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

6 months to
24 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 242 207 297
Rank change year-on-year -35 +90 +76
Contract jobs citing Power Automate 458 384 309
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.12% 1.27% 0.70%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.96% 3.37% 2.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 310 262 211
10th Percentile £353 £364 £330
25th Percentile £413 £425 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.76%
75th Percentile £559 £588 £600
90th Percentile £626 £630 £675
UK excluding London median daily rate £484 £455 £485
% change year-on-year +6.32% -6.19% -3.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile £26.21 - -
25th Percentile £27.71 - -
Median hourly rate £90.00 - -
75th Percentile £100.00 - -
90th Percentile £103.30 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £95.00 - -

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 15,488 11,383 14,752
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 37.80% 37.68% 33.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,641 7,699 10,509
10th Percentile £311 £313 £288
25th Percentile £406 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £600 £632 £634
90th Percentile £700 £725 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £491 £500
% change year-on-year -3.26% -1.80% -1.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted 395 178 338
10th Percentile £15.00 £16.60 £14.09
25th Percentile £20.31 £21.46 £16.06
Median hourly rate £37.50 £27.50 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year +36.36% +27.91% -14.00%
75th Percentile £60.00 £44.31 £46.18
90th Percentile £80.12 £76.01 £65.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £42.69 £24.18 £19.12
% change year-on-year +76.53% +26.46% -8.95%

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 24 February 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 24 February 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 24 February 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 -28 385 £500 +3.63% 149
London -12 234 £500 - 63
UK excluding London -28 170 £484 +6.32% 128
Work from Home -7 143 £525 +5.00% 79
North of England -52 50 £500 +6.38% 28
Midlands -62 35 £463 +1.65% 25
North West -18 34 £450 -4.26% 18
West Midlands -61 28 £475 +5.56% 16
South East -17 27 £505 +12.22% 41
Scotland +15 22 £438 +2.94% 9
South West -14 21 £400 -29.20% 16
Wales +8 14 £308 +17.14% 7
Yorkshire -56 12 £525 +11.11% 5
East Midlands -27 7 £450 -10.00% 8
North East -16 4 £365 -21.51% 6
East of England -26 2 - - 3

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
1 142 (31.00%) SharePoint
2 14 (3.06%) HCL Notes
3 11 (2.40%) Microsoft Exchange
4 9 (1.97%) Mendix
5 8 (1.75%) Appian
6 7 (1.53%) Confluence
7 2 (0.44%) Camunda
7 2 (0.44%) CMS
7 2 (0.44%) IIS
7 2 (0.44%) SharePoint 2013
8 1 (0.22%) Oracle Workflow
8 1 (0.22%) Orchard CMS
8 1 (0.22%) SAS
8 1 (0.22%) SharePoint 2010
8 1 (0.22%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 41 (8.95%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (1.97%) MS Visio
3 4 (0.87%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.87%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.44%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.22%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.22%) InfoPath
Business Applications
1 85 (18.56%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.87%) Dynamics NAV
3 3 (0.66%) Dynamics AX
3 3 (0.66%) ResourceLink
4 2 (0.44%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.44%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.22%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.22%) SAP IBP
