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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Great Plains skills across the UK 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Great Plains
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank668695
Rank change on same period last yearUp+27
Matching permanent IT job ads231315
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.134 %0.136 %
As % of the category below2.016 %2.018 %
Salaries quoted97284
Average minimum salary£35,743£33,830
Average salary£39,243£38,966
% change on same period last year+0.70 %
Average maximum salary£42,743£44,103
UK excluding London average salary£38,228£36,938
% change on same period last year+3.49 %
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads1145915606
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled6.633 %6.716 %
Salaries quoted885311744
Average minimum salary£47,297£46,339
Average salary£52,750£52,045
% change on same period last year+1.35 %
Average maximum salary£58,203£57,750
UK excluding London average salary£50,422£49,992
% change on same period last year+0.85 %

Great Plains
Demand Trend

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

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 within the UK.

Great Plains Salary Trend

Great Plains
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Great Plains over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 within the UK.

Great Plains Salary Histogram

Great Plains
Top 30 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 UK over the 3 months to 10 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
EnglandDown-27153£39,142+0.57 %
LondonUp+7065£40,091-11.97 %
YorkshireUp+7358£30,000-6.25 %
ScotlandUp+2713£39,923-2.62 %
South EastDown-2511£40,409+3.31 %
West MidlandsDown-238£44,563+8.43 %
BerkshireUp+266£37,417+16.38 %
ReadingUp+274£34,000+10.56 %
BirminghamDown-74£42,875+1.91 %
North WestDown-73£34,500+3.42 %
East of EnglandDown-203£29,333-2.02 %
AberdeenNew entry-3£36,000-
GlasgowUp+113£50,000+26.31 %
DundeeNew entry-2£37,500-
EdinburghUp+242£34,000-20.46 %
South WestUp+292£25,000-13.04 %
HertfordshireUp+12£26,000-5.12 %
East MidlandsUp+122£34,250-
WolverhamptonNew entry-2£45,000-
ManchesterUp+232£38,000+20.63 %
WiltshireNew entry-2£25,000-
OxfordshireNew entry-2£45,000-
DerbyNew entry-2£34,250-
RickmansworthNew entry-2£26,000-
OxfordNew entry-2£45,000-
LeedsUp+252£30,000+57.89 %
ChippenhamNew entry-2£25,000-
West YorkshireUp+112£30,000-6.25 %
DerbyshireNew entry-2£34,250-
LeicestershireNew entry-1£35,000-

Great Plains
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs within the UK 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.

1343 (67.52 %)ERP
2324 (63.78 %)Navision
3306 (60.24 %)SAP
4270 (53.15 %)Oracle
5215 (42.32 %)Movex
6212 (41.73 %)Business Intelligence
7209 (41.14 %)Retail
8201 (39.57 %)FMCG
8201 (39.57 %)E-Commerce
9200 (39.37 %)SAS
9200 (39.37 %)BT
9200 (39.37 %)i2
9200 (39.37 %)JDA
9200 (39.37 %)Manugistics
9200 (39.37 %)SAP Retail
10176 (34.65 %)Finance
11165 (32.48 %)Java
12159 (31.30 %)Microsoft
13152 (29.92 %)J2EE
14150 (29.53 %)Oracle Forms
14150 (29.53 %)Oracle Reports
15135 (26.57 %)Sage
1684 (16.54 %)Dynamics NAV
1782 (16.14 %)SQL Server
1875 (14.76 %)Pegasus
1974 (14.57 %)Axapta
2073 (14.37 %)CRM
2172 (14.17 %)Dynamics GP
2268 (13.39 %)MS Excel
2268 (13.39 %)SQL

