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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Great Plains skills within the England region with a comparison to our Business Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Great Plains over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Great Plains
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank521607
Rank change on same period last yearUp+86
Matching contract IT job ads3931
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.052 %0.031 %
As % of the category below0.827 %0.491 %
Daily rates quoted1310
Average minimum daily rate£368£333
Average daily rate£376£358
% change on same period last year+4.98 %
Average maximum daily rate£383£383
UK excluding London average daily rate£263£352
% change on same period last year-25.38 %
Hourly rates quoted24
Average minimum hourly rate£22.50£20.00
Average hourly rate£23.75£24.13
% change on same period last year-1.55 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.00£28.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£24.13
% change on same period last year-
England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
England
Matching contract IT job ads47156309
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled6.284 %6.294 %
Daily rates quoted13131829
Average minimum daily rate£436£430
Average daily rate£470£460
% change on same period last year+2.15 %
Average maximum daily rate£504£490
UK excluding London average daily rate£443£422
% change on same period last year+4.84 %
Hourly rates quoted157190
Average minimum hourly rate£29.21£24.48
Average hourly rate£32.64£26.69
% change on same period last year+22.31 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.07£28.89
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.81£25.55
% change on same period last year+8.81 %
Great Plains UKGreat Plains
UK

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Great Plains
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Great Plains across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Business Applications category.

England Great Plains Demand Trend

Great Plains
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Great Plains across the England region.

England Great Plains Daily Rate Trend

Great Plains
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Great Plains across the England region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

England Great Plains Daily Rate Histogram

Great Plains
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Great Plains across the England region.

England Great Plains Hourly Rate Trend

Great Plains
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Great Plains across the England region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

England Great Plains Hourly Rate Histogram

Great Plains
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Great Plains within the England region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
LondonUp+7729£385+3.58 %
MidlandsNew entry-6--
West MidlandsNew entry-3£263-
North WestUp+102--
South EastUp+461--
Great Plains UKGreat Plains
UK

Great Plains
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing Great Plains 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 Great Plains.

145 (53.57 %)Microsoft
244 (52.38 %)Finance
338 (45.24 %)SQL
436 (42.86 %)SQL Server
528 (33.33 %)ERP
626 (30.95 %)SQL Server 2000
626 (30.95 %)SQL Server 2005
719 (22.62 %)Dynamics GP
817 (20.24 %)Windows
916 (19.05 %)IIS
916 (19.05 %)SharePoint
1015 (17.86 %)Windows Server 2003
1015 (17.86 %)Windows 2000 Server
119 (10.71 %)Service Management
119 (10.71 %)CRM
128 (9.524 %)BizTalk Server
137 (8.333 %)Axapta
137 (8.333 %)Navision
137 (8.333 %)Dynamics NAV
137 (8.333 %)Dynamics CRM
137 (8.333 %)Dynamics AX
146 (7.143 %)General Ledger
146 (7.143 %)Insurance
146 (7.143 %)MCP
146 (7.143 %)MCSE
146 (7.143 %)Microsoft Certification
146 (7.143 %)Change Management
155 (5.952 %)Oracle
155 (5.952 %)Logistics
164 (4.762 %)Time Management

Great Plains
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing Great Plains 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 Great Plains. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (4.762 %).NET
21 (1.190 %)WebServices
21 (1.190 %)EDI
21 (1.190 %).NET Framework
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
116 (19.05 %)IIS
116 (19.05 %)SharePoint
28 (9.524 %)BizTalk Server
31 (1.190 %)SharePoint Server 2007
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (3.571 %)MS Excel
21 (1.190 %)S-PLUS
21 (1.190 %)Spreadsheet
England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
119 (22.62 %)Dynamics GP
27 (8.333 %)Axapta
27 (8.333 %)Navision
27 (8.333 %)Dynamics NAV
27 (8.333 %)Dynamics CRM
27 (8.333 %)Dynamics AX
33 (3.571 %)FRx
42 (2.381 %)Microsoft CRM
42 (2.381 %)Oracle Financials
51 (1.190 %)Movex
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (2.381 %)Internet
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
136 (42.86 %)SQL Server
226 (30.95 %)SQL Server 2000
226 (30.95 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (1.190 %)Oracle 8/8i
31 (1.190 %)Oracle 9i
31 (1.190 %)Crystal Reports
31 (1.190 %)Datawarehouse
31 (1.190 %)DTS
31 (1.190 %)RDBMS
31 (1.190 %)Oracle 10g
31 (1.190 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
31 (1.190 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
31 (1.190 %)SQL Server Integration Services
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
144 (52.38 %)Finance
26 (7.143 %)General Ledger
26 (7.143 %)Insurance
31 (1.190 %)Back Office
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
129 (34.52 %)Analyst
226 (30.95 %)Support Analyst
313 (15.48 %)Consultant
411 (13.10 %)Systems Analyst
411 (13.10 %)Systems Support
59 (10.71 %)Support Consultant
59 (10.71 %)Systems Support Analyst
66 (7.143 %)Programme Manager
75 (5.952 %)Developer
84 (4.762 %)2nd Line Support
93 (3.571 %)Applications Support
93 (3.571 %)Financial Analyst
102 (2.381 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
102 (2.381 %)Applications Support Analyst
102 (2.381 %)Technical Analyst
102 (2.381 %)Great Plains Consultant
111 (1.190 %)Software Developer
111 (1.190 %)Project Manager
111 (1.190 %)Technical Consultant
111 (1.190 %)Senior Consultant
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (1.190 %)PDA
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
117 (20.24 %)Windows
215 (17.86 %)Windows Server 2003
215 (17.86 %)Windows 2000 Server
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
128 (33.33 %)ERP
29 (10.71 %)Service Management
29 (10.71 %)CRM
36 (7.143 %)Change Management
45 (5.952 %)Logistics
54 (4.762 %)Time Management
61 (1.190 %)RUP
61 (1.190 %)PRINCE2
61 (1.190 %)Data Modelling
61 (1.190 %)Project Management
61 (1.190 %)PRINCE
61 (1.190 %)Migration
61 (1.190 %)Programme Management
61 (1.190 %)Process Management
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
138 (45.24 %)SQL
21 (1.190 %)VB.NET
21 (1.190 %)VBA
21 (1.190 %)C#
21 (1.190 %)PL/SQL
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (7.143 %)MCP
16 (7.143 %)MCSE
16 (7.143 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (1.190 %)ACCA
21 (1.190 %)PRINCE2 Certification
21 (1.190 %)CIMA
21 (1.190 %)MCTS
21 (1.190 %)Degree
21 (1.190 %)MCITP
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
145 (53.57 %)Microsoft
25 (5.952 %)Oracle
33 (3.571 %)SAP
33 (3.571 %)JD Edwards
42 (2.381 %)Lawson
42 (2.381 %)Sage
51 (1.190 %)PeopleSoft
51 (1.190 %)Hyperion
51 (1.190 %)CODA
51 (1.190 %)Baan
51 (1.190 %)Intel
51 (1.190 %)Agresso