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

6 months to
29 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 185 187 133
Rank change year-on-year +2 -54 +56
Contract jobs citing Dynamics 365 725 425 750
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.48% 1.48% 1.75%
As % of the Cloud Services category 4.16% 3.92% 5.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 494 299 500
10th Percentile £352 £406 £363
25th Percentile £433 £456 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £521 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.03% -0.76% -4.46%
75th Percentile £574 £600 £613
90th Percentile £643 £688 £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 17,432 10,854 13,937
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 35.64% 37.75% 32.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,707 7,409 9,915
10th Percentile £325 £313 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £508 £508 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -3.33% -4.55%
75th Percentile £608 £619 £635
90th Percentile £700 £725 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £490 £475 £488
% change year-on-year +3.16% -2.56% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 555 250 348
10th Percentile £15.50 £15.09 £14.00
25th Percentile £20.63 £18.13 £16.06
Median hourly rate £36.71 £28.00 £21.37
Median % change year-on-year +31.11% +31.02% -40.64%
75th Percentile £67.50 £47.41 £40.06
90th Percentile £81.15 £71.38 £67.53
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.50 £20.24 £17.72
% change year-on-year +85.32% +14.19% -33.08%

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 29 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 29 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 29 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 +9 623 £500 -4.76% 241
London +27 375 £500 -4.76% 108
UK excluding London +9 284 £480 -4.00% 177
Work from Home -42 166 £500 -4.76% 147
North of England -22 89 £490 -2.00% 36
Midlands -36 50 £443 -15.71% 32
North West -11 46 £450 -10.00% 23
South East -28 46 £500 - 53
West Midlands -50 33 £463 -11.90% 16
Yorkshire -35 31 £500 -10.71% 12
East of England -3 29 £505 -22.31% 17
South West -25 26 £525 +3.70% 19
Scotland +3 23 £500 +11.11% 7
East Midlands -14 16 £435 -20.00% 16
Wales -5 12 £475 -5.09% 5
North East -17 12 £513 +12.33% 1
Channel Islands - 6 £500 -
Northern Ireland +6 4 £450 - 10

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 50 (6.90%) SharePoint
2 7 (0.97%) CMS
3 4 (0.55%) Confluence
3 4 (0.55%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.41%) Appian
5 2 (0.28%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.14%) IIS
6 1 (0.14%) Moodle
6 1 (0.14%) SAS
Applications
1 14 (1.93%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (0.83%) Microsoft Project
3 5 (0.69%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.69%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.41%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 214 (29.52%) Dynamics CRM
2 14 (1.93%) Dynamics AX
3 11 (1.52%) SAP S/4HANA
4 10 (1.38%) Dynamics NAV
5 9 (1.24%) Shopify
6 8 (1.10%) NEC Housing
6 8 (1.10%) NetSuite
7 6 (0.83%) Dynamics GP
8 4 (0.55%) Oracle EBS
8 4 (0.55%) Sage X3
9 3 (0.41%) Dynamics SL
9 3 (0.41%) Infor CloudSuite
9 3 (0.41%) Oracle ERP
9 3 (0.41%) Oracle Payables
