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 31 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 184 137 139
Rank change year-on-year -47 +2 +57
Contract jobs citing Dynamics 365 610 616 791
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.57% 1.96% 1.77%
As % of the Cloud Services category 4.15% 5.29% 5.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 405 383 565
10th Percentile £325 £380 £380
25th Percentile £425 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £588 £638 £614
90th Percentile £683 £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 2 0
10th Percentile £17.50 £48.75 -
25th Percentile £27.00 £54.38 -
Median hourly rate £77.50 £67.50 -
Median % change year-on-year +14.81% - -
75th Percentile £100.00 £79.38 -
90th Percentile - £84.25 -
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 14,708 11,652 14,987
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 37.96% 37.06% 33.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,122 7,742 10,751
10th Percentile £306 £313 £285
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 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -1.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 343 172 318
10th Percentile £14.25 £16.78 £14.25
25th Percentile £18.87 £21.46 £16.75
Median hourly rate £32.50 £27.50 £23.22
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% +18.46% -3.27%
75th Percentile £58.75 £43.94 £50.19
90th Percentile £79.75 £73.25 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £32.50 £24.42 £21.00
% change year-on-year +33.09% +16.29% +5.40%

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 31 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 31 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 31 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 -51 507 £511 -2.62% 199
London -15 294 £513 -6.82% 75
UK excluding London -44 236 £525 +5.00% 176
Work from Home -38 203 £500 -4.76% 102
Midlands -50 57 £500 -6.98% 40
North of England -84 47 £475 -13.64% 33
South East -18 46 £550 +22.22% 62
West Midlands -54 46 £500 -9.09% 32
North West -55 25 £450 -9.55% 17
Scotland +7 24 £550 +10.00% 12
South West -16 24 £430 -14.00% 13
East of England +4 23 £438 -12.50% 11
Yorkshire -51 22 £595 +5.45% 16
Wales +12 14 £550 - 6
East Midlands -16 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 (6.56%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.31%) Confluence
3 4 (0.66%) ArcGIS
3 4 (0.66%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.49%) CMS
5 2 (0.33%) NServiceBus
5 2 (0.33%) Sitecore CMS
6 1 (0.16%) IIS
6 1 (0.16%) Moodle
6 1 (0.16%) SAS
6 1 (0.16%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 19 (3.11%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (1.48%) Microsoft Project
3 7 (1.15%) Microsoft Office
4 6 (0.98%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.16%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 206 (33.77%) Dynamics CRM
2 13 (2.13%) Dynamics AX
2 13 (2.13%) Shopify
3 11 (1.80%) SAP S/4HANA
4 8 (1.31%) NEC Housing
4 8 (1.31%) NetSuite
5 7 (1.15%) Dynamics NAV
6 4 (0.66%) Payment Gateway
7 2 (0.33%) SAP ERP
8 1 (0.16%) Adobe Campaign
8 1 (0.16%) IBM Planning Analytics
8 1 (0.16%) Maximo
8 1 (0.16%) MIS ActiveH
8 1 (0.16%) Oracle EBS
8 1 (0.16%) Oracle EBS R12
8 1 (0.16%) Sage 50
8 1 (0.16%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 294 (48.20%) Azure
2 276 (45.25%) Power Platform
3 166 (27.21%) Power Automate
4 132 (21.64%) PowerApps
5 110 (18.03%) Azure DevOps
