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 26 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 239 212 273
Rank change year-on-year -27 +61 +120
Contract jobs citing Power Automate 489 356 359
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.11% 1.22% 0.81%
As % of the Cloud Services category 3.00% 3.21% 2.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 340 247 244
10th Percentile £352 £363 £350
25th Percentile £413 £426 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - -2.44%
75th Percentile £550 £575 £575
90th Percentile £625 £630 £659
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £460 £475
% change year-on-year -2.17% -3.16% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 1 4
10th Percentile £26.21 - -
25th Percentile £27.71 £56.88 £16.50
Median hourly rate £90.00 £58.75 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year +53.19% +245.59% -52.78%
75th Percentile £100.00 £60.63 £17.50
90th Percentile £103.30 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £95.00 £58.75 £17.00
% change year-on-year +61.70% +245.59% -70.43%

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 16,302 11,104 14,438
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 37.07% 38.21% 32.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,118 7,791 10,229
10th Percentile £313 £313 £291
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £635
90th Percentile £700 £725 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £479 £490
% change year-on-year -0.89% -2.19% -2.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 454 212 355
10th Percentile £15.54 £15.30 £14.00
25th Percentile £21.00 £19.79 £16.06
Median hourly rate £39.47 £25.98 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year +51.93% +23.69% -18.64%
75th Percentile £64.00 £41.50 £40.69
90th Percentile £81.00 £74.88 £62.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.23 £23.50 £17.72
% change year-on-year +92.47% +32.62% -19.45%

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 26 March 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 26 March 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 26 March 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 -26 407 £500 +2.04% 201
London +2 246 £500 -3.85% 63
UK excluding London -36 182 £450 -2.17% 156
Work from Home -28 146 £519 +3.75% 94
North of England -47 52 £500 +6.38% 34
North West -21 37 £450 -4.26% 22
Midlands -58 33 £450 -3.23% 40
South East -37 30 £505 +12.22% 51
Scotland +16 29 £425 - 4
West Midlands -59 27 £463 -0.54% 24
South West -8 24 £425 -8.36% 12
Wales -1 13 £308 +17.14% 3
Yorkshire -55 11 £525 +11.70% 9
East Midlands -31 6 £450 -5.26% 15
North East -14 4 £365 -21.51% 4
East of England -34 2 - - 17

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
1 162 (33.13%) SharePoint
2 15 (3.07%) HCL Notes
3 12 (2.45%) Microsoft Exchange
4 10 (2.04%) Mendix
5 8 (1.64%) Appian
6 6 (1.23%) Confluence
7 5 (1.02%) SharePoint Server
8 3 (0.61%) CMS
9 2 (0.41%) Camunda
9 2 (0.41%) IIS
9 2 (0.41%) SharePoint 2013
10 1 (0.20%) Oracle Workflow
10 1 (0.20%) Orchard CMS
10 1 (0.20%) SAS
10 1 (0.20%) SharePoint 2010
10 1 (0.20%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 36 (7.36%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (1.23%) MS Visio
3 4 (0.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.61%) InfoPath
5 2 (0.41%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.41%) Microsoft Office
6 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 84 (17.18%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.61%) Dynamics AX
2 3 (0.61%) Dynamics NAV
2 3 (0.61%) ResourceLink
3 2 (0.41%) SAP ERP
3 2 (0.41%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.20%) Adobe Campaign
4 1 (0.20%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.20%) SAP IBP
