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 1 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 248 231 334
Rank change year-on-year -17 +103 +84
Contract jobs citing Power Automate 397 395 303
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.11% 1.10% 0.66%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.92% 3.08% 1.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 258 269 219
10th Percentile £352 £353 £350
25th Percentile £401 £413 £404
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £495 £500
Median % change year-on-year +1.01% -1.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £572 £588 £600
90th Percentile £638 £650 £664
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £473 £500
% change year-on-year +0.53% -5.50% -5.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £47.90 - -
25th Percentile £71.75 - -
Median hourly rate £95.00 - -
75th Percentile £101.38 - -
90th Percentile £103.85 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £100.00 - -

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 13,616 12,840 16,107
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 38.11% 35.69% 35.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,246 8,478 11,521
10th Percentile £306 £313 £300
25th Percentile £406 £419 £418
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £611 £638 £638
90th Percentile £700 £738 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 317 187 296
10th Percentile £15.40 £17.87 £14.36
25th Percentile £18.87 £21.46 £17.72
Median hourly rate £26.00 £30.00 £26.25
Median % change year-on-year -13.33% +14.29% +19.10%
75th Percentile £52.16 £53.75 £58.75
90th Percentile £79.25 £70.00 £78.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.98 £27.35 £21.36
% change year-on-year -19.63% +28.07% +12.39%

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 1 December 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 1 December 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 1 December 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 -19 352 £500 +3.09% 188
London +4 213 £510 +2.00% 76
Work from Home -6 134 £515 +10.75% 127
UK excluding London -48 133 £475 +0.53% 167
North of England -36 39 £500 +6.38% 29
Midlands -38 37 £500 +8.70% 31
West Midlands -33 27 £500 +9.89% 19
North West -12 24 £450 -4.26% 17
South West 0 23 £375 -44.44% 7
Yorkshire -39 15 £525 +5.00% 11
Scotland +4 11 £481 +13.24% 16
South East -12 11 £463 -19.57% 64
East Midlands -6 9 £450 -10.00% 11
Wales -3 6 £398 +6.00% 7
East of England -16 6 £438 +4.17% 15

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
1 128 (32.24%) SharePoint
2 10 (2.52%) HCL Notes
2 10 (2.52%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (2.02%) Confluence
4 2 (0.50%) CMS
4 2 (0.50%) IIS
4 2 (0.50%) Moodle
5 1 (0.25%) Camunda
5 1 (0.25%) Mendix
5 1 (0.25%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.25%) Orchard CMS
5 1 (0.25%) SharePoint 2010
5 1 (0.25%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 28 (7.05%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (2.02%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (1.76%) MS Visio
4 4 (1.01%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.25%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.25%) InfoPath
6 1 (0.25%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 71 (17.88%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.26%) Dynamics AX
3 4 (1.01%) Dynamics NAV
3 4 (1.01%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.76%) ResourceLink
5 2 (0.50%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.25%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.25%) SAP IBP
6 1 (0.25%) Shopify
