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 1 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 282 276 323
Rank change year-on-year -6 +47 +52
Permanent jobs citing Power Automate 732 524 679
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.67% 1.05% 0.83%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.66% 3.29% 2.63%
Number of salaries quoted 569 392 474
10th Percentile £37,000 £39,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,125 £46,990
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,100 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.00% -8.33% +8.96%
75th Percentile £75,000 £65,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,375 £81,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £53,500 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.90% -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 27,511 15,930 25,816
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 25.04% 31.86% 31.71%
Number of salaries quoted 18,545 10,882 17,592
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £43,750 £39,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £80,875
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 1 September 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 1 September 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 +1 669 £57,500 +1.32% 284
UK excluding London -3 457 £53,500 +1.90% 209
Work from Home -10 260 £52,500 -4.55% 175
London +2 236 £68,500 +9.60% 135
North of England +42 150 £50,000 +5.26% 43
Midlands +1 120 £59,732 +11.26% 40
West Midlands +4 80 £60,000 +11.76% 32
North West +26 78 £51,000 +7.37% 23
South East -58 69 £50,000 +0.00% 45
Yorkshire +1 62 £42,500 -10.53% 14
East of England -7 62 £85,000 +47.83% 26
East Midlands -4 40 £54,000 -1.82% 8
Wales -50 25 £53,171 +16.86% 5
South West -69 24 £55,000 +5.77% 21
North East - 10 £38,000 - 7
Scotland -7 9 £65,000 +28.85% 14
Northern Ireland - 1 £60,000 - 22

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
1 273 (37.30%) SharePoint
2 36 (4.92%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (1.78%) IIS
4 7 (0.96%) Apache
4 7 (0.96%) nginx
5 5 (0.68%) CMS
6 4 (0.55%) WordPress
7 3 (0.41%) Confluence
8 1 (0.14%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 33 (4.51%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (2.32%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (0.96%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.41%) Chatbot
4 3 (0.41%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.27%) SOLIDWORKS
6 1 (0.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.14%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.14%) Revit
Business Applications
1 124 (16.94%) Dynamics CRM
2 13 (1.78%) Elite 3E
3 10 (1.37%) Carpe Diem
4 8 (1.09%) Dynamics NAV
5 3 (0.41%) Dynamics AX
5 3 (0.41%) NetSuite
5 3 (0.41%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.27%) Infor CloudSuite
6 2 (0.27%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
6 2 (0.27%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 2 (0.27%) Sage 200
6 2 (0.27%) SAP SD
6 2 (0.27%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 2 (0.27%) Visualfiles
7 1 (0.14%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 619 (84.56%) Power Platform
2 496 (67.76%) PowerApps
3 362 (49.45%) Azure
4 296 (40.44%) Microsoft 365
5 274 (37.43%) Dynamics 365
6 164 (22.40%) Microsoft Copilot
7 125 (17.08%) Azure Logic Apps
8 87 (11.89%) Copilot Studio
9 81 (11.07%) Azure DevOps
10 80 (10.93%) Entra ID
11 76 (10.38%) OneDrive
12 55 (7.51%) Serverless
13 49 (6.69%) Azure Functions
14 37 (5.05%) SaaS
15 34 (4.64%) Azure Service Bus
