Dynamics AX Contracts

Microsoft Dynamics AX (formerly Axapta)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring Dynamics AX skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Dynamics AX over the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 506 531 669
Rank change year-on-year +25 +138 0
Contract jobs citing Dynamics AX 13 69 44
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.044% 0.16% 0.074%
As % of the Business Applications category 0.54% 2.13% 1.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 37 34
10th Percentile £415 £440 £304
25th Percentile £475 £513 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £600 £500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +20.00% -
75th Percentile £601 £638 £550
90th Percentile £614 £719 £668
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £525 £400
% change year-on-year -4.76% +31.25% -20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £47.50 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate - £47.50 -

All Business Application Skills
UK

Dynamics AX falls under the Business Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring business application skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for business application skills 2,403 3,240 3,813
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 8.22% 7.43% 6.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,353 1,893 2,192
10th Percentile £400 £363 £363
25th Percentile £475 £463 £457
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £565 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.73% - -
75th Percentile £663 £675 £688
90th Percentile £788 £775 £794
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £525 £527
% change year-on-year +4.76% -0.38% +0.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 50 110 56
10th Percentile £22.27 £14.71 £21.25
25th Percentile £40.00 £21.25 £29.21
Median hourly rate £60.00 £43.75 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +37.14% -7.89% +35.71%
75th Percentile £77.50 £59.82 £63.75
90th Percentile £86.00 £65.00 £73.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £60.00 £45.00 £49.00
% change year-on-year +33.33% -8.16% +108.29%

Dynamics AX
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Dynamics AX as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Dynamics AX in the UK

Dynamics AX
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Dynamics AX.

Daily rate trend for Dynamics AX in the UK

Dynamics AX
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Dynamics AX over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Dynamics AX in the UK

Dynamics AX
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Dynamics AX.

Hourly rate trend for Dynamics AX in the UK

Dynamics AX
Top 8 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Dynamics AX within the UK over the 6 months to 30 April 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +22 11 £550 -8.33% 26
UK excluding London +43 5 £500 -4.76% 20
Work from Home +19 5 £604 -3.40% 10
London +11 5 £550 -8.33% 6
South East +41 3 - - 7
South West +44 1 £500 -33.33% 5
Midlands +21 1 - - 2
East Midlands +7 1 - - 2

Dynamics AX
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 2 (15.38%) SharePoint
2 1 (7.69%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 2 (15.38%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (7.69%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (15.38%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 13 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
2 5 (38.46%) Azure
3 2 (15.38%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (15.38%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (15.38%) Power Platform
4 1 (7.69%) Azure Data Factory
4 1 (7.69%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (15.38%) Data Lake
1 2 (15.38%) Power BI
1 2 (15.38%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 1 (7.69%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (7.69%) SQL Server
General
1 9 (69.23%) Finance
2 7 (53.85%) Social Skills
3 3 (23.08%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (23.08%) Manufacturing
4 2 (15.38%) Marketing
5 1 (7.69%) Retail
Job Titles
1 8 (61.54%) Consultant
1 8 (61.54%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
2 4 (30.77%) Architect
2 4 (30.77%) Dynamics AX Consultant
2 4 (30.77%) Microsoft Consultant
3 3 (23.08%) Dynamics 365 Architect
4 2 (15.38%) Functional Consultant
4 2 (15.38%) HR Consultant
4 2 (15.38%) Solutions Architect
5 1 (7.69%) Data Architect
5 1 (7.69%) Data Consultant
5 1 (7.69%) Data Migration Architect
5 1 (7.69%) Data Migration Consultant
5 1 (7.69%) Developer
5 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Solutions Architect
5 1 (7.69%) Migration Architect
5 1 (7.69%) Migration Consultant
5 1 (7.69%) Senior Consultant
5 1 (7.69%) Senior Functional Consultant
5 1 (7.69%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (7.69%) EDI
1 1 (7.69%) Entity Framework
1 1 (7.69%) REST
1 1 (7.69%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 1 (7.69%) Data Structures
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (46.15%) Data Migration
1 6 (46.15%) ERP
1 6 (46.15%) Migration
2 4 (30.77%) GAP Analysis
2 4 (30.77%) User Acceptance Testing
3 3 (23.08%) Business Intelligence
3 3 (23.08%) Change Management
3 3 (23.08%) Customer Requirements
3 3 (23.08%) Cutover Planning
3 3 (23.08%) Data Mapping
3 3 (23.08%) Functional Testing
4 2 (15.38%) Analytics
4 2 (15.38%) CRM
4 2 (15.38%) Data Management
4 2 (15.38%) DevOps
4 2 (15.38%) Information Management
4 2 (15.38%) Logistics
4 2 (15.38%) Product Information Management
4 2 (15.38%) Project Management
4 2 (15.38%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 2 (15.38%) SQL
2 1 (7.69%) T-SQL
2 1 (7.69%) X++
Qualifications
1 4 (30.77%) Degree
2 1 (7.69%) Master's Degree
2 1 (7.69%) MBA
2 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (15.38%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 10 (76.92%) Microsoft
2 1 (7.69%) MuleSoft