6 1 (0.25%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 346 (87.15%) Power Platform
2 283 (71.28%) PowerApps
3 220 (55.42%) Azure
4 141 (35.52%) Dynamics 365
5 114 (28.72%) Microsoft 365
6 68 (17.13%) Azure DevOps
7 54 (13.60%) Microsoft Copilot
8 52 (13.10%) Azure Logic Apps
9 43 (10.83%) Azure Functions
9 43 (10.83%) Serverless
10 38 (9.57%) Copilot Studio
11 37 (9.32%) Entra ID
12 21 (5.29%) Azure Monitor
13 18 (4.53%) Azure Data Factory
13 18 (4.53%) Azure Service Bus
13 18 (4.53%) GitHub
14 16 (4.03%) OneDrive
15 15 (3.78%) Azure AI
15 15 (3.78%) Azure Synapse Analytics
16 12 (3.02%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 14 (3.53%) HTTP
2 2 (0.50%) Firewall
3 1 (0.25%) DKIM
3 1 (0.25%) DMARC
3 1 (0.25%) Internet
3 1 (0.25%) Intranet
3 1 (0.25%) LAN
3 1 (0.25%) PSTN
3 1 (0.25%) SD-WAN
3 1 (0.25%) Skype
3 1 (0.25%) WAN
3 1 (0.25%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 203 (51.13%) Power BI
2 17 (4.28%) Power Query
3 16 (4.03%) Relational Database
4 13 (3.27%) SQL Server
5 11 (2.77%) Azure SQL Database
6 8 (2.02%) Data Warehouse
7 6 (1.51%) Metadata
7 6 (1.51%) Tableau
8 4 (1.01%) Oracle Database
8 4 (1.01%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 2 (0.50%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.50%) GIS
9 2 (0.50%) PostgreSQL
9 2 (0.50%) PowerPivot
10 1 (0.25%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 1 (0.25%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
10 1 (0.25%) MySQL
10 1 (0.25%) Oracle Reports
10 1 (0.25%) Snowflake Schema
10 1 (0.25%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 36 (9.07%) JIRA
2 28 (7.05%) Git
3 7 (1.76%) SonarQube
4 3 (0.76%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.50%) GitLab
5 2 (0.50%) Postman
6 1 (0.25%) Artifactory
6 1 (0.25%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.25%) Maven
General
1 151 (38.04%) Social Skills
2 68 (17.13%) Public Sector
3 67 (16.88%) Finance
4 30 (7.56%) Banking
5 28 (7.05%) Analytical Skills
6 19 (4.79%) Marketing
7 11 (2.77%) Retail
8 8 (2.02%) Law
8 8 (2.02%) Manufacturing
9 7 (1.76%) Documentation Skills
9 7 (1.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 7 (1.76%) Legal
10 5 (1.26%) Presentation Skills
11 4 (1.01%) Investment Banking
11 4 (1.01%) Telecoms
12 3 (0.76%) Corporate Banking
13 2 (0.50%) German Language
13 2 (0.50%) Local Government
13 2 (0.50%) Military
13 2 (0.50%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 174 (43.83%) Developer
2 63 (15.87%) Power Platform Developer
3 41 (10.33%) Consultant
4 39 (9.82%) Dynamics 365 Developer
5 29 (7.30%) Analyst
5 29 (7.30%) Architect
5 29 (7.30%) Power Apps Developer
6 28 (7.05%) Lead
6 28 (7.05%) Senior
7 24 (6.05%) Applications Developer
8 19 (4.79%) Microsoft Developer
9 17 (4.28%) Senior Developer
10 14 (3.53%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
10 14 (3.53%) Functional Consultant
11 13 (3.27%) Business Analyst
12 10 (2.52%) Dynamics 365 Architect
12 10 (2.52%) Platform Engineer
12 10 (2.52%) Power Platform Engineer
12 10 (2.52%) Software Developer
12 10 (2.52%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 57 (14.36%) .NET
2 37 (9.32%) REST
3 33 (8.31%) HTML
4 30 (7.56%) HTML5 Canvas
5 25 (6.30%) JSON
6 20 (5.04%) Microsoft Graph
7 14 (3.53%) SOAP
7 14 (3.53%) XML
8 13 (3.27%) CSS
9 12 (3.02%) AngularJS
9 12 (3.02%) React
10 10 (2.52%) OAuth
11 9 (2.27%) JMS
11 9 (2.27%) XSD
12 6 (1.51%) ASP.NET Web API
13 5 (1.26%) LangChain
13 5 (1.26%) OAuth2
13 5 (1.26%) RESTful
13 5 (1.26%) Semantic Kernel
14 4 (1.01%) Ajax
Miscellaneous
1 36 (9.07%) Low-Code
2 20 (5.04%) AI Agents
3 15 (3.78%) Product Ownership
4 11 (2.77%) Virtual Team
