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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft SharePoint skills within the Hertfordshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft SharePoint
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank6580
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads615
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.016 %
As % of the category below3.947 %5.172 %
Daily rates quoted34
Average minimum daily rate£350£388
Average daily rate£358£397
% change on same period last year-9.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£367£406
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£387
% change on same period last year-7.75 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£17.50-
Average hourly rate£20.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£22.50-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.76£28.14
% change on same period last year-4.90 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads152290
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.244 %0.311 %
Daily rates quoted6492
Average minimum daily rate£341£311
Average daily rate£356£323
% change on same period last year+10.23 %
Average maximum daily rate£371£334
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£344
% change on same period last year+1.40 %
Hourly rates quoted729
Average minimum hourly rate£21.14£20.81
Average hourly rate£22.57£21.90
% change on same period last year+3.05 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.00£22.99
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.11£23.48
% change on same period last year-1.59 %
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 Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire SharePoint Daily Rate Trend

SharePoint
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SharePoint across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Hertfordshire SharePoint Daily Rate Histogram

SharePoint
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire SharePoint Hourly Rate Trend

SharePoint
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SharePoint within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
WatfordUp+183£288-17.85 %
St AlbansNew entry-1£500-
SharePoint East of EnglandSharePoint
East of England

SharePoint
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

116 (64.00 %).NET
116 (64.00 %)ASP.NET
215 (60.00 %)Microsoft
313 (52.00 %)SQL Server
313 (52.00 %)C#
412 (48.00 %)Commerce Server
412 (48.00 %)Commerce Server 2007
59 (36.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
67 (28.00 %)E-Commerce
76 (24.00 %)SQL Server 2005
85 (20.00 %)Content Management
85 (20.00 %)Finance
85 (20.00 %)XHTML
85 (20.00 %)B2C
85 (20.00 %)XML
85 (20.00 %)C
94 (16.00 %)ADO.NET
94 (16.00 %)XSL
94 (16.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
103 (12.00 %)UML
103 (12.00 %)WebServices
103 (12.00 %)MS Excel
103 (12.00 %)Transact-SQL
112 (8.000 %)VB
112 (8.000 %)HTML
112 (8.000 %)JavaScript
112 (8.000 %)PVCS
112 (8.000 %)MS Office
112 (8.000 %)Windows XP
112 (8.000 %)MS Visio

SharePoint
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
116 (64.00 %).NET
116 (64.00 %)ASP.NET
25 (20.00 %)XML
25 (20.00 %)XHTML
34 (16.00 %)XSL
34 (16.00 %)ADO.NET
43 (12.00 %)WebServices
52 (8.000 %)HTML
61 (4.000 %)ASP
61 (4.000 %)CSS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (48.00 %)Commerce Server
112 (48.00 %)Commerce Server 2007
29 (36.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
32 (8.000 %)Exchange Server 2003
32 (8.000 %)MS Exchange
41 (4.000 %)BizTalk Server
41 (4.000 %)CMS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (12.00 %)MS Excel
22 (8.000 %)MS Visio
22 (8.000 %)MS PowerPoint
22 (8.000 %)MS Office
31 (4.000 %)Photoshop
31 (4.000 %)InfoPath
31 (4.000 %)Spreadsheet
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (4.000 %)WAN
11 (4.000 %)Intranet
11 (4.000 %)Internet
11 (4.000 %)Wireless
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
113 (52.00 %)SQL Server
26 (24.00 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (8.000 %)SQL Server 2000
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (8.000 %)WinRunner
12 (8.000 %)TestDirector
12 (8.000 %)QuickTest Pro
12 (8.000 %)LoadRunner
12 (8.000 %)PVCS
21 (4.000 %)Dreamweaver
21 (4.000 %)Visual Studio
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (20.00 %)Finance
22 (8.000 %)Publishing
22 (8.000 %)Retail
22 (8.000 %)Insurance
31 (4.000 %)Marketing
31 (4.000 %)Construction
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (68.00 %)Developer
26 (24.00 %)Microsoft Developer
26 (24.00 %)SharePoint Developer
34 (16.00 %)Consultant
43 (12.00 %)SharePoint Consultant
52 (8.000 %)Project Manager
52 (8.000 %)Senior Developer
61 (4.000 %)Support Consultant
61 (4.000 %)Administrator
61 (4.000 %)Test Coordinator
61 (4.000 %)Coordinator
61 (4.000 %)Web Developer
61 (4.000 %)Microsoft Consultant
61 (4.000 %)Windows Administrator
61 (4.000 %)Web Editor
61 (4.000 %)Windows Systems Administrator
61 (4.000 %)Web Content Editor
61 (4.000 %)Content Editor
61 (4.000 %)Systems Administrator
61 (4.000 %)Server Support
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (8.000 %)Linux
12 (8.000 %)Windows XP
12 (8.000 %)Windows Server 2003
12 (8.000 %)Red Hat Linux
12 (8.000 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 (8.000 %)Windows
21 (4.000 %)HPUX
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (28.00 %)E-Commerce
25 (20.00 %)B2C
25 (20.00 %)Content Management
34 (16.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
43 (12.00 %)UML
52 (8.000 %)PRINCE2
52 (8.000 %)Project Management
52 (8.000 %)Document Management
52 (8.000 %)Project Planning
52 (8.000 %)Web Development
52 (8.000 %)Test Management
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (52.00 %)C#
25 (20.00 %)C
33 (12.00 %)Transact-SQL
42 (8.000 %)JavaScript
42 (8.000 %)VB
51 (4.000 %)VB.NET
51 (4.000 %)SQL
51 (4.000 %)VBScript
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (8.000 %)ISEB
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (8.000 %)Active Directory
12 (8.000 %)VMware ESX
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (8.000 %)Tivoli
12 (8.000 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (60.00 %)Microsoft
22 (8.000 %)HP
22 (8.000 %)Interwoven
22 (8.000 %)Red Hat
22 (8.000 %)VMware
31 (4.000 %)Cisco
31 (4.000 %)Motorola
31 (4.000 %)Tridion
31 (4.000 %)Nortel