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

6 months to
4 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 205 192 125
Rank change year-on-year -13 -67 +64
Contract jobs citing Dynamics 365 694 458 812
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.34% 1.45% 1.87%
As % of the Cloud Services category 3.80% 3.84% 5.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 457 308 533
10th Percentile £370 £359 £363
25th Percentile £433 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £514 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.68% -2.14% -4.46%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £613
90th Percentile £638 £675 £690
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 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 £37.01 - -
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 18,253 11,915 14,291
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 35.37% 37.77% 32.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,121 7,976 10,034
10th Percentile £331 £313 £304
25th Percentile £415 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £505 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.98% -3.81% -4.55%
75th Percentile £615 £623 £638
90th Percentile £713 £730 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £490
% change year-on-year +5.26% -3.06% -2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 611 299 358
10th Percentile £16.62 £15.25 £14.16
25th Percentile £21.25 £18.50 £16.06
Median hourly rate £37.50 £28.00 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year +33.93% +27.27% -37.14%
75th Percentile £69.10 £47.50 £43.75
90th Percentile £82.37 £71.50 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.25 £18.87 £20.99
% change year-on-year +102.70% -10.08% -20.75%

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 July 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 July 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 July 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 -6 596 £500 -4.76% 304
London +12 333 £500 -2.91% 137
UK excluding London +6 295 £475 -5.00% 215
Work from Home -74 151 £500 -4.76% 198
North of England -29 94 £480 -1.54% 41
Midlands -32 56 £430 -20.00% 44
South East -40 51 £475 -5.00% 70
North West -15 50 £450 -10.00% 25
West Midlands -46 39 £425 -19.05% 23
Yorkshire -41 31 £500 - 16
Scotland -2 25 £500 +11.11% 10
East of England -9 24 £500 -23.08% 15
South West -27 24 £525 - 20
East Midlands -8 16 £435 -20.00% 21
North East -27 13 £513 +17.14%
Wales -9 12 £500 +2.51% 11
Channel Islands - 6 £500 -
Northern Ireland +4 4 £450 - 7

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 45 (6.48%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.01%) CMS
3 5 (0.72%) Confluence
4 3 (0.43%) Appian
4 3 (0.43%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.14%) IIS
Applications
1 16 (2.31%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (1.44%) Microsoft Project
3 5 (0.72%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.43%) Chatbot
4 3 (0.43%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 210 (30.26%) Dynamics CRM
2 14 (2.02%) Dynamics AX
3 13 (1.87%) Dynamics NAV
4 8 (1.15%) SAP S/4HANA
5 6 (0.86%) Dynamics GP
5 6 (0.86%) NEC Housing
6 5 (0.72%) NetSuite
6 5 (0.72%) Oracle EBS
7 3 (0.43%) Dynamics SL
7 3 (0.43%) Infor CloudSuite
7 3 (0.43%) Oracle ERP
7 3 (0.43%) Oracle Payables
7 3 (0.43%) Oracle Receivables
7 3 (0.43%) Sage X3
7 3 (0.43%) Unit4 Business World
