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

6 months to
24 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 282 283 327
Rank change year-on-year +1 +44 +46
Permanent jobs citing Power Automate 777 505 613
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.66% 1.03% 0.80%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.80% 3.25% 2.52%
Number of salaries quoted 593 382 400
10th Percentile £37,500 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £45,063 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £65,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £81,250 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £51,224 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.37% -6.87% +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 27,750 15,551 24,283
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 23.72% 31.57% 31.74%
Number of salaries quoted 18,777 10,563 15,175
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £43,750 £39,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -4.00% -
75th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £102,500
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 24 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 24 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 +8 714 £59,000 +7.27% 424
UK excluding London -8 491 £55,000 +7.37% 289
Work from Home -19 266 £52,500 -8.30% 244
London +7 248 £68,500 +9.60% 207
North of England +32 161 £50,000 +5.26% 67
Midlands +5 137 £60,000 +11.76% 40
West Midlands -2 98 £61,250 +14.09% 22
North West +27 86 £51,000 +7.37% 34
South East -63 65 £60,000 +20.00% 73
East of England -19 64 £78,010 +35.67% 21
Yorkshire -5 58 £42,500 -10.53% 25
East Midlands -10 39 £54,000 -1.82% 18
South West -64 31 £52,500 +5.00% 32
Wales -62 25 £53,171 +6.34% 13
North East -49 17 £38,000 -24.00% 10
Scotland 0 10 £62,500 +13.64% 28
Northern Ireland -86 1 £60,000 - 19

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
1 303 (39.00%) SharePoint
2 39 (5.02%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (1.93%) IIS
4 8 (1.03%) Apache
4 8 (1.03%) nginx
5 5 (0.64%) CMS
6 4 (0.51%) WordPress
7 3 (0.39%) Confluence
8 2 (0.26%) SharePoint Server
9 1 (0.13%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.13%) Moodle
Applications
1 41 (5.28%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (2.83%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.51%) Chatbot
3 4 (0.51%) Spreadsheet
4 3 (0.39%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.39%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.26%) SOLIDWORKS
6 1 (0.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.13%) Revit
Business Applications
1 125 (16.09%) Dynamics CRM
2 15 (1.93%) Elite 3E
3 11 (1.42%) Carpe Diem
4 9 (1.16%) Dynamics NAV
5 3 (0.39%) Dynamics AX
5 3 (0.39%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.26%) Infor CloudSuite
6 2 (0.26%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
6 2 (0.26%) Maximo
6 2 (0.26%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 2 (0.26%) Sage 200
6 2 (0.26%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 2 (0.26%) Visualfiles
7 1 (0.13%) Magento
7 1 (0.13%) NetSuite
7 1 (0.13%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 650 (83.66%) Power Platform
2 516 (66.41%) PowerApps
3 372 (47.88%) Azure
4 323 (41.57%) Microsoft 365
5 281 (36.16%) Dynamics 365
6 195 (25.10%) Microsoft Copilot
7 115 (14.80%) Azure Logic Apps
8 102 (13.13%) Copilot Studio
9 92 (11.84%) Azure DevOps
10 89 (11.45%) Entra ID
11 80 (10.30%) OneDrive
12 63 (8.11%) Serverless
13 58 (7.46%) Azure Functions
14 42 (5.41%) SaaS
15 37 (4.76%) Azure Service Bus
16 33 (4.25%) Microsoft Purview
17 28 (3.60%) Azure AI
18 23 (2.96%) Zapier
