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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 259 252 376
Rank change year-on-year -7 +124 +61
Contract jobs citing Power Automate 337 364 270
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.02% 0.94% 0.54%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.72% 2.75% 1.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 208 244 192
10th Percentile £363 £329 £351
25th Percentile £413 £410 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - -5.66%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £613
90th Percentile £638 £655 £675
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £494 £500
% change year-on-year -3.80% -1.25% -5.21%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 1
10th Percentile £25.55 - -
25th Percentile £32.00 - £26.25
Median hourly rate £34.00 - £27.50
75th Percentile £36.00 - £28.75
90th Percentile £50.78 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £34.43 - £27.50
% change year-on-year - - +12.89%

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 12,372 13,215 17,759
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 37.55% 34.30% 35.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,253 8,897 12,770
10th Percentile £312 £313 £313
25th Percentile £410 £420 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -2.27%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £738 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 290 194 337
10th Percentile £15.50 £15.64 £14.97
25th Percentile £18.87 £20.56 £18.50
Median hourly rate £28.00 £31.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -9.68% -11.43% +62.79%
75th Percentile £53.75 £63.44 £66.00
90th Percentile £67.28 £70.00 £78.17
UK excluding London median hourly rate £19.00 £30.00 £26.00
% change year-on-year -36.67% +15.38% +35.06%

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
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 19 September 2025.

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 19 September 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Power Automate in the UK

Power Automate
Top 15 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 19 September 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 -8 305 £500 - 209
London +14 190 £525 +5.00% 90
UK excluding London -25 106 £475 -3.80% 185
Work from Home -3 104 £500 +5.26% 135
North of England -17 33 £475 -8.43% 36
Midlands -17 32 £500 +11.11% 26
West Midlands -14 26 £490 +8.89% 16
South West -1 21 £450 -21.05% 8
North West -4 17 £450 -5.26% 16
Yorkshire -13 14 £500 -10.95% 15
Scotland -7 8 £450 -3.23% 24
East of England -6 7 £450 +7.14% 13
South East +1 6 £575 +10.05% 63
East Midlands -1 5 £575 +9.52% 7
North East - 2 - - 6

