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

6 months to
28 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 274 284 320
Rank change year-on-year +10 +36 +56
Permanent jobs citing Power Automate 730 520 701
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.67% 1.04% 0.84%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.64% 3.26% 2.66%
Number of salaries quoted 568 386 507
10th Percentile £36,940 £39,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £55,250 £58,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.36% -5.56% +6.24%
75th Percentile £75,000 £66,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £83,750 £81,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £53,335 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.59% -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 27,640 15,966 26,340
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 25.26% 31.94% 31.55%
Number of salaries quoted 18,542 10,900 18,355
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £43,936 £39,750 £43,750
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 £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 28 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 28 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 -2 668 £57,500 +0.88% 295
UK excluding London 0 453 £53,335 +1.59% 225
Work from Home -13 258 £51,000 -7.27% 228
London +6 238 £68,500 +9.60% 124
North of England +44 151 £50,000 +5.26% 50
Midlands +9 115 £59,732 +11.26% 49
North West +23 78 £51,000 +7.37% 26
West Midlands -6 75 £60,000 +11.76% 41
South East -56 71 £50,001 +0.00% 52
Yorkshire 0 63 £42,500 -10.53% 16
East of England -11 62 £85,000 +47.83% 27
East Midlands -12 40 £54,000 -1.82% 8
Wales -56 25 £53,171 +16.86% 4
South West -71 23 £55,000 +4.76% 22
North East - 10 £38,000 - 11
Scotland +2 8 £65,000 +28.85% 13
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
1 267 (36.58%) SharePoint
2 35 (4.79%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (1.64%) IIS
4 6 (0.82%) Apache
4 6 (0.82%) nginx
5 5 (0.68%) CMS
6 4 (0.55%) WordPress
7 2 (0.27%) Confluence
8 1 (0.14%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 35 (4.79%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (2.33%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (1.10%) 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%) Revit
Business Applications
1 124 (16.99%) Dynamics CRM
2 13 (1.78%) Elite 3E
3 10 (1.37%) Carpe Diem
4 8 (1.10%) Dynamics NAV
5 3 (0.41%) Dynamics AX
5 3 (0.41%) NetSuite
5 3 (0.41%) Salesforce CRM
5 3 (0.41%) SAP SD
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%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 2 (0.27%) Visualfiles
7 1 (0.14%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 618 (84.66%) Power Platform
2 495 (67.81%) PowerApps
3 359 (49.18%) Azure
4 292 (40.00%) Microsoft 365
5 275 (37.67%) Dynamics 365
6 162 (22.19%) Microsoft Copilot
7 125 (17.12%) Azure Logic Apps
8 89 (12.19%) Copilot Studio
9 82 (11.23%) Azure DevOps
10 78 (10.68%) Entra ID
11 75 (10.27%) OneDrive
12 55 (7.53%) Serverless
13 49 (6.71%) Azure Functions
14 36 (4.93%) SaaS
15 34 (4.66%) Azure Service Bus
16 29 (3.97%) Microsoft Purview
17 26 (3.56%) Azure Data Factory
18 19 (2.60%) Adobe Creative Cloud
18 19 (2.60%) Zapier
19 18 (2.47%) Azure AI
Communications & Networking
1 24 (3.29%) Firewall
2 16 (2.19%) DNS
3 9 (1.23%) Intranet
4 8 (1.10%) DHCP
4 8 (1.10%) VPN
4 8 (1.10%) 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
1 316 (43.29%) Power BI
2 67 (9.18%) SQL Server
3 26 (3.56%) Azure SQL Database
4 21 (2.88%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 18 (2.47%) Data Warehouse
5 18 (2.47%) Power Query
6 16 (2.19%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 14 (1.92%) Relational Database
8 13 (1.78%) Metadata
9 10 (1.37%) Data Lake
10 5 (0.68%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 5 (0.68%) Star Schema
11 4 (0.55%) NoSQL
12 3 (0.41%) MySQL
12 3 (0.41%) PowerPivot
13 2 (0.27%) Metabase
13 2 (0.27%) Tableau
14 1 (0.14%) Flink
14 1 (0.14%) MariaDB
14 1 (0.14%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 23 (3.15%) Git
2 14 (1.92%) 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
1 253 (34.66%) Social Skills
2 197 (26.99%) Finance
3 81 (11.10%) Analytical Skills
4 69 (9.45%) Legal
5 50 (6.85%) Law
6 42 (5.75%) Manufacturing
7 41 (5.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 28 (3.84%) Public Sector
8 28 (3.84%) Retail
9 26 (3.56%) Marketing
10 18 (2.47%) Documentation Skills
10 18 (2.47%) Organisational Skills
11 14 (1.92%) Legal Technology
