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

6 months to
1 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 300 284 323
Rank change year-on-year -16 +39 +99
Permanent jobs citing Power Automate 668 505 731
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.65% 1.02% 0.85%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.40% 3.16% 2.65%
Number of salaries quoted 530 384 552
10th Percentile £36,745 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £43,000 £45,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.51% -0.87% +0.00%
75th Percentile £73,750 £66,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £83,750 £81,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,000 £53,688 £55,000
% change year-on-year -5.01% -2.39% +4.76%

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 27,825 15,982 27,605
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.96% 32.28% 32.13%
Number of salaries quoted 18,249 11,126 20,233
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £43,750 £40,875 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% - -4.37%
75th Percentile £84,500 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,410 £99,950
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £51,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +6.80% -1.90% -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 1 August 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 1 August 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 -2 604 £56,100 -2.43% 232
UK excluding London -15 404 £51,000 -5.01% 181
Work from Home -17 232 £51,000 -7.27% 143
London 0 227 £65,000 +4.00% 99
North of England +44 138 £50,000 - 40
Midlands -14 94 £55,000 +2.44% 28
North West +40 72 £51,000 +4.62% 22
South East -49 63 £50,000 -6.98% 54
Yorkshire +8 58 £42,500 -21.66% 13
West Midlands -30 55 £55,000 +2.44% 20
East of England -11 54 £88,750 +54.35% 18
East Midlands -11 39 £54,000 -1.82% 8
Wales -47 23 £53,171 +16.86% 10
South West -74 22 £55,000 -4.35% 22
Scotland +13 9 £67,500 +33.81% 8
North East - 8 £50,500 - 7
Northern Ireland - 1 £60,000 - 8

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
1 238 (35.63%) SharePoint
2 30 (4.49%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (0.90%) IIS
4 5 (0.75%) CMS
4 5 (0.75%) WordPress
5 3 (0.45%) Apache
5 3 (0.45%) nginx
6 2 (0.30%) Confluence
7 1 (0.15%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.15%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 46 (6.89%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (2.54%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (1.80%) Microsoft Project
4 5 (0.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.45%) Chatbot
5 3 (0.45%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.30%) SOLIDWORKS
7 1 (0.15%) Revit
Business Applications
1 111 (16.62%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (1.20%) Elite 3E
3 7 (1.05%) Carpe Diem
4 5 (0.75%) Dynamics NAV
5 4 (0.60%) Dynamics AX
6 3 (0.45%) NetSuite
6 3 (0.45%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.45%) SAP SD
7 2 (0.30%) Infor CloudSuite
7 2 (0.30%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
7 2 (0.30%) Magento
7 2 (0.30%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 2 (0.30%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 2 (0.30%) Unit4 Business World
7 2 (0.30%) Visualfiles
8 1 (0.15%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 576 (86.23%) Power Platform
2 459 (68.71%) PowerApps
3 334 (50.00%) Azure
4 258 (38.62%) Microsoft 365
5 245 (36.68%) Dynamics 365
6 134 (20.06%) Microsoft Copilot
7 116 (17.37%) Azure Logic Apps
8 80 (11.98%) Copilot Studio
9 70 (10.48%) OneDrive
10 68 (10.18%) Azure DevOps
