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

6 months to
11 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 275 280 334
Rank change year-on-year +5 +54 +37
Permanent jobs citing Power Automate 759 519 627
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.67% 1.04% 0.80%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.74% 3.30% 2.52%
Number of salaries quoted 585 384 419
10th Percentile £37,000 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,625 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.82% -8.33% +8.96%
75th Percentile £75,000 £65,063 £70,625
90th Percentile £87,500 £83,875 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £53,500 £52,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.88% -5.45% +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 27,734 15,741 24,887
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 24.43% 31.69% 31.66%
Number of salaries quoted 18,772 10,635 16,170
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,750 £34,000
25th Percentile £43,750 £39,250 £45,000
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 £100,649 £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 11 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 11 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 +3 694 £57,500 +1.77% 298
UK excluding London -8 477 £53,500 +2.88% 217
Work from Home -5 267 £51,000 -11.30% 285
London -2 243 £67,500 +8.00% 131
North of England +50 152 £50,000 +6.38% 56
Midlands +5 130 £60,000 +11.76% 36
West Midlands +6 91 £60,000 +11.76% 23
North West +22 78 £51,000 +13.33% 31
South East -60 70 £50,001 +0.00% 56
East of England -11 65 £83,750 +45.65% 22
Yorkshire -8 59 £42,500 -9.57% 16
East Midlands -17 39 £54,000 -1.82% 13
Wales -52 26 £53,171 +6.34% 3
South West -67 26 £53,750 +5.91% 29
North East -42 15 £38,000 -24.00% 11
Scotland +4 10 £62,500 +28.21% 15
Northern Ireland - 1 £60,000 - 6

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
1 293 (38.60%) SharePoint
2 38 (5.01%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (1.98%) IIS
4 8 (1.05%) Apache
4 8 (1.05%) nginx
5 5 (0.66%) CMS
6 4 (0.53%) WordPress
7 3 (0.40%) Confluence
8 1 (0.13%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.13%) Moodle
8 1 (0.13%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 35 (4.61%) Microsoft Excel
2 19 (2.50%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (0.92%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (0.53%) Chatbot
4 4 (0.53%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.26%) SOLIDWORKS
6 1 (0.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.13%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.13%) Revit
Business Applications
1 123 (16.21%) Dynamics CRM
2 15 (1.98%) Elite 3E
3 11 (1.45%) Carpe Diem
4 9 (1.19%) Dynamics NAV
5 3 (0.40%) Dynamics AX
5 3 (0.40%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.26%) Infor CloudSuite
6 2 (0.26%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
6 2 (0.26%) NetSuite
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%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 640 (84.32%) Power Platform
2 511 (67.33%) PowerApps
3 370 (48.75%) Azure
4 309 (40.71%) Microsoft 365
5 278 (36.63%) Dynamics 365
6 176 (23.19%) Microsoft Copilot
7 123 (16.21%) Azure Logic Apps
8 91 (11.99%) Copilot Studio
9 88 (11.59%) Azure DevOps
10 83 (10.94%) Entra ID
11 79 (10.41%) OneDrive
12 63 (8.30%) Serverless
13 57 (7.51%) Azure Functions
14 38 (5.01%) SaaS
15 35 (4.61%) Azure Service Bus
16 30 (3.95%) Microsoft Purview
17 24 (3.16%) Azure AI
17 24 (3.16%) Azure Data Factory
18 20 (2.64%) Zapier
