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

6 months to
25 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 194 184 122
Rank change year-on-year -10 -62 +62
Contract jobs citing Dynamics 365 692 433 798
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.36% 1.44% 1.83%
As % of the Cloud Services category 3.83% 3.79% 5.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 463 297 527
10th Percentile £363 £370 £363
25th Percentile £431 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% -2.38% -4.37%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £613
90th Percentile £638 £660 £694
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 18,062 11,423 14,244
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 35.49% 37.93% 32.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,063 7,684 10,016
10th Percentile £329 £313 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £502 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.14% -4.43% -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £623 £638
90th Percentile £713 £733 £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 599 286 365
10th Percentile £16.62 £15.20 £14.14
25th Percentile £21.25 £18.13 £16.06
Median hourly rate £37.50 £28.25 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year +32.74% +28.41% -37.14%
75th Percentile £69.60 £47.50 £43.75
90th Percentile £83.35 £71.88 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.25 £18.87 £20.77
% change year-on-year +102.70% -9.15% -21.56%

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 25 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 25 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 25 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 -5 592 £500 -2.68% 225
London +9 328 £500 -2.68% 111
UK excluding London -4 297 £475 -5.00% 159
Work from Home -61 150 £500 -4.76% 134
North of England -27 95 £478 -2.05% 33
Midlands -30 57 £425 -19.05% 26
North West -12 52 £450 -10.00% 22
South East -44 52 £488 -1.76% 58
West Midlands -40 39 £425 -19.05% 12
Yorkshire -41 30 £500 - 11
Scotland -1 25 £500 +11.11% 9
East of England -6 24 £500 -23.08% 13
South West -40 23 £488 -6.02% 17
East Midlands -6 17 £435 -20.00% 14
North East -27 13 £513 +17.14%
Wales -3 12 £500 -0.10% 6
Channel Islands - 6 £500 -
Northern Ireland +4 4 £450 -

