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 10 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 192 191 132
Rank change year-on-year -1 -59 +10
Contract jobs citing Dynamics 365 812 485 726
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.49% 1.46% 1.91%
As % of the Cloud Services category 4.30% 3.83% 5.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 527 310 430
10th Percentile £350 £348 £363
25th Percentile £413 £421 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £504 £525
Median % change year-on-year -0.79% -4.00% -2.55%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £619
90th Percentile £675 £675 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 5 1
10th Percentile £17.60 £20.86 -
25th Percentile £21.25 £27.40 £45.00
Median hourly rate £30.00 £34.48 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -12.99% -31.04% -
75th Percentile £38.25 £71.25 £55.00
90th Percentile £57.50 £72.75 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £30.00 £67.50 £50.00
% change year-on-year -55.56% +35.00% -

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 18,899 12,656 13,115
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 34.62% 38.21% 34.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,531 8,445 8,675
10th Percentile £325 £309 £313
25th Percentile £425 £410 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £625 £613 £638
90th Percentile £715 £713 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 636 287 184
10th Percentile £15.35 £15.40 £16.30
25th Percentile £17.71 £18.87 £22.38
Median hourly rate £30.00 £25.15 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +19.28% -28.14% +6.06%
75th Percentile £67.50 £43.75 £65.04
90th Percentile £79.00 £67.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £30.00 £19.00 £33.93
% change year-on-year +57.89% -44.00% +47.55%

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 10 October 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 10 October 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Dynamics 365 in the UK

Dynamics 365
Top 18 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 10 October 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 -11 701 £500 -2.44% 789
UK excluding London +14 370 £475 -5.00% 482
London +6 355 £525 +2.44% 360
Work from Home -45 189 £510 - 436
North of England -29 95 £465 +3.33% 139
Midlands -13 90 £425 -22.73% 95
South East -35 78 £500 -4.76% 122
West Midlands -17 69 £425 -17.07% 61
North West -22 52 £470 -1.05% 72
Scotland -2 33 £525 +10.53% 31
Yorkshire -17 32 £388 -18.42% 51
South West -8 30 £513 -1.20% 29
East of England -25 28 £425 -26.09% 22
East Midlands -7 21 £513 -26.79% 34
Wales -2 15 £500 +2.51% 10
North East -36 11 £475 +8.57% 16
Channel Islands -5 1 £525 -16.00%
Northern Ireland - 1 - - 35

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 57 (7.02%) SharePoint
2 8 (0.99%) CMS
3 5 (0.62%) Confluence
4 3 (0.37%) Appian
4 3 (0.37%) TIBCO ActiveMatrix
5 1 (0.12%) Drupal
5 1 (0.12%) EPiServer
5 1 (0.12%) IIS
5 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 38 (4.68%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (1.72%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (0.74%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (0.49%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.37%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.25%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.12%) Adobe Premiere
Business Applications
1 252 (31.03%) Dynamics CRM
2 24 (2.96%) Dynamics NAV
3 14 (1.72%) Dynamics AX
4 7 (0.86%) Oracle Payables
4 7 (0.86%) Oracle Receivables
4 7 (0.86%) SAP S/4HANA
5 6 (0.74%) NEC Housing
5 6 (0.74%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 4 (0.49%) Dynamics GP
