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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Great Plains skills within the London 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Great Plains
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank575623
Rank change on same period last yearUp+48
Matching permanent IT job ads6199
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.033 %0.042 %
As % of the category below1.486 %1.671 %
Salaries quoted5693
Average minimum salary£38,446£40,043
Average salary£40,187£46,430
% change on same period last year-13.44 %
Average maximum salary£41,929£52,817
UK excluding London average salary£34,888£37,182
% change on same period last year-6.16 %
London IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
London
Matching permanent IT job ads41045924
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.241 %2.487 %
Salaries quoted33254368
Average minimum salary£51,467£49,669
Average salary£57,305£55,634
% change on same period last year+3.00 %
Average maximum salary£63,142£61,600
UK excluding London average salary£49,397£50,061
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
Great Plains EnglandGreat Plains
England

Great Plains
Demand Trend

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

London 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 London region.

London Great Plains Salary Trend

Great Plains
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Great Plains across the London region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

London Great Plains Salary Histogram

Great Plains
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Great Plains within the London region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
CroydonNew entry-2£27,000-
UxbridgeNew entry-1£40,000-
City of LondonDown-201--
Great Plains EnglandGreat Plains
England

Great Plains
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the London 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.

199 (73.33 %)Finance
293 (68.89 %)Microsoft
371 (52.59 %)SQL Server
447 (34.81 %)SQL
544 (32.59 %)CRM
544 (32.59 %)ERP
638 (28.15 %)MS Excel
736 (26.67 %)SAP
835 (25.93 %)Sage
934 (25.19 %)Navision
1031 (22.96 %)Dynamics CRM
1127 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2005
1127 (20.00 %)Dynamics GP
1224 (17.78 %)Dynamics NAV
1224 (17.78 %)SAP Business One
1224 (17.78 %)SQL Server 2000
1224 (17.78 %)Oracle
1322 (16.30 %)Windows
1322 (16.30 %)Axapta
1419 (14.07 %)Dynamics AX
1516 (11.85 %)Agresso
1516 (11.85 %)Windows Server 2003
1516 (11.85 %)Datawarehouse
1615 (11.11 %)SharePoint
1615 (11.11 %).NET
1713 (9.630 %)Active Directory
1713 (9.630 %)Project Management
1812 (8.889 %)Business Intelligence
1812 (8.889 %)Baan
1812 (8.889 %)Pegasus

Great Plains
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the London 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.

London IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
115 (11.11 %).NET
212 (8.889 %)ASP
311 (8.148 %)ASP.NET
48 (5.926 %)WSH
48 (5.926 %)WMI
53 (2.222 %)WebServices
62 (1.481 %)J2EE
71 (0.741 %)WinForms
London IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
115 (11.11 %)SharePoint
211 (8.148 %)MS Exchange
38 (5.926 %)IIS
38 (5.926 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
47 (5.185 %)CMS
53 (2.222 %)Lotus Domino
53 (2.222 %)BizTalk Server
61 (0.741 %)Oracle Workflow
London IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
138 (28.15 %)MS Excel
211 (8.148 %)MS Office
36 (4.444 %)Spreadsheet
44 (2.963 %)MS PowerPoint
52 (1.481 %)MS Visio
London IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
134 (25.19 %)Navision
231 (22.96 %)Dynamics CRM
327 (20.00 %)Dynamics GP
424 (17.78 %)SAP Business One
424 (17.78 %)Dynamics NAV
522 (16.30 %)Axapta
619 (14.07 %)Dynamics AX
710 (7.407 %)Microsoft CRM
88 (5.926 %)Pegasus Opera
88 (5.926 %)Movex
88 (5.926 %)Line 500
88 (5.926 %)Sage 1000
96 (4.444 %)FRx
104 (2.963 %)SAP FI
111 (0.741 %)Oracle Financials
111 (0.741 %)MFGPRO
111 (0.741 %)Pivotal CRM
111 (0.741 %)Sage MMS
London IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (8.148 %)TCP/IP
29 (6.667 %)VLAN
38 (5.926 %)DNS
47 (5.185 %)Intranet
52 (1.481 %)VPN
London IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
171 (52.59 %)SQL Server
227 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2005
324 (17.78 %)SQL Server 2000
416 (11.85 %)Datawarehouse
58 (5.926 %)BusinessObjects
65 (3.704 %)SQL Server Integration Services
65 (3.704 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
65 (3.704 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
74 (2.963 %)OLAP
83 (2.222 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
92 (1.481 %)DTS
92 (1.481 %)Crystal Reports
92 (1.481 %)MS Access
101 (0.741 %)Oracle 10g
London IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (0.741 %)Visual Studio
London IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
199 (73.33 %)Finance
212 (8.889 %)Marketing
311 (8.148 %)Advertising
48 (5.926 %)Legal
48 (5.926 %)Telemarketing
57 (5.185 %)Insurance
66 (4.444 %)Pensions
73 (2.222 %)Manufacturing
82 (1.481 %)Health
91 (0.741 %)Law
91 (0.741 %)Banking
91 (0.741 %)Retail
91 (0.741 %)Investment Banking
91 (0.741 %)General Ledger
91 (0.741 %)FMCG
London IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
165 (48.15 %)Analyst
245 (33.33 %)Support Analyst
331 (22.96 %)Consultant
425 (18.52 %)Financial Analyst
519 (14.07 %)Administrator
613 (9.630 %)Systems Analyst
712 (8.889 %)Sales Consultant
712 (8.889 %)Presales Consultant
811 (8.148 %)Systems Administrator
811 (8.148 %)Support Consultant
99 (6.667 %)Applications Support
107 (5.185 %)DBA
107 (5.185 %)Great Plains Consultant
116 (4.444 %)Microsoft Consultant
116 (4.444 %)Business Analyst
116 (4.444 %)SQL DBA
125 (3.704 %)Business Consultant
125 (3.704 %)Applications Support Analyst
125 (3.704 %)Developer
125 (3.704 %)Systems Support
London IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (5.926 %)Blackberry
London IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
122 (16.30 %)Windows
216 (11.85 %)Windows Server 2003
310 (7.407 %)Windows 2000
46 (4.444 %)Windows 2000 Server
52 (1.481 %)Windows XP
London IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
144 (32.59 %)CRM
144 (32.59 %)ERP
213 (9.630 %)Project Management
312 (8.889 %)Business Intelligence
411 (8.148 %)Migration
57 (5.185 %)Business Analysis
65 (3.704 %)GAP Analysis
73 (2.222 %)Business Development
73 (2.222 %)Document Management
82 (1.481 %)Logistics
82 (1.481 %)E-Procurement
91 (0.741 %)Workflow
91 (0.741 %)Asset Management
91 (0.741 %)Service Management
91 (0.741 %)Change Management
91 (0.741 %)SOA
91 (0.741 %)Investment Management
91 (0.741 %)Data Migration
London IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
147 (34.81 %)SQL
212 (8.889 %)C#
35 (3.704 %)Transact-SQL
35 (3.704 %)VB
43 (2.222 %)VB.NET
51 (0.741 %)VBA
London IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (5.926 %)Degree
27 (5.185 %)ACCA
33 (2.222 %)CIMA
41 (0.741 %)Microsoft Certification
London IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
113 (9.630 %)Active Directory
28 (5.926 %)Backup Exec
32 (1.481 %)Terminal Server
London IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
193 (68.89 %)Microsoft
236 (26.67 %)SAP
335 (25.93 %)Sage
424 (17.78 %)Oracle
516 (11.85 %)Agresso
612 (8.889 %)Pegasus
612 (8.889 %)Baan
711 (8.148 %)Cognos
711 (8.148 %)CODA
810 (7.407 %)Exchequer
99 (6.667 %)Epicor
108 (5.926 %)Business Objects
117 (5.185 %)JD Edwards
123 (2.222 %)Lotus
123 (2.222 %)PeopleSoft
132 (1.481 %)Citrix
141 (0.741 %)Lawson
141 (0.741 %)Intentia