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

6 months to
18 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 257 266 278
Rank change year-on-year +9 +12 +127
Contract jobs citing Power Automate 522 313 362
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.99% 0.96% 0.86%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.79% 2.57% 2.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 347 201 249
10th Percentile £320 £363 £312
25th Percentile £413 £413 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
75th Percentile £563 £556 £588
90th Percentile £614 £613 £665
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -5.26% - -3.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 5 4
10th Percentile £28.50 £25.55 -
25th Percentile £29.96 £32.00 £16.50
Median hourly rate £37.50 £34.00 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year +10.29% +100.00% -54.05%
75th Percentile £39.75 £36.00 £17.50
90th Percentile £51.30 £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 18,702 12,186 14,084
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 35.35% 37.44% 33.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,395 8,167 9,848
10th Percentile £329 £313 £310
25th Percentile £419 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £519 £501 £525
Median % change year-on-year +3.70% -4.67% -3.36%
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 613 313 333
10th Percentile £16.62 £15.10 £14.16
25th Percentile £20.50 £18.50 £16.06
Median hourly rate £36.00 £27.76 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year +29.68% +26.18% -37.14%
75th Percentile £70.00 £47.50 £50.00
90th Percentile £83.20 £67.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.50 £18.87 £20.00
% change year-on-year +98.73% -5.65% -24.47%

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 18 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 18 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 18 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 +12 453 £500 - 167
London +32 274 £520 +2.46% 66
UK excluding London -40 204 £450 -5.26% 130
Work from Home 0 149 £500 - 81
North of England -58 59 £500 +5.26% 28
Midlands -35 42 £435 -10.77% 28
South East -30 36 £505 -8.18% 43
North West -35 36 £450 -5.26% 16
Scotland +2 31 £320 -28.89% 5
West Midlands -48 31 £425 -12.82% 18
Yorkshire -37 21 £500 +5.26% 7
South West -38 18 £490 +5.38% 16
East Midlands -4 10 £455 - 10
East of England -22 10 £510 +2.00% 10
Wales -7 7 £300 +9.09% 3
Northern Ireland - 3 £334 -
North East -33 2 £550 - 6

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
1 169 (32.38%) SharePoint
2 16 (3.07%) SharePoint Server
3 12 (2.30%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (1.15%) Confluence
5 4 (0.77%) Appian
5 4 (0.77%) SharePoint 2013
6 3 (0.57%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.38%) 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 (7.28%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.34%) Chatbot
3 5 (0.96%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.77%) Microsoft Office
5 3 (0.57%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.38%) InfoPath
6 2 (0.38%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 74 (14.18%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.34%) Dynamics AX
3 4 (0.77%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.38%) Dynamics GP
4 2 (0.38%) 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
1 428 (81.99%) Power Platform
2 345 (66.09%) PowerApps
3 274 (52.49%) Azure
4 163 (31.23%) Dynamics 365
5 156 (29.89%) Microsoft 365
6 110 (21.07%) Azure DevOps
