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

6 months to
17 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 289 270 330
Rank change year-on-year -19 +60 +213
Permanent jobs citing Power Automate 476 559 620
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.71% 1.14% 0.83%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.12% 3.07% 2.15%
Number of salaries quoted 364 288 506
10th Percentile £36,250 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.50% +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 £49,250 £52,500 £49,750
% change year-on-year -6.19% +5.53% -5.24%

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 22,401 18,225 28,834
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 33.21% 37.19% 38.48%
Number of salaries quoted 12,129 10,827 23,840
10th Percentile £29,000 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £47,000 £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 17 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 17 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 -24 416 £56,875 -9.00% 169
UK excluding London -73 228 £49,250 -6.19% 159
London +51 203 £60,000 -14.29% 61
Work from Home +22 150 £56,000 -6.67% 110
North of England +1 68 £47,500 -13.64% 35
Midlands -7 48 £57,500 +9.52% 27
South East -1 38 £44,250 -26.25% 47
West Midlands -6 38 £51,844 -1.25% 18
North West +24 36 £55,000 - 22
Yorkshire -37 29 £42,000 -23.64% 7
East of England +15 22 £55,000 +17.42% 9
Scotland 0 21 £57,000 +28.09% 14
South West -105 21 £43,500 -13.00% 18
Wales +2 11 £41,740 -14.82% 10
East Midlands -1 10 £60,000 +50.00% 8
North East -8 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
1 150 (31.51%) SharePoint
2 15 (3.15%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (2.52%) Appian
4 5 (1.05%) Anypoint
4 5 (1.05%) CMS
4 5 (1.05%) Confluence
4 5 (1.05%) WordPress
5 2 (0.42%) Palantir Foundry
5 2 (0.42%) Umbraco
Applications
1 55 (11.55%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (2.73%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.84%) Microsoft Project
3 4 (0.84%) Spreadsheet
4 3 (0.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.63%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 78 (16.39%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.05%) Shopify
3 3 (0.63%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 3 (0.63%) SAP Business One
4 2 (0.42%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.21%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.21%) Elite 3E
5 1 (0.21%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.21%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 391 (82.14%) Power Platform
2 302 (63.45%) PowerApps
3 262 (55.04%) Azure
4 156 (32.77%) Dynamics 365
5 149 (31.30%) Microsoft 365
6 80 (16.81%) Azure Logic Apps
7 54 (11.34%) Azure DevOps
7 54 (11.34%) Microsoft Copilot
8 51 (10.71%) Entra ID
9 42 (8.82%) Serverless
10 41 (8.61%) Azure Functions
11 37 (7.77%) Copilot Studio
12 29 (6.09%) Azure AI
12 29 (6.09%) Azure Data Factory
13 26 (5.46%) Azure Service Bus
14 20 (4.20%) AWS
15 16 (3.36%) Anthropic Claude
15 16 (3.36%) GitHub
15 16 (3.36%) OneDrive
16 14 (2.94%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.52%) Firewall
2 10 (2.10%) VPN
3 9 (1.89%) DNS
4 4 (0.84%) DHCP
4 4 (0.84%) Intranet
5 2 (0.42%) TCP/IP
5 2 (0.42%) 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
1 243 (51.05%) Power BI
2 57 (11.97%) SQL Server
3 33 (6.93%) Power Query
4 22 (4.62%) Data Warehouse
5 19 (3.99%) PowerPivot
6 12 (2.52%) Pinecone
7 10 (2.10%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 8 (1.68%) Metabase
8 8 (1.68%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 7 (1.47%) Azure SQL Database
10 6 (1.26%) Metadata
11 5 (1.05%) Relational Database
12 3 (0.63%) Crystal Reports
12 3 (0.63%) Data Lake
12 3 (0.63%) MySQL
12 3 (0.63%) PostgreSQL
13 2 (0.42%) MariaDB
13 2 (0.42%) NoSQL
13 2 (0.42%) Star Schema
14 1 (0.21%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 25 (5.25%) Visual Studio
2 24 (5.04%) Git
3 12 (2.52%) MLflow
4 7 (1.47%) JIRA
5 2 (0.42%) Postman
5 2 (0.42%) Selenium
5 2 (0.42%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 2 (0.42%) Visual Studio Code
6 1 (0.21%) GitLab
6 1 (0.21%) HP UFT
6 1 (0.21%) JMeter
6 1 (0.21%) MSTest
6 1 (0.21%) NUnit
General
1 203 (42.65%) Social Skills
2 126 (26.47%) Finance
3 75 (15.76%) Analytical Skills
4 51 (10.71%) Law
5 47 (9.87%) Legal
6 33 (6.93%) Public Sector
7 20 (4.20%) Documentation Skills
8 19 (3.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 16 (3.36%) Marketing
10 13 (2.73%) Manufacturing
11 8 (1.68%) Agriculture
12 6 (1.26%) Organisational Skills
13 5 (1.05%) Automotive
14 4 (0.84%) Presentation Skills
14 4 (0.84%) Retail
14 4 (0.84%) Tech for Good
15 2 (0.42%) Banking
15 2 (0.42%) Local Government
16 1 (0.21%) Investment Banking
