Dynamics 365 Solution Architect Contracts

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 £605, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 500 556 694
Rank change year-on-year +56 +138 +123
Contract jobs requiring a Dynamics 365 Solution Architect 20 26 24
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.068% 0.060% 0.040%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.074% 0.064% 0.043%
Number of daily rates quoted 16 22 19
10th Percentile - £486 £535
25th Percentile £563 £591 £588
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £605 £656 £675
Median % change year-on-year -7.81% -2.78% +12.50%
75th Percentile £703 £714 £688
90th Percentile £741 £725 £705
UK excluding London median daily rate £575 £600 £675
% change year-on-year -4.17% -11.11% +10.20%

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 27,084 40,415 56,464
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.52% 92.78% 94.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,692 26,309 39,470
10th Percentile £300 £275 £313
25th Percentile £406 £410 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year -1.90% -2.78% +2.86%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £492 £500
% change year-on-year -3.46% -1.60% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,035 2,664 1,570
10th Percentile £14.07 £12.86 £14.29
25th Percentile £18.50 £16.30 £19.50
Median hourly rate £29.00 £36.42 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -20.37% -19.07% +91.49%
75th Percentile £62.50 £60.75 £65.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.00 £39.55 £42.50
% change year-on-year -29.20% -6.94% +117.95%

Dynamics 365 Solution Architect
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Dynamics 365 Solution Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Dynamics 365 Solution Architect in the UK

Dynamics 365 Solution Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Dynamics 365 Solution Architect.

Daily rate trend for Dynamics 365 Solution Architect 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 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Dynamics 365 Solution Architect in the UK

Dynamics 365 Solution Architect
Top 10 Contract 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 1 May 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 +54 19 £600 -7.69% 30
London +34 11 £613 -5.77% 18
UK excluding London +64 8 £575 -4.17% 13
Work from Home +34 6 £600 -14.29% 18
South West - 4 £575 - 1
North of England +18 2 £685 +14.17% 3
Yorkshire +7 2 £685 +14.17% 3
Midlands +20 1 - - 5
West Midlands +14 1 - - 3
South East - 1 £610 - 3

Dynamics 365 Solution Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Dynamics 365 Solution Architect contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Dynamics 365 Solution Architect in the job title.

1 17 (85.00%) Dynamics 365
2 13 (65.00%) Azure
3 12 (60.00%) Power Platform
4 9 (45.00%) Microsoft
5 8 (40.00%) Azure Logic Apps
6 6 (30.00%) CRM
6 6 (30.00%) Microsoft 365
6 6 (30.00%) Dynamics CRM
7 5 (25.00%) Enterprise Architecture
7 5 (25.00%) Use Case
7 5 (25.00%) Social Skills
8 4 (20.00%) PowerApps
8 4 (20.00%) Power Automate
8 4 (20.00%) ERP
8 4 (20.00%) .NET
8 4 (20.00%) Finance
9 3 (15.00%) Retail
9 3 (15.00%) C#
9 3 (15.00%) JavaScript
9 3 (15.00%) Degree
9 3 (15.00%) Marketing
9 3 (15.00%) Requirements Gathering
9 3 (15.00%) Roadmaps
10 2 (10.00%) WCF
10 2 (10.00%) Technical Leadership
10 2 (10.00%) IoT
10 2 (10.00%) Web Development
10 2 (10.00%) .NET Framework
10 2 (10.00%) JSON
10 2 (10.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services

Dynamics 365 Solution Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (5.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (5.00%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 6 (30.00%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (5.00%) Dynamics AX
2 1 (5.00%) SAP ERP
2 1 (5.00%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 17 (85.00%) Dynamics 365
2 13 (65.00%) Azure
3 12 (60.00%) Power Platform
4 8 (40.00%) Azure Logic Apps
5 6 (30.00%) Microsoft 365
6 4 (20.00%) Power Automate
6 4 (20.00%) PowerApps
7 1 (5.00%) Azure API Management
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (10.00%) SQL Server
1 2 (10.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 1 (5.00%) GIS
2 1 (5.00%) Power BI
General
1 5 (25.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (20.00%) Finance
3 3 (15.00%) Marketing
3 3 (15.00%) Retail
4 2 (10.00%) Manufacturing
5 1 (5.00%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (5.00%) General Ledger
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (20.00%) .NET
2 2 (10.00%) .NET Framework
2 2 (10.00%) ASP.NET Web API
2 2 (10.00%) CSS
2 2 (10.00%) HTML
2 2 (10.00%) JSON
2 2 (10.00%) WCF
2 2 (10.00%) XML
3 1 (5.00%) Entity Framework
3 1 (5.00%) Microsoft Enterprise Library
Miscellaneous
1 2 (10.00%) IoT
2 1 (5.00%) Greenfield Project
2 1 (5.00%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (30.00%) CRM
2 5 (25.00%) Enterprise Architecture
2 5 (25.00%) Use Case
3 4 (20.00%) ERP
4 3 (15.00%) Requirements Gathering
4 3 (15.00%) Roadmaps
5 2 (10.00%) Business Intelligence
5 2 (10.00%) Customer Engagement
5 2 (10.00%) Data Integration
5 2 (10.00%) Data Migration
5 2 (10.00%) Migration
5 2 (10.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 2 (10.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (10.00%) Technical Leadership
5 2 (10.00%) Web Development
6 1 (5.00%) Customer Insight
6 1 (5.00%) Data Mapping
6 1 (5.00%) Functional Testing
6 1 (5.00%) Technical Architecture
6 1 (5.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 3 (15.00%) C#
1 3 (15.00%) JavaScript
2 2 (10.00%) SQL
2 2 (10.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 3 (15.00%) Degree
2 1 (5.00%) MCSA
2 1 (5.00%) Microsoft Certification
Vendors
1 9 (45.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (5.00%) ESRI
2 1 (5.00%) SAP