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

6 months to
18 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 303 293 308
Rank change year-on-year -10 +15 +122
Permanent jobs citing Power Automate 626 504 871
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.63% 1.03% 0.89%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.31% 3.18% 2.69%
Number of salaries quoted 503 385 657
10th Percentile £36,940 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,750 £45,750 £44,942
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.51% +3.64% -4.35%
75th Percentile £72,500 £67,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £84,500 £81,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -2.86% - -

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 27,071 15,856 32,326
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 27.26% 32.34% 33.06%
Number of salaries quoted 17,695 11,039 24,474
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,400 £30,500
25th Percentile £43,000 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £83,750 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £101,482 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +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 18 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 18 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 -21 557 £55,000 -4.35% 169
UK excluding London -11 379 £51,000 -2.86% 131
Work from Home -18 216 £51,000 -7.27% 82
London 0 208 £65,000 +4.00% 67
North of England +30 128 £47,085 -3.42% 30
Midlands -22 86 £55,000 +2.44% 28
North West +40 66 £50,000 +8.11% 17
South East -37 61 £50,000 -6.98% 42
Yorkshire +4 56 £42,500 -21.66% 8
West Midlands -22 53 £55,000 +5.92% 18
East of England -10 48 £90,000 +56.52% 10
East Midlands -4 33 £45,000 -18.18% 10
Wales -34 27 £53,171 +29.68% 3
South West -65 21 £55,000 -4.35% 16
Scotland +13 9 £67,500 +33.81% 5
North East - 6 £51,000 - 6
Northern Ireland - 1 £60,000 -

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
1 210 (33.55%) SharePoint
2 24 (3.83%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (0.80%) CMS
3 5 (0.80%) WordPress
4 3 (0.48%) IIS
5 2 (0.32%) Appian
5 2 (0.32%) Confluence
6 1 (0.16%) Apache
6 1 (0.16%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.16%) nginx
6 1 (0.16%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 46 (7.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (2.24%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (1.92%) Microsoft Project
4 5 (0.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.48%) Chatbot
5 3 (0.48%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.32%) SOLIDWORKS
7 1 (0.16%) Revit
Business Applications
1 114 (18.21%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.12%) Carpe Diem
2 7 (1.12%) Elite 3E
3 5 (0.80%) Dynamics NAV
4 4 (0.64%) Dynamics AX
5 3 (0.48%) NetSuite
5 3 (0.48%) Salesforce CRM
5 3 (0.48%) SAP SD
6 2 (0.32%) Infor CloudSuite
6 2 (0.32%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
6 2 (0.32%) Magento
6 2 (0.32%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 2 (0.32%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 2 (0.32%) Unit4 Business World
6 2 (0.32%) Visualfiles
7 1 (0.16%) Integrated Workplace Management System
Cloud Services
1 543 (86.74%) Power Platform
2 434 (69.33%) PowerApps
3 316 (50.48%) Azure
4 231 (36.90%) Dynamics 365
5 229 (36.58%) Microsoft 365
6 115 (18.37%) Azure Logic Apps
7 113 (18.05%) Microsoft Copilot
8 70 (11.18%) Copilot Studio
9 67 (10.70%) OneDrive
10 58 (9.27%) Entra ID
11 57 (9.11%) Azure DevOps
12 47 (7.51%) Serverless
13 41 (6.55%) Azure Functions
14 33 (5.27%) Azure Data Factory
