The first table below looks at the demand for X++ skills in IT jobs advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited X++ over the 3 months to 21 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 Programming Languages category for the England region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
X++
Rank 776 734 737
Rank change year-on-year
-42 +3
Permanent jobs citing X++ 71 122 125
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 0.070% 0.107% 0.108%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.131% 0.197% 0.203%
Number of salaries quoted 62 105 111
Average salary £47,500 £50,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-5.00% +25.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £36,500 £37,500 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £61,500 £60,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £47,500 £45,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
+5.55% +12.50%
All Programming Languages
England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
54245 61957 61502
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 53.38% 54.46% 53.21%
Number of salaries quoted 47151 54880 53552
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £28,000 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £70,000 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
X++
UK

X++
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing X++ across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

England X++ Jobs Demand Trend

X++
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing X++ across the England region.

England X++ Salary Trend

X++
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing X++ across the England region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

England X++ Salary Histogram

X++
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing X++ within the England region over the 3 months to 21 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
South East +3 23 £42,500 +6.25%
North West +8 19 £57,500 +17.94%
London +14 8 £55,000 -8.33%
East Midlands -6 7 £40,000 -20.00%
South West -3 5 £37,500 -16.66%
Yorkshire -24 2 £68,750 +61.76%
West Midlands -28 2 £55,000 +57.14%
East of England -14 1 £66,000 +32.00%
X++
UK

X++
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the England region citing X++ 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 X++.

1 154 (100.00%) Dynamics AX
2 109 (70.78%) Microsoft
3 80 (51.95%) .NET
4 68 (44.16%) MorphX
5 66 (42.86%) SQL
6 64 (41.56%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 54 (35.06%) ERP
8 52 (33.77%) SharePoint
8 52 (33.77%) Advertising
9 43 (27.92%) SQL Server
10 42 (27.27%) Logistics
11 41 (26.62%) MS Excel
12 39 (25.32%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 37 (24.03%) Finance
14 35 (22.73%) Business Intelligence
15 34 (22.08%) C#
16 32 (20.78%) CRM
16 32 (20.78%) Dynamics CRM
17 30 (19.48%) Manufacturing
18 22 (14.29%) Resource Management
19 20 (12.99%) BizTalk Server
19 20 (12.99%) COM
20 19 (12.34%) XML
21 17 (11.04%) Degree
21 17 (11.04%) SQL Server Integration Services
21 17 (11.04%) Automotive
21 17 (11.04%) Migration
22 16 (10.39%) Agile Software Development
22 16 (10.39%) Web Services
22 16 (10.39%) ASP.NET

