The Microsoft Biz Apps & Cloud Sector is looking very promising at the moment. While other opinions in the market may vary, the Talent Microsoft team is expecting significant growth in the Microsoft Technology space for 2025.

As we kick off 2025, we’ve seen a massive influx of new requirements from our clients – a 30% increase in job flow compared to the average monthly demand we experienced in 2024.

It’s encouraging to see companies in the manufacturing, healthcare, and retail sectors approve budgets for large digital transformations in 2025, and moving forward with projects they basically kicked down the road in 2024.

Partners, ISVs, and end-users alike are competing for top talent. We’re seeing a lot of candidates who historically only worked in consulting, now considering and moving back to working directly for end-clients. They want to see the fruits of their labor from end to end, instead of only working with a client on 80% of the project and not being there after it’s gone live.

As always, there remains a high demand and short supply of experienced Dynamics 365 ERP & CRM resources. Consulting companies are competing for top talent, and customers using these technologies are taking advantage of bringing these experts in house as either contractors or full-time employees.

End-customers who are flexible on remote or hybrid models when hiring D365 professionals are winning the race for these highly sought after professionals. D365 end users who demand 100% onsite candidates, especially in non-metro areas, are losing and not able to attract top candidates with the desired experience they hope for.

Microsoft Partners and consultancies on the other hand, are continuing to hire remote and taking advantage of the ability to hire anywhere. We’re also seeing an uptick of companies in the US hiring remote employees from Canada – widening their candidate pool and taking advantage of the exchange rate.

Dive deeper into the Microsoft salary trends in our 2025 More Than Money Salary Guide.