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 19 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 295 268 330
Rank change year-on-year -27 +62 +206
Permanent jobs citing Power Automate 484 557 615
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.71% 1.14% 0.83%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.13% 3.06% 2.15%
Number of salaries quoted 370 291 503
10th Percentile £36,250 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,125 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.46% +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £67,500 £77,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £88,750 £77,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £49,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +6.06% -5.71%

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 22,684 18,189 28,615
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 33.21% 37.20% 38.45%
Number of salaries quoted 12,284 10,975 23,600
10th Percentile £29,000 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £47,115 £41,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +13.04% -11.54%
75th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £97,500
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 19 February 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 19 February 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 -28 424 £57,000 -8.80% 175
UK excluding London -74 231 £50,000 -4.76% 161
London +63 208 £60,000 -14.29% 68
Work from Home +17 153 £57,250 -4.58% 116
North of England -5 70 £48,000 -12.73% 34
Midlands -17 50 £57,500 +9.52% 26
West Midlands -6 40 £50,000 -4.76% 18
North West +16 37 £55,000 - 21
South East -10 37 £44,250 -26.25% 47
Yorkshire -29 30 £42,000 -26.96% 7
East of England +10 23 £55,000 +17.42% 10
Scotland -1 21 £57,000 +28.09% 14
South West -114 20 £43,500 -13.00% 20
Wales +3 11 £41,740 -14.82% 11
East Midlands -14 10 £60,000 +50.00% 7
North East -7 3 £50,500 -19.20% 7
Northern Ireland - 3 £70,000 - 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
1 151 (31.20%) SharePoint
2 15 (3.10%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (2.48%) Appian
4 5 (1.03%) Anypoint
4 5 (1.03%) CMS
4 5 (1.03%) Confluence
4 5 (1.03%) WordPress
5 2 (0.41%) Palantir Foundry
5 2 (0.41%) Umbraco
Applications
1 56 (11.57%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (2.69%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (0.83%) Microsoft Project
3 4 (0.83%) Spreadsheet
4 3 (0.62%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 79 (16.32%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.03%) Shopify
3 3 (0.62%) Dynamics AX
3 3 (0.62%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 3 (0.62%) SAP Business One
4 1 (0.21%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.21%) Elite 3E
4 1 (0.21%) Fidessa
4 1 (0.21%) Magento
4 1 (0.21%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.21%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 397 (82.02%) Power Platform
2 308 (63.64%) PowerApps
3 268 (55.37%) Azure
4 160 (33.06%) Dynamics 365
5 151 (31.20%) Microsoft 365
6 82 (16.94%) Azure Logic Apps
7 54 (11.16%) Azure DevOps
7 54 (11.16%) Microsoft Copilot
8 51 (10.54%) Entra ID
9 42 (8.68%) Serverless
10 41 (8.47%) Azure Functions
11 39 (8.06%) Copilot Studio
12 30 (6.20%) Azure Data Factory
13 29 (5.99%) Azure AI
14 26 (5.37%) Azure Service Bus
15 21 (4.34%) AWS
16 16 (3.31%) Anthropic Claude
16 16 (3.31%) GitHub
16 16 (3.31%) OneDrive
