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 2 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 298 267 323
Rank change year-on-year -31 +56 +224
Permanent jobs citing Power Automate 466 531 662
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.66% 1.15% 0.84%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.03% 3.09% 2.21%
Number of salaries quoted 354 288 542
10th Percentile £36,250 £37,850 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £49,938 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £67,500 £77,625 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £88,750 £77,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £48,500
% change year-on-year -13.64% +13.40% -7.62%

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 23,002 17,201 30,005
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 32.76% 37.13% 38.21%
Number of salaries quoted 12,363 10,822 24,482
10th Percentile £29,000 £33,000 £31,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £63,257 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.15% +10.01% -11.54%
75th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £97,299
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +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 2 March 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 2 March 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 -36 408 £56,875 -5.21% 183
UK excluding London -89 218 £47,500 -13.64% 141
London +76 205 £60,000 -14.29% 74
Work from Home -17 139 £54,085 -9.86% 92
North of England -1 67 £47,500 -17.39% 41
Midlands -17 50 £51,844 -1.25% 26
West Midlands -16 39 £47,500 -9.52% 16
North West +22 37 £55,000 - 23
South East -28 33 £41,750 -30.42% 41
Yorkshire -41 27 £42,000 -30.00% 13
East of England +2 22 £52,500 +10.53% 7
South West -114 19 £43,125 -25.00% 12
Scotland -12 15 £60,000 +34.83% 10
Wales +1 13 £41,740 -14.82% 6
East Midlands -19 11 £60,000 +50.00% 9
North East -7 3 £50,500 -19.20% 7
Northern Ireland - 3 £70,000 -

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
1 145 (31.12%) SharePoint
2 15 (3.22%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (2.58%) Appian
4 5 (1.07%) Anypoint
4 5 (1.07%) CMS
5 4 (0.86%) WordPress
6 3 (0.64%) Confluence
7 2 (0.43%) Palantir Foundry
7 2 (0.43%) Umbraco
Applications
1 59 (12.66%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (2.79%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.29%) Microsoft Project
4 5 (1.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.86%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.64%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 73 (15.67%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.07%) Shopify
3 3 (0.64%) Dynamics AX
3 3 (0.64%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 3 (0.64%) SAP Business One
4 2 (0.43%) Unit4 Business World
5 1 (0.21%) Elite 3E
5 1 (0.21%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.21%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 390 (83.69%) Power Platform
2 295 (63.30%) PowerApps
3 255 (54.72%) Azure
4 151 (32.40%) Dynamics 365
5 143 (30.69%) Microsoft 365
6 75 (16.09%) Azure Logic Apps
7 50 (10.73%) Azure DevOps
7 50 (10.73%) Microsoft Copilot
8 45 (9.66%) Entra ID
9 39 (8.37%) Azure Functions
9 39 (8.37%) Copilot Studio
9 39 (8.37%) Serverless
10 29 (6.22%) Azure AI
10 29 (6.22%) Azure Data Factory
11 24 (5.15%) Azure Service Bus
