Dynamics AX Contracts

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Dynamics AX skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Dynamics AX over the 3 months to 24 June 2017 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Note that daily and hourly rates are treated separately in these statistics. When calculating contractor rate percentiles, daily rates are never derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Microsoft Dynamics AX (formerly Axapta) UK
Location	3 months to 24 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	433	487	375
Rank change year-on-year	+54	-112
Contract jobs citing Dynamics AX	170	158	295
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK	0.37%	0.29%	0.53%
As % of the Business Applications category	4.35%	3.55%	6.09%
Number of daily rates quoted	117	121	211
Median daily rate	£450	£475	£425
Median daily rate % change year-on-year	-5.26%	+11.76%
90% offered a daily rate of more than	£315	£350	£310
10% offered a daily rate of more than	£600	£600	£550
UK excluding London median daily rate	£500	£450	£425
% change year-on-year	+11.11%	+5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted	2	1	0
Median hourly rate	£18.00	£10.00	-
Median hourly rate % change year-on-year	+80.00%	-
UK excluding London median hourly rate	£18.00	£10.00	-
% change year-on-year	+80.00%	-

Dynamics AX is in the business application skills category. The next table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for business application skills.

Contract Business Application Skills UK
Contract job vacancies with a requirement for business application skills	3909	4449	4841
As % of all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the UK	8.45%	8.27%	8.63%
Number of daily rates quoted	2299	2730	2775
Median daily rate	£475	£438	£438
Median daily rate % change year-on-year	+8.57%	-
90% offered a daily rate of more than	£325	£300	£295
10% offered a daily rate of more than	£625	£575	£600
UK excluding London median daily rate	£450	£425	£413
% change year-on-year	+5.88%	+3.03%
Number of hourly rates quoted	61	54	50
Median hourly rate	£27.00	£32.50	£22.50
Median hourly rate % change year-on-year	-16.92%	+44.44%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than	£14.40	£11.00	£16.60
10% offered a hourly rate of more than	£80.50	£99.00	£43.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate	£32.50	£35.00	£22.50
% change year-on-year	-7.14%	+55.55%

Dynamics AX
Job Vacancy Trend

The job posting trend of jobs advertised citing Dynamics AX as a proportion of all contract or permanent IT jobs with a match in the Business Applications category.

Job vacancy trend for Dynamics AX in the UK

Dynamics AX
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in contract jobs citing Dynamics AX.

Contractor daily rate trend for Dynamics AX in the UK

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Contractor Daily Rate Histogram

The daily rate distribution of IT jobs citing Dynamics AX over the 3 months to 24 June 2017.

Contractor daily rate histogram for Dynamics AX in the UK

Dynamics AX
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for contractor hourly rates quoted in IT jobs citing Dynamics AX.

Contractor hourly rate trend for Dynamics AX in the UK

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Top 30 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 3 months to 24 June 2017. 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	Rank Change on Same Period Last Year	Matching Contract IT Job Ads	Median Daily Rate Last 3 Months	Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Job Vacancies
England	+68	162	£450	-2.70%	92
London	+27	73	£450	-5.26%	41
East of England	+12	26	£500	+25.00%	2
West Midlands	+42	24	£475	+5.55%	9
Essex	-	14	£538	-
South East	+29	12	£550	+10.00%	3
Birmingham	+25	12	£550	+2.32%	5
City of London	0	10	£430	-1.71%	11
North West	+12	9	£450	-30.76%	11
Suffolk	-	8	£317	-	1
Worcestershire	+17	6	£189	+4.86%
Worcester	+7	6	£189	+4.86%
Manchester	+2	6	£500	-28.57%	4
Chelmsford	-	6	£563	-
Ipswich	-	6	£298	-	1
Yorkshire	+20	5	£538	+53.57%	12
South West	-6	5	£471	+10.88%	2
East Midlands	-8	5	£419	-6.94%	7
Berkshire	+25	4	£600	-7.69%
Cambridgeshire	-3	4	£494	+23.43%
Scotland	+45	3	£463	+17.46%	3
Oxfordshire	-5	3	£550	-18.51%
East Yorkshire	-	3	-	-
Brentford	-	3	£425	-
Glasgow	-	3	£463	-	1
Hull	-	3	-	-
Hampshire	+16	2	£413	-	1
Lancashire	+8	2	£338	-	1
Wiltshire	+5	2	£425	-5.55%
Cambridge	+2	2	£525	+31.25%

Dynamics AX
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 June 2017, IT contractor jobs citing Dynamics AX also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all contract ads with a requirement for Dynamics AX.

