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

6 months to
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 279 290 282
Rank change year-on-year +11 -8 +77
Permanent jobs citing Power Automate 771 474 683
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.65% 0.96% 0.94%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.88% 3.06% 2.92%
Number of salaries quoted 585 368 359
10th Percentile £37,500 £37,125 £36,217
25th Percentile £46,250 £45,625 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,000 £58,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.88% -2.56% +6.24%
75th Percentile £75,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £81,250 £80,850
UK excluding London median annual salary £54,000 £52,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.85% -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 26,771 15,512 23,374
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 22.67% 31.38% 32.17%
Number of salaries quoted 18,306 10,433 14,199
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £43,010 £38,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £59,000 £64,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.93% -7.81% +2.40%
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 10 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 10 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 +22 704 £59,000 +3.06% 510
UK excluding London +12 477 £54,000 +3.85% 317
Work from Home -10 273 £52,500 -9.09% 282
London +11 252 £70,000 +15.70% 236
North of England +37 158 £50,000 +1.52% 88
Midlands +20 134 £60,000 +9.09% 47
West Midlands +4 98 £62,500 +15.01% 29
North West +24 84 £51,000 +2.00% 47
South East -48 63 £60,000 +20.00% 59
Yorkshire +4 56 £42,500 -10.53% 33
East of England -29 55 £76,021 +32.21% 31
East Midlands -20 36 £38,050 -30.82% 18
South West -54 34 £52,500 +20.00% 39
Wales -63 24 £53,171 +16.86% 9
North East -54 18 £38,000 -24.00% 10
Scotland +7 11 £56,250 +2.27% 31
Northern Ireland -78 1 £60,000 - 18

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
1 315 (40.86%) SharePoint
2 36 (4.67%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (1.95%) IIS
4 8 (1.04%) Apache
4 8 (1.04%) nginx
5 4 (0.52%) CMS
5 4 (0.52%) WordPress
6 3 (0.39%) Confluence
7 2 (0.26%) SharePoint Server
8 1 (0.13%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.13%) Moodle
Applications
1 38 (4.93%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (2.72%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.52%) Chatbot
3 4 (0.52%) Spreadsheet
4 3 (0.39%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.26%) SOLIDWORKS
6 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.13%) Revit
Business Applications
1 115 (14.92%) Dynamics CRM
2 15 (1.95%) Elite 3E
3 11 (1.43%) Carpe Diem
3 11 (1.43%) Dynamics NAV
4 3 (0.39%) Dynamics AX
4 3 (0.39%) Dynamics GP
4 3 (0.39%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.26%) Infor CloudSuite
5 2 (0.26%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
5 2 (0.26%) Maximo
5 2 (0.26%) Sage 200
5 2 (0.26%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 2 (0.26%) Visualfiles
6 1 (0.13%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
Cloud Services
1 644 (83.53%) Power Platform
2 517 (67.06%) PowerApps
3 365 (47.34%) Azure
4 336 (43.58%) Microsoft 365
5 268 (34.76%) Dynamics 365
6 206 (26.72%) Microsoft Copilot
7 111 (14.40%) Azure Logic Apps
8 110 (14.27%) Copilot Studio
9 98 (12.71%) Azure DevOps
10 89 (11.54%) Entra ID
11 76 (9.86%) OneDrive
12 69 (8.95%) Serverless
13 63 (8.17%) Azure Functions
14 43 (5.58%) SaaS
15 39 (5.06%) Azure Service Bus
