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

6 months to
8 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 260 267 245
Rank change year-on-year +7 -22 +132
Contract jobs citing Power Automate 566 328 370
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.04% 0.99% 0.98%
As % of the Cloud Services category 3.00% 2.60% 2.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 391 203 245
10th Percentile £306 £363 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% - -
75th Percentile £538 £575 £590
90th Percentile £590 £638 £650
UK excluding London median daily rate £460 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -3.16% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 4 0
10th Percentile £26.57 £24.48 -
25th Percentile £29.96 £29.31 -
Median hourly rate £38.25 £33.94 -
Median % change year-on-year +12.70% - -
75th Percentile £53.00 £35.24 -
90th Percentile £57.50 £35.69 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.25 £33.88 -
% change year-on-year +12.90% - -

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 18,886 12,619 13,040
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 34.63% 38.18% 34.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,525 8,413 8,640
10th Percentile £325 £310 £313
25th Percentile £425 £410 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £625 £613 £638
90th Percentile £715 £713 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 633 288 184
10th Percentile £15.50 £15.43 £16.30
25th Percentile £17.75 £18.87 £22.00
Median hourly rate £30.00 £25.15 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +19.28% -28.14% +6.06%
75th Percentile £67.50 £47.12 £65.04
90th Percentile £79.00 £67.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £30.00 £19.00 £33.93
% change year-on-year +57.89% -44.00% +46.00%

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 October 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 October 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Power Automate in the UK

Power Automate
Top 18 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 October 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 +18 502 £488 -2.50% 473
London -11 282 £498 -5.24% 214
UK excluding London +24 247 £460 -3.16% 308
Work from Home -52 124 £500 - 261
Midlands -2 78 £425 -15.00% 49
North of England -26 65 £500 +5.26% 79
West Midlands -6 61 £425 -13.27% 31
North West -14 46 £500 +11.11% 40
South East -36 34 £438 -20.99% 64
Scotland +3 29 £463 +2.78% 27
South West -39 18 £365 -14.12% 36
East Midlands -2 16 £473 -17.70% 18
East of England -26 15 £475 +5.56% 31
Yorkshire -34 15 £625 +21.95% 31
Northern Ireland - 7 £334 - 16
North East - 4 £550 - 10
Wales -5 3 £550 - 10
Channel Islands - 1 £450 -