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 (6.50%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.01%) CMS
3 5 (0.72%) Confluence
4 3 (0.43%) Appian
4 3 (0.43%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.29%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.14%) IIS
Applications
1 16 (2.31%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (1.16%) 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
1 203 (29.34%) Dynamics CRM
2 14 (2.02%) Dynamics AX
3 13 (1.88%) Dynamics NAV
4 8 (1.16%) SAP S/4HANA
5 6 (0.87%) Dynamics GP
5 6 (0.87%) NEC Housing
6 5 (0.72%) NetSuite
7 4 (0.58%) Oracle EBS
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%) Sage X3
8 3 (0.43%) Unit4 Business World
9 2 (0.29%) Maximo
9 2 (0.29%) Payment Gateway
10 1 (0.14%) Adobe Campaign
10 1 (0.14%) Oracle EBS R12
10 1 (0.14%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 291 (42.05%) Power Platform
2 250 (36.13%) Azure
3 150 (21.68%) Power Automate
4 127 (18.35%) PowerApps
5 112 (16.18%) Azure DevOps
6 54 (7.80%) Microsoft 365
7 50 (7.23%) Azure Logic Apps
8 47 (6.79%) Azure Service Bus
9 37 (5.35%) Azure Functions
9 37 (5.35%) Serverless
10 36 (5.20%) Microsoft Copilot
11 19 (2.75%) Azure Data Factory
12 17 (2.46%) Copilot Studio
13 12 (1.73%) SaaS
14 9 (1.30%) Entra ID
15 8 (1.16%) OneDrive
16 7 (1.01%) AWS
16 7 (1.01%) GitHub
17 5 (0.72%) WhatsApp
18 4 (0.58%) Azure Event Grid
Communications & Networking
1 12 (1.73%) SMS
2 1 (0.14%) DKIM
2 1 (0.14%) DMARC
2 1 (0.14%) HTTP
2 1 (0.14%) Intranet
2 1 (0.14%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 104 (15.03%) Power BI
2 30 (4.34%) SQL Server
3 8 (1.16%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 7 (1.01%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 6 (0.87%) Power Query
5 6 (0.87%) Star Schema
6 5 (0.72%) Azure SQL Database
7 4 (0.58%) Data Lake
7 4 (0.58%) Metadata
8 3 (0.43%) Data Vault
8 3 (0.43%) Spark SQL
9 2 (0.29%) Amazon Redshift
9 2 (0.29%) BusinessObjects
9 2 (0.29%) Data Warehouse
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%) MySQL
10 1 (0.14%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 13 (1.88%) Visual Studio
2 11 (1.59%) JIRA
3 9 (1.30%) Git
4 7 (1.01%) Postman
5 6 (0.87%) Cypress.io
5 6 (0.87%) Selenium
6 4 (0.58%) Visual Studio Code
6 4 (0.58%) WebDriver
7 2 (0.29%) Cucumber
7 2 (0.29%) git-flow
7 2 (0.29%) Protractor
8 1 (0.14%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.14%) JMeter
8 1 (0.14%) REST Assured
8 1 (0.14%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 1 (0.14%) Team Foundation Server
8 1 (0.14%) TestRail
8 1 (0.14%) Zephyr
General
1 215 (31.07%) Finance
2 178 (25.72%) Social Skills
3 76 (10.98%) Public Sector
4 57 (8.24%) Analytical Skills
5 37 (5.35%) Law
5 37 (5.35%) Marketing
6 24 (3.47%) Manufacturing
7 23 (3.32%) Retail
8 19 (2.75%) Documentation Skills
9 15 (2.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 14 (2.02%) Local Government
11 10 (1.45%) Banking
11 10 (1.45%) General Ledger
11 10 (1.45%) Organisational Skills
12 9 (1.30%) Presentation Skills
13 8 (1.16%) Aerospace
13 8 (1.16%) Billing
14 7 (1.01%) Games
15 6 (0.87%) Pharmaceutical
16 4 (0.58%) Legal
Job Titles
1 176 (25.43%) Developer
2 138 (19.94%) Consultant
3 109 (15.75%) Architect
4 100 (14.45%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
5 80 (11.56%) Lead
6 78 (11.27%) Dynamics 365 Developer
7 65 (9.39%) Functional Consultant
8 58 (8.38%) Analyst
9 52 (7.51%) Solutions Architect
10 50 (7.23%) Dynamics 365 Architect
11 47 (6.79%) Microsoft Developer
12 46 (6.65%) Senior
13 37 (5.35%) Lead Architect
14 35 (5.06%) Project Manager
15 32 (4.62%) Dynamics 365 Solution Architect
15 32 (4.62%) Functional Architect
16 29 (4.19%) Business Analyst
17 24 (3.47%) Dynamics 365 Analyst
18 21 (3.03%) Microsoft Consultant
18 21 (3.03%) Power Platform Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 65 (9.39%) .NET
2 27 (3.90%) HTML5 Canvas
3 17 (2.46%) Middleware
3 17 (2.46%) REST
4 13 (1.88%) JSON
5 11 (1.59%) ASP.NET Web API
5 11 (1.59%) RESTful
6 10 (1.45%) HTML
7 9 (1.30%) XML
8 7 (1.01%) Web Services
9 6 (0.87%) CSS
9 6 (0.87%) Oracle Fusion
10 5 (0.72%) ADO
10 5 (0.72%) Kafka
10 5 (0.72%) WCF
11 4 (0.58%) .NET Framework
11 4 (0.58%) Gherkin
11 4 (0.58%) PySpark
11 4 (0.58%) React
11 4 (0.58%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 36 (5.20%) Product Ownership
2 26 (3.76%) Legacy Systems
3 13 (1.88%) Data Structures
3 13 (1.88%) Low-Code
3 13 (1.88%) Onboarding
4 10 (1.45%) Greenfield Project
5 9 (1.30%) Management Information System
6 8 (1.16%) Enterprise Software
7 7 (1.01%) AI Agents
7 7 (1.01%) IoT
8 6 (0.87%) Data Protection Act
9 5 (0.72%) Cloud Native
9 5 (0.72%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
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%) FMCG
11 3 (0.43%) Microsoft Licensing
11 3 (0.43%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 3 (0.43%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 222 (32.08%) CRM
2 172 (24.86%) ERP
3 152 (21.97%) DevOps
4 141 (20.38%) Migration
5 125 (18.06%) Agile
6 110 (15.90%) Data Migration
7 107 (15.46%) Business Intelligence
8 99 (14.31%) User Acceptance Testing
9 97 (14.02%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 85 (12.28%) Continuous Improvement
10 85 (12.28%) Customer Service
11 76 (10.98%) Translating Business Requirements
12 74 (10.69%) Problem-Solving
13 72 (10.40%) Stakeholder Management
14 68 (9.83%) Data Modelling
15 60 (8.67%) CI/CD
16 45 (6.50%) AI
17 44 (6.36%) Roadmaps
18 39 (5.64%) End-to-End Testing
18 39 (5.64%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 98 (14.16%) JavaScript
2 91 (13.15%) C#
3 56 (8.09%) SQL
4 20 (2.89%) X++
5 15 (2.17%) PowerShell
6 9 (1.30%) TypeScript
7 7 (1.01%) Python
8 6 (0.87%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 4 (0.58%) Java
10 3 (0.43%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.29%) C
11 2 (0.29%) C++
11 2 (0.29%) Korn
12 1 (0.14%) VB.NET
12 1 (0.14%) VBA
Qualifications
1 74 (10.69%) Security Cleared
2 48 (6.94%) SC Cleared
3 38 (5.49%) Degree
4 24 (3.47%) Microsoft Certification
5 12 (1.73%) CIMA
6 9 (1.30%) PMP
7 8 (1.16%) Computer Science Degree
8 6 (0.87%) ISTQB
8 6 (0.87%) PMI Certification
9 5 (0.72%) BPSS Clearance
10 4 (0.58%) DV Cleared
10 4 (0.58%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 3 (0.43%) DBS Check
12 2 (0.29%) Azure Certification
12 2 (0.29%) IIBA
12 2 (0.29%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
12 2 (0.29%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 1 (0.14%) APMG
13 1 (0.14%) CCAB
13 1 (0.14%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (4.91%) QA
2 31 (4.48%) GDPR
3 25 (3.61%) Data Quality
4 16 (2.31%) Accessibility
5 7 (1.01%) PMO
6 6 (0.87%) SLA
6 6 (0.87%) 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 (0.29%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.29%) GMP
8 2 (0.29%) GxP
8 2 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 1 (0.14%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 7 (1.01%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (0.43%) Terraform
2 1 (0.14%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 457 (66.04%) Microsoft
2 21 (3.03%) Oracle
2 21 (3.03%) SAP
3 15 (2.17%) Salesforce
4 9 (1.30%) Databricks
4 9 (1.30%) ServiceNow
5 8 (1.16%) Workday
6 7 (1.01%) IFS
7 6 (0.87%) Adobe
7 6 (0.87%) NEC
7 6 (0.87%) Sage
8 4 (0.58%) Brio
9 3 (0.43%) Adaptive Insights
9 3 (0.43%) Anaplan
9 3 (0.43%) Epicor
9 3 (0.43%) Infor
9 3 (0.43%) OpenAI
9 3 (0.43%) QAD
9 3 (0.43%) Zuora
10 2 (0.29%) MuleSoft