16 34 (4.41%) Microsoft Purview
17 29 (3.76%) Azure AI
18 24 (3.11%) Zapier
19 16 (2.08%) Azure Data Factory
20 14 (1.82%) Anthropic Claude
Communications & Networking
1 22 (2.85%) Firewall
2 19 (2.46%) DNS
3 15 (1.95%) Intranet
4 9 (1.17%) DHCP
5 8 (1.04%) VPN
6 7 (0.91%) Wi-Fi
7 6 (0.78%) VLAN
8 4 (0.52%) TCP/IP
8 4 (0.52%) VoIP
8 4 (0.52%) 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
11 1 (0.13%) Broadband
11 1 (0.13%) NAS
11 1 (0.13%) SAN
11 1 (0.13%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 316 (40.99%) Power BI
2 69 (8.95%) SQL Server
3 24 (3.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 18 (2.33%) Azure SQL Database
5 17 (2.20%) Data Warehouse
5 17 (2.20%) Metadata
6 14 (1.82%) Power Query
6 14 (1.82%) Relational Database
7 11 (1.43%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 9 (1.17%) Data Lake
9 8 (1.04%) Big Data
10 6 (0.78%) Star Schema
11 5 (0.65%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 4 (0.52%) GIS
12 4 (0.52%) NoSQL
13 2 (0.26%) BusinessObjects
13 2 (0.26%) Electronic Patient Records
13 2 (0.26%) Tableau
14 1 (0.13%) Flink
14 1 (0.13%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 31 (4.02%) Git
2 12 (1.56%) JIRA
3 9 (1.17%) Visual Studio Code
4 7 (0.91%) Visual Studio
5 6 (0.78%) Claude Code
6 2 (0.26%) ERwin
7 1 (0.13%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 271 (35.15%) Social Skills
2 193 (25.03%) Finance
3 79 (10.25%) Legal
4 70 (9.08%) Analytical Skills
5 57 (7.39%) Law
6 53 (6.87%) Manufacturing
7 44 (5.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 39 (5.06%) Public Sector
9 26 (3.37%) Retail
10 25 (3.24%) Documentation Skills
10 25 (3.24%) Organisational Skills
11 24 (3.11%) Marketing
12 14 (1.82%) Legal Technology
13 11 (1.43%) Banking
14 10 (1.30%) Presentation Skills
15 8 (1.04%) Aviation
16 7 (0.91%) Influencing Skills
16 7 (0.91%) Social Housing
17 4 (0.52%) Local Government
17 4 (0.52%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 344 (44.62%) Developer
2 124 (16.08%) Power Platform Developer
3 74 (9.60%) Senior
4 66 (8.56%) Consultant
4 66 (8.56%) Dynamics 365 Developer
4 66 (8.56%) Lead
5 58 (7.52%) Analyst
6 37 (4.80%) Senior Developer
7 35 (4.54%) Microsoft 365 Developer
8 32 (4.15%) Administrator
8 32 (4.15%) Architect
9 31 (4.02%) Applications Developer
10 28 (3.63%) Microsoft Developer
11 24 (3.11%) IT Support
12 23 (2.98%) Support Engineer
13 22 (2.85%) Systems Developer
14 21 (2.72%) Applications Support
14 21 (2.72%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
14 21 (2.72%) Power Apps Developer
14 21 (2.72%) Systems Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 126 (16.34%) .NET
2 72 (9.34%) REST
3 71 (9.21%) HTML
4 56 (7.26%) CSS
5 54 (7.00%) HTML5 Canvas
6 39 (5.06%) Microsoft Graph
7 32 (4.15%) SPFx
8 30 (3.89%) JSON
9 26 (3.37%) ASP.NET
10 25 (3.24%) .NET Core
11 21 (2.72%) XML
12 20 (2.59%) React
13 18 (2.33%) RESTful
14 17 (2.20%) .NET Framework
14 17 (2.20%) Web Services
15 11 (1.43%) XSLT
16 10 (1.30%) Terraform
17 9 (1.17%) ASP.NET Core
18 8 (1.04%) AngularJS
19 7 (0.91%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 69 (8.95%) Low-Code
2 48 (6.23%) AI Agents
3 41 (5.32%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 41 (5.32%) Product Ownership
4 27 (3.50%) Onboarding
5 25 (3.24%) Management Information System
6 23 (2.98%) Enterprise Software
7 20 (2.59%) Greenfield Project
8 18 (2.33%) Data Structures
9 16 (2.08%) Cloud Native
10 12 (1.56%) Self-Motivation
11 9 (1.17%) Taxonomies
12 7 (0.91%) Legacy Systems
13 6 (0.78%) Driving Licence
14 5 (0.65%) Analytical Mindset
14 5 (0.65%) CMDB
