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

6 months to
4 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 296 287 321
Rank change year-on-year -9 +34 +92
Permanent jobs citing Power Automate 674 500 701
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.65% 1.01% 0.84%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.43% 3.13% 2.59%
Number of salaries quoted 537 379 524
10th Percentile £36,580 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £43,500 £45,125 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £56,500 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.65% -2.59% +0.87%
75th Percentile £73,750 £66,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £81,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,310 £53,688 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.43% -2.39% +7.32%

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 27,757 15,994 27,023
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.79% 32.24% 32.24%
Number of salaries quoted 18,218 11,106 19,504
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £31,500
25th Percentile £43,750 £40,425 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £101,250 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £51,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year +7.84% -3.77% -3.64%

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 4 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 4 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 +4 609 £56,550 -1.65% 224
UK excluding London -5 409 £51,310 -4.43% 168
Work from Home -11 236 £51,000 -7.27% 134
London +3 227 £65,000 +4.00% 98
North of England +53 141 £50,000 - 34
Midlands -21 95 £55,000 +2.44% 28
North West +39 74 £51,000 +4.62% 18
South East -44 64 £50,000 -4.76% 57
Yorkshire +8 59 £42,500 -26.09% 11
East of England -19 55 £88,750 +54.35% 16
West Midlands -33 55 £55,000 +2.44% 19
East Midlands -1 40 £56,500 +2.73% 8
Wales -37 23 £53,171 +16.86% 4
South West -62 21 £55,000 -4.35% 23
Scotland +7 9 £67,500 +33.81% 6
North East - 8 £50,500 - 7
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
1 242 (35.91%) SharePoint
2 30 (4.45%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (0.89%) IIS
4 5 (0.74%) CMS
4 5 (0.74%) WordPress
5 3 (0.45%) Apache
5 3 (0.45%) nginx
6 2 (0.30%) Confluence
7 1 (0.15%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 44 (6.53%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (2.67%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (1.78%) Microsoft Project
4 5 (0.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.45%) Chatbot
5 3 (0.45%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.30%) SOLIDWORKS
7 1 (0.15%) Revit
Business Applications
1 111 (16.47%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (1.19%) Elite 3E
3 7 (1.04%) Carpe Diem
4 6 (0.89%) Dynamics NAV
5 4 (0.59%) Dynamics AX
6 3 (0.45%) NetSuite
6 3 (0.45%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.45%) SAP SD
7 2 (0.30%) Infor CloudSuite
7 2 (0.30%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
7 2 (0.30%) Magento
7 2 (0.30%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 2 (0.30%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 2 (0.30%) Unit4 Business World
7 2 (0.30%) Visualfiles
8 1 (0.15%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 582 (86.35%) Power Platform
2 464 (68.84%) PowerApps
3 338 (50.15%) Azure
4 260 (38.58%) Microsoft 365
5 247 (36.65%) Dynamics 365
6 136 (20.18%) Microsoft Copilot
7 117 (17.36%) Azure Logic Apps
8 80 (11.87%) Copilot Studio
9 70 (10.39%) Azure DevOps
9 70 (10.39%) OneDrive
10 67 (9.94%) Entra ID
11 49 (7.27%) Serverless
