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 7 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 278 275 363
Rank change year-on-year -3 +88 +187
Permanent jobs citing Power Automate 447 572 418
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.75% 1.05% 0.78%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.18% 2.92% 1.92%
Number of salaries quoted 334 297 352
10th Percentile £37,500 £35,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £57,747
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +3.90% -3.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £75,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £90,000 £77,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - - -4.76%

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 20,505 19,604 21,782
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 34.32% 36.12% 40.54%
Number of salaries quoted 11,206 11,531 17,871
10th Percentile £28,750 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £39,250 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £63,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.51% +5.83% -7.69%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £101,250 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -4.55%

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 7 January 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 7 January 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 +6 403 £57,500 -4.17% 98
UK excluding London -41 214 £50,000 - 76
London +65 197 £60,000 -7.69% 47
Work from Home +35 153 £60,000 +1.27% 50
North of England +18 59 £50,000 +2.56% 13
Midlands -3 47 £57,500 +13.86% 12
South East +8 42 £50,000 -16.67% 28
West Midlands -5 36 £57,500 +9.52% 10
North West +33 33 £60,000 +26.32% 5
East of England +20 25 £57,500 +112.96% 5
Yorkshire -11 25 £42,039 -6.58% 5
Scotland +7 20 £54,750 +23.03% 9
South West -96 17 £42,625 -14.75% 6
East Midlands +9 11 £60,000 +46.34% 2
Wales +6 3 £50,000 +2.04% 4
Northern Ireland - 3 £70,000 -
North East +1 1 £50,000 -20.00% 3

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
1 141 (31.54%) SharePoint
2 15 (3.36%) Microsoft Exchange
3 14 (3.13%) Confluence
4 8 (1.79%) Appian
5 5 (1.12%) Anypoint
5 5 (1.12%) CMS
5 5 (1.12%) WordPress
6 2 (0.45%) Umbraco
Applications
1 36 (8.05%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (2.46%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.89%) Spreadsheet
4 3 (0.67%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.45%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 76 (17.00%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.34%) Shopify
3 4 (0.89%) SAP Business One
4 3 (0.67%) Dynamics AX
5 2 (0.45%) Elite 3E
5 2 (0.45%) Integrated Workplace Management System
6 1 (0.22%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.22%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.22%) Fidessa
6 1 (0.22%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.22%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 361 (80.76%) Power Platform
2 277 (61.97%) PowerApps
3 258 (57.72%) Azure
4 160 (35.79%) Dynamics 365
5 146 (32.66%) Microsoft 365
6 74 (16.55%) Azure Logic Apps
7 72 (16.11%) Azure DevOps
8 57 (12.75%) Microsoft Copilot
9 45 (10.07%) Entra ID
10 42 (9.40%) Copilot Studio
11 41 (9.17%) Serverless
12 33 (7.38%) Azure Functions
13 27 (6.04%) Azure AI
14 23 (5.15%) Azure Data Factory
15 20 (4.47%) AWS
16 19 (4.25%) Azure Service Bus
17 17 (3.80%) GitHub
18 16 (3.58%) Azure Monitor
19 15 (3.36%) OneDrive
20 11 (2.46%) Boomi
