The first table below looks at the demand for SharePoint 2010 skills in IT contracts advertised for the Berkshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited SharePoint 2010 over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Application Platforms category for the Berkshire region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft SharePoint 2010
Rank 103 111 112
Rank change year-on-year
+8 +1
Contract jobs citing SharePoint 2010 20 28 13
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Berkshire 0.826% 0.918% 0.437%
As % of the Application Platforms category 5.249% 6.863% 2.845%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 20 8
Average daily rate £300 £290 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+3.44% -3.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £258 £268 £288
10% offered a daily rate of more than £426 £375 £383
UK excluding London average daily rate £345 £350 £365
% change year-on-year
-1.42% -4.10%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
Average hourly rate £27.50 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £27.50 £25.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year
+10.00% -44.44%
All Application Platforms
Berkshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Platforms category
381 408 457
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Berkshire 15.74% 13.38% 15.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 155 186 153
Average daily rate £350 £325 £340
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+7.69% -4.41%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £215 £225 £238
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £425 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £350
% change year-on-year
- -7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 17 39
Average hourly rate £18.00 £25.00 £40.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-28.00% -37.50%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £14.55 £14.50 £16.40
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £27.50 £38.00 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £20.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-5.00% -
SharePoint 2010
South East

SharePoint 2010
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing SharePoint 2010 across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

Berkshire SharePoint 2010 Jobs Demand Trend

SharePoint 2010
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing SharePoint 2010 across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire SharePoint 2010 Daily Rate Trend

SharePoint 2010
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SharePoint 2010 across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Berkshire SharePoint 2010 Daily Rate Histogram

SharePoint 2010
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing SharePoint 2010 across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire SharePoint 2010 Hourly Rate Trend

SharePoint 2010
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SharePoint 2010 within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. 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
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Reading +12 12 £300 -14.28%
Ascot - 2 - -
Maidenhead - 2 - -
Newbury -1 1 - -
Bracknell - 1 - -
SharePoint 2010
South East

SharePoint 2010
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing SharePoint 2010 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 2010.

1 47 (100.00%) SharePoint
2 28 (59.57%) Microsoft
3 22 (46.81%) SQL Server
4 18 (38.30%) .NET
4 18 (38.30%) Windows
5 14 (29.79%) SQL
6 13 (27.66%) C#
7 12 (25.53%) MS Exchange
7 12 (25.53%) Active Directory
7 12 (25.53%) Exchange Server 2007
7 12 (25.53%) SQL Server 2008
8 11 (23.40%) SQL Server 2005
8 11 (23.40%) MS Office
9 10 (21.28%) Windows Server 2003
9 10 (21.28%) PowerShell
9 10 (21.28%) Windows Server 2008
10 9 (19.15%) VMware
10 9 (19.15%) Retail
10 9 (19.15%) VMware Infrastructure
11 8 (17.02%) SCOM
12 7 (14.89%) MS Visio
13 6 (12.77%) ISA Server
13 6 (12.77%) Clearswift
13 6 (12.77%) ASP.NET
13 6 (12.77%) XML
13 6 (12.77%) MS Excel
13 6 (12.77%) InfoPath
14 5 (10.64%) Workflow
14 5 (10.64%) Intranet
15 4 (8.511%) Project Management