7 109 (20.88%) Microsoft Copilot
8 67 (12.84%) Copilot Studio
9 62 (11.88%) Azure Logic Apps
10 61 (11.69%) Entra ID
11 42 (8.05%) Serverless
12 41 (7.85%) Azure Functions
13 32 (6.13%) GitHub
14 29 (5.56%) OneDrive
15 26 (4.98%) Azure Service Bus
16 23 (4.41%) Azure AI
17 19 (3.64%) Azure Data Factory
18 17 (3.26%) AWS
18 17 (3.26%) GitHub Actions
18 17 (3.26%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.53%) DNS
2 7 (1.34%) Firewall
2 7 (1.34%) VPN
3 5 (0.96%) Intranet
4 3 (0.57%) HTTP
4 3 (0.57%) HTTPS
4 3 (0.57%) Network Security
4 3 (0.57%) SMS
5 1 (0.19%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 217 (41.57%) Power BI
2 37 (7.09%) SQL Server
3 19 (3.64%) Power Query
4 16 (3.07%) Metadata
5 15 (2.87%) Data Warehouse
6 5 (0.96%) Data Lake
6 5 (0.96%) MySQL
7 4 (0.77%) EDRMS
7 4 (0.77%) Pinecone
7 4 (0.77%) PowerPivot
7 4 (0.77%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 3 (0.57%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
8 3 (0.57%) Snowflake Schema
8 3 (0.57%) Spark SQL
8 3 (0.57%) Tableau
9 2 (0.38%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.38%) PostgreSQL
9 2 (0.38%) Relational Database
9 2 (0.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 2 (0.38%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 16 (3.07%) JIRA
2 12 (2.30%) Git
2 12 (2.30%) Visual Studio
3 8 (1.53%) Postman
3 8 (1.53%) Selenium
4 7 (1.34%) Cypress.io
4 7 (1.34%) WebDriver
5 5 (0.96%) Cucumber
6 4 (0.77%) MLflow
7 3 (0.57%) Protractor
8 2 (0.38%) Jenkins
8 2 (0.38%) JUnit
8 2 (0.38%) Team Foundation Server
8 2 (0.38%) Terragrunt
9 1 (0.19%) Artifactory
9 1 (0.19%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.19%) HP UFT
9 1 (0.19%) SpecFlow
9 1 (0.19%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 1 (0.19%) Zephyr
General
1 178 (34.10%) Social Skills
2 112 (21.46%) Finance
3 81 (15.52%) Public Sector
4 48 (9.20%) Analytical Skills
5 31 (5.94%) Documentation Skills
6 28 (5.36%) Banking
7 19 (3.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 16 (3.07%) Marketing
9 12 (2.30%) Law
9 12 (2.30%) Legal
10 10 (1.92%) Manufacturing
11 8 (1.53%) Investment Banking
12 6 (1.15%) Back Office
12 6 (1.15%) Local Government
13 5 (0.96%) Retail
14 4 (0.77%) Aerospace
14 4 (0.77%) Military
14 4 (0.77%) Police
15 2 (0.38%) General Ledger
15 2 (0.38%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 219 (41.95%) Developer
2 86 (16.48%) Power Platform Developer
3 75 (14.37%) Consultant
4 52 (9.96%) Senior
5 50 (9.58%) Architect
6 42 (8.05%) Analyst
7 34 (6.51%) Microsoft Developer
8 29 (5.56%) SharePoint Developer
9 28 (5.36%) Solutions Architect
10 27 (5.17%) Senior Developer
11 25 (4.79%) Lead
12 24 (4.60%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
12 24 (4.60%) Dynamics 365 Developer
13 19 (3.64%) Data Engineer
14 18 (3.45%) Power Apps Developer
14 18 (3.45%) Power Platform Consultant
15 15 (2.87%) Automation Engineer
16 14 (2.68%) Business Analyst
16 14 (2.68%) Dynamics 365 Architect
17 13 (2.49%) Applications Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 59 (11.30%) .NET
2 48 (9.20%) REST
3 40 (7.66%) JSON
3 40 (7.66%) Microsoft Graph
4 36 (6.90%) React
5 35 (6.70%) CSS
5 35 (6.70%) HTML
5 35 (6.70%) SPFx
6 23 (4.41%) HTML5 Canvas
7 13 (2.49%) RESTful
8 10 (1.92%) OAuth
9 8 (1.53%) XML
10 7 (1.34%) ASP.NET
10 7 (1.34%) FIDO
10 7 (1.34%) Gherkin
10 7 (1.34%) jQuery
11 6 (1.15%) .NET Framework
11 6 (1.15%) Middleware
11 6 (1.15%) YAML
12 5 (0.96%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 46 (8.81%) Low-Code
2 27 (5.17%) AI Agents
3 24 (4.60%) Product Ownership
