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 16 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 279 282 329
Rank change year-on-year +3 +47 +33
Permanent jobs citing Power Automate 765 511 621
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.67% 1.04% 0.80%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.79% 3.27% 2.52%
Number of salaries quoted 585 381 412
10th Percentile £37,500 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £46,129 £45,250 £47,373
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.64% -8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £65,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £81,250 £82,375
UK excluding London median annual salary £54,250 £51,850 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.63% -5.73% +10.00%

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 27,462 15,625 24,603
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 24.07% 31.65% 31.60%
Number of salaries quoted 18,587 10,573 15,690
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,750 £34,500
25th Percentile £43,983 £39,375 £45,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -4.00% -
75th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,400 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% 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 16 September 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 16 September 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 +16 702 £57,500 +4.55% 466
UK excluding London +3 486 £54,250 +4.63% 314
Work from Home -7 268 £52,500 -8.70% 253
London +11 242 £67,500 +8.00% 236
North of England +29 157 £50,000 +5.26% 71
Midlands +19 132 £60,000 +11.76% 47
West Midlands 0 94 £60,000 +11.76% 33
North West +30 82 £51,000 +13.33% 38
South East -62 72 £50,500 +1.00% 79
East of England -14 65 £83,750 +45.65% 28
Yorkshire +4 59 £42,500 -10.53% 22
East Midlands -16 38 £54,000 -1.82% 14
South West -61 27 £52,500 +3.45% 28
Wales -61 25 £53,171 +6.34% 15
North East -48 16 £38,000 -24.00% 13
Scotland +3 10 £62,500 +13.64% 36
Northern Ireland - 1 £60,000 - 11

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
1 295 (38.56%) SharePoint
2 38 (4.97%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (1.96%) IIS
4 8 (1.05%) Apache
4 8 (1.05%) nginx
5 5 (0.65%) CMS
6 4 (0.52%) WordPress
7 3 (0.39%) Confluence
8 1 (0.13%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.13%) Moodle
8 1 (0.13%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 38 (4.97%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (2.75%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.65%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (0.52%) Chatbot
4 4 (0.52%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.26%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.26%) SOLIDWORKS
6 1 (0.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.13%) Revit
Business Applications
1 124 (16.21%) Dynamics CRM
2 15 (1.96%) Elite 3E
3 11 (1.44%) Carpe Diem
4 9 (1.18%) Dynamics NAV
5 3 (0.39%) Dynamics AX
5 3 (0.39%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.26%) Infor CloudSuite
6 2 (0.26%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
6 2 (0.26%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.26%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 2 (0.26%) Sage 200
6 2 (0.26%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 2 (0.26%) Visualfiles
7 1 (0.13%) Magento
7 1 (0.13%) Maximo
7 1 (0.13%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 643 (84.05%) Power Platform
2 512 (66.93%) PowerApps
3 367 (47.97%) Azure
4 316 (41.31%) Microsoft 365
5 276 (36.08%) Dynamics 365
6 185 (24.18%) Microsoft Copilot
7 116 (15.16%) Azure Logic Apps
8 96 (12.55%) Copilot Studio
9 89 (11.63%) Azure DevOps
10 84 (10.98%) Entra ID
