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

6 months to
17 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 252 266 269
Rank change year-on-year +14 +3 +136
Contract jobs citing Power Automate 514 313 363
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.98% 0.96% 0.86%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.76% 2.57% 2.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 340 203 248
10th Percentile £320 £363 £311
25th Percentile £413 £413 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
75th Percentile £563 £553 £578
90th Percentile £613 £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 18,606 12,157 14,075
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 35.33% 37.38% 33.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,329 8,147 9,841
10th Percentile £329 £313 £310
25th Percentile £419 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £519 £501 £525
Median % change year-on-year +3.60% -4.67% -3.67%
75th Percentile £619 £619 £638
90th Percentile £713 £725 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £490
% change year-on-year +5.26% -3.06% -2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 611 312 333
10th Percentile £16.62 £15.10 £14.16
25th Percentile £20.82 £18.41 £16.06
Median hourly rate £36.71 £27.63 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year +32.86% +25.59% -37.14%
75th Percentile £70.00 £47.50 £50.00
90th Percentile £83.25 £67.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.50 £18.87 £20.00
% change year-on-year +98.73% -5.65% -25.23%

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 17 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 17 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 17 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 +7 445 £500 - 169
London +14 270 £520 +4.00% 69
UK excluding London -24 200 £450 -5.26% 127
Work from Home +1 149 £500 - 82
North of England -52 59 £500 +5.26% 29
Midlands -41 39 £435 -10.77% 27
North West -31 36 £450 -5.26% 18
South East -39 35 £505 -8.18% 41
Scotland +4 31 £320 -28.89% 5
West Midlands -51 28 £425 -12.82% 16
Yorkshire -38 21 £500 +5.26% 6
South West -42 18 £490 +5.38% 15
East Midlands -6 10 £455 - 11
East of England -24 10 £510 +2.00% 10
Wales -6 7 £300 +9.09% 3
Northern Ireland - 3 £334 -
North East -37 2 £550 - 5