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.91%) Firewall
2 10 (2.24%) VPN
3 9 (2.01%) DNS
4 7 (1.57%) Internet
4 7 (1.57%) Wireless
5 4 (0.89%) DHCP
5 4 (0.89%) Unified Communications
6 3 (0.67%) Intranet
6 3 (0.67%) Network Security
7 2 (0.45%) TCP/IP
7 2 (0.45%) VLAN
7 2 (0.45%) VoIP
8 1 (0.22%) FIX Connectivity
8 1 (0.22%) SD-WAN
8 1 (0.22%) WAN
8 1 (0.22%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 213 (47.65%) Power BI
2 49 (10.96%) SQL Server
3 25 (5.59%) Power Query
4 13 (2.91%) Data Warehouse
5 12 (2.68%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 10 (2.24%) PowerPivot
7 8 (1.79%) Pinecone
8 7 (1.57%) Azure SQL Database
8 7 (1.57%) Relational Database
9 6 (1.34%) Metadata
10 5 (1.12%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 4 (0.89%) Metabase
11 4 (0.89%) NoSQL
12 3 (0.67%) Crystal Reports
12 3 (0.67%) Data Lake
13 2 (0.45%) MySQL
13 2 (0.45%) PostgreSQL
14 1 (0.22%) BusinessObjects
14 1 (0.22%) EDMS
14 1 (0.22%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 32 (7.16%) Git
2 28 (6.26%) Visual Studio
3 18 (4.03%) JIRA
4 8 (1.79%) MLflow
5 4 (0.89%) MSTest
5 4 (0.89%) NUnit
5 4 (0.89%) Postman
5 4 (0.89%) Selenium
6 3 (0.67%) JMeter
6 3 (0.67%) Visual Studio Code
7 2 (0.45%) Moq
7 2 (0.45%) NSubstitute
8 1 (0.22%) GitLab
8 1 (0.22%) HP UFT
8 1 (0.22%) SonarQube
General
1 179 (40.04%) Social Skills
2 122 (27.29%) Finance
3 56 (12.53%) Analytical Skills
4 48 (10.74%) Law
5 40 (8.95%) Legal
6 30 (6.71%) Public Sector
7 28 (6.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 24 (5.37%) Marketing
9 13 (2.91%) Documentation Skills
9 13 (2.91%) Presentation Skills
10 12 (2.68%) Retail
11 9 (2.01%) Manufacturing
12 8 (1.79%) Automotive
13 5 (1.12%) Organisational Skills
14 4 (0.89%) General Ledger
14 4 (0.89%) Tech for Good
15 3 (0.67%) Banking
16 2 (0.45%) Investment Banking
16 2 (0.45%) Local Government
16 2 (0.45%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 145 (32.44%) Developer
2 83 (18.57%) Power Platform Developer
3 53 (11.86%) Senior
4 50 (11.19%) Analyst
5 37 (8.28%) Consultant
6 34 (7.61%) Senior Developer
7 32 (7.16%) Lead
8 31 (6.94%) IT Support
9 26 (5.82%) Support Engineer
10 24 (5.37%) Dynamics 365 Developer
11 18 (4.03%) Power Platform Engineer
12 17 (3.80%) Support Analyst
13 16 (3.58%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
14 15 (3.36%) Administrator
15 13 (2.91%) Financial Analyst
15 13 (2.91%) IT Engineer
16 12 (2.68%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
16 12 (2.68%) Data Analyst
16 12 (2.68%) Development Engineer
16 12 (2.68%) Development Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 73 (16.33%) .NET
1 73 (16.33%) REST
2 38 (8.50%) Web Services
3 34 (7.61%) HTML
4 33 (7.38%) SOAP
5 27 (6.04%) HTML5 Canvas
6 24 (5.37%) CSS
6 24 (5.37%) JSON
7 21 (4.70%) RESTful
8 18 (4.03%) XML
9 14 (3.13%) Microsoft Graph
9 14 (3.13%) OpenAPI
9 14 (3.13%) Swagger
10 13 (2.91%) .NET Framework
10 13 (2.91%) React
11 9 (2.01%) OAuth
11 9 (2.01%) Pandas
12 8 (1.79%) Flask
12 8 (1.79%) pytest
12 8 (1.79%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 73 (16.33%) Low-Code
2 28 (6.26%) Cloud Native
3 21 (4.70%) Onboarding
4 20 (4.47%) Product Ownership
5 15 (3.36%) Management Information System
6 14 (3.13%) IoT
7 11 (2.46%) Self-Motivation
8 10 (2.24%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 10 (2.24%) Legacy Systems
9 8 (1.79%) Enterprise Software
10 7 (1.57%) AI Agents
10 7 (1.57%) Analytical Mindset
10 7 (1.57%) Data Structures
11 6 (1.34%) Reference Data
12 5 (1.12%) Digital Media
