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 3 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 315 282 314
Rank change year-on-year -33 +32 +174
Permanent jobs citing Power Automate 535 500 912
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.57% 1.15% 0.89%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.97% 3.42% 2.60%
Number of salaries quoted 420 386 680
10th Percentile £36,225 £39,438 £36,365
25th Percentile £42,188 £46,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,250 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.93% +4.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £70,000 £68,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £84,375 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,001 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -

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 27,179 14,601 35,094
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 29.17% 33.54% 34.21%
Number of salaries quoted 15,654 10,028 27,023
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £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 £82,500 £77,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £96,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -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 3 June 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 3 June 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 -32 481 £56,550 -1.65% 189
UK excluding London -38 302 £50,001 -4.76% 156
London +13 198 £63,500 -3.05% 60
Work from Home -26 175 £50,001 -9.09% 109
North of England +18 108 £45,000 -14.29% 46
Midlands -49 55 £55,000 +2.44% 28
North West +23 53 £52,500 +2.44% 26
East of England -5 51 £76,750 +53.50% 8
Yorkshire -29 49 £42,500 -26.09% 12
South East -51 46 £50,000 -9.09% 36
West Midlands -53 37 £47,085 -9.32% 18
Wales -29 19 £41,740 -10.24% 8
East Midlands -18 18 £59,732 +8.60% 10
South West -73 17 £43,500 -24.35% 13
Scotland -1 7 £55,000 +9.03% 6
North East - 6 £51,000 - 8
Northern Ireland - 1 £60,000 - 14

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
1 164 (30.65%) SharePoint
2 16 (2.99%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (1.50%) Appian
4 5 (0.93%) CMS
4 5 (0.93%) WordPress
5 3 (0.56%) Confluence
6 2 (0.37%) IIS
7 1 (0.19%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 56 (10.47%) Microsoft Excel
2 15 (2.80%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (2.24%) Microsoft Project
4 6 (1.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.56%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.37%) SOLIDWORKS
7 1 (0.19%) Revit
Business Applications
1 92 (17.20%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.75%) Dynamics AX
3 3 (0.56%) Dynamics NAV
3 3 (0.56%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 3 (0.56%) NetSuite
3 3 (0.56%) Salesforce CRM
3 3 (0.56%) SAP SD
4 2 (0.37%) Infor CloudSuite
4 2 (0.37%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
4 2 (0.37%) Magento
4 2 (0.37%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 2 (0.37%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 2 (0.37%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 454 (84.86%) Power Platform
2 368 (68.79%) PowerApps
3 272 (50.84%) Azure
4 181 (33.83%) Dynamics 365
5 167 (31.21%) Microsoft 365
6 98 (18.32%) Azure Logic Apps
7 72 (13.46%) Microsoft Copilot
8 52 (9.72%) OneDrive
9 50 (9.35%) Entra ID
10 43 (8.04%) Copilot Studio
11 40 (7.48%) Azure Data Factory
12 35 (6.54%) Serverless
13 30 (5.61%) Azure Functions
14 29 (5.42%) Azure DevOps
14 29 (5.42%) SaaS
