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

6 months to
13 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 273 294 287
Rank change year-on-year +21 -7 +60
Permanent jobs citing Power Automate 785 469 658
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.66% 0.96% 0.92%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.95% 3.03% 2.87%
Number of salaries quoted 597 363 350
10th Percentile £37,500 £37,500 £35,977
25th Percentile £46,250 £46,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £57,500 £58,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.87% -1.71% +4.46%
75th Percentile £75,000 £65,125 £70,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £81,250 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £54,000 £52,250 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.35% -5.00% +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 26,638 15,454 22,908
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 22.51% 31.50% 32.09%
Number of salaries quoted 18,339 10,402 13,888
10th Percentile £31,470 £29,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £43,497 £37,750 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £58,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.76% -10.77% +4.00%
75th Percentile £83,750 £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 13 October 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 13 October 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 +8 718 £58,000 +0.87% 403
UK excluding London +2 488 £54,000 +3.35% 246
Work from Home -2 281 £52,500 -11.39% 233
London +7 256 £69,250 +12.15% 184
North of England +31 161 £50,000 - 72
Midlands +11 136 £60,000 +9.09% 41
West Midlands +14 100 £61,250 +9.87% 22
North West +15 85 £51,000 -2.86% 38
South East -35 62 £60,000 +20.00% 42
Yorkshire +1 57 £42,500 -10.53% 30
East of England -29 55 £76,021 +32.21% 25
South West -47 40 £52,500 +20.00% 29
East Midlands -17 36 £38,050 -30.82% 19
Wales -57 25 £53,171 +16.86% 8
North East -51 19 £38,000 -24.00% 6
Scotland +1 11 £56,250 +2.27% 21
Northern Ireland -75 1 £60,000 - 12

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
1 320 (40.76%) SharePoint
2 36 (4.59%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (1.91%) IIS
4 8 (1.02%) Apache
4 8 (1.02%) nginx
5 4 (0.51%) CMS
5 4 (0.51%) WordPress
6 3 (0.38%) Confluence
7 2 (0.25%) SharePoint Server
8 1 (0.13%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.13%) Moodle
Applications
1 39 (4.97%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (2.68%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.51%) Chatbot
3 4 (0.51%) Spreadsheet
4 3 (0.38%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.25%) SOLIDWORKS
6 1 (0.13%) Revit
Business Applications
1 115 (14.65%) Dynamics CRM
2 15 (1.91%) Elite 3E
3 11 (1.40%) Carpe Diem
3 11 (1.40%) Dynamics NAV
4 3 (0.38%) Dynamics AX
4 3 (0.38%) Dynamics GP
4 3 (0.38%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.25%) Infor CloudSuite
5 2 (0.25%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
5 2 (0.25%) Maximo
5 2 (0.25%) Sage 200
5 2 (0.25%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 2 (0.25%) Visualfiles
6 1 (0.13%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
Cloud Services
1 656 (83.57%) Power Platform
2 529 (67.39%) PowerApps
3 374 (47.64%) Azure
4 342 (43.57%) Microsoft 365
5 273 (34.78%) Dynamics 365
6 211 (26.88%) Microsoft Copilot
7 113 (14.39%) Azure Logic Apps
8 111 (14.14%) Copilot Studio
9 103 (13.12%) Azure DevOps
10 90 (11.46%) Entra ID
11 77 (9.81%) OneDrive
12 71 (9.04%) Serverless
13 65 (8.28%) Azure Functions
14 47 (5.99%) SaaS
15 39 (4.97%) Azure Service Bus
