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 29 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 296 289 319
Rank change year-on-year -7 +30 +101
Permanent jobs citing Power Automate 657 501 739
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.65% 1.02% 0.85%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.38% 3.15% 2.62%
Number of salaries quoted 520 381 557
10th Percentile £37,430 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £43,000 £45,000 £46,199
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £56,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.65% -1.74% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £66,250 £68,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £81,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,000 £53,688 £55,000
% change year-on-year -5.01% -2.39% +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 27,568 15,912 28,213
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 27.11% 32.25% 32.40%
Number of salaries quoted 18,019 11,067 20,788
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £43,500 £41,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £84,128 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £98,474
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £52,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.77% -0.95% -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 29 July 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 29 July 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 -16 592 £55,000 -4.35% 195
UK excluding London -1 397 £51,000 -5.01% 159
Work from Home -31 228 £51,000 -7.27% 105
London +9 222 £65,000 +4.00% 76
North of England +48 138 £50,000 - 37
Midlands -22 91 £55,000 +2.44% 30
North West +28 72 £50,000 +2.56% 21
South East -49 63 £50,000 -6.98% 47
Yorkshire +10 58 £42,500 -21.66% 11
West Midlands -30 54 £55,000 +2.44% 23
East of England -18 53 £90,000 +56.52% 19
East Midlands -12 37 £56,500 +2.73% 7
Wales -42 23 £53,171 +16.86% 5
South West -65 21 £55,000 -4.35% 20
Scotland +13 9 £67,500 +33.81% 7
North East - 8 £50,500 - 7
Northern Ireland - 1 £60,000 - 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
1 236 (35.92%) SharePoint
2 28 (4.26%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (0.76%) CMS
3 5 (0.76%) WordPress
4 4 (0.61%) IIS
5 2 (0.30%) Apache
5 2 (0.30%) Confluence
5 2 (0.30%) nginx
6 1 (0.15%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.15%) Appian
6 1 (0.15%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 46 (7.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (2.59%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (1.83%) Microsoft Project
4 5 (0.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.46%) Chatbot
5 3 (0.46%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.30%) SOLIDWORKS
7 1 (0.15%) Revit
Business Applications
1 111 (16.89%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (1.22%) Elite 3E
3 7 (1.07%) Carpe Diem
4 5 (0.76%) Dynamics NAV
5 4 (0.61%) Dynamics AX
6 3 (0.46%) NetSuite
6 3 (0.46%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.46%) SAP SD
7 2 (0.30%) Infor CloudSuite
7 2 (0.30%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
7 2 (0.30%) Magento
7 2 (0.30%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 2 (0.30%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 2 (0.30%) Unit4 Business World
7 2 (0.30%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 567 (86.30%) Power Platform
2 453 (68.95%) PowerApps
3 327 (49.77%) Azure
4 253 (38.51%) Microsoft 365
5 238 (36.23%) Dynamics 365
6 128 (19.48%) Microsoft Copilot
7 111 (16.89%) Azure Logic Apps
8 77 (11.72%) Copilot Studio
9 69 (10.50%) OneDrive
10 64 (9.74%) Azure DevOps
