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

6 months to
4 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 195 192 125
Rank change year-on-year -3 -67 +49
Contract jobs citing Dynamics 365 754 471 751
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.43% 1.43% 1.92%
As % of the Cloud Services category 4.05% 3.85% 5.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 490 317 479
10th Percentile £363 £358 £375
25th Percentile £431 £431 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% -2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £615
90th Percentile £645 £658 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 7 0
10th Percentile £18.65 £28.51 -
25th Percentile £21.25 £31.87 -
Median hourly rate £25.38 £67.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -62.40% - -
75th Percentile £36.19 £80.63 -
90th Percentile £38.25 £87.50 -
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 18,613 12,245 13,250
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 35.22% 37.21% 33.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,280 8,214 9,247
10th Percentile £326 £313 £313
25th Percentile £420 £410 £416
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -4.76% -2.78%
75th Percentile £623 £617 £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 619 311 273
10th Percentile £16.01 £15.16 £14.16
25th Percentile £19.50 £18.51 £16.30
Median hourly rate £35.50 £27.40 £24.15
Median % change year-on-year +29.56% +13.46% -31.00%
75th Percentile £69.79 £47.50 £53.75
90th Percentile £83.05 £67.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £35.00 £18.87 £21.37
% change year-on-year +85.48% -11.70% -19.36%

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 4 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 4 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 4 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 -2 656 £500 -2.91% 342
London +9 353 £515 +0.98% 140
UK excluding London +21 342 £475 -5.00% 229
Work from Home -63 167 £509 -3.05% 201
North of England -6 97 £480 +1.05% 47
Midlands -16 73 £425 -20.93% 63
South East -32 66 £475 -9.52% 71
North West -17 56 £475 -2.56% 17
West Midlands -24 55 £425 -26.09% 27
Scotland +5 34 £525 +13.51% 8
Yorkshire -31 28 £500 - 29
East of England -2 26 £475 -24.00% 9
South West -34 26 £525 - 24
East Midlands -3 17 £435 -5.95% 35
North East -32 13 £513 +17.14% 1
Wales -10 11 £500 +2.51% 3
Channel Islands +5 6 £500 -20.00%
Northern Ireland +8 4 £450 - 5

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 56 (7.43%) SharePoint
2 7 (0.93%) CMS
3 6 (0.80%) Confluence
4 3 (0.40%) Appian
4 3 (0.40%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.40%) TIBCO ActiveMatrix
5 1 (0.13%) IIS
Applications
1 28 (3.71%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (1.06%) Microsoft Project
3 6 (0.80%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (0.66%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.53%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.27%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 233 (30.90%) Dynamics CRM
2 16 (2.12%) Dynamics NAV
3 15 (1.99%) Dynamics AX
4 9 (1.19%) SAP S/4HANA
5 6 (0.80%) Dynamics GP
5 6 (0.80%) Oracle Payables
5 6 (0.80%) Oracle Receivables
6 5 (0.66%) NEC Housing
6 5 (0.66%) Oracle EBS
7 4 (0.53%) Unit4 Business World
8 3 (0.40%) BusinessWorks
8 3 (0.40%) Dynamics SL
8 3 (0.40%) Infor CloudSuite
8 3 (0.40%) NetSuite
8 3 (0.40%) Oracle ERP
