The first table below looks at the demand for X++ 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 X++ 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 Programming Languages 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
X++
Rank 113 - 110
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Contract jobs citing X++ 2 0 7
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 0.098% - 0.250%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.267% - 0.734%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 3
Average daily rate £400 - £475
UK excluding London average daily rate £400 £475 £400
% change year-on-year
-15.78% +18.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All Programming Languages
South West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
750 1280 954
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 36.62% 38.62% 34.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 435 741 425
Average daily rate £325 £380 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-14.47% +26.66%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £250 £213
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £500 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 50 80 92
Average hourly rate £37.50 £32.50 £35.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+15.38% -7.14%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £14.25 £18.25 £20.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £46.00 £40.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £35.00 £35.00
X++
England

X++
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing X++ across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

South West X++ Jobs Demand Trend

X++
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing X++ across the South West region.

South West X++ Daily Rate Trend

X++
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing X++ 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
Somerset - 1 - -
X++
England

X++
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing X++ 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 X++.

1 2 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
1 2 (100.00%) Dynamics AX
2 1 (50.00%) MorphX
2 1 (50.00%) Advertising
2 1 (50.00%) COM
2 1 (50.00%) MS Excel
2 1 (50.00%) C#
2 1 (50.00%) SQL
2 1 (50.00%) .NET

X++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing X++ 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 X++. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (50.00%) .NET
1 1 (50.00%) COM
Applications
1 1 (50.00%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Dynamics AX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 2 (100.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) MorphX
General
1 1 (50.00%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Developer
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Developer
2 1 (50.00%) Dynamics AX Developer
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) C#
1 1 (50.00%) SQL
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
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