8 2 (0.29%) Maximo
9 1 (0.14%) Aladdin
9 1 (0.14%) Alphatax
9 1 (0.14%) Oracle EBS R12
9 1 (0.14%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 293 (42.22%) Power Platform
2 240 (34.58%) Azure
3 149 (21.47%) Power Automate
4 130 (18.73%) PowerApps
5 112 (16.14%) Azure DevOps
6 56 (8.07%) Microsoft 365
7 50 (7.20%) Azure Logic Apps
8 45 (6.48%) Azure Service Bus
9 42 (6.05%) Microsoft Copilot
10 33 (4.76%) Azure Functions
10 33 (4.76%) Serverless
11 21 (3.03%) Copilot Studio
12 17 (2.45%) Azure Data Factory
13 14 (2.02%) SaaS
14 9 (1.30%) Entra ID
15 7 (1.01%) AWS
15 7 (1.01%) GitHub
15 7 (1.01%) OneDrive
16 5 (0.72%) Azure Event Grid
17 4 (0.58%) Azure API Management
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.15%) SMS
2 1 (0.14%) DKIM
2 1 (0.14%) DMARC
2 1 (0.14%) Intranet
2 1 (0.14%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 109 (15.71%) Power BI
2 30 (4.32%) SQL Server
3 9 (1.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 8 (1.15%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 7 (1.01%) Star Schema
6 6 (0.86%) Power Query
7 4 (0.58%) Azure SQL Database
7 4 (0.58%) Data Lake
7 4 (0.58%) Metadata
8 3 (0.43%) Data Vault
8 3 (0.43%) Data Warehouse
8 3 (0.43%) Spark SQL
9 2 (0.29%) Amazon Redshift
9 2 (0.29%) BusinessObjects
10 1 (0.14%) Crystal Reports
10 1 (0.14%) GIS
10 1 (0.14%) MariaDB
10 1 (0.14%) MS Access
10 1 (0.14%) PostgreSQL
10 1 (0.14%) SSDT
Development Applications
1 14 (2.02%) JIRA
1 14 (2.02%) Visual Studio
2 9 (1.30%) Git
3 7 (1.01%) Postman
4 6 (0.86%) Cypress.io
4 6 (0.86%) Selenium
5 4 (0.58%) Visual Studio Code
5 4 (0.58%) WebDriver
6 2 (0.29%) Cucumber
6 2 (0.29%) Protractor
7 1 (0.14%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.14%) JMeter
7 1 (0.14%) REST Assured
7 1 (0.14%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 1 (0.14%) Team Foundation Server
7 1 (0.14%) TestRail
7 1 (0.14%) Zephyr
General
1 220 (31.70%) Finance
2 179 (25.79%) Social Skills
3 74 (10.66%) Public Sector
4 58 (8.36%) Analytical Skills
5 38 (5.48%) Law
6 32 (4.61%) Marketing
7 26 (3.75%) Manufacturing
8 23 (3.31%) Retail
9 17 (2.45%) Documentation Skills
9 17 (2.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 13 (1.87%) Local Government
11 12 (1.73%) Organisational Skills
12 11 (1.59%) Banking
13 10 (1.44%) General Ledger
14 9 (1.30%) Billing
14 9 (1.30%) Presentation Skills
15 8 (1.15%) Aerospace
16 7 (1.01%) Games
17 6 (0.86%) Pharmaceutical
18 4 (0.58%) Legal
Job Titles
1 175 (25.22%) Developer
2 130 (18.73%) Consultant
3 116 (16.71%) Architect
4 96 (13.83%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
5 82 (11.82%) Lead
6 80 (11.53%) Dynamics 365 Developer
7 62 (8.93%) Functional Consultant
8 61 (8.79%) Analyst
9 59 (8.50%) Solutions Architect
10 56 (8.07%) Dynamics 365 Architect
11 48 (6.92%) Microsoft Developer
12 47 (6.77%) Senior
13 38 (5.48%) Dynamics 365 Solution Architect
14 37 (5.33%) Lead Architect
14 37 (5.33%) Project Manager
15 32 (4.61%) Functional Architect
16 30 (4.32%) Business Analyst
17 25 (3.60%) Dynamics 365 Analyst
18 22 (3.17%) Power Platform Developer
19 18 (2.59%) Microsoft Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 66 (9.51%) .NET
2 26 (3.75%) HTML5 Canvas
3 17 (2.45%) Middleware
4 15 (2.16%) REST
5 13 (1.87%) JSON
6 9 (1.30%) ASP.NET Web API
6 9 (1.30%) RESTful
6 9 (1.30%) XML
7 8 (1.15%) HTML
7 8 (1.15%) Web Services
8 6 (0.86%) Oracle Fusion
9 5 (0.72%) ADO
9 5 (0.72%) CSS
9 5 (0.72%) WCF
10 4 (0.58%) .NET Framework
