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 20 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 190 138 137
Rank change year-on-year -52 -1 +60
Contract jobs citing Dynamics 365 621 595 788
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.52% 1.93% 1.77%
As % of the Cloud Services category 4.01% 5.14% 5.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 411 379 556
10th Percentile £325 £381 £375
25th Percentile £428 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.37%
75th Percentile £588 £624 £600
90th Percentile £688 £700 £688
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £503 £500
% change year-on-year +4.48% +0.50% -8.93%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 3 0
10th Percentile £17.50 £52.50 -
25th Percentile £27.00 £63.75 -
Median hourly rate £77.50 £85.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -8.82% - -
75th Percentile £100.00 £87.50 -
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 15,468 11,568 14,768
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 37.88% 37.50% 33.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,602 7,781 10,526
10th Percentile £311 £313 £288
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 £633 £631
90th Percentile £700 £725 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £493 £500
% change year-on-year -3.65% -1.40% -1.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 396 178 332
10th Percentile £15.00 £16.93 £14.14
25th Percentile £19.14 £21.46 £16.12
Median hourly rate £37.25 £27.50 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year +35.45% +25.00% -12.00%
75th Percentile £60.00 £44.58 £50.58
90th Percentile £80.10 £76.01 £72.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.44 £24.42 £20.00
% change year-on-year +65.58% +22.10% -3.94%

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 20 February 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 20 February 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 20 February 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 -62 514 £513 -5.88% 272
London -17 301 £513 -6.82% 83
UK excluding London -57 242 £525 +4.48% 242
Work from Home -52 196 £500 -4.76% 141
Midlands -54 60 £500 -4.76% 40
West Midlands -53 50 £500 -6.98% 31
North of England -88 49 £500 -10.03% 57
South East -26 45 £550 +22.22% 95
South West -13 26 £450 -10.00% 22
North West -53 26 £450 -18.18% 41
Scotland +6 25 £550 +12.82% 12
East of England -6 23 £425 -15.00% 16
Yorkshire -61 23 £595 +5.45% 11
Wales +11 13 £550 - 4
East Midlands -21 10 £700 - 8
Northern Ireland - 1 - - 1

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 37 (5.96%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.13%) Confluence
3 4 (0.64%) ArcGIS
3 4 (0.64%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.48%) CMS
5 2 (0.32%) NServiceBus
5 2 (0.32%) 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 16 (2.58%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (1.29%) MS Visio
3 6 (0.97%) Microsoft Project
4 5 (0.81%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.16%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 208 (33.49%) Dynamics CRM
2 14 (2.25%) Dynamics AX
3 13 (2.09%) Shopify
4 12 (1.93%) SAP S/4HANA
5 9 (1.45%) NEC Housing
5 9 (1.45%) NetSuite
6 7 (1.13%) Dynamics NAV
7 4 (0.64%) Payment Gateway
8 2 (0.32%) Oracle EBS
8 2 (0.32%) Sage X3
8 2 (0.32%) SAP ERP
9 1 (0.16%) Dynamics GP
9 1 (0.16%) Dynamics SL
9 1 (0.16%) IBM Planning Analytics
9 1 (0.16%) Infor CloudSuite
9 1 (0.16%) Maximo
9 1 (0.16%) MIS ActiveH
9 1 (0.16%) Oracle EBS R12
9 1 (0.16%) Oracle Payables