16 1 (0.21%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 154 (32.35%) Developer
2 89 (18.70%) Power Platform Developer
3 69 (14.50%) Analyst
4 54 (11.34%) Senior
5 41 (8.61%) Consultant
6 37 (7.77%) IT Support
7 32 (6.72%) Senior Developer
8 29 (6.09%) Support Engineer
9 27 (5.67%) Dynamics 365 Developer
10 24 (5.04%) Lead
11 23 (4.83%) Financial Analyst
12 21 (4.41%) Support Analyst
13 19 (3.99%) Data Analyst
14 18 (3.78%) Power Platform Consultant
14 18 (3.78%) Systems Analyst
15 16 (3.36%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
15 16 (3.36%) IT Engineer
16 15 (3.15%) Applications Support
16 15 (3.15%) IT Support Engineer
17 14 (2.94%) Power Platform Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 73 (15.34%) REST
2 66 (13.87%) .NET
3 36 (7.56%) Web Services
4 33 (6.93%) SOAP
5 32 (6.72%) HTML
6 26 (5.46%) HTML5 Canvas
7 23 (4.83%) CSS
7 23 (4.83%) JSON
8 22 (4.62%) RESTful
9 18 (3.78%) XML
10 16 (3.36%) OpenAPI
10 16 (3.36%) Swagger
11 14 (2.94%) OAuth
12 13 (2.73%) JWT
12 13 (2.73%) Pandas
13 12 (2.52%) Faiss
13 12 (2.52%) FastAPI
13 12 (2.52%) Microsoft Graph
13 12 (2.52%) PyTorch
13 12 (2.52%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 86 (18.07%) Low-Code
2 23 (4.83%) Cloud Native
3 22 (4.62%) Onboarding
3 22 (4.62%) Product Ownership
4 17 (3.57%) Legacy Systems
5 13 (2.73%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 13 (2.73%) Self-Motivation
6 12 (2.52%) Management Information System
7 10 (2.10%) Analytical Mindset
8 8 (1.68%) Renewable Energy
9 7 (1.47%) Data Structures
9 7 (1.47%) Reference Data
10 6 (1.26%) Enterprise Software
10 6 (1.26%) Hybrid Cloud
10 6 (1.26%) IoT
11 5 (1.05%) AI Agents
11 5 (1.05%) Video Conferencing
12 4 (0.84%) Distributed Systems
13 3 (0.63%) Driving Licence
13 3 (0.63%) PropTech
Operating Systems
1 24 (5.04%) Windows
2 13 (2.73%) Linux
3 7 (1.47%) Android
4 6 (1.26%) Unix
4 6 (1.26%) Windows 10
5 5 (1.05%) Apple iOS
6 3 (0.63%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.42%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.21%) Solaris
8 1 (0.21%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 227 (47.69%) Business Intelligence
2 147 (30.88%) Problem-Solving
3 98 (20.59%) Agile
4 97 (20.38%) AI
5 92 (19.33%) Continuous Improvement
6 90 (18.91%) CRM
7 85 (17.86%) Workflow
8 84 (17.65%) DevOps
9 68 (14.29%) CI/CD
10 52 (10.92%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 51 (10.71%) Data Modelling
11 51 (10.71%) Mentoring
12 48 (10.08%) Data Analysis
13 47 (9.87%) Visualisation
14 46 (9.66%) Stakeholder Management
15 45 (9.45%) Analytics
16 44 (9.24%) Process Improvement
17 43 (9.03%) Coaching
17 43 (9.03%) Migration
18 40 (8.40%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 130 (27.31%) SQL
2 105 (22.06%) C#
3 97 (20.38%) JavaScript
4 57 (11.97%) Python
5 52 (10.92%) PowerShell
6 24 (5.04%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 17 (3.57%) VBA
8 16 (3.36%) TypeScript
9 11 (2.31%) Java
10 8 (1.68%) T-SQL
11 7 (1.47%) PHP
12 5 (1.05%) Shell Script
13 4 (0.84%) Bash
14 1 (0.21%) Bicep
14 1 (0.21%) R
14 1 (0.21%) X++
Qualifications
1 59 (12.39%) Degree
2 47 (9.87%) Microsoft Certification
3 43 (9.03%) Security Cleared
4 33 (6.93%) SC Cleared
5 26 (5.46%) Computer Science Degree
6 8 (1.68%) Azure Certification
7 7 (1.47%) ACCA
7 7 (1.47%) CIMA
7 7 (1.47%) DBS Check
8 5 (1.05%) A+ Certification
9 3 (0.63%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 2 (0.42%) Master's Degree
10 2 (0.42%) 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 29 (6.09%) Data Quality
2 26 (5.46%) QA
3 18 (3.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 17 (3.57%) GDPR
5 16 (3.36%) Accessibility
6 11 (2.31%) Cyber Essentials
7 9 (1.89%) SLA
8 6 (1.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 5 (1.05%) PMO
10 3 (0.63%) WCAG
11 2 (0.42%) HIPAA
11 2 (0.42%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 2 (0.42%) NIST
11 2 (0.42%) P3O
12 1 (0.21%) SOC 2
System Software
1 30 (6.30%) Active Directory
2 19 (3.99%) Docker
3 6 (1.26%) Virtual Desktop
4 4 (0.84%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.21%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 22 (4.62%) Microsoft Intune
2 19 (3.99%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.84%) Prometheus
3 4 (0.84%) Terraform
4 1 (0.21%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.21%) Grafana
4 1 (0.21%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 295 (61.97%) Microsoft
2 29 (6.09%) ServiceNow
3 25 (5.25%) UiPath
4 21 (4.41%) SAP
5 17 (3.57%) OpenAI
6 13 (2.73%) Automation Anywhere
6 13 (2.73%) MuleSoft
7 10 (2.10%) Salesforce
8 9 (1.89%) Intapp
8 9 (1.89%) Oracle
9 6 (1.26%) Foundry
9 6 (1.26%) Talend
10 5 (1.05%) Dell
10 5 (1.05%) Epicor
10 5 (1.05%) IBM
10 5 (1.05%) Infor
10 5 (1.05%) Informatica
10 5 (1.05%) Pega
10 5 (1.05%) Software AG
10 5 (1.05%) TIBCO