4 1 (0.20%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 401 (82.00%) Power Platform
2 322 (65.85%) PowerApps
3 263 (53.78%) Azure
4 151 (30.88%) Dynamics 365
4 151 (30.88%) Microsoft 365
5 98 (20.04%) Azure DevOps
6 78 (15.95%) Microsoft Copilot
7 65 (13.29%) Azure Logic Apps
8 63 (12.88%) Copilot Studio
9 58 (11.86%) Serverless
10 57 (11.66%) Azure Functions
11 48 (9.82%) Entra ID
12 40 (8.18%) Azure Service Bus
13 37 (7.57%) Azure Data Factory
14 29 (5.93%) Azure AI
15 27 (5.52%) OneDrive
16 25 (5.11%) GitHub
17 14 (2.86%) GitHub Actions
18 11 (2.25%) Azure Monitor
18 11 (2.25%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.02%) HTTP
2 3 (0.61%) Network Security
3 1 (0.20%) Firewall
3 1 (0.20%) LAN
3 1 (0.20%) SD-WAN
3 1 (0.20%) Skype
3 1 (0.20%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 233 (47.65%) Power BI
2 25 (5.11%) SQL Server
3 17 (3.48%) Data Warehouse
4 14 (2.86%) Power Query
5 11 (2.25%) Oracle Database
6 8 (1.64%) Metadata
6 8 (1.64%) Pinecone
7 6 (1.23%) Azure SQL Database
7 6 (1.23%) Tableau
8 5 (1.02%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 4 (0.82%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 3 (0.61%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 3 (0.61%) MySQL
10 3 (0.61%) Relational Database
10 3 (0.61%) Snowflake Schema
11 2 (0.41%) GIS
11 2 (0.41%) Oracle Reports
12 1 (0.20%) Data Lake
12 1 (0.20%) PostgreSQL
12 1 (0.20%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 23 (4.70%) JIRA
2 20 (4.09%) Git
3 8 (1.64%) MLflow
4 5 (1.02%) Visual Studio
5 3 (0.61%) Postman
6 2 (0.41%) GitLab
6 2 (0.41%) JDeveloper
6 2 (0.41%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.41%) JUnit
6 2 (0.41%) Zephyr
7 1 (0.20%) Artifactory
7 1 (0.20%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.20%) Gatling
7 1 (0.20%) gulp
7 1 (0.20%) JMeter
7 1 (0.20%) Maven
7 1 (0.20%) Octopus Deploy
7 1 (0.20%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.20%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 1 (0.20%) Yeoman
General
1 165 (33.74%) Social Skills
2 95 (19.43%) Finance
3 86 (17.59%) Public Sector
4 41 (8.38%) Analytical Skills
5 29 (5.93%) Banking
6 23 (4.70%) Documentation Skills
7 19 (3.89%) Marketing
8 11 (2.25%) Financial Institution
9 10 (2.04%) Law
10 9 (1.84%) Legal
11 7 (1.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 7 (1.43%) Retail
12 6 (1.23%) Investment Banking
12 6 (1.23%) Presentation Skills
13 5 (1.02%) Police
14 4 (0.82%) Back Office
14 4 (0.82%) Local Government
14 4 (0.82%) Manufacturing
15 2 (0.41%) German Language
15 2 (0.41%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 216 (44.17%) Developer
2 85 (17.38%) Power Platform Developer
3 50 (10.22%) Analyst
4 42 (8.59%) Consultant
5 40 (8.18%) Senior
6 34 (6.95%) Dynamics 365 Developer
7 33 (6.75%) Architect
8 29 (5.93%) Power Apps Developer
9 27 (5.52%) Microsoft Developer
10 25 (5.11%) Applications Developer
11 23 (4.70%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
12 21 (4.29%) Automation Engineer
12 21 (4.29%) Senior Developer
13 19 (3.89%) SharePoint Developer
14 17 (3.48%) Lead
14 17 (3.48%) Platform Architect
14 17 (3.48%) Power Platform Architect
15 15 (3.07%) Business Analyst
15 15 (3.07%) Business Intelligence Developer
16 13 (2.66%) Microsoft Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (10.63%) .NET
2 50 (10.22%) REST
3 36 (7.36%) Microsoft Graph
4 31 (6.34%) HTML
5 29 (5.93%) HTML5 Canvas
6 25 (5.11%) React
7 22 (4.50%) CSS
7 22 (4.50%) JSON
8 18 (3.68%) OAuth
8 18 (3.68%) RESTful
9 16 (3.27%) SPFx
10 12 (2.45%) NumPy
10 12 (2.45%) Pandas
11 11 (2.25%) FastAPI
11 11 (2.25%) Flask
12 10 (2.04%) Web Services
13 9 (1.84%) Swagger
14 8 (1.64%) JWT
14 8 (1.64%) PyTorch
14 8 (1.64%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 58 (11.86%) Low-Code
