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

6 months to
18 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 322 278 315
Rank change year-on-year -44 +37 +197
Permanent jobs citing Power Automate 510 502 898
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.56% 1.14% 0.92%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.91% 3.33% 2.61%
Number of salaries quoted 394 381 675
10th Percentile £37,500 £40,000 £36,365
25th Percentile £42,750 £46,750 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £88,750 £86,250 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,001 £53,094 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.83% +1.13% +2.44%

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 26,728 15,096 34,397
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 29.14% 34.15% 35.42%
Number of salaries quoted 15,074 10,617 26,681
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £42,750 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -11.54%
75th Percentile £83,750 £82,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £103,750 £96,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £53,688 £50,000
% change year-on-year +2.44% +7.38% -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 18 May 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 May 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 -36 455 £57,500 - 160
UK excluding London -43 278 £50,001 -5.83% 119
London +9 196 £60,000 -14.29% 62
Work from Home -13 168 £52,500 -4.55% 94
North of England -4 90 £47,085 -10.32% 31
Midlands -52 51 £55,000 +4.76% 24
East of England -5 50 £82,500 +65.00% 7
North West +31 46 £57,500 +9.52% 12
South East -49 46 £50,001 -13.04% 37
Yorkshire -30 40 £42,500 -24.44% 14
West Midlands -39 38 £47,085 -9.19% 15
Wales -15 18 £41,740 -17.35% 8
South West -75 17 £43,500 -24.35% 8
East Midlands -35 13 £60,000 +9.09% 9
Scotland -2 9 £55,000 +9.03% 6
North East -33 4 £51,000 -15.00% 5
Northern Ireland - 1 £77,500 - 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
1 155 (30.39%) SharePoint
2 15 (2.94%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (2.16%) Appian
4 6 (1.18%) CMS
5 3 (0.59%) WordPress
6 2 (0.39%) Confluence
6 2 (0.39%) Palantir Foundry
6 2 (0.39%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.20%) IIS
Applications
1 56 (10.98%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (2.35%) Microsoft Project
3 11 (2.16%) Microsoft Office
4 6 (1.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.59%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.20%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 82 (16.08%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.78%) Dynamics AX
3 3 (0.59%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 3 (0.59%) NetSuite
3 3 (0.59%) SAP SD
4 2 (0.39%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.39%) Magento
4 2 (0.39%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 2 (0.39%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.39%) Unit4 Business World
5 1 (0.20%) Infor CloudSuite
5 1 (0.20%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
Cloud Services
1 436 (85.49%) Power Platform
2 345 (67.65%) PowerApps
3 265 (51.96%) Azure
4 164 (32.16%) Dynamics 365
5 145 (28.43%) Microsoft 365
6 93 (18.24%) Azure Logic Apps
7 62 (12.16%) Microsoft Copilot
8 46 (9.02%) Entra ID
9 45 (8.82%) Azure Data Factory
10 43 (8.43%) OneDrive
11 37 (7.25%) Copilot Studio
12 31 (6.08%) Serverless
13 27 (5.29%) Azure DevOps
14 26 (5.10%) Azure Functions
15 25 (4.90%) SaaS
16 19 (3.73%) Adobe Creative Cloud