19 17 (2.24%) Adobe Creative Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 27 (3.56%) Firewall
2 19 (2.50%) DNS
3 10 (1.32%) Intranet
4 9 (1.19%) DHCP
4 9 (1.19%) VPN
4 9 (1.19%) Wi-Fi
5 6 (0.79%) VLAN
5 6 (0.79%) VoIP
6 4 (0.53%) TCP/IP
6 4 (0.53%) Wireless
7 3 (0.40%) LTE
7 3 (0.40%) MQTT
7 3 (0.40%) NAS
8 2 (0.26%) DKIM
8 2 (0.26%) DMARC
8 2 (0.26%) HTTP
8 2 (0.26%) Internet
9 1 (0.13%) SAN
9 1 (0.13%) SSL
9 1 (0.13%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 326 (42.95%) Power BI
2 74 (9.75%) SQL Server
3 29 (3.82%) Azure SQL Database
4 25 (3.29%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 18 (2.37%) Data Warehouse
6 16 (2.11%) Power Query
6 16 (2.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 15 (1.98%) Metadata
8 14 (1.84%) Relational Database
9 10 (1.32%) Data Lake
10 5 (0.66%) NoSQL
10 5 (0.66%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 5 (0.66%) Star Schema
11 3 (0.40%) Big Data
12 2 (0.26%) MySQL
12 2 (0.26%) Tableau
13 1 (0.13%) Flink
13 1 (0.13%) MariaDB
13 1 (0.13%) PostgreSQL
13 1 (0.13%) PowerPivot
Development Applications
1 28 (3.69%) Git
2 13 (1.71%) JIRA
3 10 (1.32%) Visual Studio Code
4 9 (1.19%) Visual Studio
5 6 (0.79%) Claude Code
6 2 (0.26%) ERwin
7 1 (0.13%) Oracle Forms
7 1 (0.13%) Postman
7 1 (0.13%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 267 (35.18%) Social Skills
2 197 (25.96%) Finance
3 81 (10.67%) Analytical Skills
4 73 (9.62%) Legal
5 54 (7.11%) Law
6 46 (6.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 46 (6.06%) Manufacturing
7 33 (4.35%) Public Sector
8 30 (3.95%) Retail
9 25 (3.29%) Marketing
10 23 (3.03%) Organisational Skills
11 21 (2.77%) Documentation Skills
12 15 (1.98%) Legal Technology
13 10 (1.32%) Banking
14 8 (1.05%) Aviation
14 8 (1.05%) Influencing Skills
15 7 (0.92%) Presentation Skills
15 7 (0.92%) Social Housing
16 3 (0.40%) Welsh Language
17 2 (0.26%) Billing
Job Titles
1 342 (45.06%) Developer
2 127 (16.73%) Power Platform Developer
3 78 (10.28%) Senior
4 68 (8.96%) Dynamics 365 Developer
5 63 (8.30%) Consultant
5 63 (8.30%) Lead
6 58 (7.64%) Analyst
7 44 (5.80%) Senior Developer
8 40 (5.27%) Applications Developer
9 39 (5.14%) IT Support
10 31 (4.08%) Microsoft Developer
11 29 (3.82%) Administrator
11 29 (3.82%) Applications Support
11 29 (3.82%) Power Apps Developer
12 28 (3.69%) Microsoft 365 Developer
13 24 (3.16%) Architect
13 24 (3.16%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
14 23 (3.03%) Support Engineer
14 23 (3.03%) Systems Developer
15 22 (2.90%) CRM Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 134 (17.65%) .NET
2 71 (9.35%) HTML
3 69 (9.09%) HTML5 Canvas
3 69 (9.09%) REST
4 62 (8.17%) CSS
5 42 (5.53%) Microsoft Graph
6 37 (4.87%) SPFx
7 36 (4.74%) JSON
8 35 (4.61%) .NET Core
9 26 (3.43%) ASP.NET
10 20 (2.64%) React
10 20 (2.64%) RESTful
11 19 (2.50%) .NET Framework
12 18 (2.37%) XML
13 17 (2.24%) Web Services
14 9 (1.19%) AngularJS
14 9 (1.19%) ASP.NET Core
14 9 (1.19%) Middleware
14 9 (1.19%) XSLT
15 8 (1.05%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 60 (7.91%) Low-Code
2 44 (5.80%) AI Agents
3 42 (5.53%) Product Ownership
4 35 (4.61%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 32 (4.22%) Onboarding
6 25 (3.29%) Management Information System
7 20 (2.64%) Data Structures
8 17 (2.24%) Enterprise Software
9 15 (1.98%) Greenfield Project
10 13 (1.71%) Cloud Native
11 12 (1.58%) Self-Motivation
12 9 (1.19%) Analytical Mindset
12 9 (1.19%) Legacy Systems
13 6 (0.79%) Taxonomies
14 5 (0.66%) CMDB
14 5 (0.66%) Security Posture
15 4 (0.53%) Cyber Defence
15 4 (0.53%) Enterprise Cloud
15 4 (0.53%) Social Media
