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

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 257 268 246
Rank change year-on-year +11 -22 +133
Contract jobs citing Power Automate 568 324 368
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.04% 0.99% 0.98%
As % of the Cloud Services category 3.00% 2.60% 2.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 395 199 243
10th Percentile £306 £363 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% - -
75th Percentile £538 £575 £590
90th Percentile £589 £638 £650
UK excluding London median daily rate £460 £490 £500
% change year-on-year -6.12% -2.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 4 0
10th Percentile £26.57 £24.48 -
25th Percentile £29.96 £29.31 -
Median hourly rate £38.25 £33.94 -
Median % change year-on-year +12.70% - -
75th Percentile £53.00 £35.24 -
90th Percentile £57.50 £35.69 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.25 £33.88 -
% change year-on-year +12.90% - -

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 18,915 12,482 12,956
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 34.61% 38.04% 34.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,538 8,334 8,575
10th Percentile £325 £310 £313
25th Percentile £425 £409 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £625 £613 £638
90th Percentile £715 £713 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 637 293 188
10th Percentile £15.50 £15.50 £16.00
25th Percentile £17.75 £18.87 £21.37
Median hourly rate £30.00 £26.00 £34.47
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% -24.56% +4.44%
75th Percentile £67.50 £47.50 £64.73
90th Percentile £79.00 £67.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £30.00 £19.27 £33.00
% change year-on-year +55.68% -41.61% +42.00%

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 6 October 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 6 October 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Power Automate in the UK

Power Automate
Top 18 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 6 October 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 -1 502 £488 -2.50% 487
London -15 280 £500 -4.76% 218
UK excluding London +22 250 £460 -6.12% 322
Work from Home -43 129 £500 -1.48% 274
Midlands +7 79 £425 -15.00% 50
North of England -38 64 £500 - 82
West Midlands -6 62 £425 -15.00% 30
North West -16 46 £500 +11.11% 42
South East -27 36 £475 -18.45% 70
Scotland -2 30 £450 - 28
South West -36 18 £365 -14.12% 40
East Midlands +2 16 £473 -17.70% 20
East of England -17 15 £475 +5.56% 28
Yorkshire -37 14 £625 +21.95% 32
Northern Ireland - 7 £334 - 17
North East - 4 £550 - 10
Wales -12 3 £550 - 11
Channel Islands - 1 £450 -