16 16 (3.31%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.48%) Firewall
2 10 (2.07%) VPN
3 9 (1.86%) DNS
4 4 (0.83%) DHCP
4 4 (0.83%) Intranet
5 2 (0.41%) TCP/IP
5 2 (0.41%) VLAN
6 1 (0.21%) FIX Connectivity
6 1 (0.21%) Internet
6 1 (0.21%) Network Security
6 1 (0.21%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.21%) Unified Communications
6 1 (0.21%) WAN
6 1 (0.21%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.21%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 249 (51.45%) Power BI
2 58 (11.98%) SQL Server
3 35 (7.23%) Power Query
4 25 (5.17%) Data Warehouse
5 19 (3.93%) PowerPivot
6 12 (2.48%) Pinecone
7 10 (2.07%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 9 (1.86%) Metabase
8 9 (1.86%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 7 (1.45%) Azure SQL Database
10 6 (1.24%) Metadata
11 5 (1.03%) Relational Database
12 3 (0.62%) Crystal Reports
12 3 (0.62%) Data Lake
12 3 (0.62%) MySQL
12 3 (0.62%) PostgreSQL
13 2 (0.41%) MariaDB
13 2 (0.41%) NoSQL
13 2 (0.41%) Qlik Sense
13 2 (0.41%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 26 (5.37%) Visual Studio
2 24 (4.96%) Git
3 12 (2.48%) MLflow
4 7 (1.45%) JIRA
5 3 (0.62%) Visual Studio Code
6 2 (0.41%) Postman
6 2 (0.41%) Selenium
6 2 (0.41%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 1 (0.21%) GitLab
7 1 (0.21%) HP UFT
7 1 (0.21%) JMeter
7 1 (0.21%) MSTest
7 1 (0.21%) NUnit
General
1 206 (42.56%) Social Skills
2 127 (26.24%) Finance
3 79 (16.32%) Analytical Skills
4 55 (11.36%) Law
5 46 (9.50%) Legal
6 35 (7.23%) Public Sector
7 22 (4.55%) Documentation Skills
8 21 (4.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 16 (3.31%) Marketing
10 14 (2.89%) Manufacturing
11 8 (1.65%) Agriculture
12 6 (1.24%) Organisational Skills
13 5 (1.03%) Automotive
13 5 (1.03%) Retail
14 4 (0.83%) Presentation Skills
14 4 (0.83%) Tech for Good
15 2 (0.41%) Banking
15 2 (0.41%) Local Government
16 1 (0.21%) Advertising
16 1 (0.21%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 158 (32.64%) Developer
2 93 (19.21%) Power Platform Developer
3 72 (14.88%) Analyst
4 58 (11.98%) Senior
5 41 (8.47%) Consultant
6 38 (7.85%) IT Support
7 35 (7.23%) Senior Developer
8 29 (5.99%) Support Engineer
9 28 (5.79%) Dynamics 365 Developer
10 24 (4.96%) Financial Analyst
10 24 (4.96%) Lead
11 23 (4.75%) Support Analyst
12 19 (3.93%) Data Analyst
12 19 (3.93%) Systems Analyst
13 18 (3.72%) Power Platform Consultant
14 16 (3.31%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
14 16 (3.31%) IT Engineer
15 15 (3.10%) Applications Support
15 15 (3.10%) IT Support Engineer
16 14 (2.89%) Power Platform Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 74 (15.29%) REST
2 67 (13.84%) .NET
3 37 (7.64%) Web Services
4 34 (7.02%) SOAP
5 31 (6.40%) HTML
6 28 (5.79%) HTML5 Canvas
7 23 (4.75%) JSON
8 22 (4.55%) CSS
8 22 (4.55%) RESTful
9 18 (3.72%) XML
10 16 (3.31%) OpenAPI
10 16 (3.31%) Swagger
11 14 (2.89%) JWT
11 14 (2.89%) OAuth
12 13 (2.69%) Pandas
13 12 (2.48%) Flask
13 12 (2.48%) Microsoft Graph
13 12 (2.48%) pytest
13 12 (2.48%) PyTorch
13 12 (2.48%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 88 (18.18%) Low-Code
2 25 (5.17%) Cloud Native
3 22 (4.55%) Onboarding
3 22 (4.55%) Product Ownership
4 17 (3.51%) Legacy Systems
5 13 (2.69%) Analytical Mindset
5 13 (2.69%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 13 (2.69%) Self-Motivation
6 12 (2.48%) Management Information System
7 8 (1.65%) Renewable Energy
8 7 (1.45%) Data Structures
8 7 (1.45%) Reference Data
