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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft SharePoint skills within the M4 Corridor 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 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft SharePoint
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank11-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads60
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.000 %
As % of the category below46.15 %0.000 %
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£357£384
% change on same period last year-7.13 %
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£26.98£27.93
% change on same period last year-3.40 %
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
M4 Corridor
Matching contract IT job ads1318
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.019 %
Daily rates quoted31
Average minimum daily rate£400£450
Average daily rate£533£450
% change on same period last year+18.51 %
Average maximum daily rate£667£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£343
% change on same period last year+2.19 %
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£23.60£23.62
% change on same period last year-0.06 %
SharePoint South EastSharePoint
South East

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 M4 Corridor region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

M4 Corridor SharePoint Demand Trend

SharePoint
Top 25 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the M4 Corridor 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.

16 (66.67 %)SharePoint Server 2007
16 (66.67 %).NET
16 (66.67 %)Intranet
16 (66.67 %)Extranet
25 (55.56 %)SQL Server
25 (55.56 %)ASP.NET
25 (55.56 %)SQL Server 2005
34 (44.44 %)Google
34 (44.44 %).NET Framework
34 (44.44 %)Content Management
34 (44.44 %)User Acceptance Testing
34 (44.44 %)System Testing
34 (44.44 %)Workflow
34 (44.44 %)Finance
42 (22.22 %)Microsoft
51 (11.11 %)VB.NET
51 (11.11 %)Back Office
51 (11.11 %)Government
51 (11.11 %)Health
51 (11.11 %)Windows
51 (11.11 %)MS Office
51 (11.11 %)EDRMS
51 (11.11 %)Document Management
51 (11.11 %)Knowledge Management
51 (11.11 %)Windows SharePoint Services

SharePoint
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the M4 Corridor 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.

M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (66.67 %).NET
25 (55.56 %)ASP.NET
34 (44.44 %).NET Framework
41 (11.11 %)Windows SharePoint Services
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (66.67 %)SharePoint Server 2007
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (11.11 %)MS Office
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (66.67 %)Intranet
16 (66.67 %)Extranet
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (55.56 %)SQL Server
15 (55.56 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (11.11 %)EDRMS
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (44.44 %)Finance
21 (11.11 %)Government
21 (11.11 %)Health
21 (11.11 %)Back Office
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (77.78 %)Developer
17 (77.78 %)SharePoint Developer
22 (22.22 %)Analyst
31 (11.11 %)Business Analyst
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (11.11 %)Windows
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (44.44 %)Workflow
14 (44.44 %)Content Management
14 (44.44 %)User Acceptance Testing
14 (44.44 %)System Testing
21 (11.11 %)Document Management
21 (11.11 %)Knowledge Management
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (11.11 %)VB.NET
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (44.44 %)Google
22 (22.22 %)Microsoft