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 2 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 284 273 332
Rank change year-on-year -11 +59 +212
Permanent jobs citing Power Automate 475 574 615
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.74% 1.11% 0.84%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.23% 3.04% 2.17%
Number of salaries quoted 360 297 500
10th Percentile £36,250 £37,487 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,875 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.21% +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £67,500 £77,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £89,250 £77,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £48,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +9.38% -8.57%

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 21,345 18,909 28,362
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 33.40% 36.60% 38.83%
Number of salaries quoted 11,567 11,044 23,604
10th Percentile £28,697 £34,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +13.04% -11.54%
75th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £98,750 £102,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,685
% change year-on-year -9.09% +8.51% -7.85%

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 2 February 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 2 February 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 -11 416 £57,500 -8.00% 125
UK excluding London -57 230 £50,000 -4.76% 100
London +80 201 £60,000 -11.76% 71
Work from Home +27 157 £57,000 -5.00% 78
North of England -1 69 £47,500 -13.64% 16
Midlands -4 47 £57,500 +10.05% 17
South East +11 40 £44,250 -26.25% 37
North West +31 36 £57,500 +9.52% 12
West Midlands -3 36 £51,844 -1.25% 12
Yorkshire -18 31 £42,020 -23.60% 2
East of England +13 22 £55,000 +26.44% 3
Scotland -1 22 £56,000 +25.84% 11
South West -108 20 £43,500 -13.00% 6
Wales +11 11 £41,740 -14.82% 10
East Midlands +3 11 £60,000 +50.00% 5
Northern Ireland - 3 £70,000 -
North East -6 2 £50,000 -20.00% 2

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
1 149 (31.37%) SharePoint
2 15 (3.16%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (2.53%) Appian
4 7 (1.47%) Confluence
5 5 (1.05%) Anypoint
5 5 (1.05%) CMS
5 5 (1.05%) WordPress
6 2 (0.42%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.21%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 51 (10.74%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (2.32%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.84%) Spreadsheet
4 3 (0.63%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.42%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 87 (18.32%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.26%) Shopify
3 4 (0.84%) SAP Business One
4 3 (0.63%) Dynamics AX
4 3 (0.63%) Integrated Workplace Management System
5 1 (0.21%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.21%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.21%) Elite 3E
5 1 (0.21%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.21%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.21%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 390 (82.11%) Power Platform
2 306 (64.42%) PowerApps
3 259 (54.53%) Azure
4 162 (34.11%) Dynamics 365
5 149 (31.37%) Microsoft 365
6 81 (17.05%) Azure Logic Apps
7 54 (11.37%) Microsoft Copilot
8 52 (10.95%) Azure DevOps
9 48 (10.11%) Entra ID
10 43 (9.05%) Serverless
11 41 (8.63%) Copilot Studio
12 39 (8.21%) Azure Functions
13 30 (6.32%) Azure Data Factory
