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 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 192 124 145
Rank change year-on-year -68 +21 +53
Contract jobs citing Dynamics 365 539 723 849
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.53% 1.98% 1.80%
As % of the Cloud Services category 3.97% 5.61% 5.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 336 434 595
10th Percentile £363 £363 £400
25th Percentile £425 £425 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year - -2.33% -2.27%
75th Percentile £600 £629 £638
90th Percentile £688 £710 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £500 £550
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 1 0
10th Percentile £17.70 - -
25th Percentile £22.95 £45.00 -
Median hourly rate £34.48 £50.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -31.04% - -
75th Percentile £100.00 £55.00 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.04 £50.00 -
% change year-on-year -63.92% - -

All Cloud 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 13,576 12,898 16,674
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 38.44% 35.27% 35.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,191 8,512 11,937
10th Percentile £306 £313 £300
25th Percentile £406 £419 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £644
90th Percentile £713 £738 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 328 170 315
10th Percentile £15.50 £18.50 £14.55
25th Percentile £18.87 £22.77 £18.00
Median hourly rate £25.15 £33.27 £32.00
Median % change year-on-year -24.41% +3.97% +45.45%
75th Percentile £46.84 £59.85 £60.94
90th Percentile £72.15 £70.00 £78.10
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.00 £30.94 £22.50
% change year-on-year -32.12% +37.50% +18.14%

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 November 2025.

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 November 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Dynamics 365 in the UK

Dynamics 365
Top 17 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 November 2025. 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 -71 450 £525 - 533
UK excluding London -54 232 £525 +5.00% 312
London -59 231 £525 -4.55% 208
Work from Home -26 193 £525 -3.89% 351
Midlands -51 59 £550 -2.05% 62
North of England -79 51 £450 -10.00% 70
South East +1 46 £525 - 102
West Midlands -49 41 £513 -8.73% 40
Scotland +4 26 £550 +10.00% 14
East of England 0 24 £563 +25.00% 20
North West -60 24 £450 -10.00% 48
Yorkshire -51 22 £485 -11.82% 19
East Midlands -4 16 £700 +40.00% 20
Wales +16 12 £725 +107.14% 5
South West -4 12 £513 +4.33% 45
North East -6 5 £438 -25.53% 3
Channel Islands - 2 £625 -

