Low-code and automation developer: certifications, study paths and pay
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You use platforms such as Microsoft Power Platform to build apps and automate workflows without heavy coding, often inside a business team.
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What you do
- Build apps, forms and flows with low-code tools
- Automate approvals and repetitive tasks
- Gather requirements from colleagues and train users
Skills that matter
- Power Apps and Power Automate
- Process thinking
- Basic data modelling
- Working with business users
What does this role pay?
United States, May 2025, annual wages for the closest official occupation: Computer systems analysts, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Entry-level jobs usually start nearer the lower figure. Pay in Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada and other countries is different, so check local job boards and salary guides. These figures are a guide, not an offer or a promise of pay.
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Study paths that lead here
Job titles this page covers
- Automation or workflow specialist
- Automation specialist
- Customer service automation lead
- Low-code developer
- Power Apps developer
- Power Automate specialist
- Power Platform citizen developer
- Power Platform developer
Employers use many names for similar work. Requirements vary by employer and country, and a certificate supports your application but does not guarantee a job.
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