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

6 months to
22 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 232 229 279
Rank change year-on-year -3 +50 +123
Contract jobs citing Power Automate 497 351 358
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.07% 1.19% 0.82%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.95% 3.15% 2.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 342 241 239
10th Percentile £350 £390 £313
25th Percentile £413 £425 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - -2.44%
75th Percentile £550 £575 £581
90th Percentile £600 £630 £665
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £460 £475
% change year-on-year -2.17% -3.16% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 1 4
10th Percentile £26.46 - -
25th Percentile £30.35 £56.88 £16.50
Median hourly rate £64.13 £58.75 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year +9.15% +245.59% -52.78%
75th Percentile £98.75 £60.63 £17.50
90th Percentile £102.75 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £90.00 £58.75 £17.00
% change year-on-year +53.19% +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 16,827 11,154 14,035
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 36.30% 37.86% 32.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,458 7,763 9,961
10th Percentile £319 £313 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £520 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% -4.55%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £635
90th Percentile £700 £725 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £480 £475 £490
% change year-on-year +1.05% -3.06% -2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 480 250 344
10th Percentile £15.25 £15.44 £14.00
25th Percentile £21.43 £18.57 £16.05
Median hourly rate £42.59 £27.50 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year +54.88% +30.95% -38.24%
75th Percentile £67.50 £48.75 £35.00
90th Percentile £81.13 £75.05 £61.57
UK excluding London median hourly rate £47.50 £23.00 £17.70
% change year-on-year +106.52% +29.94% -28.11%

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 22 April 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 22 April 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 22 April 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 -30 413 £500 +1.01% 167
London +19 256 £500 -4.76% 68
UK excluding London -40 184 £450 -2.17% 131
Work from Home -11 145 £500 - 80
North of England -69 43 £500 +6.38% 25
Scotland +14 36 £320 -24.71% 7
Midlands -58 36 £450 -2.17% 21
South East -36 32 £505 +12.22% 46
North West -42 26 £500 +7.53% 17
West Midlands -58 26 £450 -3.23% 14
South West -23 25 £425 -6.85% 12
Yorkshire -58 11 £500 +5.82% 4
Wales 0 9 £300 +21.21% 4
East Midlands -27 9 £450 - 7
North East -21 6 £370 -20.43% 4
East of England -35 4 - - 19

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
1 166 (33.40%) SharePoint
2 15 (3.02%) HCL Notes
3 12 (2.41%) Microsoft Exchange
4 11 (2.21%) SharePoint Server
5 10 (2.01%) Mendix
6 8 (1.61%) Appian
7 7 (1.41%) Confluence
8 3 (0.60%) CMS
9 2 (0.40%) Camunda
9 2 (0.40%) SharePoint 2013
10 1 (0.20%) Apache Spark
10 1 (0.20%) Oracle Workflow
10 1 (0.20%) Orchard CMS
10 1 (0.20%) SAS
10 1 (0.20%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 35 (7.04%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (1.21%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.80%) Chatbot
4 4 (0.80%) Microsoft Office
5 2 (0.40%) InfoPath
6 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 85 (17.10%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.80%) Dynamics AX
3 2 (0.40%) ResourceLink
4 1 (0.20%) Adobe Campaign
4 1 (0.20%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.20%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.20%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.20%) SAP IBP
