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

6 months to
13 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 189 120 147
Rank change year-on-year -69 +27 +51
Contract jobs citing Dynamics 365 537 723 838
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.51% 1.98% 1.81%
As % of the Cloud Services category 3.93% 5.63% 5.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 333 432 585
10th Percentile £363 £363 £400
25th Percentile £425 £425 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year - -2.33% -2.27%
75th Percentile £600 £637 £638
90th Percentile £688 £713 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £500 £550
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 1 0
10th Percentile £17.70 - -
25th Percentile £22.95 £45.00 -
Median hourly rate £34.48 £50.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -31.04% - -
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 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 13,676 12,852 16,360
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 38.52% 35.25% 35.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,240 8,464 11,709
10th Percentile £306 £313 £300
25th Percentile £406 £420 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £645
90th Percentile £713 £738 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 331 168 313
10th Percentile £15.22 £19.06 £14.52
25th Percentile £18.87 £23.80 £18.00
Median hourly rate £25.15 £34.47 £32.30
Median % change year-on-year -27.03% +6.70% +47.56%
75th Percentile £45.73 £60.15 £61.88
90th Percentile £72.00 £70.00 £78.14
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.00 £32.75 £22.50
% change year-on-year -35.88% +45.56% +18.73%

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 November 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 13 November 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 13 November 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 -82 449 £525 - 520
UK excluding London -63 234 £525 +5.00% 320
London -69 224 £525 -4.55% 193
Work from Home -33 189 £525 -7.04% 344
Midlands -50 61 £550 -2.05% 64
North of England -80 53 £450 -10.00% 71
South East 0 47 £538 +2.38% 106
West Midlands -50 43 £513 -8.73% 40
North West -60 26 £450 -10.00% 50
Scotland +10 25 £550 +10.00% 13
East of England -3 24 £563 +18.42% 22
Yorkshire -45 22 £485 -11.82% 17
East Midlands -5 16 £700 +40.00% 22
Wales +9 12 £725 +107.14% 4
South West -12 10 £525 +6.87% 45
North East -4 5 £438 -25.53% 4
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 39 (7.26%) SharePoint
2 11 (2.05%) Confluence
3 4 (0.74%) CMS
4 3 (0.56%) NServiceBus
5 2 (0.37%) ArcGIS
5 2 (0.37%) Moodle
5 2 (0.37%) Sitecore CMS
6 1 (0.19%) Headless CMS
6 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.19%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 20 (3.72%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.30%) Microsoft Project
3 6 (1.12%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.12%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.19%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 192 (35.75%) Dynamics CRM
2 20 (3.72%) Dynamics AX
3 13 (2.42%) Dynamics NAV
4 7 (1.30%) SAP S/4HANA
5 4 (0.74%) Infor SunSystems
5 4 (0.74%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.37%) MIS ActiveH
6 2 (0.37%) Sage CRM
6 2 (0.37%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.37%) SAP Oil and Gas
7 1 (0.19%) Adobe Campaign
7 1 (0.19%) IBM Planning Analytics
7 1 (0.19%) Infor M3
7 1 (0.19%) Maximo
7 1 (0.19%) Payment Gateway
7 1 (0.19%) Sage 50
7 1 (0.19%) SAP Hybris
