The first table below looks at the demand for Dynamics AX skills in IT contracts advertised for the London region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Dynamics AX over the 3 months to 20 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 London 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
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Dynamics AX (Axapta)
Rank 338 338 391
Rank change year-on-year
0 +53
Contract jobs citing Dynamics AX 43 64 43
As % of all contract IT jobs located in London 0.198% 0.238% 0.140%
As % of the Business Applications category 2.434% 2.934% 1.649%
Number of daily rates quoted 34 46 30
Average daily rate £450 £480 £481
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-6.25% -0.25%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £316 £250 £400
10% offered a daily rate of more than £618 £550 £575
UK excluding London average daily rate £450 £430 £375
% change year-on-year
+4.65% +14.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Average hourly rate - £19.00 -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - £12.40 £21.50
% change year-on-year
- -42.32%
All Business Applications
London
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Business Applications category
1767 2181 2607
As % of all contract IT jobs located in London 8.145% 8.123% 8.497%
Number of daily rates quoted 1045 1186 1561
Average daily rate £454 £450 £500
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+0.94% -10.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £300 £300 £325
10% offered a daily rate of more than £600 £625 £650
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £438 £420
% change year-on-year
-2.85% +4.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 7 22
Average hourly rate £32.58 £40.00 £25.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-18.55% +60.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.50 £15.80 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £87.50 £52.50 £61.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.80 £22.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year
+68.00% +12.50%
Dynamics AX
England

Dynamics AX
Jobs Demand Trend

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

London Dynamics AX Jobs Demand Trend

Dynamics AX
Daily Rate Trend

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

London Dynamics AX Daily Rate Trend

Dynamics AX
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Dynamics AX across the London region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

London Dynamics AX Daily Rate Histogram

Dynamics AX
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Dynamics AX across the London region.

London Dynamics AX Hourly Rate Trend

Dynamics AX
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Dynamics AX within the London region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
City of London +15 17 £525 +5.00%
Dynamics AX
England

Dynamics AX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing Dynamics AX 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 AX.

1 49 (56.32%) Microsoft
2 35 (40.23%) ERP
3 34 (39.08%) CRM
3 34 (39.08%) Dynamics CRM
4 29 (33.33%) Finance
5 27 (31.03%) SharePoint
6 25 (28.74%) .NET
7 24 (27.59%) MS Excel
8 19 (21.84%) Business Intelligence
9 18 (20.69%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 17 (19.54%) SQL
10 17 (19.54%) C#
11 15 (17.24%) SAP
12 14 (16.09%) Java
12 14 (16.09%) JD Edwards
13 13 (14.94%) Advertising
13 13 (14.94%) Resource Management
14 12 (13.79%) ITIL
15 11 (12.64%) PRINCE2
15 11 (12.64%) Oracle
15 11 (12.64%) SQL Server
16 10 (11.49%) Project Management
16 10 (11.49%) SQL Server Analysis Services
17 9 (10.34%) X++
18 8 (9.195%) JavaScript
19 7 (8.046%) Migration
19 7 (8.046%) SQL Server Integration Services
20 6 (6.897%) SharePoint Server
20 6 (6.897%) Risk Management
20 6 (6.897%) Dynamics NAV

