Power Automate Job Trends

Microsoft Power Automate (Formerly Microsoft Flow)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Power Automate skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 320 286 314
Rank change year-on-year -34 +28 +215
Permanent jobs citing Power Automate 490 452 872
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.56% 1.08% 0.92%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.77% 2.98% 2.54%
Number of salaries quoted 376 357 670
10th Percentile £36,250 £37,800 £36,365
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £67,813 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £86,250 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,001 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% - +5.00%

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 permanent job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 27,632 15,168 34,267
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 31.38% 36.17% 36.12%
Number of salaries quoted 14,281 11,124 26,785
10th Percentile £30,250 £31,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £42,000 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,225 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.58% +8.22% -11.54%
75th Percentile £82,500 £83,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £103,450 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% -9.09%

Power Automate
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Power Automate relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Power Automate job vacancy trend in the UK

Power Automate
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Power Automate.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Power Automate

Power Automate
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Power Automate over the 6 months to 23 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Power Automate in the UK

Power Automate
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Power Automate within the UK over the 6 months to 23 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -38 433 £56,000 -2.61% 145
UK excluding London -54 262 £50,001 -4.76% 122
London +16 190 £60,000 -14.29% 56
Work from Home -16 162 £52,500 -4.55% 66
North of England -30 80 £47,085 -10.32% 22
Midlands -46 52 £57,500 +9.52% 21
South East -61 50 £50,000 -13.04% 46
North West -4 42 £55,000 +4.76% 14
East of England -22 40 £76,750 +53.50% 17
West Midlands -42 38 £44,000 -14.81% 14
Yorkshire -45 34 £41,020 -25.42% 4
South West -64 17 £43,500 -24.35% 11
Wales -10 16 £41,740 -14.82% 3
East Midlands -41 14 £60,000 +9.09% 7
Scotland -20 10 £60,000 +18.94% 5
North East -41 4 £51,000 -15.00% 4
Northern Ireland - 1 £77,500 - 1

