Power Automate Contracts

Microsoft Power Automate (Formerly Microsoft Flow)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Power Automate skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Power Automate over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 275 391 461
Rank change year-on-year +116 +70 -1
Contract jobs citing Power Automate 357 330 449
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.82% 0.55% 0.51%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.53% 1.49% 1.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 237 235 308
10th Percentile £313 £401 £375
25th Percentile £400 £444 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £520
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% -1.44% +11.31%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £600
90th Percentile £668 £646 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £495
% change year-on-year -5.00% +1.01% +16.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 4 2
10th Percentile - £24.50 £20.58
25th Percentile £16.50 £31.25 £22.07
Median hourly rate £17.00 £36.00 £27.09
Median % change year-on-year -52.78% +32.89% -30.28%
75th Percentile £17.50 £42.44 £33.07
90th Percentile - £52.23 £35.13
UK excluding London median hourly rate £17.00 £57.50 £27.09
% change year-on-year -70.43% +112.26% -30.28%

All Cloud Skills
UK

Power Automate is in the Cloud Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 14,090 22,105 34,276
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 32.35% 36.86% 38.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,000 15,975 24,909
10th Percentile £300 £325 £353
25th Percentile £413 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £631 £650 £650
90th Percentile £738 £743 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £490 £500 £495
% change year-on-year -2.00% +1.01% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 347 359 429
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.25 £13.40
25th Percentile £16.03 £18.25 £15.25
Median hourly rate £21.00 £35.00 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -40.00% +62.79% -4.44%
75th Percentile £35.00 £65.75 £48.75
90th Percentile £61.60 £76.40 £66.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £17.72 £24.31 £18.75
% change year-on-year -27.11% +29.65% -5.06%

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 26 April 2024.

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
Top 14 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 26 April 2024. 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 +122 284 £500 -4.76% 177
London +136 161 £510 -8.93% 58
Work from Home +115 157 £485 -3.00% 124
UK excluding London +90 150 £475 -5.00% 139
South East +38 37 £475 -9.52% 24
Scotland +55 32 £525 +5.00% 15
South West +29 27 £519 +3.75% 13
Midlands +34 25 £400 -5.88% 30
West Midlands +40 21 £375 -11.76% 27
North West +5 17 £475 - 20
North of England -8 17 £475 -5.00% 33
Wales +21 7 £550 +27.91% 12
East of England +17 6 £475 -5.00% 12
East Midlands +22 4 £413 -17.50% 3