4 1 (0.20%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 406 (81.69%) Power Platform
2 322 (64.79%) PowerApps
3 259 (52.11%) Azure
4 157 (31.59%) Microsoft 365
5 154 (30.99%) Dynamics 365
6 94 (18.91%) Azure DevOps
6 94 (18.91%) Microsoft Copilot
7 72 (14.49%) Copilot Studio
8 59 (11.87%) Azure Logic Apps
9 54 (10.87%) Serverless
10 53 (10.66%) Azure Functions
11 52 (10.46%) Entra ID
12 39 (7.85%) Azure Service Bus
13 37 (7.44%) Azure Data Factory
14 31 (6.24%) GitHub
15 30 (6.04%) Azure AI
16 28 (5.63%) OneDrive
17 14 (2.82%) GitHub Actions
18 10 (2.01%) Azure Monitor
19 9 (1.81%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.21%) HTTP
2 3 (0.60%) Network Security
2 3 (0.60%) SMS
3 1 (0.20%) Intranet
3 1 (0.20%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 231 (46.48%) Power BI
2 31 (6.24%) SQL Server
3 19 (3.82%) Data Warehouse
4 16 (3.22%) Power Query
5 11 (2.21%) Oracle Database
6 10 (2.01%) Metadata
7 8 (1.61%) Pinecone
8 7 (1.41%) Tableau
9 5 (1.01%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 4 (0.80%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 4 (0.80%) Snowflake Schema
10 4 (0.80%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 3 (0.60%) Azure SQL Database
11 3 (0.60%) Data Lake
11 3 (0.60%) MySQL
11 3 (0.60%) PowerPivot
12 2 (0.40%) Oracle Reports
12 2 (0.40%) Relational Database
13 1 (0.20%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
13 1 (0.20%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 23 (4.63%) JIRA
2 18 (3.62%) Git
3 8 (1.61%) MLflow
4 6 (1.21%) Visual Studio
5 3 (0.60%) Postman
6 2 (0.40%) JDeveloper
6 2 (0.40%) JUnit
6 2 (0.40%) Zephyr
7 1 (0.20%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.20%) Gatling
7 1 (0.20%) GitLab
7 1 (0.20%) gulp
7 1 (0.20%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.20%) JMeter
7 1 (0.20%) Octopus Deploy
7 1 (0.20%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 1 (0.20%) Terragrunt
7 1 (0.20%) Yeoman
General
1 164 (33.00%) Social Skills
2 100 (20.12%) Finance
3 78 (15.69%) Public Sector
4 46 (9.26%) Analytical Skills
5 30 (6.04%) Banking
6 27 (5.43%) Documentation Skills
7 15 (3.02%) Marketing
8 11 (2.21%) Financial Institution
9 9 (1.81%) Law
9 9 (1.81%) Legal
10 7 (1.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 7 (1.41%) Retail
11 6 (1.21%) Back Office
11 6 (1.21%) Investment Banking
11 6 (1.21%) Presentation Skills
12 5 (1.01%) Police
13 4 (0.80%) Local Government
14 2 (0.40%) Automotive
14 2 (0.40%) German Language
14 2 (0.40%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 229 (46.08%) Developer
2 86 (17.30%) Power Platform Developer
3 52 (10.46%) Consultant
4 45 (9.05%) Analyst
5 42 (8.45%) Senior
6 34 (6.84%) Dynamics 365 Developer
7 31 (6.24%) Architect
7 31 (6.24%) Microsoft Developer
8 26 (5.23%) SharePoint Developer
9 24 (4.83%) Power Apps Developer
10 23 (4.63%) Applications Developer
11 22 (4.43%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
11 22 (4.43%) Senior Developer
12 19 (3.82%) Automation Engineer
13 17 (3.42%) Business Intelligence Developer
14 16 (3.22%) Platform Architect
14 16 (3.22%) Power Platform Architect
15 14 (2.82%) Business Analyst
16 13 (2.62%) Data Engineer
16 13 (2.62%) Power Platform Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 60 (12.07%) .NET
2 54 (10.87%) REST
3 37 (7.44%) HTML
3 37 (7.44%) Microsoft Graph
4 35 (7.04%) React
5 32 (6.44%) CSS
6 24 (4.83%) HTML5 Canvas
6 24 (4.83%) JSON
6 24 (4.83%) SPFx
7 19 (3.82%) OAuth
8 18 (3.62%) RESTful
9 12 (2.41%) NumPy
9 12 (2.41%) Pandas
10 11 (2.21%) FastAPI
10 11 (2.21%) Flask
11 10 (2.01%) Web Services
12 9 (1.81%) Swagger
13 8 (1.61%) PyTorch
13 8 (1.61%) scikit-learn
13 8 (1.61%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 57 (11.47%) Low-Code