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
1 149 (30.41%) SharePoint
2 17 (3.47%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (2.45%) Appian
4 5 (1.02%) CMS
5 3 (0.61%) Confluence
6 2 (0.41%) Anypoint
6 2 (0.41%) Palantir Foundry
6 2 (0.41%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.20%) WordPress
Applications
1 62 (12.65%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (2.45%) Microsoft Project
3 8 (1.63%) Microsoft Office
4 6 (1.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.61%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.41%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 66 (13.47%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.61%) Integrated Workplace Management System
2 3 (0.61%) NetSuite
2 3 (0.61%) SAP SD
3 2 (0.41%) Dynamics AX
3 2 (0.41%) Magento
3 2 (0.41%) SAP Business One
3 2 (0.41%) Shopify
3 2 (0.41%) Unit4 Business World
4 1 (0.20%) Fidessa
4 1 (0.20%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
Cloud Services
1 417 (85.10%) Power Platform
2 318 (64.90%) PowerApps
3 258 (52.65%) Azure
4 143 (29.18%) Dynamics 365
5 138 (28.16%) Microsoft 365
6 81 (16.53%) Azure Logic Apps
7 49 (10.00%) Microsoft Copilot
8 45 (9.18%) Azure Data Factory
9 36 (7.35%) Entra ID
10 34 (6.94%) Copilot Studio
10 34 (6.94%) OneDrive
11 33 (6.73%) Serverless
12 31 (6.33%) Azure Functions
13 30 (6.12%) Azure DevOps
14 22 (4.49%) Azure Service Bus
15 20 (4.08%) Azure AI
15 20 (4.08%) SaaS
16 16 (3.27%) Adobe Creative Cloud
17 14 (2.86%) Anthropic Claude
18 13 (2.65%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.45%) Firewall
2 5 (1.02%) Intranet
3 4 (0.82%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (0.61%) DHCP
4 3 (0.61%) DNS
4 3 (0.61%) NAS
4 3 (0.61%) VoIP
4 3 (0.61%) VPN
5 2 (0.41%) TCP/IP
5 2 (0.41%) VLAN
5 2 (0.41%) WAN
6 1 (0.20%) FIX Connectivity
6 1 (0.20%) LAN
6 1 (0.20%) Network Security
6 1 (0.20%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 270 (55.10%) Power BI
2 77 (15.71%) SQL Server
3 34 (6.94%) Power Query
4 31 (6.33%) Data Warehouse
5 23 (4.69%) Azure SQL Database
6 21 (4.29%) PowerPivot
7 12 (2.45%) Metabase
7 12 (2.45%) Pinecone
7 12 (2.45%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 10 (2.04%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 9 (1.84%) Metadata
10 4 (0.82%) Data Lake
10 4 (0.82%) MySQL
10 4 (0.82%) Qlik Sense
11 3 (0.61%) Relational Database
12 2 (0.41%) Crystal Reports
12 2 (0.41%) MariaDB
12 2 (0.41%) NoSQL
12 2 (0.41%) PostgreSQL
12 2 (0.41%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 16 (3.27%) Visual Studio
2 12 (2.45%) MLflow
3 8 (1.63%) Git
3 8 (1.63%) JIRA
4 5 (1.02%) Visual Studio Code
5 3 (0.61%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.20%) Oracle Forms
6 1 (0.20%) Postman
General
1 207 (42.24%) Social Skills
2 139 (28.37%) Finance
3 98 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
4 45 (9.18%) Law
5 29 (5.92%) Legal
6 28 (5.71%) Public Sector
7 27 (5.51%) Documentation Skills
8 25 (5.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 16 (3.27%) Manufacturing
10 13 (2.65%) Marketing
11 9 (1.84%) Organisational Skills
12 8 (1.63%) Agriculture
12 8 (1.63%) Retail
13 7 (1.43%) Automotive
14 5 (1.02%) Influencing Skills
14 5 (1.02%) Tech for Good
15 2 (0.41%) Billing
15 2 (0.41%) Police
15 2 (0.41%) Presentation Skills
16 1 (0.20%) Brand Awareness
Job Titles
1 170 (34.69%) Developer
2 84 (17.14%) Analyst
3 83 (16.94%) Power Platform Developer
4 60 (12.24%) Senior
5 48 (9.80%) IT Support
6 40 (8.16%) Consultant
7 35 (7.14%) Senior Developer
8 28 (5.71%) Support Manager
9 27 (5.51%) Lead
10 26 (5.31%) Dynamics 365 Developer
11 25 (5.10%) Financial Analyst
12 24 (4.90%) Support Analyst
12 24 (4.90%) Systems Analyst
13 23 (4.69%) Applications Support
14 22 (4.49%) Applications Developer
14 22 (4.49%) Power Apps Developer
15 19 (3.88%) Automation Engineer
15 19 (3.88%) Power Platform Consultant
15 19 (3.88%) Support Engineer
16 18 (3.67%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 77 (15.71%) .NET
2 56 (11.43%) REST
3 51 (10.41%) HTML5 Canvas
4 34 (6.94%) HTML
5 33 (6.73%) CSS
6 29 (5.92%) JSON