4 22 (4.21%) Data Structures
5 20 (3.83%) Legacy Systems
6 14 (2.68%) Onboarding
7 11 (2.11%) Enterprise Software
8 8 (1.53%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 8 (1.53%) Management Information System
8 8 (1.53%) Self-Motivation
8 8 (1.53%) Taxonomies
8 8 (1.53%) Virtual Team
9 4 (0.77%) Analytical Mindset
10 3 (0.57%) Cloud Native
10 3 (0.57%) Data Centre
10 3 (0.57%) Data Protection Act
10 3 (0.57%) Housing Association
10 3 (0.57%) IoT
10 3 (0.57%) IVR
10 3 (0.57%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 6 (1.15%) Windows
2 3 (0.57%) 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
1 218 (41.76%) Business Intelligence
2 150 (28.74%) DevOps
3 135 (25.86%) AI
4 130 (24.90%) Agile
5 119 (22.80%) CI/CD
6 98 (18.77%) Data Modelling
7 85 (16.28%) Problem-Solving
8 81 (15.52%) CRM
9 67 (12.84%) Workflow
10 61 (11.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 60 (11.49%) Migration
12 55 (10.54%) Continuous Improvement
13 54 (10.34%) Analytics
14 53 (10.15%) Stakeholder Management
15 50 (9.58%) Translating Business Requirements
16 40 (7.66%) Technical Leadership
17 38 (7.28%) Integration Patterns
18 34 (6.51%) API Integration
18 34 (6.51%) Scrum
19 33 (6.32%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 123 (23.56%) JavaScript
2 99 (18.97%) C#
3 84 (16.09%) SQL
4 51 (9.77%) PowerShell
5 41 (7.85%) Python
6 27 (5.17%) TypeScript
7 23 (4.41%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 14 (2.68%) X++
9 12 (2.30%) T-SQL
10 10 (1.92%) Java
11 8 (1.53%) PL/SQL
12 5 (0.96%) Bicep
13 4 (0.77%) Bash
13 4 (0.77%) Kusto Query Language
13 4 (0.77%) VBA
14 3 (0.57%) Google Apps Script
15 2 (0.38%) AppleScript
15 2 (0.38%) Shell Script
16 1 (0.19%) Formula Language
16 1 (0.19%) LotusScript
Qualifications
1 104 (19.92%) Security Cleared
2 83 (15.90%) SC Cleared
3 45 (8.62%) Microsoft Certification
4 34 (6.51%) Degree
5 22 (4.21%) BPSS Clearance
6 14 (2.68%) Computer Science Degree
7 9 (1.72%) ISTQB
8 6 (1.15%) Azure Certification
8 6 (1.15%) DV Cleared
9 5 (0.96%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 3 (0.57%) AWS Certification
11 2 (0.38%) CTC Cleared
11 2 (0.38%) PMI Certification
11 2 (0.38%) PMP
11 2 (0.38%) TOGAF Certification
12 1 (0.19%) CISM
12 1 (0.19%) CISSP
12 1 (0.19%) DBS Check
12 1 (0.19%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (8.05%) Data Quality
2 24 (4.60%) Accessibility
3 16 (3.07%) QA
4 15 (2.87%) GDPR
5 10 (1.92%) WCAG
6 7 (1.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 7 (1.34%) NIST
6 7 (1.34%) PMO
7 6 (1.15%) GRC
8 5 (0.96%) SLA
9 3 (0.57%) Disclosure Scotland
9 3 (0.57%) ISO 22301
9 3 (0.57%) NIST 800
9 3 (0.57%) SOC 2
10 2 (0.38%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 1 (0.19%) MiFID
11 1 (0.19%) NCSC
System Software
1 38 (7.28%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.34%) Docker
3 5 (0.96%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.19%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 20 (3.83%) Terraform
2 16 (3.07%) Kubernetes
3 11 (2.11%) Microsoft Intune
4 9 (1.72%) Grafana
4 9 (1.72%) Prometheus
5 8 (1.53%) 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
1 371 (71.07%) Microsoft
2 21 (4.02%) SAP
3 19 (3.64%) ServiceNow
4 18 (3.45%) UiPath
5 15 (2.87%) Oracle
6 14 (2.68%) OpenAI
7 10 (1.92%) Salesforce
8 9 (1.72%) Foundry
9 8 (1.53%) Google
10 7 (1.34%) AppDynamics
10 7 (1.34%) Dynatrace
10 7 (1.34%) Splunk
11 6 (1.15%) Databricks
12 5 (0.96%) Automation Anywhere
13 4 (0.77%) Atlassian
13 4 (0.77%) Brio
14 3 (0.57%) Alteryx
14 3 (0.57%) Blue Prism
14 3 (0.57%) Pega
14 3 (0.57%) Workday