X++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the England region citing X++ 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 X++. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 80 (51.95%) .NET
2 20 (12.99%) COM
3 19 (12.34%) XML
4 16 (10.39%) Web Services
4 16 (10.39%) ASP.NET
5 15 (9.740%) HTML
6 13 (8.442%) CGI
7 6 (3.896%) WF
7 6 (3.896%) DHTML
7 6 (3.896%) ASP
7 6 (3.896%) .NET Framework
8 3 (1.948%) ADO.NET
8 3 (1.948%) MFC
9 1 (0.649%) MDX
Application Platforms
1 52 (33.77%) SharePoint
2 20 (12.99%) BizTalk Server
3 8 (5.195%) IIS
4 3 (1.948%) SharePoint Server
4 3 (1.948%) SharePoint 2010
5 1 (0.649%) Exchange Server 2003
5 1 (0.649%) MS Exchange
5 1 (0.649%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 41 (26.62%) MS Excel
2 2 (1.299%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 154 (100.00%) Dynamics AX
2 32 (20.78%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.649%) Dynamics NAV
Communications & Networking
1 6 (3.896%) TCP/IP
1 6 (3.896%) LAN
1 6 (3.896%) WAN
2 1 (0.649%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 64 (41.56%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 43 (27.92%) SQL Server
3 39 (25.32%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 17 (11.04%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 8 (5.195%) SQL Server 2005
6 7 (4.545%) SQL Server 2008
7 4 (2.597%) Oracle 8/8i
8 1 (0.649%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 68 (44.16%) MorphX
2 9 (5.844%) Visual Studio
3 3 (1.948%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 52 (33.77%) Advertising
2 37 (24.03%) Finance
3 30 (19.48%) Manufacturing
4 17 (11.04%) Automotive
5 15 (9.740%) Retail
6 1 (0.649%) Legal
Job Titles
1 85 (55.19%) Developer
2 70 (45.45%) Dynamics AX Developer
3 23 (14.94%) Consultant
3 23 (14.94%) Dynamics AX Consultant
4 20 (12.99%) Analyst
5 14 (9.091%) Senior Developer
6 10 (6.494%) Junior
6 10 (6.494%) Junior Developer
7 9 (5.844%) Lead Developer
8 7 (4.545%) Functional Consultant
8 7 (4.545%) Applications Consultant
8 7 (4.545%) Senior Consultant
8 7 (4.545%) Business Analyst
9 6 (3.896%) Analyst Programmer
9 6 (3.896%) Programmer
9 6 (3.896%) Technical Support
9 6 (3.896%) Microsoft Developer
9 6 (3.896%) Senior Microsoft Developer
10 5 (3.247%) Support Analyst
10 5 (3.247%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (3.247%) Statistics
2 3 (1.948%) Computer Science
3 2 (1.299%) EFT
3 2 (1.299%) Management Information System
4 1 (0.649%) Mathematics
4 1 (0.649%) Physics
4 1 (0.649%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 13 (8.442%) Windows
2 6 (3.896%) Windows Server 2008
2 6 (3.896%) Windows 7
3 5 (3.247%) Windows Vista
3 5 (3.247%) Windows XP
3 5 (3.247%) Windows 8
4 3 (1.948%) UNIX
5 1 (0.649%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (35.06%) ERP
2 42 (27.27%) Logistics
3 35 (22.73%) Business Intelligence
4 32 (20.78%) CRM
5 22 (14.29%) Resource Management
6 17 (11.04%) Migration
7 16 (10.39%) Agile Software Development
8 14 (9.091%) Data Migration
9 13 (8.442%) Waterfall
9 13 (8.442%) Workflow
9 13 (8.442%) Project Planning
10 11 (7.143%) UML
11 10 (6.494%) Business Analysis
12 8 (5.195%) Programme Management
13 6 (3.896%) Service Management
13 6 (3.896%) Scrum
13 6 (3.896%) Web Development
14 5 (3.247%) Test Scripting
14 5 (3.247%) Continuous Improvement
15 4 (2.597%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 66 (42.86%) SQL
2 34 (22.08%) C#
3 13 (8.442%) C
4 11 (7.143%) Java
5 10 (6.494%) C++
5 10 (6.494%) VB.NET
6 6 (3.896%) VBScript
6 6 (3.896%) VB
7 3 (1.948%) VC++
7 3 (1.948%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.649%) Fortran
Qualifications
1 17 (11.04%) Degree
2 13 (8.442%) Microsoft Certification
3 3 (1.948%) SC Cleared
3 3 (1.948%) Security Cleared
4 2 (1.299%) MCP
4 2 (1.299%) MCPD
4 2 (1.299%) MCTS
5 1 (0.649%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (3.896%) SLA
2 1 (0.649%) QA
System Software
1 6 (3.896%) VMware Infrastructure
2 5 (3.247%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.649%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 109 (70.78%) Microsoft
2 12 (7.792%) Oracle
3 11 (7.143%) SAP
4 9 (5.844%) JD Edwards
4 9 (5.844%) PeopleSoft
5 7 (4.545%) Baan
6 6 (3.896%) VMware
7 4 (2.597%) Sage
8 1 (0.649%) Nortel
8 1 (0.649%) Avaya
8 1 (0.649%) Epicor
Cambridge, East Anglia
Job Ref: 37446Job type: AX Developer - Innovative Project ExposurePackage: £50-60,000 + Excellent BenefitsLocation: CambridgeshirePosition type: PermanentContact name: Chris PearsonContact Company: JAM Dynamics LtdKeywords: MS Dynamics, AX, Axapta,...
JAM
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Hampshire, South East
One of the positions they are searching for is an AX/Axapta, X++ developer. The successful candidate will be entering an organisation that is currently leading their industry/...
Nigel Frank International Ltd
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + Home working
Posted: 16 May 2013
London
We deal with both Microsoft Partners & End Users throughout the UK and Europe and we have never had more live requirements jobs for Microsoft Dynamics AX / Axapta professionals...
Nigel Frank International Ltd
Salary: £60000 per annum + Bonus, Benefits, Travel
Posted: 15 May 2013
England
Job Ref: 40659Job type: AX Technical LeadPackage: £55-60,000 + Excellent BenefitsLocation: Home BasedPosition type: PermanentContact name: Chris PearsonContact Company: JAM Dynamics LtdKey words: MS Dynamics, AX, Axapta,...
JAM
Salary: £55000 - £60000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
West Yorkshire
Amongst other things, the IT Team focuses on providing customized, comprehensive IT solutions and services that streamlime the companies processes and give them a cosiderable advantage over competitors...
Nigel Frank International Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + Negotiable
Posted: 16 May 2013
Reading, Thames Valley
AX Trade and Logistics - Gold Partner - £65k - Work from HomeI have an urgent requirement for a Dynamics AX Trade and Logistics Consultant with a major Microsoft Gold Partner...
Nigel Frank International Ltd
Salary: £58000 - £65000 per annum + Car allowance
Posted: 15 May 2013
London
Key Skills: -Extensive knowledge (5+ years) of Microsoft Dynamics AX. -X++ & MorphX. -Experience of N-Tier architectures. -Strong experience using C# -Experience of T-SQL including stored procedures...
Conspicuous
Salary: Up to £700 per day
Posted: 20 May 2013
London
Key Skills: -Extensive knowledge (5+ years) of Microsoft Dynamics AX. -X++ & MorphX. -Experience of N-Tier architectures. -Strong experience using C# -Experience of T-SQL including stored procedures...
Conspicuous
Salary: Up to £600 per day
Posted: 20 May 2013