1	258 (65.98%)	Microsoft
2	214 (54.73%)	ERP
3	150 (38.36%)	Finance
4	85 (21.74%)	CRM
4	85 (21.74%)	Dynamics CRM
5	75 (19.18%)	SQL Server
6	74 (18.93%)	Business Intelligence
7	63 (16.11%)	Retail
8	62 (15.86%)	Dynamics 365
9	61 (15.60%)	JD Edwards
10	59 (15.09%)	SQL Server Reporting Services
11	54 (13.81%)	SAP
12	53 (13.55%)	SQL Server Integration Services
13	51 (13.04%)	Microsoft Azure
14	50 (12.79%)	SharePoint

15	49 (12.53%)	Project Management
15	49 (12.53%)	Manufacturing
16	47 (12.02%)	C#
17	45 (11.51%)	SQL
18	42 (10.74%)	Agile Software Development
19	41 (10.49%)	Windows
19	41 (10.49%)	Dynamics NAV
20	40 (10.23%)	BizTalk Server
20	40 (10.23%)	Migration
21	39 (9.97%)	X++
22	38 (9.72%)	.NET
23	37 (9.46%)	Logistics
24	36 (9.21%)	Oracle
25	33 (8.44%)	Analytical Skills
26	30 (7.67%)	Degree

Dynamics AX
Co-occurring IT Skills by Category

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

Application Platforms
Applications
Business Applications
Cloud Services
Communications & Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
Development Applications
General
Job Titles
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
Miscellaneous
Operating Systems
Processes & Methodologies
Programming Languages
Qualifications
Quality Assurance & Compliance
System Software
Systems Management
Vendors

Application Platforms
1	50 (12.79%)	SharePoint
2	40 (10.23%)	BizTalk Server
3	21 (5.37%)	IIS
4	12 (3.07%)	MS Exchange
5	7 (1.79%)	Exchange Server 2010
6	5 (1.28%)	SharePoint Server
6	5 (1.28%)	Skype for Business
7	4 (1.02%)	CMS
8	3 (0.77%)	Sitecore CMS
9	2 (0.51%)	Drupal
9	2 (0.51%)	Kentico
10	1 (0.26%)	Anypoint
10	1 (0.26%)	Exchange Server 2003
10	1 (0.26%)	Exchange Server 2007
10	1 (0.26%)	Exchange Server 2013
10	1 (0.26%)	Mule
10	1 (0.26%)	SharePoint 2010
10	1 (0.26%)	SharePoint 2013
10	1 (0.26%)	Tomcat

Applications
1	20 (5.12%)	Microsoft Office
2	12 (3.07%)	Microsoft Excel
3	7 (1.79%)	Microsoft Project
4	4 (1.02%)	Microsoft PowerPoint
5	3 (0.77%)	MS Visio

Business Applications
1	85 (21.74%)	Dynamics CRM
2	41 (10.49%)	Dynamics NAV
3	11 (2.81%)	Payment Gateway
4	5 (1.28%)	Unit4 Business World
5	4 (1.02%)	Dynamics SL
6	3 (0.77%)	Dynamics GP
6	3 (0.77%)	NetSuite
6	3 (0.77%)	Oracle Assets
6	3 (0.77%)	Oracle EBS
6	3 (0.77%)	Oracle Payables
6	3 (0.77%)	Oracle Receivables
6	3 (0.77%)	SAP ERP
7	2 (0.51%)	JDE EnterpriseOne
7	2 (0.51%)	Magento
8	1 (0.26%)	Maximo
8	1 (0.26%)	Oracle Applications
8	1 (0.26%)	Sage X3
8	1 (0.26%)	SAP Business One
8	1 (0.26%)	SAP Oil and Gas
8	1 (0.26%)	Teamcenter

Cloud Services
1	62 (15.86%)	Dynamics 365
2	51 (13.04%)	Microsoft Azure
3	22 (5.63%)	Office 365
4	21 (5.37%)	IaaS
4	21 (5.37%)	PaaS
5	3 (0.77%)	Yammer
6	2 (0.51%)	Amazon AWS
6	2 (0.51%)	SaaS
7	1 (0.26%)	Azure Active Directory
7	1 (0.26%)	GitHub
7	1 (0.26%)	iPaaS
7	1 (0.26%)	Mimecast

Communications & Networking
1	9 (2.30%)	DNS
2	8 (2.05%)	LAN
2	8 (2.05%)	WAN
3	7 (1.79%)	VPN
4	5 (1.28%)	Firewall
5	4 (1.02%)	SAN
6	3 (0.77%)	DHCP
7	2 (0.51%)	FTP
8	1 (0.26%)	MVNO
8	1 (0.26%)	Skype

