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 16 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 190 186 126
Rank change year-on-year -4 -60 +61
Contract jobs citing Dynamics 365 704 438 795
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.40% 1.48% 1.82%
As % of the Cloud Services category 3.96% 3.90% 5.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 472 303 514
10th Percentile £363 £405 £363
25th Percentile £432 £456 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £521 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.03% -0.76% -4.37%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £616
90th Percentile £638 £675 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 8 0
10th Percentile £17.75 £28.70 -
25th Percentile £21.25 £33.17 -
Median hourly rate £25.38 £70.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -63.74% - -
75th Percentile £35.00 £87.50 -
90th Percentile £38.25 - -
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 17,796 11,228 14,111
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 35.45% 37.90% 32.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,899 7,582 9,936
10th Percentile £325 £313 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £512 £503 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.89% -4.29% -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £619 £631
90th Percentile £712 £725 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £495 £475 £490
% change year-on-year +4.21% -3.06% -2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 582 279 359
10th Percentile £16.50 £15.14 £14.00
25th Percentile £21.00 £18.13 £16.06
Median hourly rate £37.31 £28.00 £21.64
Median % change year-on-year +33.25% +29.39% -38.17%
75th Percentile £68.75 £47.50 £43.75
90th Percentile £82.25 £72.50 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.50 £19.00 £19.95
% change year-on-year +97.37% -4.76% -26.38%

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 16 June 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 16 June 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 16 June 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 -4 604 £500 -4.76% 465
London +9 343 £500 -4.76% 147
UK excluding London +2 296 £475 -5.00% 403
Work from Home -45 155 £500 -4.76% 371
North of England -25 94 £480 +1.05% 81
South East -35 54 £500 +1.52% 102
Midlands -33 52 £435 -17.14% 71
North West -13 50 £450 -10.00% 53
West Midlands -45 35 £425 -19.05% 28
Yorkshire -40 31 £500 - 24
Scotland -1 25 £500 +11.11% 30
East of England -10 25 £500 -23.08% 38
South West -23 24 £525 +2.44% 42
East Midlands -13 16 £435 -20.00% 43
Wales -4 13 £500 -0.10% 17
North East -25 13 £513 +17.14% 4
Channel Islands - 6 £500 -
Northern Ireland +5 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 47 (6.68%) SharePoint
2 7 (0.99%) CMS
3 5 (0.71%) Confluence
4 3 (0.43%) Appian
4 3 (0.43%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.28%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.14%) IIS
6 1 (0.14%) SAS
Applications
1 15 (2.13%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (1.14%) Microsoft Project
3 5 (0.71%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.57%) Microsoft Office
5 3 (0.43%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 208 (29.55%) Dynamics CRM
2 14 (1.99%) Dynamics AX
3 11 (1.56%) Dynamics NAV
4 8 (1.14%) SAP S/4HANA
5 7 (0.99%) NEC Housing
6 6 (0.85%) Dynamics GP
6 6 (0.85%) NetSuite
7 4 (0.57%) Oracle EBS
7 4 (0.57%) Sage X3
8 3 (0.43%) Dynamics SL
8 3 (0.43%) Infor CloudSuite