15 19 (3.55%) Adobe Creative Cloud
16 18 (3.36%) Azure Service Bus
17 14 (2.62%) Azure AI
18 12 (2.24%) Microsoft Purview
19 9 (1.68%) Anthropic Claude
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.43%) Firewall
2 6 (1.12%) Intranet
2 6 (1.12%) VoIP
3 3 (0.56%) DHCP
3 3 (0.56%) DNS
3 3 (0.56%) LTE
3 3 (0.56%) NAS
3 3 (0.56%) VPN
3 3 (0.56%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (0.37%) Internet
4 2 (0.37%) VLAN
4 2 (0.37%) 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
Database & Business Intelligence
1 267 (49.91%) Power BI
2 75 (14.02%) SQL Server
3 30 (5.61%) Power Query
4 26 (4.86%) Azure SQL Database
5 25 (4.67%) Data Warehouse
6 17 (3.18%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 16 (2.99%) PowerPivot
8 11 (2.06%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 8 (1.50%) Data Lake
9 8 (1.50%) Metabase
9 8 (1.50%) Metadata
9 8 (1.50%) Pinecone
10 7 (1.31%) Relational Database
11 5 (0.93%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 4 (0.75%) MySQL
12 4 (0.75%) Qlik Sense
13 2 (0.37%) MariaDB
13 2 (0.37%) NoSQL
13 2 (0.37%) PostgreSQL
13 2 (0.37%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 11 (2.06%) Visual Studio
2 8 (1.50%) JIRA
2 8 (1.50%) MLflow
3 7 (1.31%) Git
4 6 (1.12%) Visual Studio Code
5 3 (0.56%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 2 (0.37%) ERwin
7 1 (0.19%) Oracle Forms
7 1 (0.19%) Postman
General
1 181 (33.83%) Social Skills
2 151 (28.22%) Finance
3 82 (15.33%) Analytical Skills
4 42 (7.85%) Law
5 39 (7.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 38 (7.10%) Legal
7 24 (4.49%) Documentation Skills
7 24 (4.49%) Manufacturing
8 23 (4.30%) Public Sector
9 21 (3.93%) Marketing
10 11 (2.06%) Retail
11 9 (1.68%) Organisational Skills
12 8 (1.50%) Agriculture
13 7 (1.31%) Automotive
14 6 (1.12%) Social Housing
15 5 (0.93%) Influencing Skills
16 3 (0.56%) Financial Institution
17 2 (0.37%) Billing
17 2 (0.37%) Presentation Skills
17 2 (0.37%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 197 (36.82%) Developer
2 87 (16.26%) Power Platform Developer
3 80 (14.95%) Analyst
4 65 (12.15%) Senior
5 42 (7.85%) Dynamics 365 Developer
6 40 (7.48%) IT Support
7 39 (7.29%) Lead
8 38 (7.10%) Consultant
9 35 (6.54%) Senior Developer
10 32 (5.98%) Applications Developer
11 31 (5.79%) Support Manager
12 29 (5.42%) Power Apps Developer
13 28 (5.23%) Applications Support
14 24 (4.49%) IT Manager
15 23 (4.30%) Architect
15 23 (4.30%) Support Analyst
16 21 (3.93%) CRM Developer
17 20 (3.74%) Systems Analyst
18 19 (3.55%) Microsoft Developer
19 18 (3.36%) Business Intelligence Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 80 (14.95%) .NET
2 54 (10.09%) HTML5 Canvas
3 48 (8.97%) REST
4 42 (7.85%) HTML
5 39 (7.29%) CSS
6 29 (5.42%) SPFx
7 28 (5.23%) Microsoft Graph
8 24 (4.49%) .NET Core
9 23 (4.30%) JSON
10 21 (3.93%) Web Services
11 15 (2.80%) React
12 14 (2.62%) RESTful
13 13 (2.43%) SOAP
14 10 (1.87%) JWT
14 10 (1.87%) OAuth
15 9 (1.68%) ASP.NET
16 8 (1.50%) Django
16 8 (1.50%) Middleware
16 8 (1.50%) scikit-learn
16 8 (1.50%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 69 (12.90%) Low-Code
2 27 (5.05%) Management Information System
3 26 (4.86%) Product Ownership
4 21 (3.93%) Analytical Mindset
5 19 (3.55%) Onboarding
6 18 (3.36%) Legacy Systems
7 16 (2.99%) Cloud Native
8 15 (2.80%) Data Structures
9 13 (2.43%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 9 (1.68%) AI Agents
11 8 (1.50%) Renewable Energy
12 7 (1.31%) Greenfield Project
12 7 (1.31%) Self-Motivation
13 5 (0.93%) Hybrid Cloud
14 4 (0.75%) Enterprise Cloud