9 6 (1.24%) Enterprise Software
9 6 (1.24%) Hybrid Cloud
9 6 (1.24%) IoT
10 5 (1.03%) AI Agents
10 5 (1.03%) Video Conferencing
11 4 (0.83%) Distributed Systems
12 3 (0.62%) Driving Licence
12 3 (0.62%) PropTech
Operating Systems
1 25 (5.17%) Windows
2 13 (2.69%) Linux
3 7 (1.45%) Android
4 6 (1.24%) Unix
4 6 (1.24%) Windows 10
5 5 (1.03%) Apple iOS
6 3 (0.62%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.41%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.21%) Solaris
8 1 (0.21%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 235 (48.55%) Business Intelligence
2 152 (31.40%) Problem-Solving
3 98 (20.25%) AI
4 97 (20.04%) Agile
4 97 (20.04%) Continuous Improvement
5 91 (18.80%) CRM
6 89 (18.39%) Workflow
7 86 (17.77%) DevOps
8 70 (14.46%) CI/CD
9 54 (11.16%) Data Modelling
10 52 (10.74%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 51 (10.54%) Mentoring
12 49 (10.12%) Visualisation
13 48 (9.92%) Analytics
13 48 (9.92%) Data Analysis
13 48 (9.92%) Stakeholder Management
14 43 (8.88%) Migration
14 43 (8.88%) Process Improvement
15 42 (8.68%) Coaching
15 42 (8.68%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 135 (27.89%) SQL
2 108 (22.31%) C#
3 101 (20.87%) JavaScript
4 58 (11.98%) Python
5 52 (10.74%) PowerShell
6 25 (5.17%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 17 (3.51%) VBA
8 16 (3.31%) TypeScript
9 11 (2.27%) Java
10 9 (1.86%) T-SQL
11 7 (1.45%) PHP
12 5 (1.03%) Shell Script
13 4 (0.83%) Bash
14 1 (0.21%) Bicep
14 1 (0.21%) R
14 1 (0.21%) X++
Qualifications
1 60 (12.40%) Degree
2 49 (10.12%) Microsoft Certification
3 46 (9.50%) Security Cleared
4 36 (7.44%) SC Cleared
5 27 (5.58%) Computer Science Degree
6 8 (1.65%) Azure Certification
7 7 (1.45%) ACCA
7 7 (1.45%) CIMA
7 7 (1.45%) DBS Check
8 5 (1.03%) A+ Certification
9 3 (0.62%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 2 (0.41%) Master's Degree
10 2 (0.41%) PhD
11 1 (0.21%) AWS Certification
11 1 (0.21%) ITIL Certification
11 1 (0.21%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 1 (0.21%) Numerate Degree
11 1 (0.21%) PMI Certification
11 1 (0.21%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (6.40%) Data Quality
2 26 (5.37%) QA
3 18 (3.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 17 (3.51%) Accessibility
5 16 (3.31%) GDPR
6 11 (2.27%) Cyber Essentials
7 10 (2.07%) SLA
8 6 (1.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 4 (0.83%) PMO
10 3 (0.62%) WCAG
11 2 (0.41%) HIPAA
11 2 (0.41%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 2 (0.41%) NIST
11 2 (0.41%) P3O
12 1 (0.21%) GRC
12 1 (0.21%) SOC 2
System Software
1 30 (6.20%) Active Directory
2 19 (3.93%) Docker
3 6 (1.24%) Virtual Desktop
4 4 (0.83%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.21%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 22 (4.55%) Microsoft Intune
2 19 (3.93%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.83%) Prometheus
3 4 (0.83%) Terraform
4 1 (0.21%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.21%) Grafana
4 1 (0.21%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 302 (62.40%) Microsoft
2 30 (6.20%) ServiceNow
3 25 (5.17%) UiPath
4 22 (4.55%) SAP
5 17 (3.51%) OpenAI
6 14 (2.89%) MuleSoft
7 13 (2.69%) Automation Anywhere
8 11 (2.27%) Salesforce
9 9 (1.86%) Intapp
9 9 (1.86%) Oracle
10 6 (1.24%) Foundry
10 6 (1.24%) Pega
10 6 (1.24%) Talend
11 5 (1.03%) Dell
11 5 (1.03%) Epicor
11 5 (1.03%) IBM
11 5 (1.03%) Infor
11 5 (1.03%) Informatica
11 5 (1.03%) Software AG
11 5 (1.03%) TIBCO