11 79 (10.33%) OneDrive
12 60 (7.84%) Serverless
13 55 (7.19%) Azure Functions
14 39 (5.10%) SaaS
15 35 (4.58%) Azure Service Bus
16 32 (4.18%) Microsoft Purview
17 26 (3.40%) Azure AI
18 22 (2.88%) Azure Data Factory
19 21 (2.75%) Zapier
20 16 (2.09%) Adobe Creative Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 27 (3.53%) Firewall
2 19 (2.48%) DNS
3 10 (1.31%) Intranet
4 9 (1.18%) DHCP
4 9 (1.18%) VPN
4 9 (1.18%) Wi-Fi
5 6 (0.78%) VLAN
5 6 (0.78%) VoIP
6 4 (0.52%) TCP/IP
6 4 (0.52%) Wireless
7 3 (0.39%) LTE
7 3 (0.39%) MQTT
7 3 (0.39%) NAS
8 2 (0.26%) DKIM
8 2 (0.26%) DMARC
8 2 (0.26%) HTTP
8 2 (0.26%) Internet
9 1 (0.13%) Broadband
9 1 (0.13%) LAN
9 1 (0.13%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 330 (43.14%) Power BI
2 71 (9.28%) SQL Server
3 28 (3.66%) Azure SQL Database
4 25 (3.27%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 19 (2.48%) Data Warehouse
6 17 (2.22%) Power Query
7 16 (2.09%) Metadata
7 16 (2.09%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 14 (1.83%) Relational Database
9 10 (1.31%) Data Lake
10 6 (0.78%) Star Schema
11 5 (0.65%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 4 (0.52%) Big Data
12 4 (0.52%) NoSQL
13 3 (0.39%) GIS
14 2 (0.26%) Tableau
15 1 (0.13%) BusinessObjects
15 1 (0.13%) Flink
15 1 (0.13%) MySQL
15 1 (0.13%) PowerPivot
Development Applications
1 27 (3.53%) Git
2 13 (1.70%) JIRA
3 10 (1.31%) Visual Studio Code
4 8 (1.05%) Visual Studio
5 6 (0.78%) Claude Code
6 2 (0.26%) ERwin
7 1 (0.13%) Postman
7 1 (0.13%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 273 (35.69%) Social Skills
2 198 (25.88%) Finance
3 84 (10.98%) Analytical Skills
4 73 (9.54%) Legal
5 54 (7.06%) Law
6 51 (6.67%) Manufacturing
7 45 (5.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 34 (4.44%) Public Sector
9 30 (3.92%) Retail
10 24 (3.14%) Marketing
10 24 (3.14%) Organisational Skills
11 21 (2.75%) Documentation Skills
12 15 (1.96%) Legal Technology
13 11 (1.44%) Banking
14 10 (1.31%) Influencing Skills
15 8 (1.05%) Aviation
15 8 (1.05%) Presentation Skills
16 7 (0.92%) Social Housing
17 3 (0.39%) Telecoms
17 3 (0.39%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 341 (44.58%) Developer
2 127 (16.60%) Power Platform Developer
3 79 (10.33%) Senior
4 68 (8.89%) Dynamics 365 Developer
5 64 (8.37%) Consultant
5 64 (8.37%) Lead
6 60 (7.84%) Analyst
7 42 (5.49%) Senior Developer
8 38 (4.97%) Applications Developer
9 37 (4.84%) IT Support
10 31 (4.05%) Microsoft 365 Developer
10 31 (4.05%) Microsoft Developer
11 29 (3.79%) Administrator
12 27 (3.53%) Applications Support
12 27 (3.53%) Power Apps Developer
13 25 (3.27%) Architect
14 23 (3.01%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
14 23 (3.01%) Support Engineer
15 22 (2.88%) CRM Developer
15 22 (2.88%) Systems Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 134 (17.52%) .NET
2 72 (9.41%) HTML
3 68 (8.89%) REST
4 66 (8.63%) HTML5 Canvas
5 62 (8.10%) CSS
6 42 (5.49%) Microsoft Graph
7 36 (4.71%) SPFx
8 34 (4.44%) JSON
9 32 (4.18%) .NET Core
10 26 (3.40%) ASP.NET
11 19 (2.48%) .NET Framework
11 19 (2.48%) React
12 18 (2.35%) RESTful
12 18 (2.35%) Web Services
12 18 (2.35%) XML
13 9 (1.18%) ASP.NET Core
13 9 (1.18%) XSLT
14 8 (1.05%) AngularJS
14 8 (1.05%) Middleware
14 8 (1.05%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 67 (8.76%) Low-Code
2 44 (5.75%) AI Agents
3 41 (5.36%) Product Ownership
4 36 (4.71%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 32 (4.18%) Onboarding
6 23 (3.01%) Management Information System
7 19 (2.48%) Data Structures
7 19 (2.48%) Enterprise Software
8 18 (2.35%) Greenfield Project
9 14 (1.83%) Cloud Native
10 12 (1.57%) Self-Motivation
11 8 (1.05%) Analytical Mindset
11 8 (1.05%) Legacy Systems
12 6 (0.78%) Taxonomies
13 5 (0.65%) CMDB
13 5 (0.65%) Security Posture
14 4 (0.52%) Cyber Defence