Great Plains
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs within the UK 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.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1152 (29.92 %)J2EE
233 (6.496 %).NET
316 (3.150 %)ASP.NET
410 (1.969 %)ASP
58 (1.575 %)WSH
58 (1.575 %)WMI
63 (0.591 %).NET Framework
63 (0.591 %)WinForms
63 (0.591 %)XML
71 (0.197 %)COM
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1200 (39.37 %)SAS
218 (3.543 %)MS Exchange
314 (2.756 %)SharePoint
411 (2.165 %)IIS
58 (1.575 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
64 (0.787 %)Oracle Workflow
64 (0.787 %)Exchange Server 2003
73 (0.591 %)SharePoint Portal Server
73 (0.591 %)SharePoint Server 2007
81 (0.197 %)Lotus Notes
81 (0.197 %)Lotus Domino
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
168 (13.39 %)MS Excel
216 (3.150 %)MS Office
36 (1.181 %)MS Visio
45 (0.984 %)Spreadsheet
54 (0.787 %)MS PowerPoint
61 (0.197 %)S-PLUS
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
1324 (63.78 %)Navision
2215 (42.32 %)Movex
3200 (39.37 %)SAP Retail
484 (16.54 %)Dynamics NAV
574 (14.57 %)Axapta
672 (14.17 %)Dynamics GP
756 (11.02 %)Dynamics AX
854 (10.63 %)SAP Business One
944 (8.661 %)Dynamics CRM
1027 (5.315 %)Pegasus Opera
1027 (5.315 %)Line 500
1125 (4.921 %)Microsoft CRM
1125 (4.921 %)Oracle Financials
1215 (2.953 %)SAP R/3
1314 (2.756 %)PeopleSoft Financials
1412 (2.362 %)Sage MMS
1511 (2.165 %)Sage 1000
1511 (2.165 %)FRx
167 (1.378 %)Oracle Applications
176 (1.181 %)SyteLine
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (2.165 %)TCP/IP
29 (1.772 %)VLAN
38 (1.575 %)DNS
44 (0.787 %)Firewall
53 (0.591 %)IP Telephony
62 (0.394 %)VPN
71 (0.197 %)Internet
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1150 (29.53 %)Oracle Reports
282 (16.14 %)SQL Server
327 (5.315 %)SQL Server 2005
425 (4.921 %)SQL Server 2000
512 (2.362 %)Datawarehouse
68 (1.575 %)BusinessObjects
76 (1.181 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
76 (1.181 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
85 (0.984 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
85 (0.984 %)SQL Server Integration Services
85 (0.984 %)MS Access
94 (0.787 %)OLAP
102 (0.394 %)Crystal Reports
102 (0.394 %)DTS
111 (0.197 %)Oracle 10g
111 (0.197 %)Oracle 8/8i
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
1150 (29.53 %)Oracle Forms
23 (0.591 %)Visual Studio
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1209 (41.14 %)Retail
2201 (39.57 %)FMCG
3176 (34.65 %)Finance
420 (3.937 %)Pensions
517 (3.346 %)Marketing
615 (2.953 %)Education
712 (2.362 %)Manufacturing
811 (2.165 %)Advertising
811 (2.165 %)Insurance
811 (2.165 %)Telemarketing
99 (1.772 %)Legal
106 (1.181 %)Billing
115 (0.984 %)Health
115 (0.984 %)Banking
124 (0.787 %)Government
133 (0.591 %)Telecoms
141 (0.197 %)Investment Banking
141 (0.197 %)General Ledger
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1263 (51.77 %)Consultant
271 (13.98 %)Analyst
367 (13.19 %)Business Consultant
457 (11.22 %)Project Manager
551 (10.04 %)Programme Manager
647 (9.252 %)Support Analyst
741 (8.071 %)Support Consultant
827 (5.315 %)Financial Analyst
926 (5.118 %)Implementation Consultant
1022 (4.331 %)Applications Support
1121 (4.134 %)Applications Consultant
1219 (3.740 %)Systems Analyst
1318 (3.543 %)ERP Consultant
1417 (3.346 %)Software Consultant
1417 (3.346 %)SAP Consultant
1417 (3.346 %)SAP Business Consultant
1417 (3.346 %)SAP Business One Consultant
1515 (2.953 %)Systems Support
1614 (2.756 %)Administrator
1614 (2.756 %)Developer
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (1.575 %)Blackberry
24 (0.787 %)Management Information System
24 (0.787 %)Computer Science
32 (0.394 %)French Language
41 (0.197 %)Italian Language
41 (0.197 %)Data Conversion
41 (0.197 %)PDA
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
136 (7.087 %)Windows
219 (3.740 %)Windows Server 2003
310 (1.969 %)Windows 2000
46 (1.181 %)Windows 2000 Server
52 (0.394 %)Windows Vista
52 (0.394 %)Windows XP
61 (0.197 %)Linux
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1343 (67.52 %)ERP
2212 (41.73 %)Business Intelligence
3201 (39.57 %)E-Commerce
473 (14.37 %)CRM
550 (9.843 %)RDF
636 (7.087 %)Project Management
723 (4.528 %)Migration
819 (3.740 %)Data Migration
915 (2.953 %)User Acceptance Testing
1013 (2.559 %)Business Analysis
1112 (2.362 %)Logistics
1112 (2.362 %)Requirements Analysis
1211 (2.165 %)Software Testing
134 (0.787 %)Document Management
134 (0.787 %)E-Procurement
134 (0.787 %)Workflow
134 (0.787 %)PRINCE2
143 (0.591 %)UML
143 (0.591 %)PRINCE
143 (0.591 %)Data Management
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1165 (32.48 %)Java
268 (13.39 %)SQL
325 (4.921 %)VB
415 (2.953 %)C++
513 (2.559 %)C#
611 (2.165 %)VB.NET
75 (0.984 %)C
75 (0.984 %)Transact-SQL
83 (0.591 %)VBA
83 (0.591 %)X++
91 (0.197 %)Perl
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
130 (5.906 %)ACCA
130 (5.906 %)CIMA
214 (2.756 %)Degree
33 (0.591 %)PRINCE2 Certification
41 (0.197 %)Microsoft Certification
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
120 (3.937 %)Active Directory
28 (1.575 %)Backup Exec
32 (0.394 %)Terminal Server
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1306 (60.24 %)SAP
2270 (53.15 %)Oracle
3200 (39.37 %)i2
3200 (39.37 %)JDA
3200 (39.37 %)Manugistics
3200 (39.37 %)BT
4159 (31.30 %)Microsoft
5135 (26.57 %)Sage
675 (14.76 %)Pegasus
749 (9.646 %)Exchequer
839 (7.677 %)Agresso
937 (7.283 %)Baan
1034 (6.693 %)PeopleSoft
1133 (6.496 %)CODA
1231 (6.102 %)JD Edwards
1318 (3.543 %)Sun
1417 (3.346 %)Infor
1516 (3.150 %)Epicor
1612 (2.362 %)Kerridge
179 (1.772 %)Cognos