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
1 193 (34.10%) SharePoint
2 33 (5.83%) Microsoft Exchange
3 23 (4.06%) SharePoint Server
4 8 (1.41%) Confluence
5 4 (0.71%) Oracle Workflow
5 4 (0.71%) SharePoint 2013
6 3 (0.53%) Mendix
7 2 (0.35%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.35%) IIS
7 2 (0.35%) Skype for Business
8 1 (0.18%) Appian
8 1 (0.18%) Drupal
8 1 (0.18%) Liferay
Applications
1 43 (7.60%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.24%) Chatbot
2 7 (1.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.53%) 1Password
3 3 (0.53%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.53%) Microsoft Project
3 3 (0.53%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.18%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 84 (14.84%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.71%) Dynamics AX
2 4 (0.71%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.35%) Dynamics GP
3 2 (0.35%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.18%) Aladdin
4 1 (0.18%) Primavera
4 1 (0.18%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.18%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 485 (85.69%) Power Platform
2 398 (70.32%) PowerApps
3 297 (52.47%) Azure
4 204 (36.04%) Dynamics 365
5 156 (27.56%) Microsoft 365
6 155 (27.39%) Microsoft Copilot
7 126 (22.26%) Azure DevOps
8 86 (15.19%) Copilot Studio
9 68 (12.01%) Azure Logic Apps
10 65 (11.48%) Azure Functions
10 65 (11.48%) Serverless
11 54 (9.54%) Entra ID
12 45 (7.95%) OneDrive
13 35 (6.18%) Azure AI
13 35 (6.18%) GitHub
14 27 (4.77%) Azure Service Bus
15 23 (4.06%) Microsoft Purview
16 20 (3.53%) GitHub Actions
17 16 (2.83%) AWS
18 10 (1.77%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.41%) DNS
1 8 (1.41%) Firewall
2 7 (1.24%) VPN
3 5 (0.88%) Intranet
4 3 (0.53%) HTTPS
5 2 (0.35%) Skype
5 2 (0.35%) SMS
6 1 (0.18%) HTTP
6 1 (0.18%) Internet
6 1 (0.18%) LAN
6 1 (0.18%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.18%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 233 (41.17%) Power BI
2 46 (8.13%) SQL Server
3 31 (5.48%) Power Query
4 21 (3.71%) Metadata
5 13 (2.30%) Data Warehouse
6 10 (1.77%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 9 (1.59%) Data Lake
8 7 (1.24%) Star Schema
9 6 (1.06%) Azure SQL Database
10 5 (0.88%) PowerPivot
11 4 (0.71%) EDRMS
11 4 (0.71%) GIS
11 4 (0.71%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 2 (0.35%) Data Mining
12 2 (0.35%) MS Access
12 2 (0.35%) Oracle Database
12 2 (0.35%) Relational Database
12 2 (0.35%) Spark SQL
12 2 (0.35%) Spatial Data
12 2 (0.35%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 22 (3.89%) JIRA
2 21 (3.71%) Visual Studio
3 20 (3.53%) Git
4 13 (2.30%) Selenium
5 11 (1.94%) Cypress.io
5 11 (1.94%) Postman
5 11 (1.94%) WebDriver
6 10 (1.77%) Cucumber
7 4 (0.71%) Oracle Forms
7 4 (0.71%) Visual Studio Code
8 3 (0.53%) JDeveloper
8 3 (0.53%) MSTest
8 3 (0.53%) NUnit
8 3 (0.53%) Protractor
9 2 (0.35%) REST Assured
9 2 (0.35%) Team Foundation Server
9 2 (0.35%) TestRail
10 1 (0.18%) Artifactory
10 1 (0.18%) SpecFlow
10 1 (0.18%) Terragrunt
General
1 229 (40.46%) Social Skills
2 128 (22.61%) Finance
3 90 (15.90%) Public Sector
4 74 (13.07%) Analytical Skills
5 38 (6.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 28 (4.95%) Marketing
7 19 (3.36%) Banking
7 19 (3.36%) Documentation Skills
8 11 (1.94%) Manufacturing
9 10 (1.77%) Law
10 8 (1.41%) Legal
10 8 (1.41%) Local Government
10 8 (1.41%) Retail
11 6 (1.06%) Aerospace
11 6 (1.06%) Back Office
11 6 (1.06%) Investment Banking
11 6 (1.06%) Military
11 6 (1.06%) Organisational Skills
12 5 (0.88%) Influencing Skills
13 4 (0.71%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 247 (43.64%) Developer
2 89 (15.72%) Power Platform Developer
3 65 (11.48%) Senior
4 61 (10.78%) Dynamics 365 Developer
5 60 (10.60%) Consultant
6 56 (9.89%) Analyst
7 55 (9.72%) Architect
8 37 (6.54%) Senior Developer
9 36 (6.36%) Lead
10 28 (4.95%) Microsoft Developer
10 28 (4.95%) Solutions Architect
11 23 (4.06%) SharePoint Developer
12 21 (3.71%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
13 19 (3.36%) Power Platform Engineer
14 18 (3.18%) Data Analyst
14 18 (3.18%) Power Platform Architect
15 16 (2.83%) Administrator
15 16 (2.83%) Dynamics 365 Architect
16 15 (2.65%) Power Apps Developer