16 34 (4.33%) Microsoft Purview
17 29 (3.69%) Azure AI
18 28 (3.57%) Zapier
19 17 (2.17%) Azure Data Factory
20 15 (1.91%) n8n
Communications & Networking
1 21 (2.68%) Firewall
2 19 (2.42%) DNS
3 15 (1.91%) Intranet
4 9 (1.15%) DHCP
5 8 (1.02%) VPN
6 6 (0.76%) VLAN
6 6 (0.76%) Wi-Fi
7 4 (0.51%) TCP/IP
7 4 (0.51%) Wireless
8 3 (0.38%) LTE
8 3 (0.38%) MQTT
8 3 (0.38%) VoIP
9 2 (0.25%) DKIM
9 2 (0.25%) DMARC
9 2 (0.25%) HTTP
9 2 (0.25%) Internet
10 1 (0.13%) Broadband
10 1 (0.13%) IP Telephony
10 1 (0.13%) SAN
10 1 (0.13%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 323 (41.15%) Power BI
2 71 (9.04%) SQL Server
3 24 (3.06%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 19 (2.42%) Azure SQL Database
5 18 (2.29%) Metadata
6 17 (2.17%) Data Warehouse
7 14 (1.78%) Power Query
7 14 (1.78%) Relational Database
8 11 (1.40%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 10 (1.27%) Data Lake
10 9 (1.15%) Big Data
11 6 (0.76%) Star Schema
12 5 (0.64%) GIS
12 5 (0.64%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 4 (0.51%) NoSQL
14 2 (0.25%) BusinessObjects
14 2 (0.25%) Electronic Patient Records
14 2 (0.25%) Tableau
15 1 (0.13%) Flink
15 1 (0.13%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 32 (4.08%) Git
2 12 (1.53%) JIRA
3 9 (1.15%) Visual Studio Code
4 7 (0.89%) Visual Studio
5 6 (0.76%) Claude Code
6 2 (0.25%) ERwin
7 1 (0.13%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 278 (35.41%) Social Skills
2 196 (24.97%) Finance
3 79 (10.06%) Legal
4 72 (9.17%) Analytical Skills
5 57 (7.26%) Law
6 54 (6.88%) Manufacturing
7 46 (5.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 41 (5.22%) Public Sector
9 27 (3.44%) Marketing
10 26 (3.31%) Organisational Skills
10 26 (3.31%) Retail
11 25 (3.18%) Documentation Skills
12 14 (1.78%) Legal Technology
13 11 (1.40%) Banking
13 11 (1.40%) Presentation Skills
14 8 (1.02%) Aviation
15 7 (0.89%) Influencing Skills
15 7 (0.89%) Social Housing
16 4 (0.51%) Local Government
16 4 (0.51%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 350 (44.59%) Developer
2 126 (16.05%) Power Platform Developer
3 77 (9.81%) Senior
4 68 (8.66%) Dynamics 365 Developer
4 68 (8.66%) Lead
5 67 (8.54%) Consultant
6 58 (7.39%) Analyst
7 38 (4.84%) Senior Developer
8 36 (4.59%) Microsoft 365 Developer
9 33 (4.20%) Architect
10 32 (4.08%) Administrator
11 31 (3.95%) Applications Developer
12 27 (3.44%) Microsoft Developer
13 23 (2.93%) IT Support
14 22 (2.80%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
14 22 (2.80%) Support Engineer
14 22 (2.80%) Systems Developer
15 21 (2.68%) Power Apps Developer
15 21 (2.68%) Systems Administrator
16 20 (2.55%) Applications Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 130 (16.56%) .NET
2 74 (9.43%) REST
3 73 (9.30%) HTML
4 58 (7.39%) CSS
5 56 (7.13%) HTML5 Canvas
6 40 (5.10%) Microsoft Graph
7 33 (4.20%) SPFx
8 30 (3.82%) JSON
9 27 (3.44%) ASP.NET
10 26 (3.31%) .NET Core
11 22 (2.80%) React
12 21 (2.68%) XML
13 19 (2.42%) RESTful
14 18 (2.29%) .NET Framework
15 17 (2.17%) Web Services
16 11 (1.40%) XSLT
17 10 (1.27%) ASP.NET Core
17 10 (1.27%) Terraform
18 8 (1.02%) AngularJS
18 8 (1.02%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 70 (8.92%) Low-Code
2 48 (6.11%) AI Agents
3 43 (5.48%) Product Ownership
4 41 (5.22%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 28 (3.57%) Onboarding
6 25 (3.18%) Management Information System
7 24 (3.06%) Enterprise Software
8 21 (2.68%) Greenfield Project
9 18 (2.29%) Data Structures
10 16 (2.04%) Cloud Native
11 12 (1.53%) Self-Motivation
12 9 (1.15%) Taxonomies
13 7 (0.89%) Driving Licence
13 7 (0.89%) Legacy Systems