8 3 (0.43%) Oracle ERP
8 3 (0.43%) Oracle Payables
8 3 (0.43%) Oracle Receivables
8 3 (0.43%) Unit4 Business World
9 2 (0.28%) Maximo
9 2 (0.28%) Payment Gateway
10 1 (0.14%) Aladdin
10 1 (0.14%) Alphatax
10 1 (0.14%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 294 (41.76%) Power Platform
2 255 (36.22%) Azure
3 151 (21.45%) Power Automate
4 122 (17.33%) PowerApps
5 109 (15.48%) Azure DevOps
6 52 (7.39%) Microsoft 365
7 51 (7.24%) Azure Service Bus
8 47 (6.68%) Azure Logic Apps
9 35 (4.97%) Azure Functions
9 35 (4.97%) Microsoft Copilot
9 35 (4.97%) Serverless
10 20 (2.84%) Azure Data Factory
11 18 (2.56%) Copilot Studio
12 10 (1.42%) SaaS
13 9 (1.28%) Entra ID
13 9 (1.28%) OneDrive
14 7 (0.99%) AWS
14 7 (0.99%) GitHub
15 6 (0.85%) WhatsApp
16 5 (0.71%) Azure AI
Communications & Networking
1 14 (1.99%) SMS
2 3 (0.43%) HTTP
3 1 (0.14%) DKIM
3 1 (0.14%) DMARC
3 1 (0.14%) Intranet
3 1 (0.14%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 104 (14.77%) Power BI
2 28 (3.98%) SQL Server
3 8 (1.14%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 6 (0.85%) Power Query
4 6 (0.85%) Star Schema
5 5 (0.71%) Azure SQL Database
5 5 (0.71%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 4 (0.57%) Data Lake
6 4 (0.57%) Metadata
7 3 (0.43%) Data Vault
7 3 (0.43%) Spark SQL
8 2 (0.28%) Amazon Redshift
8 2 (0.28%) BusinessObjects
8 2 (0.28%) Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.14%) Crystal Reports
9 1 (0.14%) GIS
9 1 (0.14%) MariaDB
9 1 (0.14%) MS Access
9 1 (0.14%) SAP HANA
9 1 (0.14%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 13 (1.85%) Visual Studio
2 12 (1.70%) JIRA
3 8 (1.14%) Git
4 5 (0.71%) Postman
5 4 (0.57%) Cypress.io
5 4 (0.57%) Selenium
5 4 (0.57%) Visual Studio Code
6 2 (0.28%) Axure RP
6 2 (0.28%) git-flow
6 2 (0.28%) WebDriver
7 1 (0.14%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.14%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.14%) JMeter
7 1 (0.14%) Protractor
7 1 (0.14%) REST Assured
7 1 (0.14%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 1 (0.14%) TestRail
7 1 (0.14%) Zephyr
General
1 216 (30.68%) Finance
2 185 (26.28%) Social Skills
3 81 (11.51%) Public Sector
4 58 (8.24%) Analytical Skills
5 38 (5.40%) Marketing
6 36 (5.11%) Law
7 27 (3.84%) Documentation Skills
8 23 (3.27%) Retail
9 22 (3.13%) Manufacturing
10 14 (1.99%) Local Government
11 11 (1.56%) Organisational Skills
12 10 (1.42%) General Ledger
12 10 (1.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 9 (1.28%) Banking
14 8 (1.14%) Aerospace
15 7 (0.99%) Billing
15 7 (0.99%) Games
16 6 (0.85%) Pharmaceutical
16 6 (0.85%) Presentation Skills
17 4 (0.57%) Legal
Job Titles
1 180 (25.57%) Developer
2 139 (19.74%) Consultant
3 105 (14.91%) Architect
4 103 (14.63%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
5 81 (11.51%) Lead
6 77 (10.94%) Dynamics 365 Developer
7 63 (8.95%) Functional Consultant
8 58 (8.24%) Analyst
9 49 (6.96%) Microsoft Developer
9 49 (6.96%) Solutions Architect
10 47 (6.68%) Dynamics 365 Architect
10 47 (6.68%) Senior
11 37 (5.26%) Lead Architect
11 37 (5.26%) Project Manager
12 32 (4.55%) Functional Architect
13 30 (4.26%) Business Analyst
14 29 (4.12%) Dynamics 365 Solution Architect
15 25 (3.55%) Dynamics 365 Analyst
16 23 (3.27%) Microsoft Consultant
17 21 (2.98%) Power Platform Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 63 (8.95%) .NET
2 27 (3.84%) HTML5 Canvas
3 18 (2.56%) REST
4 16 (2.27%) Middleware
5 14 (1.99%) JSON
6 13 (1.85%) HTML
7 11 (1.56%) ASP.NET Web API
8 10 (1.42%) RESTful
9 8 (1.14%) XML
10 7 (0.99%) CSS