17 14 (2.47%) Dynamics 365 Solution Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 73 (12.90%) .NET
2 50 (8.83%) REST
3 47 (8.30%) JSON
4 29 (5.12%) HTML5 Canvas
5 28 (4.95%) HTML
6 23 (4.06%) CSS
6 23 (4.06%) Microsoft Graph
7 21 (3.71%) React
7 21 (3.71%) SPFx
8 19 (3.36%) XML
9 18 (3.18%) Terraform
10 13 (2.30%) Middleware
10 13 (2.30%) XSLT
11 11 (1.94%) Gherkin
11 11 (1.94%) OAuth
11 11 (1.94%) RESTful
12 9 (1.59%) ASP.NET Web API
12 9 (1.59%) SOAP
13 8 (1.41%) ASP.NET
14 7 (1.24%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 39 (6.89%) Low-Code
2 34 (6.01%) Enterprise Software
2 34 (6.01%) Management Information System
2 34 (6.01%) Product Ownership
3 30 (5.30%) AI Agents
4 20 (3.53%) Data Structures
5 18 (3.18%) Legacy Systems
6 15 (2.65%) Virtual Team
7 12 (2.12%) Onboarding
7 12 (2.12%) Taxonomies
8 10 (1.77%) Self-Motivation
9 8 (1.41%) BYOD
10 5 (0.88%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 4 (0.71%) Analytical Mindset
11 4 (0.71%) NHS
12 3 (0.53%) Housing Association
12 3 (0.53%) Life Science
12 3 (0.53%) Microsoft Licensing
13 2 (0.35%) Data Protection Act
13 2 (0.35%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 7 (1.24%) Windows
2 1 (0.18%) Linux
2 1 (0.18%) Unix
2 1 (0.18%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 238 (42.05%) Business Intelligence
2 176 (31.10%) Agile
3 169 (29.86%) AI
4 167 (29.51%) DevOps
5 125 (22.08%) CI/CD
6 118 (20.85%) Problem-Solving
7 108 (19.08%) Stakeholder Management
8 101 (17.84%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 97 (17.14%) CRM
10 90 (15.90%) Data Modelling
11 86 (15.19%) Continuous Improvement
12 78 (13.78%) Migration
13 74 (13.07%) Workflow
14 59 (10.42%) Analytics
15 57 (10.07%) Technical Leadership
16 53 (9.36%) Translating Business Requirements
17 46 (8.13%) Scrum
18 44 (7.77%) Customer Service
19 43 (7.60%) Mentoring
20 42 (7.42%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 144 (25.44%) JavaScript
2 142 (25.09%) C#
3 107 (18.90%) SQL
4 43 (7.60%) PowerShell
5 39 (6.89%) Python
6 34 (6.01%) TypeScript
7 25 (4.42%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 16 (2.83%) X++
9 8 (1.41%) T-SQL
10 6 (1.06%) Bicep
11 5 (0.88%) Java
11 5 (0.88%) VBA
12 4 (0.71%) PL/SQL
13 3 (0.53%) Bash
13 3 (0.53%) Korn
14 1 (0.18%) COBOL
14 1 (0.18%) Kusto Query Language
14 1 (0.18%) R
14 1 (0.18%) Shell Script
14 1 (0.18%) VB
Qualifications
1 107 (18.90%) Security Cleared
2 87 (15.37%) SC Cleared
3 73 (12.90%) Microsoft Certification
4 60 (10.60%) Degree
5 25 (4.42%) BPSS Clearance
6 19 (3.36%) Azure Certification
7 14 (2.47%) Computer Science Degree
8 11 (1.94%) ISTQB
9 9 (1.59%) PMI Certification
9 9 (1.59%) PMP
10 6 (1.06%) DV Cleared
11 4 (0.71%) AWS Certification
12 3 (0.53%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
13 2 (0.35%) ACCA
13 2 (0.35%) CIMA
13 2 (0.35%) DBS Check
14 1 (0.18%) CISM
14 1 (0.18%) CISSP
14 1 (0.18%) CTC Cleared
14 1 (0.18%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (9.89%) Data Quality
2 45 (7.95%) Accessibility
3 33 (5.83%) GDPR
4 26 (4.59%) QA
5 22 (3.89%) WCAG
6 9 (1.59%) PMO
7 7 (1.24%) NIST
8 5 (0.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 4 (0.71%) SLA
10 3 (0.53%) Actionable Recommendations
10 3 (0.53%) ISO 19650
10 3 (0.53%) ISO 22301
10 3 (0.53%) NIST 800
10 3 (0.53%) SOC 2
11 2 (0.35%) Disclosure Scotland
12 1 (0.18%) GRC
12 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 1 (0.18%) MiFID
System Software
1 21 (3.71%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.88%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (0.35%) Docker
Systems Management
1 16 (2.83%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (2.12%) Kubernetes
3 10 (1.77%) Grafana
4 9 (1.59%) Prometheus
5 5 (0.88%) Jamf Pro
6 3 (0.53%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 1 (0.18%) Argo
7 1 (0.18%) SCCM
Vendors
1 445 (78.62%) Microsoft
2 21 (3.71%) ServiceNow
3 16 (2.83%) Oracle
4 15 (2.65%) Databricks
4 15 (2.65%) SAP
4 15 (2.65%) UiPath
5 12 (2.12%) Foundry
5 12 (2.12%) OpenAI
6 11 (1.94%) Salesforce
7 8 (1.41%) Blue Prism
7 8 (1.41%) Dynatrace
8 7 (1.24%) AppDynamics
8 7 (1.24%) Splunk
9 6 (1.06%) Google
10 5 (0.88%) Workday
11 4 (0.71%) Pega
11 4 (0.71%) Planview
12 3 (0.53%) Alteryx
12 3 (0.53%) Autodesk
12 3 (0.53%) CyberArk