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 13 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 191 192 127
Rank change year-on-year +1 -65 +45
Contract jobs citing Dynamics 365 767 473 741
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.44% 1.44% 1.90%
As % of the Cloud Services category 4.09% 3.87% 5.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 500 317 470
10th Percentile £363 £350 £380
25th Percentile £430 £425 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £613
90th Percentile £645 £671 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 38 6 0
10th Percentile £18.80 £28.33 -
25th Percentile £21.25 £30.56 -
Median hourly rate £25.38 £50.99 -
Median % change year-on-year -50.23% - -
75th Percentile £36.19 £73.13 -
90th Percentile £38.25 £80.63 -
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 18,735 12,238 13,117
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 35.11% 37.16% 33.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,373 8,183 9,139
10th Percentile £325 £313 £313
25th Percentile £425 £411 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £523 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.50% -4.76% -2.78%
75th Percentile £625 £615 £638
90th Percentile £713 £725 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 613 318 262
10th Percentile £15.81 £15.22 £14.27
25th Percentile £19.25 £18.51 £16.35
Median hourly rate £35.00 £27.88 £24.92
Median % change year-on-year +25.54% +11.88% -28.80%
75th Percentile £69.75 £47.41 £54.69
90th Percentile £82.25 £67.15 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £34.13 £18.87 £21.37
% change year-on-year +80.84% -11.70% -15.37%

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 13 August 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 13 August 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 13 August 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 +9 668 £500 -1.96% 525
London +8 360 £515 +3.00% 282
UK excluding London +1 346 £475 -5.00% 326
Work from Home -50 177 £513 -2.38% 321
North of England -11 97 £480 +1.05% 82
Midlands -22 74 £425 -17.07% 62
South East -28 66 £500 -2.44% 85
North West -12 54 £475 - 42
West Midlands -19 52 £425 -17.07% 37
Scotland +9 35 £525 +13.51% 26
Yorkshire -28 30 £490 -2.00% 34
South West -26 29 £450 -14.29% 27
East of England -7 25 £475 -24.00% 12
East Midlands -7 21 £475 +2.70% 25
North East -34 13 £513 +17.14% 6
Wales -9 11 £500 +2.51% 6
Channel Islands +5 6 £500 -20.00%
Northern Ireland +10 4 £450 - 26

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 55 (7.17%) SharePoint
2 7 (0.91%) CMS
3 4 (0.52%) Confluence
4 3 (0.39%) Appian
4 3 (0.39%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.39%) TIBCO ActiveMatrix
5 1 (0.13%) IIS
Applications
1 31 (4.04%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (1.04%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (1.04%) Microsoft Project
3 4 (0.52%) Chatbot
4 3 (0.39%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.26%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 234 (30.51%) Dynamics CRM
2 18 (2.35%) Dynamics NAV
3 15 (1.96%) Dynamics AX
4 9 (1.17%) SAP S/4HANA
5 7 (0.91%) Oracle Payables
5 7 (0.91%) Oracle Receivables
6 6 (0.78%) Dynamics GP
7 5 (0.65%) Oracle EBS
8 4 (0.52%) NEC Housing
8 4 (0.52%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
8 4 (0.52%) Unit4 Business World
9 3 (0.39%) BusinessWorks
9 3 (0.39%) Dynamics SL
9 3 (0.39%) Infor CloudSuite
9 3 (0.39%) NetSuite
9 3 (0.39%) Oracle ERP
