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 26 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 323 273 318
Rank change year-on-year -50 +45 +213
Permanent jobs citing Power Automate 493 459 876
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.55% 1.09% 0.92%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.78% 3.04% 2.55%
Number of salaries quoted 378 362 667
10th Percentile £36,250 £38,125 £36,365
25th Percentile £42,313 £47,000 £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 £67,500 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £81,125 £87,375 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,001 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% - +5.00%

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 27,647 15,082 34,373
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 31.08% 35.89% 35.98%
Number of salaries quoted 14,314 11,045 26,801
10th Percentile £30,500 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,100 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.84% +8.70% -11.54%
75th Percentile £83,750 £83,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £103,750 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% 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 26 April 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 26 April 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 -45 434 £56,000 -2.61% 150
UK excluding London -71 265 £50,001 -4.76% 123
London +6 190 £60,000 -14.29% 61
Work from Home -26 163 £52,500 -4.55% 78
North of England -30 79 £46,042 -12.30% 26
Midlands -52 53 £57,500 +9.52% 22
South East -65 49 £50,000 -13.04% 48
East of England -18 41 £71,000 +42.00% 14
North West -5 40 £55,000 +4.76% 14
West Midlands -47 39 £44,000 -15.26% 15
Yorkshire -49 35 £41,020 -25.42% 8
South West -59 18 £43,500 -24.35% 10
Wales -16 17 £41,740 -14.82% 4
East Midlands -50 14 £60,000 +9.09% 7
Scotland -18 11 £57,500 +13.99% 2
North East -41 4 £51,000 -15.00% 4
Northern Ireland - 1 £77,500 - 1

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
1 154 (31.24%) SharePoint
2 18 (3.65%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (2.43%) Appian
4 4 (0.81%) CMS
5 3 (0.61%) Confluence
6 2 (0.41%) Palantir Foundry
6 2 (0.41%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.20%) Anypoint
7 1 (0.20%) WordPress
Applications
1 62 (12.58%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (2.43%) Microsoft Project
3 9 (1.83%) Microsoft Office
4 6 (1.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.41%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.41%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 69 (14.00%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.61%) Dynamics AX
2 3 (0.61%) Integrated Workplace Management System
2 3 (0.61%) NetSuite
2 3 (0.61%) SAP SD
3 2 (0.41%) Magento
3 2 (0.41%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 2 (0.41%) Unit4 Business World
4 1 (0.20%) Fidessa
4 1 (0.20%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 418 (84.79%) Power Platform
2 318 (64.50%) PowerApps
3 257 (52.13%) Azure
4 147 (29.82%) Dynamics 365
5 141 (28.60%) Microsoft 365
6 80 (16.23%) Azure Logic Apps
7 51 (10.34%) Microsoft Copilot
8 45 (9.13%) Azure Data Factory
9 37 (7.51%) Entra ID
9 37 (7.51%) OneDrive
10 34 (6.90%) Copilot Studio
11 33 (6.69%) Serverless
12 31 (6.29%) Azure Functions
13 30 (6.09%) Azure DevOps
14 22 (4.46%) Azure Service Bus
15 21 (4.26%) SaaS
