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 25 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 323 281 309
Rank change year-on-year -42 +28 +182
Permanent jobs citing Power Automate 517 481 902
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.56% 1.12% 0.91%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.92% 3.35% 2.61%
Number of salaries quoted 404 363 678
10th Percentile £37,500 £40,000 £36,365
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,875 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £67,000
90th Percentile £88,750 £85,000 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,001 £53,688 £52,500
% change year-on-year -6.87% +2.26% -

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 26,993 14,347 34,565
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 29.10% 33.47% 35.05%
Number of salaries quoted 15,373 9,893 26,759
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £43,000 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -11.54%
75th Percentile £83,750 £83,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £53,688 £50,000
% change year-on-year +2.44% +7.38% -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 25 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Power Automate in the UK

Power Automate
Top 16 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 25 May 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 -32 464 £57,500 - 150
UK excluding London -47 282 £50,001 -6.87% 103
London +11 200 £60,000 -13.04% 52
Work from Home -24 165 £51,250 -6.82% 81
North of England +6 96 £47,085 -10.32% 37
East of England 0 51 £76,750 +53.50% 4
Midlands -57 50 £55,000 +2.44% 25
North West +24 49 £56,100 +9.46% 15
South East -51 43 £50,000 -9.09% 25
Yorkshire -35 42 £42,500 -26.09% 16
West Midlands -48 36 £47,085 -9.45% 18
Wales -18 19 £41,740 -19.73% 3
South West -69 17 £43,500 -24.35% 7
East Midlands -28 14 £59,866 +8.85% 7
Scotland -1 8 £55,000 +9.03% 3
North East - 5 £33,500 - 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
1 159 (30.75%) SharePoint
2 16 (3.09%) Microsoft Exchange
3 10 (1.93%) Appian
4 5 (0.97%) CMS
5 4 (0.77%) WordPress
6 3 (0.58%) Confluence
7 2 (0.39%) IIS
7 2 (0.39%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 57 (11.03%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (2.71%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (2.32%) Microsoft Project
4 6 (1.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.58%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.39%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 87 (16.83%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.77%) Dynamics AX
3 3 (0.58%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 3 (0.58%) NetSuite
3 3 (0.58%) Salesforce CRM
3 3 (0.58%) SAP SD
4 2 (0.39%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.39%) Infor CloudSuite
4 2 (0.39%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
4 2 (0.39%) Magento
4 2 (0.39%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 2 (0.39%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 441 (85.30%) Power Platform
2 353 (68.28%) PowerApps
3 264 (51.06%) Azure
4 169 (32.69%) Dynamics 365
5 153 (29.59%) Microsoft 365
6 92 (17.79%) Azure Logic Apps
7 64 (12.38%) Microsoft Copilot
8 49 (9.48%) Entra ID
9 46 (8.90%) OneDrive
10 43 (8.32%) Azure Data Factory
11 38 (7.35%) Copilot Studio
12 30 (5.80%) Serverless
13 27 (5.22%) Azure DevOps
13 27 (5.22%) SaaS
14 25 (4.84%) Azure Functions
15 19 (3.68%) Adobe Creative Cloud
16 18 (3.48%) Azure Service Bus
17 17 (3.29%) Azure AI
