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

6 months to
15 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 320 280 315
Rank change year-on-year -40 +35 +220
Permanent jobs citing Power Automate 479 436 860
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.56% 1.06% 0.92%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.77% 2.89% 2.54%
Number of salaries quoted 365 340 663
10th Percentile £36,250 £37,950 £36,365
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,375 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -6.78%
75th Percentile £68,750 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £86,375 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,001 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% - +5.00%

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 27,086 15,067 33,856
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 31.72% 36.61% 36.27%
Number of salaries quoted 14,049 11,076 26,635
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -11.54%
75th Percentile £82,500 £83,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £103,750 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £53,171 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% +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 15 April 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 15 April 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 -23 426 £56,875 -1.52% 194
UK excluding London -66 243 £50,001 -4.76% 151
London +25 198 £60,000 -14.29% 67
Work from Home -28 159 £52,500 -4.55% 97
North of England -50 72 £47,085 -10.32% 34
Midlands -44 51 £58,250 +12.78% 29
South East -62 51 £50,001 -16.67% 44
North West -5 38 £55,000 +4.76% 20
West Midlands -31 36 £45,542 +1.21% 17
East of England -12 32 £71,000 +42.00% 22
Yorkshire -60 31 £40,000 -25.58% 9
South West -68 16 £43,500 -24.35% 14
East Midlands -38 15 £60,000 +9.09% 12
Wales -15 13 £41,740 -14.82% 6
Scotland -22 11 £65,000 +28.85% 7
North East -28 3 £51,000 -18.40% 5
Northern Ireland - 1 £77,500 -

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
1 136 (28.39%) SharePoint
2 16 (3.34%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (2.51%) Appian
4 6 (1.25%) CMS
5 5 (1.04%) Anypoint
6 3 (0.63%) Confluence
7 2 (0.42%) Palantir Foundry
7 2 (0.42%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.21%) WordPress
Applications
1 62 (12.94%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (2.71%) Microsoft Project
3 7 (1.46%) Microsoft Office
4 6 (1.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.84%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.42%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 63 (13.15%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.04%) Shopify
3 3 (0.63%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 3 (0.63%) NetSuite
3 3 (0.63%) SAP SD
4 2 (0.42%) Magento
4 2 (0.42%) SAP Business One
4 2 (0.42%) Unit4 Business World
5 1 (0.21%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.21%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.21%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
Cloud Services
1 404 (84.34%) Power Platform
2 302 (63.05%) PowerApps
3 254 (53.03%) Azure
4 140 (29.23%) Dynamics 365
5 132 (27.56%) Microsoft 365
6 78 (16.28%) Azure Logic Apps
7 43 (8.98%) Microsoft Copilot
8 42 (8.77%) Azure Data Factory
9 34 (7.10%) Azure DevOps
9 34 (7.10%) Entra ID
10 33 (6.89%) Copilot Studio
11 32 (6.68%) Serverless
12 31 (6.47%) Azure Functions
13 25 (5.22%) OneDrive
14 21 (4.38%) Azure AI