14 33 (5.27%) Azure Service Bus
15 29 (4.63%) SaaS
16 24 (3.83%) Microsoft Purview
17 19 (3.04%) Adobe Creative Cloud
18 16 (2.56%) Azure AI
19 9 (1.44%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 19 (3.04%) Firewall
2 9 (1.44%) DNS
3 7 (1.12%) DHCP
3 7 (1.12%) VPN
3 7 (1.12%) Wi-Fi
4 6 (0.96%) Intranet
4 6 (0.96%) VoIP
5 4 (0.64%) VLAN
6 3 (0.48%) LTE
6 3 (0.48%) NAS
6 3 (0.48%) TCP/IP
6 3 (0.48%) Wireless
7 2 (0.32%) HTTP
7 2 (0.32%) Internet
8 1 (0.16%) Broadband
8 1 (0.16%) DKIM
8 1 (0.16%) DMARC
8 1 (0.16%) LAN
8 1 (0.16%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 303 (48.40%) Power BI
2 66 (10.54%) SQL Server
3 27 (4.31%) Data Warehouse
4 26 (4.15%) Power Query
5 24 (3.83%) Azure SQL Database
6 18 (2.88%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 16 (2.56%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 10 (1.60%) PowerPivot
8 10 (1.60%) Relational Database
9 9 (1.44%) Data Lake
9 9 (1.44%) Metadata
10 7 (1.12%) Metabase
11 6 (0.96%) Star Schema
12 5 (0.80%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 4 (0.64%) MySQL
13 4 (0.64%) Qlik Sense
14 3 (0.48%) NoSQL
15 2 (0.32%) MariaDB
15 2 (0.32%) PostgreSQL
15 2 (0.32%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 15 (2.40%) Visual Studio
2 14 (2.24%) JIRA
3 12 (1.92%) Git
4 8 (1.28%) Visual Studio Code
5 3 (0.48%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 2 (0.32%) Claude Code
6 2 (0.32%) ERwin
6 2 (0.32%) MLflow
7 1 (0.16%) Oracle Forms
7 1 (0.16%) Postman
General
1 211 (33.71%) Social Skills
2 179 (28.59%) Finance
3 72 (11.50%) Analytical Skills
4 47 (7.51%) Law
4 47 (7.51%) Legal
5 40 (6.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 34 (5.43%) Manufacturing
7 26 (4.15%) Marketing
8 24 (3.83%) Public Sector
9 21 (3.35%) Documentation Skills
10 19 (3.04%) Retail
11 10 (1.60%) Organisational Skills
12 7 (1.12%) Social Housing
13 5 (0.80%) Agriculture
13 5 (0.80%) Influencing Skills
13 5 (0.80%) Presentation Skills
14 4 (0.64%) Automotive
14 4 (0.64%) Banking
14 4 (0.64%) Legal Technology
15 3 (0.48%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 277 (44.25%) Developer
2 112 (17.89%) Power Platform Developer
3 73 (11.66%) Senior
4 71 (11.34%) Analyst
5 52 (8.31%) Dynamics 365 Developer
6 47 (7.51%) Lead
7 46 (7.35%) IT Support
8 44 (7.03%) Senior Developer
9 40 (6.39%) Consultant
10 37 (5.91%) Applications Developer
11 34 (5.43%) Applications Support
12 31 (4.95%) Power Apps Developer
13 29 (4.63%) Microsoft Developer
14 25 (3.99%) Support Manager
15 24 (3.83%) IT Manager
15 24 (3.83%) Support Analyst
16 23 (3.67%) Architect
16 23 (3.67%) CRM Developer
16 23 (3.67%) Microsoft 365 Developer
17 21 (3.35%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 111 (17.73%) .NET
2 65 (10.38%) HTML5 Canvas
3 52 (8.31%) HTML
4 50 (7.99%) REST
5 44 (7.03%) CSS
6 35 (5.59%) Microsoft Graph
7 34 (5.43%) SPFx
8 27 (4.31%) .NET Core
9 25 (3.99%) JSON
10 19 (3.04%) React
11 18 (2.88%) Web Services
12 14 (2.24%) ASP.NET
13 10 (1.60%) RESTful
14 9 (1.44%) Middleware
15 8 (1.28%) ASP.NET Core
16 7 (1.12%) .NET Framework
16 7 (1.12%) AngularJS
16 7 (1.12%) SOAP
17 6 (0.96%) EDI
17 6 (0.96%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 47 (7.51%) Low-Code
2 33 (5.27%) Product Ownership
3 31 (4.95%) Management Information System
4 27 (4.31%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 26 (4.15%) Onboarding
6 19 (3.04%) Analytical Mindset
6 19 (3.04%) Data Structures
7 17 (2.72%) Cloud Native
8 15 (2.40%) AI Agents
9 13 (2.08%) Legacy Systems
10 10 (1.60%) Self-Motivation
11 9 (1.44%) Greenfield Project
12 8 (1.28%) Enterprise Software
13 5 (0.80%) Renewable Energy
14 4 (0.64%) Distributed Systems
