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 21 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 187 165 137
Rank change year-on-year -22 -28 +53
Contract jobs citing Dynamics 365 666 491 764
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.52% 1.67% 1.73%
As % of the Cloud Services category 4.08% 4.40% 5.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 443 351 523
10th Percentile £325 £390 £380
25th Percentile £435 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.37%
75th Percentile £588 £614 £606
90th Percentile £688 £688 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £506 £513 £500
% change year-on-year -1.22% +2.50% -8.93%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 3 0
10th Percentile £18.88 £39.90 -
25th Percentile £24.35 £55.88 -
Median hourly rate £25.38 £85.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -70.14% - -
75th Percentile £33.41 £87.50 -
90th Percentile £100.00 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.38 £29.25 -
% change year-on-year -13.23% - -

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 16,339 11,153 14,459
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 37.27% 38.02% 32.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,156 7,760 10,255
10th Percentile £313 £313 £289
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £635
90th Percentile £700 £725 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £480 £488
% change year-on-year -1.04% -1.54% -3.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 457 207 359
10th Percentile £15.57 £15.38 £14.00
25th Percentile £21.00 £20.12 £16.06
Median hourly rate £37.00 £26.50 £21.37
Median % change year-on-year +39.62% +24.01% -16.13%
75th Percentile £61.25 £42.49 £43.75
90th Percentile £81.00 £75.20 £62.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £42.69 £24.18 £17.80
% change year-on-year +76.53% +35.84% -19.24%

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 21 March 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 21 March 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 21 March 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 -23 551 £500 -4.76% 266
London +16 338 £510 -2.86% 105
UK excluding London -32 248 £506 -1.22% 213
Work from Home -28 202 £500 -4.76% 157
North of England -60 61 £500 -9.09% 29
Midlands -50 54 £500 -4.76% 47
West Midlands -55 46 £500 -4.76% 29
South East -42 38 £550 +16.71% 63
North West -38 36 £450 -18.18% 20
Scotland +15 29 £550 +10.00% 21
South West -20 29 £450 -13.25% 24
Yorkshire -37 25 £595 +16.10% 8
East of England -3 22 £425 -34.62% 19
Wales +3 13 £550 +54.93% 6
East Midlands -28 8 £700 +30.23% 17
Northern Ireland -1 2 £450 - 3

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 45 (6.76%) SharePoint
2 5 (0.75%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.60%) ArcGIS
3 4 (0.60%) CMS
4 2 (0.30%) Confluence
4 2 (0.30%) Sitecore CMS
5 1 (0.15%) IIS
5 1 (0.15%) Moodle
5 1 (0.15%) SAS
5 1 (0.15%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 12 (1.80%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (1.20%) MS Visio
3 6 (0.90%) Microsoft Project
4 5 (0.75%) Microsoft Office
5 2 (0.30%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 212 (31.83%) Dynamics CRM
2 14 (2.10%) SAP S/4HANA
3 13 (1.95%) Shopify
4 12 (1.80%) Dynamics AX
5 9 (1.35%) Dynamics NAV
5 9 (1.35%) NEC Housing
5 9 (1.35%) NetSuite
6 4 (0.60%) Payment Gateway
7 2 (0.30%) Dynamics GP
7 2 (0.30%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.30%) Sage X3
7 2 (0.30%) SAP ERP
8 1 (0.15%) Adobe Campaign
8 1 (0.15%) Dynamics SL
8 1 (0.15%) IBM Planning Analytics
8 1 (0.15%) Maximo
8 1 (0.15%) MIS ActiveH
8 1 (0.15%) Oracle EBS R12
