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

6 months to
5 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 284 274 330
Rank change year-on-year -10 +56 +46
Permanent jobs citing Power Automate 742 517 633
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.67% 1.05% 0.80%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.69% 3.31% 2.55%
Number of salaries quoted 577 382 437
10th Percentile £37,000 £39,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £46,990
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,100 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.00% -8.33% +8.96%
75th Percentile £75,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £88,750 £84,625 £83,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £53,750 £52,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.37% -5.45% +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 27,614 15,602 24,805
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 24.86% 31.63% 31.45%
Number of salaries quoted 18,633 10,568 16,668
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,750 £33,175
25th Percentile £43,965 £39,376 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -2.44% -1.60%
75th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,150 £100,000
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 5 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 5 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 +2 678 £57,500 +1.77% 331
UK excluding London -17 466 £53,750 +3.37% 253
Work from Home -14 265 £51,000 -11.30% 209
London -1 237 £67,500 +8.00% 152
North of England +34 151 £50,000 +5.26% 55
Midlands +10 125 £60,000 +11.76% 48
West Midlands -1 85 £60,000 +11.76% 38
North West +36 77 £51,000 +7.37% 33
South East -56 70 £50,001 +0.00% 59
East of England -22 63 £83,750 +45.65% 28
Yorkshire -8 61 £42,500 -9.57% 15
East Midlands -17 40 £54,000 -1.82% 10
Wales -49 26 £53,171 +6.34% 8
South West -71 24 £55,000 +6.80% 25
North East -50 13 £38,000 -24.00% 8
Scotland -3 9 £65,000 +28.85% 18
Northern Ireland - 1 £60,000 - 20

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
1 282 (38.01%) SharePoint
2 36 (4.85%) Microsoft Exchange
3 14 (1.89%) IIS
4 8 (1.08%) Apache
4 8 (1.08%) nginx
5 5 (0.67%) CMS
6 4 (0.54%) WordPress
7 3 (0.40%) Confluence
8 1 (0.13%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 34 (4.58%) Microsoft Excel
2 19 (2.56%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (0.94%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (0.54%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.40%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.27%) SOLIDWORKS
7 1 (0.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.13%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.13%) Revit
Business Applications
1 124 (16.71%) Dynamics CRM
2 14 (1.89%) Elite 3E
3 10 (1.35%) Carpe Diem
4 9 (1.21%) Dynamics NAV
5 3 (0.40%) Dynamics AX
5 3 (0.40%) NetSuite
5 3 (0.40%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.27%) Infor CloudSuite
6 2 (0.27%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
6 2 (0.27%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 2 (0.27%) Sage 200
6 2 (0.27%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 2 (0.27%) Visualfiles
7 1 (0.13%) Magento
7 1 (0.13%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 627 (84.50%) Power Platform
2 501 (67.52%) PowerApps
3 363 (48.92%) Azure
4 301 (40.57%) Microsoft 365
5 274 (36.93%) Dynamics 365
6 171 (23.05%) Microsoft Copilot
7 123 (16.58%) Azure Logic Apps
8 89 (11.99%) Copilot Studio
9 84 (11.32%) Azure DevOps
10 82 (11.05%) Entra ID
11 78 (10.51%) OneDrive
12 58 (7.82%) Serverless
13 52 (7.01%) Azure Functions