11 6 (0.85%) Kafka
11 6 (0.85%) Oracle Fusion
11 6 (0.85%) Web Services
12 5 (0.71%) ADO
12 5 (0.71%) WCF
13 4 (0.57%) .NET Framework
13 4 (0.57%) Next.js
13 4 (0.57%) Playwright
13 4 (0.57%) PySpark
13 4 (0.57%) React
Miscellaneous
1 35 (4.97%) Product Ownership
2 21 (2.98%) Legacy Systems
3 13 (1.85%) Data Structures
3 13 (1.85%) Low-Code
4 12 (1.70%) Onboarding
5 9 (1.28%) Management Information System
6 8 (1.14%) Greenfield Project
7 7 (0.99%) AI Agents
7 7 (0.99%) IoT
8 6 (0.85%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 5 (0.71%) Cloud Native
9 5 (0.71%) Data Protection Act
10 4 (0.57%) Enterprise Software
10 4 (0.57%) FMCG
10 4 (0.57%) Housing Association
10 4 (0.57%) IVR
11 3 (0.43%) BYOD
11 3 (0.43%) Microsoft Licensing
11 3 (0.43%) NHS
11 3 (0.43%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 3 (0.43%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 227 (32.24%) CRM
2 174 (24.72%) ERP
3 154 (21.88%) DevOps
4 140 (19.89%) Migration
5 126 (17.90%) Agile
6 107 (15.20%) Business Intelligence
6 107 (15.20%) Data Migration
7 99 (14.06%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 99 (14.06%) User Acceptance Testing
8 84 (11.93%) Continuous Improvement
9 82 (11.65%) Customer Service
10 76 (10.80%) Problem-Solving
11 73 (10.37%) Translating Business Requirements
12 65 (9.23%) Stakeholder Management
13 64 (9.09%) Data Modelling
14 54 (7.67%) CI/CD
15 46 (6.53%) AI
15 46 (6.53%) Roadmaps
16 42 (5.97%) Customer Engagement
17 39 (5.54%) Digital Transformation Programme
Programming Languages
1 101 (14.35%) C#
2 100 (14.20%) JavaScript
3 54 (7.67%) SQL
4 24 (3.41%) PowerShell
5 19 (2.70%) X++
6 8 (1.14%) TypeScript
7 7 (0.99%) Python
8 6 (0.85%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 4 (0.57%) Java
10 3 (0.43%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.28%) C
11 2 (0.28%) C++
11 2 (0.28%) Korn
12 1 (0.14%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.14%) VB.NET
12 1 (0.14%) VBA
Qualifications
1 80 (11.36%) Security Cleared
2 53 (7.53%) SC Cleared
3 40 (5.68%) Degree
4 22 (3.13%) Microsoft Certification
5 12 (1.70%) CIMA
6 9 (1.28%) PMP
7 8 (1.14%) Computer Science Degree
8 6 (0.85%) PMI Certification
9 4 (0.57%) DV Cleared
9 4 (0.57%) ISTQB
9 4 (0.57%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 3 (0.43%) BPSS Clearance
10 3 (0.43%) DBS Check
11 2 (0.28%) Azure Certification
11 2 (0.28%) IIBA
11 2 (0.28%) PRINCE2 Certification
12 1 (0.14%) CCAB
12 1 (0.14%) CIPD
12 1 (0.14%) ITIL Certification
12 1 (0.14%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (5.26%) QA
2 30 (4.26%) GDPR
3 24 (3.41%) Data Quality
4 17 (2.41%) Accessibility
5 8 (1.14%) PMO
6 5 (0.71%) SLA
6 5 (0.71%) WCAG
7 3 (0.43%) Disclosure Scotland
7 3 (0.43%) ISO 22301
7 3 (0.43%) NIST
7 3 (0.43%) NIST 800
7 3 (0.43%) SOC 2
8 2 (0.28%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.28%) GMP
8 2 (0.28%) GxP
8 2 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 1 (0.14%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 7 (0.99%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (0.43%) Terraform
2 1 (0.14%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 455 (64.63%) Microsoft
2 23 (3.27%) Oracle
3 21 (2.98%) SAP
4 15 (2.13%) Salesforce
5 11 (1.56%) Databricks
6 9 (1.28%) ServiceNow
7 8 (1.14%) IFS
7 8 (1.14%) Workday
8 7 (0.99%) NEC
8 7 (0.99%) Sage
9 6 (0.85%) Adobe
10 4 (0.57%) Brio
10 4 (0.57%) Infor
10 4 (0.57%) OpenAI
11 3 (0.43%) Adaptive Insights
11 3 (0.43%) Anaplan
11 3 (0.43%) Epicor
11 3 (0.43%) QAD
11 3 (0.43%) Zuora
12 2 (0.28%) Google