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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft CRM skills across the UK with a comparison to our Business Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Microsoft CRM over the last 3 months to 15 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft CRM
Location
3 months to 15 May 2008Same period last year
Rank452523
Rank change on same period last yearUp+71
Matching contract IT job ads14288
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.182 %0.099 %
As % of the category below2.399 %1.284 %
Daily rates quoted4730
Average minimum daily rate£349£342
Average daily rate£390£366
% change on same period last year+6.32 %
Average maximum daily rate£430£391
UK excluding London average daily rate£409£348
% change on same period last year+17.36 %
Hourly rates quoted03
Average minimum hourly rate-£26.00
Average hourly rate-£29.67
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£33.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£32.00
% change on same period last year-
Business Applications UKBusiness Applications
UK
Matching contract IT job ads59206853
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled7.595 %7.699 %
Daily rates quoted17191707
Average minimum daily rate£439£443
Average daily rate£475£474
% change on same period last year+0.17 %
Average maximum daily rate£511£505
UK excluding London average daily rate£431£443
% change on same period last year-2.64 %
Hourly rates quoted13193
Average minimum hourly rate£29.51£33.99
Average hourly rate£32.89£36.19
% change on same period last year-9.10 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.27£38.39
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.65£34.33
% change on same period last year-10.72 %

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.

Microsoft CRM
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing Microsoft CRM across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Business Applications category.

Microsoft CRM Demand Trend

Microsoft CRM
Daily Rate Trend

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

Microsoft CRM Daily Rate Trend

Microsoft CRM
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Microsoft CRM across the UK over the past 3 months.

Microsoft CRM Daily Rate Histogram

Microsoft CRM
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing Microsoft CRM across the UK.

Microsoft CRM Hourly Rate Trend

Microsoft CRM
Top 30 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft CRM within the UK over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank 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
1EnglandUp+97140£390+4.45 %
2South EastUp+8263£408+15.67 %
3LondonUp+4957£359-5.24 %
4BerkshireUp+3915£414+38.11 %
5SurreyUp+3014£319-24.90 %
6OxfordshireNew entry-13£429-
7City of LondonDown-2312£433-8.77 %
7OxfordNew entry-12£429-
8North WestDown-710£438+16.66 %
8Thames ValleyUp+3510--
9CheshireDown-189£438-
10ChesterDown-38£438-
11StainesUp+35£319-
11East MidlandsDown-115£418+70.40 %
11BuckinghamshireDown-25£450+23.28 %
12ReadingUp+14£453+51.11 %
13LeicestershireNew entry-3£425-
13East of EnglandDown-73£375-
14ScotlandUp+102--
14CambridgeshireDown-132--
14NorthamptonNew entry-2£410-
14NorthamptonshireNew entry-2£410-
14SurbitonNew entry-2£475-
15BedfordshireNew entry-1£375-
15DorsetNew entry-1--
15East SussexUp+51--
15KentNew entry-1--
15CroydonNew entry-1--
15GlasgowNo change01--
15High WycombeNew entry-1£450-

Microsoft CRM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing Microsoft CRM also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Microsoft CRM.

1215 (95.13 %)CRM
2157 (69.47 %)Microsoft
3153 (67.70 %).NET
4117 (51.77 %)C#
574 (32.74 %)ASP.NET
671 (31.42 %)SQL Server
762 (27.43 %)SharePoint
857 (25.22 %)SharePoint Server 2007
956 (24.78 %)BizTalk Server
1046 (20.35 %)MS Excel
1141 (18.14 %)Dynamics CRM
1239 (17.26 %)SQL Server 2005
1336 (15.93 %)WebServices
1336 (15.93 %)SQL
1432 (14.16 %)JavaScript
1523 (10.18 %)Government
1621 (9.292 %)Local Government
1621 (9.292 %)Windows SharePoint Services
1717 (7.522 %)VB.NET
1816 (7.080 %)Windows
1816 (7.080 %)SQL Server 2000
1816 (7.080 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
1816 (7.080 %).NET Framework
1915 (6.637 %)InfoPath
1915 (6.637 %)EDRMS
2014 (6.195 %)SQL Server 7
2014 (6.195 %)Axapta
2014 (6.195 %)XML
2113 (5.752 %)Transact-SQL
2211 (4.867 %)Finance

