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

6 months to
19 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 276 289 317
Rank change year-on-year +13 +28 +61
Permanent jobs citing Power Automate 716 505 701
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.67% 1.01% 0.84%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.58% 3.16% 2.66%
Number of salaries quoted 560 378 519
10th Percentile £36,250 £38,550 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,875 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £56,000 £57,501
Median % change year-on-year -1.79% -2.61% +4.42%
75th Percentile £75,000 £66,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £83,250 £81,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +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 27,803 15,957 26,386
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 25.88% 31.97% 31.70%
Number of salaries quoted 18,453 10,988 18,721
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,750 £32,250
25th Percentile £44,500 £40,000 £43,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% - -6.25%
75th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £100,000
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 19 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 19 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 +16 653 £57,250 - 274
UK excluding London +11 440 £52,500 - 214
Work from Home -11 250 £51,000 -7.27% 161
London +7 237 £67,500 +8.00% 117
North of England +60 151 £50,000 - 55
Midlands -9 106 £55,000 +2.44% 42
North West +36 79 £51,000 +2.00% 27
South East -42 70 £50,000 - 52
West Midlands -14 65 £55,000 +4.23% 33
Yorkshire +22 64 £42,500 -16.67% 16
East of England -14 61 £85,000 +47.83% 21
East Midlands -2 41 £54,000 -1.82% 9
Wales -42 25 £53,171 +16.86% 5
South West -64 20 £55,000 +4.76% 18
Scotland -5 8 £65,000 +28.85% 20
North East - 8 £50,000 - 14
Northern Ireland - 1 £60,000 - 7

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
1 258 (36.03%) SharePoint
2 32 (4.47%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (1.54%) IIS
4 5 (0.70%) Apache
4 5 (0.70%) CMS
4 5 (0.70%) nginx
4 5 (0.70%) WordPress
5 2 (0.28%) Confluence
6 1 (0.14%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 39 (5.45%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (2.37%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (1.40%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.42%) Chatbot
4 3 (0.42%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.28%) SOLIDWORKS
6 1 (0.14%) Revit
Business Applications
1 120 (16.76%) Dynamics CRM
2 11 (1.54%) Elite 3E
3 9 (1.26%) Carpe Diem
4 6 (0.84%) Dynamics NAV
5 3 (0.42%) Dynamics AX
5 3 (0.42%) NetSuite
5 3 (0.42%) Salesforce CRM
5 3 (0.42%) SAP SD
6 2 (0.28%) Infor CloudSuite
6 2 (0.28%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
6 2 (0.28%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 2 (0.28%) Sage 200
6 2 (0.28%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 2 (0.28%) Visualfiles
7 1 (0.14%) Magento
7 1 (0.14%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 613 (85.61%) Power Platform
2 488 (68.16%) PowerApps
3 355 (49.58%) Azure
4 284 (39.66%) Microsoft 365
5 265 (37.01%) Dynamics 365
6 156 (21.79%) Microsoft Copilot
7 123 (17.18%) Azure Logic Apps
8 92 (12.85%) Copilot Studio
9 78 (10.89%) Azure DevOps
10 76 (10.61%) Entra ID
11 73 (10.20%) OneDrive
12 53 (7.40%) Serverless
13 47 (6.56%) Azure Functions
14 34 (4.75%) SaaS
15 32 (4.47%) Azure Service Bus
16 29 (4.05%) Microsoft Purview
17 27 (3.77%) Azure Data Factory
