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

6 months to
13 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 193 194 124
Rank change year-on-year +1 -70 +20
Contract jobs citing Dynamics 365 814 487 728
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.48% 1.48% 1.94%
As % of the Cloud Services category 4.28% 3.86% 5.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 528 309 433
10th Percentile £350 £345 £363
25th Percentile £413 £420 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% -2.86% -2.78%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £621
90th Percentile £675 £688 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 5 1
10th Percentile £17.58 £20.86 -
25th Percentile £20.38 £27.40 £45.00
Median hourly rate £32.06 £34.48 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -7.01% -31.04% -
75th Percentile £38.25 £71.25 £55.00
90th Percentile £57.50 £72.75 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £30.00 £67.50 £50.00
% change year-on-year -55.56% +35.00% -

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 19,036 12,626 13,016
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 34.66% 38.34% 34.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,626 8,444 8,605
10th Percentile £325 £308 £313
25th Percentile £425 £410 £418
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £625 £613 £638
90th Percentile £716 £713 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 638 289 181
10th Percentile £15.50 £15.22 £16.30
25th Percentile £17.75 £18.87 £23.80
Median hourly rate £32.50 £25.15 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +29.22% -28.14% +7.99%
75th Percentile £67.50 £43.75 £66.00
90th Percentile £78.83 £67.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £30.00 £19.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year +57.89% -45.71% +55.42%

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 13 October 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 13 October 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 13 October 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 -11 705 £500 -2.44% 637
UK excluding London +8 368 £475 -5.00% 386
London +14 358 £525 +2.19% 289
Work from Home -48 192 £510 -0.73% 369
North of England -12 97 £465 -2.11% 102
Midlands -13 90 £425 -22.73% 82
South East -35 78 £500 -6.98% 106
West Midlands -22 69 £425 -17.07% 43
North West -18 54 £465 -2.11% 53
Yorkshire -21 34 £400 -16.67% 37
Scotland -10 31 £525 +10.53% 23
South West -14 29 £513 -1.20% 25
East of England -17 28 £425 -26.09% 15
East Midlands -6 21 £513 -26.79% 39
Wales -9 14 £500 +2.51% 9
North East -37 9 £475 +8.57% 12
Channel Islands -5 1 £525 -16.00%
Northern Ireland - 1 - - 27

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 58 (7.13%) SharePoint
2 8 (0.98%) CMS
3 5 (0.61%) Confluence
4 3 (0.37%) Appian
4 3 (0.37%) TIBCO ActiveMatrix
5 1 (0.12%) Drupal
5 1 (0.12%) EPiServer
5 1 (0.12%) IIS
5 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 39 (4.79%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (1.72%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (0.74%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (0.49%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.49%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 2 (0.25%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.12%) Adobe Premiere
Business Applications
1 253 (31.08%) Dynamics CRM
2 24 (2.95%) Dynamics NAV
3 14 (1.72%) Dynamics AX
4 7 (0.86%) Oracle Payables
4 7 (0.86%) Oracle Receivables
4 7 (0.86%) SAP S/4HANA
5 6 (0.74%) NEC Housing
5 6 (0.74%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 4 (0.49%) Dynamics GP
6 4 (0.49%) Oracle EBS
6 4 (0.49%) Payment Gateway