12 43 (6.38%) Azure Functions
13 34 (5.04%) SaaS
14 30 (4.45%) Azure Service Bus
15 28 (4.15%) Azure Data Factory
16 26 (3.86%) Microsoft Purview
17 19 (2.82%) Adobe Creative Cloud
18 17 (2.52%) Azure AI
19 15 (2.23%) Zapier
Communications & Networking
1 22 (3.26%) Firewall
2 13 (1.93%) DNS
3 8 (1.19%) DHCP
3 8 (1.19%) VPN
3 8 (1.19%) Wi-Fi
4 7 (1.04%) Intranet
5 6 (0.89%) VoIP
6 5 (0.74%) VLAN
7 4 (0.59%) TCP/IP
7 4 (0.59%) Wireless
8 3 (0.45%) LTE
8 3 (0.45%) NAS
9 2 (0.30%) DKIM
9 2 (0.30%) DMARC
9 2 (0.30%) HTTP
9 2 (0.30%) Internet
10 1 (0.15%) Broadband
10 1 (0.15%) LAN
10 1 (0.15%) SSL
10 1 (0.15%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 309 (45.85%) Power BI
2 68 (10.09%) SQL Server
3 25 (3.71%) Azure SQL Database
3 25 (3.71%) Power Query
4 23 (3.41%) Data Warehouse
5 19 (2.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 16 (2.37%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 12 (1.78%) Relational Database
8 11 (1.63%) Metadata
9 10 (1.48%) Data Lake
10 6 (0.89%) PowerPivot
11 5 (0.74%) Metabase
11 5 (0.74%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 5 (0.74%) Star Schema
12 4 (0.59%) NoSQL
12 4 (0.59%) Qlik Sense
13 2 (0.30%) MySQL
13 2 (0.30%) Tableau
14 1 (0.15%) MariaDB
14 1 (0.15%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 17 (2.52%) Git
2 14 (2.08%) JIRA
3 13 (1.93%) Visual Studio
4 11 (1.63%) Visual Studio Code
5 4 (0.59%) Claude Code
6 2 (0.30%) ERwin
7 1 (0.15%) Oracle Forms
7 1 (0.15%) Postman
7 1 (0.15%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 222 (32.94%) Social Skills
2 185 (27.45%) Finance
3 79 (11.72%) Analytical Skills
4 55 (8.16%) Legal
5 52 (7.72%) Law
6 41 (6.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 41 (6.08%) Manufacturing
7 26 (3.86%) Retail
8 25 (3.71%) Marketing
9 24 (3.56%) Public Sector
10 20 (2.97%) Documentation Skills
11 11 (1.63%) Organisational Skills
12 10 (1.48%) Legal Technology
13 8 (1.19%) Influencing Skills
14 7 (1.04%) Social Housing
15 6 (0.89%) Banking
16 4 (0.59%) Presentation Skills
17 3 (0.45%) Automotive
18 2 (0.30%) Billing
18 2 (0.30%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 311 (46.14%) Developer
2 119 (17.66%) Power Platform Developer
3 76 (11.28%) Senior
4 64 (9.50%) Analyst
5 59 (8.75%) Dynamics 365 Developer
6 56 (8.31%) Lead
7 47 (6.97%) Senior Developer
8 45 (6.68%) Consultant
8 45 (6.68%) IT Support
9 42 (6.23%) Applications Developer
10 33 (4.90%) Applications Support
10 33 (4.90%) Microsoft Developer
11 31 (4.60%) Power Apps Developer
12 27 (4.01%) Microsoft 365 Developer
13 25 (3.71%) IT Manager
13 25 (3.71%) Support Manager
14 23 (3.41%) CRM Developer
15 22 (3.26%) Architect
16 21 (3.12%) Support Analyst
17 20 (2.97%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 122 (18.10%) .NET
2 69 (10.24%) HTML5 Canvas
3 61 (9.05%) HTML
4 58 (8.61%) REST
5 53 (7.86%) CSS
6 38 (5.64%) Microsoft Graph
7 36 (5.34%) SPFx
8 30 (4.45%) .NET Core
9 27 (4.01%) JSON
10 21 (3.12%) React
11 19 (2.82%) ASP.NET
11 19 (2.82%) Web Services
12 13 (1.93%) RESTful
13 10 (1.48%) .NET Framework
14 9 (1.34%) AngularJS
14 9 (1.34%) ASP.NET Core
15 8 (1.19%) Middleware
16 6 (0.89%) EDI
16 6 (0.89%) Entity Framework
16 6 (0.89%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 62 (9.20%) Low-Code
2 36 (5.34%) Product Ownership
3 32 (4.75%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 30 (4.45%) Onboarding
5 29 (4.30%) AI Agents
6 28 (4.15%) Management Information System
7 21 (3.12%) Data Structures
8 17 (2.52%) Analytical Mindset
8 17 (2.52%) Cloud Native
9 15 (2.23%) Enterprise Software
10 13 (1.93%) Greenfield Project
11 11 (1.63%) Self-Motivation
12 9 (1.34%) Legacy Systems