16 30 (4.10%) Microsoft Purview
17 26 (3.55%) Azure Data Factory
18 20 (2.73%) Azure AI
19 19 (2.60%) Adobe Creative Cloud
19 19 (2.60%) Zapier
Communications & Networking
1 25 (3.42%) Firewall
2 17 (2.32%) DNS
3 10 (1.37%) Intranet
4 8 (1.09%) DHCP
4 8 (1.09%) VPN
4 8 (1.09%) Wi-Fi
5 6 (0.82%) VoIP
6 5 (0.68%) VLAN
7 4 (0.55%) TCP/IP
7 4 (0.55%) Wireless
8 3 (0.41%) LTE
8 3 (0.41%) MQTT
8 3 (0.41%) NAS
9 2 (0.27%) DKIM
9 2 (0.27%) DMARC
9 2 (0.27%) HTTP
9 2 (0.27%) Internet
10 1 (0.14%) Broadband
10 1 (0.14%) LAN
10 1 (0.14%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 315 (43.03%) Power BI
2 69 (9.43%) SQL Server
3 28 (3.83%) Azure SQL Database
4 23 (3.14%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 17 (2.32%) Data Warehouse
6 16 (2.19%) Power Query
6 16 (2.19%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 14 (1.91%) Metadata
7 14 (1.91%) Relational Database
8 10 (1.37%) Data Lake
9 5 (0.68%) NoSQL
9 5 (0.68%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 5 (0.68%) Star Schema
10 3 (0.41%) MySQL
11 2 (0.27%) Metabase
11 2 (0.27%) PowerPivot
11 2 (0.27%) Tableau
12 1 (0.14%) Big Data
12 1 (0.14%) Electronic Patient Records
12 1 (0.14%) Flink
Development Applications
1 23 (3.14%) Git
2 13 (1.78%) JIRA
3 10 (1.37%) Visual Studio
3 10 (1.37%) Visual Studio Code
4 6 (0.82%) Claude Code
5 2 (0.27%) ERwin
6 1 (0.14%) Oracle Forms
6 1 (0.14%) Postman
6 1 (0.14%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 255 (34.84%) Social Skills
2 198 (27.05%) Finance
3 81 (11.07%) Analytical Skills
4 69 (9.43%) Legal
5 50 (6.83%) Law
6 42 (5.74%) Manufacturing
7 41 (5.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 29 (3.96%) Public Sector
9 28 (3.83%) Retail
10 26 (3.55%) Marketing
11 19 (2.60%) Documentation Skills
12 18 (2.46%) Organisational Skills
13 14 (1.91%) Legal Technology
14 9 (1.23%) Banking
15 8 (1.09%) Influencing Skills
16 7 (0.96%) Social Housing
17 6 (0.82%) Aviation
17 6 (0.82%) Presentation Skills
18 2 (0.27%) Billing
18 2 (0.27%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 332 (45.36%) Developer
2 123 (16.80%) Power Platform Developer
3 79 (10.79%) Senior
4 64 (8.74%) Dynamics 365 Developer
5 61 (8.33%) Lead
6 60 (8.20%) Consultant
7 58 (7.92%) Analyst
8 45 (6.15%) Senior Developer
9 42 (5.74%) Applications Developer
10 39 (5.33%) IT Support
11 32 (4.37%) Microsoft Developer
12 31 (4.23%) Power Apps Developer
13 28 (3.83%) Applications Support
14 26 (3.55%) Microsoft 365 Developer
15 25 (3.42%) Architect
16 23 (3.14%) Administrator
16 23 (3.14%) Support Engineer
17 22 (3.01%) CRM Developer
17 22 (3.01%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
17 22 (3.01%) Systems Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 134 (18.31%) .NET
2 72 (9.84%) HTML5 Canvas
3 67 (9.15%) HTML
4 64 (8.74%) REST
5 59 (8.06%) CSS
6 42 (5.74%) Microsoft Graph
7 37 (5.05%) SPFx
8 36 (4.92%) .NET Core
9 33 (4.51%) JSON
10 23 (3.14%) ASP.NET
11 20 (2.73%) React
12 18 (2.46%) .NET Framework
12 18 (2.46%) RESTful
13 17 (2.32%) Web Services
14 13 (1.78%) XML
15 9 (1.23%) AngularJS
15 9 (1.23%) ASP.NET Core
16 8 (1.09%) Entity Framework
16 8 (1.09%) Middleware
16 8 (1.09%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 58 (7.92%) Low-Code
2 41 (5.60%) AI Agents
2 41 (5.60%) Product Ownership
3 32 (4.37%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 30 (4.10%) Onboarding
5 21 (2.87%) Data Structures
6 20 (2.73%) Management Information System
7 17 (2.32%) Enterprise Software
8 14 (1.91%) Cloud Native
9 13 (1.78%) Greenfield Project
10 12 (1.64%) Self-Motivation
11 10 (1.37%) Analytical Mindset
12 9 (1.23%) Legacy Systems
13 5 (0.68%) CMDB