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
1 107 (29.97%) SharePoint
2 15 (4.20%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (3.64%) Confluence
4 7 (1.96%) SAS
5 3 (0.84%) IIS
6 2 (0.56%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.56%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.28%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 31 (8.68%) Microsoft Excel
2 19 (5.32%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.84%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.56%) Chatbot
4 2 (0.56%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 40 (11.20%) Dynamics CRM
2 32 (8.96%) Dynamics AX
3 3 (0.84%) Maximo
3 3 (0.84%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 322 (90.20%) Power Platform
2 231 (64.71%) PowerApps
3 181 (50.70%) Azure
4 104 (29.13%) Dynamics 365
5 100 (28.01%) Microsoft 365
6 79 (22.13%) Azure DevOps
7 34 (9.52%) Azure Logic Apps
8 29 (8.12%) Azure Functions
8 29 (8.12%) Serverless
9 24 (6.72%) OneDrive
10 18 (5.04%) Azure Storage
10 18 (5.04%) GitHub
11 17 (4.76%) Entra ID
12 14 (3.92%) Azure Data Factory
12 14 (3.92%) Azure Key Vault
13 13 (3.64%) Snowflake
14 12 (3.36%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 7 (1.96%) Azure Service Bus
15 7 (1.96%) Collibra
15 7 (1.96%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 8 (2.24%) Intranet
2 6 (1.68%) Unified Communications
3 3 (0.84%) HTTP
4 1 (0.28%) DHCP
4 1 (0.28%) DNS
4 1 (0.28%) Firewall
4 1 (0.28%) LAN
4 1 (0.28%) WAN
4 1 (0.28%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 220 (61.62%) Power BI
2 59 (16.53%) Data Lake
3 50 (14.01%) SQL Server
4 23 (6.44%) Data Warehouse
5 12 (3.36%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 11 (3.08%) Azure SQL Database
6 11 (3.08%) Metadata
6 11 (3.08%) Power Query
7 10 (2.80%) NoSQL
8 9 (2.52%) Big Data
8 9 (2.52%) PostgreSQL
9 7 (1.96%) Ataccama
9 7 (1.96%) OLTP
9 7 (1.96%) Qlik Sense
10 6 (1.68%) Data Mining
10 6 (1.68%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 4 (1.12%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
11 4 (1.12%) KNIME
11 4 (1.12%) Tableau
12 3 (0.84%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 37 (10.36%) JIRA
2 13 (3.64%) Git
3 12 (3.36%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 9 (2.52%) GitLab
5 7 (1.96%) Visual Studio Team System
6 3 (0.84%) Jenkins
7 2 (0.56%) Selenium
8 1 (0.28%) JMeter
8 1 (0.28%) NeoLoad
8 1 (0.28%) NUnit
8 1 (0.28%) SoapUI
8 1 (0.28%) SpecFlow
General
1 123 (34.45%) Social Skills
2 98 (27.45%) Finance
3 70 (19.61%) Analytical Skills
4 53 (14.85%) Public Sector
5 29 (8.12%) Retail
6 27 (7.56%) General Ledger
7 16 (4.48%) Banking
7 16 (4.48%) Marketing
8 9 (2.52%) Financial Institution
9 8 (2.24%) Legal
9 8 (2.24%) Local Government
9 8 (2.24%) Pharmaceutical
10 6 (1.68%) Documentation Skills
10 6 (1.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 6 (1.68%) Investment Banking
11 5 (1.40%) Military
12 4 (1.12%) Automotive
13 3 (0.84%) German Language
13 3 (0.84%) Manufacturing
14 2 (0.56%) Billing
Job Titles
1 158 (44.26%) Developer
2 65 (18.21%) Consultant
3 47 (13.17%) Power Platform Developer
4 44 (12.32%) Analyst
5 33 (9.24%) Applications Developer
5 33 (9.24%) Data Analyst
6 29 (8.12%) Architect
6 29 (8.12%) Senior
7 27 (7.56%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
8 26 (7.28%) Power Apps Developer
9 22 (6.16%) Automation Developer
9 22 (6.16%) Business Intelligence Developer
9 22 (6.16%) Power BI Developer
10 20 (5.60%) Lead
10 20 (5.60%) Microsoft Consultant
11 17 (4.76%) Functional Consultant
12 14 (3.92%) Senior Analyst
12 14 (3.92%) SharePoint Developer