14 4 (0.75%) Social Media
15 3 (0.56%) Distributed Systems
15 3 (0.56%) PropTech
16 2 (0.37%) Client/Server
16 2 (0.37%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 37 (6.92%) Windows
2 11 (2.06%) Windows Server
3 9 (1.68%) Linux
4 4 (0.75%) Mac OS
5 3 (0.56%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.37%) Android
6 2 (0.37%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 255 (47.66%) Business Intelligence
2 145 (27.10%) CRM
3 141 (26.36%) Continuous Improvement
4 126 (23.55%) Problem-Solving
5 108 (20.19%) AI
6 93 (17.38%) Workflow
7 84 (15.70%) Agile
8 79 (14.77%) DevOps
9 62 (11.59%) Data Modelling
10 60 (11.21%) CI/CD
11 56 (10.47%) Project Management
11 56 (10.47%) Translating Business Requirements
12 54 (10.09%) Analytics
12 54 (10.09%) Roadmaps
13 53 (9.91%) Process Improvement
14 52 (9.72%) User Experience
15 50 (9.35%) Customer Service
16 47 (8.79%) Stakeholder Management
17 46 (8.60%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 40 (7.48%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 166 (31.03%) SQL
2 114 (21.31%) C#
2 114 (21.31%) JavaScript
3 55 (10.28%) PowerShell
4 48 (8.97%) Python
5 33 (6.17%) TypeScript
6 17 (3.18%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 17 (3.18%) T-SQL
7 16 (2.99%) VBA
8 6 (1.12%) Java
9 5 (0.93%) Bash
10 3 (0.56%) PHP
10 3 (0.56%) VB
10 3 (0.56%) VB.NET
11 1 (0.19%) C
11 1 (0.19%) C++
11 1 (0.19%) Objective-C
11 1 (0.19%) R
11 1 (0.19%) Swift
Qualifications
1 68 (12.71%) Degree
2 34 (6.36%) Microsoft Certification
3 27 (5.05%) Computer Science Degree
4 23 (4.30%) Security Cleared
5 15 (2.80%) SC Cleared
6 7 (1.31%) ITIL Certification
7 6 (1.12%) Azure Certification
8 5 (0.93%) ICAEW
9 4 (0.75%) Master's Degree
10 3 (0.56%) A+ Certification
10 3 (0.56%) DBS Check
10 3 (0.56%) Network+ Certification
10 3 (0.56%) PMI Certification
10 3 (0.56%) PMP
11 2 (0.37%) Microsoft Certified Professional
12 1 (0.19%) BPSS Clearance
12 1 (0.19%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 1 (0.19%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (9.91%) Data Quality
2 38 (7.10%) QA
3 16 (2.99%) GDPR
4 15 (2.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 14 (2.62%) Cyber Essentials
5 14 (2.62%) PMO
6 13 (2.43%) SLA
7 10 (1.87%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 6 (1.12%) Accessibility
9 5 (0.93%) TickIT
10 2 (0.37%) GRC
10 2 (0.37%) HIPAA
10 2 (0.37%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 31 (5.79%) Active Directory
2 10 (1.87%) Docker
3 4 (0.75%) BitLocker
3 4 (0.75%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.56%) Terminal Services
4 3 (0.56%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.37%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.19%) Firmware
6 1 (0.19%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 26 (4.86%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (1.68%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.93%) Ansible
3 5 (0.93%) Rundeck
3 5 (0.93%) Terraform
4 1 (0.19%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.19%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (0.19%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 378 (70.65%) Microsoft
2 22 (4.11%) ServiceNow
3 20 (3.74%) Adobe
3 20 (3.74%) OpenAI
4 19 (3.55%) UiPath
5 14 (2.62%) Salesforce
6 12 (2.24%) Automation Anywhere
7 10 (1.87%) SAP
8 8 (1.50%) Cognizant
8 8 (1.50%) Intapp
9 7 (1.31%) Databricks
9 7 (1.31%) Oracle
10 5 (0.93%) Cisco
10 5 (0.93%) Dynatrace
10 5 (0.93%) Meraki
10 5 (0.93%) MuleSoft
10 5 (0.93%) Pega
10 5 (0.93%) Sage
10 5 (0.93%) Splunk
10 5 (0.93%) VMware