6 4 (0.49%) Unit4 Business World
7 3 (0.37%) BusinessWorks
8 2 (0.25%) Dynamics SL
8 2 (0.25%) Infor CloudSuite
8 2 (0.25%) Maximo
8 2 (0.25%) NetSuite
8 2 (0.25%) Oracle ERP
8 2 (0.25%) Sage X3
8 2 (0.25%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 346 (42.51%) Power Platform
2 311 (38.21%) Azure
3 204 (25.06%) Power Automate
4 168 (20.64%) PowerApps
5 155 (19.04%) Azure DevOps
6 63 (7.74%) Azure Logic Apps
7 61 (7.49%) Serverless
8 60 (7.37%) Azure Functions
9 54 (6.63%) Microsoft Copilot
10 53 (6.51%) Azure Service Bus
11 48 (5.90%) Microsoft 365
12 38 (4.67%) Copilot Studio
13 26 (3.19%) Entra ID
14 25 (3.07%) SaaS
15 17 (2.09%) Azure Data Factory
16 14 (1.72%) Azure API Management
17 13 (1.60%) Microsoft Purview
18 12 (1.47%) Azure Monitor
18 12 (1.47%) Azure Synapse Analytics
19 10 (1.23%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.37%) SMS
2 2 (0.25%) DNS
2 2 (0.25%) HTTP
3 1 (0.12%) DKIM
3 1 (0.12%) DMARC
3 1 (0.12%) Internet
3 1 (0.12%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 104 (12.78%) Power BI
2 49 (6.02%) SQL Server
3 18 (2.21%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 14 (1.72%) Data Warehouse
5 11 (1.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 8 (0.98%) Data Vault
6 8 (0.98%) Star Schema
7 6 (0.74%) Azure SQL Database
7 6 (0.74%) Data Lake
7 6 (0.74%) Metadata
7 6 (0.74%) Power Query
7 6 (0.74%) Spark SQL
8 4 (0.49%) Delta Lake
8 4 (0.49%) GIS
9 3 (0.37%) Oracle Database
9 3 (0.37%) PostgreSQL
9 3 (0.37%) Relational Database
10 2 (0.25%) RDBMS
10 2 (0.25%) ZAP BI
11 1 (0.12%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 33 (4.05%) Git
2 28 (3.44%) Visual Studio
3 23 (2.83%) JIRA
4 16 (1.97%) Selenium
5 15 (1.84%) Postman
6 14 (1.72%) Cypress.io
7 11 (1.35%) Cucumber
7 11 (1.35%) WebDriver
8 7 (0.86%) Visual Studio Code
9 5 (0.61%) MSTest
9 5 (0.61%) NUnit
10 3 (0.37%) JDeveloper
10 3 (0.37%) Protractor
10 3 (0.37%) REST Assured
11 2 (0.25%) Applitools
11 2 (0.25%) JMeter
11 2 (0.25%) MLflow
11 2 (0.25%) Newman
11 2 (0.25%) Oracle APEX
12 1 (0.12%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 272 (33.42%) Finance
2 233 (28.62%) Social Skills
3 88 (10.81%) Public Sector
4 68 (8.35%) Analytical Skills
5 47 (5.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 46 (5.65%) Marketing
7 38 (4.67%) Manufacturing
8 28 (3.44%) Organisational Skills
9 24 (2.95%) Retail
10 23 (2.83%) Documentation Skills
10 23 (2.83%) General Ledger
11 22 (2.70%) Billing
12 13 (1.60%) Aerospace
13 11 (1.35%) Banking
13 11 (1.35%) Law
13 11 (1.35%) Local Government
14 9 (1.11%) Influencing Skills
14 9 (1.11%) Presentation Skills
15 6 (0.74%) Police
16 5 (0.61%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 219 (26.90%) Developer
2 146 (17.94%) Consultant
3 131 (16.09%) Architect
4 128 (15.72%) Dynamics 365 Developer
5 109 (13.39%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
6 98 (12.04%) Analyst
7 80 (9.83%) Senior
8 79 (9.71%) Solutions Architect
9 77 (9.46%) Lead
10 75 (9.21%) Dynamics 365 Architect
11 63 (7.74%) Functional Consultant
12 59 (7.25%) Business Analyst
13 49 (6.02%) Dynamics 365 Solution Architect
14 46 (5.65%) Microsoft Developer
15 38 (4.67%) Dynamics 365 Analyst
16 26 (3.19%) Project Manager
17 25 (3.07%) Business Consultant
18 24 (2.95%) Microsoft Consultant
19 23 (2.83%) Power Platform Developer
19 23 (2.83%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 103 (12.65%) .NET
2 37 (4.55%) REST
3 34 (4.18%) JSON
4 32 (3.93%) HTML5 Canvas
5 26 (3.19%) Middleware
6 21 (2.58%) HTML
6 21 (2.58%) XML
7 19 (2.33%) ASP.NET Web API
8 17 (2.09%) Terraform
9 13 (1.60%) .NET Framework
9 13 (1.60%) OAuth
9 13 (1.60%) XSLT
10 11 (1.35%) Gherkin
