The first table below looks at the demand for Dynamics AX skills in IT contracts advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Dynamics AX 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 South West 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 AX (Axapta)
Rank 108 136 110
Rank change year-on-year
+28 -26
Contract jobs citing Dynamics AX 7 3 7
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 0.342% 0.091% 0.250%
As % of the Business Applications category 4.516% 1.322% 3.084%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 3
Average daily rate £350 £450 £475
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-22.22% -5.26%
UK excluding London average daily rate £450 £430 £375
% change year-on-year
+4.65% +14.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - £12.40 £21.50
% change year-on-year
- -42.32%
All Business Applications
South West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Business Applications category
155 227 227
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 7.568% 6.850% 8.104%
Number of daily rates quoted 92 136 115
Average daily rate £425 £450 £400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-5.55% +12.50%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £309 £328 £279
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £500 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £438 £420
% change year-on-year
-2.85% +4.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 6 14
Average hourly rate £24.50 £24.17 £33.75
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+1.36% -28.38%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.80 £22.92 £20.00
% change year-on-year
+64.92% +14.60%
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 South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Business Applications category.

South West 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 South West region.

South West Dynamics AX Daily Rate Trend

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 South West region.

South West 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 South West region over the 3 months to 17 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
Bristol +11 1 - -
Somerset - 1 - -
Dynamics AX
England

Dynamics AX
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West 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 4 (57.14%) Microsoft
2 3 (42.86%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 2 (28.57%) X++
3 2 (28.57%) SQL Server
3 2 (28.57%) SQL
3 2 (28.57%) ERP
4 1 (14.29%) C#
4 1 (14.29%) T-SQL
4 1 (14.29%) .NET
4 1 (14.29%) SAP
4 1 (14.29%) COM
4 1 (14.29%) MS Excel
4 1 (14.29%) Finance
4 1 (14.29%) Advertising
4 1 (14.29%) Sage
4 1 (14.29%) Project Management
4 1 (14.29%) MorphX
4 1 (14.29%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (14.29%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (14.29%) MDX
4 1 (14.29%) Business Intelligence Development Studio

Dynamics AX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West 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 (14.29%) .NET
1 1 (14.29%) COM
1 1 (14.29%) MDX
Applications
1 1 (14.29%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Dynamics NAV
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (42.86%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 2 (28.57%) SQL Server
3 1 (14.29%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 1 (14.29%) Business Intelligence Development Studio
Development Applications
1 1 (14.29%) MorphX
General
1 1 (14.29%) Finance
1 1 (14.29%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 3 (42.86%) Developer
1 3 (42.86%) Consultant
1 3 (42.86%) Dynamics AX Consultant
2 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Consultant
2 2 (28.57%) Functional Consultant
3 1 (14.29%) SQL Developer
3 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Developer
3 1 (14.29%) Dynamics AX Developer
3 1 (14.29%) Project Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (28.57%) ERP
2 1 (14.29%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (28.57%) SQL
1 2 (28.57%) X++
2 1 (14.29%) C#
2 1 (14.29%) T-SQL
Vendors
1 4 (57.14%) Microsoft
2 1 (14.29%) Sage
2 1 (14.29%) SAP
Devon, South West
A Microsoft Dynamics AX developer is immediately required for a client in Devon... Key skills: Microsoft Dynamics AX Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 SSRS reports Familiarity with a wide...
Computer Futures
Rate: £380 - £400 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013
Gloucestershire
My client is searching for an experienced MS Dynamics AX Developer, who is experienced X++ coding, for a major end user based in the Gloucestershire area. The main...
Nigel Frank International Ltd
Rate: £325 - £350 per day
Posted: 14 May 2013
Gloucestershire, South West
My client is searching for an experienced MS Dynamics AX Developer, who is experienced X++ coding, for a major end user based in the Gloucestershire area.The main...
Nigel Frank International
Rate: £325 - £350 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013