14 5 (0.64%) Analytical Mindset
14 5 (0.64%) CMDB
14 5 (0.64%) Security Posture
14 5 (0.64%) Virtual Team
15 4 (0.51%) Cyber Defence
16 3 (0.38%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 58 (7.39%) Windows
2 29 (3.69%) Windows Server
3 16 (2.04%) Linux
4 8 (1.02%) macOS
4 8 (1.02%) Ubuntu
5 3 (0.38%) Apple iOS
5 3 (0.38%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.25%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 306 (38.98%) Business Intelligence
2 260 (33.12%) AI
3 222 (28.28%) Problem-Solving
4 217 (27.64%) Continuous Improvement
5 183 (23.31%) Agile
6 174 (22.17%) DevOps
7 165 (21.02%) CRM
8 126 (16.05%) Workflow
9 114 (14.52%) CI/CD
10 103 (13.12%) Translating Business Requirements
11 98 (12.48%) Roadmaps
11 98 (12.48%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 85 (10.83%) Process Improvement
13 80 (10.19%) User Experience
14 78 (9.94%) Stakeholder Management
15 73 (9.30%) Technical Leadership
16 70 (8.92%) Data Modelling
17 68 (8.66%) ITIL
18 63 (8.03%) Customer Service
19 62 (7.90%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 217 (27.64%) C#
2 183 (23.31%) JavaScript
3 177 (22.55%) SQL
4 79 (10.06%) PowerShell
5 60 (7.64%) Python
6 38 (4.84%) TypeScript
7 20 (2.55%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 19 (2.42%) T-SQL
9 16 (2.04%) VBA
10 8 (1.02%) Bash
11 7 (0.89%) C
11 7 (0.89%) VB.NET
12 5 (0.64%) Java
13 4 (0.51%) C++
14 3 (0.38%) Bicep
14 3 (0.38%) PHP
14 3 (0.38%) X++
14 3 (0.38%) XPath
15 2 (0.25%) Dart
15 2 (0.25%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 94 (11.97%) Microsoft Certification
2 80 (10.19%) Degree
3 30 (3.82%) Security Cleared
4 29 (3.69%) Azure Certification
5 27 (3.44%) SC Cleared
6 14 (1.78%) Computer Science Degree
7 8 (1.02%) ITIL Certification
7 8 (1.02%) PMP
8 7 (0.89%) PMI Certification
9 5 (0.64%) ICAEW
10 4 (0.51%) CCNA
10 4 (0.51%) Cisco Certification
10 4 (0.51%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 3 (0.38%) HND
12 2 (0.25%) AWS Certification
12 2 (0.25%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 2 (0.25%) BPSS Clearance
12 2 (0.25%) CISSP
12 2 (0.25%) SANS
13 1 (0.13%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 74 (9.43%) Data Quality
2 45 (5.73%) GDPR
3 38 (4.84%) QA
4 32 (4.08%) Accessibility
5 23 (2.93%) Cyber Essentials
6 17 (2.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 13 (1.66%) SLA
8 10 (1.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 10 (1.27%) PMO
9 8 (1.02%) WCAG
10 4 (0.51%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 3 (0.38%) NIST
12 2 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 1 (0.13%) Actionable Recommendations
13 1 (0.13%) ISO 14001
13 1 (0.13%) ISO 9001
13 1 (0.13%) TickIT
System Software
1 48 (6.11%) Active Directory
2 9 (1.15%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (0.51%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.25%) Docker
5 1 (0.13%) BitLocker
5 1 (0.13%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.13%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.13%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 37 (4.71%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (0.89%) Ansible
3 6 (0.76%) 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
1 643 (81.91%) Microsoft
2 22 (2.80%) OpenAI
3 21 (2.68%) Foundry
4 16 (2.04%) Intapp
4 16 (2.04%) ServiceNow
5 10 (1.27%) Adobe
5 10 (1.27%) Databricks
5 10 (1.27%) Sage
6 9 (1.15%) Aderant
6 9 (1.15%) Dynatrace
6 9 (1.15%) VMware
7 8 (1.02%) Citrix
7 8 (1.02%) DocuSign
7 8 (1.02%) RedGate
7 8 (1.02%) SonicWALL
7 8 (1.02%) Splunk
8 7 (0.89%) Cognizant
8 7 (0.89%) Oracle
8 7 (0.89%) UiPath
9 6 (0.76%) Cisco