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This section looks at the demand for Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) skills within the Birmingham region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows SharePoint Services over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows SharePoint Services (WSS)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank-61
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads06
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.006 %
As % of the category below0.000 %2.740 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£455
% change on same period last year-23.05 %
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£32.00£35.70
% change on same period last year-10.36 %
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads158219
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.209 %0.218 %
Daily rates quoted3959
Average minimum daily rate£277£314
Average daily rate£308£355
% change on same period last year-13.23 %
Average maximum daily rate£339£397
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.48 %
Hourly rates quoted109
Average minimum hourly rate£31.92£34.71
Average hourly rate£34.32£35.65
% change on same period last year-3.71 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.73£36.59
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.73£33.29
% change on same period last year-1.67 %
Windows SharePoint Services West MidlandsWindows SharePoint Services
West Midlands

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.

Windows SharePoint Services
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham Windows SharePoint Services Demand Trend

Windows SharePoint Services
Daily Rate Trend

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

Birmingham Windows SharePoint Services Daily Rate Trend

Windows SharePoint Services
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Birmingham Windows SharePoint Services Hourly Rate Trend

Windows SharePoint Services
Top 24 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing Windows SharePoint Services 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 Windows SharePoint Services.

113 (100.00 %)SharePoint
211 (84.62 %)Workflow
211 (84.62 %)SharePoint Server 2007
211 (84.62 %)Microsoft
39 (69.23 %)Windows
39 (69.23 %)SQL Server
48 (61.54 %)MS Office
48 (61.54 %)Active Directory
48 (61.54 %)WF
48 (61.54 %)SQL Server 2005
48 (61.54 %)Office Project Server
57 (53.85 %)Internet
66 (46.15 %)ASP.NET
75 (38.46 %).NET
84 (30.77 %)Visual Studio
84 (30.77 %)HTML
93 (23.08 %)MS Excel
93 (23.08 %)InfoPath
101 (7.692 %)Migration
101 (7.692 %)SharePoint Portal Server
101 (7.692 %)Windows Server 2003
101 (7.692 %)Intranet
101 (7.692 %)C#
101 (7.692 %)IIS

Windows SharePoint Services
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing Windows SharePoint Services 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 Windows SharePoint Services. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (61.54 %)WF
26 (46.15 %)ASP.NET
35 (38.46 %).NET
44 (30.77 %)HTML
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (100.00 %)SharePoint
211 (84.62 %)SharePoint Server 2007
38 (61.54 %)Office Project Server
41 (7.692 %)SharePoint Portal Server
41 (7.692 %)IIS
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (61.54 %)MS Office
23 (23.08 %)MS Excel
23 (23.08 %)InfoPath
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (53.85 %)Internet
21 (7.692 %)Intranet
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (69.23 %)SQL Server
28 (61.54 %)SQL Server 2005
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (30.77 %)Visual Studio
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (92.31 %)Developer
112 (92.31 %)SharePoint Developer
21 (7.692 %)SharePoint Consultant
21 (7.692 %)Consultant
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (69.23 %)Windows
21 (7.692 %)Windows Server 2003
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (84.62 %)Workflow
21 (7.692 %)Migration
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (7.692 %)C#
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (61.54 %)Active Directory
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (84.62 %)Microsoft