8 3 (0.40%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
8 3 (0.40%) Sage X3
9 2 (0.27%) Maximo
10 1 (0.13%) SAP ERP
10 1 (0.13%) SAP EWM
Cloud Services
1 327 (43.37%) Power Platform
2 261 (34.62%) Azure
3 175 (23.21%) Power Automate
4 151 (20.03%) PowerApps
5 121 (16.05%) Azure DevOps
6 60 (7.96%) Microsoft 365
7 55 (7.29%) Microsoft Copilot
8 51 (6.76%) Azure Logic Apps
9 43 (5.70%) Azure Service Bus
10 36 (4.77%) Copilot Studio
11 35 (4.64%) Azure Functions
11 35 (4.64%) Serverless
12 20 (2.65%) Azure Data Factory
13 15 (1.99%) SaaS
14 12 (1.59%) Entra ID
15 8 (1.06%) Microsoft Purview
16 7 (0.93%) AWS
16 7 (0.93%) GitHub
16 7 (0.93%) OneDrive
17 6 (0.80%) Azure AI
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.53%) SMS
2 1 (0.13%) DKIM
2 1 (0.13%) DMARC
2 1 (0.13%) Intranet
2 1 (0.13%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 135 (17.90%) Power BI
2 35 (4.64%) SQL Server
3 13 (1.72%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 7 (0.93%) Data Vault
4 7 (0.93%) Data Warehouse
4 7 (0.93%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 7 (0.93%) Star Schema
5 5 (0.66%) Power Query
6 4 (0.53%) Metadata
7 3 (0.40%) Azure SQL Database
7 3 (0.40%) Spark SQL
8 2 (0.27%) Amazon Redshift
8 2 (0.27%) BusinessObjects
8 2 (0.27%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.27%) GIS
9 1 (0.13%) Crystal Reports
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 22 (2.92%) JIRA
2 21 (2.79%) Visual Studio
3 11 (1.46%) Postman
4 10 (1.33%) Cypress.io
4 10 (1.33%) Selenium
5 9 (1.19%) Git
5 9 (1.19%) WebDriver
6 6 (0.80%) Cucumber
7 4 (0.53%) Visual Studio Code
8 3 (0.40%) Protractor
9 1 (0.13%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.13%) JDeveloper
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
1 254 (33.69%) Finance
2 197 (26.13%) Social Skills
3 83 (11.01%) Public Sector
4 63 (8.36%) Analytical Skills
5 40 (5.31%) Law
6 31 (4.11%) Marketing
7 30 (3.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 29 (3.85%) Manufacturing
9 24 (3.18%) Retail
10 18 (2.39%) Organisational Skills
11 17 (2.25%) Documentation Skills
12 16 (2.12%) Local Government
13 14 (1.86%) General Ledger
14 13 (1.72%) Billing
15 12 (1.59%) Aerospace
16 9 (1.19%) Banking
17 8 (1.06%) Presentation Skills
18 6 (0.80%) Games
18 6 (0.80%) Pharmaceutical
19 5 (0.66%) Legal
Job Titles
1 189 (25.07%) Developer
2 130 (17.24%) Consultant
3 125 (16.58%) Architect
4 97 (12.86%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
5 94 (12.47%) Lead
6 91 (12.07%) Dynamics 365 Developer
7 86 (11.41%) Analyst
8 64 (8.49%) Functional Consultant
9 63 (8.36%) Solutions Architect
10 61 (8.09%) Dynamics 365 Architect
11 57 (7.56%) Senior
12 49 (6.50%) Business Analyst
13 48 (6.37%) Microsoft Developer
14 41 (5.44%) Dynamics 365 Solution Architect
15 37 (4.91%) Lead Architect
16 35 (4.64%) Project Manager
17 32 (4.24%) Dynamics 365 Analyst
17 32 (4.24%) Functional Architect
18 22 (2.92%) Power Platform Developer
19 19 (2.52%) Microsoft Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 81 (10.74%) .NET
2 26 (3.45%) HTML5 Canvas
3 21 (2.79%) Middleware
4 20 (2.65%) REST
5 17 (2.25%) JSON
6 9 (1.19%) Gherkin
6 9 (1.19%) HTML
6 9 (1.19%) RESTful
7 8 (1.06%) Web Services
7 8 (1.06%) XML
8 7 (0.93%) ASP.NET Web API
8 7 (0.93%) Oracle Fusion
9 5 (0.66%) .NET Framework
9 5 (0.66%) CSS
9 5 (0.66%) OAuth
9 5 (0.66%) WCF
9 5 (0.66%) XSLT
10 4 (0.53%) ADO
10 4 (0.53%) EDI
