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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Dynamics CRM skills across the UK with a comparison to our Business Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited Dynamics CRM over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Dynamics CRM
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank535588
Rank change on same period last yearUp+53
Matching contract IT job ads5361
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.070 %0.065 %
As % of the category below0.959 %0.910 %
Daily rates quoted2221
Average minimum daily rate£372£409
Average daily rate£399£427
% change on same period last year-6.59 %
Average maximum daily rate£426£445
UK excluding London average daily rate£435£408
% change on same period last year+6.58 %
Hourly rates quoted12
Average minimum hourly rate£40.00£50.00
Average hourly rate£45.00£57.50
% change on same period last year-21.73 %
Average maximum hourly rate£50.00£65.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£45.00-
% change on same period last year-
Business Applications UKBusiness Applications
UK
Matching contract IT job ads55246701
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled7.284 %7.108 %
Daily rates quoted14361671
Average minimum daily rate£440£444
Average daily rate£471£478
% change on same period last year-1.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£502£512
UK excluding London average daily rate£448£446
% change on same period last year+0.56 %
Hourly rates quoted140118
Average minimum hourly rate£30.36£26.79
Average hourly rate£34.46£29.33
% change on same period last year+17.50 %
Average maximum hourly rate£38.57£31.87
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.25£27.60
% change on same period last year+13.20 %

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 CRM
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Dynamics CRM within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Business Applications category.

Dynamics CRM Demand Trend

Dynamics CRM
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Dynamics CRM within the UK.

Dynamics CRM Daily Rate Trend

Dynamics CRM
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Dynamics CRM within the UK over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

Dynamics CRM Daily Rate Histogram

Dynamics CRM
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Dynamics CRM within the UK.

Dynamics CRM Hourly Rate Trend

Dynamics CRM
Top 24 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing Dynamics CRM within the UK over the 3 months to 4 July 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
EnglandUp+6252£400-9.65 %
LondonUp+6724£369-24.35 %
North WestNew entry-11£375-
South EastUp+299£450-2.04 %
OxfordNew entry-6£450-
CheshireNew entry-6£375-
OxfordshireNew entry-6£450-
City of LondonDown-224£375-27.41 %
ChesterNew entry-4--
South WestNew entry-3£450-
MidlandsUp+23--
ManchesterNew entry-2--
BerkshireNew entry-2£450-
BristolNew entry-1£450-
WiltshireNew entry-1--
BirminghamUp+141--
West MidlandsDown-11--
BromleyNew entry-1--
Docklands, LondonNew entry-1--
NewburyNew entry-1--
Home CountiesNew entry-1--
SwindonNew entry-1--
EdinburghUp+91£375+35.13 %
ScotlandUp+271£375+35.13 %

Dynamics CRM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Dynamics CRM 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 CRM.

1110 (100.00 %)CRM
288 (80.00 %)Microsoft
362 (56.36 %)Microsoft CRM
453 (48.18 %).NET
538 (34.55 %)C#
630 (27.27 %)SharePoint
726 (23.64 %)SQL Server
824 (21.82 %)SharePoint Server 2007
921 (19.09 %)ASP.NET
921 (19.09 %)BizTalk Server
1018 (16.36 %).NET Framework
1117 (15.45 %)SQL Server 2005
1117 (15.45 %)MS Excel
1216 (14.55 %)WebServices
1313 (11.82 %)WCF
1313 (11.82 %)WF
1313 (11.82 %)Finance
1411 (10.00 %)Oracle
1411 (10.00 %)SQL
1510 (9.091 %)Oracle EBS
1510 (9.091 %)ASP.NET 2.0
169 (8.182 %)Government
169 (8.182 %)Local Government
169 (8.182 %)InfoPath
178 (7.273 %)Marketing
178 (7.273 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
178 (7.273 %)SAP
187 (6.364 %)Windows
187 (6.364 %)VB.NET
187 (6.364 %)COM