14 37 (4.99%) SaaS
15 34 (4.58%) Azure Service Bus
16 30 (4.04%) Microsoft Purview
17 25 (3.37%) Azure Data Factory
18 21 (2.83%) Azure AI
19 19 (2.56%) Zapier
20 18 (2.43%) Adobe Creative Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 26 (3.50%) Firewall
2 18 (2.43%) DNS
3 10 (1.35%) Intranet
4 8 (1.08%) DHCP
4 8 (1.08%) VPN
4 8 (1.08%) Wi-Fi
5 6 (0.81%) VoIP
6 5 (0.67%) VLAN
7 4 (0.54%) TCP/IP
7 4 (0.54%) Wireless
8 3 (0.40%) LTE
8 3 (0.40%) MQTT
8 3 (0.40%) NAS
9 2 (0.27%) DKIM
9 2 (0.27%) DMARC
9 2 (0.27%) HTTP
9 2 (0.27%) Internet
10 1 (0.13%) Broadband
10 1 (0.13%) LAN
10 1 (0.13%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 320 (43.13%) Power BI
2 71 (9.57%) SQL Server
3 29 (3.91%) Azure SQL Database
4 24 (3.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 17 (2.29%) Data Warehouse
6 16 (2.16%) Power Query
6 16 (2.16%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 14 (1.89%) Metadata
7 14 (1.89%) Relational Database
8 10 (1.35%) Data Lake
9 5 (0.67%) NoSQL
9 5 (0.67%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 5 (0.67%) Star Schema
10 2 (0.27%) MySQL
10 2 (0.27%) PowerPivot
10 2 (0.27%) Tableau
11 1 (0.13%) Big Data
11 1 (0.13%) Electronic Patient Records
11 1 (0.13%) Flink
11 1 (0.13%) MariaDB
Development Applications
1 26 (3.50%) Git
2 13 (1.75%) JIRA
3 10 (1.35%) Visual Studio Code
4 9 (1.21%) Visual Studio
5 6 (0.81%) Claude Code
6 2 (0.27%) ERwin
7 1 (0.13%) Oracle Forms
7 1 (0.13%) Postman
7 1 (0.13%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 261 (35.18%) Social Skills
2 196 (26.42%) Finance
3 80 (10.78%) Analytical Skills
4 71 (9.57%) Legal
5 52 (7.01%) Law
6 46 (6.20%) Manufacturing
7 43 (5.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 30 (4.04%) Public Sector
9 28 (3.77%) Retail
10 25 (3.37%) Marketing
11 22 (2.96%) Organisational Skills
12 19 (2.56%) Documentation Skills
13 14 (1.89%) Legal Technology
14 9 (1.21%) Banking
15 8 (1.08%) Aviation
15 8 (1.08%) Influencing Skills
16 7 (0.94%) Social Housing
17 6 (0.81%) Presentation Skills
18 3 (0.40%) Welsh Language
19 2 (0.27%) Billing
Job Titles
1 333 (44.88%) Developer
2 121 (16.31%) Power Platform Developer
3 78 (10.51%) Senior
4 65 (8.76%) Dynamics 365 Developer
5 63 (8.49%) Lead
6 62 (8.36%) Consultant
7 59 (7.95%) Analyst
8 44 (5.93%) Senior Developer
9 40 (5.39%) Applications Developer
10 39 (5.26%) IT Support
11 32 (4.31%) Microsoft Developer
12 29 (3.91%) Applications Support
12 29 (3.91%) Microsoft 365 Developer
12 29 (3.91%) Power Apps Developer
13 25 (3.37%) Administrator
13 25 (3.37%) Architect
14 23 (3.10%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
14 23 (3.10%) Support Engineer
15 22 (2.96%) CRM Developer
15 22 (2.96%) Systems Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 132 (17.79%) .NET
2 71 (9.57%) HTML
3 69 (9.30%) HTML5 Canvas
4 67 (9.03%) REST
5 62 (8.36%) CSS
6 43 (5.80%) Microsoft Graph
7 38 (5.12%) SPFx
8 36 (4.85%) .NET Core
9 35 (4.72%) JSON
10 24 (3.23%) ASP.NET
11 20 (2.70%) React
11 20 (2.70%) RESTful
12 19 (2.56%) .NET Framework
13 17 (2.29%) Web Services
14 16 (2.16%) XML
15 9 (1.21%) AngularJS
15 9 (1.21%) ASP.NET Core
15 9 (1.21%) Middleware
16 8 (1.08%) Entity Framework
16 8 (1.08%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 58 (7.82%) Low-Code
2 42 (5.66%) AI Agents
3 41 (5.53%) Product Ownership
4 33 (4.45%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 30 (4.04%) Onboarding
6 22 (2.96%) Management Information System
7 20 (2.70%) Data Structures
8 17 (2.29%) Enterprise Software
9 14 (1.89%) Greenfield Project
10 13 (1.75%) Cloud Native
11 12 (1.62%) Self-Motivation
12 9 (1.21%) Analytical Mindset
12 9 (1.21%) Legacy Systems
13 5 (0.67%) CMDB