19 20 (2.57%) Azure Data Factory
20 14 (1.80%) Adobe Creative Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 26 (3.35%) Firewall
2 19 (2.45%) DNS
3 10 (1.29%) Intranet
4 9 (1.16%) DHCP
4 9 (1.16%) VPN
5 8 (1.03%) Wi-Fi
6 6 (0.77%) VLAN
7 5 (0.64%) VoIP
8 4 (0.51%) TCP/IP
8 4 (0.51%) Wireless
9 3 (0.39%) LTE
9 3 (0.39%) MQTT
10 2 (0.26%) DKIM
10 2 (0.26%) DMARC
10 2 (0.26%) HTTP
10 2 (0.26%) Internet
10 2 (0.26%) NAS
11 1 (0.13%) SAN
11 1 (0.13%) SSL
11 1 (0.13%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 327 (42.08%) Power BI
2 74 (9.52%) SQL Server
3 26 (3.35%) Azure SQL Database
4 25 (3.22%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 19 (2.45%) Data Warehouse
6 18 (2.32%) Power Query
7 17 (2.19%) Metadata
8 16 (2.06%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 14 (1.80%) Relational Database
10 9 (1.16%) Data Lake
11 6 (0.77%) Big Data
11 6 (0.77%) Star Schema
12 5 (0.64%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 4 (0.51%) GIS
13 4 (0.51%) NoSQL
14 2 (0.26%) BusinessObjects
14 2 (0.26%) Electronic Patient Records
14 2 (0.26%) Tableau
15 1 (0.13%) Flink
15 1 (0.13%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 29 (3.73%) Git
2 13 (1.67%) JIRA
3 10 (1.29%) Visual Studio Code
4 8 (1.03%) Visual Studio
5 6 (0.77%) Claude Code
6 2 (0.26%) ERwin
7 1 (0.13%) Postman
7 1 (0.13%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 279 (35.91%) Social Skills
2 202 (26.00%) Finance
3 83 (10.68%) Analytical Skills
4 73 (9.40%) Legal
5 53 (6.82%) Law
6 52 (6.69%) Manufacturing
7 46 (5.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 39 (5.02%) Public Sector
9 31 (3.99%) Retail
10 26 (3.35%) Organisational Skills
11 23 (2.96%) Documentation Skills
11 23 (2.96%) Marketing
12 15 (1.93%) Legal Technology
13 11 (1.42%) Banking
14 10 (1.29%) Influencing Skills
15 9 (1.16%) Presentation Skills
16 8 (1.03%) Aviation
17 7 (0.90%) Social Housing
18 4 (0.51%) Telecoms
19 3 (0.39%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 346 (44.53%) Developer
2 128 (16.47%) Power Platform Developer
3 78 (10.04%) Senior
4 71 (9.14%) Dynamics 365 Developer
5 66 (8.49%) Consultant
6 64 (8.24%) Lead
7 63 (8.11%) Analyst
8 42 (5.41%) Senior Developer
9 35 (4.50%) Applications Developer
10 32 (4.12%) IT Support
10 32 (4.12%) Microsoft 365 Developer
11 30 (3.86%) Administrator
11 30 (3.86%) Architect
11 30 (3.86%) Microsoft Developer
12 25 (3.22%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
12 25 (3.22%) Power Apps Developer
13 24 (3.09%) Functional Consultant
14 23 (2.96%) Applications Support
15 22 (2.83%) Support Engineer
15 22 (2.83%) Systems Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 132 (16.99%) .NET
2 73 (9.40%) HTML
3 72 (9.27%) REST
4 63 (8.11%) HTML5 Canvas
5 61 (7.85%) CSS
6 43 (5.53%) Microsoft Graph
7 35 (4.50%) JSON
7 35 (4.50%) SPFx
8 30 (3.86%) .NET Core
9 27 (3.47%) ASP.NET
10 21 (2.70%) XML
11 20 (2.57%) React
12 19 (2.45%) .NET Framework
13 18 (2.32%) RESTful
13 18 (2.32%) Web Services
14 11 (1.42%) XSLT
15 9 (1.16%) ASP.NET Core
15 9 (1.16%) Terraform
16 8 (1.03%) AngularJS
16 8 (1.03%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 68 (8.75%) Low-Code
2 47 (6.05%) AI Agents
3 40 (5.15%) Product Ownership
4 38 (4.89%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 33 (4.25%) Onboarding
6 26 (3.35%) Management Information System
7 21 (2.70%) Enterprise Software
8 19 (2.45%) Data Structures
8 19 (2.45%) Greenfield Project
9 15 (1.93%) Cloud Native
10 13 (1.67%) Self-Motivation
11 9 (1.16%) Legacy Systems
12 8 (1.03%) Analytical Mindset
12 8 (1.03%) Taxonomies
13 5 (0.64%) CMDB
13 5 (0.64%) Security Posture
13 5 (0.64%) Virtual Team
14 4 (0.51%) Cyber Defence
14 4 (0.51%) Driving Licence