8 1 (0.15%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.15%) Sage 50
Cloud Services
1 289 (43.39%) Azure
2 276 (41.44%) Power Platform
3 153 (22.97%) Power Automate
4 118 (17.72%) Azure DevOps
5 117 (17.57%) PowerApps
6 52 (7.81%) Microsoft 365
7 50 (7.51%) Azure Logic Apps
8 39 (5.86%) Azure Service Bus
9 37 (5.56%) Azure Functions
9 37 (5.56%) Serverless
10 35 (5.26%) Azure Data Factory
11 27 (4.05%) Microsoft Copilot
12 22 (3.30%) AWS
13 20 (3.00%) SaaS
14 19 (2.85%) PaaS
15 18 (2.70%) GitHub
16 17 (2.55%) Azure Synapse Analytics
17 13 (1.95%) Copilot Studio
17 13 (1.95%) OneDrive
18 11 (1.65%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 12 (1.80%) SMS
2 10 (1.50%) HTTP
3 2 (0.30%) Firewall
3 2 (0.30%) VPN
4 1 (0.15%) DHCP
4 1 (0.15%) DKIM
4 1 (0.15%) DMARC
4 1 (0.15%) DNS
4 1 (0.15%) Unified Communications
4 1 (0.15%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 126 (18.92%) Power BI
2 24 (3.60%) SQL Server
3 16 (2.40%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 10 (1.50%) Azure SQL Database
4 10 (1.50%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 9 (1.35%) Data Lake
6 8 (1.20%) Data Warehouse
7 5 (0.75%) GIS
7 5 (0.75%) Power Query
8 3 (0.45%) Metadata
9 2 (0.30%) Amazon Redshift
9 2 (0.30%) Data Mining
9 2 (0.30%) Oracle Database
10 1 (0.15%) BusinessObjects
10 1 (0.15%) Crystal Reports
10 1 (0.15%) MS Access
10 1 (0.15%) PostgreSQL
10 1 (0.15%) SAP HANA
10 1 (0.15%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 1 (0.15%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 15 (2.25%) Visual Studio
2 14 (2.10%) JIRA
3 12 (1.80%) Git
3 12 (1.80%) Selenium
4 9 (1.35%) JMeter
5 8 (1.20%) MSTest
6 6 (0.90%) Postman
7 3 (0.45%) Visual Studio Code
8 2 (0.30%) Axure RP
8 2 (0.30%) git-flow
8 2 (0.30%) GitLab
8 2 (0.30%) JDeveloper
8 2 (0.30%) Jenkins
8 2 (0.30%) MSBuild
8 2 (0.30%) Team Foundation Server
8 2 (0.30%) Zephyr
9 1 (0.15%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.15%) SpecFlow
9 1 (0.15%) TeamCity
9 1 (0.15%) TestComplete
General
1 242 (36.34%) Finance
2 205 (30.78%) Social Skills
3 93 (13.96%) Public Sector
4 58 (8.71%) Analytical Skills
5 48 (7.21%) Marketing
6 33 (4.95%) Documentation Skills
7 24 (3.60%) Banking
8 23 (3.45%) Manufacturing
8 23 (3.45%) Retail
9 21 (3.15%) Law
10 12 (1.80%) Billing
10 12 (1.80%) Legal
11 11 (1.65%) General Ledger
11 11 (1.65%) Local Government
12 8 (1.20%) Telecoms
13 7 (1.05%) Aviation
13 7 (1.05%) Back Office
13 7 (1.05%) Games
14 6 (0.90%) Organisational Skills
14 6 (0.90%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 158 (23.72%) Developer
2 141 (21.17%) Consultant
3 98 (14.71%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
4 82 (12.31%) Architect
5 71 (10.66%) Dynamics 365 Developer
6 67 (10.06%) Lead
7 58 (8.71%) Senior
8 57 (8.56%) Functional Consultant
9 49 (7.36%) Analyst
10 38 (5.71%) Solutions Architect
11 31 (4.65%) Business Analyst
12 30 (4.50%) Dynamics 365 Architect
12 30 (4.50%) Project Manager
13 27 (4.05%) Power Platform Developer
14 24 (3.60%) Dynamics 365 Analyst
15 23 (3.45%) Tester
16 21 (3.15%) Microsoft Consultant
17 18 (2.70%) Functional Architect
17 18 (2.70%) Microsoft Developer
18 17 (2.55%) Lead Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 60 (9.01%) .NET
2 28 (4.20%) REST
3 23 (3.45%) HTML
3 23 (3.45%) HTML5 Canvas
4 17 (2.55%) JSON
4 17 (2.55%) Middleware
5 11 (1.65%) CSS
6 10 (1.50%) Web Services
6 10 (1.50%) XML
7 9 (1.35%) ASP.NET Web API
7 9 (1.35%) RESTful
8 7 (1.05%) EDI
8 7 (1.05%) Kafka
8 7 (1.05%) OAuth
8 7 (1.05%) OAuth2
8 7 (1.05%) OpenID
8 7 (1.05%) Oracle Fusion
8 7 (1.05%) SAML
9 6 (0.90%) Ajax
10 5 (0.75%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 25 (3.75%) Product Ownership