10 4 (0.58%) Gherkin
10 4 (0.58%) Playwright
10 4 (0.58%) PySpark
10 4 (0.58%) XSLT
11 3 (0.43%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 38 (5.48%) Product Ownership
2 27 (3.89%) Legacy Systems
3 14 (2.02%) Onboarding
4 13 (1.87%) Data Structures
4 13 (1.87%) Low-Code
5 10 (1.44%) Enterprise Software
5 10 (1.44%) Greenfield Project
6 8 (1.15%) AI Agents
6 8 (1.15%) Management Information System
7 7 (1.01%) IoT
8 6 (0.86%) Data Protection Act
9 5 (0.72%) Cloud Native
9 5 (0.72%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 4 (0.58%) FMCG
10 4 (0.58%) Housing Association
10 4 (0.58%) IVR
10 4 (0.58%) Virtual Team
11 3 (0.43%) BYOD
11 3 (0.43%) NHS
11 3 (0.43%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.14%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 228 (32.85%) CRM
2 175 (25.22%) ERP
3 154 (22.19%) DevOps
4 143 (20.61%) Migration
5 133 (19.16%) Agile
6 113 (16.28%) Data Migration
7 112 (16.14%) Business Intelligence
8 100 (14.41%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 95 (13.69%) User Acceptance Testing
10 86 (12.39%) Customer Service
11 85 (12.25%) Continuous Improvement
12 79 (11.38%) Translating Business Requirements
13 78 (11.24%) Stakeholder Management
14 77 (11.10%) Problem-Solving
15 75 (10.81%) Data Modelling
16 65 (9.37%) CI/CD
17 46 (6.63%) AI
18 43 (6.20%) Requirements Gathering
18 43 (6.20%) Roadmaps
19 40 (5.76%) Procure-to-Pay
Programming Languages
1 95 (13.69%) JavaScript
2 86 (12.39%) C#
3 55 (7.93%) SQL
4 20 (2.88%) X++
5 15 (2.16%) PowerShell
6 9 (1.30%) Python
7 8 (1.15%) TypeScript
8 6 (0.86%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 5 (0.72%) Java
10 4 (0.58%) Korn
10 4 (0.58%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.29%) C
11 2 (0.29%) C++
12 1 (0.14%) Bicep
12 1 (0.14%) VB.NET
12 1 (0.14%) VBA
Qualifications
1 74 (10.66%) Security Cleared
2 51 (7.35%) SC Cleared
3 40 (5.76%) Degree
4 25 (3.60%) Microsoft Certification
5 10 (1.44%) CIMA
6 9 (1.30%) Computer Science Degree
6 9 (1.30%) PMP
7 6 (0.86%) ISTQB
7 6 (0.86%) PMI Certification
8 5 (0.72%) BPSS Clearance
9 4 (0.58%) DBS Check
9 4 (0.58%) DV Cleared
9 4 (0.58%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 2 (0.29%) IIBA
10 2 (0.29%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 2 (0.29%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 1 (0.14%) APMG
11 1 (0.14%) CCAB
11 1 (0.14%) CIPD
11 1 (0.14%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (4.76%) QA
2 29 (4.18%) GDPR
3 27 (3.89%) Data Quality
4 16 (2.31%) Accessibility
5 9 (1.30%) PMO
6 6 (0.86%) SLA
6 6 (0.86%) WCAG
7 4 (0.58%) Actionable Recommendations
8 3 (0.43%) Disclosure Scotland
8 3 (0.43%) ISO 22301
8 3 (0.43%) NIST
8 3 (0.43%) NIST 800
8 3 (0.43%) SOC 2
9 2 (0.29%) GMP
9 2 (0.29%) GxP
9 2 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 1 (0.14%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 7 (1.01%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (0.29%) Terraform
2 1 (0.14%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.14%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 467 (67.29%) Microsoft
2 24 (3.46%) SAP
3 22 (3.17%) Oracle
4 16 (2.31%) Salesforce
5 9 (1.30%) ServiceNow
6 8 (1.15%) Databricks
6 8 (1.15%) Workday
7 7 (1.01%) IFS
8 6 (0.86%) NEC
8 6 (0.86%) Sage
9 4 (0.58%) Adobe
9 4 (0.58%) Ariba
9 4 (0.58%) Brio
10 3 (0.43%) Adaptive Insights
10 3 (0.43%) Anaplan
10 3 (0.43%) Epicor
10 3 (0.43%) Infor
10 3 (0.43%) OpenAI
10 3 (0.43%) QAD
10 3 (0.43%) Zuora