Database & Business Intelligence
1	75 (19.18%)	SQL Server
2	59 (15.09%)	SQL Server Reporting Services
3	53 (13.55%)	SQL Server Integration Services
4	27 (6.91%)	SQL Server Analysis Services
5	24 (6.14%)	Power BI
6	22 (5.63%)	SQL Server 2008
7	17 (4.35%)	Data Warehouse
8	4 (1.02%)	SQL Server 2012
9	3 (0.77%)	Data Mining
9	3 (0.77%)	Oracle Reports
9	3 (0.77%)	SQL Server 2014
10	1 (0.26%)	Amazon RDS
10	1 (0.26%)	Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10	1 (0.26%)	Microsoft Analysis Services
10	1 (0.26%)	MS Access
10	1 (0.26%)	OLAP
10	1 (0.26%)	OLAP Cube
10	1 (0.26%)	Qlik Sense
10	1 (0.26%)	RDBMS
10	1 (0.26%)	Relational Database

Development Applications
1	30 (7.67%)	Team Foundation Server
2	20 (5.12%)	JIRA
3	17 (4.35%)	Visual Studio
4	14 (3.58%)	MorphX
5	5 (1.28%)	Visual Studio Team System
6	4 (1.02%)	SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7	2 (0.51%)	Subversion
8	1 (0.26%)	Atlassian Bamboo
8	1 (0.26%)	TestDirector

General
1	150 (38.36%)	Finance
2	63 (16.11%)	Retail
3	49 (12.53%)	Manufacturing
4	16 (4.09%)	Advertising
5	12 (3.07%)	Legal
6	10 (2.56%)	Back Office
6	10 (2.56%)	General Ledger
7	9 (2.30%)	Local Government
8	6 (1.53%)	French Language
9	4 (1.02%)	Pharmaceutical
10	3 (0.77%)	Marketing
11	2 (0.51%)	German Language
11	2 (0.51%)	Law
11	2 (0.51%)	Swedish Language
11	2 (0.51%)	Telecoms
12	1 (0.26%)	Automotive
12	1 (0.26%)	Banking
12	1 (0.26%)	Electronics
12	1 (0.26%)	Publishing
12	1 (0.26%)	Spanish Language

Job Titles
1	110 (28.13%)	Consultant
2	87 (22.25%)	Developer
3	79 (20.20%)	Dynamics AX Consultant
4	60 (15.35%)	Dynamics AX Developer
5	52 (13.30%)	Analyst
6	34 (8.70%)	Microsoft Developer
6	34 (8.70%)	Project Manager
7	33 (8.44%)	Microsoft Consultant
8	29 (7.42%)	Architect
9	28 (7.16%)	Functional Consultant
10	15 (3.84%)	Dynamics AX Architect
11	14 (3.58%)	Business Analyst
11	14 (3.58%)	ERP Manager
11	14 (3.58%)	Solutions Architect
12	13 (3.32%)	Administrator
12	13 (3.32%)	ERP Consultant
13	12 (3.07%)	Business Intelligence Developer
13	12 (3.07%)	Trainer
14	11 (2.81%)	ERP Analyst
14	11 (2.81%)	ERP Project Manager

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	38 (9.72%)	.NET
2	26 (6.65%)	Web Services
3	20 (5.12%)	WCF
4	12 (3.07%)	.NET Framework
5	10 (2.56%)	COM
6	7 (1.79%)	CSS
6	7 (1.79%)	HTML
7	6 (1.53%)	AngularJS
8	5 (1.28%)	ASP.NET
8	5 (1.28%)	HTML5
9	4 (1.02%)	CSS3
9	4 (1.02%)	MDX
10	3 (0.77%)	ASP.NET MVC
10	3 (0.77%)	EDI
11	2 (0.51%)	XML
12	1 (0.26%)	ASP.NET MVC 4
12	1 (0.26%)	JSON
12	1 (0.26%)	REST
12	1 (0.26%)	WAP
12	1 (0.26%)	XSLT

Miscellaneous
1	33 (8.44%)	Analytical Skills
2	10 (2.56%)	Greenfield Project
3	5 (1.28%)	Data Centre
3	5 (1.28%)	e-Learning
3	5 (1.28%)	Enterprise Software
4	4 (1.02%)	FMCG
4	4 (1.02%)	Mobile App
4	4 (1.02%)	PMI
5	3 (0.77%)	Data Structures
5	3 (0.77%)	Replication
5	3 (0.77%)	Tandem
5	3 (0.77%)	Virtual Team
6	2 (0.51%)	Clustering
6	2 (0.51%)	Computer Science
6	2 (0.51%)	EPoS
6	2 (0.51%)	Fintech
6	2 (0.51%)	Learning Management System
6	2 (0.51%)	Life Science
6	2 (0.51%)	Public Cloud
6	2 (0.51%)	User Experience