11 67 (10.03%) Entra ID
12 47 (7.04%) Serverless
13 41 (6.14%) Azure Functions
14 34 (5.09%) SaaS
15 30 (4.49%) Azure Service Bus
16 28 (4.19%) Azure Data Factory
17 26 (3.89%) Microsoft Purview
18 19 (2.84%) Adobe Creative Cloud
19 18 (2.69%) Azure AI
20 14 (2.10%) Zapier
Communications & Networking
1 22 (3.29%) Firewall
2 13 (1.95%) DNS
3 8 (1.20%) DHCP
3 8 (1.20%) VPN
3 8 (1.20%) Wi-Fi
4 6 (0.90%) Intranet
4 6 (0.90%) VoIP
5 5 (0.75%) VLAN
6 4 (0.60%) TCP/IP
6 4 (0.60%) Wireless
7 3 (0.45%) LTE
7 3 (0.45%) NAS
8 2 (0.30%) DKIM
8 2 (0.30%) DMARC
8 2 (0.30%) HTTP
8 2 (0.30%) Internet
9 1 (0.15%) Broadband
9 1 (0.15%) LAN
9 1 (0.15%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 308 (46.11%) Power BI
2 68 (10.18%) SQL Server
3 26 (3.89%) Power Query
4 24 (3.59%) Azure SQL Database
4 24 (3.59%) Data Warehouse
5 18 (2.69%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 16 (2.40%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 12 (1.80%) Relational Database
8 11 (1.65%) Metadata
9 10 (1.50%) Data Lake
10 7 (1.05%) PowerPivot
11 6 (0.90%) Metabase
12 5 (0.75%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 5 (0.75%) Star Schema
13 4 (0.60%) Qlik Sense
14 3 (0.45%) NoSQL
15 2 (0.30%) MySQL
15 2 (0.30%) Tableau
16 1 (0.15%) MariaDB
16 1 (0.15%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 15 (2.25%) Git
2 14 (2.10%) JIRA
2 14 (2.10%) Visual Studio
3 10 (1.50%) Visual Studio Code
4 4 (0.60%) Claude Code
5 2 (0.30%) ERwin
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle Forms
6 1 (0.15%) Postman
6 1 (0.15%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 220 (32.93%) Social Skills
2 186 (27.84%) Finance
3 80 (11.98%) Analytical Skills
4 54 (8.08%) Legal
5 52 (7.78%) Law
6 41 (6.14%) Manufacturing
7 40 (5.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 26 (3.89%) Retail
9 25 (3.74%) Public Sector
10 24 (3.59%) Marketing
11 21 (3.14%) Documentation Skills
12 10 (1.50%) Organisational Skills
13 8 (1.20%) Influencing Skills
13 8 (1.20%) Legal Technology
14 7 (1.05%) Social Housing
15 6 (0.90%) Banking
16 4 (0.60%) Presentation Skills
17 3 (0.45%) Agriculture
17 3 (0.45%) Automotive
17 3 (0.45%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 306 (45.81%) Developer
2 119 (17.81%) Power Platform Developer
3 75 (11.23%) Senior
4 66 (9.88%) Analyst
5 58 (8.68%) Dynamics 365 Developer
6 55 (8.23%) Lead
7 46 (6.89%) Consultant
7 46 (6.89%) IT Support
8 45 (6.74%) Senior Developer
9 42 (6.29%) Applications Developer
10 33 (4.94%) Applications Support
10 33 (4.94%) Microsoft Developer
11 31 (4.64%) Power Apps Developer
12 26 (3.89%) Microsoft 365 Developer
13 25 (3.74%) IT Manager
13 25 (3.74%) Support Manager
14 23 (3.44%) CRM Developer
15 22 (3.29%) Support Analyst
16 21 (3.14%) Architect
17 20 (2.99%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 121 (18.11%) .NET
2 66 (9.88%) HTML5 Canvas
3 58 (8.68%) HTML
4 56 (8.38%) REST
5 50 (7.49%) CSS
6 37 (5.54%) Microsoft Graph
7 35 (5.24%) SPFx
8 29 (4.34%) .NET Core
9 26 (3.89%) JSON
10 20 (2.99%) React
11 18 (2.69%) ASP.NET
11 18 (2.69%) Web Services
12 12 (1.80%) RESTful
13 10 (1.50%) .NET Framework
14 9 (1.35%) ASP.NET Core
15 8 (1.20%) AngularJS
15 8 (1.20%) Middleware
16 6 (0.90%) EDI
16 6 (0.90%) Entity Framework
16 6 (0.90%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 62 (9.28%) Low-Code
2 35 (5.24%) Product Ownership
3 31 (4.64%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 30 (4.49%) Onboarding
5 28 (4.19%) Management Information System
6 27 (4.04%) AI Agents
7 21 (3.14%) Data Structures
8 18 (2.69%) Analytical Mindset
9 16 (2.40%) Cloud Native
10 15 (2.25%) Enterprise Software
11 13 (1.95%) Greenfield Project
11 13 (1.95%) Self-Motivation