18 20 (2.79%) Azure AI
19 19 (2.65%) Adobe Creative Cloud
20 18 (2.51%) Zapier
Communications & Networking
1 24 (3.35%) Firewall
2 15 (2.09%) DNS
3 8 (1.12%) DHCP
3 8 (1.12%) Intranet
3 8 (1.12%) VPN
3 8 (1.12%) Wi-Fi
4 6 (0.84%) VoIP
5 5 (0.70%) VLAN
6 4 (0.56%) TCP/IP
6 4 (0.56%) Wireless
7 3 (0.42%) LTE
7 3 (0.42%) MQTT
7 3 (0.42%) NAS
8 2 (0.28%) DKIM
8 2 (0.28%) DMARC
8 2 (0.28%) HTTP
8 2 (0.28%) Internet
9 1 (0.14%) Broadband
9 1 (0.14%) SSL
9 1 (0.14%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 317 (44.27%) Power BI
2 66 (9.22%) SQL Server
3 25 (3.49%) Azure SQL Database
4 21 (2.93%) Power Query
5 20 (2.79%) Data Warehouse
6 19 (2.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 16 (2.23%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 14 (1.96%) Relational Database
9 13 (1.82%) Metadata
10 10 (1.40%) Data Lake
11 5 (0.70%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 5 (0.70%) Star Schema
12 4 (0.56%) NoSQL
12 4 (0.56%) PowerPivot
13 3 (0.42%) Metabase
14 2 (0.28%) MySQL
14 2 (0.28%) Qlik Sense
14 2 (0.28%) Tableau
15 1 (0.14%) Flink
15 1 (0.14%) MariaDB
Development Applications
1 20 (2.79%) Git
2 14 (1.96%) JIRA
3 11 (1.54%) Visual Studio
4 10 (1.40%) Visual Studio Code
5 5 (0.70%) Claude Code
6 2 (0.28%) ERwin
7 1 (0.14%) Oracle Forms
7 1 (0.14%) Postman
7 1 (0.14%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 247 (34.50%) Social Skills
2 193 (26.96%) Finance
3 84 (11.73%) Analytical Skills
4 66 (9.22%) Legal
5 50 (6.98%) Law
6 43 (6.01%) Manufacturing
7 39 (5.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 28 (3.91%) Retail
9 26 (3.63%) Marketing
9 26 (3.63%) Public Sector
10 17 (2.37%) Documentation Skills
11 13 (1.82%) Legal Technology
11 13 (1.82%) Organisational Skills
12 8 (1.12%) Banking
12 8 (1.12%) Influencing Skills
13 7 (0.98%) Social Housing
14 4 (0.56%) Aviation
14 4 (0.56%) Presentation Skills
15 3 (0.42%) Automotive
16 2 (0.28%) Billing
Job Titles
1 326 (45.53%) Developer
2 123 (17.18%) Power Platform Developer
3 77 (10.75%) Senior
4 63 (8.80%) Dynamics 365 Developer
5 62 (8.66%) Lead
6 59 (8.24%) Analyst
7 52 (7.26%) Consultant
8 45 (6.28%) Senior Developer
9 43 (6.01%) Applications Developer
10 42 (5.87%) IT Support
11 33 (4.61%) Microsoft Developer
12 32 (4.47%) Power Apps Developer
13 31 (4.33%) Applications Support
14 27 (3.77%) Microsoft 365 Developer
15 23 (3.21%) IT Manager
15 23 (3.21%) Support Engineer
15 23 (3.21%) Support Manager
16 22 (3.07%) Administrator
16 22 (3.07%) CRM Developer
16 22 (3.07%) Systems Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 125 (17.46%) .NET
2 71 (9.92%) HTML5 Canvas
3 64 (8.94%) HTML
4 63 (8.80%) REST
5 56 (7.82%) CSS
6 40 (5.59%) Microsoft Graph
7 36 (5.03%) SPFx
8 33 (4.61%) .NET Core
9 28 (3.91%) JSON
10 21 (2.93%) React
11 20 (2.79%) ASP.NET
12 17 (2.37%) Web Services
13 15 (2.09%) RESTful
14 14 (1.96%) .NET Framework
15 9 (1.26%) AngularJS
15 9 (1.26%) ASP.NET Core
16 8 (1.12%) Middleware
17 7 (0.98%) Entity Framework
17 7 (0.98%) XML
18 5 (0.70%) Bootstrap
Miscellaneous
1 65 (9.08%) Low-Code
2 39 (5.45%) AI Agents
3 38 (5.31%) Product Ownership
4 31 (4.33%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 29 (4.05%) Onboarding
6 23 (3.21%) Data Structures
6 23 (3.21%) Management Information System
7 17 (2.37%) Enterprise Software
8 14 (1.96%) Cloud Native
9 13 (1.82%) Analytical Mindset
9 13 (1.82%) Greenfield Project
10 12 (1.68%) Self-Motivation
11 9 (1.26%) Legacy Systems
12 5 (0.70%) CMDB
12 5 (0.70%) Security Posture
13 4 (0.56%) Enterprise Cloud
13 4 (0.56%) Social Media
