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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft SharePoint skills within the Bedfordshire region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SharePoint over the 3 months to 28 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft SharePoint
Location
3 months to
28 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank-25
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads016
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.016 %
As % of the category below0.000 %18.18 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£350
Average daily rate-£475
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£600
UK excluding London average daily rate£361£342
% change on same period last year+5.69 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.44£27.35
% change on same period last year+11.29 %
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
Bedfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads1688
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.088 %
Daily rates quoted213
Average minimum daily rate£260£298
Average daily rate£268£325
% change on same period last year-17.30 %
Average maximum daily rate£277£352
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£344
% change on same period last year+2.68 %
Hourly rates quoted710
Average minimum hourly rate£18.60£23.79
Average hourly rate£19.05£23.92
% change on same period last year-20.34 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.50£24.04
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.51£24.75
% change on same period last year+3.06 %
SharePoint East of EnglandSharePoint
East of England

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

SharePoint
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing SharePoint across the Bedfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

Bedfordshire SharePoint Demand Trend

SharePoint
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing SharePoint across the Bedfordshire region.

Bedfordshire SharePoint Daily Rate Trend

SharePoint
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing SharePoint across the Bedfordshire region.

Bedfordshire SharePoint Hourly Rate Trend

SharePoint
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 28 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing SharePoint 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 contract IT job ads sampled that cited SharePoint.

111 (84.62 %).NET
26 (46.15 %)C#
35 (38.46 %)SQL
35 (38.46 %)VB.NET
35 (38.46 %)Finance
44 (30.77 %)HTML
44 (30.77 %)Visual Studio
44 (30.77 %)RAD
53 (23.08 %)Intranet
53 (23.08 %)SharePoint Server 2007
53 (23.08 %)Security Cleared
62 (15.38 %)Financial Institution
62 (15.38 %)Microsoft
71 (7.692 %)SQL Server
71 (7.692 %)MS Office
71 (7.692 %)SQL Server 2000
71 (7.692 %)Project Management
71 (7.692 %)ASP.NET
71 (7.692 %)CSS
71 (7.692 %)WebServices
71 (7.692 %)UML
71 (7.692 %)JavaScript
71 (7.692 %)Agile Software Development
71 (7.692 %)Document Management
71 (7.692 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
71 (7.692 %)SQL Server 2005
71 (7.692 %)QA

SharePoint
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 28 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing SharePoint also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited SharePoint. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
111 (84.62 %).NET
24 (30.77 %)HTML
31 (7.692 %)ASP.NET
31 (7.692 %)CSS
31 (7.692 %)WebServices
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (23.08 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (7.692 %)MS Office
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (23.08 %)Intranet
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (7.692 %)SQL Server
11 (7.692 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (7.692 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
11 (7.692 %)SQL Server 2005
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (30.77 %)Visual Studio
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (38.46 %)Finance
22 (15.38 %)Financial Institution
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (46.15 %)Developer
25 (38.46 %)Web Developer
33 (23.08 %)Systems Designer
33 (23.08 %)Analyst
42 (15.38 %)Business Analyst
51 (7.692 %)Architect
51 (7.692 %)Systems Analyst
51 (7.692 %)Senior Developer
51 (7.692 %).NET Developer
51 (7.692 %)C# Developer
51 (7.692 %)Technical Analyst
51 (7.692 %)Senior Web Developer
51 (7.692 %)SQL Developer
51 (7.692 %)SQL Server Developer
51 (7.692 %).NET Web Developer
51 (7.692 %)Senior C# Developer
51 (7.692 %)Senior .NET Developer
51 (7.692 %).NET Designer
51 (7.692 %)Senior .NET Architect
51 (7.692 %).NET Architect
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (30.77 %)RAD
23 (23.08 %)Security Cleared
31 (7.692 %)UML
31 (7.692 %)Project Management
31 (7.692 %)Agile Software Development
31 (7.692 %)Document Management
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (46.15 %)C#
25 (38.46 %)SQL
25 (38.46 %)VB.NET
31 (7.692 %)JavaScript
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (7.692 %)QA
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (15.38 %)Microsoft