18 12 (2.32%) Anthropic Claude
19 11 (2.13%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.51%) Firewall
2 6 (1.16%) Intranet
2 6 (1.16%) VoIP
3 3 (0.58%) LTE
3 3 (0.58%) NAS
3 3 (0.58%) VPN
3 3 (0.58%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (0.39%) DHCP
4 2 (0.39%) DNS
4 2 (0.39%) Internet
4 2 (0.39%) WAN
5 1 (0.19%) Broadband
5 1 (0.19%) LAN
5 1 (0.19%) Network Security
5 1 (0.19%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.19%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.19%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 259 (50.10%) Power BI
2 78 (15.09%) SQL Server
3 30 (5.80%) Power Query
4 29 (5.61%) Data Warehouse
5 26 (5.03%) Azure SQL Database
6 17 (3.29%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 16 (3.09%) PowerPivot
8 11 (2.13%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 10 (1.93%) Pinecone
10 9 (1.74%) Metabase
11 8 (1.55%) Data Lake
11 8 (1.55%) Metadata
12 4 (0.77%) MySQL
12 4 (0.77%) Qlik Sense
12 4 (0.77%) Relational Database
13 3 (0.58%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 2 (0.39%) MariaDB
14 2 (0.39%) NoSQL
14 2 (0.39%) PostgreSQL
14 2 (0.39%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 11 (2.13%) Visual Studio
2 10 (1.93%) MLflow
3 8 (1.55%) JIRA
4 6 (1.16%) Git
4 6 (1.16%) Visual Studio Code
5 3 (0.58%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.19%) Oracle Forms
6 1 (0.19%) Postman
General
1 182 (35.20%) Social Skills
2 148 (28.63%) Finance
3 89 (17.21%) Analytical Skills
4 36 (6.96%) Law
5 35 (6.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 31 (6.00%) Legal
7 26 (5.03%) Documentation Skills
8 24 (4.64%) Public Sector
9 21 (4.06%) Manufacturing
9 21 (4.06%) Marketing
10 11 (2.13%) Retail
11 9 (1.74%) Organisational Skills
12 8 (1.55%) Agriculture
13 7 (1.35%) Automotive
14 5 (0.97%) Influencing Skills
15 3 (0.58%) Social Housing
15 3 (0.58%) Tech for Good
16 2 (0.39%) Billing
16 2 (0.39%) Presentation Skills
17 1 (0.19%) Police
Job Titles
1 183 (35.40%) Developer
2 85 (16.44%) Power Platform Developer
3 79 (15.28%) Analyst
4 62 (11.99%) Senior
5 40 (7.74%) Dynamics 365 Developer
5 40 (7.74%) IT Support
6 38 (7.35%) Consultant
7 33 (6.38%) Lead
8 31 (6.00%) Applications Developer
8 31 (6.00%) Senior Developer
8 31 (6.00%) Support Manager
9 28 (5.42%) Power Apps Developer
10 25 (4.84%) Applications Support
11 23 (4.45%) IT Manager
12 21 (4.06%) Support Analyst
12 21 (4.06%) Systems Analyst
13 19 (3.68%) Architect
14 18 (3.48%) Applications Manager
14 18 (3.48%) CRM Developer
14 18 (3.48%) Microsoft Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 76 (14.70%) .NET
2 53 (10.25%) HTML5 Canvas
3 47 (9.09%) REST
4 36 (6.96%) CSS
4 36 (6.96%) HTML
5 30 (5.80%) SPFx
6 27 (5.22%) Microsoft Graph
7 25 (4.84%) JSON
8 23 (4.45%) .NET Core
9 21 (4.06%) Web Services
10 15 (2.90%) RESTful
11 13 (2.51%) React
11 13 (2.51%) SOAP
12 12 (2.32%) JWT
12 12 (2.32%) OAuth
13 10 (1.93%) Faiss
13 10 (1.93%) FastAPI
13 10 (1.93%) Hugging Face
13 10 (1.93%) OpenAPI
13 10 (1.93%) PyTorch
Miscellaneous
1 73 (14.12%) Low-Code
2 26 (5.03%) Management Information System
3 25 (4.84%) Product Ownership
4 21 (4.06%) Analytical Mindset
5 20 (3.87%) Legacy Systems
6 17 (3.29%) Onboarding
7 16 (3.09%) Data Structures
8 14 (2.71%) Cloud Native
9 8 (1.55%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 8 (1.55%) Renewable Energy
9 8 (1.55%) Self-Motivation
10 7 (1.35%) Greenfield Project
11 6 (1.16%) Hybrid Cloud
12 5 (0.97%) AI Agents
13 4 (0.77%) Enterprise Cloud
13 4 (0.77%) Social Media
14 3 (0.58%) PropTech