14 4 (0.52%) Driving Licence
14 4 (0.52%) Enterprise Cloud
14 4 (0.52%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 64 (8.37%) Windows
2 34 (4.44%) Windows Server
3 18 (2.35%) Linux
4 8 (1.05%) Mac OS
4 8 (1.05%) Ubuntu
5 6 (0.78%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.39%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.26%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 303 (39.61%) Business Intelligence
2 241 (31.50%) AI
3 212 (27.71%) Problem-Solving
4 206 (26.93%) Continuous Improvement
5 176 (23.01%) CRM
6 172 (22.48%) Agile
7 154 (20.13%) DevOps
8 116 (15.16%) Workflow
9 102 (13.33%) CI/CD
10 96 (12.55%) Translating Business Requirements
11 89 (11.63%) Roadmaps
12 88 (11.50%) User Experience
13 86 (11.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 81 (10.59%) Process Improvement
15 73 (9.54%) ITIL
16 71 (9.28%) Customer Service
17 69 (9.02%) Data Modelling
18 67 (8.76%) Stakeholder Management
18 67 (8.76%) Technical Leadership
19 63 (8.24%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 214 (27.97%) C#
2 190 (24.84%) SQL
3 176 (23.01%) JavaScript
4 80 (10.46%) PowerShell
5 52 (6.80%) Python
6 40 (5.23%) TypeScript
7 20 (2.61%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 18 (2.35%) T-SQL
9 17 (2.22%) VBA
10 8 (1.05%) Bash
10 8 (1.05%) VB.NET
11 7 (0.92%) C
12 6 (0.78%) Java
13 4 (0.52%) C++
14 3 (0.39%) VB
14 3 (0.39%) X++
14 3 (0.39%) XPath
15 2 (0.26%) Dart
15 2 (0.26%) PHP
16 1 (0.13%) Swift
Qualifications
1 84 (10.98%) Microsoft Certification
2 77 (10.07%) Degree
3 27 (3.53%) Security Cleared
4 26 (3.40%) SC Cleared
5 25 (3.27%) Azure Certification
6 14 (1.83%) Computer Science Degree
7 9 (1.18%) ITIL Certification
8 8 (1.05%) PMP
9 7 (0.92%) PMI Certification
10 5 (0.65%) ICAEW
11 4 (0.52%) CCNA
11 4 (0.52%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (0.52%) DBS Check
11 4 (0.52%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 3 (0.39%) A+ Certification
12 3 (0.39%) HND
12 3 (0.39%) Network+ Certification
13 2 (0.26%) AWS Certification
13 2 (0.26%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 2 (0.26%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 66 (8.63%) Data Quality
2 37 (4.84%) QA
3 32 (4.18%) GDPR
4 26 (3.40%) Accessibility
5 23 (3.01%) Cyber Essentials
6 16 (2.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 16 (2.09%) SLA
7 15 (1.96%) PMO
8 10 (1.31%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 6 (0.78%) WCAG
10 5 (0.65%) TickIT
11 4 (0.52%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 2 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 1 (0.13%) Actionable Recommendations
13 1 (0.13%) NIST
System Software
1 50 (6.54%) Active Directory
2 13 (1.70%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (0.65%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (0.52%) BitLocker
5 3 (0.39%) Terminal Services
6 2 (0.26%) Docker
6 2 (0.26%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.13%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.13%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 34 (4.44%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (0.92%) Ansible
3 6 (0.78%) Rundeck
4 1 (0.13%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (0.13%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.13%) PaperCut
4 1 (0.13%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 620 (81.05%) Microsoft
2 22 (2.88%) OpenAI
3 20 (2.61%) Foundry
4 16 (2.09%) Adobe
5 15 (1.96%) ServiceNow
6 14 (1.83%) Intapp
7 13 (1.70%) VMware
8 11 (1.44%) Databricks
8 11 (1.44%) Sage
9 9 (1.18%) Cognizant
9 9 (1.18%) Oracle
10 8 (1.05%) Aderant
10 8 (1.05%) Citrix
10 8 (1.05%) DocuSign
10 8 (1.05%) RedGate
10 8 (1.05%) SonicWALL
11 7 (0.92%) Dynatrace
11 7 (0.92%) Splunk
11 7 (0.92%) UiPath
12 6 (0.78%) Salesforce