16 19 (3.73%) Azure Service Bus
17 18 (3.53%) Azure AI
18 13 (2.55%) Anthropic Claude
19 11 (2.16%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.55%) Firewall
2 7 (1.37%) Intranet
3 4 (0.78%) VoIP
3 4 (0.78%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (0.59%) DHCP
4 3 (0.59%) DNS
4 3 (0.59%) LTE
4 3 (0.59%) NAS
4 3 (0.59%) VPN
5 2 (0.39%) TCP/IP
5 2 (0.39%) WAN
6 1 (0.20%) Internet
6 1 (0.20%) LAN
6 1 (0.20%) Network Security
6 1 (0.20%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.20%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 262 (51.37%) Power BI
2 76 (14.90%) SQL Server
3 31 (6.08%) Power Query
4 30 (5.88%) Data Warehouse
5 26 (5.10%) Azure SQL Database
6 17 (3.33%) PowerPivot
7 16 (3.14%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 11 (2.16%) Pinecone
8 11 (2.16%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 10 (1.96%) Metabase
10 8 (1.57%) Data Lake
10 8 (1.57%) Metadata
11 4 (0.78%) MySQL
11 4 (0.78%) Qlik Sense
11 4 (0.78%) Relational Database
12 3 (0.59%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 2 (0.39%) MariaDB
13 2 (0.39%) NoSQL
13 2 (0.39%) PostgreSQL
13 2 (0.39%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 12 (2.35%) Visual Studio
2 11 (2.16%) MLflow
3 7 (1.37%) JIRA
4 6 (1.18%) Git
4 6 (1.18%) Visual Studio Code
5 3 (0.59%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.20%) Oracle Forms
6 1 (0.20%) Postman
General
1 188 (36.86%) Social Skills
2 148 (29.02%) Finance
3 89 (17.45%) Analytical Skills
4 36 (7.06%) Law
5 34 (6.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 30 (5.88%) Legal
7 27 (5.29%) Documentation Skills
8 26 (5.10%) Public Sector
9 20 (3.92%) Marketing
10 19 (3.73%) Manufacturing
11 11 (2.16%) Retail
12 9 (1.76%) Organisational Skills
13 8 (1.57%) Agriculture
14 7 (1.37%) Automotive
15 5 (0.98%) Influencing Skills
16 3 (0.59%) Social Housing
16 3 (0.59%) Tech for Good
17 2 (0.39%) Billing
17 2 (0.39%) Presentation Skills
18 1 (0.20%) Brand Awareness
Job Titles
1 181 (35.49%) Developer
2 84 (16.47%) Power Platform Developer
3 79 (15.49%) Analyst
4 62 (12.16%) Senior
5 42 (8.24%) IT Support
6 39 (7.65%) Consultant
7 37 (7.25%) Dynamics 365 Developer
8 32 (6.27%) Lead
9 31 (6.08%) Senior Developer
9 31 (6.08%) Support Manager
10 29 (5.69%) Applications Developer
11 27 (5.29%) Power Apps Developer
12 22 (4.31%) Applications Support
12 22 (4.31%) Systems Analyst
13 21 (4.12%) IT Manager
14 20 (3.92%) Support Analyst
15 19 (3.73%) Financial Analyst
16 18 (3.53%) Applications Manager
16 18 (3.53%) Automation Engineer
17 17 (3.33%) Business Intelligence Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 77 (15.10%) .NET
2 53 (10.39%) HTML5 Canvas
3 49 (9.61%) REST
4 37 (7.25%) HTML
5 36 (7.06%) CSS
6 30 (5.88%) SPFx
7 27 (5.29%) Microsoft Graph
8 25 (4.90%) JSON
9 23 (4.51%) .NET Core
10 22 (4.31%) Web Services
11 16 (3.14%) RESTful
12 13 (2.55%) JWT
12 13 (2.55%) OAuth
12 13 (2.55%) OpenAPI
12 13 (2.55%) SOAP
12 13 (2.55%) Swagger
13 12 (2.35%) React
14 11 (2.16%) Flask
14 11 (2.16%) scikit-learn
14 11 (2.16%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 73 (14.31%) Low-Code
2 25 (4.90%) Management Information System
3 23 (4.51%) Product Ownership
4 22 (4.31%) Analytical Mindset
5 21 (4.12%) Legacy Systems
6 16 (3.14%) Onboarding
7 15 (2.94%) Data Structures
8 14 (2.75%) Cloud Native
9 9 (1.76%) Self-Motivation
10 8 (1.57%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 8 (1.57%) Renewable Energy
11 7 (1.37%) Greenfield Project
12 6 (1.18%) Hybrid Cloud
13 4 (0.78%) AI Agents
13 4 (0.78%) Enterprise Cloud
