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

6 months to
18 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 186 168 138
Rank change year-on-year -18 -30 +53
Contract jobs citing Dynamics 365 650 493 762
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.50% 1.68% 1.71%
As % of the Cloud Services category 4.03% 4.42% 5.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 429 348 524
10th Percentile £325 £406 £376
25th Percentile £431 £456 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.37%
75th Percentile £588 £620 £600
90th Percentile £688 £688 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £513 £500
% change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% -8.93%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 3 0
10th Percentile £18.65 £39.90 -
25th Percentile - £55.88 -
Median hourly rate £25.38 £85.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -70.14% - -
75th Percentile £57.50 £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 16,126 11,152 14,515
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 37.27% 38.04% 32.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,998 7,743 10,306
10th Percentile £313 £313 £288
25th Percentile £410 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £600 £629 £632
90th Percentile £700 £725 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £488 £488
% change year-on-year -2.56% - -3.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 444 205 357
10th Percentile £15.50 £15.26 £14.00
25th Percentile £20.89 £20.00 £16.06
Median hourly rate £37.31 £26.50 £21.37
Median % change year-on-year +40.79% +24.01% -16.88%
75th Percentile £61.44 £41.97 £43.75
90th Percentile £81.00 £75.95 £62.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £42.69 £24.18 £17.80
% change year-on-year +76.53% +35.84% -20.13%

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 18 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 18 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 18 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 -35 538 £500 -4.76% 288
London +22 329 £513 -4.16% 96
UK excluding London -32 242 £500 -2.44% 251
Work from Home -33 197 £500 -4.76% 129
North of England -57 58 £500 -9.09% 48
Midlands -49 53 £500 -4.76% 43
West Midlands -50 45 £500 -4.76% 29
South East -42 38 £550 +11.68% 77
North West -48 33 £450 -18.18% 27
Scotland +15 28 £550 +15.79% 19
South West -19 28 £450 -13.25% 32
Yorkshire -42 25 £595 +8.18% 16
East of England -4 23 £425 -26.09% 22
Wales +4 13 £550 +243.75% 9
East Midlands -32 8 £700 - 14
Northern Ireland - 1 - - 4

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 42 (6.46%) SharePoint
2 5 (0.77%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.62%) ArcGIS
4 3 (0.46%) CMS
5 2 (0.31%) Confluence
5 2 (0.31%) Sitecore CMS
6 1 (0.15%) IIS
6 1 (0.15%) Moodle
6 1 (0.15%) SAS
6 1 (0.15%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 12 (1.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (1.23%) MS Visio
3 6 (0.92%) Microsoft Project
4 5 (0.77%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.15%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 212 (32.62%) Dynamics CRM
2 14 (2.15%) SAP S/4HANA
3 13 (2.00%) Shopify
4 11 (1.69%) Dynamics AX
5 9 (1.38%) Dynamics NAV
5 9 (1.38%) NEC Housing
5 9 (1.38%) NetSuite
6 4 (0.62%) Payment Gateway
7 2 (0.31%) Dynamics GP
7 2 (0.31%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.31%) Sage X3