9 3 (0.41%) Oracle Receivables
9 3 (0.41%) Unit4 Business World
10 2 (0.28%) Payment Gateway
11 1 (0.14%) Adobe Campaign
11 1 (0.14%) Alphatax
11 1 (0.14%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 296 (40.83%) Power Platform
2 252 (34.76%) Azure
3 151 (20.83%) Power Automate
4 124 (17.10%) PowerApps
5 104 (14.34%) Azure DevOps
6 54 (7.45%) Microsoft 365
7 51 (7.03%) Azure Service Bus
8 47 (6.48%) Azure Logic Apps
9 33 (4.55%) Microsoft Copilot
10 30 (4.14%) Azure Functions
10 30 (4.14%) Serverless
11 23 (3.17%) Azure Data Factory
12 16 (2.21%) Copilot Studio
13 11 (1.52%) OneDrive
14 10 (1.38%) SaaS
15 9 (1.24%) AWS
15 9 (1.24%) Entra ID
16 8 (1.10%) GitHub
17 7 (0.97%) WhatsApp
18 5 (0.69%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 16 (2.21%) SMS
2 5 (0.69%) 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%) VPN
3 1 (0.14%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 97 (13.38%) Power BI
2 26 (3.59%) SQL Server
3 8 (1.10%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 6 (0.83%) Data Lake
4 6 (0.83%) Power Query
4 6 (0.83%) Star Schema
5 4 (0.55%) Azure SQL Database
5 4 (0.55%) Metadata
5 4 (0.55%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 3 (0.41%) Data Vault
6 3 (0.41%) Spark SQL
7 2 (0.28%) Amazon Redshift
7 2 (0.28%) Data Warehouse
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 14 (1.93%) JIRA
2 11 (1.52%) Visual Studio
3 6 (0.83%) Postman
4 5 (0.69%) Git
5 4 (0.55%) Visual Studio Code
6 3 (0.41%) Selenium
7 2 (0.28%) Axure RP
7 2 (0.28%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.28%) git-flow
7 2 (0.28%) JDeveloper
7 2 (0.28%) TestRail
7 2 (0.28%) Zephyr
8 1 (0.14%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.14%) Cucumber
8 1 (0.14%) Jenkins
8 1 (0.14%) JMeter
8 1 (0.14%) REST Assured
8 1 (0.14%) SpecFlow
8 1 (0.14%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 1 (0.14%) TeamCity
General
1 232 (32.00%) Finance
2 196 (27.03%) Social Skills
3 77 (10.62%) Public Sector
4 60 (8.28%) Analytical Skills
5 39 (5.38%) Marketing
6 35 (4.83%) Law
7 31 (4.28%) Documentation Skills
8 24 (3.31%) Retail
9 18 (2.48%) Manufacturing
10 14 (1.93%) Local Government
11 12 (1.66%) Organisational Skills
12 11 (1.52%) Banking
13 9 (1.24%) General Ledger
14 7 (0.97%) Billing
14 7 (0.97%) Games
14 7 (0.97%) Legal
15 6 (0.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 6 (0.83%) Pharmaceutical
16 5 (0.69%) Aerospace
16 5 (0.69%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 183 (25.24%) Developer
2 144 (19.86%) Consultant
3 109 (15.03%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
4 101 (13.93%) Architect
5 81 (11.17%) Dynamics 365 Developer
5 81 (11.17%) Lead
6 63 (8.69%) Functional Consultant
7 60 (8.28%) Analyst
8 48 (6.62%) Microsoft Developer
9 44 (6.07%) Senior
9 44 (6.07%) Solutions Architect
10 43 (5.93%) Dynamics 365 Architect
11 37 (5.10%) Project Manager
12 36 (4.97%) Lead Architect
13 35 (4.83%) Business Analyst
14 31 (4.28%) Functional Architect
15 28 (3.86%) Dynamics 365 Analyst
16 25 (3.45%) Dynamics 365 Solution Architect
17 23 (3.17%) Microsoft Consultant
18 18 (2.48%) Power Platform Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 63 (8.69%) .NET
2 28 (3.86%) HTML5 Canvas
3 20 (2.76%) REST
4 16 (2.21%) HTML
4 16 (2.21%) Middleware
5 15 (2.07%) JSON
6 12 (1.66%) RESTful
7 11 (1.52%) ASP.NET Web API
