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

6 months to
23 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 281 278 312
Rank change year-on-year -3 +34 +77
Permanent jobs citing Power Automate 718 523 702
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.66% 1.05% 0.85%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.58% 3.28% 2.68%
Number of salaries quoted 563 392 515
10th Percentile £36,840 £39,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £56,375 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% -2.80% +5.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £66,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £81,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £53,171 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.28% -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 27,810 15,964 26,237
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 25.67% 31.96% 31.60%
Number of salaries quoted 18,522 10,977 18,494
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £44,000 £40,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% - -5.51%
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 23 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 23 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 +7 657 £57,500 +0.88% 180
UK excluding London -16 445 £53,171 +1.28% 142
Work from Home -26 252 £51,000 -7.27% 91
London +11 235 £67,500 +8.00% 67
North of England +46 151 £50,000 - 33
Midlands +1 110 £55,000 +2.44% 32
North West +36 79 £51,000 +2.00% 18
South East -38 71 £50,000 +0.00% 39
West Midlands -13 70 £60,000 +13.70% 25
Yorkshire -2 63 £42,500 -16.67% 10
East of England -9 62 £85,000 +47.83% 18
East Midlands -12 40 £54,000 -1.82% 7
Wales -43 24 £53,171 +16.86% 3
South West -73 20 £55,000 +4.76% 18
North East - 9 £44,000 - 7
Scotland +4 8 £65,000 +28.85% 3
Northern Ireland - 1 £60,000 - 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
1 261 (36.35%) SharePoint
2 32 (4.46%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (1.67%) IIS
4 6 (0.84%) Apache
4 6 (0.84%) nginx
5 5 (0.70%) CMS
5 5 (0.70%) WordPress
6 2 (0.28%) Confluence
7 1 (0.14%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 37 (5.15%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (2.37%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (1.25%) 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 (16.71%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (1.67%) Elite 3E
3 9 (1.25%) Carpe Diem
4 7 (0.97%) 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
Cloud Services
1 612 (85.24%) Power Platform
2 490 (68.25%) PowerApps
3 354 (49.30%) Azure
4 286 (39.83%) Microsoft 365
5 266 (37.05%) Dynamics 365
6 158 (22.01%) Microsoft Copilot
7 124 (17.27%) Azure Logic Apps
8 90 (12.53%) Copilot Studio
9 80 (11.14%) Azure DevOps
10 77 (10.72%) Entra ID
11 73 (10.17%) OneDrive
12 53 (7.38%) Serverless
13 47 (6.55%) Azure Functions
14 34 (4.74%) SaaS
15 32 (4.46%) Azure Service Bus
16 29 (4.04%) Microsoft Purview
17 26 (3.62%) Azure Data Factory
18 19 (2.65%) Adobe Creative Cloud
18 19 (2.65%) Azure AI
19 17 (2.37%) Zapier
Communications & Networking
1 24 (3.34%) Firewall
2 16 (2.23%) DNS
3 8 (1.11%) DHCP
3 8 (1.11%) Intranet
3 8 (1.11%) VPN
3 8 (1.11%) 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%) LAN
9 1 (0.14%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 318 (44.29%) Power BI
2 66 (9.19%) SQL Server
3 25 (3.48%) Azure SQL Database
4 20 (2.79%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 19 (2.65%) Power Query
6 18 (2.51%) Data Warehouse
7 16 (2.23%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 14 (1.95%) Relational Database
9 13 (1.81%) Metadata
10 10 (1.39%) Data Lake
11 5 (0.70%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 5 (0.70%) Star Schema
12 4 (0.56%) NoSQL
13 3 (0.42%) Metabase
13 3 (0.42%) MySQL
13 3 (0.42%) PowerPivot
14 2 (0.28%) Tableau
15 1 (0.14%) Flink
15 1 (0.14%) MariaDB
15 1 (0.14%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 21 (2.92%) Git
2 14 (1.95%) JIRA
3 11 (1.53%) Visual Studio
4 10 (1.39%) 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
1 250 (34.82%) Social Skills
2 194 (27.02%) Finance
3 85 (11.84%) Analytical Skills
4 68 (9.47%) Legal
5 51 (7.10%) Law
6 42 (5.85%) Manufacturing
7 38 (5.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 28 (3.90%) Retail
9 26 (3.62%) Marketing
9 26 (3.62%) Public Sector
10 17 (2.37%) Documentation Skills
11 15 (2.09%) Organisational Skills
12 14 (1.95%) Legal Technology
13 8 (1.11%) Banking
13 8 (1.11%) Influencing Skills
14 7 (0.97%) Social Housing
15 4 (0.56%) Aviation
15 4 (0.56%) Presentation Skills
16 2 (0.28%) Automotive
16 2 (0.28%) Billing