13 4 (0.78%) Social Media
14 3 (0.59%) PropTech
15 2 (0.39%) Distributed Systems
15 2 (0.39%) IoT
15 2 (0.39%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 30 (5.88%) Windows
2 10 (1.96%) Windows Server
3 8 (1.57%) Linux
4 4 (0.78%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.20%) Android
5 1 (0.20%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.20%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 251 (49.22%) Business Intelligence
2 138 (27.06%) Continuous Improvement
3 130 (25.49%) CRM
4 125 (24.51%) Problem-Solving
5 105 (20.59%) AI
6 87 (17.06%) Workflow
7 78 (15.29%) DevOps
8 68 (13.33%) Agile
9 64 (12.55%) Data Modelling
10 61 (11.96%) Analytics
11 58 (11.37%) CI/CD
12 54 (10.59%) Translating Business Requirements
13 52 (10.20%) Project Management
14 50 (9.80%) User Experience
15 49 (9.61%) Stakeholder Management
16 45 (8.82%) Process Improvement
17 44 (8.63%) Roadmaps
18 43 (8.43%) Stakeholder Engagement
19 41 (8.04%) Data Management
20 40 (7.84%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 165 (32.35%) SQL
2 109 (21.37%) C#
3 104 (20.39%) JavaScript
4 52 (10.20%) PowerShell
5 50 (9.80%) Python
6 31 (6.08%) TypeScript
7 19 (3.73%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 16 (3.14%) VBA
9 14 (2.75%) T-SQL
10 6 (1.18%) Java
11 3 (0.59%) PHP
11 3 (0.59%) VB.NET
12 2 (0.39%) Bash
12 2 (0.39%) VB
13 1 (0.20%) C
13 1 (0.20%) R
Qualifications
1 66 (12.94%) Degree
2 33 (6.47%) Microsoft Certification
3 28 (5.49%) Security Cleared
4 23 (4.51%) Computer Science Degree
5 19 (3.73%) SC Cleared
6 6 (1.18%) Azure Certification
6 6 (1.18%) ITIL Certification
7 5 (0.98%) DBS Check
8 4 (0.78%) Master's Degree
9 3 (0.59%) A+ Certification
9 3 (0.59%) ICAEW
9 3 (0.59%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 3 (0.59%) Network+ Certification
10 2 (0.39%) PhD
11 1 (0.20%) ACCA
11 1 (0.20%) BPSS Clearance
11 1 (0.20%) CIMA
11 1 (0.20%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 1 (0.20%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (10.78%) Data Quality
2 34 (6.67%) QA
3 17 (3.33%) GDPR
4 15 (2.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 14 (2.75%) SLA
6 9 (1.76%) Cyber Essentials
6 9 (1.76%) PMO
7 8 (1.57%) Accessibility
8 5 (0.98%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 5 (0.98%) TickIT
9 2 (0.39%) GRC
9 2 (0.39%) HIPAA
9 2 (0.39%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 2 (0.39%) WCAG
System Software
1 33 (6.47%) Active Directory
2 13 (2.55%) Docker
3 4 (0.78%) BitLocker
3 4 (0.78%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.59%) Terminal Services
4 3 (0.59%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.39%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.20%) Firmware
6 1 (0.20%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 21 (4.12%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (2.35%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.39%) Ansible
3 2 (0.39%) Rundeck
3 2 (0.39%) Terraform
4 1 (0.20%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.20%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (0.20%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 355 (69.61%) Microsoft
2 24 (4.71%) UiPath
3 22 (4.31%) ServiceNow
4 21 (4.12%) Adobe
4 21 (4.12%) OpenAI
5 15 (2.94%) Automation Anywhere
6 14 (2.75%) Salesforce
7 11 (2.16%) SAP
8 8 (1.57%) Intapp
9 7 (1.37%) Databricks
10 6 (1.18%) MuleSoft
10 6 (1.18%) Oracle
11 5 (0.98%) Cognizant
11 5 (0.98%) Pega
11 5 (0.98%) Sage
11 5 (0.98%) VMware
12 4 (0.78%) BeyondTrust
12 4 (0.78%) Cisco
12 4 (0.78%) Facebook
12 4 (0.78%) Meraki