15 20 (4.18%) Azure Service Bus
16 19 (3.97%) SaaS
17 15 (3.13%) Anthropic Claude
18 14 (2.92%) AWS
18 14 (2.92%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.51%) Firewall
2 4 (0.84%) DNS
2 4 (0.84%) VPN
2 4 (0.84%) Wi-Fi
3 3 (0.63%) DHCP
3 3 (0.63%) Intranet
3 3 (0.63%) NAS
3 3 (0.63%) VoIP
4 2 (0.42%) TCP/IP
4 2 (0.42%) VLAN
4 2 (0.42%) WAN
5 1 (0.21%) FIX Connectivity
5 1 (0.21%) LAN
5 1 (0.21%) Network Security
5 1 (0.21%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 265 (55.32%) Power BI
2 71 (14.82%) SQL Server
3 36 (7.52%) Power Query
4 30 (6.26%) Data Warehouse
5 22 (4.59%) PowerPivot
6 18 (3.76%) Azure SQL Database
7 12 (2.51%) Metabase
7 12 (2.51%) Pinecone
8 10 (2.09%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 10 (2.09%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 8 (1.67%) Metadata
10 5 (1.04%) Relational Database
11 4 (0.84%) Data Lake
11 4 (0.84%) MySQL
11 4 (0.84%) Qlik Sense
12 2 (0.42%) Crystal Reports
12 2 (0.42%) MariaDB
12 2 (0.42%) PostgreSQL
12 2 (0.42%) Star Schema
13 1 (0.21%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 18 (3.76%) Visual Studio
2 12 (2.51%) MLflow
3 11 (2.30%) Git
4 7 (1.46%) JIRA
5 3 (0.63%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 3 (0.63%) Visual Studio Code
6 1 (0.21%) HP UFT
6 1 (0.21%) Oracle Forms
6 1 (0.21%) Postman
6 1 (0.21%) Selenium
General
1 206 (43.01%) Social Skills
2 136 (28.39%) Finance
3 101 (21.09%) Analytical Skills
4 46 (9.60%) Law
5 32 (6.68%) Legal
6 28 (5.85%) Public Sector
7 27 (5.64%) Documentation Skills
8 25 (5.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 15 (3.13%) Manufacturing
9 15 (3.13%) Marketing
10 8 (1.67%) Agriculture
11 7 (1.46%) Automotive
11 7 (1.46%) Organisational Skills
11 7 (1.46%) Retail
12 5 (1.04%) Tech for Good
13 4 (0.84%) Influencing Skills
14 2 (0.42%) Billing
14 2 (0.42%) Police
14 2 (0.42%) Presentation Skills
15 1 (0.21%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 160 (33.40%) Developer
2 84 (17.54%) Analyst
3 80 (16.70%) Power Platform Developer
4 55 (11.48%) Senior
5 49 (10.23%) IT Support
6 36 (7.52%) Consultant
7 32 (6.68%) Senior Developer
8 28 (5.85%) Lead
8 28 (5.85%) Support Manager
9 26 (5.43%) Financial Analyst
10 24 (5.01%) Dynamics 365 Developer
10 24 (5.01%) Systems Analyst
11 23 (4.80%) Applications Support
11 23 (4.80%) Support Analyst
11 23 (4.80%) Support Engineer
12 19 (3.97%) Applications Developer
12 19 (3.97%) Power Apps Developer
12 19 (3.97%) Power Platform Consultant
13 18 (3.76%) Automation Engineer
13 18 (3.76%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 68 (14.20%) .NET
2 61 (12.73%) REST
3 45 (9.39%) HTML5 Canvas
4 28 (5.85%) JSON
5 25 (5.22%) CSS
5 25 (5.22%) HTML
5 25 (5.22%) Web Services
6 23 (4.80%) SOAP
7 21 (4.38%) RESTful
7 21 (4.38%) SPFx
8 16 (3.34%) Microsoft Graph
9 14 (2.92%) .NET Core
9 14 (2.92%) JWT
9 14 (2.92%) OpenAPI
9 14 (2.92%) Swagger
10 13 (2.71%) OAuth
10 13 (2.71%) Pandas
11 12 (2.51%) Django
11 12 (2.51%) NumPy
11 12 (2.51%) pytest
Miscellaneous
1 88 (18.37%) Low-Code
2 23 (4.80%) Management Information System
3 21 (4.38%) Analytical Mindset
4 19 (3.97%) Legacy Systems
5 17 (3.55%) Onboarding
6 15 (3.13%) Cloud Native
7 13 (2.71%) Self-Motivation
8 11 (2.30%) Product Ownership
9 9 (1.88%) Data Structures
10 8 (1.67%) Renewable Energy
11 7 (1.46%) Reference Data
12 6 (1.25%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 6 (1.25%) Hybrid Cloud
13 4 (0.84%) Greenfield Project
14 3 (0.63%) AI Agents
14 3 (0.63%) Driving Licence
14 3 (0.63%) Enterprise Cloud