Microsoft CRM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing Microsoft CRM also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Microsoft CRM. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1153 (67.70 %).NET
274 (32.74 %)ASP.NET
336 (15.93 %)WebServices
421 (9.292 %)Windows SharePoint Services
516 (7.080 %).NET Framework
614 (6.195 %)XML
711 (4.867 %)ASP.NET 2.0
88 (3.540 %)WCF
97 (3.097 %)WF
97 (3.097 %)ASP
105 (2.212 %)AJAX
114 (1.770 %)WinForms
121 (0.442 %)Software Packaging
121 (0.442 %)WPF
121 (0.442 %)CSS
121 (0.442 %)SOAP
121 (0.442 %)XSLT
121 (0.442 %)Middleware
Application Platforms
162 (27.43 %)SharePoint
257 (25.22 %)SharePoint Server 2007
356 (24.78 %)BizTalk Server
45 (2.212 %)IIS
54 (1.770 %)MS Exchange
63 (1.327 %)Content Management Server
72 (0.885 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
72 (0.885 %)Commerce Server
72 (0.885 %)Commerce Server 2007
81 (0.442 %)SharePoint Portal Server
81 (0.442 %)Office Project Server
Applications
146 (20.35 %)MS Excel
215 (6.637 %)InfoPath
36 (2.655 %)MS Office
44 (1.770 %)CA Clarity
51 (0.442 %)MS Project
Business Applications
141 (18.14 %)Dynamics CRM
214 (6.195 %)Axapta
37 (3.097 %)Oracle EBS
43 (1.327 %)Great Plains
51 (0.442 %)Dynamics AX
51 (0.442 %)SAP CRM
51 (0.442 %)Navision
Communications & Networking
12 (0.885 %)LAN
21 (0.442 %)CTI
21 (0.442 %)Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
171 (31.42 %)SQL Server
239 (17.26 %)SQL Server 2005
316 (7.080 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
316 (7.080 %)SQL Server 2000
415 (6.637 %)EDRMS
514 (6.195 %)SQL Server 7
69 (3.982 %)SQL Server Integration Services
78 (3.540 %)BODI
78 (3.540 %)DTS
85 (2.212 %)BusinessObjects
85 (2.212 %)Datawarehouse
93 (1.327 %)Crystal Reports
102 (0.885 %)MS Access
111 (0.442 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
Development Applications
14 (1.770 %)Visual Studio
General
123 (10.18 %)Government
221 (9.292 %)Local Government
311 (4.867 %)Finance
45 (2.212 %)Insurance
54 (1.770 %)Telecoms
63 (1.327 %)Banking
63 (1.327 %)Marketing
72 (0.885 %)Law
72 (0.885 %)Construction
81 (0.442 %)Financial Institution
81 (0.442 %)Health
Job Titles
1104 (46.02 %)Developer
256 (24.78 %)Consultant
336 (15.93 %)CRM Consultant
427 (11.95 %).NET Developer
526 (11.50 %)Analyst
623 (10.18 %)Microsoft Consultant
722 (9.735 %)Microsoft Developer
821 (9.292 %)SharePoint Developer
919 (8.407 %)SharePoint Consultant
1015 (6.637 %)C# Developer
1113 (5.752 %)Project Manager
1113 (5.752 %)Business Analyst
1211 (4.867 %)Architect
139 (3.982 %)Solutions Architect
148 (3.540 %)CRM Manager
157 (3.097 %)CRM Business Analyst
157 (3.097 %)CRM Project Manager
157 (3.097 %)Technical Consultant
166 (2.655 %)Applications Support
175 (2.212 %)Senior Developer
Miscellaneous
13 (1.327 %)N-Tier
22 (0.885 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
22 (0.885 %)Management Information System
31 (0.442 %)Fund Management
31 (0.442 %)PMI
Operating Systems
116 (7.080 %)Windows
24 (1.770 %)Windows 2000
31 (0.442 %)Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1215 (95.13 %)CRM
29 (3.982 %)Project Management
38 (3.540 %)Content Management
47 (3.097 %)Test Scripting
56 (2.655 %)ERP
64 (1.770 %)PRINCE2
64 (1.770 %)Workflow
73 (1.327 %)ITIL
82 (0.885 %)Migration
82 (0.885 %)Technical Architecture
82 (0.885 %)Web Development
82 (0.885 %)User Acceptance Testing
82 (0.885 %)Business Intelligence
91 (0.442 %)PRINCE
91 (0.442 %)Data Modelling
91 (0.442 %)OOP
91 (0.442 %)OO
91 (0.442 %)RUP
91 (0.442 %)Contact Management
91 (0.442 %)Change Management
Programming Languages
1117 (51.77 %)C#
236 (15.93 %)SQL
332 (14.16 %)JavaScript
417 (7.522 %)VB.NET
513 (5.752 %)Transact-SQL
611 (4.867 %)Java
74 (1.770 %)VBA
83 (1.327 %)VB
91 (0.442 %)XPath
91 (0.442 %)VBScript
91 (0.442 %)PHP
Qualifications
17 (3.097 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (0.885 %)PRINCE2 Certification
22 (0.885 %)MOS
22 (0.885 %)MCP
31 (0.442 %)Degree
31 (0.442 %)PMP
31 (0.442 %)PMI Certification
31 (0.442 %)MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
16 (2.655 %)QA
System Software
16 (2.655 %)Active Directory
23 (1.327 %)VMware GSX
31 (0.442 %)VMware Workstation
31 (0.442 %)ISA Server
Systems Management
11 (0.442 %)WSUS
11 (0.442 %)BMC Marimba
Vendors
1157 (69.47 %)Microsoft
210 (4.425 %)Oracle
38 (3.540 %)GUPTA
45 (2.212 %)Business Objects
45 (2.212 %)Siebel
54 (1.770 %)VMware
54 (1.770 %)SAP
61 (0.442 %)Meridio
61 (0.442 %)BMC
61 (0.442 %)Baan
61 (0.442 %)JD Edwards
61 (0.442 %)Symantec
61 (0.442 %)McAfee Security
61 (0.442 %)Hummingbird
61 (0.442 %)Open Text
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