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 23 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 181 187 131
Rank change year-on-year +6 -56 +58
Contract jobs citing Dynamics 365 729 419 743
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.50% 1.46% 1.75%
As % of the Cloud Services category 4.23% 3.89% 5.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 499 295 500
10th Percentile £343 £413 £375
25th Percentile £431 £456 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.37%
75th Percentile £573 £600 £603
90th Percentile £645 £675 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £480 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -4.00% - -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 7 0
10th Percentile £17.75 £28.51 -
25th Percentile £21.25 £46.50 -
Median hourly rate £25.38 £72.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -64.99% - -
75th Percentile - £87.50 -
90th Percentile £35.00 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.38 £67.50 -
% change year-on-year -62.40% - -

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 17,253 10,771 13,874
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 35.51% 37.65% 32.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,607 7,395 9,878
10th Percentile £325 £313 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.46% -2.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £606 £619 £633
90th Percentile £705 £725 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £492 £475 £488
% change year-on-year +3.58% -2.56% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 535 236 346
10th Percentile £15.25 £15.12 £14.00
25th Percentile £20.31 £18.50 £16.06
Median hourly rate £36.00 £27.88 £21.37
Median % change year-on-year +29.12% +30.46% -38.94%
75th Percentile £64.00 £47.22 £39.69
90th Percentile £81.00 £72.50 £66.38
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.50 £20.89 £17.72
% change year-on-year +79.51% +17.89% -29.47%

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 23 May 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 23 May 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 23 May 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 +11 624 £500 -4.76% 280
London +24 372 £500 -4.76% 112
UK excluding London +17 288 £480 -4.00% 210
Work from Home -32 172 £500 -4.76% 189
North of England -16 89 £500 - 46
Midlands -49 53 £435 -17.14% 42
North West -13 47 £450 -10.00% 32
South East -46 45 £500 +1.52% 62
West Midlands -53 36 £456 -13.10% 21
Yorkshire -38 30 £500 -15.97% 12
East of England -5 29 £500 -23.08% 16
South West -27 27 £525 +3.70% 20
Scotland +8 24 £500 +8.11% 12
East Midlands -18 16 £435 -20.00% 21
Wales -4 12 £475 -5.09% 5
North East -15 12 £513 +7.89% 2
Channel Islands - 6 £500 -
Northern Ireland +4 4 £450 - 11

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 51 (7.00%) SharePoint
2 5 (0.69%) CMS
2 5 (0.69%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.41%) Confluence
4 2 (0.27%) Appian
4 2 (0.27%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.14%) IIS
5 1 (0.14%) Moodle
5 1 (0.14%) SAS
Applications
1 13 (1.78%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (0.82%) Microsoft Project
3 5 (0.69%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.69%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.41%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 216 (29.63%) Dynamics CRM
2 14 (1.92%) Dynamics AX
3 13 (1.78%) Shopify
4 11 (1.51%) SAP S/4HANA
5 10 (1.37%) Dynamics NAV
6 8 (1.10%) NetSuite
7 7 (0.96%) NEC Housing
8 6 (0.82%) Dynamics GP
9 4 (0.55%) Oracle EBS
9 4 (0.55%) Sage X3
10 3 (0.41%) Dynamics SL
10 3 (0.41%) Infor CloudSuite
10 3 (0.41%) Oracle ERP
10 3 (0.41%) Oracle Payables
10 3 (0.41%) Oracle Receivables
10 3 (0.41%) Unit4 Business World
