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

6 months to
1 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 247 281 273
Rank change year-on-year +34 -8 +124
Contract jobs citing Power Automate 551 311 343
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.03% 0.95% 0.87%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.93% 2.54% 2.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 369 197 232
10th Percentile £320 £363 £314
25th Percentile £413 £413 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £495
Median % change year-on-year - +1.01% -1.00%
75th Percentile £550 £550 £575
90th Percentile £613 £605 £651
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £475 £475
% change year-on-year - - -3.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 5 4
10th Percentile £28.50 £25.55 -
25th Percentile £29.96 £32.00 £16.50
Median hourly rate £38.25 £34.00 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% +100.00% -54.05%
75th Percentile £53.25 £36.00 £17.50
90th Percentile £57.83 £50.78 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.25 £34.43 £17.00
% change year-on-year +11.09% +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 18,822 12,256 13,281
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 35.30% 37.26% 33.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,428 8,209 9,287
10th Percentile £325 £313 £311
25th Percentile £420 £411 £415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £519 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +3.75% -4.76% -2.78%
75th Percentile £622 £615 £638
90th Percentile £713 £725 £749
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 626 312 280
10th Percentile £16.15 £15.16 £14.16
25th Percentile £19.70 £18.51 £16.30
Median hourly rate £35.50 £27.50 £23.80
Median % change year-on-year +29.09% +15.55% -32.00%
75th Percentile £69.67 £47.50 £52.18
90th Percentile £83.13 £67.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £35.57 £18.87 £21.00
% change year-on-year +88.47% -10.14% -20.75%

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 August 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 1 August 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 1 August 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 +21 484 £500 - 221
London +22 281 £505 +1.00% 91
UK excluding London +9 225 £475 - 171
Work from Home +10 155 £500 - 135
North of England -36 67 £500 - 41
Midlands -23 52 £435 -13.00% 28
North West -25 43 £495 -1.00% 23
West Midlands -41 40 £425 -12.82% 20
South East -37 36 £525 -4.55% 51
Scotland +3 32 £320 -28.89% 6
Yorkshire -33 20 £500 +2.56% 13
South West -36 20 £458 +1.67% 23
East of England -11 14 £481 +1.32% 18
East Midlands -7 11 £455 -24.17% 8
North East -37 4 £550 - 7
Wales -8 3 £550 +100.00% 4
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
1 187 (33.94%) SharePoint
2 24 (4.36%) SharePoint Server
3 21 (3.81%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (1.09%) Confluence
5 4 (0.73%) SharePoint 2013
6 3 (0.54%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.36%) Appian
7 2 (0.36%) CMS
7 2 (0.36%) Mendix
8 1 (0.18%) Camunda
8 1 (0.18%) HCL Notes
8 1 (0.18%) IIS
8 1 (0.18%) Liferay
8 1 (0.18%) Oracle Workflow
8 1 (0.18%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 47 (8.53%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.27%) Chatbot
3 5 (0.91%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.73%) Microsoft Office
5 3 (0.54%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.54%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.36%) InfoPath
Business Applications
1 77 (13.97%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.27%) Dynamics AX
3 4 (0.73%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.36%) Dynamics GP
4 2 (0.36%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.18%) Adobe Campaign
