North East Dynamics AX Contracts

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Dynamics AX skills within the North East region with a comparison to our Business Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Dynamics AX over the 3 months to 14 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

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Location Aberdeen Berkshire Birmingham Bracknell Cambridgeshire City of London Darlington Durham East of England England Glasgow Isle of Man Liverpool London Manchester Merseyside Midlands North East North West Scotland South East UK West Bromwich West Midlands Wolverhampton	3 months to 14 Oct 2008	Same period last year
Rank	49	59
Rank change on same period last year	+10
Matching contract IT job ads	2	1
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.003 %	0.001 %
As % of the category below	6.897 %	1.639 %
Daily rates quoted	2	0
Average minimum daily rate	£400	-
Average daily rate	£425	-
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum daily rate	£450	-
UK excluding London average daily rate	£490	£433
% change on same period last year	+13.25 %
Hourly rates quoted	0	0
Average minimum hourly rate	-	-
Average hourly rate	-	-
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum hourly rate	-	-
UK excluding London average hourly rate	-	-
% change on same period last year	-
Business Applications North East
Matching contract IT job ads	29	61
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.042 %	0.062 %
Daily rates quoted	8	17
Average minimum daily rate	£400	£348
Average daily rate	£431	£387
% change on same period last year	+11.41 %
Average maximum daily rate	£462	£425
UK excluding London average daily rate	£444	£425
% change on same period last year	+4.47 %
Hourly rates quoted	0	0
Average minimum hourly rate	-	-
Average hourly rate	-	-
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum hourly rate	-	-
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£25.02	£27.20
% change on same period last year	-8.02 %
Dynamics AX England

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.

Dynamics AX
Demand Trend

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

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Daily Rate Trend

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

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Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Dynamics AX across the North East region over the 3 months to 14 October 2008.

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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 North East region over the 3 months to 14 October 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.

Location	Rank 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
Durham	-	1	£450	-

Dynamics AX England

Dynamics AX
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North East 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 5 (83.33 %) Microsoft 2 4 (66.67 %) X++ 3 3 (50.00 %) ERP 4 2 (33.33 %) Finance 5 1 (16.67 %) SQL Server Reporting Services 5 1 (16.67 %) .NET Framework 5 1 (16.67 %) Microsoft Certification 5 1 (16.67 %) PRINCE2 Certification 5 1 (16.67 %) Axapta 5 1 (16.67 %) BizTalk Server 5 1 (16.67 %) SQL 5 1 (16.67 %) .NET 5 1 (16.67 %) SQL Server 5 1 (16.67 %) MS Project 5 1 (16.67 %) PRINCE2

5 1 (16.67 %) MCDBA 5 1 (16.67 %) SharePoint

Dynamics AX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North East 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 1 (16.67 %) .NET 1 1 (16.67 %) .NET Framework	Application Platforms 1 1 (16.67 %) SharePoint 1 1 (16.67 %) BizTalk Server
Applications 1 1 (16.67 %) MS Project	Business Applications 1 1 (16.67 %) Axapta
Database & Business Intelligence 1 1 (16.67 %) SQL Server 1 1 (16.67 %) SQL Server Reporting Services	General 1 2 (33.33 %) Finance
Job Titles 1 4 (66.67 %) Consultant 1 4 (66.67 %) Microsoft Consultant 2 3 (50.00 %) Dynamics AX Consultant 3 1 (16.67 %) Dynamics AX Developer 3 1 (16.67 %) PMO Manager 3 1 (16.67 %) Project Manager 3 1 (16.67 %) Developer	Processes & Methodologies 1 3 (50.00 %) ERP 2 1 (16.67 %) PRINCE2
Programming Languages 1 4 (66.67 %) X++ 2 1 (16.67 %) SQL	Qualifications 1 1 (16.67 %) MCDBA 1 1 (16.67 %) Microsoft Certification 1 1 (16.67 %) PRINCE2 Certification
Vendors 1 5 (83.33 %) Microsoft