.36%) Grafana
2 7 (2.36%) Prometheus
3 5 (1.68%) HP ALM
3 5 (1.68%) Kubernetes
4 3 (1.01%) Ansible
4 3 (1.01%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (1.01%) Progress Chef
4 3 (1.01%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.67%) SCCM
6 1 (0.34%) Istio
6 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Clustering
Vendors
1 187 (62.96%) Microsoft
2 6 (2.02%) ServiceNow
3 5 (1.68%) HP
4 4 (1.35%) Blue Prism
4 4 (1.35%) Nintex
4 4 (1.35%) Workday
5 3 (1.01%) Salesforce
5 3 (1.01%) SAP
6 2 (0.67%) Databricks
6 2 (0.67%) Oracle
7 1 (0.34%) Cisco
7 1 (0.34%) Cognizant
7 1 (0.34%) ESRI
7 1 (0.34%) Google
7 1 (0.34%) HubSpot
7 1 (0.34%) Lotus
7 1 (0.34%) MuleSoft
7 1 (0.34%) OpenAI
7 1 (0.34%) Planview
7 1 (0.34%) Virgin Media