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

6 months to
15 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 246 271 274
Rank change year-on-year +25 +3 +136
Contract jobs citing Power Automate 516 313 368
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.98% 0.96% 0.86%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.78% 2.58% 2.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 342 203 253
10th Percentile £320 £363 £313
25th Percentile £413 £413 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
75th Percentile £563 £553 £575
90th Percentile £612 £613 £663
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -5.26% - -4.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 5 4
10th Percentile £28.50 £25.55 -
25th Percentile £29.60 £32.00 £16.50
Median hourly rate £33.73 £34.00 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year -0.79% +100.00% -54.05%
75th Percentile £38.63 £36.00 £17.50
90th Percentile £44.03 £50.78 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £33.73 £34.43 £17.00
% change year-on-year -2.03% +102.53% -60.00%

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 18,579 12,154 14,189
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 35.31% 37.45% 33.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,330 8,142 9,946
10th Percentile £328 £313 £308
25th Percentile £416 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £516 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +3.20% -4.76% -4.11%
75th Percentile £615 £619 £638
90th Percentile £713 £730 £742
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £490
% change year-on-year +5.26% -3.06% -2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 615 310 353
10th Percentile £16.62 £15.24 £14.16
25th Percentile £20.50 £18.50 £16.06
Median hourly rate £37.00 £27.50 £22.30
Median % change year-on-year +34.55% +23.32% -36.29%
75th Percentile £69.88 £47.50 £50.00
90th Percentile £83.55 £67.05 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.50 £18.87 £21.00
% change year-on-year +98.73% -10.14% -21.50%

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 15 July 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 15 July 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Power Automate in the UK

Power Automate
Top 17 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 15 July 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 +4 445 £500 - 218
London +25 270 £520 +4.00% 79
UK excluding London -34 202 £450 -5.26% 190
Work from Home -6 151 £500 - 133
North of England -49 61 £500 +5.26% 30
Midlands -40 38 £435 -10.77% 40
North West -26 37 £450 -5.26% 17
South East -40 34 £505 -8.18% 61
Scotland +5 31 £320 -28.89% 11
West Midlands -57 27 £425 -12.82% 23
Yorkshire -48 21 £500 +5.26% 8
South West -32 18 £490 +5.38% 25
East Midlands -4 10 £455 - 17
East of England -24 10 £510 +2.00% 13
Wales -3 9 £300 +9.09% 7
North East -39 3 £458 +22.00% 5
Northern Ireland - 3 £334 - 7