6 53 (8.69%) Azure Logic Apps
7 44 (7.21%) Azure Service Bus
8 41 (6.72%) Microsoft 365
9 40 (6.56%) Serverless
10 39 (6.39%) Azure Functions
11 35 (5.74%) Azure Data Factory
12 25 (4.10%) PaaS
13 24 (3.93%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 24 (3.93%) Microsoft Copilot
14 23 (3.77%) SaaS
15 18 (2.95%) AWS
16 16 (2.62%) GitHub
17 14 (2.30%) Copilot Studio
18 13 (2.13%) Azure Monitor
19 12 (1.97%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 12 (1.97%) SMS
2 11 (1.80%) HTTP
3 2 (0.33%) Firewall
3 2 (0.33%) VPN
4 1 (0.16%) DHCP
4 1 (0.16%) DKIM
4 1 (0.16%) DMARC
4 1 (0.16%) DNS
4 1 (0.16%) Internet
4 1 (0.16%) Unified Communications
4 1 (0.16%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 125 (20.49%) Power BI
2 22 (3.61%) SQL Server
3 17 (2.79%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 11 (1.80%) Data Lake
4 11 (1.80%) Data Warehouse
4 11 (1.80%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 10 (1.64%) Azure SQL Database
6 5 (0.82%) GIS
7 4 (0.66%) Data Mining
8 3 (0.49%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
8 3 (0.49%) Metadata
8 3 (0.49%) Power Query
9 2 (0.33%) Oracle Database
9 2 (0.33%) Relational Database
10 1 (0.16%) BigQuery
10 1 (0.16%) Electronic Patient Records
10 1 (0.16%) Looker
10 1 (0.16%) PostgreSQL
10 1 (0.16%) SAP HANA
10 1 (0.16%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 19 (3.11%) JIRA
2 15 (2.46%) Git
2 15 (2.46%) Visual Studio
3 13 (2.13%) Selenium
4 10 (1.64%) JMeter
5 8 (1.31%) MSTest
6 7 (1.15%) Postman
6 7 (1.15%) SonarQube
7 3 (0.49%) Cypress.io
7 3 (0.49%) 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 (0.16%) Cucumber
9 1 (0.16%) Maven
9 1 (0.16%) TestComplete
General
1 216 (35.41%) Social Skills
2 213 (34.92%) Finance
3 83 (13.61%) Public Sector
4 57 (9.34%) Analytical Skills
5 50 (8.20%) Marketing
6 31 (5.08%) Documentation Skills
7 26 (4.26%) Manufacturing
8 24 (3.93%) Banking
8 24 (3.93%) Retail
9 17 (2.79%) Billing
10 12 (1.97%) Legal
11 11 (1.80%) Telecoms
12 10 (1.64%) General Ledger
13 8 (1.31%) Aviation
14 7 (1.15%) Back Office
14 7 (1.15%) Organisational Skills
15 5 (0.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 5 (0.82%) Presentation Skills
16 3 (0.49%) Local Government
17 2 (0.33%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 149 (24.43%) Developer
2 127 (20.82%) Consultant
3 88 (14.43%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
4 79 (12.95%) Dynamics 365 Developer
5 71 (11.64%) Architect
6 55 (9.02%) Senior
7 53 (8.69%) Functional Consultant
8 52 (8.52%) Lead
9 48 (7.87%) Analyst
10 39 (6.39%) Solutions Architect
11 36 (5.90%) Dynamics 365 Architect
12 30 (4.92%) Business Analyst
13 27 (4.43%) Dynamics 365 Analyst
14 21 (3.44%) Project Manager
15 20 (3.28%) Power Platform Developer
16 19 (3.11%) Microsoft Consultant
17 17 (2.79%) Microsoft Developer
18 16 (2.62%) Azure Engineer
18 16 (2.62%) Senior Developer
19 15 (2.46%) Azure Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 78 (12.79%) .NET
2 33 (5.41%) REST
3 29 (4.75%) HTML
4 24 (3.93%) JSON
5 21 (3.44%) HTML5 Canvas
6 14 (2.30%) Web Services
6 14 (2.30%) XML
7 13 (2.13%) Middleware
8 12 (1.97%) CSS
9 11 (1.80%) OAuth
9 11 (1.80%) RESTful
10 10 (1.64%) ASP.NET Web API
11 8 (1.31%) OAuth2
11 8 (1.31%) OpenID
11 8 (1.31%) SAML
12 7 (1.15%) Kafka
13 6 (0.98%) Ajax
13 6 (0.98%) Playwright
13 6 (0.98%) React
14 5 (0.82%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 24 (3.93%) Product Ownership
2 19 (3.11%) Legacy Systems
