Dynamics 365 Contracts

Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Dynamics 365 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Dynamics 365 over the 6 months to 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 146 195 222
Rank change year-on-year +49 +27 +19
Contract jobs citing Dynamics 365 720 830 1,186
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.67% 1.41% 1.34%
As % of the Cloud Services category 5.17% 3.82% 3.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 486 620 869
10th Percentile £375 £413 £400
25th Percentile £450 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £549 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.37% +2.14% +13.16%
75th Percentile £600 £605 £625
90th Percentile £700 £675 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £549 £525
% change year-on-year -8.93% +4.57% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 0
Median hourly rate - £19.00 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate - £19.00 -

All Cloud Skills
UK

Dynamics 365 is in the Cloud Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 13,936 21,745 34,245
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 32.29% 36.81% 38.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,908 15,710 24,937
10th Percentile £300 £325 £350
25th Percentile £413 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £630 £650 £650
90th Percentile £738 £744 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £488 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -2.50% - +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 342 351 421
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.25 £13.50
25th Percentile £15.92 £18.25 £15.33
Median hourly rate £21.00 £35.00 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -40.00% +62.79% -4.72%
75th Percentile £34.69 £66.00 £49.52
90th Percentile £62.00 £78.00 £66.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £17.69 £24.62 £19.00
% change year-on-year -28.15% +29.58% -5.00%

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
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Dynamics 365.

Daily rate trend for Dynamics 365 in the UK

Dynamics 365
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Dynamics 365 over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Dynamics 365 in the UK

Dynamics 365
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Dynamics 365.

Hourly rate trend for Dynamics 365 in the UK

Dynamics 365
Top 16 Contract 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 5 May 2024. 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 +54 573 £525 -0.47% 467
Work from Home +59 353 £525 -3.58% 289
London +97 306 £550 +4.76% 166
UK excluding London +24 278 £500 -8.93% 282
North of England +36 93 £500 -3.61% 68
North West +31 54 £500 - 38
South West -2 49 £550 - 39
Midlands +22 48 £500 +5.26% 48
South East -1 44 £500 -14.71% 85
Yorkshire +21 38 £500 -4.76% 24
Scotland +62 33 £525 +6.33% 16
West Midlands +11 31 £475 - 40
East Midlands +24 16 £625 +47.06% 7
Wales +6 11 £500 -14.68% 6
East of England +10 3 £288 -45.24% 23
North East +17 1 - - 6