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
1 195 (34.33%) SharePoint
2 33 (5.81%) Microsoft Exchange
3 24 (4.23%) SharePoint Server
4 8 (1.41%) Confluence
5 4 (0.70%) Oracle Workflow
5 4 (0.70%) SharePoint 2013
6 3 (0.53%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.53%) Mendix
7 2 (0.35%) IIS
7 2 (0.35%) Skype for Business
8 1 (0.18%) Appian
8 1 (0.18%) Drupal
8 1 (0.18%) Liferay
Applications
1 43 (7.57%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (1.41%) Chatbot
3 7 (1.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.53%) 1Password
4 3 (0.53%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (0.53%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.53%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.18%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 83 (14.61%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.70%) Dynamics AX
2 4 (0.70%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.35%) Dynamics GP
3 2 (0.35%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.18%) Aladdin
4 1 (0.18%) Primavera
4 1 (0.18%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.18%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 483 (85.04%) Power Platform
2 394 (69.37%) PowerApps
3 297 (52.29%) Azure
4 202 (35.56%) Dynamics 365
5 157 (27.64%) Microsoft 365
6 153 (26.94%) Microsoft Copilot
7 126 (22.18%) Azure DevOps
8 85 (14.96%) Copilot Studio
9 66 (11.62%) Azure Logic Apps
10 64 (11.27%) Azure Functions
10 64 (11.27%) Serverless
11 55 (9.68%) Entra ID
12 45 (7.92%) OneDrive
13 38 (6.69%) GitHub
14 35 (6.16%) Azure AI
15 27 (4.75%) Azure Service Bus
16 23 (4.05%) Microsoft Purview
17 20 (3.52%) GitHub Actions
18 16 (2.82%) AWS
19 11 (1.94%) n8n
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.41%) DNS
1 8 (1.41%) Firewall
2 7 (1.23%) VPN
3 5 (0.88%) Intranet
4 3 (0.53%) HTTPS
5 2 (0.35%) HTTP
5 2 (0.35%) Skype
5 2 (0.35%) SMS
6 1 (0.18%) Internet
6 1 (0.18%) LAN
6 1 (0.18%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.18%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 233 (41.02%) Power BI
2 46 (8.10%) SQL Server
3 31 (5.46%) Power Query
4 21 (3.70%) Metadata
5 13 (2.29%) Data Warehouse
6 10 (1.76%) Data Lake
7 9 (1.58%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 7 (1.23%) Star Schema
9 6 (1.06%) Azure SQL Database
10 5 (0.88%) PowerPivot
11 4 (0.70%) EDRMS
11 4 (0.70%) GIS
11 4 (0.70%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 3 (0.53%) Spark SQL
13 2 (0.35%) Data Mining
13 2 (0.35%) MS Access
13 2 (0.35%) Oracle Database
13 2 (0.35%) Relational Database
13 2 (0.35%) Spatial Data
13 2 (0.35%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 22 (3.87%) JIRA
2 21 (3.70%) Visual Studio
3 20 (3.52%) Git
4 13 (2.29%) Selenium
5 11 (1.94%) Cypress.io
5 11 (1.94%) Postman
5 11 (1.94%) WebDriver
6 10 (1.76%) Cucumber
7 4 (0.70%) Oracle Forms
7 4 (0.70%) Visual Studio Code
8 3 (0.53%) MSTest
8 3 (0.53%) NUnit
8 3 (0.53%) Protractor
9 2 (0.35%) JDeveloper
9 2 (0.35%) REST Assured
9 2 (0.35%) Team Foundation Server
9 2 (0.35%) TestRail
10 1 (0.18%) HP UFT
10 1 (0.18%) JUnit
10 1 (0.18%) Terragrunt
General
1 225 (39.61%) Social Skills
2 130 (22.89%) Finance
3 90 (15.85%) Public Sector
4 74 (13.03%) Analytical Skills
5 38 (6.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 28 (4.93%) Marketing
7 20 (3.52%) Documentation Skills
8 19 (3.35%) Banking
9 11 (1.94%) Manufacturing
10 10 (1.76%) Law
11 8 (1.41%) Legal
11 8 (1.41%) Local Government
11 8 (1.41%) Retail
12 6 (1.06%) Aerospace
12 6 (1.06%) Back Office
12 6 (1.06%) Investment Banking
12 6 (1.06%) Military
12 6 (1.06%) Organisational Skills
13 5 (0.88%) Influencing Skills
13 5 (0.88%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 250 (44.01%) Developer
2 88 (15.49%) Power Platform Developer
3 64 (11.27%) Senior
4 61 (10.74%) Consultant
5 60 (10.56%) Dynamics 365 Developer
6 56 (9.86%) Analyst
7 54 (9.51%) Architect
8 37 (6.51%) Senior Developer
9 36 (6.34%) Lead
10 28 (4.93%) Microsoft Developer
10 28 (4.93%) Solutions Architect
11 24 (4.23%) SharePoint Developer
12 21 (3.70%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
13 18 (3.17%) Data Analyst
13 18 (3.17%) Power Platform Architect
13 18 (3.17%) Power Platform Engineer
14 16 (2.82%) Administrator
15 15 (2.64%) Dynamics 365 Architect