5 10 (2.52%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 8 (2.02%) Legacy Systems
6 8 (2.02%) Onboarding
7 7 (1.76%) Data Structures
8 5 (1.26%) IVR
8 5 (1.26%) Legacy Applications
9 4 (1.01%) Data Fabric
9 4 (1.01%) Data Protection Act
9 4 (1.01%) Derivative
9 4 (1.01%) Greenfield Project
9 4 (1.01%) Self-Motivation
10 3 (0.76%) Analytical Mindset
10 3 (0.76%) Enterprise Software
10 3 (0.76%) IoT
10 3 (0.76%) Mobile App
10 3 (0.76%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 8 (2.02%) Windows
2 4 (1.01%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.25%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 200 (50.38%) Business Intelligence
2 127 (31.99%) Agile
3 98 (24.69%) DevOps
4 74 (18.64%) Problem-Solving
5 73 (18.39%) CRM
6 62 (15.62%) CI/CD
7 60 (15.11%) Data Modelling
8 49 (12.34%) Analytics
9 47 (11.84%) AI
10 42 (10.58%) Workflow
11 37 (9.32%) Stakeholder Management
12 36 (9.07%) Continuous Improvement
13 34 (8.56%) Migration
13 34 (8.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 30 (7.56%) Customer Service
14 30 (7.56%) Scrum
14 30 (7.56%) Visualisation
15 28 (7.05%) Data Protection
16 25 (6.30%) Translating Business Requirements
17 24 (6.05%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 85 (21.41%) JavaScript
2 81 (20.40%) SQL
3 71 (17.88%) C#
4 38 (9.57%) PowerShell
5 35 (8.82%) Python
6 22 (5.54%) TypeScript
7 15 (3.78%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 7 (1.76%) T-SQL
9 6 (1.51%) R
10 5 (1.26%) Formula Language
10 5 (1.26%) LotusScript
10 5 (1.26%) X++
11 3 (0.76%) Bicep
11 3 (0.76%) Kusto Query Language
11 3 (0.76%) VBA
12 2 (0.50%) Java
12 2 (0.50%) Korn
13 1 (0.25%) Bash
13 1 (0.25%) PL/SQL
13 1 (0.25%) VB
Qualifications
1 85 (21.41%) Security Cleared
2 74 (18.64%) SC Cleared
3 42 (10.58%) Degree
4 32 (8.06%) Microsoft Certification
5 12 (3.02%) Computer Science Degree
6 10 (2.52%) BPSS Clearance
7 5 (1.26%) Azure Certification
8 4 (1.01%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.50%) DV Cleared
9 2 (0.50%) MBA
10 1 (0.25%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.25%) CIMA
10 1 (0.25%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 1 (0.25%) PMI Certification
10 1 (0.25%) PMP
10 1 (0.25%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (6.05%) QA
2 12 (3.02%) Accessibility
2 12 (3.02%) GDPR
3 7 (1.76%) PMO
4 5 (1.26%) Data Quality
5 4 (1.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.50%) HIPAA
6 2 (0.50%) WCAG
7 1 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.25%) EU AI Act
7 1 (0.25%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 1 (0.25%) ISO 22301
7 1 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 1 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 42001
7 1 (0.25%) NIST
7 1 (0.25%) P3O
7 1 (0.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (0.25%) SLA
System Software
1 30 (7.56%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.25%) Docker
2 1 (0.25%) VMware ESXi
2 1 (0.25%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 9 (2.27%) Terraform
2 8 (2.02%) Kubernetes
3 7 (1.76%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (1.26%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.50%) SCCM
6 1 (0.25%) Grafana
6 1 (0.25%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 303 (76.32%) Microsoft
2 24 (6.05%) ServiceNow
3 17 (4.28%) SAP
4 14 (3.53%) Blue Prism
5 13 (3.27%) OpenAI
6 11 (2.77%) Salesforce
7 10 (2.52%) Lotus
8 6 (1.51%) DocuSign
8 6 (1.51%) UiPath
9 5 (1.26%) Oracle
10 4 (1.01%) Foundry
11 3 (0.76%) Brio
11 3 (0.76%) MuleSoft
11 3 (0.76%) Pega
12 2 (0.50%) Adobe
12 2 (0.50%) Automation Anywhere
12 2 (0.50%) Cisco
12 2 (0.50%) ESRI
12 2 (0.50%) Google
12 2 (0.50%) HubSpot