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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Axapta skills within the Scotland region with a comparison to our Business Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Axapta over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Axapta
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank83121
Rank change on same period last yearUp+38
Matching contract IT job ads103
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.003 %
As % of the category below7.407 %1.648 %
Daily rates quoted12
Average minimum daily rate£400£250
Average daily rate£425£313
% change on same period last year+36.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£450£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£450£446
% change on same period last year+0.85 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£25.00
Average hourly rate-£25.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£25.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.75£25.00
% change on same period last year+7.00 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads135182
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.217 %0.195 %
Daily rates quoted2246
Average minimum daily rate£350£340
Average daily rate£378£363
% change on same period last year+4.35 %
Average maximum daily rate£407£386
UK excluding London average daily rate£446£434
% change on same period last year+2.75 %
Hourly rates quoted714
Average minimum hourly rate£23.50£20.68
Average hourly rate£24.75£22.00
% change on same period last year+12.50 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.00£23.32
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.01£26.58
% change on same period last year+12.88 %
Axapta UKAxapta
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.

Axapta
Demand Trend

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

Scotland Axapta Demand Trend

Axapta
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland Axapta Daily Rate Trend

Axapta
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland Axapta Hourly Rate Trend

Axapta
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Axapta within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
AberdeenNew entry-1£425-
GlasgowUp+171--
Axapta UKAxapta
UK

Axapta
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing Axapta 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 Axapta.

114 (77.78 %)Dynamics AX
27 (38.89 %)Microsoft
32 (11.11 %)MS Excel
32 (11.11 %)ERP
32 (11.11 %)General Ledger
41 (5.556 %)Finance
41 (5.556 %)Great Plains
41 (5.556 %)Navision
41 (5.556 %)Baan
41 (5.556 %)Sage
41 (5.556 %)SQL
41 (5.556 %)Oracle
41 (5.556 %)SAP
41 (5.556 %)Oracle 11i

Axapta
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing Axapta 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 Axapta. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (11.11 %)MS Excel
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
114 (77.78 %)Dynamics AX
21 (5.556 %)Oracle 11i
21 (5.556 %)Great Plains
21 (5.556 %)Navision
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (11.11 %)General Ledger
21 (5.556 %)Finance
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (83.33 %)Developer
210 (55.56 %)Dynamics AX Developer
35 (27.78 %)Axapta Developer
41 (5.556 %)Microsoft Developer
41 (5.556 %)Dynamics AX Consultant
41 (5.556 %)Analyst
41 (5.556 %)Consultant
41 (5.556 %)Support Analyst
41 (5.556 %)Axapta Consultant
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (11.11 %)ERP
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (5.556 %)SQL
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (38.89 %)Microsoft
21 (5.556 %)Baan
21 (5.556 %)Sage
21 (5.556 %)Oracle
21 (5.556 %)SAP