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 41 (5.69%) SharePoint
2 11 (1.53%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (1.25%) Drupal
3 9 (1.25%) WordPress
4 6 (0.83%) CMS
5 4 (0.56%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 3 (0.42%) ArcGIS
6 3 (0.42%) Confluence
6 3 (0.42%) Umbraco
7 2 (0.28%) BizTalk Server
7 2 (0.28%) NServiceBus
8 1 (0.14%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.14%) IIS
8 1 (0.14%) Tomcat
Applications
1 11 (1.53%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (1.25%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (0.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.28%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.28%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.28%) Trello
5 1 (0.14%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 195 (27.08%) Dynamics CRM
2 61 (8.47%) Dynamics AX
3 10 (1.39%) Dynamics NAV
4 6 (0.83%) Magento
5 4 (0.56%) SAP HR
6 3 (0.42%) Dynamics GP
6 3 (0.42%) Payment Gateway
7 2 (0.28%) Shopify
8 1 (0.14%) Oracle Cash Management
8 1 (0.14%) Oracle EBS R12
8 1 (0.14%) Oracle Payables
8 1 (0.14%) Oracle Receivables
8 1 (0.14%) SAP ERP
8 1 (0.14%) SAP S/4HANA
8 1 (0.14%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
8 1 (0.14%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 285 (39.58%) Azure
2 244 (33.89%) Power Platform
3 108 (15.00%) Azure DevOps
4 106 (14.72%) PowerApps
5 99 (13.75%) Power Automate
6 75 (10.42%) Microsoft 365
7 39 (5.42%) Azure Logic Apps
8 35 (4.86%) Entra ID
9 25 (3.47%) AWS
10 17 (2.36%) Azure API Management
11 16 (2.22%) GitHub
11 16 (2.22%) PaaS
11 16 (2.22%) Serverless
12 14 (1.94%) Azure Functions
13 12 (1.67%) Azure Data Factory
13 12 (1.67%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 10 (1.39%) Amazon GuardDuty
14 10 (1.39%) Azure Sentinel
14 10 (1.39%) Azure Service Bus
15 9 (1.25%) Amazon CloudWatch
Communications & Networking
1 13 (1.81%) Firewall
2 2 (0.28%) Internet
3 1 (0.14%) DHCP
3 1 (0.14%) DNS
3 1 (0.14%) Extranet
3 1 (0.14%) Intranet
3 1 (0.14%) SSL
3 1 (0.14%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.14%) Unified Communications
3 1 (0.14%) VLAN
3 1 (0.14%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 112 (15.56%) Power BI
2 52 (7.22%) Data Lake
3 27 (3.75%) SQL Server
4 14 (1.94%) Azure SQL Database
4 14 (1.94%) Data Warehouse
5 10 (1.39%) Amazon RDS
6 9 (1.25%) PostgreSQL
7 8 (1.11%) Relational Database
8 6 (0.83%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 4 (0.56%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
10 3 (0.42%) Data Mining
10 3 (0.42%) Geospatial Data
10 3 (0.42%) Power Query
10 3 (0.42%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 2 (0.28%) NoSQL
12 1 (0.14%) Big Data
12 1 (0.14%) Elasticsearch
12 1 (0.14%) GIS
12 1 (0.14%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 20 (2.78%) JIRA
2 8 (1.11%) Git
3 6 (0.83%) Jenkins
3 6 (0.83%) Visual Studio
4 5 (0.69%) Selenium
5 3 (0.42%) TestComplete
5 3 (0.42%) Zephyr
6 2 (0.28%) ER Studio
6 2 (0.28%) ERwin
6 2 (0.28%) GitLab
6 2 (0.28%) JMeter
6 2 (0.28%) SoapUI
6 2 (0.28%) Visual Studio Code
6 2 (0.28%) Visual Studio Team System
7 1 (0.14%) Bugzilla
7 1 (0.14%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.14%) NUnit
7 1 (0.14%) Postman
7 1 (0.14%) SpecFlow
7 1 (0.14%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 268 (37.22%) Finance
2 191 (26.53%) Social Skills
3 76 (10.56%) Analytical Skills
4 62 (8.61%) Marketing
5 50 (6.94%) Retail
6 46 (6.39%) Public Sector
7 40 (5.56%) Manufacturing
8 36 (5.00%) General Ledger
9 13 (1.81%) Legal
10 11 (1.53%) Banking
11 10 (1.39%) Documentation Skills
12 8 (1.11%) Organisational Skills
13 7 (0.97%) Influencing Skills
13 7 (0.97%) Local Government
13 7 (0.97%) Presentation Skills
13 7 (0.97%) Telecoms
14 6 (0.83%) French Language
14 6 (0.83%) Law
15 4 (0.56%) Back Office
15 4 (0.56%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 185 (25.69%) Consultant
2 144 (20.00%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
3 120 (16.67%) Architect
4 117 (16.25%) Developer
5 90 (12.50%) Lead
6 72 (10.00%) Functional Consultant
7 60 (8.33%) Analyst
8 57 (7.92%) Solutions Architect
9 56 (7.78%) Dynamics 365 Architect
10 45 (6.25%) Dynamics 365 Developer
10 45 (6.25%) Project Manager
11 35 (4.86%) Microsoft Consultant
12 27 (3.75%) Business Analyst
12 27 (3.75%) Dynamics 365 Analyst
12 27 (3.75%) Dynamics 365 Project Manager
13 25 (3.47%) CRM Consultant