12 16 (3.43%) Anthropic Claude
12 16 (3.43%) AWS
12 16 (3.43%) SaaS
13 15 (3.22%) OneDrive
14 14 (3.00%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.79%) Firewall
2 10 (2.15%) VPN
3 9 (1.93%) DNS
4 4 (0.86%) DHCP
4 4 (0.86%) Intranet
5 2 (0.43%) TCP/IP
5 2 (0.43%) VLAN
6 1 (0.21%) FIX Connectivity
6 1 (0.21%) Network Security
6 1 (0.21%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.21%) WAN
6 1 (0.21%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 249 (53.43%) Power BI
2 58 (12.45%) SQL Server
3 37 (7.94%) Power Query
4 28 (6.01%) Data Warehouse
5 21 (4.51%) PowerPivot
6 12 (2.58%) Pinecone
7 10 (2.15%) Metabase
8 9 (1.93%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 7 (1.50%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 6 (1.29%) Azure SQL Database
10 6 (1.29%) Metadata
11 5 (1.07%) Relational Database
12 4 (0.86%) Qlik Sense
13 3 (0.64%) Crystal Reports
13 3 (0.64%) Data Lake
14 2 (0.43%) MySQL
14 2 (0.43%) PostgreSQL
14 2 (0.43%) Star Schema
15 1 (0.21%) EDMS
15 1 (0.21%) GIS
Development Applications
1 22 (4.72%) Visual Studio
2 19 (4.08%) Git
3 12 (2.58%) MLflow
4 5 (1.07%) JIRA
5 2 (0.43%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 2 (0.43%) Visual Studio Code
6 1 (0.21%) GitLab
6 1 (0.21%) HP UFT
6 1 (0.21%) Postman
6 1 (0.21%) Selenium
General
1 198 (42.49%) Social Skills
2 121 (25.97%) Finance
3 82 (17.60%) Analytical Skills
4 53 (11.37%) Law
5 42 (9.01%) Legal
6 33 (7.08%) Public Sector
7 22 (4.72%) Documentation Skills
8 21 (4.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 15 (3.22%) Manufacturing
9 15 (3.22%) Marketing
10 8 (1.72%) Agriculture
11 6 (1.29%) Automotive
11 6 (1.29%) Organisational Skills
12 4 (0.86%) Retail
12 4 (0.86%) Tech for Good
13 2 (0.43%) Advertising
13 2 (0.43%) Banking
13 2 (0.43%) Local Government
13 2 (0.43%) Presentation Skills
14 1 (0.21%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 157 (33.69%) Developer
2 96 (20.60%) Power Platform Developer
3 76 (16.31%) Analyst
4 51 (10.94%) Senior
5 40 (8.58%) IT Support
6 35 (7.51%) Consultant
7 32 (6.87%) Senior Developer
8 29 (6.22%) Support Engineer
9 27 (5.79%) Dynamics 365 Developer
10 25 (5.36%) Financial Analyst
11 24 (5.15%) Support Analyst
12 23 (4.94%) Lead
13 20 (4.29%) Data Analyst
13 20 (4.29%) Systems Analyst
14 18 (3.86%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
15 17 (3.65%) IT Engineer
15 17 (3.65%) Power Platform Consultant
16 16 (3.43%) IT Support Engineer
17 14 (3.00%) Applications Support
17 14 (3.00%) Systems Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 67 (14.38%) REST
2 59 (12.66%) .NET
3 32 (6.87%) Web Services
4 30 (6.44%) SOAP
5 27 (5.79%) HTML5 Canvas
6 23 (4.94%) HTML
7 22 (4.72%) JSON
8 19 (4.08%) RESTful
9 18 (3.86%) XML
10 16 (3.43%) CSS
11 14 (3.00%) JWT
11 14 (3.00%) OAuth
11 14 (3.00%) OpenAPI
11 14 (3.00%) Swagger
12 13 (2.79%) Pandas
13 12 (2.58%) Flask
13 12 (2.58%) NumPy
13 12 (2.58%) pytest
13 12 (2.58%) scikit-learn
13 12 (2.58%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 89 (19.10%) Low-Code
2 19 (4.08%) Cloud Native
2 19 (4.08%) Onboarding
3 18 (3.86%) Product Ownership
4 17 (3.65%) Analytical Mindset
4 17 (3.65%) Legacy Systems
5 15 (3.22%) Management Information System
6 13 (2.79%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 12 (2.58%) Self-Motivation
8 8 (1.72%) Renewable Energy
9 7 (1.50%) Data Structures
9 7 (1.50%) Reference Data
