Survey: Microsoft Dynamics technical architects in line for 14% rises

IT pros with skills in Microsoft Dynamics project management and architecture can look forward to healthy raises this year, according to a survey of more than 10,000 respondents worldwide.

Full-time technical architects working on Dynamics stand to earn a 14% salary increase, and project managers are in line for a 9% raise, according to the Microsoft Dynamics Salary Survey 2013 from Nigel Frank International, a firm specializsng in recruitment of Dynamics professionals.

Increases for other Dynamics IT professionals are less, and 4% is the average salary increase across all categories, the survey says.

The survey dealt with professionals with expertise in four products: Dynamics AX and NAV are ERP platforms; Dynamics GP is accounting/ERP software; and Dynamics CRM is customer relationship management software.

Technical architects also pull down some of the largest salaries among Dynamics professionals, with salaries in the US of $148,000 for those versed in Dynamics AX, $115,000 for NAV, $144,000 for CRM and $115,000 for GP, the survey says. Freelancers can earn up to $1,100 per day.

The average freelance wage increase over the next year is 12%, and that is so attractive that 39% of full-timers would leave their current jobs to freelance.

Still, many (30%) Dynamics workers are dissatisfied with training and career development as well as their compensation. A larger percentage (48.1%) describe themselves as satisfied with their jobs and 8.5% describe themselves as very satisfied.

Of those end users who responded to the survey, 41.9% had competency in Dynamics AX, 21.8% in Dynamics NAV, 18.9% in Dynamics CRM and 17.4% in Dynamics GP.

There should be a lot of openings for those with the right expertise since 35% of those surveyed plan to switch jobs in the next year, and most of them (58%) are looking for other positions because their current jobs lack career prospects or don't promise large enough salary increases to suit them, the survey says.

Nearly half (45%) of those looking to change jobs would consider moving to another country, with the U.S., U.K., Australia, Canada and Germany scoring as the top choices.

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Survey: Microsoft Dynamics technical architects in line for 14% rises