2 17 (2.55%) Legacy Systems
3 14 (2.10%) Onboarding
4 11 (1.65%) Low-Code
5 9 (1.35%) Data Protection Act
5 9 (1.35%) Data Structures
6 8 (1.20%) Cloud Native
6 8 (1.20%) Enterprise Software
7 7 (1.05%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 7 (1.05%) IoT
8 6 (0.90%) Analytical Mindset
8 6 (0.90%) Management Information System
9 4 (0.60%) Housing Association
10 3 (0.45%) Hybrid Cloud
10 3 (0.45%) Microsoft Licensing
10 3 (0.45%) Self-Motivation
11 2 (0.30%) Driving Licence
11 2 (0.30%) FMCG
11 2 (0.30%) Life Science
11 2 (0.30%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 6 (0.90%) Windows
2 2 (0.30%) Linux
3 1 (0.15%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.15%) Mac OS
3 1 (0.15%) Windows 10
3 1 (0.15%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 229 (34.38%) CRM
2 180 (27.03%) ERP
3 176 (26.43%) DevOps
4 146 (21.92%) Agile
5 143 (21.47%) Migration
6 128 (19.22%) Business Intelligence
7 97 (14.56%) Data Migration
8 89 (13.36%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 80 (12.01%) User Acceptance Testing
10 78 (11.71%) Problem-Solving
11 61 (9.16%) Data Modelling
12 58 (8.71%) CI/CD
12 58 (8.71%) Customer Service
13 55 (8.26%) Customer Engagement
13 55 (8.26%) Stakeholder Management
14 54 (8.11%) Continuous Improvement
15 52 (7.81%) Workshop Facilitation
16 51 (7.66%) Analytics
17 44 (6.61%) Requirements Gathering
17 44 (6.61%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 115 (17.27%) C#
2 97 (14.56%) JavaScript
3 63 (9.46%) SQL
4 29 (4.35%) PowerShell
5 26 (3.90%) Python
6 21 (3.15%) TypeScript
7 13 (1.95%) X++
8 9 (1.35%) Java
9 7 (1.05%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 6 (0.90%) PL/SQL
11 5 (0.75%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.45%) Bicep
12 3 (0.45%) C++
13 2 (0.30%) Bash
13 2 (0.30%) C
13 2 (0.30%) Ruby
14 1 (0.15%) Korn
14 1 (0.15%) VB.NET
14 1 (0.15%) VBA
14 1 (0.15%) XPath
Qualifications
1 86 (12.91%) Security Cleared
2 57 (8.56%) SC Cleared
3 52 (7.81%) Degree
4 24 (3.60%) Microsoft Certification
5 12 (1.80%) CIMA
5 12 (1.80%) PMP
6 10 (1.50%) ISTQB
7 9 (1.35%) Computer Science Degree
8 8 (1.20%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 6 (0.90%) Azure Certification
9 6 (0.90%) PMI Certification
10 3 (0.45%) ACCA
10 3 (0.45%) Master's Degree
10 3 (0.45%) MBA
11 2 (0.30%) BPSS Clearance
11 2 (0.30%) TOGAF Certification
12 1 (0.15%) APMG
12 1 (0.15%) AWS Certification
12 1 (0.15%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 1 (0.15%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (5.71%) QA
2 20 (3.00%) GDPR
3 14 (2.10%) Accessibility
4 12 (1.80%) Data Quality
5 9 (1.35%) PMO
6 7 (1.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 6 (0.90%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 3 (0.45%) Disclosure Scotland
8 3 (0.45%) GAAP
8 3 (0.45%) IFRS
9 2 (0.30%) GMP
9 2 (0.30%) GxP
9 2 (0.30%) SLA
9 2 (0.30%) WCAG
10 1 (0.15%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.15%) PERC
System Software
1 9 (1.35%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.20%) Docker
3 1 (0.15%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 14 (2.10%) Terraform
2 2 (0.30%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.30%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 443 (66.52%) Microsoft
2 35 (5.26%) SAP
3 29 (4.35%) Oracle
4 13 (1.95%) Databricks
4 13 (1.95%) Salesforce
5 9 (1.35%) NEC
6 8 (1.20%) Workday
7 5 (0.75%) OpenAI
7 5 (0.75%) Sage
8 4 (0.60%) IFS
9 3 (0.45%) Adobe
9 3 (0.45%) Brio
9 3 (0.45%) Google
9 3 (0.45%) Infor
9 3 (0.45%) ServiceNow
10 2 (0.30%) ESRI
10 2 (0.30%) HubSpot
10 2 (0.30%) MuleSoft
10 2 (0.30%) PagerDuty
10 2 (0.30%) Sitecore