12 9 (1.35%) Legacy Systems
13 4 (0.60%) Enterprise Cloud
13 4 (0.60%) Social Media
14 3 (0.45%) Blog
14 3 (0.45%) Client/Server
14 3 (0.45%) CMDB
14 3 (0.45%) Embedded Systems
14 3 (0.45%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 56 (8.38%) Windows
2 24 (3.59%) Windows Server
3 15 (2.25%) Linux
4 8 (1.20%) Mac OS
5 6 (0.90%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.45%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.30%) Android
7 2 (0.30%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 283 (42.37%) Business Intelligence
2 177 (26.50%) AI
3 174 (26.05%) Continuous Improvement
4 172 (25.75%) Problem-Solving
5 162 (24.25%) CRM
6 147 (22.01%) Agile
7 124 (18.56%) DevOps
8 99 (14.82%) Workflow
9 85 (12.72%) CI/CD
10 84 (12.57%) User Experience
11 75 (11.23%) Translating Business Requirements
12 72 (10.78%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 71 (10.63%) Process Improvement
14 67 (10.03%) Roadmaps
15 64 (9.58%) Project Management
16 58 (8.68%) Customer Service
17 57 (8.53%) Data Modelling
18 56 (8.38%) ITIL
19 51 (7.63%) Technical Leadership
20 49 (7.34%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 186 (27.84%) SQL
2 183 (27.40%) C#
3 158 (23.65%) JavaScript
4 67 (10.03%) PowerShell
5 48 (7.19%) Python
6 41 (6.14%) TypeScript
7 21 (3.14%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 17 (2.54%) T-SQL
9 14 (2.10%) VBA
10 7 (1.05%) Java
11 6 (0.90%) Bash
12 5 (0.75%) C
12 5 (0.75%) VB.NET
13 4 (0.60%) C++
14 3 (0.45%) VB
15 2 (0.30%) PHP
15 2 (0.30%) X++
16 1 (0.15%) Dart
16 1 (0.15%) R
16 1 (0.15%) XPath
Qualifications
1 76 (11.38%) Degree
2 57 (8.53%) Microsoft Certification
3 24 (3.59%) Security Cleared
4 22 (3.29%) Computer Science Degree
4 22 (3.29%) SC Cleared
5 12 (1.80%) Azure Certification
6 9 (1.35%) ITIL Certification
7 7 (1.05%) PMI Certification
7 7 (1.05%) PMP
8 5 (0.75%) ICAEW
9 4 (0.60%) CCNA
9 4 (0.60%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (0.45%) A+ Certification
10 3 (0.45%) DBS Check
10 3 (0.45%) HND
10 3 (0.45%) Master's Degree
10 3 (0.45%) Network+ Certification
11 1 (0.15%) BPSS Clearance
11 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Certified Professional
11 1 (0.15%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 62 (9.28%) Data Quality
2 39 (5.84%) QA
3 25 (3.74%) Cyber Essentials
4 22 (3.29%) GDPR
5 20 (2.99%) Accessibility
5 20 (2.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 15 (2.25%) PMO
7 12 (1.80%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 12 (1.80%) SLA
8 5 (0.75%) TickIT
9 4 (0.60%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 2 (0.30%) GRC
10 2 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 1 (0.15%) NIST
System Software
1 37 (5.54%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.05%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (0.75%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (0.60%) BitLocker
5 3 (0.45%) Terminal Services
6 2 (0.30%) Docker
7 1 (0.15%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 31 (4.64%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (0.90%) Ansible
2 6 (0.90%) Rundeck
2 6 (0.90%) Terraform
3 1 (0.15%) Jamf Pro
3 1 (0.15%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.15%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 527 (78.89%) Microsoft
2 20 (2.99%) Adobe
2 20 (2.99%) OpenAI
3 14 (2.10%) Intapp
4 13 (1.95%) Foundry
5 12 (1.80%) ServiceNow
6 11 (1.65%) Oracle
7 10 (1.50%) Salesforce
8 9 (1.35%) Cognizant
9 8 (1.20%) Databricks
9 8 (1.20%) VMware
10 7 (1.05%) Sage
10 7 (1.05%) SAP
11 6 (0.90%) Cisco
11 6 (0.90%) Dynatrace
11 6 (0.90%) Splunk
11 6 (0.90%) UiPath
12 5 (0.75%) Meraki
12 5 (0.75%) Okta
13 4 (0.60%) RedGate