7 1 (0.19%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 256 (47.67%) Power Platform
2 238 (44.32%) Azure
3 131 (24.39%) Power Automate
4 124 (23.09%) PowerApps
5 96 (17.88%) Azure DevOps
6 43 (8.01%) Azure Logic Apps
7 35 (6.52%) Microsoft 365
8 32 (5.96%) Azure Data Factory
9 30 (5.59%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 26 (4.84%) Serverless
11 24 (4.47%) Azure Functions
12 20 (3.72%) Azure Service Bus
12 20 (3.72%) SaaS
13 17 (3.17%) Microsoft Copilot
13 17 (3.17%) PaaS
14 16 (2.98%) AWS
15 14 (2.61%) Azure Monitor
16 13 (2.42%) GitHub
17 12 (2.23%) Entra ID
18 11 (2.05%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.56%) HTTP
2 1 (0.19%) DKIM
2 1 (0.19%) DMARC
2 1 (0.19%) Firewall
2 1 (0.19%) Internet
2 1 (0.19%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 127 (23.65%) Power BI
2 27 (5.03%) SQL Server
3 24 (4.47%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 16 (2.98%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 13 (2.42%) Data Warehouse
6 12 (2.23%) Azure SQL Database
7 10 (1.86%) Data Lake
8 5 (0.93%) Crystal Reports
8 5 (0.93%) Data Mining
8 5 (0.93%) GIS
8 5 (0.93%) Relational Database
9 3 (0.56%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
9 3 (0.56%) Metadata
10 2 (0.37%) DataStage
10 2 (0.37%) Power Query
10 2 (0.37%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 1 (0.19%) BigQuery
11 1 (0.19%) Electronic Patient Records
11 1 (0.19%) Looker
11 1 (0.19%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 20 (3.72%) JIRA
2 13 (2.42%) Git
2 13 (2.42%) Selenium
2 13 (2.42%) Visual Studio
3 9 (1.68%) JMeter
4 8 (1.49%) MSTest
5 7 (1.30%) SonarQube
6 4 (0.74%) Postman
7 3 (0.56%) Zephyr
8 2 (0.37%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.37%) GitLab
8 2 (0.37%) Jenkins
8 2 (0.37%) MSBuild
8 2 (0.37%) Team Foundation Server
9 1 (0.19%) Appium
9 1 (0.19%) Artifactory
9 1 (0.19%) Maven
9 1 (0.19%) SpecFlow
9 1 (0.19%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 1 (0.19%) TestComplete
General
1 186 (34.64%) Social Skills
2 178 (33.15%) Finance
3 64 (11.92%) Public Sector
4 45 (8.38%) Analytical Skills
4 45 (8.38%) Marketing
5 32 (5.96%) Retail
6 24 (4.47%) Manufacturing
7 23 (4.28%) Documentation Skills
8 20 (3.72%) Banking
9 19 (3.54%) Billing
10 9 (1.68%) General Ledger
10 9 (1.68%) Legal
10 9 (1.68%) Telecoms
11 8 (1.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 5 (0.93%) Aviation
12 5 (0.93%) Local Government
12 5 (0.93%) Organisational Skills
13 4 (0.74%) Back Office
14 3 (0.56%) Law
14 3 (0.56%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 122 (22.72%) Developer
2 102 (18.99%) Consultant
3 83 (15.46%) Architect
4 77 (14.34%) Dynamics 365 Developer
5 75 (13.97%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
6 65 (12.10%) Analyst
7 49 (9.12%) Senior
8 44 (8.19%) Functional Consultant
9 40 (7.45%) Lead
10 38 (7.08%) Solutions Architect
11 37 (6.89%) Dynamics 365 Architect
12 32 (5.96%) Dynamics 365 Analyst
13 26 (4.84%) Business Analyst
14 20 (3.72%) Power Platform Developer
15 18 (3.35%) CRM Developer
15 18 (3.35%) Integration Developer
16 17 (3.17%) Azure Engineer
17 16 (2.98%) Azure Architect
17 16 (2.98%) Microsoft Consultant
18 15 (2.79%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 64 (11.92%) .NET
2 23 (4.28%) HTML
2 23 (4.28%) REST
3 15 (2.79%) CSS
4 13 (2.42%) Web Services
5 11 (2.05%) JSON
6 10 (1.86%) HTML5 Canvas
7 9 (1.68%) Middleware
7 9 (1.68%) XML
8 8 (1.49%) ASP.NET Web API
8 8 (1.49%) OAuth
9 6 (1.12%) OpenID
9 6 (1.12%) React
9 6 (1.12%) RESTful
9 6 (1.12%) SAML
10 5 (0.93%) .NET Framework
10 5 (0.93%) AngularJS
10 5 (0.93%) ASP.NET
