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 22 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 186 135 137
Rank change year-on-year -51 +2 +58
Contract jobs citing Dynamics 365 603 616 764
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.60% 1.94% 1.77%
As % of the Cloud Services category 4.19% 5.30% 5.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 404 390 542
10th Percentile £325 £363 £389
25th Percentile £425 £450 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £588 £638 £625
90th Percentile £688 £725 £688
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 1 0
10th Percentile £17.50 - -
25th Percentile £27.00 £45.00 -
Median hourly rate £77.50 £50.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +55.00% - -
75th Percentile £100.00 £55.00 -
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 14,381 11,627 14,543
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 38.04% 36.67% 33.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,922 7,739 10,418
10th Percentile £306 £313 £288
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 £638
90th Percentile £700 £726 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £494 £500
% change year-on-year -3.85% -1.20% -1.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 327 173 287
10th Percentile £14.25 £17.58 £14.25
25th Percentile £18.87 £22.27 £17.61
Median hourly rate £30.00 £27.50 £23.61
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% +16.48% +4.33%
75th Percentile £58.33 £43.75 £51.79
90th Percentile £79.25 £68.00 £73.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £27.50 £26.50 £21.00
% change year-on-year +3.77% +26.19% +10.06%

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 22 January 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 22 January 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 22 January 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 -39 506 £513 -2.38% 332
London -24 292 £513 -6.82% 66
UK excluding London -57 235 £525 +5.00% 315
Work from Home -27 206 £500 -4.76% 139
Midlands -53 60 £500 -6.98% 54
West Midlands -49 48 £500 -9.09% 25
North of England -90 46 £480 -12.73% 61
South East -28 43 £550 +22.22% 94
South West -10 24 £430 -14.00% 39
North West -53 24 £450 -9.09% 25
Scotland +2 23 £550 +10.00% 10
East of England 0 23 £450 -10.00% 44
Yorkshire -55 22 £595 +5.45% 30
Wales +9 14 £550 - 16
East Midlands -15 12 £550 - 28
Channel Islands - 2 £625 -

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 40 (6.63%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.49%) Confluence
3 4 (0.66%) ArcGIS
3 4 (0.66%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.50%) CMS
5 2 (0.33%) NServiceBus
5 2 (0.33%) Sitecore CMS
6 1 (0.17%) IIS
6 1 (0.17%) Moodle
6 1 (0.17%) SAS
6 1 (0.17%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 19 (3.15%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (1.33%) Microsoft Project
3 7 (1.16%) Microsoft Office
4 6 (1.00%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.17%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 204 (33.83%) Dynamics CRM
2 13 (2.16%) Dynamics AX
2 13 (2.16%) Shopify
3 12 (1.99%) SAP S/4HANA
4 9 (1.49%) Dynamics NAV
5 8 (1.33%) NEC Housing
5 8 (1.33%) NetSuite
6 4 (0.66%) Payment Gateway
7 2 (0.33%) SAP ERP
8 1 (0.17%) Adobe Campaign
8 1 (0.17%) IBM Planning Analytics
8 1 (0.17%) Maximo
8 1 (0.17%) MIS ActiveH
8 1 (0.17%) Sage 50
8 1 (0.17%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 292 (48.42%) Azure
2 270 (44.78%) Power Platform
3 162 (26.87%) Power Automate
4 130 (21.56%) PowerApps