15 15 (2.64%) Power Apps Developer
16 14 (2.46%) Dynamics 365 Solution Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 75 (13.20%) .NET
2 51 (8.98%) REST
3 48 (8.45%) JSON
4 29 (5.11%) HTML
4 29 (5.11%) HTML5 Canvas
5 24 (4.23%) CSS
6 23 (4.05%) Microsoft Graph
7 22 (3.87%) React
7 22 (3.87%) SPFx
8 19 (3.35%) XML
9 18 (3.17%) Terraform
10 13 (2.29%) Middleware
10 13 (2.29%) XSLT
11 12 (2.11%) OAuth
12 11 (1.94%) Gherkin
12 11 (1.94%) RESTful
13 9 (1.58%) SOAP
14 8 (1.41%) .NET Framework
14 8 (1.41%) ASP.NET
14 8 (1.41%) ASP.NET Web API
Miscellaneous
1 39 (6.87%) Low-Code
2 34 (5.99%) AI Agents
2 34 (5.99%) Management Information System
2 34 (5.99%) Product Ownership
3 33 (5.81%) Enterprise Software
4 20 (3.52%) Data Structures
5 18 (3.17%) Legacy Systems
6 15 (2.64%) Virtual Team
7 12 (2.11%) Onboarding
7 12 (2.11%) Taxonomies
8 10 (1.76%) Self-Motivation
9 8 (1.41%) BYOD
10 5 (0.88%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 4 (0.70%) Analytical Mindset
11 4 (0.70%) NHS
12 3 (0.53%) Housing Association
12 3 (0.53%) Life Science
12 3 (0.53%) Microsoft Licensing
13 2 (0.35%) FMCG
13 2 (0.35%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 7 (1.23%) Windows
2 1 (0.18%) Linux
2 1 (0.18%) Unix
2 1 (0.18%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 238 (41.90%) Business Intelligence
2 179 (31.51%) Agile
3 173 (30.46%) AI
4 166 (29.23%) DevOps
5 129 (22.71%) CI/CD
6 117 (20.60%) Problem-Solving
7 106 (18.66%) Stakeholder Management
8 101 (17.78%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 95 (16.73%) CRM
10 90 (15.85%) Data Modelling
11 86 (15.14%) Continuous Improvement
12 78 (13.73%) Migration
13 76 (13.38%) Workflow
14 60 (10.56%) Analytics
15 57 (10.04%) Technical Leadership
16 53 (9.33%) Translating Business Requirements
17 46 (8.10%) Scrum
18 43 (7.57%) Customer Service
18 43 (7.57%) Mentoring
19 42 (7.39%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 145 (25.53%) C#
2 144 (25.35%) JavaScript
3 107 (18.84%) SQL
4 43 (7.57%) PowerShell
5 40 (7.04%) Python
6 34 (5.99%) TypeScript
7 25 (4.40%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 16 (2.82%) X++
9 8 (1.41%) T-SQL
10 6 (1.06%) Bicep
11 5 (0.88%) Java
11 5 (0.88%) VBA
12 4 (0.70%) PL/SQL
13 3 (0.53%) Bash
14 2 (0.35%) Korn
15 1 (0.18%) COBOL
15 1 (0.18%) Kusto Query Language
15 1 (0.18%) R
15 1 (0.18%) Shell Script
15 1 (0.18%) VB
Qualifications
1 106 (18.66%) Security Cleared
2 86 (15.14%) SC Cleared
3 72 (12.68%) Microsoft Certification
4 60 (10.56%) Degree
5 26 (4.58%) BPSS Clearance
6 19 (3.35%) Azure Certification
7 14 (2.46%) Computer Science Degree
8 11 (1.94%) ISTQB
9 9 (1.58%) PMI Certification
9 9 (1.58%) PMP
10 6 (1.06%) DV Cleared
11 4 (0.70%) AWS Certification
12 3 (0.53%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
13 2 (0.35%) DBS Check
14 1 (0.18%) ACCA
14 1 (0.18%) CIMA
14 1 (0.18%) CISM
14 1 (0.18%) CTC Cleared
14 1 (0.18%) IIBA
14 1 (0.18%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (9.68%) Data Quality
2 45 (7.92%) Accessibility
3 33 (5.81%) GDPR
4 26 (4.58%) QA
5 22 (3.87%) WCAG
6 9 (1.58%) PMO
7 7 (1.23%) NIST
8 5 (0.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 4 (0.70%) SLA
10 3 (0.53%) Actionable Recommendations
10 3 (0.53%) ISO 19650
10 3 (0.53%) ISO 22301
10 3 (0.53%) NIST 800
10 3 (0.53%) SOC 2
11 2 (0.35%) Disclosure Scotland
12 1 (0.18%) GRC
12 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 1 (0.18%) MiFID
System Software
1 21 (3.70%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.88%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (0.35%) Docker
Systems Management
1 16 (2.82%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (2.11%) Kubernetes
3 10 (1.76%) Grafana
4 9 (1.58%) Prometheus
5 5 (0.88%) Jamf Pro
6 3 (0.53%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 1 (0.18%) Argo
7 1 (0.18%) SCCM
Vendors
1 442 (77.82%) Microsoft
2 21 (3.70%) ServiceNow
3 16 (2.82%) Oracle
4 15 (2.64%) Databricks
4 15 (2.64%) SAP
4 15 (2.64%) UiPath
5 12 (2.11%) Foundry
6 11 (1.94%) OpenAI
6 11 (1.94%) Salesforce
7 8 (1.41%) Blue Prism
7 8 (1.41%) Dynatrace
8 7 (1.23%) AppDynamics
8 7 (1.23%) Splunk
9 6 (1.06%) Google
10 4 (0.70%) Pega
10 4 (0.70%) Planview
10 4 (0.70%) Workday
11 3 (0.53%) Alteryx
11 3 (0.53%) Autodesk
11 3 (0.53%) CyberArk