13 5 (0.67%) Security Posture
14 4 (0.54%) Cyber Defence
14 4 (0.54%) Driving Licence
14 4 (0.54%) Enterprise Cloud
14 4 (0.54%) Social Media
14 4 (0.54%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 63 (8.49%) Windows
2 33 (4.45%) Windows Server
3 17 (2.29%) Linux
4 8 (1.08%) Mac OS
4 8 (1.08%) Ubuntu
5 6 (0.81%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.40%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.27%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 292 (39.35%) Business Intelligence
2 220 (29.65%) AI
3 200 (26.95%) Problem-Solving
4 197 (26.55%) Continuous Improvement
5 172 (23.18%) CRM
6 167 (22.51%) Agile
7 148 (19.95%) DevOps
8 109 (14.69%) Workflow
9 97 (13.07%) CI/CD
10 90 (12.13%) Translating Business Requirements
10 90 (12.13%) User Experience
11 85 (11.46%) Roadmaps
12 82 (11.05%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 76 (10.24%) Process Improvement
14 72 (9.70%) Customer Service
15 69 (9.30%) ITIL
16 64 (8.63%) Data Modelling
16 64 (8.63%) Technical Leadership
17 61 (8.22%) Stakeholder Management
18 60 (8.09%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 208 (28.03%) C#
2 188 (25.34%) SQL
3 176 (23.72%) JavaScript
4 81 (10.92%) PowerShell
5 48 (6.47%) Python
6 43 (5.80%) TypeScript
7 18 (2.43%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 17 (2.29%) T-SQL
8 17 (2.29%) VBA
9 8 (1.08%) Bash
9 8 (1.08%) VB.NET
10 7 (0.94%) C
11 6 (0.81%) Java
12 4 (0.54%) C++
13 3 (0.40%) PHP
13 3 (0.40%) VB
13 3 (0.40%) X++
13 3 (0.40%) XPath
14 2 (0.27%) Dart
15 1 (0.13%) Swift
Qualifications
1 75 (10.11%) Microsoft Certification
2 72 (9.70%) Degree
3 29 (3.91%) Security Cleared
4 28 (3.77%) SC Cleared
5 22 (2.96%) Azure Certification
6 16 (2.16%) Computer Science Degree
7 9 (1.21%) ITIL Certification
8 7 (0.94%) PMI Certification
8 7 (0.94%) PMP
9 5 (0.67%) ICAEW
10 4 (0.54%) CCNA
10 4 (0.54%) Cisco Certification
10 4 (0.54%) DBS Check
10 4 (0.54%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 3 (0.40%) A+ Certification
11 3 (0.40%) HND
11 3 (0.40%) Master's Degree
11 3 (0.40%) Network+ Certification
12 2 (0.27%) AWS Certification
12 2 (0.27%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 60 (8.09%) Data Quality
2 37 (4.99%) QA
3 28 (3.77%) GDPR
4 23 (3.10%) Accessibility
4 23 (3.10%) Cyber Essentials
5 17 (2.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 16 (2.16%) SLA
7 15 (2.02%) PMO
8 10 (1.35%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 5 (0.67%) TickIT
10 4 (0.54%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 4 (0.54%) WCAG
11 2 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 1 (0.13%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.13%) NIST
System Software
1 48 (6.47%) Active Directory
2 12 (1.62%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (0.67%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (0.54%) BitLocker
5 3 (0.40%) Terminal Services
6 2 (0.27%) Docker
7 1 (0.13%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 34 (4.58%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (0.94%) Ansible
3 6 (0.81%) Rundeck
4 1 (0.13%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (0.13%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.13%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 601 (81.00%) Microsoft
2 20 (2.70%) OpenAI
3 19 (2.56%) Foundry
4 18 (2.43%) Adobe
5 13 (1.75%) Intapp
6 12 (1.62%) ServiceNow
6 12 (1.62%) VMware
7 11 (1.48%) Oracle
8 10 (1.35%) Databricks
9 9 (1.21%) Cognizant
9 9 (1.21%) Sage
10 8 (1.08%) Citrix
10 8 (1.08%) DocuSign
10 8 (1.08%) RedGate
10 8 (1.08%) SonicWALL
11 7 (0.94%) Aderant
11 7 (0.94%) Salesforce
11 7 (0.94%) UiPath
12 6 (0.81%) Dynatrace
12 6 (0.81%) Splunk