The first table below looks at the demand for Dynamics CRM skills in IT contracts advertised for the Birmingham region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Dynamics CRM over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Business Applications category for the Birmingham region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Dynamics CRM (Microsoft CRM)
Rank 28 36 27
Rank change year-on-year
+8 -9
Contract jobs citing Dynamics CRM 15 17 18
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Birmingham 3.425% 2.773% 3.600%
As % of the Business Applications category 22.06% 32.69% 33.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 13 15
Average daily rate £375 £380 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-1.31% +8.57%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £300 £217 £335
10% offered a daily rate of more than £420 £445 £437
UK excluding London average daily rate £336 £400 £375
% change year-on-year
-15.93% +6.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £38.00 £25.00 £21.75
% change year-on-year
+52.00% +14.94%
All Business Applications
Birmingham
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Business Applications category
68 52 54
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Birmingham 15.53% 8.483% 10.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 29 25 37
Average daily rate £363 £420 £361
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-13.69% +16.26%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £181 £325
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £560 £530
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £438 £420
% change year-on-year
-2.85% +4.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Average hourly rate £175.00 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.80 £22.92 £20.00
% change year-on-year
+64.92% +14.60%
Dynamics CRM
West Midlands

Dynamics CRM
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Dynamics CRM across the Birmingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Business Applications category.

Birmingham Dynamics CRM Jobs Demand Trend

Dynamics CRM
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Dynamics CRM across the Birmingham region.

Birmingham Dynamics CRM Daily Rate Trend

Dynamics CRM
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Dynamics CRM across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Birmingham Dynamics CRM Daily Rate Histogram

Dynamics CRM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing Dynamics CRM also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Dynamics CRM.

1 28 (100.00%) CRM
2 18 (64.29%) Microsoft
3 10 (35.71%) MS Excel
3 10 (35.71%) Dynamics AX
4 9 (32.14%) Finance
4 9 (32.14%) C#
4 9 (32.14%) ERP
5 7 (25.00%) SharePoint
6 6 (21.43%) .NET
7 5 (17.86%) JavaScript
7 5 (17.86%) SQL
7 5 (17.86%) PRINCE2
7 5 (17.86%) Migration
8 4 (14.29%) Web Services
8 4 (14.29%) SQL Server
9 3 (10.71%) ASP.NET
9 3 (10.71%) XML
9 3 (10.71%) HTML
9 3 (10.71%) Windows
9 3 (10.71%) Project Management
9 3 (10.71%) .NET Framework
9 3 (10.71%) QA
9 3 (10.71%) Waterfall
10 2 (7.143%) Unit Testing
10 2 (7.143%) Data Migration
10 2 (7.143%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 2 (7.143%) WCF
10 2 (7.143%) Silverlight
10 2 (7.143%) Degree
10 2 (7.143%) PRINCE2 Certification

Dynamics CRM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing Dynamics CRM also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Dynamics CRM. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 6 (21.43%) .NET
2 4 (14.29%) Web Services
3 3 (10.71%) XML
3 3 (10.71%) ASP.NET
3 3 (10.71%) .NET Framework
3 3 (10.71%) HTML
4 2 (7.143%) WCF
4 2 (7.143%) Silverlight
5 1 (3.571%) .NET Compact Framework
5 1 (3.571%) COM
5 1 (3.571%) Ajax
Application Platforms
1 7 (25.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 10 (35.71%) MS Excel
2 1 (3.571%) InfoPath
Business Applications
1 10 (35.71%) Dynamics AX
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.571%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (14.29%) SQL Server
2 2 (7.143%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 9 (32.14%) Finance
2 1 (3.571%) Manufacturing
2 1 (3.571%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 8 (28.57%) Developer
2 7 (25.00%) Project Manager
3 6 (21.43%) CRM Developer
4 5 (17.86%) Business Analyst
4 5 (17.86%) Dynamics CRM Developer
4 5 (17.86%) Architect
4 5 (17.86%) Analyst
5 3 (10.71%) Solutions Architect
5 3 (10.71%) C# Developer
6 2 (7.143%) CRM Business Analyst
6 2 (7.143%) Microsoft Developer
6 2 (7.143%) ERP Project Manager
6 2 (7.143%) ERP Manager
6 2 (7.143%) CRM Analyst
7 1 (3.571%) C# .NET Developer
7 1 (3.571%) Microsoft Solutions Architect
7 1 (3.571%) CRM Technical Consultant
7 1 (3.571%) C# ASP.NET Developer
7 1 (3.571%) ASP.NET Developer
7 1 (3.571%) Delivery Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (3.571%) PMI
1 1 (3.571%) Management Information System
1 1 (3.571%) Pocket PC
1 1 (3.571%) SaaS
Operating Systems
1 3 (10.71%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (100.00%) CRM
2 9 (32.14%) ERP
3 5 (17.86%) PRINCE2
3 5 (17.86%) Migration
4 3 (10.71%) Project Management
4 3 (10.71%) Waterfall
5 2 (7.143%) Data Migration
5 2 (7.143%) Unit Testing
5 2 (7.143%) OOP
5 2 (7.143%) OO
5 2 (7.143%) RUP
6 1 (3.571%) PRINCE
6 1 (3.571%) BPR
6 1 (3.571%) Information Management
6 1 (3.571%) Business Analysis
6 1 (3.571%) Enterprise Architecture
6 1 (3.571%) Technical Architecture
6 1 (3.571%) Web Development
6 1 (3.571%) Resource Management
6 1 (3.571%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 9 (32.14%) C#
2 5 (17.86%) JavaScript
2 5 (17.86%) SQL
3 2 (7.143%) VB.NET
4 1 (3.571%) Delphi
Qualifications
1 2 (7.143%) Degree
1 2 (7.143%) PRINCE2 Certification
2 1 (3.571%) PMI Certification
2 1 (3.571%) SC Cleared
2 1 (3.571%) BC Cleared
2 1 (3.571%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (10.71%) QA
System Software
1 1 (3.571%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 18 (64.29%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.571%) Epicor
2 1 (3.571%) CheckPoint
2 1 (3.571%) Northgate