14 3 (0.42%) Driving Licence
14 3 (0.42%) Embedded Systems
14 3 (0.42%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 60 (8.38%) Windows
2 30 (4.19%) Windows Server
3 15 (2.09%) Linux
4 8 (1.12%) Mac OS
5 6 (0.84%) Windows 10
6 5 (0.70%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.28%) Android
7 2 (0.28%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 287 (40.08%) Business Intelligence
2 203 (28.35%) AI
3 187 (26.12%) Problem-Solving
4 184 (25.70%) Continuous Improvement
5 169 (23.60%) CRM
6 153 (21.37%) Agile
7 137 (19.13%) DevOps
8 102 (14.25%) Workflow
9 90 (12.57%) User Experience
10 89 (12.43%) CI/CD
11 81 (11.31%) Translating Business Requirements
12 78 (10.89%) Roadmaps
13 77 (10.75%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 71 (9.92%) Process Improvement
15 68 (9.50%) Customer Service
16 65 (9.08%) Project Management
17 64 (8.94%) ITIL
18 61 (8.52%) Data Modelling
19 56 (7.82%) Technical Leadership
20 54 (7.54%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 197 (27.51%) C#
2 189 (26.40%) SQL
3 170 (23.74%) JavaScript
4 71 (9.92%) PowerShell
5 50 (6.98%) Python
6 44 (6.15%) TypeScript
7 21 (2.93%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 16 (2.23%) T-SQL
8 16 (2.23%) VBA
9 8 (1.12%) Bash
10 7 (0.98%) C
10 7 (0.98%) Java
10 7 (0.98%) VB.NET
11 4 (0.56%) C++
12 3 (0.42%) VB
13 2 (0.28%) Dart
13 2 (0.28%) PHP
13 2 (0.28%) X++
13 2 (0.28%) XPath
14 1 (0.14%) Swift
Qualifications
1 72 (10.06%) Degree
2 68 (9.50%) Microsoft Certification
3 27 (3.77%) Security Cleared
4 26 (3.63%) SC Cleared
5 20 (2.79%) Azure Certification
6 19 (2.65%) Computer Science Degree
7 9 (1.26%) ITIL Certification
8 7 (0.98%) PMI Certification
8 7 (0.98%) PMP
9 5 (0.70%) ICAEW
10 4 (0.56%) CCNA
10 4 (0.56%) Cisco Certification
10 4 (0.56%) DBS Check
10 4 (0.56%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 3 (0.42%) A+ Certification
11 3 (0.42%) HND
11 3 (0.42%) Master's Degree
11 3 (0.42%) Network+ Certification
12 1 (0.14%) AWS Certification
12 1 (0.14%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 60 (8.38%) Data Quality
2 39 (5.45%) QA
3 24 (3.35%) Cyber Essentials
4 21 (2.93%) GDPR
5 19 (2.65%) Accessibility
6 18 (2.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 15 (2.09%) PMO
8 13 (1.82%) SLA
9 11 (1.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 5 (0.70%) TickIT
11 4 (0.56%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 2 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 1 (0.14%) Actionable Recommendations
13 1 (0.14%) GRC
13 1 (0.14%) NIST
System Software
1 44 (6.15%) Active Directory
2 9 (1.26%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (0.70%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (0.56%) BitLocker
5 3 (0.42%) Terminal Services
6 2 (0.28%) Docker
7 1 (0.14%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 35 (4.89%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (1.12%) Terraform
3 7 (0.98%) Ansible
4 6 (0.84%) Rundeck
5 1 (0.14%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.14%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.14%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 571 (79.75%) Microsoft
2 20 (2.79%) OpenAI
3 19 (2.65%) Adobe
4 17 (2.37%) Foundry
5 14 (1.96%) Intapp
6 12 (1.68%) ServiceNow
7 11 (1.54%) Oracle
8 10 (1.40%) Databricks
8 10 (1.40%) VMware
9 9 (1.26%) Cognizant
9 9 (1.26%) Sage
10 8 (1.12%) DocuSign
10 8 (1.12%) RedGate
11 7 (0.98%) Salesforce
12 6 (0.84%) Aderant
12 6 (0.84%) Cisco
12 6 (0.84%) Dynatrace
12 6 (0.84%) Splunk
12 6 (0.84%) UiPath
13 5 (0.70%) Okta