6 4 (0.49%) Oracle EBS
6 4 (0.49%) Payment Gateway
6 4 (0.49%) Unit4 Business World
7 3 (0.37%) BusinessWorks
8 2 (0.25%) Dynamics SL
8 2 (0.25%) Infor CloudSuite
8 2 (0.25%) Maximo
8 2 (0.25%) NetSuite
8 2 (0.25%) Oracle ERP
8 2 (0.25%) Sage X3
8 2 (0.25%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 346 (42.61%) Power Platform
2 308 (37.93%) Azure
3 202 (24.88%) Power Automate
4 166 (20.44%) PowerApps
5 152 (18.72%) Azure DevOps
6 63 (7.76%) Azure Logic Apps
7 61 (7.51%) Serverless
8 60 (7.39%) Azure Functions
9 53 (6.53%) Azure Service Bus
9 53 (6.53%) Microsoft Copilot
10 48 (5.91%) Microsoft 365
11 37 (4.56%) Copilot Studio
12 25 (3.08%) Entra ID
12 25 (3.08%) SaaS
13 17 (2.09%) Azure Data Factory
14 14 (1.72%) Azure API Management
15 13 (1.60%) Microsoft Purview
16 12 (1.48%) Azure Synapse Analytics
17 11 (1.35%) Azure Monitor
18 10 (1.23%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.37%) SMS
2 2 (0.25%) HTTP
3 1 (0.12%) DKIM
3 1 (0.12%) DMARC
3 1 (0.12%) DNS
3 1 (0.12%) Internet
3 1 (0.12%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 103 (12.68%) Power BI
2 49 (6.03%) SQL Server
3 18 (2.22%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 14 (1.72%) Data Warehouse
5 11 (1.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 8 (0.99%) Data Vault
6 8 (0.99%) Star Schema
7 6 (0.74%) Data Lake
7 6 (0.74%) Metadata
7 6 (0.74%) Power Query
7 6 (0.74%) Spark SQL
8 5 (0.62%) Azure SQL Database
9 4 (0.49%) Delta Lake
9 4 (0.49%) GIS
10 3 (0.37%) Oracle Database
10 3 (0.37%) Relational Database
11 2 (0.25%) PostgreSQL
11 2 (0.25%) RDBMS
11 2 (0.25%) ZAP BI
12 1 (0.12%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 33 (4.06%) Git
2 27 (3.33%) Visual Studio
3 23 (2.83%) JIRA
4 16 (1.97%) Selenium
5 15 (1.85%) Postman
6 14 (1.72%) Cypress.io
7 11 (1.35%) Cucumber
7 11 (1.35%) WebDriver
8 6 (0.74%) Visual Studio Code
9 4 (0.49%) MSTest
9 4 (0.49%) NUnit
10 3 (0.37%) JDeveloper
10 3 (0.37%) Protractor
10 3 (0.37%) REST Assured
11 2 (0.25%) Applitools
11 2 (0.25%) JMeter
11 2 (0.25%) MLflow
11 2 (0.25%) Newman
11 2 (0.25%) Oracle APEX
12 1 (0.12%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 270 (33.25%) Finance
2 233 (28.69%) Social Skills
3 87 (10.71%) Public Sector
4 67 (8.25%) Analytical Skills
5 46 (5.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 46 (5.67%) Marketing
6 38 (4.68%) Manufacturing
7 28 (3.45%) Organisational Skills
8 24 (2.96%) Retail
9 23 (2.83%) Documentation Skills
9 23 (2.83%) General Ledger
10 22 (2.71%) Billing
11 13 (1.60%) Aerospace
12 11 (1.35%) Banking
12 11 (1.35%) Law
12 11 (1.35%) Local Government
13 9 (1.11%) Influencing Skills
13 9 (1.11%) Presentation Skills
14 6 (0.74%) Police
15 5 (0.62%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 220 (27.09%) Developer
2 145 (17.86%) Consultant
3 130 (16.01%) Architect
4 129 (15.89%) Dynamics 365 Developer
5 108 (13.30%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
6 98 (12.07%) Analyst
7 80 (9.85%) Solutions Architect
8 78 (9.61%) Senior
9 76 (9.36%) Dynamics 365 Architect
9 76 (9.36%) Lead
10 64 (7.88%) Functional Consultant
11 59 (7.27%) Business Analyst
12 50 (6.16%) Dynamics 365 Solution Architect
13 48 (5.91%) Microsoft Developer
14 38 (4.68%) Dynamics 365 Analyst
15 26 (3.20%) Project Manager
16 25 (3.08%) Business Consultant
16 25 (3.08%) Microsoft Consultant
17 24 (2.96%) Power Platform Developer
18 23 (2.83%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 102 (12.56%) .NET
2 35 (4.31%) REST
3 34 (4.19%) JSON
4 31 (3.82%) HTML5 Canvas
5 26 (3.20%) Middleware
6 21 (2.59%) HTML
6 21 (2.59%) XML
7 18 (2.22%) ASP.NET Web API
8 16 (1.97%) Terraform
9 13 (1.60%) .NET Framework
9 13 (1.60%) XSLT
