Dynamics 365 Contract Job Trends

Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Dynamics 365 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 177 130 135
Rank change year-on-year -47 +5 +64
Contract jobs citing Dynamics 365 606 617 785
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.58% 1.97% 1.78%
As % of the Cloud Services category 4.16% 5.34% 5.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 400 386 562
10th Percentile £325 £375 £381
25th Percentile £425 £450 £453
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £511 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.62% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £588 £636 £625
90th Percentile £688 £713 £688
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 1 0
10th Percentile £17.50 - -
25th Percentile £27.00 £45.00 -
Median hourly rate £77.50 £50.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +55.00% - -
75th Percentile £100.00 £55.00 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.04 £50.00 -
% change year-on-year -63.92% - -

All Cloud Computing Skills
UK

Dynamics 365 falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 14,580 11,565 14,815
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 37.98% 36.95% 33.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,051 7,681 10,622
10th Percentile £306 £313 £286
25th Percentile £406 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £638
90th Percentile £700 £725 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £495 £500
% change year-on-year -4.04% -1.00% -1.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 339 167 307
10th Percentile £14.25 £17.26 £14.25
25th Percentile £18.87 £21.46 £17.00
Median hourly rate £32.50 £27.35 £23.24
Median % change year-on-year +18.83% +17.69% +0.39%
75th Percentile £58.75 £43.75 £50.92
90th Percentile £80.00 £68.75 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £32.00 £24.66 £21.00
% change year-on-year +29.76% +17.43% +7.69%

Dynamics 365
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Dynamics 365 relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Dynamics 365 job vacancy trend in the UK

Dynamics 365
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Dynamics 365.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Dynamics 365

Dynamics 365
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Dynamics 365 over the 6 months to 28 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Dynamics 365 in the UK

Dynamics 365
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Dynamics 365.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Dynamics 365

Dynamics 365
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Dynamics 365 over the 6 months to 28 January 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Dynamics 365 in the UK

Dynamics 365
Top 16 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 within the UK over the 6 months to 28 January 2026. 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 -50 505 £510 -2.86% 205
London -17 291 £513 -6.82% 74
UK excluding London -39 235 £525 +5.00% 185
Work from Home -39 204 £500 -4.76% 137
Midlands -53 59 £500 -6.98% 33
West Midlands -45 48 £500 -9.09% 25
North of England -84 47 £475 -13.64% 28
South East -12 44 £550 +26.03% 71
North West -51 25 £450 -9.09% 15
South West -17 24 £430 -14.00% 13
East of England +7 23 £438 -12.50% 22
Scotland +6 23 £550 +10.00% 12
Yorkshire -53 22 £595 +5.45% 11
Wales +10 14 £550 - 9
East Midlands -25 11 £625 - 8
Northern Ireland - 1 - - 2