12 9 (1.23%) Banking
13 8 (1.10%) Influencing Skills
14 7 (0.96%) Social Housing
15 6 (0.82%) Aviation
16 5 (0.68%) Presentation Skills
17 2 (0.27%) Billing
17 2 (0.27%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 330 (45.21%) Developer
2 122 (16.71%) Power Platform Developer
3 79 (10.82%) Senior
4 64 (8.77%) Dynamics 365 Developer
5 62 (8.49%) Lead
6 59 (8.08%) Analyst
6 59 (8.08%) Consultant
7 45 (6.16%) Senior Developer
8 42 (5.75%) Applications Developer
9 40 (5.48%) IT Support
10 32 (4.38%) Microsoft Developer
10 32 (4.38%) Power Apps Developer
11 29 (3.97%) Applications Support
12 26 (3.56%) Microsoft 365 Developer
13 23 (3.15%) Administrator
13 23 (3.15%) Architect
13 23 (3.15%) Support Engineer
14 22 (3.01%) CRM Developer
14 22 (3.01%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
14 22 (3.01%) Systems Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 130 (17.81%) .NET
2 71 (9.73%) HTML5 Canvas
3 65 (8.90%) HTML
3 65 (8.90%) REST
4 57 (7.81%) CSS
5 42 (5.75%) Microsoft Graph
6 37 (5.07%) SPFx
7 34 (4.66%) .NET Core
8 30 (4.11%) JSON
9 21 (2.88%) ASP.NET
10 20 (2.74%) React
11 17 (2.33%) Web Services
12 16 (2.19%) .NET Framework
12 16 (2.19%) RESTful
13 10 (1.37%) XML
14 9 (1.23%) AngularJS
14 9 (1.23%) ASP.NET Core
15 8 (1.10%) Entity Framework
15 8 (1.10%) Middleware
15 8 (1.10%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 60 (8.22%) Low-Code
2 41 (5.62%) AI Agents
3 40 (5.48%) Product Ownership
4 32 (4.38%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 30 (4.11%) Onboarding
6 23 (3.15%) Data Structures
7 21 (2.88%) Management Information System
8 17 (2.33%) Enterprise Software
9 13 (1.78%) 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%) Embedded Systems
15 3 (0.41%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 61 (8.36%) Windows
2 31 (4.25%) Windows Server
3 15 (2.05%) Linux
4 8 (1.10%) Mac OS
5 6 (0.82%) Ubuntu
5 6 (0.82%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.41%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.27%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 287 (39.32%) Business Intelligence
2 209 (28.63%) AI
3 192 (26.30%) Problem-Solving
4 189 (25.89%) Continuous Improvement
5 172 (23.56%) CRM
6 159 (21.78%) Agile
7 144 (19.73%) DevOps
8 103 (14.11%) Workflow
9 94 (12.88%) CI/CD
10 91 (12.47%) User Experience
11 88 (12.05%) Translating Business Requirements
12 84 (11.51%) Roadmaps
13 80 (10.96%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 72 (9.86%) Process Improvement
15 71 (9.73%) Customer Service
16 65 (8.90%) ITIL
17 61 (8.36%) Data Modelling
17 61 (8.36%) Technical Leadership
18 60 (8.22%) Project Management
19 58 (7.95%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 204 (27.95%) C#
2 190 (26.03%) SQL
3 172 (23.56%) JavaScript
4 77 (10.55%) PowerShell
5 50 (6.85%) Python
6 45 (6.16%) TypeScript
7 20 (2.74%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 16 (2.19%) T-SQL
8 16 (2.19%) VBA
9 8 (1.10%) Bash
9 8 (1.10%) Java
9 8 (1.10%) VB.NET
10 7 (0.96%) C
11 4 (0.55%) C++
12 3 (0.41%) PHP
12 3 (0.41%) VB
12 3 (0.41%) X++
12 3 (0.41%) XPath
13 2 (0.27%) Dart
14 1 (0.14%) Swift
Qualifications
1 74 (10.14%) Microsoft Certification
2 72 (9.86%) Degree
3 29 (3.97%) Security Cleared
4 28 (3.84%) SC Cleared
5 21 (2.88%) Azure Certification
6 17 (2.33%) 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 1 (0.14%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 1 (0.14%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 60 (8.22%) Data Quality
2 39 (5.34%) QA
3 25 (3.42%) GDPR
4 23 (3.15%) Cyber Essentials
5 20 (2.74%) Accessibility
6 17 (2.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 15 (2.05%) PMO
8 14 (1.92%) SLA
9 10 (1.37%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 5 (0.68%) TickIT
11 4 (0.55%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 2 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 2 (0.27%) WCAG
13 1 (0.14%) Actionable Recommendations
13 1 (0.14%) NIST
System Software
1 47 (6.44%) Active Directory
2 10 (1.37%) 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 (4.66%) 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
1 586 (80.27%) Microsoft
2 20 (2.74%) OpenAI
3 19 (2.60%) Adobe
4 18 (2.47%) Foundry
5 13 (1.78%) Intapp
6 12 (1.64%) ServiceNow
7 11 (1.51%) Oracle
8 10 (1.37%) Databricks
8 10 (1.37%) VMware
9 9 (1.23%) Cognizant
9 9 (1.23%) Sage
10 8 (1.10%) DocuSign
10 8 (1.10%) RedGate
11 7 (0.96%) Aderant
11 7 (0.96%) Salesforce
12 6 (0.82%) Citrix
12 6 (0.82%) Dynatrace
12 6 (0.82%) SonicWALL
12 6 (0.82%) Splunk
12 6 (0.82%) UiPath