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

 6 months to
4 Jan 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 170 133 133
Rank change year-on-year -37 0 +56
Contract jobs citing Dynamics 365 604 633 796
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.64% 1.95% 1.85%
As % of the Cloud Services category 4.31% 5.38% 5.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 393 394 560
10th Percentile £325 £380 £399
25th Percentile £425 £450 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £588 £638 £627
90th Percentile £688 £738 £689
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 1 0
10th Percentile £17.50 - -
25th Percentile £27.00 £45.00 -
Median hourly rate £77.50 £50.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +55.00% - -
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 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 14,029 11,755 14,797
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 38.12% 36.28% 34.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,645 7,824 10,617
10th Percentile £306 £313 £300
25th Percentile £406 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £638
90th Percentile £700 £725 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £495 £500
% change year-on-year -4.04% -1.00% -0.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 309 172 254
10th Percentile £14.49 £17.44 £14.28
25th Percentile £18.87 £21.46 £17.56
Median hourly rate £27.21 £27.50 £23.11
Median % change year-on-year -1.05% +19.01% +2.70%
75th Percentile £57.25 £43.94 £53.69
90th Percentile £79.00 £68.38 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £26.50 £25.34 £20.50
% change year-on-year +4.58% +23.61% +5.13%

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 January 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 January 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Dynamics 365 in the UK

Dynamics 365
Top 16 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 January 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 -42 508 £513 -2.38% 249
London -15 281 £513 -5.88% 81
UK excluding London -35 247 £525 +5.00% 184
Work from Home -38 198 £500 -4.76% 181
Midlands -42 63 £500 -10.95% 44
West Midlands -45 50 £500 -10.95% 30
South East -13 45 £550 +4.76% 56
North of England -78 45 £450 -10.00% 39
East of England +11 30 £563 +32.35% 17
North West -41 26 £449 -9.80% 18
Scotland +4 24 £550 +10.00% 6
South West -7 23 £430 -13.57% 15
Yorkshire -55 19 £585 +6.36% 19
Wales +11 15 £550 - 6
East Midlands -15 13 £550 - 13
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 43 (7.12%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.49%) Confluence
3 5 (0.83%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.66%) ArcGIS
5 3 (0.50%) CMS
5 3 (0.50%) Moodle
5 3 (0.50%) NServiceBus
6 2 (0.33%) Sitecore CMS
7 1 (0.17%) IIS
7 1 (0.17%) SAS
7 1 (0.17%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 21 (3.48%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.16%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.16%) Microsoft Project
3 6 (0.99%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.17%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 206 (34.11%) Dynamics CRM
2 13 (2.15%) Dynamics AX
2 13 (2.15%) Dynamics NAV
2 13 (2.15%) Shopify
3 10 (1.66%) SAP S/4HANA
4 7 (1.16%) NEC Housing
4 7 (1.16%) NetSuite
5 4 (0.66%) Payment Gateway
6 2 (0.33%) Infor SunSystems
6 2 (0.33%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.17%) Adobe Campaign
7 1 (0.17%) IBM Planning Analytics
7 1 (0.17%) Maximo
7 1 (0.17%) MIS ActiveH
7 1 (0.17%) Sage 50
7 1 (0.17%) Sage X3
7 1 (0.17%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 278 (46.03%) Azure
2 269 (44.54%) Power Platform
3 161 (26.66%) Power Automate