2 21 (4.29%) Product Ownership
3 20 (4.09%) AI Agents
4 19 (3.89%) Onboarding
5 16 (3.27%) Data Structures
6 14 (2.86%) Legacy Systems
7 12 (2.45%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 7 (1.43%) Data Protection Act
9 5 (1.02%) Taxonomies
10 4 (0.82%) NHS
10 4 (0.82%) PKI
11 3 (0.61%) Analytical Mindset
11 3 (0.61%) Data Centre
11 3 (0.61%) IVR
12 2 (0.41%) Cloud Native
12 2 (0.41%) Enterprise Software
12 2 (0.41%) IoT
12 2 (0.41%) Linux Command Line
12 2 (0.41%) Microsoft Licensing
12 2 (0.41%) State Machine
Operating Systems
1 4 (0.82%) Windows
2 3 (0.61%) Mac OS
3 2 (0.41%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.20%) Android
4 1 (0.20%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.20%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 232 (47.44%) Business Intelligence
2 130 (26.58%) DevOps
3 99 (20.25%) Agile
4 97 (19.84%) Data Modelling
5 88 (18.00%) CRM
6 83 (16.97%) CI/CD
7 79 (16.16%) Analytics
8 77 (15.75%) AI
9 72 (14.72%) Problem-Solving
10 58 (11.86%) Workflow
11 45 (9.20%) Stakeholder Management
12 40 (8.18%) Data Governance
13 39 (7.98%) API Integration
13 39 (7.98%) Continuous Improvement
14 37 (7.57%) User Experience
15 36 (7.36%) Integration Patterns
16 34 (6.95%) Decision-Making
17 32 (6.54%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 31 (6.34%) Data Loss Prevention
18 31 (6.34%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 102 (20.86%) JavaScript
2 96 (19.63%) SQL
3 83 (16.97%) C#
4 47 (9.61%) PowerShell
5 43 (8.79%) Python
6 32 (6.54%) TypeScript
7 29 (5.93%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 11 (2.25%) Formula Language
8 11 (2.25%) LotusScript
9 8 (1.64%) Java
9 8 (1.64%) R
9 8 (1.64%) T-SQL
10 6 (1.23%) Kusto Query Language
11 4 (0.82%) VBA
12 3 (0.61%) Bicep
12 3 (0.61%) Google Apps Script
12 3 (0.61%) PL/SQL
12 3 (0.61%) X++
13 2 (0.41%) AppleScript
13 2 (0.41%) Bash
Qualifications
1 94 (19.22%) Security Cleared
2 75 (15.34%) SC Cleared
3 41 (8.38%) Degree
4 30 (6.13%) Microsoft Certification
5 20 (4.09%) BPSS Clearance
6 12 (2.45%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (0.82%) Azure Certification
7 4 (0.82%) Master's Degree
8 3 (0.61%) DV Cleared
8 3 (0.61%) ISTQB
9 2 (0.41%) CTC Cleared
9 2 (0.41%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 2 (0.41%) MBA
9 2 (0.41%) TOGAF Certification
10 1 (0.20%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.20%) CIMA
10 1 (0.20%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (6.13%) Data Quality
2 13 (2.66%) Accessibility
3 12 (2.45%) QA
4 10 (2.04%) GDPR
5 6 (1.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (1.02%) GRC
7 3 (0.61%) WCAG
8 2 (0.41%) Disclosure Scotland
8 2 (0.41%) SLA
9 1 (0.20%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.20%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 1 (0.20%) NCSC
9 1 (0.20%) PMO
9 1 (0.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 38 (7.77%) Active Directory
2 9 (1.84%) Docker
3 1 (0.20%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 14 (2.86%) Kubernetes
2 11 (2.25%) Terraform
3 6 (1.23%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (0.82%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.61%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.20%) Ansible
6 1 (0.20%) Grafana
6 1 (0.20%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.20%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 348 (71.17%) Microsoft
2 28 (5.73%) OpenAI
3 23 (4.70%) UiPath
4 22 (4.50%) ServiceNow
5 20 (4.09%) Oracle
6 17 (3.48%) SAP
7 15 (3.07%) Lotus
8 11 (2.25%) Automation Anywhere
9 10 (2.04%) Kofax
10 9 (1.84%) Foundry
11 8 (1.64%) Blue Prism
12 6 (1.23%) Salesforce
13 5 (1.02%) Google
14 3 (0.61%) Atlassian
14 3 (0.61%) Brio
14 3 (0.61%) Databricks
14 3 (0.61%) Genesys
14 3 (0.61%) MuleSoft
15 2 (0.41%) ESRI
15 2 (0.41%) Intel