5 1 (0.22%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 385 (84.06%) Power Platform
2 304 (66.38%) PowerApps
3 254 (55.46%) Azure
4 154 (33.62%) Dynamics 365
5 124 (27.07%) Microsoft 365
6 92 (20.09%) Azure DevOps
7 76 (16.59%) Microsoft Copilot
8 62 (13.54%) Azure Logic Apps
9 59 (12.88%) Copilot Studio
10 58 (12.66%) Azure Functions
10 58 (12.66%) Serverless
11 38 (8.30%) Azure Service Bus
11 38 (8.30%) Entra ID
12 36 (7.86%) Azure Data Factory
13 27 (5.90%) Azure AI
13 27 (5.90%) OneDrive
14 24 (5.24%) GitHub
15 17 (3.71%) Azure Monitor
16 14 (3.06%) GitHub Actions
17 13 (2.84%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 7 (1.53%) HTTP
2 1 (0.22%) Firewall
2 1 (0.22%) Intranet
2 1 (0.22%) LAN
2 1 (0.22%) Network Security
2 1 (0.22%) SD-WAN
2 1 (0.22%) Skype
2 1 (0.22%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 241 (52.62%) Power BI
2 22 (4.80%) SQL Server
3 18 (3.93%) Power Query
4 11 (2.40%) Data Warehouse
5 10 (2.18%) Oracle Database
6 8 (1.75%) Pinecone
7 6 (1.31%) Azure SQL Database
7 6 (1.31%) Metadata
7 6 (1.31%) Relational Database
7 6 (1.31%) Tableau
8 5 (1.09%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 4 (0.87%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 2 (0.44%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 2 (0.44%) GIS
10 2 (0.44%) Oracle Reports
10 2 (0.44%) Snowflake Schema
11 1 (0.22%) Data Lake
11 1 (0.22%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
11 1 (0.22%) PowerPivot
11 1 (0.22%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 32 (6.99%) JIRA
2 23 (5.02%) Git
3 8 (1.75%) MLflow
4 5 (1.09%) Visual Studio
5 4 (0.87%) Postman
5 4 (0.87%) SonarQube
6 2 (0.44%) GitLab
6 2 (0.44%) JDeveloper
6 2 (0.44%) JUnit
6 2 (0.44%) Zephyr
7 1 (0.22%) Artifactory
7 1 (0.22%) Gatling
7 1 (0.22%) gulp
7 1 (0.22%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.22%) JMeter
7 1 (0.22%) Maven
7 1 (0.22%) Octopus Deploy
7 1 (0.22%) Yeoman
General
1 164 (35.81%) Social Skills
2 89 (19.43%) Finance
3 77 (16.81%) Public Sector
4 35 (7.64%) Analytical Skills
5 24 (5.24%) Banking
6 18 (3.93%) Marketing
7 17 (3.71%) Documentation Skills
8 9 (1.97%) Financial Institution
9 8 (1.75%) Legal
10 7 (1.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 7 (1.53%) Retail
11 6 (1.31%) Presentation Skills
12 5 (1.09%) Investment Banking
12 5 (1.09%) Law
13 4 (0.87%) Manufacturing
14 3 (0.66%) Back Office
14 3 (0.66%) Local Government
15 2 (0.44%) Corporate Banking
15 2 (0.44%) German Language
15 2 (0.44%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 192 (41.92%) Developer
2 76 (16.59%) Power Platform Developer
3 52 (11.35%) Analyst
4 40 (8.73%) Consultant
5 39 (8.52%) Dynamics 365 Developer
6 37 (8.08%) Senior
7 35 (7.64%) Architect
8 27 (5.90%) Applications Developer
8 27 (5.90%) Power Apps Developer
9 24 (5.24%) Microsoft Developer
9 24 (5.24%) Senior Developer
10 23 (5.02%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
11 21 (4.59%) Lead
12 18 (3.93%) Business Analyst
12 18 (3.93%) Power Platform Architect
13 17 (3.71%) Automation Engineer
13 17 (3.71%) Platform Architect
14 13 (2.84%) Business Intelligence Developer
15 12 (2.62%) Microsoft Engineer
16 11 (2.40%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 55 (12.01%) .NET
2 45 (9.83%) REST
3 28 (6.11%) HTML5 Canvas
4 24 (5.24%) HTML
4 24 (5.24%) Microsoft Graph
5 22 (4.80%) JSON
6 18 (3.93%) RESTful
7 17 (3.71%) OAuth
8 13 (2.84%) CSS
8 13 (2.84%) React
9 12 (2.62%) NumPy
9 12 (2.62%) Pandas
9 12 (2.62%) Web Services
10 11 (2.40%) FastAPI
10 11 (2.40%) Flask
11 9 (1.97%) ASP.NET Web API
11 9 (1.97%) Swagger
12 8 (1.75%) pytest