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
1 166 (32.17%) SharePoint
2 16 (3.10%) SharePoint Server
3 12 (2.33%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (1.16%) Confluence
5 4 (0.78%) Appian
5 4 (0.78%) SharePoint 2013
6 3 (0.58%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.39%) CMS
7 2 (0.39%) HCL Notes
7 2 (0.39%) Mendix
8 1 (0.19%) Camunda
8 1 (0.19%) IIS
8 1 (0.19%) Liferay
8 1 (0.19%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 37 (7.17%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.36%) Chatbot
3 5 (0.97%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.78%) Microsoft Office
5 3 (0.58%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.39%) InfoPath
7 1 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 72 (13.95%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.36%) Dynamics AX
3 4 (0.78%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.39%) Dynamics GP
4 2 (0.39%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.19%) Adobe Campaign
5 1 (0.19%) Aladdin
5 1 (0.19%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.19%) Primavera
5 1 (0.19%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 425 (82.36%) Power Platform
2 341 (66.09%) PowerApps
3 276 (53.49%) Azure
4 157 (30.43%) Microsoft 365
5 155 (30.04%) Dynamics 365
6 110 (21.32%) Azure DevOps
7 109 (21.12%) Microsoft Copilot
8 66 (12.79%) Copilot Studio
9 65 (12.60%) Azure Logic Apps
10 61 (11.82%) Entra ID
11 44 (8.53%) Serverless
12 43 (8.33%) Azure Functions
13 32 (6.20%) GitHub
14 29 (5.62%) OneDrive
15 28 (5.43%) Azure Service Bus
16 24 (4.65%) Azure AI
17 19 (3.68%) Azure Data Factory
18 17 (3.29%) AWS
18 17 (3.29%) GitHub Actions
19 16 (3.10%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.55%) DNS
2 7 (1.36%) Firewall
2 7 (1.36%) VPN
3 5 (0.97%) Intranet
4 3 (0.58%) HTTP
4 3 (0.58%) HTTPS
4 3 (0.58%) Network Security
4 3 (0.58%) SMS
5 1 (0.19%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 217 (42.05%) Power BI
2 36 (6.98%) SQL Server
3 19 (3.68%) Power Query
4 15 (2.91%) Data Warehouse
4 15 (2.91%) Metadata
5 5 (0.97%) Data Lake
5 5 (0.97%) MySQL
6 4 (0.78%) EDRMS
6 4 (0.78%) Pinecone
6 4 (0.78%) PowerPivot
6 4 (0.78%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 3 (0.58%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
7 3 (0.58%) Snowflake Schema
7 3 (0.58%) Spark SQL
7 3 (0.58%) Tableau
8 2 (0.39%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (0.39%) Oracle Database
8 2 (0.39%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.39%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 2 (0.39%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 15 (2.91%) JIRA
2 12 (2.33%) Git
3 10 (1.94%) Visual Studio
4 7 (1.36%) Postman
4 7 (1.36%) Selenium
5 6 (1.16%) Cypress.io
5 6 (1.16%) WebDriver
6 4 (0.78%) Cucumber
6 4 (0.78%) MLflow
7 3 (0.58%) Protractor
8 2 (0.39%) Jenkins
8 2 (0.39%) JUnit
8 2 (0.39%) Team Foundation Server
8 2 (0.39%) Terragrunt
9 1 (0.19%) GitLab
9 1 (0.19%) HP UFT
9 1 (0.19%) Liquibase
9 1 (0.19%) SonarQube
9 1 (0.19%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 1 (0.19%) Zephyr
General
1 174 (33.72%) Social Skills
2 106 (20.54%) Finance
3 81 (15.70%) Public Sector
4 46 (8.91%) Analytical Skills
5 31 (6.01%) Documentation Skills
6 28 (5.43%) Banking
7 17 (3.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 12 (2.33%) Law
8 12 (2.33%) Legal
8 12 (2.33%) Marketing
9 10 (1.94%) Manufacturing
10 8 (1.55%) Investment Banking
11 6 (1.16%) Back Office
11 6 (1.16%) Local Government
12 5 (0.97%) Retail
13 4 (0.78%) Aerospace
13 4 (0.78%) Military
13 4 (0.78%) Police
14 3 (0.58%) Financial Institution
15 2 (0.39%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 221 (42.83%) Developer
2 87 (16.86%) Power Platform Developer
3 70 (13.57%) Consultant
4 51 (9.88%) Senior
5 50 (9.69%) Architect
6 39 (7.56%) Analyst
7 34 (6.59%) Microsoft Developer
8 29 (5.62%) SharePoint Developer
9 28 (5.43%) Solutions Architect
10 27 (5.23%) Senior Developer
11 24 (4.65%) Lead
12 23 (4.46%) Dynamics 365 Developer
13 19 (3.68%) Data Engineer
13 19 (3.68%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
13 19 (3.68%) Power Apps Developer
14 18 (3.49%) Power Platform Consultant
15 15 (2.91%) Automation Engineer
16 14 (2.71%) Applications Developer
16 14 (2.71%) Dynamics 365 Architect
17 13 (2.52%) Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 62 (12.02%) .NET
2 48 (9.30%) REST