7 2 (0.31%) SAP ERP
8 1 (0.15%) Dynamics SL
8 1 (0.15%) IBM Planning Analytics
8 1 (0.15%) Infor CloudSuite
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
1 288 (44.31%) Azure
2 265 (40.77%) Power Platform
3 150 (23.08%) Power Automate
4 116 (17.85%) Azure DevOps
5 115 (17.69%) PowerApps
6 50 (7.69%) Azure Logic Apps
7 46 (7.08%) Microsoft 365
8 38 (5.85%) Azure Service Bus
9 36 (5.54%) Azure Functions
9 36 (5.54%) Serverless
10 35 (5.38%) Azure Data Factory
11 25 (3.85%) Microsoft Copilot
12 23 (3.54%) AWS
13 20 (3.08%) PaaS
13 20 (3.08%) SaaS
14 17 (2.62%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 17 (2.62%) GitHub
15 12 (1.85%) Copilot Studio
15 12 (1.85%) OneDrive
16 10 (1.54%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 12 (1.85%) SMS
2 10 (1.54%) HTTP
3 2 (0.31%) Firewall
3 2 (0.31%) 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
1 121 (18.62%) Power BI
2 24 (3.69%) SQL Server
3 16 (2.46%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 10 (1.54%) Azure SQL Database
4 10 (1.54%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 9 (1.38%) Data Lake
6 8 (1.23%) Data Warehouse
7 5 (0.77%) GIS
7 5 (0.77%) Power Query
8 3 (0.46%) Metadata
9 2 (0.31%) Amazon Redshift
9 2 (0.31%) Data Mining
9 2 (0.31%) 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 (2.31%) Visual Studio
2 14 (2.15%) JIRA
3 13 (2.00%) Git
4 12 (1.85%) Selenium
5 9 (1.38%) JMeter
6 8 (1.23%) MSTest
7 6 (0.92%) Postman
8 3 (0.46%) Visual Studio Code
9 2 (0.31%) Axure RP
9 2 (0.31%) git-flow
9 2 (0.31%) GitLab
9 2 (0.31%) JDeveloper
9 2 (0.31%) Jenkins
9 2 (0.31%) MSBuild
9 2 (0.31%) Team Foundation Server
9 2 (0.31%) Zephyr
10 1 (0.15%) Maven
10 1 (0.15%) SpecFlow
10 1 (0.15%) TeamCity
10 1 (0.15%) TestComplete
General
1 236 (36.31%) Finance
2 200 (30.77%) Social Skills
3 90 (13.85%) Public Sector
4 57 (8.77%) Analytical Skills
5 48 (7.38%) Marketing
6 33 (5.08%) Documentation Skills
7 24 (3.69%) Banking
8 23 (3.54%) Manufacturing
8 23 (3.54%) Retail
9 17 (2.62%) Law
10 12 (1.85%) Billing
10 12 (1.85%) Legal
11 11 (1.69%) General Ledger
12 9 (1.38%) Local Government
13 8 (1.23%) Aviation
13 8 (1.23%) Telecoms
14 7 (1.08%) Back Office
14 7 (1.08%) Games
15 6 (0.92%) Organisational Skills
16 5 (0.77%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 156 (24.00%) Developer
2 138 (21.23%) Consultant
3 97 (14.92%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
4 75 (11.54%) Architect
5 72 (11.08%) Dynamics 365 Developer
6 63 (9.69%) Lead
7 59 (9.08%) Senior
8 54 (8.31%) Functional Consultant
9 49 (7.54%) Analyst
10 36 (5.54%) Solutions Architect
11 31 (4.77%) Business Analyst
12 30 (4.62%) Dynamics 365 Architect
12 30 (4.62%) Project Manager
13 27 (4.15%) Power Platform Developer
14 24 (3.69%) Dynamics 365 Analyst
15 21 (3.23%) Microsoft Consultant
15 21 (3.23%) Tester
16 18 (2.77%) Microsoft Developer
17 16 (2.46%) Senior Developer
18 14 (2.15%) Technical Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 59 (9.08%) .NET
2 27 (4.15%) REST
3 24 (3.69%) HTML5 Canvas
4 23 (3.54%) HTML
5 17 (2.62%) JSON
5 17 (2.62%) Middleware
6 11 (1.69%) CSS
6 11 (1.69%) Web Services
7 10 (1.54%) RESTful
7 10 (1.54%) XML
8 9 (1.38%) ASP.NET Web API
9 8 (1.23%) OpenID
9 8 (1.23%) SAML
10 7 (1.08%) EDI
10 7 (1.08%) Kafka
10 7 (1.08%) OAuth
10 7 (1.08%) OAuth2
10 7 (1.08%) Oracle Fusion
11 6 (0.92%) Ajax
12 5 (0.77%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 24 (3.69%) Product Ownership