5 110 (18.24%) Azure DevOps
6 51 (8.46%) Azure Logic Apps
7 43 (7.13%) Azure Service Bus
8 42 (6.97%) Microsoft 365
9 39 (6.47%) Serverless
10 38 (6.30%) Azure Functions
11 35 (5.80%) Azure Data Factory
12 25 (4.15%) PaaS
13 24 (3.98%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 22 (3.65%) SaaS
15 21 (3.48%) Microsoft Copilot
16 18 (2.99%) AWS
17 17 (2.82%) GitHub
18 13 (2.16%) Azure Monitor
18 13 (2.16%) Copilot Studio
19 11 (1.82%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 12 (1.99%) SMS
2 11 (1.82%) HTTP
3 2 (0.33%) Firewall
3 2 (0.33%) VPN
4 1 (0.17%) DHCP
4 1 (0.17%) DKIM
4 1 (0.17%) DMARC
4 1 (0.17%) DNS
4 1 (0.17%) Internet
4 1 (0.17%) Unified Communications
4 1 (0.17%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 123 (20.40%) Power BI
2 21 (3.48%) SQL Server
3 15 (2.49%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 12 (1.99%) Azure SQL Database
5 11 (1.82%) Data Warehouse
6 10 (1.66%) Data Lake
6 10 (1.66%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 5 (0.83%) Data Mining
7 5 (0.83%) GIS
8 3 (0.50%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
8 3 (0.50%) Metadata
9 2 (0.33%) Oracle Database
9 2 (0.33%) Power Query
9 2 (0.33%) Relational Database
10 1 (0.17%) BigQuery
10 1 (0.17%) Electronic Patient Records
10 1 (0.17%) Looker
10 1 (0.17%) PostgreSQL
10 1 (0.17%) SAP HANA
10 1 (0.17%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 18 (2.99%) JIRA
2 15 (2.49%) Git
2 15 (2.49%) Visual Studio
3 13 (2.16%) Selenium
4 10 (1.66%) JMeter
5 8 (1.33%) MSTest
6 7 (1.16%) Postman
6 7 (1.16%) SonarQube
7 3 (0.50%) Cypress.io
7 3 (0.50%) Zephyr
8 2 (0.33%) Axure RP
8 2 (0.33%) git-flow
8 2 (0.33%) GitLab
8 2 (0.33%) JDeveloper
8 2 (0.33%) Jenkins
8 2 (0.33%) MSBuild
8 2 (0.33%) Team Foundation Server
9 1 (0.17%) Maven
9 1 (0.17%) REST Assured
9 1 (0.17%) TestRail
General
1 210 (34.83%) Finance
2 205 (34.00%) Social Skills
3 81 (13.43%) Public Sector
4 55 (9.12%) Analytical Skills
5 49 (8.13%) Marketing
6 30 (4.98%) Documentation Skills
7 25 (4.15%) Manufacturing
8 24 (3.98%) Retail
9 23 (3.81%) Banking
10 17 (2.82%) Billing
11 12 (1.99%) Legal
12 11 (1.82%) Telecoms
13 9 (1.49%) General Ledger
14 8 (1.33%) Aviation
15 7 (1.16%) Back Office
15 7 (1.16%) Organisational Skills
16 5 (0.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 3 (0.50%) Local Government
17 3 (0.50%) Presentation Skills
18 2 (0.33%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 141 (23.38%) Developer
2 124 (20.56%) Consultant
3 86 (14.26%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
4 76 (12.60%) Architect
5 74 (12.27%) Dynamics 365 Developer
6 55 (9.12%) Senior
7 52 (8.62%) Functional Consultant
8 50 (8.29%) Analyst
9 47 (7.79%) Lead
10 40 (6.63%) Solutions Architect
11 36 (5.97%) Dynamics 365 Architect
12 30 (4.98%) Business Analyst
13 28 (4.64%) Dynamics 365 Analyst
14 21 (3.48%) Project Manager
15 20 (3.32%) Power Platform Developer
16 18 (2.99%) Microsoft Consultant
17 17 (2.82%) Senior Developer
18 16 (2.65%) Azure Architect
18 16 (2.65%) Microsoft Developer
18 16 (2.65%) Technical Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 76 (12.60%) .NET
2 34 (5.64%) REST
3 28 (4.64%) HTML
4 24 (3.98%) JSON
5 21 (3.48%) HTML5 Canvas
6 14 (2.32%) Web Services
6 14 (2.32%) XML
7 12 (1.99%) Middleware
8 11 (1.82%) CSS
8 11 (1.82%) OAuth
8 11 (1.82%) RESTful
9 8 (1.33%) ASP.NET Web API
9 8 (1.33%) OAuth2
9 8 (1.33%) OpenID
9 8 (1.33%) SAML
10 7 (1.16%) Kafka
11 6 (1.00%) Ajax
11 6 (1.00%) React
12 5 (0.83%) EDI
12 5 (0.83%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 21 (3.48%) Product Ownership
