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 17 December 2025.

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

6 months to
17 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 568 508 570
Rank change year-on-year -60 +62 +188
Contract jobs requiring a Dynamics 365 Solution Architect 19 44 35
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.052% 0.13% 0.080%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.057% 0.14% 0.085%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 30 26
10th Percentile £564 £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 £689 £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 33,474 31,919 40,968
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.98% 92.77% 93.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,192 19,646 27,547
10th Percentile £290 £300 £288
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 £720 £738 £740
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £490 £500
% change year-on-year -3.06% -2.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,966 1,020 1,459
10th Percentile £14.25 £15.48 £15.16
25th Percentile £18.00 £21.00 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £33.52 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -24.97% -25.51% +50.00%
75th Percentile £57.50 £62.59 £65.00
90th Percentile £71.00 £72.53 £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 17 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 17 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 -60 18 £625 -1.96% 4
London -16 11 £625 - 3
Work from Home -10 7 £650 +10.17% 3
UK excluding London -66 6 £625 -3.85% 3
South East -16 2 £575 -26.98% 1
Yorkshire -47 2 £670 +16.93%
North of England -53 2 £670 +16.93%
East of England - 2 £594 - 1

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

For the 6 months to 17 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 17 (89.47%) Dynamics 365
2 16 (84.21%) Azure
3 13 (68.42%) Microsoft
4 11 (57.89%) Power Platform
5 9 (47.37%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 8 (42.11%) CRM
6 8 (42.11%) Dynamics CRM
6 8 (42.11%) ERP
7 7 (36.84%) Agile
7 7 (36.84%) API Management
8 6 (31.58%) Data Modelling
9 5 (26.32%) .NET
9 5 (26.32%) Azure Logic Apps
9 5 (26.32%) C#
9 5 (26.32%) Enterprise Architecture
9 5 (26.32%) JavaScript
9 5 (26.32%) Power Automate
9 5 (26.32%) Roadmaps
9 5 (26.32%) Workshop Facilitation
10 4 (21.05%) Azure DevOps
10 4 (21.05%) Data Mapping
10 4 (21.05%) Data Migration
10 4 (21.05%) DevOps
10 4 (21.05%) Migration
10 4 (21.05%) SQL Server
10 4 (21.05%) User Experience
10 4 (21.05%) Wireframes
10 4 (21.05%) XML
11 3 (15.79%) Customer Service
11 3 (15.79%) Integration Patterns

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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (5.26%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (5.26%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 8 (42.11%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (10.53%) Dynamics AX
2 2 (10.53%) SAP ERP
2 2 (10.53%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 17 (89.47%) Dynamics 365
2 16 (84.21%) Azure
3 11 (57.89%) Power Platform
4 5 (26.32%) Azure Logic Apps
4 5 (26.32%) Power Automate
5 4 (21.05%) Azure DevOps
6 3 (15.79%) PowerApps
7 2 (10.53%) Azure API Management
8 1 (5.26%) Azure Cognitive Services
8 1 (5.26%) Azure Data Factory
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (21.05%) SQL Server
2 2 (10.53%) GIS
2 2 (10.53%) Power BI
General
1 12 (63.16%) Finance
2 8 (42.11%) Social Skills
3 6 (31.58%) Retail
4 4 (21.05%) Documentation Skills
5 3 (15.79%) Manufacturing
6 1 (5.26%) Billing
6 1 (5.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (5.26%) Marketing
6 1 (5.26%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (26.32%) .NET
2 4 (21.05%) XML
3 1 (5.26%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 4 (21.05%) Enterprise Software
1 4 (21.05%) Legacy Systems
2 2 (10.53%) Data Fabric
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (47.37%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 8 (42.11%) CRM
2 8 (42.11%) ERP
3 7 (36.84%) Agile
3 7 (36.84%) API Management
4 6 (31.58%) Data Modelling
5 5 (26.32%) Enterprise Architecture
5 5 (26.32%) Roadmaps
5 5 (26.32%) Workshop Facilitation
6 4 (21.05%) Data Mapping
6 4 (21.05%) Data Migration
6 4 (21.05%) DevOps
6 4 (21.05%) Migration
6 4 (21.05%) User Experience
6 4 (21.05%) Wireframes
7 3 (15.79%) Customer Service
7 3 (15.79%) Integration Patterns
8 2 (10.53%) Architecture Roadmap
8 2 (10.53%) Programme Governance
8 2 (10.53%) Strategic Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 5 (26.32%) C#
1 5 (26.32%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 2 (10.53%) Degree
1 2 (10.53%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (5.26%) SC Cleared
2 1 (5.26%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.26%) QA
Vendors
1 13 (68.42%) Microsoft
2 2 (10.53%) ESRI
2 2 (10.53%) SAP
3 1 (5.26%) Genesys