14 4 (0.51%) Enterprise Cloud
Operating Systems
1 64 (8.24%) Windows
2 33 (4.25%) Windows Server
3 18 (2.32%) Linux
4 8 (1.03%) Mac OS
4 8 (1.03%) Ubuntu
5 5 (0.64%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.39%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.26%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 304 (39.12%) Business Intelligence
2 255 (32.82%) AI
3 219 (28.19%) Problem-Solving
4 214 (27.54%) Continuous Improvement
5 178 (22.91%) Agile
6 175 (22.52%) CRM
7 159 (20.46%) DevOps
8 123 (15.83%) Workflow
9 107 (13.77%) CI/CD
10 98 (12.61%) Translating Business Requirements
11 91 (11.71%) Roadmaps
12 89 (11.45%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 85 (10.94%) Process Improvement
13 85 (10.94%) User Experience
14 75 (9.65%) Stakeholder Management
15 73 (9.40%) ITIL
16 71 (9.14%) Data Modelling
17 70 (9.01%) Technical Leadership
18 67 (8.62%) Customer Service
19 65 (8.37%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 216 (27.80%) C#
2 187 (24.07%) SQL
3 179 (23.04%) JavaScript
4 80 (10.30%) PowerShell
5 59 (7.59%) Python
6 41 (5.28%) TypeScript
7 21 (2.70%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 18 (2.32%) T-SQL
8 18 (2.32%) VBA
9 8 (1.03%) Bash
9 8 (1.03%) C
9 8 (1.03%) VB.NET
10 7 (0.90%) Java
11 4 (0.51%) C++
11 4 (0.51%) PHP
12 3 (0.39%) X++
12 3 (0.39%) XPath
13 2 (0.26%) Bicep
13 2 (0.26%) Dart
13 2 (0.26%) VB
Qualifications
1 90 (11.58%) Microsoft Certification
2 78 (10.04%) Degree
3 29 (3.73%) Security Cleared
4 27 (3.47%) SC Cleared
5 26 (3.35%) Azure Certification
6 14 (1.80%) Computer Science Degree
7 9 (1.16%) ITIL Certification
8 8 (1.03%) PMP
9 7 (0.90%) PMI Certification
10 5 (0.64%) ICAEW
11 4 (0.51%) CCNA
11 4 (0.51%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (0.51%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 3 (0.39%) A+ Certification
12 3 (0.39%) DBS Check
12 3 (0.39%) HND
12 3 (0.39%) Network+ Certification
13 2 (0.26%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 2 (0.26%) BPSS Clearance
13 2 (0.26%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 69 (8.88%) Data Quality
2 41 (5.28%) QA
3 36 (4.63%) GDPR
4 31 (3.99%) Accessibility
5 24 (3.09%) Cyber Essentials
6 17 (2.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 15 (1.93%) PMO
7 15 (1.93%) SLA
8 10 (1.29%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 8 (1.03%) WCAG
10 5 (0.64%) TickIT
11 4 (0.51%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 2 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 2 (0.26%) NIST
13 1 (0.13%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 51 (6.56%) Active Directory
2 12 (1.54%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (0.64%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.39%) BitLocker
5 2 (0.26%) Docker
5 2 (0.26%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.26%) Terminal Services
6 1 (0.13%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.13%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 35 (4.50%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (0.90%) Ansible
3 6 (0.77%) Rundeck
4 1 (0.13%) Grafana
4 1 (0.13%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (0.13%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.13%) PaperCut
4 1 (0.13%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 632 (81.34%) Microsoft
2 22 (2.83%) OpenAI
3 21 (2.70%) Foundry
4 16 (2.06%) ServiceNow
5 15 (1.93%) Adobe
6 13 (1.67%) Intapp
7 12 (1.54%) VMware
8 11 (1.42%) Sage
9 10 (1.29%) Databricks
10 9 (1.16%) Cognizant
10 9 (1.16%) Dynatrace
10 9 (1.16%) Oracle
10 9 (1.16%) UiPath
11 8 (1.03%) Aderant
11 8 (1.03%) Citrix
11 8 (1.03%) DocuSign
11 8 (1.03%) RedGate
11 8 (1.03%) SonicWALL
11 8 (1.03%) Splunk
12 7 (0.90%) SAP