14 4 (0.64%) Enterprise Cloud
14 4 (0.64%) Social Media
15 3 (0.48%) Blog
15 3 (0.48%) Embedded Systems
15 3 (0.48%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 49 (7.83%) Windows
2 20 (3.19%) Windows Server
3 14 (2.24%) Linux
4 8 (1.28%) Mac OS
5 6 (0.96%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.32%) Android
6 2 (0.32%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.16%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 281 (44.89%) Business Intelligence
2 167 (26.68%) CRM
3 162 (25.88%) Continuous Improvement
4 154 (24.60%) Problem-Solving
5 147 (23.48%) AI
6 143 (22.84%) Agile
7 111 (17.73%) DevOps
8 90 (14.38%) Workflow
9 84 (13.42%) CI/CD
10 75 (11.98%) User Experience
11 71 (11.34%) Roadmaps
12 69 (11.02%) Process Improvement
13 68 (10.86%) Translating Business Requirements
14 67 (10.70%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 62 (9.90%) Project Management
16 61 (9.74%) Customer Service
17 58 (9.27%) Data Modelling
18 48 (7.67%) Technical Leadership
19 46 (7.35%) ITIL
20 45 (7.19%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 180 (28.75%) SQL
2 165 (26.36%) C#
3 146 (23.32%) JavaScript
4 65 (10.38%) PowerShell
5 48 (7.67%) Python
6 40 (6.39%) TypeScript
7 20 (3.19%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 16 (2.56%) T-SQL
9 9 (1.44%) VBA
10 7 (1.12%) Java
11 6 (0.96%) Bash
12 4 (0.64%) C
12 4 (0.64%) C++
13 3 (0.48%) PHP
13 3 (0.48%) VB
13 3 (0.48%) VB.NET
14 2 (0.32%) X++
15 1 (0.16%) Objective-C
15 1 (0.16%) R
15 1 (0.16%) Swift
Qualifications
1 76 (12.14%) Degree
2 48 (7.67%) Microsoft Certification
3 25 (3.99%) Computer Science Degree
4 21 (3.35%) Security Cleared
5 18 (2.88%) SC Cleared
6 9 (1.44%) Azure Certification
7 8 (1.28%) ITIL Certification
8 7 (1.12%) PMI Certification
8 7 (1.12%) PMP
9 5 (0.80%) ICAEW
10 4 (0.64%) Master's Degree
11 3 (0.48%) A+ Certification
11 3 (0.48%) CCNA
11 3 (0.48%) Cisco Certification
11 3 (0.48%) DBS Check
11 3 (0.48%) HND
11 3 (0.48%) Network+ Certification
12 1 (0.16%) BPSS Clearance
12 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Certified Professional
12 1 (0.16%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 59 (9.42%) Data Quality
2 40 (6.39%) QA
3 25 (3.99%) GDPR
4 22 (3.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 21 (3.35%) Cyber Essentials
6 15 (2.40%) PMO
7 14 (2.24%) Accessibility
8 11 (1.76%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 9 (1.44%) SLA
10 6 (0.96%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 5 (0.80%) TickIT
12 2 (0.32%) GRC
12 2 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 1 (0.16%) HIPAA
13 1 (0.16%) NIST
System Software
1 34 (5.43%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.80%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (0.64%) BitLocker
3 4 (0.64%) Docker
3 4 (0.64%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.48%) Terminal Services
5 1 (0.16%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 26 (4.15%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (0.96%) Ansible
2 6 (0.96%) Rundeck
2 6 (0.96%) Terraform
3 3 (0.48%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.16%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (0.16%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 484 (77.32%) Microsoft
2 20 (3.19%) Adobe
3 19 (3.04%) OpenAI
4 14 (2.24%) Intapp
5 13 (2.08%) Foundry
6 12 (1.92%) Salesforce
7 11 (1.76%) ServiceNow
8 10 (1.60%) Oracle
9 9 (1.44%) Cognizant
10 8 (1.28%) Databricks
10 8 (1.28%) SAP
10 8 (1.28%) UiPath
11 6 (0.96%) Automation Anywhere
11 6 (0.96%) Cisco
11 6 (0.96%) Dynatrace
11 6 (0.96%) Splunk
11 6 (0.96%) VMware
12 5 (0.80%) Meraki
12 5 (0.80%) Okta
12 5 (0.80%) Sage