4 131 (21.69%) PowerApps
5 104 (17.22%) Azure DevOps
6 48 (7.95%) Azure Logic Apps
7 44 (7.28%) Microsoft 365
8 37 (6.13%) Azure Service Bus
9 35 (5.79%) Azure Data Factory
10 34 (5.63%) Serverless
11 33 (5.46%) Azure Functions
12 26 (4.30%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 25 (4.14%) PaaS
14 23 (3.81%) Microsoft Copilot
15 22 (3.64%) SaaS
16 19 (3.15%) AWS
17 17 (2.81%) GitHub
18 14 (2.32%) Copilot Studio
19 13 (2.15%) Azure Monitor
20 12 (1.99%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 11 (1.82%) HTTP
2 8 (1.32%) SMS
3 2 (0.33%) Firewall
3 2 (0.33%) VPN
4 1 (0.17%) DHCP
4 1 (0.17%) DKIM
4 1 (0.17%) DMARC
4 1 (0.17%) DNS
4 1 (0.17%) Internet
4 1 (0.17%) Unified Communications
4 1 (0.17%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 132 (21.85%) Power BI
2 21 (3.48%) SQL Server
3 15 (2.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 11 (1.82%) Azure SQL Database
4 11 (1.82%) Data Warehouse
5 10 (1.66%) Data Lake
5 10 (1.66%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 5 (0.83%) Data Mining
7 4 (0.66%) GIS
7 4 (0.66%) Relational Database
8 3 (0.50%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
8 3 (0.50%) Metadata
9 2 (0.33%) Crystal Reports
9 2 (0.33%) DataStage
9 2 (0.33%) Oracle Database
9 2 (0.33%) Power Query
10 1 (0.17%) BigQuery
10 1 (0.17%) Electronic Patient Records
10 1 (0.17%) PostgreSQL
10 1 (0.17%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 21 (3.48%) JIRA
2 16 (2.65%) Git
3 14 (2.32%) Visual Studio
4 13 (2.15%) Selenium
5 9 (1.49%) JMeter
6 8 (1.32%) MSTest
7 7 (1.16%) Postman
7 7 (1.16%) SonarQube
8 4 (0.66%) Zephyr
9 3 (0.50%) Jenkins
10 2 (0.33%) Axure RP
10 2 (0.33%) Cypress.io
10 2 (0.33%) git-flow
10 2 (0.33%) GitLab
10 2 (0.33%) JDeveloper
10 2 (0.33%) MSBuild
10 2 (0.33%) Team Foundation Server
11 1 (0.17%) Maven
11 1 (0.17%) TeamCity
11 1 (0.17%) TestComplete
General
1 213 (35.26%) Social Skills
2 211 (34.93%) Finance
3 80 (13.25%) Public Sector
4 50 (8.28%) Analytical Skills
5 45 (7.45%) Marketing
6 28 (4.64%) Documentation Skills
7 25 (4.14%) Banking
7 25 (4.14%) Manufacturing
8 23 (3.81%) Retail
9 20 (3.31%) Billing
10 13 (2.15%) Legal
11 10 (1.66%) Telecoms
12 9 (1.49%) General Ledger
13 8 (1.32%) Aviation
13 8 (1.32%) Organisational Skills
14 7 (1.16%) Back Office
14 7 (1.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 3 (0.50%) Local Government
15 3 (0.50%) Presentation Skills
16 2 (0.33%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 132 (21.85%) Developer
2 118 (19.54%) Consultant
3 84 (13.91%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
4 80 (13.25%) Architect
5 74 (12.25%) Dynamics 365 Developer
6 62 (10.26%) Analyst
7 53 (8.77%) Senior
8 49 (8.11%) Functional Consultant
9 46 (7.62%) Lead
10 40 (6.62%) Solutions Architect
11 37 (6.13%) Dynamics 365 Architect
12 33 (5.46%) Business Analyst
13 32 (5.30%) Dynamics 365 Analyst
14 21 (3.48%) Project Manager
15 18 (2.98%) Power Platform Developer
16 17 (2.81%) Azure Architect
16 17 (2.81%) Microsoft Consultant
17 16 (2.65%) Azure Engineer
18 15 (2.48%) Dynamics 365 Business Analyst
18 15 (2.48%) Dynamics 365 Solution Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 77 (12.75%) .NET
2 32 (5.30%) REST
3 27 (4.47%) HTML
4 25 (4.14%) JSON
5 17 (2.81%) HTML5 Canvas
6 13 (2.15%) Web Services
7 12 (1.99%) XML
8 11 (1.82%) CSS
8 11 (1.82%) OAuth
9 10 (1.66%) Middleware
9 10 (1.66%) RESTful
10 9 (1.49%) ASP.NET Web API
11 8 (1.32%) OAuth2
11 8 (1.32%) OpenID
11 8 (1.32%) SAML
12 7 (1.16%) React
13 6 (0.99%) Ajax
14 5 (0.83%) AngularJS
14 5 (0.83%) Node.js
14 5 (0.83%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 25 (4.14%) Product Ownership
2 20 (3.31%) Legacy Systems
3 15 (2.48%) Low-Code
4 11 (1.82%) Onboarding