Dynamics AX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing Dynamics AX 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 AX. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 25 (28.74%) .NET
2 5 (5.747%) COM
3 4 (4.598%) ASP.NET
4 3 (3.448%) HTML
4 3 (3.448%) CSS
4 3 (3.448%) XML
4 3 (3.448%) EDI
5 2 (2.299%) Web Services
6 1 (1.149%) EDIFACT
6 1 (1.149%) Hibernate
6 1 (1.149%) Spring
6 1 (1.149%) Silverlight
6 1 (1.149%) GWT
6 1 (1.149%) ASP.NET MVC
6 1 (1.149%) AppFabric
6 1 (1.149%) K2 blackpearl
6 1 (1.149%) soapUI
6 1 (1.149%) JSP
6 1 (1.149%) SOAP
6 1 (1.149%) ADO.NET
Application Platforms
1 27 (31.03%) SharePoint
2 6 (6.897%) SharePoint Server
3 3 (3.448%) BizTalk Server
4 1 (1.149%) MS Exchange
4 1 (1.149%) Oracle Coherence
4 1 (1.149%) SharePoint 2010
4 1 (1.149%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 24 (27.59%) MS Excel
2 1 (1.149%) InfoPath
Business Applications
1 34 (39.08%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (6.897%) Dynamics NAV
3 3 (3.448%) Dynamics GP
4 2 (2.299%) Dynamics SL
5 1 (1.149%) SAP Business One
5 1 (1.149%) Oracle Financials
5 1 (1.149%) Agresso
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.149%) Intranet
1 1 (1.149%) Extranet
1 1 (1.149%) MPLS
1 1 (1.149%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (20.69%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 11 (12.64%) SQL Server
3 10 (11.49%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 7 (8.046%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 4 (4.598%) Oracle 11g
5 4 (4.598%) Oracle 10g
5 4 (4.598%) Oracle BI EE
5 4 (4.598%) SQL Server 2008
6 3 (3.448%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (2.299%) SQL Server 2005
8 1 (1.149%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 3 (3.448%) MorphX
1 3 (3.448%) Visual Studio
2 1 (1.149%) QuickTest Pro
2 1 (1.149%) JIRA
2 1 (1.149%) Selenium
2 1 (1.149%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 29 (33.33%) Finance
2 13 (14.94%) Advertising
3 5 (5.747%) Manufacturing
4 4 (4.598%) Retail
5 3 (3.448%) Investment Banking
5 3 (3.448%) Banking
6 2 (2.299%) Pharmaceutical
6 2 (2.299%) French Language
7 1 (1.149%) German Language
7 1 (1.149%) Swedish Language
7 1 (1.149%) Automotive
7 1 (1.149%) Legal
7 1 (1.149%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 25 (28.74%) Developer
2 21 (24.14%) Analyst
3 14 (16.09%) Project Manager
4 13 (14.94%) Consultant
5 11 (12.64%) Microsoft Developer
6 9 (10.34%) Support Analyst
6 9 (10.34%) Business Analyst
6 9 (10.34%) Dynamics AX Developer
7 7 (8.046%) CRM Developer
8 6 (6.897%) Dynamics CRM Developer
9 5 (5.747%) Applications Support
9 5 (5.747%) Applications Support Analyst
10 4 (4.598%) Oracle Consultant
10 4 (4.598%) OBIEE Consultant
11 3 (3.448%) Business Intelligence Developer
11 3 (3.448%) Dynamics AX Consultant
11 3 (3.448%) CRM Consultant
11 3 (3.448%) Programme Manager
12 2 (2.299%) Trainer
12 2 (2.299%) Architect
Miscellaneous
1 1 (1.149%) Computer Science
1 1 (1.149%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.299%) Windows
2 1 (1.149%) Windows Server 2003
2 1 (1.149%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (40.23%) ERP
2 34 (39.08%) CRM
3 19 (21.84%) Business Intelligence
4 13 (14.94%) Resource Management
5 12 (13.79%) ITIL
6 11 (12.64%) PRINCE2
7 10 (11.49%) Project Management
8 7 (8.046%) Migration
9 6 (6.897%) Risk Management
10 5 (5.747%) TDD
10 5 (5.747%) Data Management
10 5 (5.747%) ETL
10 5 (5.747%) BDD
11 4 (4.598%) Data Migration
11 4 (4.598%) User Acceptance Testing
11 4 (4.598%) Business Analysis
11 4 (4.598%) Stakeholder Management
12 3 (3.448%) Logistics
12 3 (3.448%) MVC
12 3 (3.448%) Volume Testing
Programming Languages
1 17 (19.54%) C#
1 17 (19.54%) SQL
2 14 (16.09%) Java
3 9 (10.34%) X++
4 8 (9.195%) JavaScript
5 4 (4.598%) PL/SQL
6 3 (3.448%) VB.NET
7 1 (1.149%) PowerShell
7 1 (1.149%) C
7 1 (1.149%) VB
7 1 (1.149%) Perl
7 1 (1.149%) PHP
Qualifications
1 6 (6.897%) ISEB
2 4 (4.598%) Microsoft Certification
3 3 (3.448%) Degree
4 2 (2.299%) MCP
4 2 (2.299%) ISTQB
4 2 (2.299%) APMP
5 1 (1.149%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 1 (1.149%) PRINCE2 Certification
5 1 (1.149%) PMP
5 1 (1.149%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.149%) QA
System Software
1 1 (1.149%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (1.149%) Backup Exec
Vendors
1 49 (56.32%) Microsoft
2 15 (17.24%) SAP
3 14 (16.09%) JD Edwards
4 11 (12.64%) Oracle
5 2 (2.299%) Sage
5 2 (2.299%) Siebel
6 1 (1.149%) Veritas
6 1 (1.149%) CODA
6 1 (1.149%) Symantec
6 1 (1.149%) VMware
6 1 (1.149%) Google
6 1 (1.149%) Sitecore
London
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Connectus
Rate: £400 - £500 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013
City, London
They are looking for MS Dynamics experts with proven experience implementing Dynamics AX into Global organisations. Key skills required will be: - Microsoft Dynamics AX - Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 -...
Lawrence Harvey Enterprise
Rate: £400 - £500 per day + Negotiable
Posted: 15 May 2013
City of London
Interview on the phone OFFER ASAPPlease get in touch ASAP... We focus on your motivations, aspirations and personal goals with the aim to match your skills, knowledge and...
Cognitive Group
Posted: 16 May 2013
City of London
My client, a Tier 1 Global Consultancy, is looking for a Dynamics AX 2009 Application Support Analyst, to work on one of their AX projects on an initial...
Cognitive Group
Rate: £350 - £450 per day + expenses
Posted: 26 April 2013
London
The company is currently at the design & data gathering phase and require a Consultant with a strong finance background to assist with the next phase of the project...
Nigel Frank International
Rate: £450 - £475 per day
Posted: 18 May 2013
City of London
The company is currently at the design & data gathering phase and require a Consultant with a strong finance background to assist with the next phase of the project...
Nigel Frank International
Rate: £450 - £475 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
City of London
My client is searching for an experienced MS Dynamics AX developer, who is experienced X++ coding, for a major end user based in LondonThe main responsibilities for this...
Nigel Frank International
Rate: £375 - £425 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
City of London
We are looking for a MS Dynamics CRM Business Analystwith Compliance, Government or Regulatory experience to join as the Dynamics expert within a small close knit team. Assisting...
Cognitive Group
Posted: 25 April 2013
London
Business Analyst required for a Dynamics AX 2012 Project based in LondonThe requirement is for an AX Business Analyst with experience in Trade & Logistics, Supply Chain management experience...
Nigel Frank International
Rate: £400 - £450 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013