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

6 months to
19 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 195 189 123
Rank change year-on-year -6 -66 +54
Contract jobs citing Dynamics 365 732 481 814
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.38% 1.47% 1.94%
As % of the Cloud Services category 3.91% 3.92% 5.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 482 320 529
10th Percentile £375 £350 £363
25th Percentile £432 £449 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £511 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.20% -2.62% -4.55%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £600
90th Percentile £645 £651 £688
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 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 £38.25 - -
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 18,711 12,267 14,073
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 35.33% 37.43% 33.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,398 8,219 9,849
10th Percentile £329 £313 £310
25th Percentile £419 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £519 £501 £525
Median % change year-on-year +3.50% -4.57% -2.78%
75th Percentile £619 £619 £638
90th Percentile £713 £725 £743
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £490
% change year-on-year +5.26% -3.06% -2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 612 314 330
10th Percentile £16.62 £15.11 £14.16
25th Percentile £20.35 £18.22 £16.06
Median hourly rate £35.81 £27.63 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year +29.61% +25.59% -37.14%
75th Percentile £69.81 £47.50 £49.69
90th Percentile £83.23 £67.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.50 £18.87 £20.00
% change year-on-year +98.73% -5.65% -25.23%

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 19 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 19 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 19 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 -11 627 £500 -4.76% 248
London -1 339 £500 -2.44% 104
UK excluding London -4 324 £475 -5.00% 185
Work from Home -69 158 £500 -4.76% 141
North of England -27 95 £480 +1.05% 39
Midlands -17 71 £425 -19.05% 41
South East -44 58 £475 -5.00% 69
North West -22 56 £463 -7.50% 18
West Midlands -32 53 £425 -19.05% 22
Scotland -1 31 £500 +8.11% 5
East of England -1 26 £500 -20.00% 10
Yorkshire -41 26 £500 +5.26% 20
South West -34 23 £488 -7.14% 16
East Midlands -6 17 £435 -20.00% 19
North East -28 13 £513 +17.14% 1
Wales -9 11 £500 +2.51% 4
Channel Islands - 6 £500 -
Northern Ireland +6 4 £450 - 2

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 51 (6.97%) SharePoint
2 7 (0.96%) CMS
3 6 (0.82%) Confluence
4 3 (0.41%) Appian
4 3 (0.41%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.41%) TIBCO ActiveMatrix
5 1 (0.14%) IIS
Applications
1 20 (2.73%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (1.37%) Microsoft Project
3 5 (0.68%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.55%) Chatbot
4 4 (0.55%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.14%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 231 (31.56%) Dynamics CRM
2 14 (1.91%) Dynamics AX
2 14 (1.91%) Dynamics NAV
3 8 (1.09%) SAP S/4HANA
4 6 (0.82%) Dynamics GP
4 6 (0.82%) NEC Housing
4 6 (0.82%) Oracle Payables
4 6 (0.82%) Oracle Receivables
5 5 (0.68%) Oracle EBS
6 4 (0.55%) NetSuite
6 4 (0.55%) Unit4 Business World
7 3 (0.41%) BusinessWorks
7 3 (0.41%) Dynamics SL
7 3 (0.41%) Infor CloudSuite
