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

6 months to
15 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 187 134 139
Rank change year-on-year -53 +5 +51
Contract jobs citing Dynamics 365 611 612 799
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.53% 1.98% 1.78%
As % of the Cloud Services category 4.03% 5.29% 5.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 405 386 566
10th Percentile £325 £383 £377
25th Percentile £425 £451 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.37%
75th Percentile £584 £630 £613
90th Percentile £688 £700 £688
UK excluding London median daily rate £506 £513 £500
% change year-on-year -1.22% +2.50% -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 15,175 11,560 14,943
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 37.98% 37.40% 33.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,421 7,749 10,662
10th Percentile £309 £313 £290
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 £633
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 385 171 325
10th Percentile £14.70 £17.00 £14.05
25th Percentile £19.00 £21.46 £16.25
Median hourly rate £36.00 £27.50 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +30.91% +22.22% -10.00%
75th Percentile £60.00 £44.56 £53.00
90th Percentile £79.20 £75.50 £72.30
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.22 £24.66 £20.77
% change year-on-year +54.97% +18.73% +3.85%

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 15 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 15 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 15 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 -58 506 £500 -9.09% 234
London -4 295 £513 -6.82% 73
UK excluding London -57 239 £506 -1.22% 197
Work from Home -39 193 £500 -6.98% 107
Midlands -61 57 £500 -9.09% 36
South East -21 48 £550 +22.22% 78
West Midlands -57 47 £500 -10.03% 28
North of England -94 46 £500 -10.95% 45
South West -20 26 £450 -10.00% 18
Scotland +7 25 £550 +12.82% 11
North West -59 25 £450 -18.18% 32
East of England -3 23 £425 -15.00% 12
Yorkshire -67 21 £595 +4.94% 11
Wales +12 13 £550 - 2
East Midlands -21 10 £700 - 8
Northern Ireland - 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 39 (6.38%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.15%) Confluence
3 4 (0.65%) ArcGIS
3 4 (0.65%) 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 18 (2.95%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (1.31%) MS Visio
3 7 (1.15%) Microsoft Project
4 5 (0.82%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.16%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 204 (33.39%) Dynamics CRM
2 13 (2.13%) Dynamics AX
2 13 (2.13%) Shopify
3 10 (1.64%) SAP S/4HANA
4 9 (1.47%) NEC Housing
5 8 (1.31%) NetSuite
6 7 (1.15%) Dynamics NAV
7 4 (0.65%) Payment Gateway
8 2 (0.33%) SAP ERP
9 1 (0.16%) IBM Planning Analytics
9 1 (0.16%) Maximo
9 1 (0.16%) MIS ActiveH
9 1 (0.16%) Oracle EBS
9 1 (0.16%) Oracle EBS R12
9 1 (0.16%) Sage 50
9 1 (0.16%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 287 (46.97%) Azure
2 264 (43.21%) Power Platform
3 154 (25.20%) Power Automate
4 121 (19.80%) PowerApps
5 109 (17.84%) Azure DevOps
6 51 (8.35%) Azure Logic Apps
7 41 (6.71%) Azure Service Bus
8 40 (6.55%) Azure Functions
8 40 (6.55%) Serverless
9 37 (6.06%) Azure Data Factory
10 36 (5.89%) Microsoft 365