14 29 (6.11%) Azure AI
15 24 (5.05%) Azure Service Bus
16 19 (4.00%) AWS
17 15 (3.16%) Anthropic Claude
17 15 (3.16%) GitHub
17 15 (3.16%) OneDrive
18 12 (2.53%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 11 (2.32%) Firewall
2 10 (2.11%) VPN
3 9 (1.89%) DNS
4 4 (0.84%) DHCP
4 4 (0.84%) Intranet
5 3 (0.63%) Internet
5 3 (0.63%) Wireless
6 2 (0.42%) TCP/IP
6 2 (0.42%) Unified Communications
6 2 (0.42%) VLAN
7 1 (0.21%) FIX Connectivity
7 1 (0.21%) Network Security
7 1 (0.21%) SD-WAN
7 1 (0.21%) WAN
7 1 (0.21%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 238 (50.11%) Power BI
2 57 (12.00%) SQL Server
3 31 (6.53%) Power Query
4 20 (4.21%) Data Warehouse
5 17 (3.58%) PowerPivot
6 13 (2.74%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 12 (2.53%) Pinecone
8 7 (1.47%) Metabase
8 7 (1.47%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 6 (1.26%) Azure SQL Database
9 6 (1.26%) Metadata
9 6 (1.26%) Relational Database
10 3 (0.63%) Crystal Reports
10 3 (0.63%) Data Lake
10 3 (0.63%) MySQL
10 3 (0.63%) PostgreSQL
11 2 (0.42%) MariaDB
11 2 (0.42%) NoSQL
11 2 (0.42%) Star Schema
12 1 (0.21%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 29 (6.11%) Git
2 28 (5.89%) Visual Studio
3 12 (2.53%) MLflow
4 9 (1.89%) JIRA
5 2 (0.42%) Postman
5 2 (0.42%) Selenium
5 2 (0.42%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.21%) GitLab
6 1 (0.21%) HP UFT
6 1 (0.21%) JMeter
6 1 (0.21%) MSTest
6 1 (0.21%) NUnit
6 1 (0.21%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 204 (42.95%) Social Skills
2 131 (27.58%) Finance
3 67 (14.11%) Analytical Skills
4 49 (10.32%) Law
5 46 (9.68%) Legal
6 32 (6.74%) Public Sector
7 19 (4.00%) Documentation Skills
7 19 (4.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 16 (3.37%) Marketing
9 10 (2.11%) Manufacturing
10 7 (1.47%) Automotive
11 6 (1.26%) Agriculture
11 6 (1.26%) Presentation Skills
12 5 (1.05%) Organisational Skills
12 5 (1.05%) Retail
13 4 (0.84%) Tech for Good
14 3 (0.63%) Banking
15 2 (0.42%) Advertising
15 2 (0.42%) Investment Banking
15 2 (0.42%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 156 (32.84%) Developer
2 87 (18.32%) Power Platform Developer
3 67 (14.11%) Analyst
4 54 (11.37%) Senior
5 37 (7.79%) Consultant
6 33 (6.95%) Senior Developer
7 32 (6.74%) IT Support
8 28 (5.89%) Dynamics 365 Developer
8 28 (5.89%) Support Engineer
9 27 (5.68%) Lead
10 21 (4.42%) Support Analyst
11 20 (4.21%) Financial Analyst
12 18 (3.79%) Systems Analyst
13 17 (3.58%) Data Analyst
13 17 (3.58%) Power Platform Engineer
14 16 (3.37%) Administrator
14 16 (3.37%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
14 16 (3.37%) Power Platform Consultant
15 14 (2.95%) IT Engineer
16 13 (2.74%) Applications Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 79 (16.63%) REST
2 65 (13.68%) .NET
3 39 (8.21%) Web Services
4 36 (7.58%) SOAP
5 32 (6.74%) HTML
6 26 (5.47%) HTML5 Canvas
7 24 (5.05%) JSON
8 23 (4.84%) CSS
9 22 (4.63%) RESTful
10 18 (3.79%) XML
11 16 (3.37%) OpenAPI
11 16 (3.37%) Swagger
12 13 (2.74%) Microsoft Graph
12 13 (2.74%) OAuth
12 13 (2.74%) Pandas
13 12 (2.53%) Django
13 12 (2.53%) Hugging Face
13 12 (2.53%) JWT
13 12 (2.53%) pytest
13 12 (2.53%) PyTorch
Miscellaneous
1 83 (17.47%) Low-Code
2 23 (4.84%) Cloud Native
3 22 (4.63%) Onboarding
4 21 (4.42%) Product Ownership
5 17 (3.58%) Legacy Systems
6 11 (2.32%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 10 (2.11%) Analytical Mindset
7 10 (2.11%) Self-Motivation
8 9 (1.89%) Management Information System
9 8 (1.68%) IoT
10 7 (1.47%) Data Structures