2 17 (2.62%) Legacy Systems
3 14 (2.15%) Onboarding
4 11 (1.69%) Low-Code
5 9 (1.38%) Data Protection Act
5 9 (1.38%) Data Structures
6 8 (1.23%) Cloud Native
6 8 (1.23%) Enterprise Software
7 7 (1.08%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 6 (0.92%) Analytical Mindset
8 6 (0.92%) Management Information System
9 5 (0.77%) IoT
10 3 (0.46%) Housing Association
10 3 (0.46%) Hybrid Cloud
10 3 (0.46%) Microsoft Licensing
10 3 (0.46%) Self-Motivation
11 2 (0.31%) AI Agents
11 2 (0.31%) Greenfield Project
11 2 (0.31%) Legacy Applications
11 2 (0.31%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 6 (0.92%) Windows
2 2 (0.31%) 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 (35.23%) CRM
2 174 (26.77%) DevOps
3 173 (26.62%) ERP
4 145 (22.31%) Agile
5 140 (21.54%) Migration
6 123 (18.92%) Business Intelligence
7 93 (14.31%) Data Migration
8 85 (13.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 77 (11.85%) Problem-Solving
10 73 (11.23%) User Acceptance Testing
11 60 (9.23%) Data Modelling
12 57 (8.77%) CI/CD
13 55 (8.46%) Customer Service
14 54 (8.31%) Customer Engagement
15 53 (8.15%) Stakeholder Management
16 51 (7.85%) Workshop Facilitation
17 50 (7.69%) Analytics
17 50 (7.69%) Continuous Improvement
18 44 (6.77%) Roadmaps
19 42 (6.46%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 115 (17.69%) C#
2 96 (14.77%) JavaScript
3 64 (9.85%) SQL
4 29 (4.46%) PowerShell
5 26 (4.00%) Python
6 22 (3.38%) TypeScript
7 13 (2.00%) X++
8 8 (1.23%) Java
9 7 (1.08%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 6 (0.92%) PL/SQL
11 5 (0.77%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.46%) Bicep
12 3 (0.46%) C++
13 2 (0.31%) Bash
13 2 (0.31%) C
13 2 (0.31%) Ruby
14 1 (0.15%) Korn
14 1 (0.15%) VB.NET
14 1 (0.15%) VBA
14 1 (0.15%) XPath
Qualifications
1 85 (13.08%) Security Cleared
2 56 (8.62%) SC Cleared
3 52 (8.00%) Degree
4 24 (3.69%) Microsoft Certification
5 12 (1.85%) CIMA
5 12 (1.85%) PMP
6 10 (1.54%) ISTQB
7 9 (1.38%) Computer Science Degree
8 8 (1.23%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 6 (0.92%) Azure Certification
9 6 (0.92%) PMI Certification
10 3 (0.46%) ACCA
10 3 (0.46%) Master's Degree
10 3 (0.46%) MBA
11 2 (0.31%) BPSS Clearance
11 2 (0.31%) 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 (5.85%) QA
2 20 (3.08%) GDPR
3 14 (2.15%) Accessibility
4 11 (1.69%) Data Quality
5 9 (1.38%) PMO
6 8 (1.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 6 (0.92%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 3 (0.46%) Disclosure Scotland
8 3 (0.46%) GAAP
8 3 (0.46%) IFRS
9 2 (0.31%) GMP
9 2 (0.31%) GxP
9 2 (0.31%) SLA
9 2 (0.31%) WCAG
10 1 (0.15%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.15%) PERC
System Software
1 8 (1.23%) Active Directory
1 8 (1.23%) Docker
2 1 (0.15%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 14 (2.15%) Terraform
2 2 (0.31%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.31%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 428 (65.85%) Microsoft
2 34 (5.23%) SAP
3 28 (4.31%) Oracle
4 13 (2.00%) Databricks
4 13 (2.00%) Salesforce
5 9 (1.38%) NEC
6 8 (1.23%) Workday
7 5 (0.77%) OpenAI
7 5 (0.77%) Sage
8 4 (0.62%) IFS
9 3 (0.46%) Adobe
9 3 (0.46%) Brio
9 3 (0.46%) Google
9 3 (0.46%) Infor
9 3 (0.46%) ServiceNow
10 2 (0.31%) ESRI
10 2 (0.31%) HubSpot
10 2 (0.31%) MuleSoft
10 2 (0.31%) PagerDuty
10 2 (0.31%) Sitecore