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 39 (7.24%) SharePoint
2 11 (2.04%) Confluence
3 4 (0.74%) CMS
4 3 (0.56%) NServiceBus
5 2 (0.37%) ArcGIS
5 2 (0.37%) Moodle
5 2 (0.37%) Sitecore CMS
6 1 (0.19%) Headless CMS
6 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.19%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 20 (3.71%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.30%) Microsoft Project
3 6 (1.11%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.11%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.19%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 192 (35.62%) Dynamics CRM
2 18 (3.34%) Dynamics AX
3 13 (2.41%) Dynamics NAV
4 8 (1.48%) SAP S/4HANA
5 4 (0.74%) Infor SunSystems
5 4 (0.74%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.37%) MIS ActiveH
6 2 (0.37%) Sage CRM
6 2 (0.37%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.37%) SAP Oil and Gas
7 1 (0.19%) Adobe Campaign
7 1 (0.19%) IBM Planning Analytics
7 1 (0.19%) Infor M3
7 1 (0.19%) Maximo
7 1 (0.19%) Payment Gateway
7 1 (0.19%) Sage 50
7 1 (0.19%) SAP Hybris
7 1 (0.19%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 259 (48.05%) Power Platform
2 241 (44.71%) Azure
3 135 (25.05%) Power Automate
4 128 (23.75%) PowerApps
5 97 (18.00%) Azure DevOps
6 45 (8.35%) Azure Logic Apps
7 38 (7.05%) Microsoft 365
8 31 (5.75%) Azure Data Factory
9 29 (5.38%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 27 (5.01%) Serverless
11 25 (4.64%) Azure Functions
12 20 (3.71%) Azure Service Bus
12 20 (3.71%) SaaS
13 17 (3.15%) Microsoft Copilot
13 17 (3.15%) PaaS
14 16 (2.97%) AWS
15 14 (2.60%) Azure Monitor
16 13 (2.41%) Entra ID
16 13 (2.41%) GitHub
17 11 (2.04%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.74%) HTTP
2 1 (0.19%) DKIM
2 1 (0.19%) DMARC
2 1 (0.19%) Firewall
2 1 (0.19%) Internet
2 1 (0.19%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 129 (23.93%) Power BI
2 25 (4.64%) SQL Server
3 23 (4.27%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 15 (2.78%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 13 (2.41%) Data Warehouse
6 12 (2.23%) Azure SQL Database
7 10 (1.86%) Data Lake
8 5 (0.93%) Crystal Reports
8 5 (0.93%) Data Mining
8 5 (0.93%) GIS
9 4 (0.74%) Relational Database
10 3 (0.56%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
10 3 (0.56%) Metadata
11 2 (0.37%) DataStage
11 2 (0.37%) Power Query
12 1 (0.19%) BigQuery
12 1 (0.19%) Electronic Patient Records
12 1 (0.19%) Looker
12 1 (0.19%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 1 (0.19%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 20 (3.71%) JIRA
2 13 (2.41%) Git
2 13 (2.41%) Selenium
3 12 (2.23%) Visual Studio
4 9 (1.67%) JMeter
5 8 (1.48%) MSTest
6 7 (1.30%) SonarQube
7 4 (0.74%) Postman
8 3 (0.56%) Zephyr
9 2 (0.37%) Cypress.io
9 2 (0.37%) GitLab
9 2 (0.37%) Jenkins
9 2 (0.37%) MSBuild
9 2 (0.37%) Team Foundation Server
10 1 (0.19%) Appium
10 1 (0.19%) Artifactory
10 1 (0.19%) Maven
10 1 (0.19%) SpecFlow
10 1 (0.19%) TestComplete
10 1 (0.19%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 191 (35.44%) Social Skills
2 179 (33.21%) Finance
3 65 (12.06%) Public Sector
4 46 (8.53%) Marketing
5 45 (8.35%) Analytical Skills
6 32 (5.94%) Retail
7 26 (4.82%) Manufacturing
8 23 (4.27%) Documentation Skills
9 21 (3.90%) Banking
10 19 (3.53%) Billing
11 9 (1.67%) General Ledger
11 9 (1.67%) Legal
11 9 (1.67%) Telecoms
12 8 (1.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 5 (0.93%) Aviation
13 5 (0.93%) Local Government
13 5 (0.93%) Organisational Skills
14 4 (0.74%) Back Office
15 3 (0.56%) Law
15 3 (0.56%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 124 (23.01%) Developer
2 103 (19.11%) Consultant
3 80 (14.84%) Architect
4 78 (14.47%) Dynamics 365 Developer
5 75 (13.91%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
6 67 (12.43%) Analyst
7 48 (8.91%) Senior
8 44 (8.16%) Functional Consultant
9 39 (7.24%) Lead
10 38 (7.05%) Solutions Architect
11 37 (6.86%) Dynamics 365 Architect
12 34 (6.31%) Dynamics 365 Analyst
13 26 (4.82%) Business Analyst
14 19 (3.53%) Power Platform Developer
15 18 (3.34%) CRM Developer
15 18 (3.34%) Integration Developer