8 10 (1.38%) XML
9 7 (0.97%) CSS
9 7 (0.97%) Kafka
9 7 (0.97%) Oracle Fusion
10 5 (0.69%) ADO
10 5 (0.69%) EDI
10 5 (0.69%) Playwright
10 5 (0.69%) WCF
10 5 (0.69%) Web Services
11 4 (0.55%) .NET Framework
11 4 (0.55%) PySpark
11 4 (0.55%) React
Miscellaneous
1 35 (4.83%) Product Ownership
2 19 (2.62%) Legacy Systems
3 15 (2.07%) Low-Code
4 13 (1.79%) Onboarding
5 11 (1.52%) Data Structures
6 8 (1.10%) IoT
7 7 (0.97%) AI Agents
8 6 (0.83%) Greenfield Project
8 6 (0.83%) Management Information System
9 5 (0.69%) Cloud Native
9 5 (0.69%) Enterprise Software
10 4 (0.55%) Data Protection Act
10 4 (0.55%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 4 (0.55%) Housing Association
10 4 (0.55%) IVR
11 3 (0.41%) BYOD
11 3 (0.41%) NHS
12 2 (0.28%) Analytical Mindset
12 2 (0.28%) Legacy Applications
12 2 (0.28%) Microsoft Licensing
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 (32.14%) CRM
2 190 (26.21%) ERP
3 152 (20.97%) DevOps
4 143 (19.72%) Migration
5 129 (17.79%) Agile
6 108 (14.90%) Data Migration
7 101 (13.93%) Business Intelligence
8 100 (13.79%) User Acceptance Testing
9 98 (13.52%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 88 (12.14%) Customer Service
11 81 (11.17%) Continuous Improvement
12 79 (10.90%) Problem-Solving
13 68 (9.38%) Translating Business Requirements
14 60 (8.28%) Stakeholder Management
15 56 (7.72%) Data Modelling
16 51 (7.03%) CI/CD
17 47 (6.48%) Customer Engagement
18 46 (6.34%) Roadmaps
19 42 (5.79%) AI
20 41 (5.66%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 102 (14.07%) C#
2 99 (13.66%) JavaScript
3 53 (7.31%) SQL
4 26 (3.59%) PowerShell
5 19 (2.62%) X++
6 10 (1.38%) Python
6 10 (1.38%) TypeScript
7 6 (0.83%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 6 (0.83%) Java
8 3 (0.41%) C++
8 3 (0.41%) T-SQL
9 2 (0.28%) C
9 2 (0.28%) Korn
9 2 (0.28%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.14%) Bicep
10 1 (0.14%) VB.NET
10 1 (0.14%) VBA
10 1 (0.14%) XPath
Qualifications
1 83 (11.45%) Security Cleared
2 52 (7.17%) SC Cleared
3 39 (5.38%) Degree
4 22 (3.03%) Microsoft Certification
5 12 (1.66%) CIMA
6 10 (1.38%) PMP
7 6 (0.83%) Computer Science Degree
7 6 (0.83%) PMI Certification
8 4 (0.55%) BPSS Clearance
8 4 (0.55%) DV Cleared
9 3 (0.41%) ISTQB
9 3 (0.41%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 2 (0.28%) Azure Certification
10 2 (0.28%) DBS Check
10 2 (0.28%) IIBA
11 1 (0.14%) APMG
11 1 (0.14%) CCAB
11 1 (0.14%) CIPD
11 1 (0.14%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 1 (0.14%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (5.52%) QA
2 27 (3.72%) GDPR
3 19 (2.62%) Data Quality
4 14 (1.93%) Accessibility
5 8 (1.10%) PMO
6 5 (0.69%) 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 (0.28%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.28%) GMP
8 2 (0.28%) 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 (1.24%) 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
1 458 (63.17%) Microsoft
2 28 (3.86%) Oracle
3 24 (3.31%) SAP
4 14 (1.93%) Salesforce
5 13 (1.79%) Databricks
6 10 (1.38%) ServiceNow
7 9 (1.24%) Workday
8 8 (1.10%) NEC
9 6 (0.83%) Adobe
9 6 (0.83%) IFS
10 5 (0.69%) Infor
10 5 (0.69%) Sage
11 4 (0.55%) Brio
11 4 (0.55%) OpenAI
12 3 (0.41%) Adaptive Insights
12 3 (0.41%) Anaplan
12 3 (0.41%) Epicor
12 3 (0.41%) QAD
12 3 (0.41%) Zuora
13 2 (0.28%) PagerDuty