16 19 (3.85%) Azure AI
17 16 (3.25%) Adobe Creative Cloud
18 14 (2.84%) Anthropic Claude
19 13 (2.64%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.43%) Firewall
2 5 (1.01%) Intranet
3 4 (0.81%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (0.61%) DHCP
4 3 (0.61%) DNS
4 3 (0.61%) NAS
4 3 (0.61%) VoIP
4 3 (0.61%) VPN
5 2 (0.41%) TCP/IP
5 2 (0.41%) VLAN
5 2 (0.41%) WAN
6 1 (0.20%) FIX Connectivity
6 1 (0.20%) LAN
6 1 (0.20%) Network Security
6 1 (0.20%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 267 (54.16%) Power BI
2 78 (15.82%) SQL Server
3 33 (6.69%) Power Query
4 31 (6.29%) Data Warehouse
5 23 (4.67%) Azure SQL Database
6 20 (4.06%) PowerPivot
7 13 (2.64%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 12 (2.43%) Metabase
8 12 (2.43%) Pinecone
9 10 (2.03%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 9 (1.83%) Metadata
11 4 (0.81%) Data Lake
11 4 (0.81%) MySQL
11 4 (0.81%) Qlik Sense
12 2 (0.41%) MariaDB
12 2 (0.41%) NoSQL
12 2 (0.41%) PostgreSQL
12 2 (0.41%) Relational Database
12 2 (0.41%) Star Schema
13 1 (0.20%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 15 (3.04%) Visual Studio
2 12 (2.43%) MLflow
3 8 (1.62%) JIRA
4 7 (1.42%) Git
5 6 (1.22%) Visual Studio Code
6 3 (0.61%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 1 (0.20%) Oracle Forms
7 1 (0.20%) Postman
General
1 204 (41.38%) Social Skills
2 141 (28.60%) Finance
3 98 (19.88%) Analytical Skills
4 44 (8.92%) Law
5 29 (5.88%) Public Sector
6 27 (5.48%) Documentation Skills
6 27 (5.48%) Legal
7 26 (5.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 17 (3.45%) Manufacturing
9 13 (2.64%) Marketing
10 10 (2.03%) Organisational Skills
10 10 (2.03%) Retail
11 8 (1.62%) Agriculture
12 7 (1.42%) Automotive
13 5 (1.01%) Influencing Skills
13 5 (1.01%) Tech for Good
14 2 (0.41%) Billing
14 2 (0.41%) Police
14 2 (0.41%) Presentation Skills
15 1 (0.20%) Brand Awareness
Job Titles
1 174 (35.29%) Developer
2 86 (17.44%) Analyst
3 83 (16.84%) Power Platform Developer
4 60 (12.17%) Senior
5 49 (9.94%) IT Support
6 41 (8.32%) Consultant
7 35 (7.10%) Senior Developer
8 28 (5.68%) Support Manager
9 27 (5.48%) Dynamics 365 Developer
10 26 (5.27%) Lead
11 25 (5.07%) Support Analyst
12 24 (4.87%) Financial Analyst
12 24 (4.87%) Systems Analyst
13 23 (4.67%) Applications Developer
13 23 (4.67%) Power Apps Developer
14 22 (4.46%) Applications Support
15 19 (3.85%) Automation Engineer
15 19 (3.85%) IT Analyst
15 19 (3.85%) Power Platform Consultant
16 18 (3.65%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 77 (15.62%) .NET
2 54 (10.95%) REST
3 50 (10.14%) HTML5 Canvas
4 33 (6.69%) HTML
5 32 (6.49%) CSS
6 29 (5.88%) SPFx
7 26 (5.27%) JSON
8 24 (4.87%) Microsoft Graph
9 21 (4.26%) Web Services
10 20 (4.06%) .NET Core
11 18 (3.65%) RESTful
12 15 (3.04%) SOAP
13 14 (2.84%) JWT
13 14 (2.84%) OpenAPI
13 14 (2.84%) Swagger
14 13 (2.64%) OAuth
14 13 (2.64%) Pandas
15 12 (2.43%) Django
15 12 (2.43%) NumPy
15 12 (2.43%) pytest
Miscellaneous
1 77 (15.62%) Low-Code
2 25 (5.07%) Management Information System
3 23 (4.67%) Analytical Mindset
4 21 (4.26%) Legacy Systems
5 17 (3.45%) Onboarding
6 14 (2.84%) Product Ownership
7 13 (2.64%) Cloud Native
8 12 (2.43%) Self-Motivation
9 8 (1.62%) Data Structures
9 8 (1.62%) Renewable Energy
10 7 (1.42%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 6 (1.22%) Greenfield Project
11 6 (1.22%) Hybrid Cloud
12 5 (1.01%) Reference Data
13 4 (0.81%) Enterprise Cloud