9 1 (0.16%) Sage 50
Cloud Services
1 291 (46.86%) Azure
2 266 (42.83%) Power Platform
3 155 (24.96%) Power Automate
4 122 (19.65%) PowerApps
5 107 (17.23%) Azure DevOps
6 49 (7.89%) Azure Logic Apps
7 41 (6.60%) Azure Service Bus
8 39 (6.28%) Azure Functions
8 39 (6.28%) Serverless
9 37 (5.96%) Microsoft 365
10 36 (5.80%) Azure Data Factory
11 24 (3.86%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 23 (3.70%) AWS
13 22 (3.54%) Microsoft Copilot
13 22 (3.54%) PaaS
13 22 (3.54%) SaaS
14 16 (2.58%) GitHub
15 12 (1.93%) Azure Monitor
16 11 (1.77%) Entra ID
17 10 (1.61%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 12 (1.93%) SMS
2 11 (1.77%) HTTP
3 2 (0.32%) Firewall
3 2 (0.32%) 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%) Unified Communications
4 1 (0.16%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 122 (19.65%) Power BI
2 23 (3.70%) SQL Server
3 16 (2.58%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 11 (1.77%) Data Lake
4 11 (1.77%) Data Warehouse
5 9 (1.45%) Azure SQL Database
6 8 (1.29%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 5 (0.81%) GIS
7 5 (0.81%) Power Query
8 4 (0.64%) Data Mining
9 2 (0.32%) Amazon Redshift
9 2 (0.32%) Metadata
9 2 (0.32%) Oracle Database
10 1 (0.16%) BusinessObjects
10 1 (0.16%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
10 1 (0.16%) Electronic Patient Records
10 1 (0.16%) PostgreSQL
10 1 (0.16%) Relational Database
10 1 (0.16%) SAP HANA
10 1 (0.16%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 20 (3.22%) JIRA
2 15 (2.42%) Git
2 15 (2.42%) Visual Studio
3 12 (1.93%) Selenium
4 9 (1.45%) JMeter
5 8 (1.29%) MSTest
5 8 (1.29%) Postman
6 5 (0.81%) SonarQube
7 3 (0.48%) Zephyr
8 2 (0.32%) Axure RP
8 2 (0.32%) git-flow
8 2 (0.32%) GitLab
8 2 (0.32%) JDeveloper
8 2 (0.32%) Jenkins
8 2 (0.32%) MSBuild
8 2 (0.32%) Team Foundation Server
9 1 (0.16%) Cucumber
9 1 (0.16%) Cypress.io
9 1 (0.16%) Maven
9 1 (0.16%) TestComplete
General
1 229 (36.88%) Finance
2 211 (33.98%) Social Skills
3 84 (13.53%) Public Sector
4 57 (9.18%) Analytical Skills
5 46 (7.41%) Marketing
6 33 (5.31%) Documentation Skills
7 25 (4.03%) Manufacturing
8 24 (3.86%) Banking
9 23 (3.70%) Retail
10 17 (2.74%) Billing
11 13 (2.09%) General Ledger
12 11 (1.77%) Legal
13 10 (1.61%) Telecoms
14 8 (1.29%) Aviation
15 7 (1.13%) Back Office
16 6 (0.97%) Games
17 5 (0.81%) Organisational Skills
17 5 (0.81%) Presentation Skills
18 4 (0.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
18 4 (0.64%) Law
Job Titles
1 149 (23.99%) Developer
2 138 (22.22%) Consultant
3 96 (15.46%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
4 73 (11.76%) Dynamics 365 Developer
5 69 (11.11%) Architect
6 61 (9.82%) Senior
7 54 (8.70%) Functional Consultant
8 50 (8.05%) Analyst
9 47 (7.57%) Lead
10 38 (6.12%) Solutions Architect
11 35 (5.64%) Business Analyst
12 34 (5.48%) Dynamics 365 Architect
13 26 (4.19%) Dynamics 365 Analyst
14 25 (4.03%) Project Manager
15 23 (3.70%) Power Platform Developer
16 22 (3.54%) Microsoft Consultant
17 18 (2.90%) Senior Developer
18 16 (2.58%) Dynamics 365 Business Analyst
18 16 (2.58%) Microsoft Developer
19 15 (2.42%) Azure Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 66 (10.63%) .NET
2 31 (4.99%) REST
3 25 (4.03%) HTML
4 22 (3.54%) HTML5 Canvas
4 22 (3.54%) JSON
5 15 (2.42%) Middleware
6 14 (2.25%) Web Services
6 14 (2.25%) XML
7 11 (1.77%) CSS
8 10 (1.61%) ASP.NET Web API
8 10 (1.61%) RESTful
9 9 (1.45%) OAuth
10 8 (1.29%) OpenID
10 8 (1.29%) SAML
11 7 (1.13%) Kafka
11 7 (1.13%) OAuth2
11 7 (1.13%) Oracle Fusion
12 6 (0.97%) Ajax