14 5 (0.65%) Security Posture
14 5 (0.65%) Virtual Team
15 4 (0.52%) Cyber Defence
16 3 (0.39%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 59 (7.65%) Windows
2 30 (3.89%) Windows Server
3 16 (2.08%) Linux
4 8 (1.04%) Mac OS
4 8 (1.04%) Ubuntu
5 4 (0.52%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.39%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.26%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 298 (38.65%) Business Intelligence
2 254 (32.94%) AI
3 217 (28.15%) Problem-Solving
4 210 (27.24%) Continuous Improvement
5 176 (22.83%) Agile
6 167 (21.66%) DevOps
7 162 (21.01%) CRM
8 122 (15.82%) Workflow
9 109 (14.14%) CI/CD
10 102 (13.23%) Translating Business Requirements
11 96 (12.45%) Roadmaps
12 95 (12.32%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 83 (10.77%) Process Improvement
14 78 (10.12%) User Experience
15 76 (9.86%) Stakeholder Management
16 70 (9.08%) Technical Leadership
17 69 (8.95%) Data Modelling
17 69 (8.95%) ITIL
18 63 (8.17%) Customer Service
19 61 (7.91%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 209 (27.11%) C#
2 177 (22.96%) JavaScript
3 174 (22.57%) SQL
4 78 (10.12%) PowerShell
5 59 (7.65%) Python
6 36 (4.67%) TypeScript
7 19 (2.46%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 19 (2.46%) T-SQL
8 16 (2.08%) VBA
9 8 (1.04%) Bash
10 7 (0.91%) C
10 7 (0.91%) VB.NET
11 5 (0.65%) Java
12 4 (0.52%) C++
13 3 (0.39%) Bicep
13 3 (0.39%) PHP
13 3 (0.39%) X++
13 3 (0.39%) XPath
14 2 (0.26%) Dart
14 2 (0.26%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 92 (11.93%) Microsoft Certification
2 78 (10.12%) Degree
3 30 (3.89%) Security Cleared
4 27 (3.50%) Azure Certification
4 27 (3.50%) SC Cleared
5 14 (1.82%) Computer Science Degree
6 8 (1.04%) ITIL Certification
6 8 (1.04%) PMP
7 7 (0.91%) PMI Certification
8 5 (0.65%) ICAEW
9 4 (0.52%) CCNA
9 4 (0.52%) Cisco Certification
9 4 (0.52%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 3 (0.39%) HND
11 2 (0.26%) AWS Certification
11 2 (0.26%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 2 (0.26%) BPSS Clearance
11 2 (0.26%) CISSP
11 2 (0.26%) DBS Check
11 2 (0.26%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 70 (9.08%) Data Quality
2 39 (5.06%) GDPR
3 37 (4.80%) QA
4 32 (4.15%) Accessibility
5 23 (2.98%) Cyber Essentials
6 17 (2.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 14 (1.82%) SLA
8 10 (1.30%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 10 (1.30%) PMO
9 8 (1.04%) WCAG
10 4 (0.52%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 3 (0.39%) NIST
12 2 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 1 (0.13%) Actionable Recommendations
13 1 (0.13%) TickIT
System Software
1 48 (6.23%) Active Directory
2 10 (1.30%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (0.52%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.26%) BitLocker
4 2 (0.26%) Docker
5 1 (0.13%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.13%) Terminal Services
5 1 (0.13%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.13%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 36 (4.67%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (0.91%) Ansible
3 6 (0.78%) 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
1 631 (81.84%) Microsoft
2 22 (2.85%) OpenAI
3 21 (2.72%) Foundry
4 16 (2.08%) Intapp
4 16 (2.08%) ServiceNow
5 10 (1.30%) Adobe
5 10 (1.30%) Databricks
5 10 (1.30%) Sage
5 10 (1.30%) VMware
6 9 (1.17%) Aderant
6 9 (1.17%) Dynatrace
7 8 (1.04%) Citrix
7 8 (1.04%) DocuSign
7 8 (1.04%) RedGate
7 8 (1.04%) SonicWALL
7 8 (1.04%) Splunk
8 7 (0.91%) Cognizant
8 7 (0.91%) Oracle
8 7 (0.91%) UiPath
9 6 (0.78%) Cisco