15 2 (0.39%) Client/Server
15 2 (0.39%) Distributed Systems
15 2 (0.39%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 33 (6.38%) Windows
2 11 (2.13%) Windows Server
3 8 (1.55%) Linux
4 3 (0.58%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.39%) Android
5 2 (0.39%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.39%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 247 (47.78%) Business Intelligence
2 137 (26.50%) Continuous Improvement
2 137 (26.50%) CRM
3 126 (24.37%) Problem-Solving
4 104 (20.12%) AI
5 88 (17.02%) Workflow
6 78 (15.09%) DevOps
7 68 (13.15%) Agile
8 66 (12.77%) Data Modelling
9 59 (11.41%) Analytics
10 58 (11.22%) CI/CD
11 54 (10.44%) Translating Business Requirements
12 52 (10.06%) Project Management
13 51 (9.86%) User Experience
14 49 (9.48%) Process Improvement
15 48 (9.28%) Roadmaps
16 47 (9.09%) Stakeholder Management
17 46 (8.90%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 45 (8.70%) Customer Service
19 40 (7.74%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 165 (31.91%) SQL
2 108 (20.89%) C#
3 105 (20.31%) JavaScript
4 53 (10.25%) PowerShell
5 49 (9.48%) Python
6 31 (6.00%) TypeScript
7 18 (3.48%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 16 (3.09%) VBA
9 14 (2.71%) T-SQL
10 6 (1.16%) Java
11 3 (0.58%) Bash
11 3 (0.58%) PHP
11 3 (0.58%) VB.NET
12 2 (0.39%) VB
13 1 (0.19%) C
13 1 (0.19%) C++
13 1 (0.19%) Objective-C
13 1 (0.19%) R
13 1 (0.19%) Swift
Qualifications
1 64 (12.38%) Degree
2 33 (6.38%) Microsoft Certification
3 26 (5.03%) Security Cleared
4 24 (4.64%) Computer Science Degree
5 17 (3.29%) SC Cleared
6 6 (1.16%) Azure Certification
6 6 (1.16%) ITIL Certification
7 5 (0.97%) ICAEW
8 4 (0.77%) Master's Degree
9 3 (0.58%) A+ Certification
9 3 (0.58%) DBS Check
9 3 (0.58%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 3 (0.58%) Network+ Certification
10 1 (0.19%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (0.19%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 1 (0.19%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (10.64%) Data Quality
2 37 (7.16%) QA
3 15 (2.90%) GDPR
3 15 (2.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 14 (2.71%) SLA
5 11 (2.13%) Cyber Essentials
6 10 (1.93%) PMO
7 7 (1.35%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 6 (1.16%) Accessibility
9 5 (0.97%) TickIT
10 2 (0.39%) GRC
10 2 (0.39%) HIPAA
10 2 (0.39%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 33 (6.38%) Active Directory
2 12 (2.32%) Docker
3 4 (0.77%) BitLocker
3 4 (0.77%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.58%) Terminal Services
4 3 (0.58%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.39%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.19%) Firmware
6 1 (0.19%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 23 (4.45%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (2.13%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.58%) Ansible
3 3 (0.58%) Rundeck
3 3 (0.58%) Terraform
4 1 (0.19%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.19%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (0.19%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 362 (70.02%) Microsoft
2 22 (4.26%) ServiceNow
2 22 (4.26%) UiPath
3 21 (4.06%) Adobe
3 21 (4.06%) OpenAI
4 15 (2.90%) Salesforce
5 14 (2.71%) Automation Anywhere
6 10 (1.93%) SAP
7 8 (1.55%) Intapp
8 7 (1.35%) Oracle
9 6 (1.16%) Cognizant
9 6 (1.16%) Databricks
10 5 (0.97%) Cisco
10 5 (0.97%) Meraki
10 5 (0.97%) MuleSoft
10 5 (0.97%) Pega
10 5 (0.97%) Sage
10 5 (0.97%) VMware
11 4 (0.77%) BeyondTrust
11 4 (0.77%) Facebook