13 4 (0.59%) Enterprise Cloud
13 4 (0.59%) Social Media
14 3 (0.45%) Blog
14 3 (0.45%) Client/Server
14 3 (0.45%) CMDB
14 3 (0.45%) Embedded Systems
14 3 (0.45%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 55 (8.16%) Windows
2 24 (3.56%) Windows Server
3 15 (2.23%) Linux
4 8 (1.19%) Mac OS
5 6 (0.89%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.45%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.30%) Android
7 2 (0.30%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 283 (41.99%) Business Intelligence
2 181 (26.85%) AI
3 174 (25.82%) Problem-Solving
4 173 (25.67%) Continuous Improvement
5 162 (24.04%) CRM
6 149 (22.11%) Agile
7 128 (18.99%) DevOps
8 100 (14.84%) Workflow
9 86 (12.76%) CI/CD
10 84 (12.46%) User Experience
11 79 (11.72%) Translating Business Requirements
12 72 (10.68%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 70 (10.39%) Process Improvement
14 68 (10.09%) Roadmaps
15 65 (9.64%) Project Management
16 58 (8.61%) Customer Service
17 57 (8.46%) ITIL
18 55 (8.16%) Data Modelling
19 53 (7.86%) Technical Leadership
20 49 (7.27%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 188 (27.89%) C#
2 186 (27.60%) SQL
3 164 (24.33%) JavaScript
4 67 (9.94%) PowerShell
5 47 (6.97%) Python
6 43 (6.38%) TypeScript
7 20 (2.97%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 17 (2.52%) T-SQL
9 15 (2.23%) VBA
10 7 (1.04%) Java
11 6 (0.89%) Bash
11 6 (0.89%) C
12 5 (0.74%) VB.NET
13 4 (0.59%) C++
14 3 (0.45%) VB
15 2 (0.30%) PHP
15 2 (0.30%) X++
16 1 (0.15%) Bicep
16 1 (0.15%) Dart
16 1 (0.15%) Swift
Qualifications
1 76 (11.28%) Degree
2 58 (8.61%) Microsoft Certification
3 25 (3.71%) Security Cleared
4 23 (3.41%) SC Cleared
5 22 (3.26%) Computer Science Degree
6 14 (2.08%) Azure Certification
7 9 (1.34%) ITIL Certification
8 7 (1.04%) PMI Certification
8 7 (1.04%) PMP
9 5 (0.74%) ICAEW
10 4 (0.59%) CCNA
10 4 (0.59%) Cisco Certification
11 3 (0.45%) A+ Certification
11 3 (0.45%) DBS Check
11 3 (0.45%) HND
11 3 (0.45%) Master's Degree
11 3 (0.45%) Network+ Certification
12 1 (0.15%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 1 (0.15%) BPSS Clearance
12 1 (0.15%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 62 (9.20%) Data Quality
2 38 (5.64%) QA
3 24 (3.56%) Cyber Essentials
4 21 (3.12%) GDPR
5 20 (2.97%) Accessibility
5 20 (2.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 15 (2.23%) PMO
7 12 (1.78%) SLA
8 11 (1.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 5 (0.74%) TickIT
10 4 (0.59%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 2 (0.30%) GRC
11 2 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 1 (0.15%) NIST
System Software
1 37 (5.49%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.04%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (0.74%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (0.59%) BitLocker
5 3 (0.45%) Terminal Services
6 2 (0.30%) Docker
7 1 (0.15%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 31 (4.60%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (1.04%) Terraform
3 6 (0.89%) Ansible
3 6 (0.89%) Rundeck
4 1 (0.15%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (0.15%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.15%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 532 (78.93%) Microsoft
2 19 (2.82%) Adobe
2 19 (2.82%) OpenAI
3 14 (2.08%) Intapp
4 12 (1.78%) Foundry
4 12 (1.78%) ServiceNow
5 11 (1.63%) Oracle
6 9 (1.34%) Cognizant
6 9 (1.34%) Databricks
6 9 (1.34%) Salesforce
7 8 (1.19%) VMware
8 7 (1.04%) Sage
8 7 (1.04%) SAP
9 6 (0.89%) Cisco
9 6 (0.89%) Dynatrace
9 6 (0.89%) Splunk
9 6 (0.89%) UiPath
10 5 (0.74%) DocuSign
10 5 (0.74%) Okta
10 5 (0.74%) RedGate