11 24 (3.93%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 24 (3.93%) SaaS
12 23 (3.76%) AWS
13 22 (3.60%) PaaS
14 20 (3.27%) Microsoft Copilot
15 16 (2.62%) GitHub
16 12 (1.96%) Azure Monitor
17 11 (1.80%) Entra ID
18 10 (1.64%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 12 (1.96%) 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%) Unified Communications
4 1 (0.16%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 123 (20.13%) Power BI
2 23 (3.76%) SQL Server
3 16 (2.62%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 11 (1.80%) Data Lake
4 11 (1.80%) Data Warehouse
5 10 (1.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 9 (1.47%) Azure SQL Database
7 5 (0.82%) GIS
7 5 (0.82%) Power Query
8 4 (0.65%) Data Mining
9 3 (0.49%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
10 2 (0.33%) Amazon Redshift
10 2 (0.33%) Metadata
10 2 (0.33%) Oracle Database
11 1 (0.16%) BusinessObjects
11 1 (0.16%) Electronic Patient Records
11 1 (0.16%) PostgreSQL
11 1 (0.16%) Relational Database
11 1 (0.16%) SAP HANA
11 1 (0.16%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 19 (3.11%) JIRA
2 15 (2.45%) Git
2 15 (2.45%) Visual Studio
3 12 (1.96%) Selenium
4 9 (1.47%) JMeter
5 8 (1.31%) MSTest
6 7 (1.15%) Postman
7 5 (0.82%) SonarQube
8 3 (0.49%) Zephyr
9 2 (0.33%) Axure RP
9 2 (0.33%) git-flow
9 2 (0.33%) GitLab
9 2 (0.33%) JDeveloper
9 2 (0.33%) Jenkins
9 2 (0.33%) MSBuild
9 2 (0.33%) Team Foundation Server
10 1 (0.16%) Maven
10 1 (0.16%) SpecFlow
10 1 (0.16%) TeamCity
10 1 (0.16%) TestComplete
General
1 222 (36.33%) Finance
2 213 (34.86%) Social Skills
3 83 (13.58%) Public Sector
4 59 (9.66%) Analytical Skills
5 48 (7.86%) Marketing
6 33 (5.40%) Documentation Skills
7 24 (3.93%) Manufacturing
8 23 (3.76%) Banking
8 23 (3.76%) Retail
9 17 (2.78%) Billing
10 12 (1.96%) General Ledger
11 11 (1.80%) Legal
12 10 (1.64%) Telecoms
13 8 (1.31%) Aviation
14 7 (1.15%) Back Office
15 6 (0.98%) Organisational Skills
16 5 (0.82%) Games
16 5 (0.82%) Presentation Skills
17 4 (0.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
18 3 (0.49%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 148 (24.22%) Developer
2 133 (21.77%) Consultant
3 92 (15.06%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
4 73 (11.95%) Dynamics 365 Developer
5 69 (11.29%) Architect
6 59 (9.66%) Senior
7 53 (8.67%) Functional Consultant
8 49 (8.02%) Analyst
9 47 (7.69%) Lead
10 38 (6.22%) Solutions Architect
11 34 (5.56%) Dynamics 365 Architect
12 32 (5.24%) Business Analyst
13 24 (3.93%) Dynamics 365 Analyst
14 23 (3.76%) Power Platform Developer
15 22 (3.60%) Project Manager
16 21 (3.44%) Microsoft Consultant
17 18 (2.95%) Senior Developer
18 16 (2.62%) Microsoft Developer
19 15 (2.45%) Azure Architect
19 15 (2.45%) Azure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 66 (10.80%) .NET
2 31 (5.07%) REST
3 25 (4.09%) HTML
4 22 (3.60%) HTML5 Canvas
4 22 (3.60%) JSON
5 15 (2.45%) Middleware
6 14 (2.29%) Web Services
6 14 (2.29%) XML
7 11 (1.80%) CSS
8 10 (1.64%) ASP.NET Web API
8 10 (1.64%) RESTful
9 9 (1.47%) OAuth
10 8 (1.31%) OpenID
10 8 (1.31%) SAML
11 7 (1.15%) Kafka
11 7 (1.15%) OAuth2
12 6 (0.98%) Ajax
12 6 (0.98%) Oracle Fusion
13 5 (0.82%) EDI
13 5 (0.82%) React
Miscellaneous
1 22 (3.60%) Product Ownership
2 19 (3.11%) Legacy Systems
3 13 (2.13%) Low-Code