10 4 (0.53%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 50 (6.63%) Product Ownership
2 31 (4.11%) Legacy Systems
3 22 (2.92%) Enterprise Software
4 21 (2.79%) Management Information System
4 21 (2.79%) Onboarding
5 15 (1.99%) Data Structures
6 13 (1.72%) Greenfield Project
6 13 (1.72%) Low-Code
7 8 (1.06%) AI Agents
7 8 (1.06%) Data Protection Act
8 6 (0.80%) FMCG
8 6 (0.80%) Housing Association
8 6 (0.80%) IoT
9 5 (0.66%) Cloud Native
9 5 (0.66%) Virtual Team
10 4 (0.53%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 4 (0.53%) IVR
10 4 (0.53%) Self-Motivation
11 3 (0.40%) NHS
11 3 (0.40%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.27%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 249 (33.02%) CRM
2 192 (25.46%) ERP
3 172 (22.81%) Agile
4 161 (21.35%) DevOps
5 159 (21.09%) Migration
6 141 (18.70%) Business Intelligence
6 141 (18.70%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 136 (18.04%) Data Migration
8 119 (15.78%) User Acceptance Testing
9 110 (14.59%) Stakeholder Management
10 100 (13.26%) Customer Service
11 90 (11.94%) Continuous Improvement
11 90 (11.94%) Translating Business Requirements
12 85 (11.27%) CI/CD
13 83 (11.01%) Data Modelling
14 79 (10.48%) Problem-Solving
15 63 (8.36%) AI
15 63 (8.36%) Requirements Gathering
16 54 (7.16%) Digital Transformation Programme
17 52 (6.90%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 113 (14.99%) JavaScript
2 100 (13.26%) C#
3 65 (8.62%) SQL
4 27 (3.58%) X++
5 11 (1.46%) PowerShell
6 9 (1.19%) Python
7 7 (0.93%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 7 (0.93%) T-SQL
8 6 (0.80%) TypeScript
9 5 (0.66%) Korn
10 4 (0.53%) Java
11 1 (0.13%) Bicep
11 1 (0.13%) C
11 1 (0.13%) C++
11 1 (0.13%) VB.NET
11 1 (0.13%) VBA
Qualifications
1 90 (11.94%) Security Cleared
2 64 (8.49%) SC Cleared
3 50 (6.63%) Degree
4 43 (5.70%) Microsoft Certification
5 10 (1.33%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (1.33%) ISTQB
5 10 (1.33%) PMI Certification
5 10 (1.33%) PMP
6 9 (1.19%) DV Cleared
7 6 (0.80%) CIMA
8 5 (0.66%) BPSS Clearance
8 5 (0.66%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 4 (0.53%) DBS Check
9 4 (0.53%) IIBA
10 3 (0.40%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 2 (0.27%) APMG
11 2 (0.27%) Azure Certification
12 1 (0.13%) CCAB
12 1 (0.13%) Master's Degree
12 1 (0.13%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (5.97%) Data Quality
2 37 (4.91%) QA
3 34 (4.51%) GDPR
4 25 (3.32%) Accessibility
5 15 (1.99%) PMO
6 11 (1.46%) WCAG
7 6 (0.80%) SLA
8 5 (0.66%) NIST
9 4 (0.53%) Actionable Recommendations
10 3 (0.40%) GMP
10 3 (0.40%) ISO 22301
10 3 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 3 (0.40%) NIST 800
10 3 (0.40%) P3O
10 3 (0.40%) SOC 2
11 2 (0.27%) Disclosure Scotland
11 2 (0.27%) GRC
11 2 (0.27%) GxP
System Software
1 8 (1.06%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (0.27%) Terraform
2 1 (0.13%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.13%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.13%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 541 (71.75%) Microsoft
2 26 (3.45%) SAP
3 24 (3.18%) Oracle
4 20 (2.65%) Salesforce
5 11 (1.46%) ServiceNow
6 9 (1.19%) Databricks
7 8 (1.06%) Workday
8 6 (0.80%) IFS
9 5 (0.66%) Brio
9 5 (0.66%) NEC
9 5 (0.66%) Sage
10 4 (0.53%) Adobe
10 4 (0.53%) Ariba
10 4 (0.53%) OpenAI
11 3 (0.40%) Adaptive Insights
11 3 (0.40%) Epicor
11 3 (0.40%) Infor
11 3 (0.40%) QAD
11 3 (0.40%) Splunk
11 3 (0.40%) TIBCO