Dynamics 365 Solution Architect Contract Job Trends

Solutions Architect - Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365 Solutions Architect)
UK

The median Solutions Architect - Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365 Solutions Architect) daily rate in the UK is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 564 520 577
Rank change year-on-year -44 +57 +186
Contract jobs requiring a Dynamics 365 Solution Architect 17 44 35
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.047% 0.13% 0.079%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.051% 0.14% 0.084%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 30 26
10th Percentile £563 £562 £600
25th Percentile £575 £570 £613
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £625 £638
Median % change year-on-year - -1.96% -8.93%
75th Percentile £673 £713 £694
90th Percentile £695 £788 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £625 £650 £625
% change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% -11.03%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 33,137 32,079 41,606
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.94% 92.76% 93.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,987 19,722 27,981
10th Percentile £290 £300 £292
25th Percentile £404 £410 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £644
90th Percentile £723 £738 £740
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £490 £500
% change year-on-year -3.06% -2.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,959 1,044 1,467
10th Percentile £14.25 £15.48 £15.16
25th Percentile £17.98 £21.05 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.47 £35.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -27.23% -21.35% +48.33%
75th Percentile £57.50 £63.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £71.46 £73.28 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -22.62% -27.78% +80.00%

Dynamics 365 Solution Architect
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Dynamics 365 Solution Architect' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Dynamics 365 Solution Architect job vacancy trend in the UK

Dynamics 365 Solution Architect
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Dynamics 365 Solution Architect job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Dynamics 365 Solution Architect job vacancies in the UK

Dynamics 365 Solution Architect
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Dynamics 365 Solution Architect over the 6 months to 14 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Dynamics 365 Solution Architect in the UK

Dynamics 365 Solution Architect
Top 8 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Dynamics 365 Solution Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 14 December 2025. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -61 16 £625 -1.96% 5
London -11 9 £625 - 4
Work from Home +7 7 £650 +10.17% 3
UK excluding London -56 6 £625 -3.85% 3
South East 0 2 £575 -26.98% 2
North of England -43 2 £670 +16.93%
Yorkshire -48 2 £670 +16.93%
East of England - 2 £594 -

Dynamics 365 Solution Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 14 December 2025, Dynamics 365 Solution Architect contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Dynamics 365 Solution Architect in the job title.

1 15 (88.24%) Azure
1 15 (88.24%) Dynamics 365
2 11 (64.71%) Microsoft
3 10 (58.82%) Power Platform
4 9 (52.94%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 7 (41.18%) API Management
5 7 (41.18%) CRM
5 7 (41.18%) Dynamics CRM
5 7 (41.18%) ERP
6 6 (35.29%) Agile
6 6 (35.29%) Data Modelling
7 5 (29.41%) Azure Logic Apps
7 5 (29.41%) Enterprise Architecture
7 5 (29.41%) JavaScript
7 5 (29.41%) Roadmaps
8 4 (23.53%) .NET
8 4 (23.53%) Azure DevOps
8 4 (23.53%) C#
8 4 (23.53%) Data Mapping
8 4 (23.53%) Data Migration
8 4 (23.53%) DevOps
8 4 (23.53%) Migration
8 4 (23.53%) Power Automate
8 4 (23.53%) SQL Server
8 4 (23.53%) User Experience
8 4 (23.53%) Wireframes
8 4 (23.53%) Workshop Facilitation
8 4 (23.53%) XML
9 2 (11.76%) Architecture Roadmap
9 2 (11.76%) Asset Management

Dynamics 365 Solution Architect Skill Set
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:

Business Applications
1 7 (41.18%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (11.76%) Dynamics AX
2 2 (11.76%) SAP ERP
2 2 (11.76%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 15 (88.24%) Azure
1 15 (88.24%) Dynamics 365
2 10 (58.82%) Power Platform
3 5 (29.41%) Azure Logic Apps
4 4 (23.53%) Azure DevOps
4 4 (23.53%) Power Automate
5 2 (11.76%) Azure API Management
5 2 (11.76%) PowerApps
6 1 (5.88%) Azure Cognitive Services
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (23.53%) SQL Server
2 2 (11.76%) GIS
3 1 (5.88%) Power BI
General
1 11 (64.71%) Finance
2 7 (41.18%) Social Skills
3 6 (35.29%) Retail
4 4 (23.53%) Documentation Skills
5 3 (17.65%) Manufacturing
6 1 (5.88%) Billing
6 1 (5.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (5.88%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (23.53%) .NET
1 4 (23.53%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 4 (23.53%) Enterprise Software
1 4 (23.53%) Legacy Systems
2 2 (11.76%) Data Fabric
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (52.94%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 7 (41.18%) API Management
2 7 (41.18%) CRM
2 7 (41.18%) ERP
3 6 (35.29%) Agile
3 6 (35.29%) Data Modelling
4 5 (29.41%) Enterprise Architecture
4 5 (29.41%) Roadmaps
5 4 (23.53%) Data Mapping
5 4 (23.53%) Data Migration
5 4 (23.53%) DevOps
5 4 (23.53%) Migration
5 4 (23.53%) User Experience
5 4 (23.53%) Wireframes
5 4 (23.53%) Workshop Facilitation
6 2 (11.76%) Asset Management
6 2 (11.76%) Programme Governance
6 2 (11.76%) Stakeholder Management
6 2 (11.76%) Technical Debt
6 2 (11.76%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 5 (29.41%) JavaScript
2 4 (23.53%) C#
Qualifications
1 2 (11.76%) Degree
2 1 (5.88%) Microsoft Certification
Vendors
1 11 (64.71%) Microsoft
2 2 (11.76%) ESRI
2 2 (11.76%) SAP
3 1 (5.88%) Genesys