14 22 (3.06%) Dynamics 365 Solution Architect
14 22 (3.06%) Senior
15 19 (2.64%) Technical Architect
16 18 (2.50%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 57 (7.92%) .NET
2 26 (3.61%) XML
3 18 (2.50%) CSS
4 16 (2.22%) .NET Framework
4 16 (2.22%) HTML
4 16 (2.22%) Web Services
5 13 (1.81%) React
6 10 (1.39%) Entity Framework
6 10 (1.39%) REST
7 8 (1.11%) ADO
7 8 (1.11%) JSON
8 7 (0.97%) AngularJS
8 7 (0.97%) HTML5 Canvas
8 7 (0.97%) Microsoft Enterprise Library
8 7 (0.97%) WCF
9 6 (0.83%) .NET Core
9 6 (0.83%) J2EE
10 5 (0.69%) ASP.NET Web API
10 5 (0.69%) Microsoft Graph
10 5 (0.69%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 30 (4.17%) Data Structures
2 28 (3.89%) Product Ownership
3 27 (3.75%) Legacy Systems
4 11 (1.53%) Greenfield Project
5 7 (0.97%) Marketing Technology
6 6 (0.83%) Data Centre
6 6 (0.83%) Data Protection Act
6 6 (0.83%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 6 (0.83%) Low-Code
7 5 (0.69%) Analytical Mindset
7 5 (0.69%) Legacy Applications
8 4 (0.56%) N-Tier
9 3 (0.42%) e-Learning
9 3 (0.42%) Enterprise Software
9 3 (0.42%) Management Information System
9 3 (0.42%) Mobile App
9 3 (0.42%) Onboarding
9 3 (0.42%) Wiki
10 2 (0.28%) BYOD
10 2 (0.28%) Housing Association
Operating Systems
1 12 (1.67%) Windows
2 10 (1.39%) VMS
3 3 (0.42%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.28%) Unix
4 2 (0.28%) Windows 2000
4 2 (0.28%) Windows XP
5 1 (0.14%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 200 (27.78%) CRM
2 144 (20.00%) Migration
3 140 (19.44%) DevOps
4 125 (17.36%) Business Intelligence
5 119 (16.53%) ERP
6 100 (13.89%) Data Migration
7 99 (13.75%) Agile
8 89 (12.36%) Problem-Solving
9 67 (9.31%) Customer Service
10 62 (8.61%) Requirements Gathering
11 56 (7.78%) User Acceptance Testing
12 55 (7.64%) Data Modelling
12 55 (7.64%) Stakeholder Management
13 51 (7.08%) Continuous Improvement
14 45 (6.25%) User Stories
15 40 (5.56%) Project Management
16 39 (5.42%) GAP Analysis
17 38 (5.28%) Mentoring
18 37 (5.14%) Accounts Payable
18 37 (5.14%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 89 (12.36%) C#
2 63 (8.75%) SQL
3 62 (8.61%) JavaScript
4 24 (3.33%) Python
5 19 (2.64%) PowerShell
6 11 (1.53%) Java
7 10 (1.39%) X++
8 9 (1.25%) TypeScript
9 6 (0.83%) T-SQL
10 3 (0.42%) C
10 3 (0.42%) Scala
11 2 (0.28%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.14%) C++
12 1 (0.14%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.14%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 77 (10.69%) Degree
2 55 (7.64%) Security Cleared
3 42 (5.83%) SC Cleared
4 33 (4.58%) Microsoft Certification
5 12 (1.67%) Computer Science Degree
6 11 (1.53%) Azure Certification
7 9 (1.25%) AWS Certification
7 9 (1.25%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
8 7 (0.97%) BPSS Clearance
8 7 (0.97%) DV Cleared
9 4 (0.56%) PMI Certification
9 4 (0.56%) PMP
10 3 (0.42%) CIMA
10 3 (0.42%) Master's Degree
10 3 (0.42%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 3 (0.42%) TOGAF Certification
11 2 (0.28%) APMG
11 2 (0.28%) ISEB
11 2 (0.28%) ISTQB
11 2 (0.28%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 69 (9.58%) QA
2 11 (1.53%) Data Quality
3 7 (0.97%) GDPR
4 6 (0.83%) PCI DSS
5 5 (0.69%) SLA
6 4 (0.56%) Accessibility
7 3 (0.42%) WCAG
8 2 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 2 (0.28%) PMO
9 1 (0.14%) Disclosure Scotland
9 1 (0.14%) IFRS
9 1 (0.14%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 38 (5.28%) Active Directory
2 7 (0.97%) Virtual Machines
3 4 (0.56%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.42%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.42%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.28%) Firmware
5 2 (0.28%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 15 (2.08%) Single Sign-On
2 11 (1.53%) Terraform
3 4 (0.56%) Ansible
4 2 (0.28%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 2 (0.28%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.28%) SCCM
5 1 (0.14%) Kibana
5 1 (0.14%) logstash
5 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 423 (58.75%) Microsoft
2 28 (3.89%) Oracle
2 28 (3.89%) SAP
3 18 (2.50%) Salesforce
4 16 (2.22%) MuleSoft
5 12 (1.67%) CA
5 12 (1.67%) Google
6 11 (1.53%) Databricks
7 8 (1.11%) Informatica
8 5 (0.69%) Adobe
9 4 (0.56%) VMware
10 3 (0.42%) ServiceNow
11 2 (0.28%) Ceridian
11 2 (0.28%) Concur
11 2 (0.28%) DocuSign
11 2 (0.28%) Facebook
11 2 (0.28%) Fortinet
11 2 (0.28%) Juniper
11 2 (0.28%) Twitter
11 2 (0.28%) Workday