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
1 111 (32.94%) SharePoint
2 11 (3.26%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (2.67%) HCL Notes
4 7 (2.08%) Confluence
5 5 (1.48%) SharePoint 2010
6 4 (1.19%) IIS
7 2 (0.59%) Moodle
7 2 (0.59%) OpenEdge
8 1 (0.30%) Mendix
8 1 (0.30%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 20 (5.93%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (2.67%) MS Visio
3 8 (2.37%) Microsoft Office
4 7 (2.08%) InfoPath
4 7 (2.08%) Microsoft Project
5 6 (1.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.30%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 65 (19.29%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.19%) Dynamics AX
3 3 (0.89%) Dynamics NAV
3 3 (0.89%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.59%) Unit4 Business World
5 1 (0.30%) FastStats
5 1 (0.30%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.30%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 303 (89.91%) Power Platform
2 242 (71.81%) PowerApps
3 159 (47.18%) Azure
4 115 (34.12%) Dynamics 365
5 100 (29.67%) Microsoft 365
6 56 (16.62%) Azure DevOps
7 38 (11.28%) Microsoft Copilot
8 34 (10.09%) Azure Logic Apps
9 28 (8.31%) Entra ID
10 25 (7.42%) Copilot Studio
11 22 (6.53%) Azure Functions
11 22 (6.53%) Serverless
12 21 (6.23%) Azure Monitor
13 17 (5.04%) OneDrive
14 14 (4.15%) Azure Service Bus
15 9 (2.67%) GitHub
15 9 (2.67%) ShareGate
16 8 (2.37%) Azure Data Factory
17 7 (2.08%) Azure Synapse Analytics
17 7 (2.08%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 10 (2.97%) HTTP
2 1 (0.30%) DKIM
2 1 (0.30%) DMARC
2 1 (0.30%) Firewall
2 1 (0.30%) Internet
2 1 (0.30%) PSTN
2 1 (0.30%) Skype
2 1 (0.30%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 151 (44.81%) Power BI
2 20 (5.93%) SQL Server
3 15 (4.45%) Relational Database
4 13 (3.86%) Power Query
5 11 (3.26%) Azure SQL Database
6 8 (2.37%) Tableau
7 6 (1.78%) Metadata
8 5 (1.48%) Data Warehouse
9 4 (1.19%) MySQL
10 3 (0.89%) Oracle Database
10 3 (0.89%) PostgreSQL
10 3 (0.89%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 2 (0.59%) PowerPivot
11 2 (0.59%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 1 (0.30%) Data Lake
12 1 (0.30%) GIS
12 1 (0.30%) MariaDB
12 1 (0.30%) MongoDB
12 1 (0.30%) NoSQL
12 1 (0.30%) Redis
Development Applications
1 33 (9.79%) JIRA
2 24 (7.12%) Git
3 6 (1.78%) GitLab
3 6 (1.78%) SonarQube
4 3 (0.89%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.59%) Bitbucket
5 2 (0.59%) Postman
5 2 (0.59%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.30%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 124 (36.80%) Social Skills
2 54 (16.02%) Finance
3 44 (13.06%) Public Sector
4 30 (8.90%) Analytical Skills
5 22 (6.53%) Banking
6 10 (2.97%) Marketing
7 7 (2.08%) Retail
8 6 (1.78%) Legal
8 6 (1.78%) Manufacturing
9 5 (1.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 4 (1.19%) Documentation Skills
10 4 (1.19%) Law
11 3 (0.89%) Corporate Banking
11 3 (0.89%) Investment Banking
11 3 (0.89%) Local Government
11 3 (0.89%) Telecoms
12 2 (0.59%) Automotive
12 2 (0.59%) Back Office
12 2 (0.59%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (0.59%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 150 (44.51%) Developer
2 50 (14.84%) Power Platform Developer
3 36 (10.68%) Consultant
4 27 (8.01%) Architect
5 26 (7.72%) Dynamics 365 Developer
5 26 (7.72%) Power Apps Developer
6 24 (7.12%) Lead
7 22 (6.53%) Applications Developer
8 21 (6.23%) Analyst
9 17 (5.04%) Senior
10 14 (4.15%) Microsoft Developer
11 12 (3.56%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
11 12 (3.56%) Senior Developer
11 12 (3.56%) Solutions Architect
12 11 (3.26%) CRM Developer
12 11 (3.26%) Dynamics 365 Architect
12 11 (3.26%) Functional Consultant
12 11 (3.26%) Platform Engineer
13 10 (2.97%) Business Analyst
13 10 (2.97%) Power Platform Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 50 (14.84%) .NET
2 40 (11.87%) HTML
3 32 (9.50%) REST
4 27 (8.01%) HTML5 Canvas
5 22 (6.53%) CSS
6 19 (5.64%) JSON
7 15 (4.45%) XML
8 14 (4.15%) SOAP
9 13 (3.86%) AngularJS
10 12 (3.56%) Microsoft Graph
10 12 (3.56%) React
11 9 (2.67%) JMS
11 9 (2.67%) XSD
