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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Great Plains skills within the England region with a comparison to our Business Applications category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Great Plains over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Great Plains
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank724693
Rank change on same period last yearDown-31
Matching permanent IT job ads155288
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.090 %0.123 %
As % of the category below1.534 %2.108 %
Salaries quoted84265
Average minimum salary£35,539£33,841
Average salary£38,944£38,803
% change on same period last year+0.36 %
Average maximum salary£42,348£43,765
UK excluding London average salary£37,989£36,724
% change on same period last year+3.44 %
England IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
England
Matching permanent IT job ads1010513661
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled5.898 %5.857 %
Salaries quoted804010654
Average minimum salary£46,509£45,502
Average salary£51,971£51,192
% change on same period last year+1.52 %
Average maximum salary£57,434£56,883
UK excluding London average salary£50,346£50,044
% change on same period last year+0.60 %
Great Plains UKGreat Plains
UK

Great Plains
Demand Trend

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

England Great Plains Demand Trend

Great Plains
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Great Plains across the England region.

England Great Plains Salary Trend

Great Plains
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Great Plains across the England region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

England Great Plains Salary Histogram

Great Plains
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Great Plains within the England region over the 3 months to 7 October 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
LondonUp+7464£39,955-13.14 %
YorkshireUp+8262£30,000-6.25 %
South EastUp+29£39,944+2.15 %
West MidlandsDown-329£40,150-2.30 %
North WestNo change04£39,625+20.79 %
East MidlandsUp+22£34,250-
East of EnglandDown-182£31,000+6.28 %
South WestUp+192£25,000-13.04 %
MidlandsUp+191--
Great Plains UKGreat Plains
UK

Great Plains
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the England 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Great Plains.

1225 (61.31 %)ERP
2197 (53.68 %)Navision
3185 (50.41 %)SAP
4167 (45.50 %)Finance
5166 (45.23 %)Oracle
6145 (39.51 %)Microsoft
7114 (31.06 %)Sage
8113 (30.79 %)Movex
9109 (29.70 %)Business Intelligence
9109 (29.70 %)Retail
10101 (27.52 %)FMCG
10101 (27.52 %)E-Commerce
11100 (27.25 %)SAS
11100 (27.25 %)BT
11100 (27.25 %)i2
11100 (27.25 %)JDA
11100 (27.25 %)Manugistics
11100 (27.25 %)SAP Retail
1280 (21.80 %)Dynamics NAV
1378 (21.25 %)SQL Server
1477 (20.98 %)J2EE
1575 (20.44 %)Java
1575 (20.44 %)Oracle Forms
1575 (20.44 %)Oracle Reports
1669 (18.80 %)CRM
1765 (17.71 %)Axapta
1864 (17.44 %)MS Excel
1958 (15.80 %)Dynamics GP
2057 (15.53 %)Pegasus
2152 (14.17 %)SQL

