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

6 months to
3 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 184 129 140
Rank change year-on-year -55 +11 +53
Contract jobs citing Dynamics 365 565 702 824
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.56% 1.96% 1.83%
As % of the Cloud Services category 4.09% 5.48% 5.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 352 425 588
10th Percentile £350 £380 £400
25th Percentile £425 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.55%
75th Percentile £600 £631 £636
90th Percentile £688 £713 £688
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 1 0
10th Percentile £17.30 - -
25th Percentile £18.50 £45.00 -
Median hourly rate £100.00 £50.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +100.00% - -
75th Percentile - £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 13,815 12,799 15,871
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 38.14% 35.73% 35.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,383 8,453 11,352
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 £610 £638 £638
90th Percentile £700 £738 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 321 185 294
10th Percentile £15.50 £17.73 £14.36
25th Percentile £18.87 £21.46 £17.72
Median hourly rate £26.30 £30.00 £26.25
Median % change year-on-year -12.33% +14.29% +19.32%
75th Percentile £52.16 £53.75 £58.75
90th Percentile £78.75 £70.00 £78.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.84 £27.35 £21.36
% change year-on-year -16.49% +28.07% +13.14%

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 3 December 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 3 December 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 3 December 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 -60 477 £515 -4.19% 304
UK excluding London -44 246 £525 +5.00% 237
London -46 242 £520 -5.45% 151
Work from Home -23 199 £513 -5.53% 153
Midlands -35 66 £513 -8.73% 38
South East +3 52 £550 +4.76% 123
West Midlands -44 48 £500 -10.95% 30
North of England -89 47 £450 -10.00% 26
East of England +1 24 £550 +29.41% 13
North West -61 23 £450 -10.00% 15
Yorkshire -42 22 £538 -0.46% 9
South West -1 21 £430 -13.13% 29
Scotland -1 21 £550 +10.00% 11
East Midlands -8 16 £700 - 8
Wales +8 13 £725 +107.14% 5
North East -5 2 £438 -25.53% 2
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 44 (7.79%) SharePoint
2 11 (1.95%) Confluence
3 4 (0.71%) CMS
3 4 (0.71%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.53%) ArcGIS
4 3 (0.53%) Moodle
4 3 (0.53%) NServiceBus
5 2 (0.35%) Sitecore CMS
6 1 (0.18%) Headless CMS
6 1 (0.18%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 23 (4.07%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (1.42%) Microsoft Project
3 7 (1.24%) MS Visio
4 6 (1.06%) Microsoft Office
5 2 (0.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.18%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 194 (34.34%) Dynamics CRM
2 18 (3.19%) Dynamics AX
3 13 (2.30%) Dynamics NAV
4 10 (1.77%) SAP S/4HANA
5 5 (0.88%) NEC Housing
5 5 (0.88%) NetSuite
5 5 (0.88%) Shopify
6 4 (0.71%) Infor SunSystems
7 2 (0.35%) MIS ActiveH
7 2 (0.35%) Payment Gateway
7 2 (0.35%) SAP ERP
7 2 (0.35%) SAP Oil and Gas
8 1 (0.18%) Adobe Campaign
8 1 (0.18%) IBM Planning Analytics
8 1 (0.18%) Infor M3
8 1 (0.18%) Maximo
8 1 (0.18%) Sage 50
8 1 (0.18%) Sage CRM
8 1 (0.18%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 255 (45.13%) Azure
1 255 (45.13%) Power Platform
2 147 (26.02%) Power Automate
3 130 (23.01%) PowerApps
4 104 (18.41%) Azure DevOps
