The first table below looks at the demand for Dynamics NAV skills in IT contracts advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Dynamics NAV over the 3 months to 22 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 West Midlands 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
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Navision)
Rank 97 108 91
Rank change year-on-year
+11 -17
Contract jobs citing Dynamics NAV 2 2 8
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 0.119% 0.088% 0.433%
As % of the Business Applications category 1.130% 0.897% 3.922%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 8
Average daily rate - £288 £263
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- +9.52%
UK excluding London average daily rate £375 £400 £350
% change year-on-year
-6.25% +14.28%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - £11.00 -
All Business Applications
West Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Business Applications category
177 223 204
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 10.55% 9.759% 11.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 69 94 101
Average daily rate £450 £410 £400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+9.75% +2.50%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £300 £250 £258
10% offered a daily rate of more than £550 £525 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £433 £420
% change year-on-year
-1.73% +2.97%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 3 11
Average hourly rate £37.80 £22.50 £26.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+68.00% -15.09%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.80 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
+68.00% -10.00%
Dynamics NAV
England

Dynamics NAV
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Dynamics NAV across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Business Applications category.

West Midlands Dynamics NAV Jobs Demand Trend

Dynamics NAV
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Dynamics NAV across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Dynamics NAV Daily Rate Trend

Dynamics NAV
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Dynamics NAV across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Dynamics NAV Hourly Rate Trend

Dynamics NAV
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Dynamics NAV within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 22 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
Birmingham - 2 - -
Dynamics NAV
England

Dynamics NAV
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Dynamics NAV 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 NAV.

1 4 (66.67%) Microsoft
1 4 (66.67%) MS Excel
2 3 (50.00%) ERP
2 3 (50.00%) Dynamics AX
2 3 (50.00%) JD Edwards
2 3 (50.00%) Oracle
2 3 (50.00%) Advertising
3 2 (33.33%) CIMA
3 2 (33.33%) Finance
3 2 (33.33%) Oracle Financials
3 2 (33.33%) SQL
3 2 (33.33%) Agresso
3 2 (33.33%) Sage
3 2 (33.33%) ACCA
3 2 (33.33%) Dynamics GP
3 2 (33.33%) Sage 1000
3 2 (33.33%) Sage 200
4 1 (16.67%) Project Management
4 1 (16.67%) C
4 1 (16.67%) Manufacturing
4 1 (16.67%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (16.67%) Logistics

Dynamics NAV
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Dynamics NAV 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 NAV. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 4 (66.67%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (50.00%) Dynamics AX
2 2 (33.33%) Oracle Financials
2 2 (33.33%) Agresso
2 2 (33.33%) Dynamics GP
2 2 (33.33%) Sage 1000
2 2 (33.33%) Sage 200
3 1 (16.67%) Oracle ERP
General
1 3 (50.00%) Advertising
2 2 (33.33%) Finance
3 1 (16.67%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 2 (33.33%) Project Manager
1 2 (33.33%) Analyst
1 2 (33.33%) Systems Analyst
1 2 (33.33%) Consultant
1 2 (33.33%) Financial Analyst
1 2 (33.33%) Sage Consultant
2 1 (16.67%) ERP Manager
2 1 (16.67%) ERP Project Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) ERP
2 1 (16.67%) Project Management
2 1 (16.67%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 2 (33.33%) SQL
2 1 (16.67%) C
Qualifications
1 2 (33.33%) CIMA
1 2 (33.33%) ACCA
Vendors
1 4 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 3 (50.00%) JD Edwards
2 3 (50.00%) Oracle
3 2 (33.33%) Sage