11 2 (0.27%) Payment Gateway
12 1 (0.14%) Adobe Campaign
12 1 (0.14%) Oracle EBS R12
12 1 (0.14%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 293 (40.19%) Power Platform
2 248 (34.02%) Azure
3 152 (20.85%) Power Automate
4 119 (16.32%) PowerApps
5 102 (13.99%) Azure DevOps
6 55 (7.54%) Microsoft 365
7 48 (6.58%) Azure Service Bus
8 46 (6.31%) Azure Logic Apps
9 32 (4.39%) Azure Functions
9 32 (4.39%) Serverless
10 31 (4.25%) Microsoft Copilot
11 24 (3.29%) Azure Data Factory
12 14 (1.92%) Copilot Studio
13 12 (1.65%) OneDrive
14 10 (1.37%) AWS
15 9 (1.23%) Entra ID
15 9 (1.23%) SaaS
16 7 (0.96%) GitHub
17 6 (0.82%) PaaS
17 6 (0.82%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 16 (2.19%) SMS
2 6 (0.82%) HTTP
3 1 (0.14%) DHCP
3 1 (0.14%) DKIM
3 1 (0.14%) DMARC
3 1 (0.14%) DNS
3 1 (0.14%) Firewall
3 1 (0.14%) Intranet
3 1 (0.14%) Network Security
3 1 (0.14%) Unified Communications
3 1 (0.14%) VPN
3 1 (0.14%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 103 (14.13%) Power BI
2 25 (3.43%) SQL Server
3 8 (1.10%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 6 (0.82%) Data Lake
4 6 (0.82%) Power Query
5 5 (0.69%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 5 (0.69%) Star Schema
6 4 (0.55%) Azure SQL Database
6 4 (0.55%) Metadata
7 2 (0.27%) Amazon Redshift
7 2 (0.27%) Data Vault
7 2 (0.27%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.27%) Spark SQL
8 1 (0.14%) BusinessObjects
8 1 (0.14%) Crystal Reports
8 1 (0.14%) GIS
8 1 (0.14%) MS Access
8 1 (0.14%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.14%) SAP HANA
8 1 (0.14%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 13 (1.78%) JIRA
2 11 (1.51%) Visual Studio
3 6 (0.82%) Postman
4 5 (0.69%) Git
5 4 (0.55%) Visual Studio Code
6 2 (0.27%) Axure RP
6 2 (0.27%) git-flow
6 2 (0.27%) JDeveloper
6 2 (0.27%) Selenium
7 1 (0.14%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.14%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.14%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.14%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.14%) JMeter
7 1 (0.14%) REST Assured
7 1 (0.14%) SpecFlow
7 1 (0.14%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 1 (0.14%) TeamCity
7 1 (0.14%) TestRail
7 1 (0.14%) Zephyr
General
1 232 (31.82%) Finance
2 191 (26.20%) Social Skills
3 76 (10.43%) Public Sector
4 58 (7.96%) Analytical Skills
5 40 (5.49%) Marketing
6 35 (4.80%) Law
7 30 (4.12%) Documentation Skills
8 24 (3.29%) Retail
9 18 (2.47%) Manufacturing
10 13 (1.78%) Local Government
11 12 (1.65%) Banking
11 12 (1.65%) Organisational Skills
12 9 (1.23%) General Ledger
13 8 (1.10%) Legal
14 7 (0.96%) Games
14 7 (0.96%) Presentation Skills
15 6 (0.82%) Billing
16 5 (0.69%) Aerospace
17 4 (0.55%) Pharmaceutical
18 3 (0.41%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 181 (24.83%) Developer
2 143 (19.62%) Consultant
3 107 (14.68%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
4 102 (13.99%) Architect
5 78 (10.70%) Dynamics 365 Developer
5 78 (10.70%) Lead
6 63 (8.64%) Functional Consultant
7 61 (8.37%) Analyst
8 48 (6.58%) Microsoft Developer
9 45 (6.17%) Solutions Architect
10 43 (5.90%) Dynamics 365 Architect
10 43 (5.90%) Senior
11 36 (4.94%) Business Analyst
11 36 (4.94%) Project Manager
12 35 (4.80%) Lead Architect
13 31 (4.25%) Functional Architect
14 28 (3.84%) Dynamics 365 Analyst
15 24 (3.29%) Dynamics 365 Solution Architect
16 23 (3.16%) Microsoft Consultant
17 19 (2.61%) Power Platform Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 62 (8.50%) .NET
2 25 (3.43%) HTML5 Canvas
3 22 (3.02%) REST
4 18 (2.47%) Middleware
5 17 (2.33%) HTML
6 15 (2.06%) JSON
7 12 (1.65%) RESTful
8 10 (1.37%) XML
9 9 (1.23%) ASP.NET Web API
10 7 (0.96%) CSS
10 7 (0.96%) Kafka
10 7 (0.96%) Oracle Fusion
11 6 (0.82%) EDI