13 13 (3.64%) Dynamics 365 Developer
14 12 (3.36%) Power Platform Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (9.52%) .NET
1 34 (9.52%) CSS
2 30 (8.40%) HTML
3 28 (7.84%) JSON
4 26 (7.28%) REST
5 23 (6.44%) XML
6 20 (5.60%) SPFx
7 14 (3.92%) HTML5 Canvas
8 13 (3.64%) Microsoft Graph
8 13 (3.64%) Web Services
9 10 (2.80%) .NET Framework
10 7 (1.96%) ARM Templates
11 6 (1.68%) RESTful
12 4 (1.12%) ADO
12 4 (1.12%) ASP.NET
12 4 (1.12%) SOAP
13 3 (0.84%) Node.js
13 3 (0.84%) OpenID
13 3 (0.84%) SAML
13 3 (0.84%) XHTML
Miscellaneous
1 29 (8.12%) Data Structures
2 12 (3.36%) Low-Code
3 9 (2.52%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 8 (2.24%) Product Ownership
5 7 (1.96%) Management Information System
6 6 (1.68%) Digital Signage
6 6 (1.68%) NHS
6 6 (1.68%) PKI
6 6 (1.68%) Self-Motivation
7 4 (1.12%) Legacy Applications
7 4 (1.12%) Onboarding
7 4 (1.12%) Taxonomies
8 3 (0.84%) Cyberattack
9 2 (0.56%) Algorithms
10 1 (0.28%) Legacy Systems
10 1 (0.28%) Public Cloud
10 1 (0.28%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 7 (1.96%) Windows
1 7 (1.96%) Windows Server
2 6 (1.68%) Windows Server 2016
2 6 (1.68%) Windows Server 2019
3 1 (0.28%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 212 (59.38%) Business Intelligence
2 94 (26.33%) DevOps
3 77 (21.57%) Agile
4 53 (14.85%) CRM
5 49 (13.73%) Problem-Solving
6 43 (12.04%) Customer Service
7 38 (10.64%) Visualisation
8 37 (10.36%) Data Analysis
9 29 (8.12%) Requirements Gathering
10 27 (7.56%) Accounts Payable
10 27 (7.56%) Accounts Receivable
10 27 (7.56%) Migration
10 27 (7.56%) Requirements Workshops
11 26 (7.28%) Data Visualisation
11 26 (7.28%) Stakeholder Management
12 23 (6.44%) Analytics
12 23 (6.44%) User Experience
13 22 (6.16%) Data Modelling
14 20 (5.60%) Deployment Automation
14 20 (5.60%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 79 (22.13%) SQL
2 59 (16.53%) C#
3 54 (15.13%) JavaScript
4 40 (11.20%) PowerShell
5 39 (10.92%) Python
6 19 (5.32%) Java
7 13 (3.64%) T-SQL
8 12 (3.36%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 12 (3.36%) TypeScript
9 7 (1.96%) PHP
9 7 (1.96%) R
10 5 (1.40%) MATLAB
10 5 (1.40%) X++
11 4 (1.12%) C
12 3 (0.84%) Ruby
13 2 (0.56%) Kusto Query Language
13 2 (0.56%) Scala
13 2 (0.56%) VB.NET
14 1 (0.28%) PL/SQL
14 1 (0.28%) VB
Qualifications
1 50 (14.01%) Degree
2 48 (13.45%) Security Cleared
3 42 (11.76%) SC Cleared
4 9 (2.52%) Microsoft Certification
5 8 (2.24%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (1.96%) Azure Certification
7 3 (0.84%) CIMA
7 3 (0.84%) PMP
8 2 (0.56%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (0.56%) Tableau Certification
9 1 (0.28%) ITIL Certification
9 1 (0.28%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (3.64%) QA
2 12 (3.36%) PMO
3 11 (3.08%) Data Quality
4 9 (2.52%) SLA
5 3 (0.84%) GDPR
6 2 (0.56%) Accessibility
System Software
1 23 (6.44%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.96%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 8 (2.24%) Terraform
2 6 (1.68%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (1.68%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.28%) HP ALM
3 1 (0.28%) Kibana
3 1 (0.28%) logstash
Vendors
1 235 (65.83%) Microsoft
2 17 (4.76%) Oracle
2 17 (4.76%) SAP
3 14 (3.92%) Alteryx
4 12 (3.36%) Databricks
5 11 (3.08%) Atlassian
6 10 (2.80%) UiPath
7 9 (2.52%) Blue Prism
8 8 (2.24%) Nintex
9 7 (1.96%) Dataiku
9 7 (1.96%) Trillium
10 6 (1.68%) Automation Anywhere
11 5 (1.40%) Informatica
12 4 (1.12%) Salesforce
13 3 (0.84%) Google
13 3 (0.84%) IBM
13 3 (0.84%) Pega
13 3 (0.84%) ServiceNow
14 2 (0.56%) DocuSign
15 1 (0.28%) Micro Focus