Great Plains
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the England 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Great Plains. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
177 (20.98 %)J2EE
231 (8.447 %).NET
315 (4.087 %)ASP.NET
411 (2.997 %)ASP
58 (2.180 %)WSH
58 (2.180 %)WMI
63 (0.817 %).NET Framework
63 (0.817 %)WinForms
63 (0.817 %)XML
71 (0.272 %)COM
England IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1100 (27.25 %)SAS
218 (4.905 %)MS Exchange
312 (3.270 %)SharePoint
411 (2.997 %)IIS
58 (2.180 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
64 (1.090 %)Exchange Server 2003
73 (0.817 %)SharePoint Portal Server
73 (0.817 %)SharePoint Server 2007
73 (0.817 %)Oracle Workflow
81 (0.272 %)Lotus Notes
81 (0.272 %)Lotus Domino
England IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
164 (17.44 %)MS Excel
216 (4.360 %)MS Office
36 (1.635 %)MS Visio
45 (1.362 %)Spreadsheet
54 (1.090 %)MS PowerPoint
61 (0.272 %)S-PLUS
England IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
1197 (53.68 %)Navision
2113 (30.79 %)Movex
3100 (27.25 %)SAP Retail
480 (21.80 %)Dynamics NAV
565 (17.71 %)Axapta
658 (15.80 %)Dynamics GP
750 (13.62 %)Dynamics AX
840 (10.90 %)Dynamics CRM
840 (10.90 %)SAP Business One
928 (7.629 %)Pegasus Opera
1024 (6.540 %)Oracle Financials
1024 (6.540 %)Line 500
1123 (6.267 %)Microsoft CRM
1213 (3.542 %)PeopleSoft Financials
1312 (3.270 %)Sage MMS
1411 (2.997 %)Sage 1000
1411 (2.997 %)FRx
155 (1.362 %)GoldMine
155 (1.362 %)Oracle Applications
164 (1.090 %)CODA-Financials
England IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (2.997 %)TCP/IP
29 (2.452 %)VLAN
38 (2.180 %)DNS
44 (1.090 %)Firewall
53 (0.817 %)IP Telephony
62 (0.545 %)VPN
71 (0.272 %)Internet
England IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
178 (21.25 %)SQL Server
275 (20.44 %)Oracle Reports
327 (7.357 %)SQL Server 2005
425 (6.812 %)SQL Server 2000
512 (3.270 %)Datawarehouse
68 (2.180 %)BusinessObjects
76 (1.635 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
76 (1.635 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
85 (1.362 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
85 (1.362 %)SQL Server Integration Services
85 (1.362 %)MS Access
94 (1.090 %)OLAP
102 (0.545 %)Crystal Reports
102 (0.545 %)DTS
111 (0.272 %)Oracle 10g
111 (0.272 %)Oracle 8/8i
England IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
175 (20.44 %)Oracle Forms
23 (0.817 %)Visual Studio
England IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1167 (45.50 %)Finance
2109 (29.70 %)Retail
3101 (27.52 %)FMCG
417 (4.632 %)Marketing
417 (4.632 %)Pensions
512 (3.270 %)Manufacturing
611 (2.997 %)Advertising
611 (2.997 %)Telemarketing
79 (2.452 %)Legal
88 (2.180 %)Insurance
96 (1.635 %)Billing
105 (1.362 %)Banking
114 (1.090 %)Government
123 (0.817 %)Telecoms
132 (0.545 %)Health
141 (0.272 %)Investment Banking
141 (0.272 %)General Ledger
England IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1181 (49.32 %)Consultant
272 (19.62 %)Analyst
348 (13.08 %)Support Analyst
442 (11.44 %)Support Consultant
532 (8.719 %)Project Manager
627 (7.357 %)Business Consultant
627 (7.357 %)Financial Analyst
726 (7.084 %)Programme Manager
824 (6.540 %)Applications Support
919 (5.177 %)Applications Consultant
919 (5.177 %)Systems Analyst
1016 (4.360 %)Software Consultant
1115 (4.087 %)Systems Support
1214 (3.815 %)Administrator
1313 (3.542 %)ERP Consultant
1412 (3.270 %)Applications Support Consultant
1412 (3.270 %)Presales Consultant
1412 (3.270 %)Sales Consultant
1511 (2.997 %)Systems Administrator
1511 (2.997 %)Developer
England IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (2.180 %)Blackberry
25 (1.362 %)Computer Science
34 (1.090 %)Management Information System
42 (0.545 %)French Language
51 (0.272 %)Italian Language
51 (0.272 %)Data Conversion
51 (0.272 %)PDA
England IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
134 (9.264 %)Windows
219 (5.177 %)Windows Server 2003
310 (2.725 %)Windows 2000
46 (1.635 %)Windows 2000 Server
52 (0.545 %)Windows XP
61 (0.272 %)Linux
England IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1225 (61.31 %)ERP
2109 (29.70 %)Business Intelligence
3101 (27.52 %)E-Commerce
469 (18.80 %)CRM
533 (8.992 %)Project Management
625 (6.812 %)RDF
712 (3.270 %)Logistics
811 (2.997 %)Software Testing
811 (2.997 %)Migration
99 (2.452 %)Requirements Analysis
99 (2.452 %)Business Analysis
106 (1.635 %)Data Migration
114 (1.090 %)Document Management
114 (1.090 %)E-Procurement
114 (1.090 %)PRINCE2
123 (0.817 %)UML
123 (0.817 %)PRINCE
123 (0.817 %)Workflow
123 (0.817 %)Data Management
132 (0.545 %)Service Management
England IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
175 (20.44 %)Java
252 (14.17 %)SQL
312 (3.270 %)C#
411 (2.997 %)VB.NET
510 (2.725 %)VB
65 (1.362 %)Transact-SQL
73 (0.817 %)VBA
81 (0.272 %)Perl
England IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
131 (8.447 %)ACCA
131 (8.447 %)CIMA
214 (3.815 %)Degree
33 (0.817 %)PRINCE2 Certification
41 (0.272 %)Microsoft Certification
England IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
120 (5.450 %)Active Directory
28 (2.180 %)Backup Exec
32 (0.545 %)Terminal Server
England IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1185 (50.41 %)SAP
2166 (45.23 %)Oracle
3145 (39.51 %)Microsoft
4114 (31.06 %)Sage
5100 (27.25 %)BT
5100 (27.25 %)i2
5100 (27.25 %)JDA
5100 (27.25 %)Manugistics
657 (15.53 %)Pegasus
748 (13.08 %)Exchequer
839 (10.63 %)Agresso
935 (9.537 %)Baan
1033 (8.992 %)CODA
1130 (8.174 %)PeopleSoft
1221 (5.722 %)JD Edwards
1317 (4.632 %)Infor
1317 (4.632 %)Epicor
1317 (4.632 %)Sun
1412 (3.270 %)Kerridge
159 (2.452 %)Cognos