12 5 (0.69%) ADO
13 4 (0.55%) .NET Framework
13 4 (0.55%) Playwright
13 4 (0.55%) Web Services
14 3 (0.41%) Next.js
14 3 (0.41%) PySpark
14 3 (0.41%) WCF
Miscellaneous
1 31 (4.25%) Product Ownership
2 18 (2.47%) Legacy Systems
3 14 (1.92%) Low-Code
4 12 (1.65%) Onboarding
5 11 (1.51%) Data Structures
6 8 (1.10%) IoT
7 7 (0.96%) AI Agents
8 6 (0.82%) Data Protection Act
8 6 (0.82%) Management Information System
9 5 (0.69%) Cloud Native
9 5 (0.69%) Enterprise Software
9 5 (0.69%) Greenfield Project
10 4 (0.55%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 4 (0.55%) Housing Association
11 3 (0.41%) Analytical Mindset
11 3 (0.41%) BYOD
11 3 (0.41%) IVR
11 3 (0.41%) NHS
12 2 (0.27%) FMCG
12 2 (0.27%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 5 (0.69%) Windows
2 1 (0.14%) Apple iOS
2 1 (0.14%) Mac OS
2 1 (0.14%) Windows 10
2 1 (0.14%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 233 (31.96%) CRM
2 192 (26.34%) ERP
3 146 (20.03%) DevOps
4 143 (19.62%) Migration
5 126 (17.28%) Agile
6 107 (14.68%) Business Intelligence
6 107 (14.68%) Data Migration
7 97 (13.31%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 97 (13.31%) User Acceptance Testing
8 90 (12.35%) Customer Service
9 77 (10.56%) Continuous Improvement
10 76 (10.43%) Problem-Solving
11 67 (9.19%) Translating Business Requirements
12 64 (8.78%) Stakeholder Management
13 56 (7.68%) Data Modelling
14 49 (6.72%) Customer Engagement
14 49 (6.72%) Roadmaps
15 46 (6.31%) CI/CD
16 40 (5.49%) Workshop Facilitation
17 39 (5.35%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 101 (13.85%) C#
2 94 (12.89%) JavaScript
3 51 (7.00%) SQL
4 25 (3.43%) PowerShell
5 18 (2.47%) X++
6 12 (1.65%) TypeScript
7 11 (1.51%) Python
8 7 (0.96%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 6 (0.82%) Java
10 3 (0.41%) C++
10 3 (0.41%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.27%) C
11 2 (0.27%) Korn
11 2 (0.27%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.14%) Bicep
12 1 (0.14%) Ruby
12 1 (0.14%) VB.NET
12 1 (0.14%) VBA
12 1 (0.14%) XPath
Qualifications
1 81 (11.11%) Security Cleared
2 50 (6.86%) SC Cleared
3 41 (5.62%) Degree
4 19 (2.61%) Microsoft Certification
5 12 (1.65%) CIMA
6 10 (1.37%) PMP
7 6 (0.82%) PMI Certification
8 5 (0.69%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (0.55%) BPSS Clearance
9 4 (0.55%) DV Cleared
10 2 (0.27%) Azure Certification
10 2 (0.27%) DBS Check
10 2 (0.27%) IIBA
10 2 (0.27%) ISTQB
10 2 (0.27%) Master's Degree
10 2 (0.27%) MBA
10 2 (0.27%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 1 (0.14%) APMG
11 1 (0.14%) CIPD
11 1 (0.14%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (5.08%) QA
2 24 (3.29%) GDPR
3 17 (2.33%) Data Quality
4 11 (1.51%) Accessibility
5 9 (1.23%) PMO
6 4 (0.55%) SLA
7 3 (0.41%) Disclosure Scotland
7 3 (0.41%) ISO 22301
7 3 (0.41%) NIST
7 3 (0.41%) NIST 800
7 3 (0.41%) SOC 2
7 3 (0.41%) WCAG
8 2 (0.27%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.27%) GMP
8 2 (0.27%) GxP
9 1 (0.14%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 1 (0.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 1 (0.14%) PERC
System Software
1 9 (1.23%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.14%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 3 (0.41%) Terraform
2 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.14%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 464 (63.65%) Microsoft
2 28 (3.84%) Oracle
3 24 (3.29%) SAP
4 13 (1.78%) Databricks
4 13 (1.78%) Salesforce
5 10 (1.37%) ServiceNow
6 9 (1.23%) Workday
7 7 (0.96%) NEC
8 6 (0.82%) Adobe
8 6 (0.82%) IFS
9 5 (0.69%) Infor
9 5 (0.69%) Sage
10 4 (0.55%) Brio
10 4 (0.55%) OpenAI
11 3 (0.41%) Adaptive Insights
11 3 (0.41%) Anaplan
11 3 (0.41%) Epicor
11 3 (0.41%) QAD
11 3 (0.41%) Zuora
12 2 (0.27%) PagerDuty