SharePoint 2010
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing SharePoint 2010 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 2010. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 18 (38.30%) .NET
2 6 (12.77%) ASP.NET
2 6 (12.77%) XML
3 3 (6.383%) CSS
3 3 (6.383%) Web Services
4 2 (4.255%) .NET Framework
4 2 (4.255%) WCF
4 2 (4.255%) jQuery
4 2 (4.255%) HTML
5 1 (2.128%) XSLT
5 1 (2.128%) Ajax
5 1 (2.128%) HTML5
5 1 (2.128%) CSS3
5 1 (2.128%) ASP
Application Platforms
1 47 (100.00%) SharePoint
2 12 (25.53%) MS Exchange
2 12 (25.53%) Exchange Server 2007
3 4 (8.511%) SharePoint 2013
4 3 (6.383%) IIS
5 2 (4.255%) Exchange Server 2010
5 2 (4.255%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 11 (23.40%) MS Office
2 7 (14.89%) MS Visio
3 6 (12.77%) InfoPath
3 6 (12.77%) MS Excel
4 1 (2.128%) Office 365
Business Applications
1 1 (2.128%) Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
1 5 (10.64%) Intranet
2 3 (6.383%) Internet
2 3 (6.383%) Extranet
3 2 (4.255%) Firewall
3 2 (4.255%) VLAN
3 2 (4.255%) LAN
3 2 (4.255%) WAN
3 2 (4.255%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (46.81%) SQL Server
2 12 (25.53%) SQL Server 2008
3 11 (23.40%) SQL Server 2005
4 3 (6.383%) IDOL
5 2 (4.255%) SQL Server 2012
6 1 (2.128%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 2 (4.255%) Visual Studio
2 1 (2.128%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 9 (19.15%) Retail
2 1 (2.128%) German Language
2 1 (2.128%) Finance
2 1 (2.128%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 18 (38.30%) Developer
1 18 (38.30%) SharePoint Developer
2 9 (19.15%) SharePoint Consultant
2 9 (19.15%) Consultant
3 6 (12.77%) Systems Administrator
3 6 (12.77%) Administrator
4 5 (10.64%) Architect
4 5 (10.64%) SharePoint Architect
5 4 (8.511%) Senior Systems Administrator
5 4 (8.511%) Coordinator
6 3 (6.383%) Analyst
6 3 (6.383%) Systems Engineer
6 3 (6.383%) Support Analyst
7 2 (4.255%) Senior Systems Engineer
7 2 (4.255%) Systems Support
7 2 (4.255%) Infrastructure Analyst
7 2 (4.255%) Infrastructure Support Analyst
8 1 (2.128%) Senior Support Engineer
8 1 (2.128%) Wintel Engineer
8 1 (2.128%) Senior SharePoint Developer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (6.383%) Management Information System
2 2 (4.255%) Clustering
2 2 (4.255%) Statistics
3 1 (2.128%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 18 (38.30%) Windows
2 10 (21.28%) Windows Server 2003
2 10 (21.28%) Windows Server 2008
3 3 (6.383%) Windows XP
4 2 (4.255%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (2.128%) Windows 2000 Server
5 1 (2.128%) Windows 7
5 1 (2.128%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (10.64%) Workflow
2 4 (8.511%) Migration
2 4 (8.511%) Document Management
2 4 (8.511%) Project Management
2 4 (8.511%) System Testing
3 3 (6.383%) User Acceptance Testing
3 3 (6.383%) Disaster Recovery
4 2 (4.255%) ITIL
4 2 (4.255%) UML
4 2 (4.255%) Business Analysis
4 2 (4.255%) Configuration Management
4 2 (4.255%) Use Case
5 1 (2.128%) Data Migration
5 1 (2.128%) Knowledge Management
5 1 (2.128%) Web Development
5 1 (2.128%) Resource Management
5 1 (2.128%) Scrum
5 1 (2.128%) Data Management
5 1 (2.128%) Content Management
5 1 (2.128%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 14 (29.79%) SQL
2 13 (27.66%) C#
3 10 (21.28%) PowerShell
4 3 (6.383%) JavaScript
5 1 (2.128%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (6.383%) MCSE
1 3 (6.383%) Microsoft Certification
1 3 (6.383%) SC Cleared
1 3 (6.383%) Security Cleared
2 2 (4.255%) MCITP
2 2 (4.255%) Degree
2 2 (4.255%) CCNA
2 2 (4.255%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (2.128%) MCTS
3 1 (2.128%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.128%) SLA
System Software
1 12 (25.53%) Active Directory
2 9 (19.15%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (12.77%) ISA Server
4 4 (8.511%) vSphere
5 3 (6.383%) Hyper-V
6 2 (4.255%) XenApp
6 2 (4.255%) Microsoft App-V
6 2 (4.255%) UAG
7 1 (2.128%) Forefront TMG
Systems Management
1 8 (17.02%) SCOM
2 4 (8.511%) SCCM
3 2 (4.255%) MOM
3 2 (4.255%) Backup Exec
Vendors
1 28 (59.57%) Microsoft
2 9 (19.15%) VMware
3 6 (12.77%) Clearswift
4 2 (4.255%) HP
4 2 (4.255%) Citrix
4 2 (4.255%) Symantec
5 1 (2.128%) Remedy
5 1 (2.128%) Websense
5 1 (2.128%) Google
Reading, Thames Valley
We're looking for a passionate SharePoint Subject Matter Expert to support some the world's largest SharePoint installations. Key skills:SharePoint (SharePoint 2010 and SharePoint 2007) Excellent...
E-Resourcing
Rate: £400 - £450 per annum
Posted: 18 May 2013
Reading, Thames Valley
Our client a Global technology company is seeking a SharePoint Escalation Engineer to be based in Reading for an initial 6 month contract.Job Description:* Use trace analysis,...
Volt
Rate: £400.00 - £450.00 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013
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SharePoint Developer required - Start in 2 weeks Rates dependant on experience SharePoint Developer needed for a client project to deliver a new Intranet based on Windows SharePoint 2010.
Computer Futures
Posted: 15 May 2013
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Already a Subject Matter Expert regarding Microsoft SharePoint 2010, MOSS 2010 you will be working in a team of 4th Line 'the buck stops here" escalation environment... Essentially,...
Nationwide People Ltd
Rate: £400 - 450 Per Day Ltd Co Basis
Posted: 15 May 2013
Berkshire
An exciting new contract opportunity for an IT Support Engineer working with Microsoft Office and Sharepoint, supporting both businesses as usual and a fast moving project team of...
Venn Group
Posted: 15 May 2013
Berkshire, Thames Valley
You will ideally have experience of the following - - SharePoint or SharePoint 2010 or SharePoint 2013 - SQL Server - Windows Server - Networks - Disaster Recovery - Capacity Support - Data Migration Projects - Re...
Computer Futures
Posted: 15 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
Already a Subject Matter Expert regarding Microsoft SharePoint 2010, MOSS 2010, Windows Server products, ideally you will also have knowledge of IIS, SQL Windows Server 2008... Essentially, you...
Nationwide People Ltd
Rate: £400 - 450 Per Day
Posted: 15 May 2013