Power Automate Contracts

Microsoft Power Automate (Formerly Microsoft Flow)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring Power Automate skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Power Automate over the 6 months leading up to 15 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 273 274 410
Rank change year-on-year +1 +136 +58
Contract jobs citing Power Automate 313 368 293
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.96% 0.86% 0.52%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.58% 2.59% 1.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 203 253 209
10th Percentile £363 £313 £374
25th Percentile £413 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.76%
75th Percentile £553 £575 £600
90th Percentile £613 £663 £650
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £475 £495
% change year-on-year - -4.04% -1.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 4 3
10th Percentile £25.55 - £28.40
25th Percentile £32.00 £16.50 £31.63
Median hourly rate £34.00 £17.00 £37.00
Median % change year-on-year +100.00% -54.05% -31.48%
75th Percentile £36.00 £17.50 £47.88
90th Percentile £50.78 - £54.40
UK excluding London median hourly rate £34.43 £17.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year +102.53% -60.00% +74.47%

All Cloud 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 12,143 14,184 20,614
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 37.36% 33.18% 36.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,136 9,945 14,920
10th Percentile £313 £308 £313
25th Percentile £413 £413 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £548
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.24% -0.32%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £650
90th Percentile £730 £742 £745
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £490 £500
% change year-on-year -3.06% -2.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 308 350 347
10th Percentile £15.22 £14.16 £15.25
25th Percentile £18.50 £16.06 £19.59
Median hourly rate £27.50 £22.15 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +24.15% -36.71% +55.56%
75th Percentile £47.22 £50.19 £66.00
90th Percentile £67.15 £70.00 £79.19
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.87 £21.00 £26.75
% change year-on-year -10.14% -21.50% +36.20%

Power Automate
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Power Automate as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Power Automate in the UK

Power Automate
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Power Automate.

Daily rate trend for Power Automate in the UK

Power Automate
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Power Automate over the 6 months to 15 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Power Automate in the UK

Power Automate
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Power Automate.

Hourly rate trend for Power Automate in the UK

Power Automate
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Power Automate over the 6 months to 15 July 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Power Automate in the UK

Power Automate
Top 16 Contract 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 15 July 2025. 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 +10 267 £500 - 381
London +16 151 £500 -2.06% 98
UK excluding London -13 118 £475 - 337
Work from Home -20 90 £500 +5.26% 329
North of England +15 37 £475 +5.56% 86
Midlands -1 23 £488 +21.88% 64
West Midlands 0 20 £488 +21.88% 43
North West +7 19 £475 +5.56% 43
South West +24 18 £465 -8.15% 28
Scotland -14 17 £450 -6.25% 21
Yorkshire +17 15 £475 - 33
East of England +17 13 £500 +19.05% 43
South East +18 10 £550 +15.79% 79
North East - 3 £375 - 10
East Midlands -3 2 - - 20
Wales 0 1 £275 -50.00% 20

