Survey: Microsoft Dynamics Salaries Increasing

There's good news for Microsoft Dynamics professionals: global demand for Microsoft Dynamics skills continues to drive high salaries for IT professionals with relevant skills and experience, according to interim results from Nigel Frank International's 2013 salary survey.

The report also reveals that one in three (35%) Microsoft Dynamics specialists plans to change jobs in the next 12 months as salaries rise across the board. And 45% of Microsoft Dynamics specialists are prepared to move to other countries for the right jobs, particularly the US, UK, Australia, Canada and Germany.

Permanent salaries are up 4% across the board from last year, according to the survey. And the news gets better for project managers and technical architects, whose salaries increased by 9% and 14% respectively.

The goal of the report, which researched the salaries of over 10,000 Dynamics IT pros, is to shine a light on the latest data for Microsoft Dynamics professionals on trends in salary, demographics, and sentiment.

But as salaries increase, so does the work. An overwhelming 70.2% of respondents anticipate an increase in their Dynamics workload in the next 12 months, compared to 62% last year, the survey notes.  

Additionally, one in four (26%) said their organizations had implemented the latest versions of Dynamics, while 33% are planning an upgrade in the next 12 months.

"Overall, confidence in the Dynamics Product is high amongst the community with 86% of those surveyed being satisfied with Dynamics as a product and less than 4% considering another ERP or CRM," said Sean Wadsworth, CEO of Nigel Frank International, in a statement. "Interestingly the biggest source of dissatisfaction amongst Dynamics professionals was lack of training and development, however those looking to leave within the next 12 months are more motivated by money or career prospects than the ...