Will Citizen Developer with Power Apps + AI Hubs be another IT job killer?

As GenAI has moved from hype to utility, the impact on IT departments has transitioned from disruptive novelty to a strategic necessity. The Microsoft Power Apps and AI Hubs are not only integral to digital transformation — they are fundamentally reshaping the operating models, talent requirements, and business user empowerment paradigms in modern enterprise.

The Evolution of Microsoft Power Apps in 2025

Microsoft Power Apps has continuously evolved from a visual app-building toolkit into a sophisticated platform for intelligent, enterprise-grade application construction. In the 2025 Release Wave 2 (October 2025–March 2026), Power Apps introduced features:

• Plan designer with Agent Collaboration
• Extensible AI “Agents Apps”
• Copilot for Makers and Users: Natural language-driven app generation, Copilot-assisted data visualisation and intelligent, form-filling AI are mainstream.

The low-code projects are typically delivered 50–90% faster than traditionally coded projects and with 53% lower costs, with over 84% of companies using low-code platforms reporting reductions in IT resource burdens. (KPMG report)

IT Department Roles

From Pyramid to Diamond Organisation

The agentic AI and low-code platforms are absorbing routine, entry-level coding and process automation work. As a result, IT organisations are shifting from a ‘pyramid’ structure (many juniors at the base) to ‘diamond’ structure dominated by mid-level specialists and senior oversight with fewer novice coders at the entry-level.

Upskilling Imperative

Line of business staff with deep business expertise but limited formal IT training are increasingly empowered to design and oversee applications using natural language and visual design tools. Gartener predicts that at least 80% of low-code tool users will be outside formal IT — a trend strongly fueled by the self-service features of Power Apps and AI Hubs. (Ref: Citizen Developers)

Low-Code/No-Code and Self-Service Analytics

• Projected Growth and Market Share: The global low-code/no-code market is expected to reach $187 billion by 2030, with Gartner estimating that 70% of new enterprise applications by 2025 will be built using LCNC technologies.
• Self-Service Analytics Surge: The self-service analytics market is projected to grow from $5.6 billion in 2025 to $24.4 billion by 2035 (16% CAGR), with 62% of deployments in software and more than 47% in data visualisation and reporting within industries such as finance.
• Financial Services Leading the Charge: Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI) accounts for 30% of self-service analytics demand, as risk management, regulatory compliance, and business performance monitoring become more reliant on real-time, user-driven insights.

IT Jobs In the future…

1. Shrinking Entry-level rungs, changing the ladder: Seniors become “composers”, supervising AI agent ecosystems and overseeing compliance, security, and architectural decisions.
2. A new class of “prompt engineers”, “AI auditors”, and “Agentic orchestrators” emerges
3. More Line-of-Business staff with low-code skills equipped (Citizen Developers)
4. Platform-oriented, Interoperable IT: Multi-platform coexistence will be the norm
5. Bye-bye traditional IT managers

Conclusion: The Microsoft Power Apps + AI Hub Paradigm — Empowering IT

With the AI, low-code platform and Citizen developer, the IT system will be more democratised, governed, and AI-native digital transformation. The IT will be changed to “architectural roles (many orchestrators) + Citizen developers” rather than a “pyramid structure (1 CIO > 5 managers> 10 senior devs> 100 devs)”