15 4 (0.53%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 64 (8.43%) Windows
2 34 (4.48%) Windows Server
3 18 (2.37%) Linux
4 8 (1.05%) Mac OS
4 8 (1.05%) Ubuntu
5 6 (0.79%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.40%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.26%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 297 (39.13%) Business Intelligence
2 228 (30.04%) AI
3 206 (27.14%) Problem-Solving
4 198 (26.09%) Continuous Improvement
5 175 (23.06%) CRM
6 167 (22.00%) Agile
7 152 (20.03%) DevOps
8 113 (14.89%) Workflow
9 101 (13.31%) CI/CD
10 94 (12.38%) Translating Business Requirements
11 89 (11.73%) User Experience
12 88 (11.59%) Roadmaps
13 81 (10.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 79 (10.41%) Process Improvement
15 72 (9.49%) Customer Service
16 70 (9.22%) ITIL
17 68 (8.96%) Data Modelling
18 66 (8.70%) Technical Leadership
19 65 (8.56%) Stakeholder Management
20 61 (8.04%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 214 (28.19%) C#
2 191 (25.16%) SQL
3 178 (23.45%) JavaScript
4 81 (10.67%) PowerShell
5 50 (6.59%) Python
6 42 (5.53%) TypeScript
7 19 (2.50%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 17 (2.24%) T-SQL
8 17 (2.24%) VBA
9 8 (1.05%) Bash
9 8 (1.05%) VB.NET
10 7 (0.92%) C
10 7 (0.92%) Java
11 4 (0.53%) C++
12 3 (0.40%) PHP
12 3 (0.40%) VB
12 3 (0.40%) X++
12 3 (0.40%) XPath
13 2 (0.26%) Dart
14 1 (0.13%) Swift
Qualifications
1 80 (10.54%) Microsoft Certification
2 76 (10.01%) Degree
3 29 (3.82%) Security Cleared
4 28 (3.69%) SC Cleared
5 24 (3.16%) Azure Certification
6 16 (2.11%) Computer Science Degree
7 9 (1.19%) ITIL Certification
8 7 (0.92%) PMI Certification
8 7 (0.92%) PMP
9 5 (0.66%) ICAEW
10 4 (0.53%) CCNA
10 4 (0.53%) Cisco Certification
10 4 (0.53%) DBS Check
10 4 (0.53%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 3 (0.40%) A+ Certification
11 3 (0.40%) HND
11 3 (0.40%) Master's Degree
11 3 (0.40%) Network+ Certification
12 2 (0.26%) AWS Certification
12 2 (0.26%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 62 (8.17%) Data Quality
2 36 (4.74%) QA
3 32 (4.22%) GDPR
4 25 (3.29%) Accessibility
5 23 (3.03%) Cyber Essentials
6 17 (2.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 16 (2.11%) SLA
8 15 (1.98%) PMO
9 10 (1.32%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 6 (0.79%) WCAG
11 5 (0.66%) TickIT
12 4 (0.53%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 2 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 1 (0.13%) Actionable Recommendations
14 1 (0.13%) NIST
System Software
1 49 (6.46%) Active Directory
2 13 (1.71%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (0.66%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (0.53%) BitLocker
5 3 (0.40%) Terminal Services
6 2 (0.26%) Docker
6 2 (0.26%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.13%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.13%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 34 (4.48%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (0.92%) Ansible
3 6 (0.79%) Rundeck
4 1 (0.13%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (0.13%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.13%) PaperCut
4 1 (0.13%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 615 (81.03%) Microsoft
2 21 (2.77%) OpenAI
3 19 (2.50%) Foundry
4 17 (2.24%) Adobe
5 13 (1.71%) Intapp
5 13 (1.71%) VMware
6 12 (1.58%) ServiceNow
7 11 (1.45%) Sage
8 10 (1.32%) Databricks
8 10 (1.32%) Oracle
9 9 (1.19%) Cognizant
10 8 (1.05%) Aderant
10 8 (1.05%) Citrix
10 8 (1.05%) DocuSign
10 8 (1.05%) RedGate
10 8 (1.05%) SonicWALL
11 7 (0.92%) UiPath
12 6 (0.79%) Cisco
12 6 (0.79%) Dynatrace
12 6 (0.79%) Splunk