3 41 (7.95%) Microsoft Graph
4 39 (7.56%) JSON
5 37 (7.17%) React
6 35 (6.78%) CSS
6 35 (6.78%) HTML
6 35 (6.78%) SPFx
7 25 (4.84%) HTML5 Canvas
8 12 (2.33%) RESTful
9 10 (1.94%) OAuth
10 8 (1.55%) XML
11 7 (1.36%) ASP.NET
11 7 (1.36%) FIDO
11 7 (1.36%) jQuery
12 6 (1.16%) .NET Framework
12 6 (1.16%) Gherkin
12 6 (1.16%) Middleware
12 6 (1.16%) YAML
13 5 (0.97%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 47 (9.11%) Low-Code
2 28 (5.43%) AI Agents
3 22 (4.26%) Product Ownership
4 21 (4.07%) Data Structures
5 20 (3.88%) Legacy Systems
6 14 (2.71%) Onboarding
7 11 (2.13%) Enterprise Software
8 8 (1.55%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 8 (1.55%) Self-Motivation
8 8 (1.55%) Taxonomies
8 8 (1.55%) Virtual Team
9 7 (1.36%) Management Information System
10 4 (0.78%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (0.78%) NHS
11 3 (0.58%) Cloud Native
11 3 (0.58%) Data Protection Act
11 3 (0.58%) Housing Association
11 3 (0.58%) IoT
11 3 (0.58%) Life Science
11 3 (0.58%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 6 (1.16%) Windows
2 3 (0.58%) Mac OS
3 1 (0.19%) Android
3 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.19%) Linux
3 1 (0.19%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 217 (42.05%) Business Intelligence
2 150 (29.07%) DevOps
3 134 (25.97%) AI
4 125 (24.22%) Agile
5 119 (23.06%) CI/CD
6 99 (19.19%) Data Modelling
7 83 (16.09%) Problem-Solving
8 78 (15.12%) CRM
9 65 (12.60%) Workflow
10 57 (11.05%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 56 (10.85%) Migration
12 54 (10.47%) Analytics
13 53 (10.27%) Continuous Improvement
14 49 (9.50%) Stakeholder Management
14 49 (9.50%) Translating Business Requirements
15 38 (7.36%) Technical Leadership
16 37 (7.17%) Integration Patterns
17 36 (6.98%) API Integration
18 35 (6.78%) User Experience
19 32 (6.20%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 120 (23.26%) JavaScript
2 97 (18.80%) C#
3 84 (16.28%) SQL
4 51 (9.88%) PowerShell
5 41 (7.95%) Python
6 28 (5.43%) TypeScript
7 23 (4.46%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 12 (2.33%) T-SQL
8 12 (2.33%) X++
9 10 (1.94%) Java
10 8 (1.55%) PL/SQL
11 5 (0.97%) Bicep
12 4 (0.78%) Bash
12 4 (0.78%) Kusto Query Language
12 4 (0.78%) VBA
13 3 (0.58%) Google Apps Script
14 2 (0.39%) AppleScript
14 2 (0.39%) Formula Language
14 2 (0.39%) LotusScript
14 2 (0.39%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 101 (19.57%) Security Cleared
2 79 (15.31%) SC Cleared
3 42 (8.14%) Microsoft Certification
4 33 (6.40%) Degree
5 22 (4.26%) BPSS Clearance
6 14 (2.71%) Computer Science Degree
7 8 (1.55%) ISTQB
8 6 (1.16%) Azure Certification
9 5 (0.97%) DV Cleared
9 5 (0.97%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 3 (0.58%) AWS Certification
11 2 (0.39%) CTC Cleared
11 2 (0.39%) TOGAF Certification
12 1 (0.19%) CISM
12 1 (0.19%) CISSP
12 1 (0.19%) DBS Check
12 1 (0.19%) IIBA
12 1 (0.19%) PMI Certification
12 1 (0.19%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (7.95%) Data Quality
2 22 (4.26%) Accessibility
3 14 (2.71%) GDPR
3 14 (2.71%) QA
4 9 (1.74%) WCAG
5 7 (1.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (1.36%) NIST
5 7 (1.36%) PMO
6 6 (1.16%) GRC
7 5 (0.97%) SLA
8 3 (0.58%) Disclosure Scotland
8 3 (0.58%) ISO 22301
8 3 (0.58%) NIST 800
8 3 (0.58%) SOC 2
9 2 (0.39%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 1 (0.19%) MiFID
10 1 (0.19%) NCSC
System Software
1 38 (7.36%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.36%) Docker
3 5 (0.97%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.19%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 20 (3.88%) Terraform
2 16 (3.10%) Kubernetes
3 11 (2.13%) Microsoft Intune
4 9 (1.74%) Grafana
4 9 (1.74%) Prometheus
5 8 (1.55%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.19%) Argo
6 1 (0.19%) SCCM
6 1 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.19%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 1 (0.19%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 363 (70.35%) Microsoft
2 21 (4.07%) SAP
3 19 (3.68%) ServiceNow
4 18 (3.49%) UiPath
5 16 (3.10%) Oracle
6 15 (2.91%) OpenAI
7 10 (1.94%) Salesforce
8 9 (1.74%) Foundry
9 8 (1.55%) Google
10 7 (1.36%) AppDynamics
10 7 (1.36%) Dynatrace
10 7 (1.36%) Splunk
11 6 (1.16%) Databricks
12 5 (0.97%) Automation Anywhere
13 4 (0.78%) Atlassian
13 4 (0.78%) Brio
14 3 (0.58%) Alteryx
14 3 (0.58%) Blue Prism
14 3 (0.58%) Pega
14 3 (0.58%) Workday