10 7 (1.47%) Enterprise Software
10 7 (1.47%) Hybrid Cloud
10 7 (1.47%) Reference Data
11 6 (1.26%) AI Agents
11 6 (1.26%) Renewable Energy
12 5 (1.05%) Video Conferencing
13 4 (0.84%) Distributed Systems
14 3 (0.63%) Driving Licence
14 3 (0.63%) PropTech
Operating Systems
1 21 (4.42%) Windows
2 11 (2.32%) Linux
3 7 (1.47%) Android
4 6 (1.26%) Unix
4 6 (1.26%) Windows 10
5 5 (1.05%) Apple iOS
6 3 (0.63%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.42%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.21%) Solaris
8 1 (0.21%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 223 (46.95%) Business Intelligence
2 139 (29.26%) Problem-Solving
3 106 (22.32%) Agile
4 97 (20.42%) CRM
5 93 (19.58%) AI
6 88 (18.53%) Continuous Improvement
7 82 (17.26%) Workflow
8 79 (16.63%) DevOps
9 73 (15.37%) CI/CD
10 55 (11.58%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 53 (11.16%) Mentoring
12 47 (9.89%) Data Analysis
13 46 (9.68%) Data Modelling
13 46 (9.68%) Stakeholder Management
13 46 (9.68%) Visualisation
14 45 (9.47%) Coaching
14 45 (9.47%) Migration
14 45 (9.47%) Process Improvement
15 43 (9.05%) Analytics
16 42 (8.84%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 126 (26.53%) SQL
2 104 (21.89%) C#
3 95 (20.00%) JavaScript
4 58 (12.21%) Python
5 55 (11.58%) PowerShell
6 22 (4.63%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 17 (3.58%) TypeScript
7 17 (3.58%) VBA
8 11 (2.32%) Java
9 8 (1.68%) T-SQL
10 7 (1.47%) PHP
11 5 (1.05%) Shell Script
12 4 (0.84%) Bash
13 1 (0.21%) Bicep
13 1 (0.21%) X++
Qualifications
1 56 (11.79%) Degree
2 49 (10.32%) Microsoft Certification
3 42 (8.84%) Security Cleared
4 33 (6.95%) SC Cleared
5 27 (5.68%) Computer Science Degree
6 8 (1.68%) DBS Check
7 7 (1.47%) ACCA
7 7 (1.47%) Azure Certification
7 7 (1.47%) CIMA
8 5 (1.05%) A+ Certification
9 2 (0.42%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.42%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 2 (0.42%) PhD
10 1 (0.21%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.21%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (0.21%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 1 (0.21%) PMI Certification
10 1 (0.21%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (5.89%) Data Quality
2 26 (5.47%) QA
3 17 (3.58%) GDPR
4 16 (3.37%) Accessibility
4 16 (3.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 10 (2.11%) Cyber Essentials
6 9 (1.89%) SLA
7 7 (1.47%) PMO
8 5 (1.05%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 3 (0.63%) WCAG
10 2 (0.42%) HIPAA
10 2 (0.42%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 2 (0.42%) NIST
10 2 (0.42%) P3O
11 1 (0.21%) SOC 2
System Software
1 31 (6.53%) Active Directory
2 19 (4.00%) Docker
3 6 (1.26%) Virtual Desktop
4 4 (0.84%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.21%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 20 (4.21%) Microsoft Intune
2 19 (4.00%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.84%) Prometheus
3 4 (0.84%) Terraform
4 1 (0.21%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.21%) Grafana
4 1 (0.21%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 290 (61.05%) Microsoft
2 28 (5.89%) ServiceNow
3 25 (5.26%) UiPath
4 21 (4.42%) SAP
5 17 (3.58%) OpenAI
6 12 (2.53%) Automation Anywhere
6 12 (2.53%) MuleSoft
7 9 (1.89%) Intapp
7 9 (1.89%) Oracle
8 8 (1.68%) Salesforce
9 6 (1.26%) Talend
10 5 (1.05%) Dell
10 5 (1.05%) Foundry
10 5 (1.05%) IBM
10 5 (1.05%) IFS
10 5 (1.05%) Infor
10 5 (1.05%) Jitterbit
10 5 (1.05%) SnapLogic
10 5 (1.05%) TIBCO
10 5 (1.05%) Workday