13 4 (0.81%) Social Media
14 3 (0.61%) AI Agents
14 3 (0.61%) IoT
14 3 (0.61%) PropTech
15 2 (0.41%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 23 (4.67%) Windows
2 10 (2.03%) Linux
3 8 (1.62%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.81%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.41%) Unix
6 1 (0.20%) Solaris
6 1 (0.20%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 256 (51.93%) Business Intelligence
2 132 (26.77%) Problem-Solving
3 130 (26.37%) Continuous Improvement
4 108 (21.91%) CRM
5 98 (19.88%) AI
6 88 (17.85%) Workflow
7 71 (14.40%) DevOps
8 66 (13.39%) Agile
9 56 (11.36%) Data Modelling
10 52 (10.55%) CI/CD
10 52 (10.55%) Stakeholder Management
10 52 (10.55%) Translating Business Requirements
11 50 (10.14%) Analytics
12 48 (9.74%) Data Analysis
12 48 (9.74%) Project Management
13 45 (9.13%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 43 (8.72%) ERP
15 42 (8.52%) User Experience
16 40 (8.11%) ETL
16 40 (8.11%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 159 (32.25%) SQL
2 104 (21.10%) C#
3 102 (20.69%) JavaScript
4 55 (11.16%) Python
5 49 (9.94%) PowerShell
6 30 (6.09%) TypeScript
7 21 (4.26%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 18 (3.65%) VBA
9 14 (2.84%) T-SQL
10 8 (1.62%) Java
11 3 (0.61%) PHP
11 3 (0.61%) VB.NET
12 2 (0.41%) VB
13 1 (0.20%) Bash
13 1 (0.20%) C
13 1 (0.20%) R
13 1 (0.20%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 63 (12.78%) Degree
2 33 (6.69%) Microsoft Certification
3 29 (5.88%) Security Cleared
4 21 (4.26%) SC Cleared
5 19 (3.85%) Computer Science Degree
6 5 (1.01%) Azure Certification
6 5 (1.01%) DBS Check
7 4 (0.81%) ACCA
7 4 (0.81%) CIMA
7 4 (0.81%) ITIL Certification
7 4 (0.81%) Master's Degree
8 3 (0.61%) A+ Certification
8 3 (0.61%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 3 (0.61%) Network+ Certification
9 2 (0.41%) PhD
10 1 (0.20%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.20%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 1 (0.20%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (9.74%) Data Quality
2 27 (5.48%) QA
3 15 (3.04%) SLA
4 14 (2.84%) GDPR
4 14 (2.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 10 (2.03%) Accessibility
6 8 (1.62%) PMO
7 6 (1.22%) Cyber Essentials
8 5 (1.01%) TickIT
9 2 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 2 (0.41%) GRC
9 2 (0.41%) HIPAA
9 2 (0.41%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 2 (0.41%) WCAG
System Software
1 30 (6.09%) Active Directory
2 15 (3.04%) Docker
3 4 (0.81%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.61%) BitLocker
4 3 (0.61%) Terminal Services
4 3 (0.61%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.41%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.20%) Firmware
6 1 (0.20%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 16 (3.25%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (2.84%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.20%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 335 (67.95%) Microsoft
2 26 (5.27%) UiPath
3 25 (5.07%) ServiceNow
4 18 (3.65%) Adobe
5 17 (3.45%) OpenAI
6 16 (3.25%) Automation Anywhere
6 16 (3.25%) SAP
7 13 (2.64%) Salesforce
8 11 (2.23%) Intapp
9 8 (1.62%) MuleSoft
9 8 (1.62%) Oracle
10 6 (1.22%) Pega
11 5 (1.01%) Databricks
11 5 (1.01%) Sage
11 5 (1.01%) VMware
12 4 (0.81%) BeyondTrust
12 4 (0.81%) Facebook
13 3 (0.61%) Blue Prism
13 3 (0.61%) Sophos
13 3 (0.61%) Workday