13 5 (0.68%) Security Posture
14 4 (0.55%) Driving Licence
14 4 (0.55%) Enterprise Cloud
14 4 (0.55%) Social Media
15 3 (0.41%) Distributed Systems
15 3 (0.41%) Legacy Applications
Operating Systems
1 62 (8.47%) Windows
2 32 (4.37%) Windows Server
3 16 (2.19%) Linux
4 8 (1.09%) Mac OS
5 7 (0.96%) Ubuntu
6 6 (0.82%) Windows 10
7 3 (0.41%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.27%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 287 (39.21%) Business Intelligence
2 215 (29.37%) AI
3 194 (26.50%) Problem-Solving
4 191 (26.09%) Continuous Improvement
5 171 (23.36%) CRM
6 163 (22.27%) Agile
7 145 (19.81%) DevOps
8 108 (14.75%) Workflow
9 95 (12.98%) CI/CD
10 92 (12.57%) Translating Business Requirements
11 91 (12.43%) User Experience
12 85 (11.61%) Roadmaps
13 81 (11.07%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 73 (9.97%) Process Improvement
15 71 (9.70%) Customer Service
16 67 (9.15%) ITIL
17 64 (8.74%) Technical Leadership
18 60 (8.20%) Data Modelling
18 60 (8.20%) Project Management
18 60 (8.20%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 208 (28.42%) C#
2 189 (25.82%) SQL
3 173 (23.63%) JavaScript
4 78 (10.66%) PowerShell
5 49 (6.69%) Python
6 45 (6.15%) TypeScript
7 19 (2.60%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 17 (2.32%) VBA
9 16 (2.19%) T-SQL
10 8 (1.09%) Bash
10 8 (1.09%) VB.NET
11 7 (0.96%) C
11 7 (0.96%) Java
12 4 (0.55%) C++
13 3 (0.41%) PHP
13 3 (0.41%) VB
13 3 (0.41%) X++
13 3 (0.41%) XPath
14 2 (0.27%) Dart
15 1 (0.14%) Objective-C
Qualifications
1 74 (10.11%) Microsoft Certification
2 71 (9.70%) Degree
3 30 (4.10%) Security Cleared
4 29 (3.96%) SC Cleared
5 21 (2.87%) Azure Certification
6 17 (2.32%) Computer Science Degree
7 9 (1.23%) ITIL Certification
8 7 (0.96%) PMI Certification
8 7 (0.96%) PMP
9 5 (0.68%) ICAEW
10 4 (0.55%) CCNA
10 4 (0.55%) Cisco Certification
10 4 (0.55%) DBS Check
10 4 (0.55%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 3 (0.41%) A+ Certification
11 3 (0.41%) HND
11 3 (0.41%) Master's Degree
11 3 (0.41%) Network+ Certification
12 2 (0.27%) AWS Certification
12 2 (0.27%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 60 (8.20%) Data Quality
2 38 (5.19%) QA
3 26 (3.55%) GDPR
4 23 (3.14%) Cyber Essentials
5 20 (2.73%) Accessibility
6 17 (2.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 15 (2.05%) PMO
7 15 (2.05%) SLA
8 10 (1.37%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 5 (0.68%) TickIT
10 4 (0.55%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 2 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 2 (0.27%) WCAG
12 1 (0.14%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.14%) NIST
System Software
1 47 (6.42%) Active Directory
2 11 (1.50%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (0.68%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (0.55%) BitLocker
5 3 (0.41%) Terminal Services
6 2 (0.27%) Docker
7 1 (0.14%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 34 (4.64%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (0.96%) Ansible
3 6 (0.82%) Rundeck
4 1 (0.14%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (0.14%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.14%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 589 (80.46%) Microsoft
2 20 (2.73%) OpenAI
3 19 (2.60%) Adobe
4 18 (2.46%) Foundry
5 12 (1.64%) Intapp
5 12 (1.64%) ServiceNow
6 11 (1.50%) Oracle
6 11 (1.50%) VMware
7 10 (1.37%) Databricks
8 9 (1.23%) Cognizant
8 9 (1.23%) Sage
9 8 (1.09%) DocuSign
9 8 (1.09%) RedGate
10 7 (0.96%) Citrix
10 7 (0.96%) Salesforce
10 7 (0.96%) SonicWALL
10 7 (0.96%) UiPath
11 6 (0.82%) Aderant
11 6 (0.82%) Dynatrace
11 6 (0.82%) Splunk