10 12 (1.48%) OAuth
11 11 (1.35%) Gherkin
11 11 (1.35%) RESTful
12 10 (1.23%) Web Services
13 9 (1.11%) ASP.NET
13 9 (1.11%) CSS
13 9 (1.11%) PySpark
13 9 (1.11%) WCF
14 7 (0.86%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 52 (6.40%) Product Ownership
2 36 (4.43%) Enterprise Software
3 33 (4.06%) Legacy Systems
3 33 (4.06%) Management Information System
4 25 (3.08%) Onboarding
5 16 (1.97%) Cloud Native
5 16 (1.97%) Greenfield Project
6 14 (1.72%) Data Structures
7 13 (1.60%) Low-Code
8 12 (1.48%) AI Agents
9 11 (1.35%) Self-Motivation
9 11 (1.35%) Taxonomies
10 9 (1.11%) Virtual Team
11 8 (0.99%) Data Protection Act
12 5 (0.62%) FMCG
12 5 (0.62%) Life Science
13 4 (0.49%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 4 (0.49%) Housing Association
13 4 (0.49%) Security Posture
14 3 (0.37%) EPoS
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.12%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 261 (32.14%) CRM
2 220 (27.09%) Agile
3 196 (24.14%) DevOps
4 183 (22.54%) Stakeholder Management
5 173 (21.31%) ERP
6 160 (19.70%) Migration
7 126 (15.52%) CI/CD
7 126 (15.52%) Data Migration
8 119 (14.66%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 109 (13.42%) User Acceptance Testing
10 108 (13.30%) Business Intelligence
11 98 (12.07%) Problem-Solving
12 96 (11.82%) Customer Service
13 88 (10.84%) Data Modelling
14 80 (9.85%) AI
15 77 (9.48%) Continuous Improvement
16 72 (8.87%) Requirements Gathering
17 68 (8.37%) Scrum
17 68 (8.37%) Translating Business Requirements
17 68 (8.37%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 144 (17.73%) C#
2 143 (17.61%) JavaScript
3 79 (9.73%) SQL
4 28 (3.45%) X++
5 24 (2.96%) TypeScript
6 21 (2.59%) Python
7 12 (1.48%) PowerShell
8 10 (1.23%) Bicep
9 7 (0.86%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 7 (0.86%) T-SQL
10 5 (0.62%) Bash
10 5 (0.62%) Korn
11 4 (0.49%) Java
12 3 (0.37%) Kusto Query Language
13 2 (0.25%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 111 (13.67%) Security Cleared
2 78 (9.61%) SC Cleared
3 63 (7.76%) Microsoft Certification
4 62 (7.64%) Degree
5 14 (1.72%) Azure Certification
5 14 (1.72%) ISTQB
6 12 (1.48%) PMI Certification
6 12 (1.48%) PMP
7 10 (1.23%) Computer Science Degree
7 10 (1.23%) DV Cleared
8 8 (0.99%) BPSS Clearance
9 5 (0.62%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 4 (0.49%) ACCA
10 4 (0.49%) CIMA
10 4 (0.49%) DBS Check
10 4 (0.49%) IIBA
10 4 (0.49%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 2 (0.25%) CIPD
11 2 (0.25%) TOGAF Certification
12 1 (0.12%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 57 (7.02%) Data Quality
2 44 (5.42%) GDPR
2 44 (5.42%) QA
3 43 (5.30%) Accessibility
4 22 (2.71%) WCAG
5 12 (1.48%) PMO
6 7 (0.86%) NIST
7 5 (0.62%) Actionable Recommendations
7 5 (0.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 5 (0.62%) SLA
8 4 (0.49%) Disclosure Scotland
8 4 (0.49%) GRC
8 4 (0.49%) P3O
9 3 (0.37%) ISO 22301
9 3 (0.37%) NIST 800
9 3 (0.37%) SOC 2
10 1 (0.12%) GMP
System Software
1 12 (1.48%) Active Directory
2 6 (0.74%) Docker
Systems Management
1 7 (0.86%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.25%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.12%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.12%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 612 (75.37%) Microsoft
2 32 (3.94%) Oracle
3 29 (3.57%) SAP
4 26 (3.20%) Salesforce
5 13 (1.60%) ServiceNow
6 10 (1.23%) Databricks
7 9 (1.11%) Workday
8 6 (0.74%) Ariba
8 6 (0.74%) Genesys
8 6 (0.74%) NEC
9 5 (0.62%) OpenAI
10 4 (0.49%) Foundry
10 4 (0.49%) IFS
10 4 (0.49%) Sage
11 3 (0.37%) Aprimo
11 3 (0.37%) OneTrust
11 3 (0.37%) Optimizely
11 3 (0.37%) OutSystems
11 3 (0.37%) Splunk
11 3 (0.37%) TIBCO