10 11 (1.35%) RESTful
11 10 (1.23%) Web Services
12 9 (1.11%) ASP.NET
12 9 (1.11%) CSS
12 9 (1.11%) PySpark
12 9 (1.11%) WCF
13 7 (0.86%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 52 (6.39%) Product Ownership
2 36 (4.42%) Enterprise Software
3 33 (4.05%) Legacy Systems
3 33 (4.05%) Management Information System
4 25 (3.07%) Onboarding
5 16 (1.97%) Cloud Native
5 16 (1.97%) Greenfield Project
6 14 (1.72%) Data Structures
7 13 (1.60%) Low-Code
8 12 (1.47%) AI Agents
9 11 (1.35%) Self-Motivation
9 11 (1.35%) Taxonomies
10 9 (1.11%) Data Protection Act
10 9 (1.11%) Virtual Team
11 5 (0.61%) FMCG
11 5 (0.61%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 5 (0.61%) Life Science
12 4 (0.49%) Housing Association
12 4 (0.49%) IVR
12 4 (0.49%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.12%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 262 (32.19%) CRM
2 222 (27.27%) Agile
3 199 (24.45%) DevOps
4 184 (22.60%) Stakeholder Management
5 174 (21.38%) ERP
6 162 (19.90%) Migration
7 128 (15.72%) CI/CD
8 127 (15.60%) Data Migration
9 120 (14.74%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 110 (13.51%) User Acceptance Testing
11 109 (13.39%) Business Intelligence
12 98 (12.04%) Problem-Solving
13 95 (11.67%) Customer Service
14 89 (10.93%) Data Modelling
15 82 (10.07%) AI
16 78 (9.58%) Continuous Improvement
17 73 (8.97%) Requirements Gathering
18 70 (8.60%) Translating Business Requirements
18 70 (8.60%) Workshop Facilitation
19 68 (8.35%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 146 (17.94%) C#
2 145 (17.81%) JavaScript
3 80 (9.83%) SQL
4 28 (3.44%) X++
5 26 (3.19%) TypeScript
6 22 (2.70%) Python
7 12 (1.47%) PowerShell
8 11 (1.35%) Bicep
9 8 (0.98%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 7 (0.86%) T-SQL
11 5 (0.61%) Bash
11 5 (0.61%) Korn
12 4 (0.49%) Java
13 3 (0.37%) Kusto Query Language
14 2 (0.25%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 111 (13.64%) Security Cleared
2 78 (9.58%) SC Cleared
3 63 (7.74%) Microsoft Certification
4 62 (7.62%) Degree
5 14 (1.72%) Azure Certification
5 14 (1.72%) ISTQB
6 12 (1.47%) PMI Certification
6 12 (1.47%) PMP
7 10 (1.23%) Computer Science Degree
7 10 (1.23%) DV Cleared
8 8 (0.98%) BPSS Clearance
9 5 (0.61%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 4 (0.49%) ACCA
10 4 (0.49%) CIMA
10 4 (0.49%) DBS Check
10 4 (0.49%) IIBA
10 4 (0.49%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 2 (0.25%) CIPD
11 2 (0.25%) TOGAF Certification
12 1 (0.12%) PgMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 57 (7.00%) Data Quality
2 45 (5.53%) QA
3 44 (5.41%) GDPR
4 43 (5.28%) Accessibility
5 22 (2.70%) WCAG
6 12 (1.47%) PMO
7 7 (0.86%) NIST
8 5 (0.61%) Actionable Recommendations
8 5 (0.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 5 (0.61%) SLA
9 4 (0.49%) Disclosure Scotland
9 4 (0.49%) GRC
9 4 (0.49%) P3O
10 3 (0.37%) ISO 22301
10 3 (0.37%) NIST 800
10 3 (0.37%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.12%) GMP
System Software
1 12 (1.47%) Active Directory
2 7 (0.86%) Docker
Systems Management
1 7 (0.86%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.25%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.12%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.12%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 617 (75.80%) Microsoft
2 33 (4.05%) Oracle
3 29 (3.56%) SAP
4 26 (3.19%) Salesforce
5 13 (1.60%) ServiceNow
6 10 (1.23%) Databricks
7 9 (1.11%) Workday
8 6 (0.74%) Ariba
8 6 (0.74%) Genesys
8 6 (0.74%) NEC
8 6 (0.74%) OpenAI
9 5 (0.61%) Foundry
10 4 (0.49%) IFS
10 4 (0.49%) Sage
11 3 (0.37%) Aprimo
11 3 (0.37%) OneTrust
11 3 (0.37%) Optimizely
11 3 (0.37%) OutSystems
11 3 (0.37%) Splunk
11 3 (0.37%) TIBCO