Dynamics 365
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 40 (6.60%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.32%) Confluence
3 4 (0.66%) ArcGIS
3 4 (0.66%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.50%) CMS
5 2 (0.33%) NServiceBus
5 2 (0.33%) Sitecore CMS
6 1 (0.17%) IIS
6 1 (0.17%) Moodle
6 1 (0.17%) SAS
6 1 (0.17%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 19 (3.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (1.32%) Microsoft Project
3 7 (1.16%) Microsoft Office
4 6 (0.99%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.17%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 202 (33.33%) Dynamics CRM
2 13 (2.15%) Dynamics AX
2 13 (2.15%) Shopify
3 12 (1.98%) SAP S/4HANA
4 8 (1.32%) NEC Housing
4 8 (1.32%) NetSuite
5 7 (1.16%) Dynamics NAV
6 4 (0.66%) Payment Gateway
7 2 (0.33%) SAP ERP
8 1 (0.17%) Adobe Campaign
8 1 (0.17%) IBM Planning Analytics
8 1 (0.17%) Maximo
8 1 (0.17%) MIS ActiveH
8 1 (0.17%) Sage 50
8 1 (0.17%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 295 (48.68%) Azure
2 277 (45.71%) Power Platform
3 165 (27.23%) Power Automate
4 132 (21.78%) PowerApps
5 110 (18.15%) Azure DevOps
6 52 (8.58%) Azure Logic Apps
7 43 (7.10%) Azure Service Bus
8 42 (6.93%) Microsoft 365
9 39 (6.44%) Serverless
10 38 (6.27%) Azure Functions
11 36 (5.94%) Azure Data Factory
12 26 (4.29%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 25 (4.13%) PaaS
14 24 (3.96%) Microsoft Copilot
15 23 (3.80%) SaaS
16 18 (2.97%) AWS
17 16 (2.64%) GitHub
18 14 (2.31%) Copilot Studio
19 13 (2.15%) Azure Monitor
20 12 (1.98%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 12 (1.98%) SMS
2 11 (1.82%) HTTP
3 2 (0.33%) Firewall
3 2 (0.33%) VPN
4 1 (0.17%) DHCP
4 1 (0.17%) DKIM
4 1 (0.17%) DMARC
4 1 (0.17%) DNS
4 1 (0.17%) Internet
4 1 (0.17%) Unified Communications
4 1 (0.17%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 126 (20.79%) Power BI
2 22 (3.63%) SQL Server
3 17 (2.81%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 12 (1.98%) Data Lake
4 12 (1.98%) Data Warehouse
5 11 (1.82%) Azure SQL Database
5 11 (1.82%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 5 (0.83%) Data Mining
6 5 (0.83%) GIS
7 3 (0.50%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
7 3 (0.50%) Metadata
7 3 (0.50%) Power Query
8 2 (0.33%) Oracle Database
8 2 (0.33%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.17%) BigQuery
9 1 (0.17%) Electronic Patient Records
9 1 (0.17%) Looker
9 1 (0.17%) PostgreSQL
9 1 (0.17%) SAP HANA
9 1 (0.17%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 17 (2.81%) JIRA
2 15 (2.48%) Git
2 15 (2.48%) Visual Studio
3 13 (2.15%) Selenium
4 10 (1.65%) JMeter
5 8 (1.32%) MSTest
6 7 (1.16%) Postman
6 7 (1.16%) SonarQube
7 3 (0.50%) Cypress.io
7 3 (0.50%) Zephyr
8 2 (0.33%) Axure RP
8 2 (0.33%) git-flow
8 2 (0.33%) GitLab
8 2 (0.33%) JDeveloper
8 2 (0.33%) Jenkins
8 2 (0.33%) MSBuild
8 2 (0.33%) Team Foundation Server
9 1 (0.17%) TeamCity
9 1 (0.17%) TestComplete
9 1 (0.17%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 214 (35.31%) Social Skills
2 212 (34.98%) Finance
3 81 (13.37%) Public Sector
4 56 (9.24%) Analytical Skills
5 49 (8.09%) Marketing
6 31 (5.12%) Documentation Skills
7 27 (4.46%) Manufacturing
8 25 (4.13%) Retail
9 23 (3.80%) Banking
10 17 (2.81%) Billing
11 12 (1.98%) Legal
12 11 (1.82%) Telecoms
13 10 (1.65%) General Ledger
14 8 (1.32%) Aviation
15 7 (1.16%) Back Office
15 7 (1.16%) Organisational Skills
16 5 (0.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 4 (0.66%) Presentation Skills
18 3 (0.50%) Local Government
19 2 (0.33%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 148 (24.42%) Developer
2 126 (20.79%) Consultant
3 87 (14.36%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
4 77 (12.71%) Dynamics 365 Developer
5 73 (12.05%) Architect
6 56 (9.24%) Senior
7 52 (8.58%) Functional Consultant
8 50 (8.25%) Lead
9 48 (7.92%) Analyst
10 39 (6.44%) Solutions Architect
11 37 (6.11%) Dynamics 365 Architect
12 30 (4.95%) Business Analyst
13 27 (4.46%) Dynamics 365 Analyst
14 20 (3.30%) Power Platform Developer
14 20 (3.30%) Project Manager
15 19 (3.14%) Microsoft Consultant
