The first table below looks at the demand for Dynamics AX skills in IT contracts advertised for the Yorkshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Dynamics AX 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 Business Applications category for the Yorkshire 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
Microsoft Dynamics AX (Axapta)
Rank 106 84 91
Rank change year-on-year
-22 +7
Contract jobs citing Dynamics AX 7 28 10
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Yorkshire 0.369% 1.222% 0.550%
As % of the Business Applications category 3.889% 11.62% 7.299%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 12 10
Average daily rate £425 £450 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-5.55% +28.57%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £233 £353 £317
10% offered a daily rate of more than £445 £525 £472
UK excluding London average daily rate £450 £430 £375
% change year-on-year
+4.65% +14.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - £12.40 £21.50
% change year-on-year
- -42.32%
All Business Applications
Yorkshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Business Applications category
180 241 137
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Yorkshire 9.484% 10.51% 7.540%
Number of daily rates quoted 83 103 58
Average daily rate £375 £413 £400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-9.09% +3.12%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £247 £262 £213
10% offered a daily rate of more than £585 £525 £475
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £438 £420
% change year-on-year
-2.85% +4.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 4 1
Average hourly rate £35.50 £56.00 £11.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-36.60% +386.95%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.80 £22.92 £20.00
% change year-on-year
+64.92% +14.60%
Dynamics AX
England

Dynamics AX
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Yorkshire Dynamics AX Jobs Demand Trend

Dynamics AX
Daily Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire Dynamics AX Daily Rate Trend

Dynamics AX
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Dynamics AX across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Yorkshire Dynamics AX Daily Rate Histogram

Dynamics AX
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Dynamics AX within the Yorkshire 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
West Yorkshire 0 2 £425 -19.04%
South Yorkshire -15 1 £450 +20.00%
North Yorkshire - 1 £185 -
Dynamics AX
England

Dynamics AX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region citing Dynamics AX 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 AX.

1 7 (43.75%) Finance
1 7 (43.75%) Legal
2 5 (31.25%) ERP
3 4 (25.00%) CRM
3 4 (25.00%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (25.00%) X++
4 3 (18.75%) Use Case
4 3 (18.75%) SharePoint Server
4 3 (18.75%) SharePoint
4 3 (18.75%) .NET
4 3 (18.75%) Microsoft
4 3 (18.75%) BizTalk Server
5 2 (12.50%) E-Commerce
5 2 (12.50%) Retail
5 2 (12.50%) Advertising
5 2 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (12.50%) MS Excel
6 1 (6.250%) Magento
6 1 (6.250%) QA
6 1 (6.250%) Information Security
6 1 (6.250%) Manufacturing
6 1 (6.250%) Change Management
6 1 (6.250%) Logistics
6 1 (6.250%) Business Analysis
6 1 (6.250%) HTML
6 1 (6.250%) SQL
6 1 (6.250%) T-SQL
6 1 (6.250%) SQL Server
6 1 (6.250%) CSS
6 1 (6.250%) XML

Dynamics AX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region citing Dynamics AX 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 AX. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 3 (18.75%) .NET
2 1 (6.250%) CSS
2 1 (6.250%) XML
2 1 (6.250%) HTML
Application Platforms
1 3 (18.75%) SharePoint
1 3 (18.75%) BizTalk Server
1 3 (18.75%) SharePoint Server
2 1 (6.250%) Magento
Applications
1 2 (12.50%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 4 (25.00%) Dynamics CRM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (6.250%) SQL Server
General
1 7 (43.75%) Finance
1 7 (43.75%) Legal
2 2 (12.50%) Advertising
2 2 (12.50%) Retail
3 1 (6.250%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 6 (37.50%) Analyst
1 6 (37.50%) Consultant
1 6 (37.50%) Business Analyst
2 3 (18.75%) Dynamics AX Consultant
2 3 (18.75%) Business Consultant
3 2 (12.50%) Programme Manager
4 1 (6.250%) Developer
4 1 (6.250%) Tester
4 1 (6.250%) Dynamics AX Developer
4 1 (6.250%) Information Security Project Manager
4 1 (6.250%) Project Manager
4 1 (6.250%) Information Manager
4 1 (6.250%) Information Security Manager
4 1 (6.250%) Environment Manager
4 1 (6.250%) Security Manager
4 1 (6.250%) Security Project Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (31.25%) ERP
2 4 (25.00%) CRM
3 3 (18.75%) Use Case
4 2 (12.50%) E-Commerce
4 2 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (6.250%) Information Security
5 1 (6.250%) Logistics
5 1 (6.250%) Business Analysis
5 1 (6.250%) B2B
5 1 (6.250%) Change Management
5 1 (6.250%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 4 (25.00%) X++
2 1 (6.250%) SQL
2 1 (6.250%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (6.250%) MCSE
1 1 (6.250%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (6.250%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (6.250%) QA
Vendors
1 3 (18.75%) Microsoft