5 1 (0.18%) Aladdin
5 1 (0.18%) Primavera
5 1 (0.18%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 455 (82.58%) Power Platform
2 376 (68.24%) PowerApps
3 285 (51.72%) Azure
4 176 (31.94%) Dynamics 365
5 166 (30.13%) Microsoft 365
6 118 (21.42%) Microsoft Copilot
7 114 (20.69%) Azure DevOps
8 66 (11.98%) Copilot Studio
9 60 (10.89%) Azure Logic Apps
10 59 (10.71%) Entra ID
11 46 (8.35%) Serverless
12 45 (8.17%) Azure Functions
13 39 (7.08%) OneDrive
14 33 (5.99%) GitHub
15 29 (5.26%) Azure AI
16 23 (4.17%) Azure Service Bus
17 18 (3.27%) AWS
17 18 (3.27%) Azure Data Factory
17 18 (3.27%) GitHub Actions
18 17 (3.09%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.45%) DNS
2 7 (1.27%) Firewall
2 7 (1.27%) VPN
3 5 (0.91%) Intranet
4 3 (0.54%) HTTP
4 3 (0.54%) HTTPS
4 3 (0.54%) Network Security
4 3 (0.54%) SMS
5 1 (0.18%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 232 (42.11%) Power BI
2 41 (7.44%) SQL Server
3 26 (4.72%) Power Query
4 19 (3.45%) Data Warehouse
5 18 (3.27%) Metadata
6 6 (1.09%) Data Lake
6 6 (1.09%) Star Schema
7 5 (0.91%) Azure SQL Database
7 5 (0.91%) MySQL
8 4 (0.73%) EDRMS
8 4 (0.73%) PowerPivot
9 3 (0.54%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
9 3 (0.54%) Relational Database
9 3 (0.54%) Snowflake Schema
9 3 (0.54%) Spark SQL
9 3 (0.54%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 3 (0.54%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 3 (0.54%) Tableau
10 2 (0.36%) GIS
10 2 (0.36%) Pinecone
Development Applications
1 19 (3.45%) JIRA
2 17 (3.09%) Visual Studio
3 13 (2.36%) Git
4 10 (1.81%) Postman
4 10 (1.81%) Selenium
5 9 (1.63%) Cypress.io
5 9 (1.63%) WebDriver
6 7 (1.27%) Cucumber
7 3 (0.54%) Protractor
8 2 (0.36%) Jenkins
8 2 (0.36%) JUnit
8 2 (0.36%) MLflow
8 2 (0.36%) Team Foundation Server
8 2 (0.36%) Terragrunt
8 2 (0.36%) TestRail
9 1 (0.18%) HP UFT
9 1 (0.18%) Liquibase
9 1 (0.18%) Oracle Forms
9 1 (0.18%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 1 (0.18%) Zephyr
General
1 193 (35.03%) Social Skills
2 122 (22.14%) Finance
3 91 (16.52%) Public Sector
4 54 (9.80%) Analytical Skills
5 29 (5.26%) Documentation Skills
6 28 (5.08%) Banking
7 23 (4.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 18 (3.27%) Marketing
9 14 (2.54%) Law
10 9 (1.63%) Legal
10 9 (1.63%) Manufacturing
10 9 (1.63%) Retail
11 8 (1.45%) Investment Banking
12 7 (1.27%) Local Government
13 6 (1.09%) Aerospace
13 6 (1.09%) Back Office
14 5 (0.91%) Military
15 4 (0.73%) General Ledger
15 4 (0.73%) Police
16 3 (0.54%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 242 (43.92%) Developer
2 92 (16.70%) Power Platform Developer
3 72 (13.07%) Consultant
4 68 (12.34%) Senior
5 47 (8.53%) Analyst
6 46 (8.35%) Architect
7 37 (6.72%) Senior Developer
8 33 (5.99%) SharePoint Developer
9 32 (5.81%) Dynamics 365 Developer
10 31 (5.63%) Microsoft Developer
11 28 (5.08%) Lead
12 27 (4.90%) Solutions Architect
13 23 (4.17%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
14 19 (3.45%) Data Engineer
15 18 (3.27%) Power Platform Consultant
16 16 (2.90%) Power Apps Developer
16 16 (2.90%) Power Platform Engineer
17 14 (2.54%) Business Analyst
18 13 (2.36%) Data Analyst
18 13 (2.36%) Dynamics 365 Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 62 (11.25%) .NET
2 53 (9.62%) REST
3 41 (7.44%) JSON
4 38 (6.90%) HTML
5 37 (6.72%) React
6 36 (6.53%) CSS
6 36 (6.53%) Microsoft Graph
6 36 (6.53%) SPFx
7 29 (5.26%) HTML5 Canvas
8 12 (2.18%) RESTful
9 11 (2.00%) OAuth
10 10 (1.81%) Middleware
11 9 (1.63%) Gherkin
12 8 (1.45%) jQuery
13 7 (1.27%) ASP.NET
13 7 (1.27%) FIDO
13 7 (1.27%) XML
14 6 (1.09%) .NET Framework
14 6 (1.09%) YAML
15 5 (0.91%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 45 (8.17%) Low-Code
2 28 (5.08%) Product Ownership
3 24 (4.36%) Data Structures
4 23 (4.17%) AI Agents
5 19 (3.45%) Legacy Systems
6 16 (2.90%) Enterprise Software