Dynamics CRM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Dynamics CRM 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 CRM. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
153 (48.18 %).NET
221 (19.09 %)ASP.NET
318 (16.36 %).NET Framework
416 (14.55 %)WebServices
513 (11.82 %)WCF
513 (11.82 %)WF
610 (9.091 %)ASP.NET 2.0
77 (6.364 %)COM
86 (5.455 %)XML
93 (2.727 %)XSD
93 (2.727 %)XSLT
93 (2.727 %)HTML
93 (2.727 %)ADO.NET
101 (0.909 %)WPF
101 (0.909 %)JDBC
101 (0.909 %)JSP
101 (0.909 %)Servlets
Application Platforms
130 (27.27 %)SharePoint
224 (21.82 %)SharePoint Server 2007
321 (19.09 %)BizTalk Server
44 (3.636 %)MS Exchange
44 (3.636 %)Office Project Server
51 (0.909 %)IIS
51 (0.909 %)Exchange Server 2007
51 (0.909 %)Exchange Server 2003
Applications
117 (15.45 %)MS Excel
29 (8.182 %)InfoPath
Business Applications
162 (56.36 %)Microsoft CRM
210 (9.091 %)Oracle EBS
36 (5.455 %)SAP Business One
45 (4.545 %)Dynamics AX
53 (2.727 %)Great Plains
53 (2.727 %)Axapta
53 (2.727 %)Navision
62 (1.818 %)Dynamics NAV
71 (0.909 %)Dynamics GP
71 (0.909 %)Pivotal CRM
Communications & Networking
12 (1.818 %)LAN
21 (0.909 %)CTI
21 (0.909 %)Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
126 (23.64 %)SQL Server
217 (15.45 %)SQL Server 2005
38 (7.273 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
43 (2.727 %)SQL Server 7
43 (2.727 %)SQL Server 2000
51 (0.909 %)EDRMS
51 (0.909 %)Datawarehouse
51 (0.909 %)SQL Server Integration Services
General
113 (11.82 %)Finance
29 (8.182 %)Government
29 (8.182 %)Local Government
38 (7.273 %)Marketing
46 (5.455 %)Banking
53 (2.727 %)Investment Banking
53 (2.727 %)Back Office
62 (1.818 %)Insurance
71 (0.909 %)Pensions
71 (0.909 %)Retail
Job Titles
140 (36.36 %)Consultant
238 (34.55 %)Developer
336 (32.73 %)CRM Consultant
413 (11.82 %)Microsoft Consultant
512 (10.91 %)Microsoft Developer
611 (10.00 %)Analyst
710 (9.091 %).NET Developer
710 (9.091 %)Dynamics CRM Consultant
88 (7.273 %)Project Manager
97 (6.364 %)Solutions Architect
97 (6.364 %)Dynamics CRM Developer
97 (6.364 %)Architect
105 (4.545 %)SharePoint Developer
105 (4.545 %)Business Analyst
114 (3.636 %)C# Developer
123 (2.727 %)Lead Developer
123 (2.727 %)Senior Developer
132 (1.818 %)Applications Consultant
132 (1.818 %)Technical Consultant
132 (1.818 %)Test Manager
Miscellaneous
13 (2.727 %)Client/Server
22 (1.818 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
31 (0.909 %)Blackberry
31 (0.909 %)Asset Management
31 (0.909 %)PDA
31 (0.909 %)Fund Management
Operating Systems
17 (6.364 %)Windows
22 (1.818 %)Windows 2000
31 (0.909 %)Windows XP
31 (0.909 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (0.909 %)Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1110 (100.00 %)CRM
26 (5.455 %)Project Management
35 (4.545 %)Migration
44 (3.636 %)Workflow
44 (3.636 %)User Acceptance Testing
53 (2.727 %)ERP
62 (1.818 %)Content Management
62 (1.818 %)Configuration Management
62 (1.818 %)Test Management
62 (1.818 %)Test Scripting
62 (1.818 %)Data Migration
71 (0.909 %)Security Cleared
71 (0.909 %)Performance Testing
71 (0.909 %)Project Planning
71 (0.909 %)Technical Architecture
71 (0.909 %)Algorithmic Trading
71 (0.909 %)Data Modelling
Programming Languages
138 (34.55 %)C#
211 (10.00 %)SQL
37 (6.364 %)VB.NET
45 (4.545 %)JavaScript
53 (2.727 %)DHTML
61 (0.909 %)Java
61 (0.909 %)VBScript
Qualifications
12 (1.818 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (0.909 %)MCP
System Software
14 (3.636 %)Active Directory
22 (1.818 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
Vendors
188 (80.00 %)Microsoft
211 (10.00 %)Oracle
38 (7.273 %)SAP
47 (6.364 %)salesforce.com
47 (6.364 %)NetSuite
54 (3.636 %)Siebel
62 (1.818 %)HP
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