3 14 (2.30%) Low-Code
4 12 (1.97%) Onboarding
5 9 (1.48%) Data Protection Act
6 8 (1.31%) Analytical Mindset
6 8 (1.31%) Data Structures
6 8 (1.31%) Enterprise Software
7 7 (1.15%) Self-Motivation
8 6 (0.98%) Cloud Native
8 6 (0.98%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 5 (0.82%) IoT
9 5 (0.82%) Management Information System
10 4 (0.66%) AI Agents
10 4 (0.66%) Greenfield Project
11 3 (0.49%) Data Fabric
11 3 (0.49%) Hybrid Cloud
11 3 (0.49%) IVR
11 3 (0.49%) Microsoft Licensing
11 3 (0.49%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 6 (0.98%) Windows
2 2 (0.33%) Linux
3 1 (0.16%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.16%) Mac OS
3 1 (0.16%) Windows 10
3 1 (0.16%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 219 (35.90%) CRM
2 173 (28.36%) DevOps
3 153 (25.08%) Agile
4 144 (23.61%) ERP
5 123 (20.16%) Business Intelligence
6 111 (18.20%) Migration
7 85 (13.93%) Problem-Solving
8 71 (11.64%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 68 (11.15%) Data Migration
10 65 (10.66%) CI/CD
11 59 (9.67%) Data Modelling
12 57 (9.34%) Analytics
13 56 (9.18%) Customer Engagement
13 56 (9.18%) Stakeholder Management
14 55 (9.02%) User Acceptance Testing
15 53 (8.69%) Workshop Facilitation
16 49 (8.03%) Customer Service
16 49 (8.03%) Roadmaps
17 42 (6.89%) Continuous Improvement
18 40 (6.56%) AI
Programming Languages
1 122 (20.00%) C#
2 105 (17.21%) JavaScript
3 72 (11.80%) SQL
4 30 (4.92%) PowerShell
5 27 (4.43%) TypeScript
6 24 (3.93%) Python
7 16 (2.62%) X++
8 6 (0.98%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 6 (0.98%) Java
8 6 (0.98%) PL/SQL
8 6 (0.98%) T-SQL
9 3 (0.49%) 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 (0.16%) XPath
Qualifications
1 87 (14.26%) Security Cleared
2 58 (9.51%) SC Cleared
3 57 (9.34%) Degree
4 28 (4.59%) Microsoft Certification
5 12 (1.97%) Computer Science Degree
5 12 (1.97%) PMP
6 10 (1.64%) Azure Certification
6 10 (1.64%) ISTQB
7 8 (1.31%) CIMA
7 8 (1.31%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 7 (1.15%) PMI Certification
9 5 (0.82%) ACCA
10 3 (0.49%) BPSS Clearance
10 3 (0.49%) Master's Degree
10 3 (0.49%) MBA
11 2 (0.33%) MCT
11 2 (0.33%) TOGAF Certification
12 1 (0.16%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 1 (0.16%) CAPM
12 1 (0.16%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (6.23%) QA
2 19 (3.11%) GDPR
3 17 (2.79%) Accessibility
4 10 (1.64%) Data Quality
5 8 (1.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (0.98%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 6 (0.98%) PMO
6 6 (0.98%) WCAG
7 3 (0.49%) Disclosure Scotland
7 3 (0.49%) GAAP
7 3 (0.49%) IFRS
8 2 (0.33%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.16%) PERC
9 1 (0.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 8 (1.31%) Active Directory
1 8 (1.31%) Docker
2 1 (0.16%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 16 (2.62%) Terraform
2 3 (0.49%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.33%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.16%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 396 (64.92%) Microsoft
2 40 (6.56%) SAP
3 25 (4.10%) Oracle
4 10 (1.64%) Databricks
5 9 (1.48%) Salesforce
6 8 (1.31%) NEC
7 6 (0.98%) DocuSign
7 6 (0.98%) ServiceNow
7 6 (0.98%) Workday
8 4 (0.66%) Google
8 4 (0.66%) Sage
9 3 (0.49%) Adobe
9 3 (0.49%) Brio
9 3 (0.49%) OpenAI
10 2 (0.33%) Ariba
10 2 (0.33%) ESRI
10 2 (0.33%) HubSpot
10 2 (0.33%) Infor
10 2 (0.33%) PagerDuty
10 2 (0.33%) Sitecore