7 12 (2.18%) Onboarding
8 11 (2.00%) Management Information System
9 10 (1.81%) Virtual Team
10 8 (1.45%) Self-Motivation
10 8 (1.45%) Taxonomies
11 7 (1.27%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 4 (0.73%) Analytical Mindset
12 4 (0.73%) NHS
13 3 (0.54%) Cloud Native
13 3 (0.54%) Data Centre
13 3 (0.54%) Data Protection Act
13 3 (0.54%) Housing Association
13 3 (0.54%) IoT
13 3 (0.54%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 7 (1.27%) Windows
2 3 (0.54%) Mac OS
3 1 (0.18%) Android
3 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.18%) Linux
3 1 (0.18%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 234 (42.47%) Business Intelligence
2 153 (27.77%) DevOps
3 148 (26.86%) Agile
4 141 (25.59%) AI
5 131 (23.77%) CI/CD
6 101 (18.33%) Data Modelling
7 88 (15.97%) Problem-Solving
8 85 (15.43%) CRM
9 79 (14.34%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 74 (13.43%) Migration
11 71 (12.89%) Workflow
12 66 (11.98%) Continuous Improvement
13 61 (11.07%) Stakeholder Management
14 58 (10.53%) Analytics
15 57 (10.34%) Translating Business Requirements
16 44 (7.99%) Technical Leadership
17 42 (7.62%) Integration Patterns
18 41 (7.44%) Scrum
19 38 (6.90%) Customer Service
19 38 (6.90%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 140 (25.41%) JavaScript
2 116 (21.05%) C#
3 94 (17.06%) SQL
4 50 (9.07%) PowerShell
5 41 (7.44%) Python
6 30 (5.44%) TypeScript
7 27 (4.90%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 17 (3.09%) X++
9 14 (2.54%) T-SQL
10 9 (1.63%) Java
11 8 (1.45%) PL/SQL
12 5 (0.91%) Bicep
13 4 (0.73%) Bash
13 4 (0.73%) VBA
14 3 (0.54%) Google Apps Script
14 3 (0.54%) Kusto Query Language
15 2 (0.36%) AppleScript
15 2 (0.36%) Shell Script
16 1 (0.18%) Formula Language
16 1 (0.18%) LotusScript
Qualifications
1 107 (19.42%) Security Cleared
2 86 (15.61%) SC Cleared
3 51 (9.26%) Microsoft Certification
4 47 (8.53%) Degree
5 24 (4.36%) BPSS Clearance
6 14 (2.54%) Computer Science Degree
7 11 (2.00%) ISTQB
8 7 (1.27%) Azure Certification
9 6 (1.09%) DV Cleared
10 5 (0.91%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 4 (0.73%) PMI Certification
11 4 (0.73%) PMP
12 3 (0.54%) AWS Certification
13 2 (0.36%) DBS Check
13 2 (0.36%) TOGAF Certification
14 1 (0.18%) CISM
14 1 (0.18%) CISSP
14 1 (0.18%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (7.99%) Data Quality
2 30 (5.44%) Accessibility
3 20 (3.63%) GDPR
3 20 (3.63%) QA
4 12 (2.18%) WCAG
5 8 (1.45%) PMO
6 7 (1.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 7 (1.27%) NIST
7 6 (1.09%) GRC
8 5 (0.91%) SLA
9 3 (0.54%) ISO 22301
9 3 (0.54%) NIST 800
9 3 (0.54%) SOC 2
10 2 (0.36%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.36%) Disclosure Scotland
11 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 1 (0.18%) MiFID
11 1 (0.18%) NCSC
System Software
1 36 (6.53%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.91%) Docker
2 5 (0.91%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.18%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 20 (3.63%) Terraform
2 14 (2.54%) Kubernetes
3 11 (2.00%) Microsoft Intune
4 9 (1.63%) Grafana
4 9 (1.63%) Prometheus
5 8 (1.45%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.18%) Argo
6 1 (0.18%) SCCM
6 1 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.18%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 1 (0.18%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 397 (72.05%) Microsoft
2 21 (3.81%) ServiceNow
3 20 (3.63%) SAP
4 16 (2.90%) Oracle
4 16 (2.90%) UiPath
5 11 (2.00%) OpenAI
5 11 (2.00%) Salesforce
6 10 (1.81%) Databricks
6 10 (1.81%) Foundry
7 9 (1.63%) Google
8 7 (1.27%) AppDynamics
8 7 (1.27%) Blue Prism
8 7 (1.27%) Dynatrace
8 7 (1.27%) Splunk
9 5 (0.91%) Brio
10 4 (0.73%) Atlassian
11 3 (0.54%) Alteryx
11 3 (0.54%) Automation Anywhere
11 3 (0.54%) Pega
11 3 (0.54%) Workday