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
1 165 (32.10%) SharePoint
2 16 (3.11%) SharePoint Server
3 12 (2.33%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (1.17%) Confluence
5 4 (0.78%) Appian
5 4 (0.78%) SharePoint 2013
6 3 (0.58%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.39%) CMS
8 1 (0.19%) Camunda
8 1 (0.19%) HCL Notes
8 1 (0.19%) IIS
8 1 (0.19%) Liferay
8 1 (0.19%) Mendix
8 1 (0.19%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 38 (7.39%) 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
6 2 (0.39%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 72 (14.01%) 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
1 424 (82.49%) Power Platform
2 341 (66.34%) PowerApps
3 271 (52.72%) Azure
4 156 (30.35%) Dynamics 365
5 155 (30.16%) Microsoft 365
6 109 (21.21%) Microsoft Copilot
7 107 (20.82%) Azure DevOps
8 67 (13.04%) Copilot Studio
9 62 (12.06%) Azure Logic Apps
10 61 (11.87%) Entra ID
11 41 (7.98%) Serverless
12 40 (7.78%) Azure Functions
13 32 (6.23%) GitHub
14 28 (5.45%) OneDrive
15 26 (5.06%) Azure Service Bus
16 23 (4.47%) Azure AI
17 19 (3.70%) Azure Data Factory
18 17 (3.31%) AWS
18 17 (3.31%) GitHub Actions
19 16 (3.11%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.56%) 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
1 215 (41.83%) Power BI
2 36 (7.00%) SQL Server
3 19 (3.70%) Power Query
4 15 (2.92%) Data Warehouse
4 15 (2.92%) 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%) PostgreSQL
8 2 (0.39%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.39%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 2 (0.39%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 15 (2.92%) JIRA
2 12 (2.33%) Git
2 12 (2.33%) Visual Studio
3 7 (1.36%) Postman
3 7 (1.36%) Selenium
4 6 (1.17%) Cypress.io
4 6 (1.17%) WebDriver
5 4 (0.78%) Cucumber
5 4 (0.78%) MLflow
6 3 (0.58%) Protractor
7 2 (0.39%) Jenkins
7 2 (0.39%) JUnit
7 2 (0.39%) Team Foundation Server
7 2 (0.39%) Terragrunt
8 1 (0.19%) Artifactory
8 1 (0.19%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.19%) HP UFT
8 1 (0.19%) SpecFlow
8 1 (0.19%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 1 (0.19%) Zephyr
General
1 175 (34.05%) Social Skills
2 108 (21.01%) Finance
3 79 (15.37%) Public Sector
4 46 (8.95%) Analytical Skills
5 31 (6.03%) Documentation Skills
6 28 (5.45%) Banking
7 17 (3.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 13 (2.53%) Marketing
9 12 (2.33%) Law
9 12 (2.33%) Legal
10 10 (1.95%) Manufacturing
11 8 (1.56%) Investment Banking
12 6 (1.17%) Back Office
12 6 (1.17%) Local Government
13 5 (0.97%) Retail
14 4 (0.78%) Aerospace
14 4 (0.78%) Military
14 4 (0.78%) Police
15 2 (0.39%) Automotive
15 2 (0.39%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 218 (42.41%) Developer
2 86 (16.73%) Power Platform Developer
3 72 (14.01%) Consultant
4 51 (9.92%) Senior
5 50 (9.73%) Architect
6 38 (7.39%) Analyst
7 34 (6.61%) Microsoft Developer
8 29 (5.64%) SharePoint Developer
9 28 (5.45%) Solutions Architect
10 27 (5.25%) Senior Developer
11 24 (4.67%) Lead
12 23 (4.47%) Dynamics 365 Developer
13 21 (4.09%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
14 19 (3.70%) Data Engineer
15 18 (3.50%) Power Apps Developer
15 18 (3.50%) Power Platform Consultant
16 15 (2.92%) Automation Engineer
17 14 (2.72%) Dynamics 365 Architect
18 13 (2.53%) Power Platform Architect
18 13 (2.53%) Power Platform Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 59 (11.48%) .NET
2 48 (9.34%) REST
3 40 (7.78%) Microsoft Graph
4 39 (7.59%) JSON
5 36 (7.00%) React
6 35 (6.81%) CSS
6 35 (6.81%) HTML
6 35 (6.81%) SPFx
7 23 (4.47%) HTML5 Canvas
8 13 (2.53%) RESTful
9 10 (1.95%) OAuth
10 8 (1.56%) XML
11 7 (1.36%) ASP.NET
11 7 (1.36%) FIDO
11 7 (1.36%) jQuery
12 6 (1.17%) .NET Framework
12 6 (1.17%) Gherkin
12 6 (1.17%) Middleware
12 6 (1.17%) YAML
13 5 (0.97%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 46 (8.95%) Low-Code
2 27 (5.25%) AI Agents
3 22 (4.28%) Data Structures
3 22 (4.28%) Product Ownership
4 20 (3.89%) Legacy Systems
5 14 (2.72%) Onboarding
6 11 (2.14%) Enterprise Software
7 8 (1.56%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 8 (1.56%) Self-Motivation
7 8 (1.56%) Taxonomies
7 8 (1.56%) Virtual Team
8 7 (1.36%) Management Information System
9 4 (0.78%) Analytical Mindset
10 3 (0.58%) Cloud Native
10 3 (0.58%) Data Centre
10 3 (0.58%) Data Protection Act
10 3 (0.58%) Housing Association
10 3 (0.58%) IoT
10 3 (0.58%) IVR
10 3 (0.58%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 6 (1.17%) 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
1 216 (42.02%) Business Intelligence
2 147 (28.60%) DevOps
3 133 (25.88%) AI
4 125 (24.32%) Agile
5 118 (22.96%) CI/CD
6 98 (19.07%) Data Modelling
7 83 (16.15%) Problem-Solving
8 79 (15.37%) CRM
9 66 (12.84%) Workflow
10 58 (11.28%) Migration
11 57 (11.09%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 54 (10.51%) Analytics
13 53 (10.31%) Continuous Improvement
14 50 (9.73%) Stakeholder Management
15 49 (9.53%) Translating Business Requirements
16 38 (7.39%) Integration Patterns
16 38 (7.39%) Technical Leadership
17 34 (6.61%) API Integration
18 33 (6.42%) User Experience
19 32 (6.23%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 118 (22.96%) JavaScript
2 97 (18.87%) C#
3 84 (16.34%) SQL
4 51 (9.92%) PowerShell
5 41 (7.98%) Python
6 27 (5.25%) TypeScript
7 23 (4.47%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 14 (2.72%) X++
9 12 (2.33%) T-SQL
10 10 (1.95%) Java
11 8 (1.56%) PL/SQL
12 5 (0.97%) Bicep
13 4 (0.78%) Bash
13 4 (0.78%) Kusto Query Language
13 4 (0.78%) VBA
14 3 (0.58%) Google Apps Script
15 2 (0.39%) AppleScript
15 2 (0.39%) Shell Script
16 1 (0.19%) Formula Language
16 1 (0.19%) LotusScript
Qualifications
1 102 (19.84%) Security Cleared
2 81 (15.76%) SC Cleared
3 42 (8.17%) Microsoft Certification
4 34 (6.61%) Degree
5 22 (4.28%) BPSS Clearance
6 14 (2.72%) Computer Science Degree
7 8 (1.56%) ISTQB
8 6 (1.17%) Azure Certification
8 6 (1.17%) 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 42 (8.17%) Data Quality
2 22 (4.28%) Accessibility
3 14 (2.72%) GDPR
3 14 (2.72%) QA
4 9 (1.75%) WCAG
5 7 (1.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (1.36%) NIST
5 7 (1.36%) PMO
6 6 (1.17%) 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 (7.39%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.36%) Docker
3 5 (0.97%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.19%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 20 (3.89%) Terraform
2 16 (3.11%) Kubernetes
3 11 (2.14%) Microsoft Intune
4 9 (1.75%) Grafana
4 9 (1.75%) Prometheus
5 8 (1.56%) 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 (70.62%) Microsoft
2 21 (4.09%) SAP
3 19 (3.70%) ServiceNow
4 18 (3.50%) UiPath
5 15 (2.92%) Oracle
6 14 (2.72%) OpenAI
7 10 (1.95%) Salesforce
8 9 (1.75%) Foundry
9 8 (1.56%) Google
10 7 (1.36%) AppDynamics
10 7 (1.36%) Dynatrace
10 7 (1.36%) Splunk
11 6 (1.17%) 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