Power Automate
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 110 (35.14%) SharePoint
2 10 (3.19%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.60%) SharePoint 2010
4 4 (1.28%) IIS
5 3 (0.96%) IBM Notes
5 3 (0.96%) SharePoint Server
6 2 (0.64%) OpenEdge
7 1 (0.32%) Confluence
Applications
1 16 (5.11%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (3.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 8 (2.56%) InfoPath
4 7 (2.24%) Microsoft Project
4 7 (2.24%) MS Visio
5 5 (1.60%) Microsoft Office
6 1 (0.32%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 72 (23.00%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.96%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.64%) Dynamics AX
3 2 (0.64%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.64%) Unit4 Business World
4 1 (0.32%) Aladdin
4 1 (0.32%) FastStats
4 1 (0.32%) Raiser’s Edge
4 1 (0.32%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.32%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 276 (88.18%) Power Platform
2 228 (72.84%) PowerApps
3 120 (38.34%) Azure
4 107 (34.19%) Dynamics 365
5 87 (27.80%) Microsoft 365
6 44 (14.06%) Azure DevOps
7 29 (9.27%) Microsoft Copilot
8 27 (8.63%) Azure Logic Apps
9 22 (7.03%) Azure Functions
9 22 (7.03%) Serverless
10 18 (5.75%) Copilot Studio
11 15 (4.79%) Entra ID
11 15 (4.79%) OneDrive
12 12 (3.83%) Azure Monitor
13 7 (2.24%) ShareGate
14 6 (1.92%) Azure Data Factory
14 6 (1.92%) Azure Service Bus
15 5 (1.60%) Azure AKS
15 5 (1.60%) GitHub
15 5 (1.60%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.92%) HTTP
2 2 (0.64%) Firewall
3 1 (0.32%) DHCP
3 1 (0.32%) DNS
3 1 (0.32%) Intranet
3 1 (0.32%) SD-WAN
3 1 (0.32%) Skype
3 1 (0.32%) VLAN
3 1 (0.32%) WAN
3 1 (0.32%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 132 (42.17%) Power BI
2 31 (9.90%) SQL Server
3 15 (4.79%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 11 (3.51%) Azure SQL Database
5 10 (3.19%) Power Query
6 8 (2.56%) Relational Database
7 7 (2.24%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 7 (2.24%) Tableau
8 6 (1.92%) MySQL
9 5 (1.60%) Metadata
9 5 (1.60%) PostgreSQL
10 4 (1.28%) Data Warehouse
11 3 (0.96%) MariaDB
11 3 (0.96%) MongoDB
11 3 (0.96%) Redis
12 2 (0.64%) Oracle Database
13 1 (0.32%) BigQuery
13 1 (0.32%) Lumira
13 1 (0.32%) NoSQL
13 1 (0.32%) PowerPivot
Development Applications
1 22 (7.03%) JIRA
2 15 (4.79%) Git
3 6 (1.92%) GitLab
4 4 (1.28%) Jenkins
4 4 (1.28%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.64%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.32%) Hudson
6 1 (0.32%) JMeter
6 1 (0.32%) LoadRunner
6 1 (0.32%) Postman
6 1 (0.32%) REST Assured
6 1 (0.32%) Selenium
6 1 (0.32%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 105 (33.55%) Social Skills
2 51 (16.29%) Finance
3 35 (11.18%) Public Sector
4 32 (10.22%) Analytical Skills
5 14 (4.47%) Marketing
6 11 (3.51%) Banking
7 8 (2.56%) Retail
8 5 (1.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 5 (1.60%) Legal
8 5 (1.60%) Manufacturing
9 4 (1.28%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (0.96%) Back Office
10 3 (0.96%) Documentation Skills
10 3 (0.96%) Local Government
10 3 (0.96%) Pharmaceutical
11 2 (0.64%) Automotive
11 2 (0.64%) Investment Banking
11 2 (0.64%) Organisational Skills
11 2 (0.64%) Social Housing
12 1 (0.32%) Law
Job Titles
1 132 (42.17%) Developer
2 49 (15.65%) Power Platform Developer
3 32 (10.22%) Consultant
4 28 (8.95%) Architect
5 26 (8.31%) Dynamics 365 Developer
5 26 (8.31%) Power Apps Developer
6 23 (7.35%) Senior
7 22 (7.03%) Lead
8 19 (6.07%) Applications Developer
9 18 (5.75%) Analyst
10 15 (4.79%) CRM Developer
11 14 (4.47%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
12 13 (4.15%) Dynamics 365 Architect
12 13 (4.15%) Microsoft Developer
13 12 (3.83%) Power Platform Engineer
13 12 (3.83%) Senior Developer
13 12 (3.83%) Solutions Architect
14 11 (3.51%) Dynamics CRM Developer
14 11 (3.51%) Platform Engineer
15 10 (3.19%) Dynamics 365 CRM Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (13.74%) HTML
2 42 (13.42%) .NET
3 32 (10.22%) CSS
3 32 (10.22%) HTML5 Canvas
4 29 (9.27%) REST
5 22 (7.03%) JSON
6 16 (5.11%) .NET Framework
6 16 (5.11%) XML