9 3 (0.39%) Sage X3
10 2 (0.26%) Maximo
11 1 (0.13%) MIS ActiveH
11 1 (0.13%) Oracle Assets
Cloud Services
1 335 (43.68%) Power Platform
2 261 (34.03%) Azure
3 182 (23.73%) Power Automate
4 152 (19.82%) PowerApps
5 125 (16.30%) Azure DevOps
6 59 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
7 58 (7.56%) Azure Logic Apps
7 58 (7.56%) Microsoft Copilot
8 44 (5.74%) Azure Service Bus
9 39 (5.08%) Azure Functions
9 39 (5.08%) Serverless
10 37 (4.82%) Copilot Studio
11 21 (2.74%) Azure Data Factory
12 15 (1.96%) SaaS
13 13 (1.69%) Entra ID
14 8 (1.04%) Microsoft Purview
15 7 (0.91%) Azure API Management
15 7 (0.91%) GitHub
15 7 (0.91%) OneDrive
16 5 (0.65%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.52%) SMS
2 1 (0.13%) DKIM
2 1 (0.13%) DMARC
2 1 (0.13%) HTTP
2 1 (0.13%) Intranet
2 1 (0.13%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 130 (16.95%) Power BI
2 34 (4.43%) SQL Server
3 13 (1.69%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 8 (1.04%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 7 (0.91%) Data Vault
5 7 (0.91%) Data Warehouse
5 7 (0.91%) Star Schema
6 4 (0.52%) Metadata
7 3 (0.39%) Azure SQL Database
7 3 (0.39%) GIS
7 3 (0.39%) Power Query
7 3 (0.39%) Spark SQL
8 2 (0.26%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.13%) BusinessObjects
9 1 (0.13%) Crystal Reports
9 1 (0.13%) MariaDB
9 1 (0.13%) MS Access
9 1 (0.13%) MySQL
9 1 (0.13%) PostgreSQL
9 1 (0.13%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 24 (3.13%) Visual Studio
2 20 (2.61%) JIRA
3 10 (1.30%) Cypress.io
3 10 (1.30%) Git
3 10 (1.30%) Postman
3 10 (1.30%) Selenium
4 9 (1.17%) WebDriver
5 6 (0.78%) Cucumber
6 5 (0.65%) Visual Studio Code
7 3 (0.39%) Protractor
8 2 (0.26%) JDeveloper
9 1 (0.13%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.13%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 1 (0.13%) Team Foundation Server
9 1 (0.13%) TestRail
9 1 (0.13%) Zephyr
General
1 255 (33.25%) Finance
2 204 (26.60%) Social Skills
3 81 (10.56%) Public Sector
4 61 (7.95%) Analytical Skills
5 40 (5.22%) Law
6 33 (4.30%) Marketing
7 32 (4.17%) Manufacturing
8 31 (4.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 24 (3.13%) Retail
10 21 (2.74%) Organisational Skills
11 17 (2.22%) Documentation Skills
11 17 (2.22%) Local Government
12 15 (1.96%) Billing
13 14 (1.83%) General Ledger
14 13 (1.69%) Aerospace
15 9 (1.17%) Banking
16 8 (1.04%) Presentation Skills
17 6 (0.78%) Pharmaceutical
18 5 (0.65%) Influencing Skills
18 5 (0.65%) Legal
Job Titles
1 192 (25.03%) Developer
2 132 (17.21%) Consultant
3 127 (16.56%) Architect
4 97 (12.65%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
4 97 (12.65%) Dynamics 365 Developer
5 94 (12.26%) Lead
6 87 (11.34%) Analyst
7 67 (8.74%) Functional Consultant
8 65 (8.47%) Solutions Architect
9 62 (8.08%) Dynamics 365 Architect
10 58 (7.56%) Senior
11 50 (6.52%) Business Analyst
12 49 (6.39%) Microsoft Developer
13 41 (5.35%) Dynamics 365 Solution Architect
14 37 (4.82%) Lead Architect
15 36 (4.69%) Project Manager
16 32 (4.17%) Dynamics 365 Analyst
16 32 (4.17%) Functional Architect
17 22 (2.87%) Power Platform Developer
18 19 (2.48%) Microsoft Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 84 (10.95%) .NET
2 25 (3.26%) HTML5 Canvas
3 23 (3.00%) REST
4 21 (2.74%) Middleware
5 20 (2.61%) JSON
6 10 (1.30%) ASP.NET Web API
6 10 (1.30%) HTML
6 10 (1.30%) RESTful
7 9 (1.17%) Gherkin
8 8 (1.04%) Web Services
8 8 (1.04%) XML
9 6 (0.78%) .NET Framework
9 6 (0.78%) Oracle Fusion