7 3 (0.41%) Oracle ERP
7 3 (0.41%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 3 (0.41%) Sage X3
8 2 (0.27%) Maximo
9 1 (0.14%) Oracle EBS R12
9 1 (0.14%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 312 (42.62%) Power Platform
2 253 (34.56%) Azure
3 163 (22.27%) Power Automate
4 138 (18.85%) PowerApps
5 117 (15.98%) Azure DevOps
6 58 (7.92%) Microsoft 365
7 53 (7.24%) Azure Logic Apps
8 52 (7.10%) Microsoft Copilot
9 44 (6.01%) Azure Service Bus
10 32 (4.37%) Copilot Studio
11 30 (4.10%) Azure Functions
11 30 (4.10%) Serverless
12 18 (2.46%) Azure Data Factory
13 15 (2.05%) SaaS
14 10 (1.37%) Entra ID
15 8 (1.09%) GitHub
16 7 (0.96%) AWS
16 7 (0.96%) Microsoft Purview
16 7 (0.96%) OneDrive
17 6 (0.82%) Azure AI
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.55%) 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
1 125 (17.08%) Power BI
2 33 (4.51%) SQL Server
3 11 (1.50%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 9 (1.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 7 (0.96%) Data Warehouse
5 7 (0.96%) Star Schema
6 6 (0.82%) Data Vault
6 6 (0.82%) Power Query
7 4 (0.55%) Azure SQL Database
7 4 (0.55%) Data Lake
7 4 (0.55%) Metadata
8 3 (0.41%) Spark SQL
9 2 (0.27%) Amazon Redshift
9 2 (0.27%) BusinessObjects
10 1 (0.14%) Crystal Reports
10 1 (0.14%) MariaDB
10 1 (0.14%) PostgreSQL
10 1 (0.14%) Snowflake Schema
10 1 (0.14%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 1 (0.14%) SSDT
Development Applications
1 22 (3.01%) JIRA
2 15 (2.05%) Visual Studio
3 10 (1.37%) Postman
4 9 (1.23%) Cypress.io
4 9 (1.23%) Selenium
5 8 (1.09%) Git
6 7 (0.96%) WebDriver
7 4 (0.55%) Cucumber
7 4 (0.55%) Visual Studio Code
8 3 (0.41%) Protractor
9 1 (0.14%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.14%) JMeter
9 1 (0.14%) REST Assured
9 1 (0.14%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 1 (0.14%) Team Foundation Server
9 1 (0.14%) TestRail
9 1 (0.14%) Zephyr
General
1 241 (32.92%) Finance
2 193 (26.37%) Social Skills
3 83 (11.34%) Public Sector
4 61 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
5 39 (5.33%) Law
6 34 (4.64%) Marketing
7 31 (4.23%) Manufacturing
8 24 (3.28%) Retail
9 23 (3.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 18 (2.46%) Documentation Skills
11 16 (2.19%) Local Government
12 14 (1.91%) Organisational Skills
13 13 (1.78%) Billing
13 13 (1.78%) General Ledger
14 10 (1.37%) Banking
15 9 (1.23%) Aerospace
15 9 (1.23%) Presentation Skills
16 7 (0.96%) Games
17 6 (0.82%) Legal
17 6 (0.82%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 184 (25.14%) Developer
2 132 (18.03%) Consultant
3 119 (16.26%) Architect
4 100 (13.66%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
5 89 (12.16%) Lead
6 86 (11.75%) Dynamics 365 Developer
7 74 (10.11%) Analyst
8 62 (8.47%) Functional Consultant
9 61 (8.33%) Solutions Architect
10 57 (7.79%) Dynamics 365 Architect
11 50 (6.83%) Microsoft Developer
12 47 (6.42%) Senior
13 40 (5.46%) Dynamics 365 Solution Architect
14 39 (5.33%) Business Analyst
15 37 (5.05%) Lead Architect
16 36 (4.92%) Project Manager
17 32 (4.37%) Functional Architect
18 29 (3.96%) Dynamics 365 Analyst
19 24 (3.28%) Power Platform Developer
20 21 (2.87%) Microsoft Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 74 (10.11%) .NET
2 22 (3.01%) HTML5 Canvas
3 20 (2.73%) Middleware
4 16 (2.19%) JSON
5 15 (2.05%) REST
6 10 (1.37%) XML
7 8 (1.09%) ASP.NET Web API
7 8 (1.09%) HTML
7 8 (1.09%) RESTful
7 8 (1.09%) Web Services
8 7 (0.96%) Gherkin