10 5 (0.93%) Node.js
10 5 (0.93%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 22 (4.10%) Product Ownership
2 16 (2.98%) Legacy Systems
3 11 (2.05%) Low-Code
4 10 (1.86%) Data Structures
4 10 (1.86%) Enterprise Software
5 9 (1.68%) Onboarding
6 7 (1.30%) Analytical Mindset
6 7 (1.30%) Data Protection Act
6 7 (1.30%) Self-Motivation
7 6 (1.12%) Data Fabric
7 6 (1.12%) Greenfield Project
8 5 (0.93%) Hybrid Cloud
9 4 (0.74%) AI Agents
9 4 (0.74%) Cloud Native
9 4 (0.74%) IoT
9 4 (0.74%) IVR
9 4 (0.74%) Renewable Energy
10 3 (0.56%) e-Learning
10 3 (0.56%) FMCG
10 3 (0.56%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 4 (0.74%) Windows
2 3 (0.56%) Linux
3 1 (0.19%) Unix
3 1 (0.19%) Windows 10
3 1 (0.19%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 202 (37.62%) CRM
2 142 (26.44%) Agile
2 142 (26.44%) DevOps
3 124 (23.09%) Business Intelligence
4 112 (20.86%) Migration
5 103 (19.18%) ERP
6 88 (16.39%) Problem-Solving
7 77 (14.34%) Data Migration
8 68 (12.66%) Data Modelling
9 61 (11.36%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 58 (10.80%) CI/CD
11 55 (10.24%) Stakeholder Management
12 51 (9.50%) Customer Engagement
13 50 (9.31%) Analytics
14 46 (8.57%) Customer Service
15 36 (6.70%) Continuous Improvement
15 36 (6.70%) Roadmaps
16 32 (5.96%) Workshop Facilitation
17 31 (5.77%) User Acceptance Testing
18 30 (5.59%) Digital Transformation Programme
Programming Languages
1 89 (16.57%) JavaScript
2 87 (16.20%) SQL
3 86 (16.01%) C#
4 22 (4.10%) Python
5 21 (3.91%) X++
6 20 (3.72%) PowerShell
7 19 (3.54%) TypeScript
8 8 (1.49%) T-SQL
9 4 (0.74%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 3 (0.56%) Bicep
10 3 (0.56%) Java
11 2 (0.37%) Bash
11 2 (0.37%) C
11 2 (0.37%) Korn
Qualifications
1 65 (12.10%) Security Cleared
2 47 (8.75%) SC Cleared
3 41 (7.64%) Degree
4 33 (6.15%) Microsoft Certification
5 12 (2.23%) Azure Certification
6 8 (1.49%) Computer Science Degree
6 8 (1.49%) ISTQB
6 8 (1.49%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
7 6 (1.12%) PMP
8 5 (0.93%) ACCA
8 5 (0.93%) PMI Certification
9 3 (0.56%) MCT
10 2 (0.37%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (0.37%) CIMA
10 2 (0.37%) CompTIA Security+
11 1 (0.19%) APMG
11 1 (0.19%) AWS Certification
11 1 (0.19%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 1 (0.19%) Master's Degree
11 1 (0.19%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (4.10%) QA
2 13 (2.42%) Data Quality
2 13 (2.42%) GDPR
3 12 (2.23%) Accessibility
4 7 (1.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (0.93%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 5 (0.93%) WCAG
6 4 (0.74%) Disclosure Scotland
6 4 (0.74%) PMO
7 3 (0.56%) GAAP
7 3 (0.56%) IFRS
8 2 (0.37%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.19%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 8 (1.49%) Active Directory
1 8 (1.49%) Docker
Systems Management
1 11 (2.05%) Terraform
2 3 (0.56%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.37%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.19%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Clustering
4 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.19%) SCCM
4 1 (0.19%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 366 (68.16%) Microsoft
2 35 (6.52%) SAP
3 16 (2.98%) Oracle
3 16 (2.98%) Salesforce
4 8 (1.49%) DocuSign
5 7 (1.30%) Databricks
6 6 (1.12%) ServiceNow
7 5 (0.93%) Google
7 5 (0.93%) Sage
7 5 (0.93%) Workday
8 4 (0.74%) HubSpot
9 3 (0.56%) Adobe
9 3 (0.56%) Brio
9 3 (0.56%) IBM
10 2 (0.37%) Ariba
10 2 (0.37%) ESRI
10 2 (0.37%) Infor
10 2 (0.37%) Sitecore
11 1 (0.19%) Dundas
11 1 (0.19%) Facebook