5 43 (7.61%) Microsoft 365
6 40 (7.08%) Azure Logic Apps
7 34 (6.02%) Azure Data Factory
8 30 (5.31%) Serverless
9 28 (4.96%) Azure Functions
9 28 (4.96%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 22 (3.89%) PaaS
10 22 (3.89%) SaaS
11 20 (3.54%) Azure Service Bus
12 19 (3.36%) Microsoft Copilot
13 17 (3.01%) AWS
14 15 (2.65%) Azure Monitor
15 14 (2.48%) GitHub
16 13 (2.30%) Entra ID
16 13 (2.30%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.06%) HTTP
2 2 (0.35%) Firewall
3 1 (0.18%) DKIM
3 1 (0.18%) DMARC
3 1 (0.18%) Internet
3 1 (0.18%) Unified Communications
3 1 (0.18%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 131 (23.19%) Power BI
2 22 (3.89%) SQL Server
3 17 (3.01%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 13 (2.30%) Azure SQL Database
5 12 (2.12%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 11 (1.95%) Data Warehouse
7 8 (1.42%) Data Lake
8 6 (1.06%) GIS
9 5 (0.88%) Crystal Reports
9 5 (0.88%) Data Mining
10 4 (0.71%) Relational Database
11 3 (0.53%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
11 3 (0.53%) Metadata
12 2 (0.35%) DataStage
12 2 (0.35%) Oracle Database
12 2 (0.35%) Power Query
13 1 (0.18%) BigQuery
13 1 (0.18%) Electronic Patient Records
13 1 (0.18%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 1 (0.18%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 18 (3.19%) JIRA
2 14 (2.48%) Git
3 13 (2.30%) Visual Studio
4 12 (2.12%) Selenium
5 9 (1.59%) JMeter
6 8 (1.42%) MSTest
7 7 (1.24%) SonarQube
8 4 (0.71%) Postman
9 3 (0.53%) Zephyr
10 2 (0.35%) Cypress.io
10 2 (0.35%) GitLab
10 2 (0.35%) Jenkins
10 2 (0.35%) MSBuild
10 2 (0.35%) Team Foundation Server
11 1 (0.18%) Appium
11 1 (0.18%) Artifactory
11 1 (0.18%) Maven
11 1 (0.18%) REST Assured
11 1 (0.18%) TestComplete
General
1 197 (34.87%) Finance
2 195 (34.51%) Social Skills
3 70 (12.39%) Public Sector
4 49 (8.67%) Analytical Skills
5 43 (7.61%) Marketing
6 31 (5.49%) Manufacturing
7 25 (4.42%) Retail
8 23 (4.07%) Documentation Skills
9 22 (3.89%) Banking
10 19 (3.36%) Billing
11 11 (1.95%) Legal
12 10 (1.77%) General Ledger
12 10 (1.77%) Telecoms
13 9 (1.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 7 (1.24%) Back Office
15 6 (1.06%) Aviation
15 6 (1.06%) Organisational Skills
16 5 (0.88%) Presentation Skills
17 3 (0.53%) Influencing Skills
17 3 (0.53%) Law
Job Titles
1 122 (21.59%) Developer
2 103 (18.23%) Consultant
3 82 (14.51%) Architect
4 75 (13.27%) Dynamics 365 Developer
5 71 (12.57%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
6 69 (12.21%) Analyst
7 51 (9.03%) Senior
8 47 (8.32%) Functional Consultant
9 44 (7.79%) Lead
10 40 (7.08%) Dynamics 365 Architect
11 39 (6.90%) Solutions Architect
12 35 (6.19%) Dynamics 365 Analyst
13 31 (5.49%) Business Analyst
14 21 (3.72%) Power Platform Developer
15 19 (3.36%) Project Manager
16 17 (3.01%) Azure Architect
16 17 (3.01%) Azure Engineer
16 17 (3.01%) Integration Developer
17 16 (2.83%) Dynamics 365 Solution Architect
18 14 (2.48%) CRM Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 67 (11.86%) .NET
2 25 (4.42%) REST
3 21 (3.72%) HTML
4 16 (2.83%) JSON
5 14 (2.48%) Web Services
6 12 (2.12%) HTML5 Canvas
7 11 (1.95%) OAuth
8 10 (1.77%) CSS
9 9 (1.59%) XML
10 8 (1.42%) Middleware
10 8 (1.42%) OpenID
10 8 (1.42%) SAML
11 7 (1.24%) ASP.NET Web API
11 7 (1.24%) OAuth2
11 7 (1.24%) React
12 6 (1.06%) RESTful
13 5 (0.88%) .NET Framework
13 5 (0.88%) Ajax
13 5 (0.88%) AngularJS
13 5 (0.88%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 26 (4.60%) Product Ownership
2 18 (3.19%) Legacy Systems
3 13 (2.30%) Low-Code
