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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 194 120 157
Rank change year-on-year -74 +37 +50
Contract jobs citing Dynamics 365 468 745 842
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.44% 1.95% 1.68%
As % of the Cloud Services category 3.85% 5.69% 4.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 308 449 573
10th Percentile £325 £375 £400
25th Percentile £419 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £638
90th Percentile £675 £700 £688
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £550
% change year-on-year - -9.09% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 1 1
10th Percentile £28.33 - -
25th Percentile £30.56 £45.00 -
Median hourly rate £50.99 £50.00 £75.00
Median % change year-on-year +1.98% -33.33% +280.52%
75th Percentile £73.13 £55.00 -
90th Percentile £80.63 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £67.50 £50.00 £75.00
% change year-on-year +35.00% -33.33% +280.52%

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 12,160 13,084 18,025
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 37.47% 34.30% 35.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,102 8,848 12,967
10th Percentile £313 £313 £313
25th Percentile £410 £420 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -2.27%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £738 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 294 200 346
10th Percentile £15.50 £14.39 £15.21
25th Percentile £18.87 £20.22 £18.95
Median hourly rate £29.04 £30.73 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.52% -12.19% +62.79%
75th Percentile £52.42 £61.42 £66.75
90th Percentile £67.25 £70.00 £78.46
UK excluding London median hourly rate £19.27 £30.00 £27.00
% change year-on-year -35.77% +11.11% +40.61%

Dynamics 365
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Dynamics 365 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Dynamics 365 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 15 September 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 15 September 2025.

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 15 September 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 -75 397 £510 -5.12% 454
London -56 211 £513 -6.82% 139
UK excluding London -64 184 £500 - 388
Work from Home -42 164 £515 -6.36% 216
North of England -54 48 £450 -10.00% 80
Midlands -48 47 £500 -10.95% 94
South East +15 41 £500 - 120
West Midlands -40 35 £500 -3.61% 52
North West -38 22 £463 -7.50% 46
Yorkshire -29 21 £488 -2.50% 26
Scotland -9 16 £463 -7.50% 19
East of England +11 13 £600 +26.32% 29
East Midlands -10 10 £463 -31.48% 39
Wales +6 8 £488 +143.88% 14
South West -1 8 £500 -9.09% 35
North East 0 5 £438 -25.53% 8
Channel Islands - 2 £625 -
Northern Ireland -8 1 - - 1

Dynamics 365
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 37 (7.91%) SharePoint
2 12 (2.56%) Confluence
3 3 (0.64%) NServiceBus
4 2 (0.43%) CMS
4 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.43%) Moodle
5 1 (0.21%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.21%) Headless CMS
5 1 (0.21%) SharePoint Server
5 1 (0.21%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 12 (2.56%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.50%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.50%) Microsoft Project
3 3 (0.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.21%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.21%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 160 (34.19%) Dynamics CRM
2 16 (3.42%) Dynamics AX
3 11 (2.35%) Dynamics NAV
4 8 (1.71%) SAP S/4HANA
5 4 (0.85%) Infor SunSystems
6 2 (0.43%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.43%) Sage CRM
6 2 (0.43%) SAP Oil and Gas