6 29 (5.92%) SPFx
7 23 (4.69%) Microsoft Graph
8 22 (4.49%) Web Services
9 20 (4.08%) .NET Core
10 19 (3.88%) RESTful
11 17 (3.47%) SOAP
12 14 (2.86%) JWT
12 14 (2.86%) OpenAPI
12 14 (2.86%) Swagger
13 13 (2.65%) OAuth
13 13 (2.65%) Pandas
14 12 (2.45%) Django
14 12 (2.45%) NumPy
14 12 (2.45%) pytest
Miscellaneous
1 79 (16.12%) Low-Code
2 24 (4.90%) Management Information System
3 22 (4.49%) Analytical Mindset
4 21 (4.29%) Legacy Systems
5 17 (3.47%) Onboarding
6 14 (2.86%) Product Ownership
7 13 (2.65%) Cloud Native
8 11 (2.24%) Self-Motivation
9 8 (1.63%) Data Structures
9 8 (1.63%) Renewable Energy
10 7 (1.43%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 6 (1.22%) Hybrid Cloud
11 6 (1.22%) Reference Data
12 5 (1.02%) Greenfield Project
13 4 (0.82%) Enterprise Cloud
14 3 (0.61%) AI Agents
14 3 (0.61%) IoT
14 3 (0.61%) PropTech
14 3 (0.61%) Social Media
15 2 (0.41%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 21 (4.29%) Windows
2 10 (2.04%) Linux
3 7 (1.43%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.82%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.61%) Unix
6 1 (0.20%) Solaris
6 1 (0.20%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 257 (52.45%) Business Intelligence
2 134 (27.35%) Problem-Solving
3 130 (26.53%) Continuous Improvement
4 103 (21.02%) CRM
5 97 (19.80%) AI
6 89 (18.16%) Workflow
7 70 (14.29%) DevOps
8 66 (13.47%) Agile
9 56 (11.43%) Data Modelling
10 53 (10.82%) Stakeholder Management
11 51 (10.41%) CI/CD
11 51 (10.41%) Translating Business Requirements
12 50 (10.20%) Data Analysis
13 49 (10.00%) Analytics
14 47 (9.59%) Project Management
15 44 (8.98%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 43 (8.78%) User Experience
17 42 (8.57%) ERP
17 42 (8.57%) Mentoring
18 40 (8.16%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 163 (33.27%) SQL
2 104 (21.22%) C#
3 101 (20.61%) JavaScript
4 56 (11.43%) Python
5 48 (9.80%) PowerShell
6 30 (6.12%) TypeScript
7 22 (4.49%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 18 (3.67%) VBA
9 14 (2.86%) T-SQL
10 9 (1.84%) Java
11 3 (0.61%) PHP
12 2 (0.41%) Shell Script
12 2 (0.41%) VB
12 2 (0.41%) VB.NET
13 1 (0.20%) Bash
13 1 (0.20%) C
13 1 (0.20%) R
Qualifications
1 63 (12.86%) Degree
2 32 (6.53%) Microsoft Certification
3 29 (5.92%) Security Cleared
4 21 (4.29%) SC Cleared
5 20 (4.08%) Computer Science Degree
6 5 (1.02%) ACCA
6 5 (1.02%) Azure Certification
6 5 (1.02%) CIMA
6 5 (1.02%) DBS Check
7 3 (0.61%) A+ Certification
7 3 (0.61%) ITIL Certification
7 3 (0.61%) Master's Degree
7 3 (0.61%) Microsoft Certified Professional
7 3 (0.61%) Network+ Certification
8 2 (0.41%) PhD
9 1 (0.20%) AWS Certification
9 1 (0.20%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 1 (0.20%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (9.39%) Data Quality
2 27 (5.51%) QA
3 15 (3.06%) GDPR
4 14 (2.86%) SLA
5 13 (2.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 11 (2.24%) Accessibility
7 7 (1.43%) PMO
8 5 (1.02%) Cyber Essentials
8 5 (1.02%) TickIT
9 2 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 2 (0.41%) GRC
9 2 (0.41%) HIPAA
9 2 (0.41%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 2 (0.41%) WCAG
System Software
1 29 (5.92%) Active Directory
2 16 (3.27%) Docker
3 4 (0.82%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.61%) BitLocker
4 3 (0.61%) Terminal Services
4 3 (0.61%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.41%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.20%) Firmware
6 1 (0.20%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 15 (3.06%) Kubernetes
1 15 (3.06%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.20%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 328 (66.94%) Microsoft
2 26 (5.31%) ServiceNow
3 25 (5.10%) UiPath
4 19 (3.88%) SAP
5 18 (3.67%) Adobe
6 17 (3.47%) OpenAI
7 15 (3.06%) Automation Anywhere
8 13 (2.65%) Salesforce
9 11 (2.24%) Intapp
10 9 (1.84%) MuleSoft
11 8 (1.63%) Oracle
12 6 (1.22%) Pega
13 5 (1.02%) Databricks
13 5 (1.02%) VMware
14 4 (0.82%) BeyondTrust
14 4 (0.82%) Facebook
14 4 (0.82%) Sage
15 3 (0.61%) Atlassian
15 3 (0.61%) Barracuda Networks
15 3 (0.61%) Sophos