4 10 (1.77%) Data Protection Act
4 10 (1.77%) Enterprise Software
4 10 (1.77%) Onboarding
5 9 (1.59%) Data Structures
6 8 (1.42%) Analytical Mindset
6 8 (1.42%) Greenfield Project
6 8 (1.42%) Self-Motivation
7 6 (1.06%) Data Fabric
8 5 (0.88%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 5 (0.88%) Hybrid Cloud
9 4 (0.71%) AI Agents
9 4 (0.71%) Cloud Native
9 4 (0.71%) FMCG
9 4 (0.71%) IoT
9 4 (0.71%) IVR
9 4 (0.71%) Renewable Energy
10 3 (0.53%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 4 (0.71%) Windows
2 3 (0.53%) Linux
3 1 (0.18%) Unix
3 1 (0.18%) Windows 10
3 1 (0.18%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 205 (36.28%) CRM
2 152 (26.90%) DevOps
3 146 (25.84%) Agile
4 128 (22.65%) Business Intelligence
5 114 (20.18%) ERP
6 111 (19.65%) Migration
7 86 (15.22%) Problem-Solving
8 78 (13.81%) Data Migration
9 75 (13.27%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 66 (11.68%) Data Modelling
11 63 (11.15%) CI/CD
12 58 (10.27%) Customer Service
13 55 (9.73%) Stakeholder Management
14 53 (9.38%) Analytics
15 46 (8.14%) Customer Engagement
16 44 (7.79%) Roadmaps
17 40 (7.08%) User Acceptance Testing
18 39 (6.90%) Continuous Improvement
19 37 (6.55%) Workshop Facilitation
20 33 (5.84%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 90 (15.93%) JavaScript
2 87 (15.40%) C#
3 82 (14.51%) SQL
4 24 (4.25%) Python
4 24 (4.25%) TypeScript
5 21 (3.72%) X++
6 17 (3.01%) PowerShell
7 7 (1.24%) T-SQL
8 5 (0.88%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 5 (0.88%) PL/SQL
9 4 (0.71%) Bicep
10 3 (0.53%) Java
11 2 (0.35%) Bash
11 2 (0.35%) C
11 2 (0.35%) Korn
11 2 (0.35%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 70 (12.39%) Security Cleared
2 51 (9.03%) SC Cleared
3 49 (8.67%) Degree
4 34 (6.02%) Microsoft Certification
5 11 (1.95%) Azure Certification
5 11 (1.95%) Computer Science Degree
6 8 (1.42%) ISTQB
6 8 (1.42%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
6 8 (1.42%) PMP
7 6 (1.06%) PMI Certification
8 5 (0.88%) ACCA
9 3 (0.53%) BPSS Clearance
9 3 (0.53%) Master's Degree
9 3 (0.53%) MBA
9 3 (0.53%) MCT
10 2 (0.35%) CIMA
10 2 (0.35%) TOGAF Certification
11 1 (0.18%) AWS Certification
11 1 (0.18%) CAPM
11 1 (0.18%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (4.42%) QA
2 14 (2.48%) Data Quality
2 14 (2.48%) GDPR
3 13 (2.30%) Accessibility
4 7 (1.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (1.06%) PMO
6 5 (0.88%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 5 (0.88%) WCAG
7 3 (0.53%) GAAP
7 3 (0.53%) IFRS
8 2 (0.35%) Disclosure Scotland
8 2 (0.35%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.18%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.18%) PERC
9 1 (0.18%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 8 (1.42%) Docker
2 7 (1.24%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 14 (2.48%) Terraform
2 3 (0.53%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.35%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.18%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Clustering
4 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.18%) SCCM
4 1 (0.18%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 376 (66.55%) Microsoft
2 40 (7.08%) SAP
3 23 (4.07%) Oracle
4 15 (2.65%) Salesforce
5 8 (1.42%) Databricks
5 8 (1.42%) DocuSign
6 6 (1.06%) Workday
7 5 (0.88%) Google
7 5 (0.88%) NEC
8 4 (0.71%) HubSpot
8 4 (0.71%) Sage
8 4 (0.71%) ServiceNow
9 3 (0.53%) Adobe
9 3 (0.53%) Ariba
9 3 (0.53%) Brio
9 3 (0.53%) IBM
9 3 (0.53%) Infor
10 2 (0.35%) ESRI
10 2 (0.35%) Genesys
10 2 (0.35%) Sitecore