12 8 (1.75%) scikit-learn
12 8 (1.75%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 61 (13.32%) Low-Code
2 26 (5.68%) AI Agents
3 20 (4.37%) Product Ownership
4 14 (3.06%) Data Structures
4 14 (3.06%) Onboarding
5 13 (2.84%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 13 (2.84%) Legacy Systems
6 8 (1.75%) Data Protection Act
7 4 (0.87%) NHS
8 3 (0.66%) Data Fabric
8 3 (0.66%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (0.66%) IVR
8 3 (0.66%) PKI
8 3 (0.66%) Taxonomies
9 2 (0.44%) Analytical Mindset
9 2 (0.44%) Linux Command Line
9 2 (0.44%) Microsoft Licensing
10 1 (0.22%) Autonomous Agent
10 1 (0.22%) Legacy Applications
10 1 (0.22%) Legacy Code
Operating Systems
1 3 (0.66%) Windows
2 2 (0.44%) Mac OS
2 2 (0.44%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.22%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 242 (52.84%) Business Intelligence
2 122 (26.64%) DevOps
3 108 (23.58%) Agile
4 89 (19.43%) CRM
5 88 (19.21%) Data Modelling
6 76 (16.59%) CI/CD
7 74 (16.16%) Analytics
8 71 (15.50%) Problem-Solving
9 68 (14.85%) AI
10 51 (11.14%) Workflow
11 45 (9.83%) Stakeholder Management
12 39 (8.52%) Continuous Improvement
13 37 (8.08%) Data Governance
14 36 (7.86%) User Experience
15 35 (7.64%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 34 (7.42%) API Integration
17 33 (7.21%) Scrum
18 32 (6.99%) ERP
18 32 (6.99%) Integration Patterns
19 31 (6.77%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 93 (20.31%) JavaScript
2 92 (20.09%) SQL
3 87 (19.00%) C#
4 51 (11.14%) PowerShell
5 44 (9.61%) Python
6 28 (6.11%) TypeScript
7 25 (5.46%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 10 (2.18%) Formula Language
8 10 (2.18%) LotusScript
9 8 (1.75%) R
10 6 (1.31%) Kusto Query Language
11 5 (1.09%) T-SQL
11 5 (1.09%) X++
12 4 (0.87%) Java
12 4 (0.87%) VBA
13 3 (0.66%) Bash
14 2 (0.44%) AppleScript
14 2 (0.44%) Bicep
14 2 (0.44%) Google Apps Script
15 1 (0.22%) Korn
Qualifications
1 87 (19.00%) Security Cleared
2 69 (15.07%) SC Cleared
3 40 (8.73%) Degree
4 31 (6.77%) Microsoft Certification
5 14 (3.06%) BPSS Clearance
6 12 (2.62%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (0.87%) Master's Degree
8 3 (0.66%) Azure Certification
8 3 (0.66%) DV Cleared
8 3 (0.66%) ISTQB
9 2 (0.44%) CTC Cleared
9 2 (0.44%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 2 (0.44%) MBA
10 1 (0.22%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.22%) CIMA
10 1 (0.22%) PMI Certification
10 1 (0.22%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (5.68%) Data Quality
2 13 (2.84%) Accessibility
3 9 (1.97%) QA
4 8 (1.75%) GDPR
5 6 (1.31%) PMO
6 4 (0.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 2 (0.44%) Disclosure Scotland
7 2 (0.44%) HIPAA
7 2 (0.44%) WCAG
8 1 (0.22%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 1 (0.22%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.22%) SLA
System Software
1 32 (6.99%) Active Directory
2 9 (1.97%) Docker
Systems Management
1 16 (3.49%) Kubernetes
2 10 (2.18%) Terraform
3 5 (1.09%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (1.09%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.44%) Grafana
4 2 (0.44%) Jamf Pro
4 2 (0.44%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.22%) Ansible
Vendors
1 339 (74.02%) Microsoft
2 26 (5.68%) OpenAI
3 20 (4.37%) SAP
3 20 (4.37%) UiPath
4 18 (3.93%) ServiceNow
5 15 (3.28%) Oracle
6 14 (3.06%) Lotus
7 11 (2.40%) Salesforce
8 10 (2.18%) Automation Anywhere
9 9 (1.97%) Kofax
10 6 (1.31%) Blue Prism
10 6 (1.31%) Foundry
11 5 (1.09%) Google
12 4 (0.87%) Brio
13 3 (0.66%) Databricks
13 3 (0.66%) DocuSign
13 3 (0.66%) Genesys
14 2 (0.44%) ESRI
14 2 (0.44%) MuleSoft
14 2 (0.44%) Pega