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This section looks at the demand for Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) skills within the London 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows SharePoint Services (WSS)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank369453
Rank change on same period last yearUp+84
Matching contract IT job ads3525
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.046 %0.025 %
As % of the category below0.408 %0.207 %
Daily rates quoted168
Average minimum daily rate£397£403
Average daily rate£412£418
% change on same period last year-1.50 %
Average maximum daily rate£428£434
UK excluding London average daily rate£407£455
% change on same period last year-10.71 %
Hourly rates quoted06
Average minimum hourly rate-£33.33
Average hourly rate-£35.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£37.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.00£35.70
% change on same period last year-10.36 %
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
London
Matching contract IT job ads857812054
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled11.32 %12.01 %
Daily rates quoted38804721
Average minimum daily rate£371£397
Average daily rate£401£425
% change on same period last year-5.74 %
Average maximum daily rate£431£454
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.55 %
Hourly rates quoted268372
Average minimum hourly rate£30.64£30.92
Average hourly rate£32.61£33.85
% change on same period last year-3.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.59£36.78
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.72£33.29
% change on same period last year-1.69 %
Windows SharePoint Services EnglandWindows SharePoint Services
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.

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 London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

London 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 London region.

London Windows SharePoint Services Daily Rate Trend

Windows SharePoint Services
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Windows SharePoint Services across the London region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

London Windows SharePoint Services Daily Rate Histogram

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 London region.

London Windows SharePoint Services Hourly Rate Trend

Windows SharePoint Services
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows SharePoint Services within the London region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
City of LondonDown-99£416-40.55 %
Windows SharePoint Services EnglandWindows SharePoint Services
England

Windows SharePoint Services
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London 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.

194 (100.00 %)SharePoint
283 (88.30 %)SharePoint Server 2007
367 (71.28 %).NET
462 (65.96 %)C#
550 (53.19 %)ASP.NET
648 (51.06 %)Windows
745 (47.87 %)Microsoft
832 (34.04 %)SharePoint Portal Server
931 (32.98 %)MS Office
1030 (31.91 %)SQL Server
1128 (29.79 %)SQL
1224 (25.53 %)XML
1224 (25.53 %)Intranet
1319 (20.21 %)Finance
1319 (20.21 %)MS Excel
1417 (18.09 %)Workflow
1417 (18.09 %)ASP.NET 2.0
1515 (15.96 %)JavaScript
1614 (14.89 %)SQL Server 2005
1713 (13.83 %)Banking
1713 (13.83 %)InfoPath
1713 (13.83 %)IIS
1713 (13.83 %)XSLT
1713 (13.83 %)Windows Server 2003
1811 (11.70 %)Investment Banking
1910 (10.64 %)Document Management
1910 (10.64 %)Content Management
1910 (10.64 %)CSS
208 (8.511 %)Content Management Server
208 (8.511 %)Change Management

Windows SharePoint Services
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London 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.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
167 (71.28 %).NET
250 (53.19 %)ASP.NET
324 (25.53 %)XML
417 (18.09 %)ASP.NET 2.0
513 (13.83 %)XSLT
610 (10.64 %)CSS
76 (6.383 %)HTML
76 (6.383 %)AJAX
85 (5.319 %).NET Framework
94 (4.255 %)WebServices
103 (3.191 %)XHTML
103 (3.191 %)RSS
103 (3.191 %)SOAP
103 (3.191 %)XSD
103 (3.191 %)Middleware
112 (2.128 %)WF
121 (1.064 %)XSL
121 (1.064 %)WinForms
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
194 (100.00 %)SharePoint
283 (88.30 %)SharePoint Server 2007
332 (34.04 %)SharePoint Portal Server
413 (13.83 %)IIS
58 (8.511 %)Content Management Server
65 (5.319 %)CMS
74 (4.255 %)Office Communications Server
74 (4.255 %)MS Exchange
82 (2.128 %)Morello
82 (2.128 %)BizTalk Server
91 (1.064 %)Lotus Domino
91 (1.064 %)Commerce Server
91 (1.064 %)Exchange Server 2007
91 (1.064 %)Office Project Server
91 (1.064 %)Commerce Server 2007
91 (1.064 %)Oracle Workflow
London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
131 (32.98 %)MS Office
219 (20.21 %)MS Excel
313 (13.83 %)InfoPath
42 (2.128 %)MS PowerPoint
51 (1.064 %)MS Project
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
124 (25.53 %)Intranet
23 (3.191 %)LDAP
32 (2.128 %)Internet
41 (1.064 %)Extranet
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
130 (31.91 %)SQL Server
214 (14.89 %)SQL Server 2005
35 (5.319 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
44 (4.255 %)SQL Server 2000
53 (3.191 %)SQL Server Integration Services
61 (1.064 %)Oracle 10g
61 (1.064 %)EDRMS
London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (7.447 %)Visual Studio
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
119 (20.21 %)Finance
213 (13.83 %)Banking
311 (11.70 %)Investment Banking
43 (3.191 %)Education
51 (1.064 %)Legal
51 (1.064 %)Advertising
51 (1.064 %)Publishing
51 (1.064 %)Retail
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
161 (64.89 %)Developer
254 (57.45 %)SharePoint Developer
316 (17.02 %)Consultant
415 (15.96 %)SharePoint Consultant
58 (8.511 %)Architect
65 (5.319 %).NET Developer
74 (4.255 %)Senior Sharepoint Developer
74 (4.255 %)Administrator
74 (4.255 %)Senior Developer
83 (3.191 %)Solutions Architect
83 (3.191 %)SharePoint Administrator
83 (3.191 %)C# Developer
83 (3.191 %)Applications Architect
92 (2.128 %)Infrastructure Engineer
92 (2.128 %)Junior Developer
92 (2.128 %)Junior C# Developer
92 (2.128 %)Senior .NET Developer
92 (2.128 %)Infrastructure Support Engineer
92 (2.128 %).NET Architect
92 (2.128 %)Sharepoint Architect
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (2.128 %)N-Tier
21 (1.064 %)Management Information System
21 (1.064 %)W3C
21 (1.064 %)Data Integration
21 (1.064 %)Interactive TV
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
148 (51.06 %)Windows
213 (13.83 %)Windows Server 2003
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
117 (18.09 %)Workflow
210 (10.64 %)Document Management
210 (10.64 %)Content Management
38 (8.511 %)Change Management
46 (6.383 %)GAP Analysis
55 (5.319 %)Investment Management
63 (3.191 %)Project Management
63 (3.191 %)Performance Testing
72 (2.128 %)Migration
72 (2.128 %)SOA
72 (2.128 %)Business Intelligence
72 (2.128 %)ITIL
81 (1.064 %)E-Commerce
81 (1.064 %)CRM
81 (1.064 %)Web Development
81 (1.064 %)Fund Management
81 (1.064 %)Web Design
81 (1.064 %)Asset Management
81 (1.064 %)Information Management
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
162 (65.96 %)C#
228 (29.79 %)SQL
315 (15.96 %)JavaScript
43 (3.191 %)Java
52 (2.128 %)Transact-SQL
52 (2.128 %)VB.NET
61 (1.064 %)VBScript
61 (1.064 %)VB
61 (1.064 %)DHTML
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (1.064 %)Microsoft Certification
London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.064 %)WAI
London IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (6.383 %)Active Directory
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
145 (47.87 %)Microsoft
22 (2.128 %)Percussion
31 (1.064 %)Oracle
31 (1.064 %)VMware
31 (1.064 %)Meridio