14 3 (0.63%) IoT
14 3 (0.63%) PropTech
15 2 (0.42%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 19 (3.97%) Windows
2 12 (2.51%) Linux
3 6 (1.25%) Unix
3 6 (1.25%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.84%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.21%) Android
5 1 (0.21%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.21%) Solaris
5 1 (0.21%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 247 (51.57%) Business Intelligence
2 142 (29.65%) Problem-Solving
3 123 (25.68%) Continuous Improvement
4 97 (20.25%) AI
5 96 (20.04%) CRM
6 90 (18.79%) Workflow
7 75 (15.66%) Agile
8 69 (14.41%) DevOps
9 57 (11.90%) Data Modelling
10 53 (11.06%) Data Analysis
10 53 (11.06%) Stakeholder Management
11 52 (10.86%) CI/CD
12 49 (10.23%) Analytics
13 48 (10.02%) Translating Business Requirements
14 47 (9.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 42 (8.77%) ERP
16 41 (8.56%) Mentoring
16 41 (8.56%) Project Management
17 40 (8.35%) ETL
17 40 (8.35%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 160 (33.40%) SQL
2 98 (20.46%) C#
3 95 (19.83%) JavaScript
4 59 (12.32%) Python
5 42 (8.77%) PowerShell
6 25 (5.22%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 22 (4.59%) TypeScript
8 18 (3.76%) VBA
9 13 (2.71%) T-SQL
10 11 (2.30%) Java
11 5 (1.04%) Shell Script
12 3 (0.63%) PHP
13 2 (0.42%) VB
14 1 (0.21%) Bash
14 1 (0.21%) C
14 1 (0.21%) R
14 1 (0.21%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 62 (12.94%) Degree
2 35 (7.31%) Security Cleared
3 32 (6.68%) Microsoft Certification
4 27 (5.64%) SC Cleared
5 21 (4.38%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (1.46%) DBS Check
7 6 (1.25%) ACCA
7 6 (1.25%) Azure Certification
7 6 (1.25%) CIMA
8 3 (0.63%) Master's Degree
8 3 (0.63%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 2 (0.42%) A+ Certification
9 2 (0.42%) ITIL Certification
9 2 (0.42%) Network+ Certification
9 2 (0.42%) PhD
10 1 (0.21%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.21%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 1 (0.21%) Numerate Degree
10 1 (0.21%) PMI Certification
10 1 (0.21%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (8.56%) Data Quality
2 28 (5.85%) QA
3 16 (3.34%) GDPR
4 13 (2.71%) SLA
5 12 (2.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 11 (2.30%) Accessibility
7 7 (1.46%) PMO
8 4 (0.84%) Cyber Essentials
8 4 (0.84%) TickIT
9 2 (0.42%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 2 (0.42%) GRC
9 2 (0.42%) HIPAA
9 2 (0.42%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 2 (0.42%) WCAG
10 1 (0.21%) P3O
System Software
1 27 (5.64%) Active Directory
2 18 (3.76%) Docker
3 4 (0.84%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.63%) BitLocker
4 3 (0.63%) Terminal Services
4 3 (0.63%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.42%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.21%) Firmware
6 1 (0.21%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 18 (3.76%) Kubernetes
2 15 (3.13%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.21%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 309 (64.51%) Microsoft
2 28 (5.85%) ServiceNow
3 26 (5.43%) UiPath
4 24 (5.01%) SAP
5 15 (3.13%) Automation Anywhere
5 15 (3.13%) OpenAI
6 14 (2.92%) Salesforce
7 13 (2.71%) Adobe
8 12 (2.51%) MuleSoft
9 11 (2.30%) Intapp
9 11 (2.30%) Oracle
10 6 (1.25%) Pega
10 6 (1.25%) Workday
11 5 (1.04%) Databricks
11 5 (1.04%) IFS
11 5 (1.04%) Infor
11 5 (1.04%) Jitterbit
11 5 (1.04%) SnapLogic
11 5 (1.04%) Talend
11 5 (1.04%) VMware