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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Great Plains skills within the West Midlands region with a comparison to our Business Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Great Plains over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Great Plains
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank120-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below2.174 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£250-
Average daily rate£263-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£275-
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£352
% change on same period last year+8.37 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£24.13
% change on same period last year-
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads138273
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.187 %0.269 %
Daily rates quoted3185
Average minimum daily rate£396£387
Average daily rate£438£420
% change on same period last year+4.36 %
Average maximum daily rate£481£453
UK excluding London average daily rate£443£425
% change on same period last year+4.42 %
Hourly rates quoted64
Average minimum hourly rate£22.00£23.79
Average hourly rate£25.14£26.96
% change on same period last year-6.74 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.29£30.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.03£26.50
% change on same period last year+5.75 %
Great Plains EnglandGreat Plains
England

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.

Great Plains
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Great Plains across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Business Applications category.

West Midlands Great Plains Demand Trend

Great Plains
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Great Plains across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Great Plains Daily Rate Trend

Great Plains
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Great Plains across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Great Plains Hourly Rate Trend

Great Plains
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Great Plains within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
BirminghamNew entry-2--
Great Plains EnglandGreat Plains
England

Great Plains
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Great Plains 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 Great Plains.

13 (60.00 %)ERP
22 (40.00 %)Lawson
22 (40.00 %)Dynamics GP
22 (40.00 %)Service Management
22 (40.00 %)Microsoft
31 (20.00 %)Axapta
31 (20.00 %)Navision
31 (20.00 %)Hyperion
31 (20.00 %)CODA
31 (20.00 %)Baan
31 (20.00 %)JD Edwards
31 (20.00 %)Agresso
31 (20.00 %)PL/SQL
31 (20.00 %)SQL
31 (20.00 %)Oracle
31 (20.00 %)SQL Server
31 (20.00 %)PeopleSoft
31 (20.00 %)SAP
31 (20.00 %)Oracle 8/8i
31 (20.00 %)Oracle 9i
31 (20.00 %)Back Office
31 (20.00 %)Movex
31 (20.00 %)Finance
31 (20.00 %)Dynamics NAV
31 (20.00 %)Dynamics AX
31 (20.00 %)RDBMS

Great Plains
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Great Plains 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 Great Plains. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (40.00 %)Dynamics GP
21 (20.00 %)Axapta
21 (20.00 %)Navision
21 (20.00 %)Movex
21 (20.00 %)Dynamics NAV
21 (20.00 %)Dynamics AX
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (20.00 %)SQL Server
11 (20.00 %)Oracle 8/8i
11 (20.00 %)Oracle 9i
11 (20.00 %)RDBMS
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Back Office
11 (20.00 %)Finance
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (80.00 %)Analyst
22 (40.00 %)Systems Analyst
22 (40.00 %)Technical Analyst
31 (20.00 %)Consultant
31 (20.00 %)Support Analyst
31 (20.00 %)Applications Support
31 (20.00 %)Technical Consultant
31 (20.00 %)Applications Support Analyst
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (60.00 %)ERP
22 (40.00 %)Service Management
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (20.00 %)PL/SQL
11 (20.00 %)SQL
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (40.00 %)Microsoft
12 (40.00 %)Lawson
21 (20.00 %)Oracle
21 (20.00 %)PeopleSoft
21 (20.00 %)SAP
21 (20.00 %)Hyperion
21 (20.00 %)CODA
21 (20.00 %)Baan
21 (20.00 %)JD Edwards
21 (20.00 %)Agresso