7 1 (0.21%) Adobe Campaign
7 1 (0.21%) FastStats
7 1 (0.21%) Infor M3
7 1 (0.21%) MIS ActiveH
7 1 (0.21%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.21%) SAP Hybris
7 1 (0.21%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 213 (45.51%) Power Platform
2 187 (39.96%) Azure
3 112 (23.93%) Power Automate
4 109 (23.29%) PowerApps
5 72 (15.38%) Azure DevOps
6 29 (6.20%) Azure Logic Apps
7 26 (5.56%) Microsoft 365
8 25 (5.34%) Azure Data Factory
9 20 (4.27%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 20 (4.27%) Serverless
10 18 (3.85%) Azure Functions
11 16 (3.42%) Azure Service Bus
11 16 (3.42%) SaaS
12 15 (3.21%) PaaS
13 11 (2.35%) Azure Monitor
13 11 (2.35%) Entra ID
14 9 (1.92%) AWS
14 9 (1.92%) Microsoft Copilot
15 8 (1.71%) Microsoft Purview
16 6 (1.28%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.64%) DNS
1 3 (0.64%) FTP
1 3 (0.64%) HTTP
1 3 (0.64%) SMTP
1 3 (0.64%) SSL
1 3 (0.64%) TCP/IP
2 2 (0.43%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 103 (22.01%) Power BI
2 20 (4.27%) SQL Server
3 17 (3.63%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 16 (3.42%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 8 (1.71%) Data Lake
6 7 (1.50%) Azure SQL Database
6 7 (1.50%) Data Warehouse
7 6 (1.28%) Relational Database
8 5 (1.07%) Crystal Reports
9 4 (0.85%) GIS
10 3 (0.64%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
10 3 (0.64%) Data Mining
11 2 (0.43%) DataStage
11 2 (0.43%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 1 (0.21%) BigQuery
12 1 (0.21%) Electronic Patient Records
12 1 (0.21%) Looker
12 1 (0.21%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 25 (5.34%) JIRA
2 7 (1.50%) Git
2 7 (1.50%) Postman
3 6 (1.28%) SonarQube
4 5 (1.07%) Jenkins
5 4 (0.85%) Selenium
6 3 (0.64%) GitLab
6 3 (0.64%) Zephyr
7 2 (0.43%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.43%) JMeter
7 2 (0.43%) REST Assured
7 2 (0.43%) TestComplete
8 1 (0.21%) Appium
8 1 (0.21%) LoadRunner
8 1 (0.21%) SpecFlow
8 1 (0.21%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 1 (0.21%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.21%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 159 (33.97%) Social Skills
2 137 (29.27%) Finance
3 44 (9.40%) Public Sector
4 42 (8.97%) Analytical Skills
5 33 (7.05%) Marketing
6 31 (6.62%) Retail
7 25 (5.34%) Manufacturing
8 13 (2.78%) Documentation Skills
9 12 (2.56%) Billing
10 11 (2.35%) Banking
10 11 (2.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 6 (1.28%) General Ledger
11 6 (1.28%) Legal
11 6 (1.28%) Local Government
11 6 (1.28%) Organisational Skills
12 5 (1.07%) Presentation Skills
13 3 (0.64%) Pharmaceutical
13 3 (0.64%) Retail Banking
14 2 (0.43%) Back Office
14 2 (0.43%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 110 (23.50%) Developer
2 91 (19.44%) Consultant
3 75 (16.03%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
4 67 (14.32%) Architect
5 64 (13.68%) Analyst
6 61 (13.03%) Dynamics 365 Developer
7 36 (7.69%) Lead
8 35 (7.48%) Dynamics 365 Analyst
9 33 (7.05%) Functional Consultant
10 32 (6.84%) Dynamics 365 Architect
10 32 (6.84%) Solutions Architect
11 27 (5.77%) Senior
12 25 (5.34%) Business Analyst
13 20 (4.27%) CRM Developer
14 14 (2.99%) Integration Developer
14 14 (2.99%) Support Analyst
15 12 (2.56%) Business Consultant
15 12 (2.56%) Project Manager
15 12 (2.56%) Senior Developer
16 11 (2.35%) CRM Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 60 (12.82%) .NET
2 26 (5.56%) HTML
3 20 (4.27%) CSS
3 20 (4.27%) REST
4 12 (2.56%) JSON
5 9 (1.92%) ASP.NET Web API
5 9 (1.92%) Web Services
6 8 (1.71%) HTML5 Canvas
7 6 (1.28%) .NET Framework
7 6 (1.28%) OAuth
7 6 (1.28%) React
7 6 (1.28%) XML
8 5 (1.07%) AngularJS
8 5 (1.07%) ASP.NET
8 5 (1.07%) RESTful
9 4 (0.85%) .NET Core