4 10 (1.64%) Onboarding
5 9 (1.47%) Data Protection Act
6 8 (1.31%) Analytical Mindset
6 8 (1.31%) Cloud Native
6 8 (1.31%) Data Structures
6 8 (1.31%) Enterprise Software
6 8 (1.31%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 6 (0.98%) Management Information System
8 5 (0.82%) IoT
8 5 (0.82%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (0.49%) AI Agents
9 3 (0.49%) Data Fabric
9 3 (0.49%) Greenfield Project
9 3 (0.49%) Hybrid Cloud
9 3 (0.49%) Microsoft Licensing
9 3 (0.49%) Renewable Energy
10 2 (0.33%) Digital Media
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 (35.84%) CRM
2 172 (28.15%) DevOps
3 150 (24.55%) Agile
4 148 (24.22%) ERP
5 121 (19.80%) Business Intelligence
6 117 (19.15%) Migration
7 84 (13.75%) Problem-Solving
8 73 (11.95%) Data Migration
9 70 (11.46%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 62 (10.15%) CI/CD
11 61 (9.98%) Data Modelling
12 60 (9.82%) Analytics
13 59 (9.66%) User Acceptance Testing
14 56 (9.17%) Customer Engagement
15 55 (9.00%) Workshop Facilitation
16 53 (8.67%) Stakeholder Management
17 48 (7.86%) Customer Service
18 47 (7.69%) Roadmaps
19 42 (6.87%) AI
20 41 (6.71%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 119 (19.48%) C#
2 97 (15.88%) JavaScript
3 72 (11.78%) SQL
4 31 (5.07%) PowerShell
5 27 (4.42%) Python
6 25 (4.09%) TypeScript
7 16 (2.62%) X++
8 7 (1.15%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 7 (1.15%) Java
9 6 (0.98%) PL/SQL
10 5 (0.82%) T-SQL
11 3 (0.49%) Bicep
11 3 (0.49%) C++
12 2 (0.33%) Bash
12 2 (0.33%) C
12 2 (0.33%) Ruby
13 1 (0.16%) Korn
13 1 (0.16%) XPath
Qualifications
1 81 (13.26%) Security Cleared
2 57 (9.33%) Degree
3 51 (8.35%) SC Cleared
4 25 (4.09%) Microsoft Certification
5 12 (1.96%) PMP
6 11 (1.80%) CIMA
6 11 (1.80%) Computer Science Degree
7 10 (1.64%) ISTQB
8 8 (1.31%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 7 (1.15%) Azure Certification
9 7 (1.15%) PMI Certification
10 5 (0.82%) ACCA
11 3 (0.49%) Master's Degree
11 3 (0.49%) MBA
12 2 (0.33%) BPSS Clearance
12 2 (0.33%) TOGAF Certification
13 1 (0.16%) AWS Certification
13 1 (0.16%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 1 (0.16%) CAPM
13 1 (0.16%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (5.73%) QA
2 19 (3.11%) GDPR
3 14 (2.29%) Accessibility
4 11 (1.80%) Data Quality
5 8 (1.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (0.98%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 5 (0.82%) PMO
8 3 (0.49%) Disclosure Scotland
8 3 (0.49%) GAAP
8 3 (0.49%) IFRS
8 3 (0.49%) WCAG
9 2 (0.33%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.16%) PERC
10 1 (0.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 8 (1.31%) Docker
2 7 (1.15%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.16%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 16 (2.62%) Terraform
2 2 (0.33%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.33%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 397 (64.98%) Microsoft
2 36 (5.89%) SAP
3 29 (4.75%) Oracle
4 12 (1.96%) Databricks
5 9 (1.47%) NEC
5 9 (1.47%) Salesforce
6 8 (1.31%) Workday
7 6 (0.98%) ServiceNow
8 5 (0.82%) OpenAI
9 4 (0.65%) DocuSign
9 4 (0.65%) Sage
10 3 (0.49%) Brio
10 3 (0.49%) Google
11 2 (0.33%) Adobe
11 2 (0.33%) ESRI
11 2 (0.33%) HubSpot
11 2 (0.33%) IFS
11 2 (0.33%) Infor
11 2 (0.33%) PagerDuty
11 2 (0.33%) Sitecore