10 64 (9.74%) Entra ID
11 44 (6.70%) Serverless
12 38 (5.78%) Azure Functions
13 32 (4.87%) SaaS
14 31 (4.72%) Azure Data Factory
15 29 (4.41%) Azure Service Bus
16 26 (3.96%) Microsoft Purview
17 19 (2.89%) Adobe Creative Cloud
17 19 (2.89%) Azure AI
18 13 (1.98%) Zapier
Communications & Networking
1 21 (3.20%) Firewall
2 12 (1.83%) DNS
3 8 (1.22%) DHCP
3 8 (1.22%) VPN
3 8 (1.22%) Wi-Fi
4 6 (0.91%) Intranet
4 6 (0.91%) VoIP
5 5 (0.76%) VLAN
6 4 (0.61%) TCP/IP
6 4 (0.61%) Wireless
7 3 (0.46%) LTE
7 3 (0.46%) NAS
8 2 (0.30%) DKIM
8 2 (0.30%) DMARC
8 2 (0.30%) HTTP
8 2 (0.30%) Internet
9 1 (0.15%) Broadband
9 1 (0.15%) LAN
9 1 (0.15%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 311 (47.34%) Power BI
2 70 (10.65%) SQL Server
3 26 (3.96%) Data Warehouse
3 26 (3.96%) Power Query
4 24 (3.65%) Azure SQL Database
5 20 (3.04%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 18 (2.74%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 11 (1.67%) Metadata
7 11 (1.67%) Relational Database
8 10 (1.52%) Data Lake
9 7 (1.07%) PowerPivot
9 7 (1.07%) Star Schema
10 6 (0.91%) Metabase
11 5 (0.76%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 4 (0.61%) Qlik Sense
13 3 (0.46%) MySQL
13 3 (0.46%) NoSQL
14 2 (0.30%) Tableau
15 1 (0.15%) Flink
15 1 (0.15%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 14 (2.13%) Git
1 14 (2.13%) JIRA
1 14 (2.13%) Visual Studio
2 9 (1.37%) Visual Studio Code
3 3 (0.46%) Claude Code
3 3 (0.46%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 2 (0.30%) ERwin
5 1 (0.15%) MLflow
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle Forms
5 1 (0.15%) Postman
General
1 217 (33.03%) Social Skills
2 185 (28.16%) Finance
3 77 (11.72%) Analytical Skills
4 55 (8.37%) Legal
5 52 (7.91%) Law
6 40 (6.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 40 (6.09%) Manufacturing
7 25 (3.81%) Retail
8 24 (3.65%) Marketing
8 24 (3.65%) Public Sector
9 20 (3.04%) Documentation Skills
10 10 (1.52%) Organisational Skills
11 8 (1.22%) Legal Technology
12 7 (1.07%) Influencing Skills
12 7 (1.07%) Social Housing
13 6 (0.91%) Banking
14 4 (0.61%) Presentation Skills
15 3 (0.46%) Agriculture
15 3 (0.46%) Automotive
15 3 (0.46%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 299 (45.51%) Developer
2 115 (17.50%) Power Platform Developer
3 73 (11.11%) Senior
4 67 (10.20%) Analyst
5 56 (8.52%) Dynamics 365 Developer
6 53 (8.07%) Lead
7 46 (7.00%) IT Support
8 44 (6.70%) Consultant
8 44 (6.70%) Senior Developer
9 42 (6.39%) Applications Developer
10 33 (5.02%) Applications Support
11 32 (4.87%) Microsoft Developer
12 31 (4.72%) Power Apps Developer
13 26 (3.96%) Microsoft 365 Developer
14 25 (3.81%) IT Manager
14 25 (3.81%) Support Manager
15 23 (3.50%) CRM Developer
16 22 (3.35%) Support Analyst
17 21 (3.20%) Architect
18 20 (3.04%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 120 (18.26%) .NET
2 65 (9.89%) HTML5 Canvas
3 57 (8.68%) HTML
4 56 (8.52%) REST
5 49 (7.46%) CSS
6 37 (5.63%) Microsoft Graph
7 35 (5.33%) SPFx
8 28 (4.26%) .NET Core
9 25 (3.81%) JSON
10 20 (3.04%) React
11 18 (2.74%) Web Services
12 17 (2.59%) ASP.NET
13 11 (1.67%) RESTful
14 10 (1.52%) .NET Framework
15 9 (1.37%) ASP.NET Core
16 8 (1.22%) AngularJS
16 8 (1.22%) Middleware
17 6 (0.91%) EDI
17 6 (0.91%) Entity Framework
17 6 (0.91%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 58 (8.83%) Low-Code
2 35 (5.33%) Product Ownership
3 31 (4.72%) Management Information System
4 30 (4.57%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 29 (4.41%) Onboarding
6 25 (3.81%) AI Agents
7 21 (3.20%) Data Structures
8 18 (2.74%) Analytical Mindset
9 16 (2.44%) Cloud Native
10 13 (1.98%) Enterprise Software
10 13 (1.98%) Greenfield Project
11 12 (1.83%) Legacy Systems