Operating Systems
1	41 (10.49%)	Windows
2	15 (3.84%)	Windows Server
3	12 (3.07%)	Windows Server 2012
4	8 (2.05%)	Windows Server 2008
5	1 (0.26%)	Mac OS X
5	1 (0.26%)	Windows 10
5	1 (0.26%)	Windows 7
5	1 (0.26%)	Windows 8
5	1 (0.26%)	Windows Mobile
5	1 (0.26%)	Windows Server 2003

Processes & Methodologies
1	214 (54.73%)	ERP
2	85 (21.74%)	CRM
3	74 (18.93%)	Business Intelligence
4	49 (12.53%)	Project Management
5	42 (10.74%)	Agile Software Development
6	40 (10.23%)	Migration
7	37 (9.46%)	Logistics
8	30 (7.67%)	Scrum
8	30 (7.67%)	Stakeholder Management
9	23 (5.88%)	Coaching
9	23 (5.88%)	Data Migration
10	21 (5.37%)	Functional Testing
10	21 (5.37%)	PRINCE2
10	21 (5.37%)	TDD
11	18 (4.60%)	Business Analysis
12	17 (4.35%)	Change Management
12	17 (4.35%)	Data Management
12	17 (4.35%)	User Acceptance Testing
13	15 (3.84%)	ETL
13	15 (3.84%)	SDLC

Programming Languages
1	47 (12.02%)	C#
2	45 (11.51%)	SQL
3	39 (9.97%)	X++
4	16 (4.09%)	T-SQL
5	8 (2.05%)	Java
5	8 (2.05%)	JavaScript
6	6 (1.53%)	VB.NET
7	3 (0.77%)	PowerShell
7	3 (0.77%)	Python
8	2 (0.51%)	Bash Shell
8	2 (0.51%)	C
8	2 (0.51%)	Perl
8	2 (0.51%)	VB
9	1 (0.26%)	COBOL

Qualifications
1	30 (7.67%)	Degree
2	12 (3.07%)	Microsoft Certification
3	10 (2.56%)	PMI Certification
4	8 (2.05%)	PMP
5	5 (1.28%)	ISEB
6	4 (1.02%)	ACCA
6	4 (1.02%)	ISTQB
6	4 (1.02%)	MAPM
6	4 (1.02%)	PRINCE2 Practitioner
7	3 (0.77%)	CIMA
7	3 (0.77%)	Master's Degree
8	2 (0.51%)	Computer Science Degree
9	1 (0.26%)	AAT
9	1 (0.26%)	CCA
9	1 (0.26%)	IIBA
9	1 (0.26%)	MCP
9	1 (0.26%)	MCSE
9	1 (0.26%)	PRINCE2 Certification
9	1 (0.26%)	SC Cleared
9	1 (0.26%)	Security Cleared

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	18 (4.60%)	QA
2	9 (2.30%)	Data Quality
3	3 (0.77%)	PMO
4	2 (0.51%)	ISO/IEC 27001
5	1 (0.26%)	GAAP
5	1 (0.26%)	IFRS
5	1 (0.26%)	SLA

System Software
1	18 (4.60%)	Active Directory
2	5 (1.28%)	Hyper-V
2	5 (1.28%)	VMware Infrastructure
3	1 (0.26%)	BitLocker
3	1 (0.26%)	Virtual Machines
3	1 (0.26%)	XenApp

Systems Management
1	6 (1.53%)	SCCM
2	3 (0.77%)	Opscode Chef
2	3 (0.77%)	SCOM
3	2 (0.51%)	Ansible
3	2 (0.51%)	HP Quality Center
3	2 (0.51%)	Puppet
3	2 (0.51%)	Salt
4	1 (0.26%)	Microsoft Clustering

Vendors
1	258 (65.98%)	Microsoft
2	61 (15.60%)	JD Edwards
3	54 (13.81%)	SAP
4	36 (9.21%)	Oracle
5	12 (3.07%)	Salesforce.com
6	11 (2.81%)	VMware
7	10 (2.56%)	Citrix
8	5 (1.28%)	Ariba
8	5 (1.28%)	Cisco
8	5 (1.28%)	Infor
9	4 (1.02%)	IFS
9	4 (1.02%)	Sitecore
9	4 (1.02%)	Tableau
10	3 (0.77%)	JDA
10	3 (0.77%)	MicroStrategy
10	3 (0.77%)	PeopleSoft
10	3 (0.77%)	Siebel
11	2 (0.51%)	HP
11	2 (0.51%)	Hyperion
11	2 (0.51%)	Informatica