2 25 (5.03%) AI Agents
3 22 (4.43%) Product Ownership
4 21 (4.23%) Data Structures
5 18 (3.62%) Onboarding
6 12 (2.41%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 12 (2.41%) Legacy Systems
7 6 (1.21%) Data Protection Act
7 6 (1.21%) IVR
8 5 (1.01%) Taxonomies
9 4 (0.80%) NHS
9 4 (0.80%) PKI
9 4 (0.80%) Self-Motivation
10 3 (0.60%) Analytical Mindset
10 3 (0.60%) Data Centre
10 3 (0.60%) IoT
11 2 (0.40%) Cloud Native
11 2 (0.40%) Enterprise Software
11 2 (0.40%) Linux Command Line
11 2 (0.40%) Microsoft Licensing
Operating Systems
1 3 (0.60%) Mac OS
2 2 (0.40%) Windows
3 1 (0.20%) Android
3 1 (0.20%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.20%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 230 (46.28%) Business Intelligence
2 130 (26.16%) DevOps
3 99 (19.92%) Agile
4 97 (19.52%) Data Modelling
5 94 (18.91%) CI/CD
6 92 (18.51%) AI
7 89 (17.91%) CRM
8 75 (15.09%) Problem-Solving
9 74 (14.89%) Analytics
10 65 (13.08%) Workflow
11 43 (8.65%) API Integration
11 43 (8.65%) Stakeholder Management
12 40 (8.05%) Data Governance
13 38 (7.65%) Continuous Improvement
14 37 (7.44%) Integration Patterns
14 37 (7.44%) User Experience
15 33 (6.64%) Decision-Making
16 31 (6.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 31 (6.24%) Translating Business Requirements
17 30 (6.04%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 112 (22.54%) JavaScript
2 101 (20.32%) SQL
3 92 (18.51%) C#
4 45 (9.05%) PowerShell
5 40 (8.05%) Python
6 37 (7.44%) TypeScript
7 26 (5.23%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 11 (2.21%) Formula Language
8 11 (2.21%) LotusScript
8 11 (2.21%) T-SQL
9 9 (1.81%) Java
10 8 (1.61%) R
11 6 (1.21%) Kusto Query Language
11 6 (1.21%) PL/SQL
12 5 (1.01%) X++
13 3 (0.60%) Google Apps Script
14 2 (0.40%) AppleScript
14 2 (0.40%) Bash
14 2 (0.40%) Bicep
14 2 (0.40%) VBA
Qualifications
1 84 (16.90%) Security Cleared
2 65 (13.08%) SC Cleared
3 39 (7.85%) Degree
4 29 (5.84%) Microsoft Certification
5 21 (4.23%) BPSS Clearance
6 12 (2.41%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (0.60%) Azure Certification
7 3 (0.60%) ISTQB
7 3 (0.60%) Master's Degree
8 2 (0.40%) CTC Cleared
8 2 (0.40%) DV Cleared
8 2 (0.40%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 2 (0.40%) MBA
8 2 (0.40%) TOGAF Certification
9 1 (0.20%) AWS Certification
9 1 (0.20%) CIMA
9 1 (0.20%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (6.64%) Data Quality
2 10 (2.01%) GDPR
2 10 (2.01%) QA
3 7 (1.41%) Accessibility
4 6 (1.21%) GRC
5 4 (0.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (0.60%) Disclosure Scotland
6 3 (0.60%) WCAG
7 2 (0.40%) SLA
8 1 (0.20%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 1 (0.20%) NCSC
8 1 (0.20%) PMO
8 1 (0.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 38 (7.65%) Active Directory
2 9 (1.81%) Docker
3 1 (0.20%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 14 (2.82%) Kubernetes
2 11 (2.21%) Terraform
3 5 (1.01%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (0.80%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.60%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.20%) Ansible
6 1 (0.20%) Grafana
6 1 (0.20%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.20%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 1 (0.20%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 342 (68.81%) Microsoft
2 28 (5.63%) OpenAI
3 25 (5.03%) Oracle
4 24 (4.83%) ServiceNow
5 23 (4.63%) UiPath
6 15 (3.02%) Lotus
7 14 (2.82%) SAP
8 11 (2.21%) Automation Anywhere
9 10 (2.01%) Kofax
10 8 (1.61%) Blue Prism
10 8 (1.61%) Foundry
11 5 (1.01%) Brio
11 5 (1.01%) Google
12 4 (0.80%) Atlassian
12 4 (0.80%) Salesforce
13 3 (0.60%) Databricks
13 3 (0.60%) Genesys
14 2 (0.40%) Intel
14 2 (0.40%) Virgin Media
14 2 (0.40%) Workday