16 17 (3.15%) Microsoft Consultant
17 16 (2.97%) Azure Architect
17 16 (2.97%) Azure Engineer
18 15 (2.78%) Dynamics 365 Solution Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 65 (12.06%) .NET
2 26 (4.82%) HTML
3 23 (4.27%) REST
4 17 (3.15%) CSS
5 13 (2.41%) Web Services
6 12 (2.23%) JSON
7 9 (1.67%) HTML5 Canvas
7 9 (1.67%) Middleware
7 9 (1.67%) OAuth
7 9 (1.67%) XML
8 8 (1.48%) ASP.NET Web API
9 6 (1.11%) OpenID
9 6 (1.11%) React
9 6 (1.11%) RESTful
9 6 (1.11%) SAML
10 5 (0.93%) .NET Framework
10 5 (0.93%) AngularJS
10 5 (0.93%) ASP.NET
10 5 (0.93%) OAuth2
10 5 (0.93%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 24 (4.45%) Product Ownership
2 16 (2.97%) Legacy Systems
3 11 (2.04%) Low-Code
4 10 (1.86%) Data Structures
4 10 (1.86%) Enterprise Software
5 9 (1.67%) Onboarding
6 7 (1.30%) Analytical Mindset
6 7 (1.30%) Data Protection Act
6 7 (1.30%) Self-Motivation
7 6 (1.11%) Data Fabric
7 6 (1.11%) Greenfield Project
8 5 (0.93%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 5 (0.93%) Hybrid Cloud
9 4 (0.74%) AI Agents
9 4 (0.74%) Cloud Native
9 4 (0.74%) IoT
9 4 (0.74%) IVR
9 4 (0.74%) Renewable Energy
10 3 (0.56%) e-Learning
10 3 (0.56%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 4 (0.74%) Windows
2 3 (0.56%) Linux
3 1 (0.19%) Unix
3 1 (0.19%) Windows 10
3 1 (0.19%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 202 (37.48%) CRM
2 145 (26.90%) DevOps
3 144 (26.72%) Agile
4 126 (23.38%) Business Intelligence
5 111 (20.59%) Migration
6 103 (19.11%) ERP
7 87 (16.14%) Problem-Solving
8 76 (14.10%) Data Migration
9 69 (12.80%) Data Modelling
10 62 (11.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 58 (10.76%) CI/CD
12 54 (10.02%) Stakeholder Management
13 53 (9.83%) Customer Engagement
14 50 (9.28%) Analytics
15 46 (8.53%) Customer Service
16 37 (6.86%) Continuous Improvement
17 36 (6.68%) Roadmaps
18 32 (5.94%) User Acceptance Testing
19 31 (5.75%) Workshop Facilitation
20 29 (5.38%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 91 (16.88%) JavaScript
2 87 (16.14%) C#
3 85 (15.77%) SQL
4 21 (3.90%) PowerShell
4 21 (3.90%) Python
4 21 (3.90%) X++
5 20 (3.71%) TypeScript
6 7 (1.30%) T-SQL
7 4 (0.74%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 3 (0.56%) Bicep
8 3 (0.56%) Java
9 2 (0.37%) Bash
9 2 (0.37%) C
9 2 (0.37%) Korn
Qualifications
1 67 (12.43%) Security Cleared
2 48 (8.91%) SC Cleared
3 43 (7.98%) Degree
4 34 (6.31%) Microsoft Certification
5 12 (2.23%) Azure Certification
6 9 (1.67%) Computer Science Degree
7 8 (1.48%) ISTQB
7 8 (1.48%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 7 (1.30%) PMP
9 6 (1.11%) PMI Certification
10 5 (0.93%) ACCA
11 3 (0.56%) MCT
12 2 (0.37%) BPSS Clearance
12 2 (0.37%) CIMA
12 2 (0.37%) CompTIA Security+
13 1 (0.19%) APMG
13 1 (0.19%) AWS Certification
13 1 (0.19%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 1 (0.19%) Master's Degree
13 1 (0.19%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (4.08%) QA
2 13 (2.41%) Data Quality
2 13 (2.41%) GDPR
3 12 (2.23%) Accessibility
4 7 (1.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (0.93%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 5 (0.93%) WCAG
6 4 (0.74%) Disclosure Scotland
6 4 (0.74%) PMO
7 3 (0.56%) GAAP
7 3 (0.56%) IFRS
8 2 (0.37%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.19%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 8 (1.48%) Active Directory
1 8 (1.48%) Docker
Systems Management
1 12 (2.23%) Terraform
2 3 (0.56%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.37%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.19%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Clustering
4 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.19%) SCCM
4 1 (0.19%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 369 (68.46%) Microsoft
2 36 (6.68%) SAP
3 17 (3.15%) Oracle
4 16 (2.97%) Salesforce
5 8 (1.48%) DocuSign
6 6 (1.11%) Databricks
6 6 (1.11%) ServiceNow
6 6 (1.11%) Workday
7 5 (0.93%) Google
7 5 (0.93%) Sage
8 4 (0.74%) HubSpot
9 3 (0.56%) Adobe
9 3 (0.56%) Brio
9 3 (0.56%) IBM
10 2 (0.37%) Ariba
10 2 (0.37%) ESRI
10 2 (0.37%) Infor
10 2 (0.37%) Sitecore
11 1 (0.19%) Dundas
11 1 (0.19%) Facebook