9 6 (0.78%) WCF
10 5 (0.65%) CSS
10 5 (0.65%) OAuth
10 5 (0.65%) XSLT
11 4 (0.52%) ARM Templates
11 4 (0.52%) EDI
11 4 (0.52%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 52 (6.78%) Product Ownership
2 31 (4.04%) Legacy Systems
3 26 (3.39%) Enterprise Software
4 24 (3.13%) Onboarding
5 21 (2.74%) Management Information System
6 16 (2.09%) Data Structures
7 13 (1.69%) Greenfield Project
8 12 (1.56%) Low-Code
9 8 (1.04%) AI Agents
9 8 (1.04%) Data Protection Act
10 6 (0.78%) FMCG
10 6 (0.78%) Housing Association
11 5 (0.65%) IoT
11 5 (0.65%) Virtual Team
12 4 (0.52%) Cloud Native
12 4 (0.52%) IVR
12 4 (0.52%) Self-Motivation
13 3 (0.39%) BYOD
13 3 (0.39%) NHS
13 3 (0.39%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.26%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 248 (32.33%) CRM
2 194 (25.29%) ERP
3 175 (22.82%) Agile
4 162 (21.12%) DevOps
5 159 (20.73%) Migration
6 146 (19.04%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 136 (17.73%) Business Intelligence
7 136 (17.73%) Data Migration
8 118 (15.38%) Stakeholder Management
8 118 (15.38%) User Acceptance Testing
9 98 (12.78%) Customer Service
10 95 (12.39%) Translating Business Requirements
11 92 (11.99%) Continuous Improvement
12 88 (11.47%) CI/CD
13 80 (10.43%) Problem-Solving
14 77 (10.04%) Data Modelling
15 65 (8.47%) Requirements Gathering
16 61 (7.95%) AI
17 53 (6.91%) Change Management
17 53 (6.91%) Digital Transformation Programme
Programming Languages
1 117 (15.25%) JavaScript
2 108 (14.08%) C#
3 63 (8.21%) SQL
4 28 (3.65%) X++
5 14 (1.83%) PowerShell
6 9 (1.17%) TypeScript
7 8 (1.04%) Python
8 7 (0.91%) T-SQL
9 6 (0.78%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 5 (0.65%) Korn
11 3 (0.39%) Java
12 1 (0.13%) Bicep
12 1 (0.13%) C
12 1 (0.13%) VB.NET
12 1 (0.13%) VBA
Qualifications
1 97 (12.65%) Security Cleared
2 70 (9.13%) SC Cleared
3 51 (6.65%) Degree
4 44 (5.74%) Microsoft Certification
5 10 (1.30%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (1.30%) DV Cleared
5 10 (1.30%) ISTQB
5 10 (1.30%) PMI Certification
5 10 (1.30%) PMP
6 7 (0.91%) BPSS Clearance
7 5 (0.65%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 4 (0.52%) CIMA
8 4 (0.52%) DBS Check
8 4 (0.52%) IIBA
9 3 (0.39%) Azure Certification
9 3 (0.39%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 2 (0.26%) APMG
11 1 (0.13%) CCAB
11 1 (0.13%) CIPD
11 1 (0.13%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (5.87%) Data Quality
2 37 (4.82%) QA
3 36 (4.69%) GDPR
4 26 (3.39%) Accessibility
5 14 (1.83%) PMO
6 11 (1.43%) WCAG
7 6 (0.78%) NIST
7 6 (0.78%) SLA
8 4 (0.52%) Actionable Recommendations
8 4 (0.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 3 (0.39%) GMP
9 3 (0.39%) GRC
9 3 (0.39%) ISO 22301
9 3 (0.39%) NIST 800
9 3 (0.39%) P3O
9 3 (0.39%) SOC 2
10 2 (0.26%) Disclosure Scotland
10 2 (0.26%) GxP
System Software
1 8 (1.04%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (0.65%) Terraform
2 1 (0.13%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.13%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.13%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 558 (72.75%) Microsoft
2 28 (3.65%) SAP
3 22 (2.87%) Oracle
4 21 (2.74%) Salesforce
5 11 (1.43%) ServiceNow
6 9 (1.17%) Databricks
7 8 (1.04%) Workday
8 6 (0.78%) IFS
9 5 (0.65%) Sage
10 4 (0.52%) Adobe
10 4 (0.52%) Ariba
10 4 (0.52%) Brio
10 4 (0.52%) NEC
11 3 (0.39%) Anaplan
11 3 (0.39%) Epicor
11 3 (0.39%) Infor
11 3 (0.39%) QAD
11 3 (0.39%) Splunk
11 3 (0.39%) TIBCO
11 3 (0.39%) Zuora