16 17 (2.81%) Microsoft Developer
16 17 (2.81%) Senior Developer
17 16 (2.64%) Azure Architect
18 15 (2.48%) Azure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 77 (12.71%) .NET
2 34 (5.61%) REST
3 29 (4.79%) HTML
4 24 (3.96%) JSON
5 21 (3.47%) HTML5 Canvas
6 14 (2.31%) Web Services
6 14 (2.31%) XML
7 12 (1.98%) CSS
7 12 (1.98%) Middleware
8 11 (1.82%) OAuth
8 11 (1.82%) RESTful
9 9 (1.49%) ASP.NET Web API
10 8 (1.32%) OAuth2
10 8 (1.32%) OpenID
10 8 (1.32%) SAML
11 7 (1.16%) Kafka
12 6 (0.99%) Ajax
12 6 (0.99%) Playwright
12 6 (0.99%) React
13 5 (0.83%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 23 (3.80%) Product Ownership
2 19 (3.14%) Legacy Systems
3 14 (2.31%) Low-Code
4 12 (1.98%) Onboarding
5 9 (1.49%) Data Protection Act
6 8 (1.32%) Analytical Mindset
6 8 (1.32%) Data Structures
6 8 (1.32%) Enterprise Software
7 7 (1.16%) Self-Motivation
8 6 (0.99%) Cloud Native
8 6 (0.99%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 5 (0.83%) IoT
9 5 (0.83%) Management Information System
10 4 (0.66%) AI Agents
10 4 (0.66%) FMCG
10 4 (0.66%) Greenfield Project
11 3 (0.50%) Hybrid Cloud
11 3 (0.50%) IVR
11 3 (0.50%) Microsoft Licensing
11 3 (0.50%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 6 (0.99%) Windows
2 2 (0.33%) Linux
3 1 (0.17%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.17%) Mac OS
3 1 (0.17%) Windows 10
3 1 (0.17%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 214 (35.31%) CRM
2 171 (28.22%) DevOps
3 148 (24.42%) Agile
4 145 (23.93%) ERP
5 124 (20.46%) Business Intelligence
6 110 (18.15%) Migration
7 84 (13.86%) Problem-Solving
8 73 (12.05%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 69 (11.39%) Data Migration
10 64 (10.56%) CI/CD
11 60 (9.90%) Data Modelling
12 57 (9.41%) Analytics
13 54 (8.91%) Customer Engagement
13 54 (8.91%) Stakeholder Management
13 54 (8.91%) User Acceptance Testing
14 53 (8.75%) Workshop Facilitation
15 48 (7.92%) Customer Service
16 47 (7.76%) Roadmaps
17 42 (6.93%) Continuous Improvement
18 40 (6.60%) AI
Programming Languages
1 120 (19.80%) C#
2 104 (17.16%) JavaScript
3 73 (12.05%) SQL
4 29 (4.79%) PowerShell
5 27 (4.46%) TypeScript
6 24 (3.96%) Python
7 16 (2.64%) X++
8 6 (0.99%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 6 (0.99%) Java
8 6 (0.99%) PL/SQL
8 6 (0.99%) T-SQL
9 3 (0.50%) Bicep
10 2 (0.33%) Bash
10 2 (0.33%) C
10 2 (0.33%) C++
10 2 (0.33%) Korn
10 2 (0.33%) Ruby
11 1 (0.17%) XPath
Qualifications
1 86 (14.19%) Security Cleared
2 58 (9.57%) SC Cleared
3 56 (9.24%) Degree
4 28 (4.62%) Microsoft Certification
5 12 (1.98%) Computer Science Degree
6 11 (1.82%) PMP
7 10 (1.65%) Azure Certification
7 10 (1.65%) ISTQB
8 8 (1.32%) CIMA
8 8 (1.32%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 6 (0.99%) PMI Certification
10 5 (0.83%) ACCA
11 3 (0.50%) BPSS Clearance
11 3 (0.50%) Master's Degree
11 3 (0.50%) MBA
12 2 (0.33%) MCT
12 2 (0.33%) TOGAF Certification
13 1 (0.17%) APMG
13 1 (0.17%) CAPM
13 1 (0.17%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (6.27%) QA
2 18 (2.97%) GDPR
3 17 (2.81%) Accessibility
4 10 (1.65%) Data Quality
5 8 (1.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (0.99%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 6 (0.99%) PMO
6 6 (0.99%) WCAG
7 3 (0.50%) GAAP
7 3 (0.50%) IFRS
8 2 (0.33%) Disclosure Scotland
8 2 (0.33%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.17%) PERC
9 1 (0.17%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 8 (1.32%) Active Directory
1 8 (1.32%) Docker
2 1 (0.17%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 16 (2.64%) Terraform
2 3 (0.50%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.33%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.17%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 396 (65.35%) Microsoft
2 41 (6.77%) SAP
3 25 (4.13%) Oracle
4 10 (1.65%) Databricks
5 9 (1.49%) Salesforce
6 8 (1.32%) NEC
7 7 (1.16%) Workday
8 6 (0.99%) DocuSign
8 6 (0.99%) ServiceNow
9 4 (0.66%) Google
9 4 (0.66%) Sage
10 3 (0.50%) Adobe
10 3 (0.50%) Brio
10 3 (0.50%) Infor
10 3 (0.50%) OpenAI
11 2 (0.33%) Ariba
11 2 (0.33%) ESRI
11 2 (0.33%) HubSpot
11 2 (0.33%) PagerDuty
11 2 (0.33%) Sitecore