13 5 (0.81%) EDI
13 5 (0.81%) React
Miscellaneous
1 22 (3.54%) Product Ownership
2 17 (2.74%) Legacy Systems
3 13 (2.09%) Low-Code
3 13 (2.09%) Onboarding
4 8 (1.29%) Cloud Native
4 8 (1.29%) Data Protection Act
4 8 (1.29%) Data Structures
4 8 (1.29%) Enterprise Software
4 8 (1.29%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 7 (1.13%) Analytical Mindset
6 6 (0.97%) Management Information System
7 5 (0.81%) IoT
7 5 (0.81%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (0.48%) AI Agents
8 3 (0.48%) Data Fabric
8 3 (0.48%) Greenfield Project
8 3 (0.48%) Hybrid Cloud
8 3 (0.48%) Microsoft Licensing
8 3 (0.48%) Renewable Energy
9 2 (0.32%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 6 (0.97%) Windows
2 2 (0.32%) 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
1 222 (35.75%) CRM
2 170 (27.38%) DevOps
3 153 (24.64%) ERP
4 152 (24.48%) Agile
5 120 (19.32%) Business Intelligence
6 119 (19.16%) Migration
7 83 (13.37%) Problem-Solving
8 73 (11.76%) Data Migration
9 71 (11.43%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 63 (10.14%) Data Modelling
11 61 (9.82%) CI/CD
12 58 (9.34%) User Acceptance Testing
13 57 (9.18%) Analytics
14 56 (9.02%) Customer Engagement
14 56 (9.02%) Workshop Facilitation
15 53 (8.53%) Stakeholder Management
16 50 (8.05%) Customer Service
17 47 (7.57%) Roadmaps
18 42 (6.76%) AI
18 42 (6.76%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 120 (19.32%) C#
2 98 (15.78%) JavaScript
3 71 (11.43%) SQL
4 31 (4.99%) PowerShell
5 28 (4.51%) Python
6 25 (4.03%) TypeScript
7 16 (2.58%) X++
8 7 (1.13%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 7 (1.13%) Java
9 6 (0.97%) PL/SQL
10 5 (0.81%) T-SQL
11 3 (0.48%) Bicep
11 3 (0.48%) C++
12 2 (0.32%) Bash
12 2 (0.32%) C
12 2 (0.32%) Ruby
13 1 (0.16%) Korn
13 1 (0.16%) XPath
Qualifications
1 81 (13.04%) Security Cleared
2 56 (9.02%) Degree
3 51 (8.21%) SC Cleared
4 24 (3.86%) Microsoft Certification
5 12 (1.93%) CIMA
5 12 (1.93%) PMP
6 11 (1.77%) Computer Science Degree
7 10 (1.61%) ISTQB
8 8 (1.29%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 7 (1.13%) Azure Certification
10 6 (0.97%) PMI Certification
11 5 (0.81%) ACCA
12 3 (0.48%) Master's Degree
12 3 (0.48%) MBA
13 2 (0.32%) BPSS Clearance
13 2 (0.32%) TOGAF Certification
14 1 (0.16%) AWS Certification
14 1 (0.16%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 1 (0.16%) DBS Check
14 1 (0.16%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (5.64%) QA
2 19 (3.06%) GDPR
3 14 (2.25%) Accessibility
4 10 (1.61%) Data Quality
5 8 (1.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (0.97%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 5 (0.81%) PMO
8 3 (0.48%) Disclosure Scotland
8 3 (0.48%) GAAP
8 3 (0.48%) IFRS
8 3 (0.48%) WCAG
9 2 (0.32%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.16%) GMP
10 1 (0.16%) GxP
10 1 (0.16%) PERC
10 1 (0.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 8 (1.29%) Docker
2 7 (1.13%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.16%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 14 (2.25%) Terraform
2 2 (0.32%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.32%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 401 (64.57%) Microsoft
2 36 (5.80%) SAP
3 30 (4.83%) Oracle
4 13 (2.09%) Databricks
5 9 (1.45%) NEC
5 9 (1.45%) Salesforce
5 9 (1.45%) Workday
6 5 (0.81%) OpenAI
6 5 (0.81%) Sage
6 5 (0.81%) ServiceNow
7 4 (0.64%) Brio
7 4 (0.64%) DocuSign
8 3 (0.48%) Google
8 3 (0.48%) IFS
8 3 (0.48%) Infor
9 2 (0.32%) ESRI
9 2 (0.32%) HubSpot
9 2 (0.32%) MuleSoft
9 2 (0.32%) PagerDuty
9 2 (0.32%) Sitecore