8 7 (0.96%) Oracle Fusion
9 5 (0.68%) ADO
9 5 (0.68%) CSS
9 5 (0.68%) WCF
9 5 (0.68%) XSLT
10 4 (0.55%) .NET Framework
10 4 (0.55%) EDI
10 4 (0.55%) Playwright
10 4 (0.55%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 48 (6.56%) Product Ownership
2 27 (3.69%) Legacy Systems
3 20 (2.73%) Onboarding
4 15 (2.05%) Data Structures
5 14 (1.91%) Enterprise Software
6 13 (1.78%) Management Information System
7 12 (1.64%) Low-Code
8 11 (1.50%) Greenfield Project
9 10 (1.37%) AI Agents
10 7 (0.96%) IoT
11 6 (0.82%) Data Protection Act
11 6 (0.82%) FMCG
11 6 (0.82%) Housing Association
12 5 (0.68%) Cloud Native
12 5 (0.68%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 5 (0.68%) Virtual Team
13 4 (0.55%) IVR
13 4 (0.55%) Self-Motivation
14 3 (0.41%) BYOD
14 3 (0.41%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.27%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 249 (34.02%) CRM
2 185 (25.27%) ERP
3 161 (21.99%) DevOps
4 155 (21.17%) Agile
4 155 (21.17%) Migration
5 130 (17.76%) Business Intelligence
6 129 (17.62%) Data Migration
7 122 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 111 (15.16%) User Acceptance Testing
9 97 (13.25%) Stakeholder Management
10 94 (12.84%) Customer Service
11 85 (11.61%) Continuous Improvement
11 85 (11.61%) Translating Business Requirements
12 83 (11.34%) Data Modelling
13 80 (10.93%) Problem-Solving
14 76 (10.38%) CI/CD
15 55 (7.51%) Requirements Gathering
16 51 (6.97%) AI
17 46 (6.28%) Digital Transformation Programme
18 45 (6.15%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 100 (13.66%) JavaScript
2 88 (12.02%) C#
3 60 (8.20%) SQL
4 23 (3.14%) X++
5 15 (2.05%) PowerShell
6 10 (1.37%) Python
7 6 (0.82%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 6 (0.82%) T-SQL
7 6 (0.82%) TypeScript
8 5 (0.68%) Java
9 4 (0.55%) Korn
10 2 (0.27%) C
10 2 (0.27%) C++
11 1 (0.14%) Bicep
11 1 (0.14%) VB.NET
11 1 (0.14%) VBA
Qualifications
1 85 (11.61%) Security Cleared
2 60 (8.20%) SC Cleared
3 43 (5.87%) Degree
4 34 (4.64%) Microsoft Certification
5 9 (1.23%) Computer Science Degree
5 9 (1.23%) ISTQB
5 9 (1.23%) PMP
6 8 (1.09%) CIMA
6 8 (1.09%) PMI Certification
7 6 (0.82%) DV Cleared
8 5 (0.68%) BPSS Clearance
8 5 (0.68%) DBS Check
8 5 (0.68%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 3 (0.41%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 2 (0.27%) IIBA
10 2 (0.27%) 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 35 (4.78%) Data Quality
2 33 (4.51%) QA
3 32 (4.37%) GDPR
4 22 (3.01%) Accessibility
5 11 (1.50%) PMO
6 9 (1.23%) WCAG
7 6 (0.82%) SLA
8 4 (0.55%) Actionable Recommendations
9 3 (0.41%) Disclosure Scotland
9 3 (0.41%) GMP
9 3 (0.41%) ISO 22301
9 3 (0.41%) NIST
9 3 (0.41%) NIST 800
9 3 (0.41%) SOC 2
10 2 (0.27%) GxP
11 1 (0.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 1 (0.14%) P3O
System Software
1 8 (1.09%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (0.27%) Terraform
2 1 (0.14%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.14%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.14%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 513 (70.08%) Microsoft
2 26 (3.55%) Oracle
2 26 (3.55%) SAP
3 21 (2.87%) Salesforce
4 11 (1.50%) ServiceNow
5 9 (1.23%) Workday
6 8 (1.09%) Databricks
7 7 (0.96%) IFS
8 6 (0.82%) NEC
8 6 (0.82%) Sage
9 4 (0.55%) Adobe
9 4 (0.55%) Ariba
9 4 (0.55%) Brio
9 4 (0.55%) OpenAI
10 3 (0.41%) Adaptive Insights
10 3 (0.41%) Anaplan
10 3 (0.41%) Epicor
10 3 (0.41%) Infor
10 3 (0.41%) QAD
10 3 (0.41%) TIBCO