Job Titles
1 327 (45.54%) Developer
2 123 (17.13%) Power Platform Developer
3 78 (10.86%) Senior
4 62 (8.64%) Dynamics 365 Developer
5 61 (8.50%) Lead
6 59 (8.22%) Analyst
7 56 (7.80%) Consultant
8 45 (6.27%) Senior Developer
9 42 (5.85%) Applications Developer
10 41 (5.71%) IT Support
11 32 (4.46%) Microsoft Developer
11 32 (4.46%) Power Apps Developer
12 30 (4.18%) Applications Support
13 26 (3.62%) Microsoft 365 Developer
14 23 (3.20%) Administrator
14 23 (3.20%) Support Engineer
15 22 (3.06%) CRM Developer
15 22 (3.06%) IT Manager
15 22 (3.06%) Support Manager
15 22 (3.06%) Systems Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 126 (17.55%) .NET
2 72 (10.03%) HTML5 Canvas
3 65 (9.05%) HTML
4 63 (8.77%) REST
5 57 (7.94%) CSS
6 39 (5.43%) Microsoft Graph
7 35 (4.87%) SPFx
8 33 (4.60%) .NET Core
9 28 (3.90%) JSON
10 21 (2.92%) ASP.NET
11 20 (2.79%) React
12 17 (2.37%) Web Services
13 15 (2.09%) .NET Framework
13 15 (2.09%) RESTful
14 9 (1.25%) AngularJS
14 9 (1.25%) ASP.NET Core
15 8 (1.11%) Middleware
15 8 (1.11%) Terraform
15 8 (1.11%) XML
16 7 (0.97%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 61 (8.50%) Low-Code
2 40 (5.57%) AI Agents
3 38 (5.29%) Product Ownership
4 32 (4.46%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 30 (4.18%) Onboarding
6 23 (3.20%) Data Structures
7 22 (3.06%) Management Information System
8 17 (2.37%) Enterprise Software
9 14 (1.95%) Cloud Native
10 13 (1.81%) Greenfield Project
11 12 (1.67%) Analytical Mindset
11 12 (1.67%) Self-Motivation
12 9 (1.25%) Legacy Systems
13 5 (0.70%) CMDB
13 5 (0.70%) Security Posture
14 4 (0.56%) Driving Licence
14 4 (0.56%) Enterprise Cloud
14 4 (0.56%) Social Media
15 3 (0.42%) Distributed Systems
15 3 (0.42%) Legacy Applications
Operating Systems
1 61 (8.50%) Windows
2 31 (4.32%) Windows Server
3 16 (2.23%) Linux
4 8 (1.11%) Mac OS
5 6 (0.84%) Ubuntu
5 6 (0.84%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.28%) Android
6 2 (0.28%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 289 (40.25%) Business Intelligence
2 203 (28.27%) AI
3 189 (26.32%) Problem-Solving
4 185 (25.77%) Continuous Improvement
5 168 (23.40%) CRM
6 153 (21.31%) Agile
7 139 (19.36%) DevOps
8 100 (13.93%) Workflow
9 91 (12.67%) User Experience
10 89 (12.40%) CI/CD
11 83 (11.56%) Translating Business Requirements
12 78 (10.86%) Roadmaps
13 77 (10.72%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 71 (9.89%) Process Improvement
15 69 (9.61%) Customer Service
16 64 (8.91%) ITIL
17 62 (8.64%) Project Management
18 59 (8.22%) Data Modelling
19 57 (7.94%) Technical Leadership
20 53 (7.38%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 198 (27.58%) C#
2 189 (26.32%) SQL
3 171 (23.82%) JavaScript
4 74 (10.31%) PowerShell
5 50 (6.96%) Python
6 45 (6.27%) TypeScript
7 21 (2.92%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 17 (2.37%) T-SQL
9 16 (2.23%) VBA
10 8 (1.11%) Bash
10 8 (1.11%) Java
10 8 (1.11%) VB.NET
11 7 (0.97%) C
12 4 (0.56%) C++
13 3 (0.42%) PHP
13 3 (0.42%) VB
13 3 (0.42%) XPath
14 2 (0.28%) Dart
14 2 (0.28%) X++
15 1 (0.14%) Objective-C
Qualifications
1 71 (9.89%) Degree
2 69 (9.61%) Microsoft Certification
3 30 (4.18%) Security Cleared
4 29 (4.04%) SC Cleared
5 19 (2.65%) Azure Certification
6 18 (2.51%) Computer Science Degree
7 9 (1.25%) ITIL Certification
8 7 (0.97%) PMI Certification
8 7 (0.97%) 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 (8.36%) Data Quality
2 39 (5.43%) QA
3 23 (3.20%) Cyber Essentials
4 20 (2.79%) GDPR
5 18 (2.51%) Accessibility
5 18 (2.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 15 (2.09%) PMO
7 14 (1.95%) SLA
8 10 (1.39%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 5 (0.70%) TickIT
10 4 (0.56%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 2 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 1 (0.14%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.14%) NIST
System Software
1 45 (6.27%) Active Directory
2 10 (1.39%) 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 (4.87%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (0.97%) Ansible
3 6 (0.84%) Rundeck
4 1 (0.14%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (0.14%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.14%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 574 (79.94%) Microsoft
2 20 (2.79%) OpenAI
3 19 (2.65%) Adobe
4 17 (2.37%) Foundry
5 14 (1.95%) Intapp
6 12 (1.67%) ServiceNow
7 11 (1.53%) Oracle
8 10 (1.39%) Databricks
8 10 (1.39%) VMware
9 9 (1.25%) Cognizant
9 9 (1.25%) Sage
10 8 (1.11%) DocuSign
10 8 (1.11%) RedGate
11 7 (0.97%) Salesforce
12 6 (0.84%) Aderant
12 6 (0.84%) Citrix
12 6 (0.84%) Dynatrace
12 6 (0.84%) SonicWALL
12 6 (0.84%) Splunk
12 6 (0.84%) UiPath