12 8 (2.37%) .NET Core
13 6 (1.78%) .NET Framework
13 6 (1.78%) ASP.NET Web API
14 5 (1.48%) ARM Templates
14 5 (1.48%) ASP.NET
14 5 (1.48%) Web Services
15 4 (1.19%) LangChain
Miscellaneous
1 33 (9.79%) Low-Code
2 11 (3.26%) AI Agents
2 11 (3.26%) Virtual Team
3 7 (2.08%) Legacy Systems
3 7 (2.08%) Self-Motivation
4 6 (1.78%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 4 (1.19%) Derivative
5 4 (1.19%) IVR
5 4 (1.19%) Legacy Applications
5 4 (1.19%) Mobile App
6 3 (0.89%) Data Fabric
6 3 (0.89%) Enterprise Software
6 3 (0.89%) Greenfield Project
6 3 (0.89%) IoT
6 3 (0.89%) Onboarding
6 3 (0.89%) Product Ownership
6 3 (0.89%) Shadow IT
7 2 (0.59%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (0.59%) Cloud Native
7 2 (0.59%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 14 (4.15%) Windows
2 8 (2.37%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.30%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 146 (43.32%) Business Intelligence
2 106 (31.45%) Agile
3 77 (22.85%) DevOps
4 72 (21.36%) Problem-Solving
5 66 (19.58%) CRM
6 48 (14.24%) Migration
7 38 (11.28%) CI/CD
8 37 (10.98%) Data Modelling
9 32 (9.50%) Artificial Intelligence
10 29 (8.61%) Workflow
11 28 (8.31%) Customer Service
12 27 (8.01%) Visualisation
13 25 (7.42%) Stakeholder Management
13 25 (7.42%) Translating Business Requirements
14 23 (6.82%) Analytics
14 23 (6.82%) Data Integration
15 22 (6.53%) Customer Engagement
15 22 (6.53%) Data Protection
15 22 (6.53%) Scrum
16 21 (6.23%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 73 (21.66%) JavaScript
2 72 (21.36%) C#
3 66 (19.58%) SQL
4 43 (12.76%) PowerShell
5 27 (8.01%) Python
6 8 (2.37%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 7 (2.08%) Bicep
8 6 (1.78%) Bash
9 5 (1.48%) T-SQL
9 5 (1.48%) TypeScript
10 4 (1.19%) Formula Language
10 4 (1.19%) LotusScript
10 4 (1.19%) X++
11 2 (0.59%) Java
11 2 (0.59%) Korn
11 2 (0.59%) VB
11 2 (0.59%) VBA
12 1 (0.30%) Kusto Query Language
12 1 (0.30%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.30%) R
Qualifications
1 60 (17.80%) Security Cleared
2 50 (14.84%) SC Cleared
3 28 (8.31%) Microsoft Certification
4 20 (5.93%) Degree
5 7 (2.08%) Azure Certification
6 6 (1.78%) BPSS Clearance
7 4 (1.19%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (0.59%) DV Cleared
8 2 (0.59%) ISTQB
8 2 (0.59%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
9 1 (0.30%) CISSP
9 1 (0.30%) CTC Cleared
9 1 (0.30%) GCFA
9 1 (0.30%) GCIH
9 1 (0.30%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 1 (0.30%) PMI Certification
9 1 (0.30%) PMP
9 1 (0.30%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (5.64%) QA
2 8 (2.37%) GDPR
3 6 (1.78%) Accessibility
3 6 (1.78%) Data Quality
3 6 (1.78%) PMO
4 3 (0.89%) Disclosure Scotland
4 3 (0.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.59%) NIST
6 1 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.30%) EU AI Act
6 1 (0.30%) HIPAA
6 1 (0.30%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 1 (0.30%) ISO 22301
6 1 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 1 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 42001
6 1 (0.30%) P3O
6 1 (0.30%) SLA
6 1 (0.30%) WCAG
System Software
1 21 (6.23%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.30%) Docker
2 1 (0.30%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (0.30%) VMware ESXi
2 1 (0.30%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 9 (2.67%) Kubernetes
1 9 (2.67%) Terraform
2 6 (1.78%) Grafana
2 6 (1.78%) Prometheus
3 5 (1.48%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (1.19%) HP ALM
4 4 (1.19%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.59%) SCCM
6 1 (0.30%) Ansible
6 1 (0.30%) Istio
6 1 (0.30%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 249 (73.89%) Microsoft
2 14 (4.15%) ServiceNow
3 12 (3.56%) Blue Prism
4 11 (3.26%) SAP
5 9 (2.67%) Lotus
6 8 (2.37%) Salesforce
7 6 (1.78%) DocuSign
8 5 (1.48%) OpenAI
9 4 (1.19%) HP
9 4 (1.19%) Nintex
10 3 (0.89%) Oracle
11 2 (0.59%) Adobe
11 2 (0.59%) Automation Anywhere
11 2 (0.59%) Brio
11 2 (0.59%) Cisco
11 2 (0.59%) UiPath
12 1 (0.30%) Databricks
12 1 (0.30%) Google
12 1 (0.30%) Instagram
12 1 (0.30%) Virgin Media