2 19 (3.15%) Legacy Systems
3 14 (2.32%) Low-Code
4 13 (2.16%) Onboarding
5 10 (1.66%) Data Protection Act
5 10 (1.66%) Enterprise Software
6 8 (1.33%) Analytical Mindset
7 7 (1.16%) Self-Motivation
8 6 (1.00%) Cloud Native
8 6 (1.00%) Management Information System
9 5 (0.83%) Data Structures
9 5 (0.83%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 5 (0.83%) IoT
10 4 (0.66%) FMCG
10 4 (0.66%) Greenfield Project
11 3 (0.50%) Data Fabric
11 3 (0.50%) Hybrid Cloud
11 3 (0.50%) IVR
11 3 (0.50%) Microsoft Licensing
11 3 (0.50%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 6 (1.00%) Windows
2 2 (0.33%) Linux
3 1 (0.17%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.17%) Mac OS
3 1 (0.17%) Windows 10
3 1 (0.17%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 216 (35.82%) CRM
2 172 (28.52%) DevOps
3 148 (24.54%) Agile
4 146 (24.21%) ERP
5 121 (20.07%) Business Intelligence
6 112 (18.57%) Migration
7 82 (13.60%) Problem-Solving
8 72 (11.94%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 70 (11.61%) Data Migration
10 65 (10.78%) CI/CD
11 58 (9.62%) Data Modelling
12 56 (9.29%) Analytics
13 53 (8.79%) Customer Engagement
14 52 (8.62%) Workshop Facilitation
15 51 (8.46%) Stakeholder Management
15 51 (8.46%) User Acceptance Testing
16 48 (7.96%) Customer Service
17 44 (7.30%) Roadmaps
18 41 (6.80%) Continuous Improvement
19 38 (6.30%) AI
Programming Languages
1 120 (19.90%) C#
2 103 (17.08%) JavaScript
3 72 (11.94%) SQL
4 29 (4.81%) PowerShell
5 26 (4.31%) TypeScript
6 25 (4.15%) Python
7 16 (2.65%) X++
8 6 (1.00%) Java
8 6 (1.00%) PL/SQL
8 6 (1.00%) T-SQL
9 5 (0.83%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 4 (0.66%) Bicep
11 2 (0.33%) Bash
11 2 (0.33%) C++
11 2 (0.33%) Korn
11 2 (0.33%) Ruby
12 1 (0.17%) C
12 1 (0.17%) XPath
Qualifications
1 87 (14.43%) Security Cleared
2 59 (9.78%) SC Cleared
3 55 (9.12%) Degree
4 27 (4.48%) Microsoft Certification
5 12 (1.99%) Computer Science Degree
6 11 (1.82%) Azure Certification
6 11 (1.82%) PMP
7 10 (1.66%) ISTQB
8 8 (1.33%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 7 (1.16%) CIMA
10 6 (1.00%) PMI Certification
11 5 (0.83%) ACCA
12 3 (0.50%) BPSS Clearance
12 3 (0.50%) Master's Degree
12 3 (0.50%) MBA
13 2 (0.33%) MCT
13 2 (0.33%) TOGAF Certification
14 1 (0.17%) AWS Certification
14 1 (0.17%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 1 (0.17%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (6.14%) QA
2 17 (2.82%) Accessibility
2 17 (2.82%) GDPR
3 9 (1.49%) Data Quality
4 8 (1.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (1.00%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 6 (1.00%) PMO
5 6 (1.00%) WCAG
6 3 (0.50%) GAAP
6 3 (0.50%) IFRS
7 2 (0.33%) Disclosure Scotland
7 2 (0.33%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.17%) PERC
8 1 (0.17%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 8 (1.33%) Active Directory
1 8 (1.33%) Docker
2 1 (0.17%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 16 (2.65%) Terraform
2 3 (0.50%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.33%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.17%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 384 (63.68%) Microsoft
2 42 (6.97%) SAP
3 25 (4.15%) Oracle
4 10 (1.66%) Databricks
5 9 (1.49%) Salesforce
5 9 (1.49%) Workday
6 8 (1.33%) NEC
7 6 (1.00%) DocuSign
7 6 (1.00%) ServiceNow
8 4 (0.66%) Google
9 3 (0.50%) Adobe
9 3 (0.50%) Brio
9 3 (0.50%) Infor
9 3 (0.50%) OpenAI
9 3 (0.50%) Sage
10 2 (0.33%) Ariba
10 2 (0.33%) ESRI
10 2 (0.33%) HubSpot
10 2 (0.33%) PagerDuty
10 2 (0.33%) Sitecore