12 5 (1.12%) Distributed Systems
12 5 (1.12%) Video Conferencing
13 4 (0.89%) Hybrid Cloud
14 3 (0.67%) Driving Licence
14 3 (0.67%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 22 (4.92%) Windows
2 10 (2.24%) Linux
3 7 (1.57%) Android
4 6 (1.34%) Unix
4 6 (1.34%) Windows 10
5 5 (1.12%) Apple iOS
5 5 (1.12%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.45%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.22%) Solaris
7 1 (0.22%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 197 (44.07%) Business Intelligence
2 128 (28.64%) Problem-Solving
3 116 (25.95%) Agile
4 92 (20.58%) DevOps
5 85 (19.02%) CRM
6 84 (18.79%) AI
7 74 (16.55%) Workflow
8 73 (16.33%) CI/CD
9 70 (15.66%) Continuous Improvement
10 62 (13.87%) Mentoring
11 59 (13.20%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 54 (12.08%) Migration
13 44 (9.84%) Stakeholder Management
14 43 (9.62%) Data Migration
14 43 (9.62%) ITIL
15 42 (9.40%) Change Management
15 42 (9.40%) Visualisation
16 41 (9.17%) Scrum
17 40 (8.95%) Process Improvement
18 37 (8.28%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 115 (25.73%) SQL
2 110 (24.61%) C#
3 95 (21.25%) JavaScript
4 59 (13.20%) PowerShell
5 48 (10.74%) Python
6 21 (4.70%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 19 (4.25%) TypeScript
8 13 (2.91%) VBA
9 11 (2.46%) Java
10 9 (2.01%) T-SQL
11 6 (1.34%) PHP
12 5 (1.12%) Bash
12 5 (1.12%) Shell Script
13 2 (0.45%) Bicep
14 1 (0.22%) C++
14 1 (0.22%) VB
14 1 (0.22%) X++
Qualifications
1 54 (12.08%) Degree
2 51 (11.41%) Microsoft Certification
3 43 (9.62%) Security Cleared
4 35 (7.83%) SC Cleared
5 31 (6.94%) Computer Science Degree
6 11 (2.46%) Azure Certification
7 8 (1.79%) DBS Check
8 7 (1.57%) ACCA
8 7 (1.57%) CIMA
9 5 (1.12%) A+ Certification
10 3 (0.67%) PMI Certification
10 3 (0.67%) PMP
11 2 (0.45%) AWS Certification
11 2 (0.45%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 2 (0.45%) Master's Degree
11 2 (0.45%) MCP
11 2 (0.45%) PhD
11 2 (0.45%) TOGAF Certification
12 1 (0.22%) BPSS Clearance
12 1 (0.22%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (6.71%) QA
2 20 (4.47%) Data Quality
3 18 (4.03%) Accessibility
4 14 (3.13%) GDPR
5 11 (2.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 10 (2.24%) Cyber Essentials
7 8 (1.79%) SLA
8 7 (1.57%) PMO
9 5 (1.12%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 5 (1.12%) WCAG
10 2 (0.45%) NIST
10 2 (0.45%) P3O
11 1 (0.22%) COBIT
11 1 (0.22%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.22%) SOC 2
System Software
1 30 (6.71%) Active Directory
2 16 (3.58%) Docker
3 7 (1.57%) Virtual Desktop
4 4 (0.89%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.45%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.45%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.22%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 19 (4.25%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (3.58%) Kubernetes
3 7 (1.57%) Terraform
4 6 (1.34%) Prometheus
5 2 (0.45%) Autotask
5 2 (0.45%) Grafana
6 1 (0.22%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.22%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 290 (64.88%) Microsoft
2 22 (4.92%) ServiceNow
3 19 (4.25%) SAP
3 19 (4.25%) UiPath
4 14 (3.13%) OpenAI
5 10 (2.24%) Intapp
5 10 (2.24%) MuleSoft
5 10 (2.24%) Oracle
6 8 (1.79%) Atlassian
6 8 (1.79%) Automation Anywhere
7 7 (1.57%) Salesforce
8 6 (1.34%) Foundry
8 6 (1.34%) Talend
9 5 (1.12%) Dell
9 5 (1.12%) Epicor
9 5 (1.12%) IBM
9 5 (1.12%) Infor
9 5 (1.12%) Informatica
9 5 (1.12%) Software AG
9 5 (1.12%) TIBCO