7 12 (3.83%) ASP.NET Web API
7 12 (3.83%) React
7 12 (3.83%) SOAP
8 10 (3.19%) Web Services
9 9 (2.88%) WCF
10 8 (2.56%) .NET Core
11 7 (2.24%) ARM Templates
11 7 (2.24%) ASP.NET
12 6 (1.92%) ADO
12 6 (1.92%) AngularJS
12 6 (1.92%) Microsoft Graph
13 5 (1.60%) XSD
Miscellaneous
1 28 (8.95%) Low-Code
2 6 (1.92%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 6 (1.92%) Greenfield Project
2 6 (1.92%) Product Ownership
3 5 (1.60%) Onboarding
4 4 (1.28%) e-Learning
4 4 (1.28%) Learning Management System
4 4 (1.28%) Legacy Systems
4 4 (1.28%) Mobile App
5 3 (0.96%) Data Structures
5 3 (0.96%) Legacy Applications
5 3 (0.96%) Linux Command Line
5 3 (0.96%) Self-Motivation
5 3 (0.96%) Shadow IT
6 2 (0.64%) AI Agents
6 2 (0.64%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (0.64%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (0.64%) FMCG
6 2 (0.64%) Robotics
7 1 (0.32%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 17 (5.43%) Windows
2 9 (2.88%) Windows Server
3 2 (0.64%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.32%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 127 (40.58%) Business Intelligence
2 88 (28.12%) Agile
3 73 (23.32%) CRM
4 71 (22.68%) Problem-Solving
5 62 (19.81%) DevOps
6 55 (17.57%) Migration
7 29 (9.27%) Customer Service
7 29 (9.27%) Data Modelling
8 28 (8.95%) Workflow
9 27 (8.63%) Data Integration
9 27 (8.63%) Visualisation
10 26 (8.31%) CI/CD
11 22 (7.03%) Stakeholder Management
12 20 (6.39%) Artificial Intelligence
12 20 (6.39%) Translating Business Requirements
13 19 (6.07%) Customer Engagement
13 19 (6.07%) Project Management
14 18 (5.75%) Continuous Improvement
14 18 (5.75%) Data Migration
14 18 (5.75%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 85 (27.16%) JavaScript
2 77 (24.60%) SQL
3 76 (24.28%) C#
4 42 (13.42%) PowerShell
5 22 (7.03%) Python
6 17 (5.43%) TypeScript
7 9 (2.88%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 7 (2.24%) Bash
8 7 (2.24%) Bicep
9 6 (1.92%) Java
10 4 (1.28%) Formula Language
11 3 (0.96%) LotusScript
11 3 (0.96%) X++
12 2 (0.64%) Groovy
12 2 (0.64%) Ruby
12 2 (0.64%) T-SQL
12 2 (0.64%) VBA
13 1 (0.32%) PL/SQL
13 1 (0.32%) VB
13 1 (0.32%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 43 (13.74%) Security Cleared
2 33 (10.54%) SC Cleared
3 19 (6.07%) Degree
3 19 (6.07%) Microsoft Certification
4 8 (2.56%) BPSS Clearance
5 6 (1.92%) Azure Certification
6 4 (1.28%) Computer Science Degree
7 2 (0.64%) DV Cleared
7 2 (0.64%) ISTQB
7 2 (0.64%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
8 1 (0.32%) BC Cleared
8 1 (0.32%) CISSP
8 1 (0.32%) CTC Cleared
8 1 (0.32%) DBS Check
8 1 (0.32%) GCFA
8 1 (0.32%) GCIH
8 1 (0.32%) MCSA
8 1 (0.32%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (4.79%) QA
2 7 (2.24%) Data Quality
2 7 (2.24%) GDPR
3 6 (1.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (1.28%) Accessibility
4 4 (1.28%) Disclosure Scotland
5 3 (0.96%) PMO
6 2 (0.64%) P3O
7 1 (0.32%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 1 (0.32%) ISO 22301
7 1 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 1 (0.32%) NIST
7 1 (0.32%) SLA
System Software
1 9 (2.88%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.64%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.32%) Docker
3 1 (0.32%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.32%) Microsoft App-V
3 1 (0.32%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 9 (2.88%) Terraform
2 7 (2.24%) Grafana
2 7 (2.24%) Prometheus
3 5 (1.60%) HP ALM
3 5 (1.60%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.96%) Ansible
4 3 (0.96%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (0.96%) Progress Chef
4 3 (0.96%) SCCM
4 3 (0.96%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.32%) Istio
5 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Clustering
Vendors
1 208 (66.45%) Microsoft
2 11 (3.51%) ServiceNow
3 9 (2.88%) Blue Prism
4 5 (1.60%) HP
5 4 (1.28%) Nintex
5 4 (1.28%) SAP
5 4 (1.28%) Workday
6 3 (0.96%) Lotus
6 3 (0.96%) Oracle
6 3 (0.96%) Salesforce
7 2 (0.64%) Adobe
7 2 (0.64%) Databricks
8 1 (0.32%) Cisco
8 1 (0.32%) Cognizant
8 1 (0.32%) ESRI
8 1 (0.32%) Facebook
8 1 (0.32%) HubSpot
8 1 (0.32%) MuleSoft
8 1 (0.32%) Twitter
8 1 (0.32%) Virgin Media