9 4 (0.85%) Middleware
9 4 (0.85%) XSLT
9 4 (0.85%) YAML
10 3 (0.64%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 17 (3.63%) Product Ownership
2 15 (3.21%) Low-Code
3 11 (2.35%) Data Structures
3 11 (2.35%) Legacy Systems
4 8 (1.71%) Onboarding
5 7 (1.50%) Greenfield Project
6 6 (1.28%) Public Cloud
7 5 (1.07%) Analytical Mindset
7 5 (1.07%) Distributed Systems
7 5 (1.07%) Enterprise Software
8 4 (0.85%) AI Agents
8 4 (0.85%) Data Protection Act
8 4 (0.85%) FMCG
8 4 (0.85%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 4 (0.85%) IoT
8 4 (0.85%) IVR
8 4 (0.85%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (0.64%) e-Learning
9 3 (0.64%) Life Science
9 3 (0.64%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.43%) Windows
2 1 (0.21%) Linux
2 1 (0.21%) Unix
2 1 (0.21%) Windows 10
2 1 (0.21%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 169 (36.11%) CRM
2 112 (23.93%) Agile
3 97 (20.73%) DevOps
4 96 (20.51%) Business Intelligence
5 90 (19.23%) Migration
6 83 (17.74%) Problem-Solving
7 77 (16.45%) ERP
8 62 (13.25%) Data Migration
9 53 (11.32%) Stakeholder Management
10 49 (10.47%) Customer Engagement
10 49 (10.47%) Customer Service
11 48 (10.26%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 37 (7.91%) CI/CD
13 36 (7.69%) Data Modelling
14 35 (7.48%) Translating Business Requirements
15 31 (6.62%) User Acceptance Testing
16 29 (6.20%) Analytics
17 27 (5.77%) Scrum
18 26 (5.56%) User Stories
19 25 (5.34%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 75 (16.03%) JavaScript
2 70 (14.96%) SQL
3 68 (14.53%) C#
4 16 (3.42%) PowerShell
5 11 (2.35%) X++
6 10 (2.14%) TypeScript
7 9 (1.92%) Python
8 4 (0.85%) Bicep
8 4 (0.85%) T-SQL
9 3 (0.64%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.21%) C
10 1 (0.21%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.21%) Korn
Qualifications
1 52 (11.11%) Security Cleared
2 42 (8.97%) SC Cleared
3 34 (7.26%) Degree
4 29 (6.20%) Microsoft Certification
5 9 (1.92%) PMP
6 8 (1.71%) Azure Certification
7 7 (1.50%) PMI Certification
8 4 (0.85%) BPSS Clearance
9 3 (0.64%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (0.64%) MCT
10 2 (0.43%) ACCA
10 2 (0.43%) CIMA
10 2 (0.43%) CompTIA Security+
10 2 (0.43%) CTC Cleared
11 1 (0.21%) APMG
11 1 (0.21%) CAPM
11 1 (0.21%) CSPO
11 1 (0.21%) ISEB
11 1 (0.21%) ISTQB
11 1 (0.21%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (5.34%) QA
2 11 (2.35%) Accessibility
3 8 (1.71%) Data Quality
3 8 (1.71%) GDPR
4 5 (1.07%) PMO
5 4 (0.85%) WCAG
6 3 (0.64%) Disclosure Scotland
7 2 (0.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 2 (0.43%) SLA
8 1 (0.21%) Basel III
8 1 (0.21%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.21%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.21%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.21%) IFRS
8 1 (0.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 8 (1.71%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.21%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 4 (0.85%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.64%) Grafana
2 3 (0.64%) Terraform
3 1 (0.21%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Clustering
3 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.21%) SCCM
3 1 (0.21%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.21%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 307 (65.60%) Microsoft
2 29 (6.20%) SAP
3 14 (2.99%) Oracle
4 10 (2.14%) Salesforce
5 9 (1.92%) ServiceNow
6 8 (1.71%) DocuSign
7 6 (1.28%) OutSystems
8 5 (1.07%) Adobe
8 5 (1.07%) Databricks
9 4 (0.85%) Google
9 4 (0.85%) Workday
10 3 (0.64%) Sage
11 2 (0.43%) Ariba
11 2 (0.43%) Brio
11 2 (0.43%) HubSpot
11 2 (0.43%) IBM
11 2 (0.43%) Infor
11 2 (0.43%) MuleSoft
12 1 (0.21%) Dundas
12 1 (0.21%) Sitecore