10 6 (1.29%) Enterprise Software
10 6 (1.29%) Hybrid Cloud
11 4 (0.86%) IoT
12 3 (0.64%) AI Agents
12 3 (0.64%) Driving Licence
12 3 (0.64%) PropTech
12 3 (0.64%) Video Conferencing
13 2 (0.43%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 23 (4.94%) Windows
2 13 (2.79%) Linux
3 7 (1.50%) Android
4 6 (1.29%) Unix
5 5 (1.07%) Apple iOS
6 4 (0.86%) Windows 10
7 3 (0.64%) Windows Server
8 2 (0.43%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.21%) Solaris
9 1 (0.21%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 236 (50.64%) Business Intelligence
2 148 (31.76%) Problem-Solving
3 99 (21.24%) Continuous Improvement
4 98 (21.03%) AI
5 88 (18.88%) Agile
5 88 (18.88%) Workflow
6 87 (18.67%) CRM
7 82 (17.60%) DevOps
8 62 (13.30%) CI/CD
9 57 (12.23%) Data Modelling
10 52 (11.16%) Data Analysis
11 49 (10.52%) Analytics
12 48 (10.30%) Visualisation
13 47 (10.09%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 47 (10.09%) Stakeholder Management
14 46 (9.87%) Mentoring
15 41 (8.80%) ETL
16 40 (8.58%) Migration
17 39 (8.37%) Coaching
17 39 (8.37%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 135 (28.97%) SQL
2 99 (21.24%) C#
3 95 (20.39%) JavaScript
4 56 (12.02%) Python
5 48 (10.30%) PowerShell
6 25 (5.36%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 16 (3.43%) VBA
8 15 (3.22%) TypeScript
9 9 (1.93%) T-SQL
10 8 (1.72%) Java
11 5 (1.07%) Shell Script
12 3 (0.64%) Bash
12 3 (0.64%) PHP
13 1 (0.21%) R
Qualifications
1 61 (13.09%) Degree
2 45 (9.66%) Microsoft Certification
3 44 (9.44%) Security Cleared
4 35 (7.51%) SC Cleared
5 26 (5.58%) Computer Science Degree
6 9 (1.93%) Azure Certification
7 7 (1.50%) ACCA
7 7 (1.50%) CIMA
7 7 (1.50%) DBS Check
8 3 (0.64%) A+ Certification
8 3 (0.64%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 2 (0.43%) PhD
10 1 (0.21%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.21%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (0.21%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 1 (0.21%) Master's Degree
10 1 (0.21%) Numerate Degree
10 1 (0.21%) PMI Certification
10 1 (0.21%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (6.65%) Data Quality
2 22 (4.72%) QA
3 17 (3.65%) Accessibility
4 16 (3.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 15 (3.22%) GDPR
6 10 (2.15%) Cyber Essentials
6 10 (2.15%) SLA
7 5 (1.07%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (0.64%) PMO
9 2 (0.43%) GRC
9 2 (0.43%) HIPAA
9 2 (0.43%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 2 (0.43%) NIST
9 2 (0.43%) P3O
9 2 (0.43%) WCAG
System Software
1 28 (6.01%) Active Directory
2 19 (4.08%) Docker
3 5 (1.07%) Virtual Desktop
4 4 (0.86%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.21%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 20 (4.29%) Microsoft Intune
2 19 (4.08%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.64%) Prometheus
3 3 (0.64%) Terraform
4 1 (0.21%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.21%) Grafana
Vendors
1 291 (62.45%) Microsoft
2 30 (6.44%) ServiceNow
3 25 (5.36%) UiPath
4 22 (4.72%) SAP
5 16 (3.43%) OpenAI
6 13 (2.79%) Automation Anywhere
6 13 (2.79%) MuleSoft
7 10 (2.15%) Intapp
7 10 (2.15%) Salesforce
8 8 (1.72%) Oracle
9 6 (1.29%) Pega
10 5 (1.07%) Dell
10 5 (1.07%) Epicor
10 5 (1.07%) Foundry
10 5 (1.07%) IBM
10 5 (1.07%) Infor
10 5 (1.07%) Informatica
10 5 (1.07%) Jitterbit
10 5 (1.07%) Software AG
10 5 (1.07%) TIBCO