Dynamics 365 Solution Architect Contracts

Solutions Architect - Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365 Solutions Architect)
UK

The median Solutions Architect - Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365 Solutions Architect) daily rate in the UK is £656 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
16 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 548 658 807
Rank change year-on-year +110 +149 -150
Contract jobs requiring a Dynamics 365 Solution Architect 28 26 42
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.066% 0.046% 0.048%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.071% 0.048% 0.050%
Number of daily rates quoted 24 17 25
10th Percentile £487 £533 £505
25th Percentile £584 £600 £519
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £656 £675 £600
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +12.50% -1.64%
75th Percentile £705 £688 £719
90th Percentile £725 - £819
UK excluding London median daily rate £650 £675 £625
% change year-on-year -3.70% +8.00% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 39,484 53,902 83,447
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.78% 94.62% 95.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 25,682 37,660 58,636
10th Percentile £280 £313 £313
25th Percentile £410 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £543 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.23% +3.33% +10.53%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £490 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -2.00% +5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,662 1,503 2,044
10th Percentile £12.82 £14.25 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £19.38 £15.76
Median hourly rate £36.58 £45.00 £24.00
Median % change year-on-year -18.72% +87.50% +6.67%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.75 £49.25
90th Percentile £73.44 £76.20 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.00 £42.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year -5.88% +112.50% +5.26%

Dynamics 365 Solution Architect
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Dynamics 365 Solution Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Dynamics 365 Solution Architect in the UK

Dynamics 365 Solution Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Dynamics 365 Solution Architect in the UK

Dynamics 365 Solution Architect
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Dynamics 365 Solution Architect over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Dynamics 365 Solution Architect in the UK

Dynamics 365 Solution Architect
Top 9 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 Solution Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 16 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 +118 24 £650 -3.70% 25
London +115 17 £650 -3.70% 6
Work from Home +124 15 £650 -3.70% 8
UK excluding London +46 6 £650 -3.70% 16
North of England +26 3 £600 +9.09% 2
Midlands +22 3 £775 +14.81% 5
Yorkshire +15 3 £600 +9.09% 1
East Midlands +14 2 £775 -
West Midlands +20 1 - - 5

Dynamics 365 Solution Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 16 May 2024, Dynamics 365 Solution Architect contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Dynamics 365 Solution Architect in the job title.

1 24 (85.71%) Dynamics 365
2 19 (67.86%) Microsoft
3 13 (46.43%) Azure
4 11 (39.29%) Finance
4 11 (39.29%) Power Platform
5 7 (25.00%) Customer Service
5 7 (25.00%) Dynamics CRM
5 7 (25.00%) CRM
6 5 (17.86%) Supply Chain Management
6 5 (17.86%) Migration
6 5 (17.86%) Stakeholder Management
6 5 (17.86%) Social Skills
7 4 (14.29%) Power Automate
7 4 (14.29%) Customer Requirements
7 4 (14.29%) MVC
7 4 (14.29%) Contact Management
7 4 (14.29%) Banking
7 4 (14.29%) Investment Banking
7 4 (14.29%) ERP
7 4 (14.29%) Microsoft Exchange
7 4 (14.29%) C#
7 4 (14.29%) JavaScript
7 4 (14.29%) .NET
7 4 (14.29%) Active Directory
7 4 (14.29%) SLA
7 4 (14.29%) Entity Framework
7 4 (14.29%) .NET Framework
7 4 (14.29%) Microsoft Enterprise Library
7 4 (14.29%) WCF
7 4 (14.29%) Data Migration

Dynamics 365 Solution Architect Skill Set
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 4 (14.29%) Microsoft Exchange
Business Applications
1 7 (25.00%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (7.14%) Dynamics AX
3 1 (3.57%) SAP ERP
3 1 (3.57%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 24 (85.71%) Dynamics 365
2 13 (46.43%) Azure
3 11 (39.29%) Power Platform
4 4 (14.29%) Power Automate
5 1 (3.57%) Azure API Management
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.57%) GIS
General
1 11 (39.29%) Finance
2 5 (17.86%) Social Skills
3 4 (14.29%) Banking
3 4 (14.29%) Investment Banking
4 2 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (7.14%) Retail
5 1 (3.57%) General Ledger
5 1 (3.57%) Manufacturing
5 1 (3.57%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (14.29%) .NET
1 4 (14.29%) .NET Framework
1 4 (14.29%) Entity Framework
1 4 (14.29%) Microsoft Enterprise Library
1 4 (14.29%) WCF
2 2 (7.14%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 1 (3.57%) Legacy Applications
1 1 (3.57%) Legacy Systems
1 1 (3.57%) Mobile App
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (25.00%) CRM
1 7 (25.00%) Customer Service
2 5 (17.86%) Migration
2 5 (17.86%) Stakeholder Management
2 5 (17.86%) Supply Chain Management
3 4 (14.29%) Case Management
3 4 (14.29%) Contact Management
3 4 (14.29%) Customer Requirements
3 4 (14.29%) Data Integration
3 4 (14.29%) Data Migration
3 4 (14.29%) DevOps
3 4 (14.29%) ERP
3 4 (14.29%) MVC
3 4 (14.29%) Performance Tuning
4 3 (10.71%) Agile
4 3 (10.71%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (10.71%) User Stories
5 2 (7.14%) Event-Driven Architecture
5 2 (7.14%) Translating Business Requirements
5 2 (7.14%) Wireframes
Programming Languages
1 4 (14.29%) C#
1 4 (14.29%) JavaScript
2 1 (3.57%) X++
Qualifications
1 1 (3.57%) Degree
1 1 (3.57%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (14.29%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (14.29%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 19 (67.86%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.57%) ESRI
2 1 (3.57%) SAP