11 12 (1.83%) Self-Motivation
12 4 (0.61%) Enterprise Cloud
12 4 (0.61%) Social Media
13 3 (0.46%) Blog
13 3 (0.46%) Distributed Systems
13 3 (0.46%) Embedded Systems
13 3 (0.46%) IoT
13 3 (0.46%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 54 (8.22%) Windows
2 22 (3.35%) Windows Server
3 15 (2.28%) Linux
4 8 (1.22%) Mac OS
5 6 (0.91%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.30%) Android
6 2 (0.30%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.30%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 286 (43.53%) Business Intelligence
2 172 (26.18%) AI
3 170 (25.88%) Continuous Improvement
4 167 (25.42%) Problem-Solving
5 164 (24.96%) CRM
6 144 (21.92%) Agile
7 119 (18.11%) DevOps
8 97 (14.76%) Workflow
9 85 (12.94%) CI/CD
10 84 (12.79%) User Experience
11 74 (11.26%) Translating Business Requirements
12 71 (10.81%) Process Improvement
12 71 (10.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 67 (10.20%) Roadmaps
14 65 (9.89%) Project Management
15 58 (8.83%) Customer Service
15 58 (8.83%) Data Modelling
16 53 (8.07%) ITIL
17 50 (7.61%) Technical Leadership
18 47 (7.15%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 188 (28.61%) SQL
2 178 (27.09%) C#
3 154 (23.44%) JavaScript
4 66 (10.05%) PowerShell
5 47 (7.15%) Python
6 39 (5.94%) TypeScript
7 21 (3.20%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 17 (2.59%) T-SQL
9 13 (1.98%) VBA
10 7 (1.07%) Java
11 6 (0.91%) Bash
12 4 (0.61%) C
12 4 (0.61%) C++
12 4 (0.61%) VB.NET
13 3 (0.46%) VB
14 2 (0.30%) PHP
14 2 (0.30%) X++
15 1 (0.15%) Objective-C
15 1 (0.15%) R
15 1 (0.15%) XPath
Qualifications
1 76 (11.57%) Degree
2 54 (8.22%) Microsoft Certification
3 23 (3.50%) Security Cleared
4 22 (3.35%) Computer Science Degree
5 21 (3.20%) SC Cleared
6 11 (1.67%) Azure Certification
7 9 (1.37%) ITIL Certification
8 7 (1.07%) PMI Certification
8 7 (1.07%) PMP
9 5 (0.76%) ICAEW
10 4 (0.61%) CCNA
10 4 (0.61%) Cisco Certification
11 3 (0.46%) A+ Certification
11 3 (0.46%) DBS Check
11 3 (0.46%) HND
11 3 (0.46%) Master's Degree
11 3 (0.46%) Network+ Certification
12 1 (0.15%) BPSS Clearance
12 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Certified Professional
12 1 (0.15%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 63 (9.59%) Data Quality
2 39 (5.94%) QA
3 24 (3.65%) Cyber Essentials
4 22 (3.35%) GDPR
5 20 (3.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 19 (2.89%) Accessibility
7 15 (2.28%) PMO
8 12 (1.83%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 11 (1.67%) SLA
10 5 (0.76%) TickIT
11 4 (0.61%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 2 (0.30%) GRC
12 2 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 1 (0.15%) NIST
System Software
1 35 (5.33%) Active Directory
2 6 (0.91%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (0.76%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (0.61%) BitLocker
5 3 (0.46%) Docker
5 3 (0.46%) Terminal Services
6 1 (0.15%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 29 (4.41%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (0.91%) Ansible
2 6 (0.91%) Rundeck
2 6 (0.91%) Terraform
3 2 (0.30%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.15%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (0.15%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 515 (78.39%) Microsoft
2 21 (3.20%) OpenAI
3 20 (3.04%) Adobe
4 14 (2.13%) Intapp
5 13 (1.98%) Foundry
6 11 (1.67%) Oracle
6 11 (1.67%) ServiceNow
7 10 (1.52%) Salesforce
8 9 (1.37%) Cognizant
9 8 (1.22%) Databricks
10 7 (1.07%) SAP
10 7 (1.07%) UiPath
10 7 (1.07%) VMware
11 6 (0.91%) Cisco
11 6 (0.91%) Dynatrace
11 6 (0.91%) Sage
11 6 (0.91%) Splunk
12 5 (0.76%) Automation Anywhere
12 5 (0.76%) Meraki
12 5 (0.76%) Okta