5 10 (1.66%) Data Protection Act
5 10 (1.66%) Enterprise Software
6 8 (1.32%) Analytical Mindset
7 7 (1.16%) Self-Motivation
8 6 (0.99%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 6 (0.99%) Greenfield Project
8 6 (0.99%) Management Information System
9 5 (0.83%) Cloud Native
9 5 (0.83%) Data Structures
10 4 (0.66%) AI Agents
10 4 (0.66%) FMCG
10 4 (0.66%) IoT
10 4 (0.66%) IVR
11 3 (0.50%) Data Fabric
11 3 (0.50%) e-Learning
11 3 (0.50%) Microsoft Licensing
Operating Systems
1 8 (1.32%) Windows
2 3 (0.50%) Linux
3 2 (0.33%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.17%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.17%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.17%) Unix
4 1 (0.17%) Windows 7
4 1 (0.17%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 218 (36.09%) CRM
2 163 (26.99%) DevOps
3 156 (25.83%) Agile
4 136 (22.52%) ERP
5 130 (21.52%) Business Intelligence
6 111 (18.38%) Migration
7 82 (13.58%) Problem-Solving
8 79 (13.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 76 (12.58%) Data Migration
10 67 (11.09%) CI/CD
11 62 (10.26%) Data Modelling
12 58 (9.60%) Customer Engagement
13 54 (8.94%) Analytics
13 54 (8.94%) Customer Service
13 54 (8.94%) Stakeholder Management
14 49 (8.11%) User Acceptance Testing
15 48 (7.95%) Workshop Facilitation
16 45 (7.45%) Roadmaps
17 41 (6.79%) Continuous Improvement
18 37 (6.13%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 114 (18.87%) C#
2 102 (16.89%) JavaScript
3 71 (11.75%) SQL
4 29 (4.80%) PowerShell
5 26 (4.30%) TypeScript
6 24 (3.97%) Python
7 17 (2.81%) X++
8 6 (0.99%) PL/SQL
8 6 (0.99%) T-SQL
9 5 (0.83%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 5 (0.83%) Java
10 4 (0.66%) Bicep
11 2 (0.33%) Bash
11 2 (0.33%) Korn
11 2 (0.33%) Ruby
12 1 (0.17%) C
12 1 (0.17%) C++
12 1 (0.17%) XPath
Qualifications
1 83 (13.74%) Security Cleared
2 54 (8.94%) Degree
3 53 (8.77%) SC Cleared
4 32 (5.30%) Microsoft Certification
5 12 (1.99%) Azure Certification
5 12 (1.99%) Computer Science Degree
6 9 (1.49%) ISTQB
7 8 (1.32%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
7 8 (1.32%) PMP
8 6 (0.99%) PMI Certification
9 5 (0.83%) ACCA
10 4 (0.66%) BPSS Clearance
10 4 (0.66%) CIMA
11 3 (0.50%) Master's Degree
11 3 (0.50%) MBA
12 2 (0.33%) MCT
12 2 (0.33%) TOGAF Certification
13 1 (0.17%) AWS Certification
13 1 (0.17%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 1 (0.17%) CAPM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (5.79%) QA
2 17 (2.81%) Accessibility
3 16 (2.65%) GDPR
4 10 (1.66%) Data Quality
5 7 (1.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (0.99%) PMO
6 6 (0.99%) WCAG
7 5 (0.83%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 3 (0.50%) GAAP
8 3 (0.50%) IFRS
9 2 (0.33%) Disclosure Scotland
9 2 (0.33%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.17%) PERC
10 1 (0.17%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 9 (1.49%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.32%) Docker
3 1 (0.17%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 16 (2.65%) Terraform
2 3 (0.50%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.33%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Clustering
4 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.17%) SCCM
4 1 (0.17%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 391 (64.74%) Microsoft
2 40 (6.62%) SAP
3 24 (3.97%) Oracle
4 10 (1.66%) Databricks
4 10 (1.66%) Salesforce
5 8 (1.32%) Workday
6 7 (1.16%) NEC
7 6 (0.99%) DocuSign
7 6 (0.99%) ServiceNow
8 5 (0.83%) Adobe
9 4 (0.66%) Google
10 3 (0.50%) Brio
10 3 (0.50%) HubSpot
10 3 (0.50%) IBM
10 3 (0.50%) Infor
10 3 (0.50%) OpenAI
10 3 (0.50%) Sage
11 2 (0.33%) ESRI
11 2 (0.33%) Genesys
11 2 (0.33%) Sitecore
289 Dynamics 365 jobs Nationwide