The first table below looks at the demand for SharePoint skills in IT contracts advertised for the Manchester region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited SharePoint over the 3 months to 17 June 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 Manchester 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 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft SharePoint
Rank 21 31 22
Rank change year-on-year
+10 -9
Contract jobs citing SharePoint 62 59 57
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Manchester 6.327% 4.828% 5.518%
As % of the Application Platforms category 29.95% 25.11% 38.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 32 34 40
Average daily rate £304 £275 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+10.45% -21.42%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £217 £225 £220
10% offered a daily rate of more than £425 £389 £403
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 1 2
Average hourly rate £17.50 £13.50 £18.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+29.62% -27.02%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £15.90 £13.50 £11.30
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £33.00 £13.50 £25.70
UK excluding London average hourly rate £20.50 £23.50 £22.50
% change year-on-year
-12.76% +4.44%
All Application Platforms
Manchester
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Platforms category
207 235 148
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Manchester 21.12% 19.23% 14.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 94 127 84
Average daily rate £300 £300 £333
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -9.77%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £173 £200 £179
10% offered a daily rate of more than £425 £400 £400
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £340
% change year-on-year
- -4.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 17 12
Average hourly rate £19.00 £19.25 £11.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-1.29% +75.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.25 £12.45 £9.25
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £33.70 £25.00 £25.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £20.00 £19.50
% change year-on-year
-5.00% +2.56%
SharePoint
North West

SharePoint
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Manchester SharePoint Jobs Demand Trend

SharePoint
Daily Rate Trend

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

Manchester SharePoint Daily Rate Trend

SharePoint
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Manchester SharePoint Daily Rate Histogram

SharePoint
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Manchester SharePoint Hourly Rate Trend

SharePoint
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SharePoint across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 17 June 2013.

Manchester SharePoint Hourly Rate Histogram

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 Manchester region over the 3 months to 17 June 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
Find
Job
Vacancies
Bolton - 3 £327 -
Oldham - 2 £150 -
Rochdale +1 1 £150 -33.33%
Sale - - - -
Salford - - - - 1
Wigan - - - -
Cheadle - - - -
Altrincham - - - -
SharePoint
North West

SharePoint
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester 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.

1 55 (52.38%) .NET
2 46 (43.81%) C#
3 45 (42.86%) SQL Server
4 36 (34.29%) Microsoft
5 34 (32.38%) ASP.NET
6 29 (27.62%) CSS
7 26 (24.76%) JavaScript
7 26 (24.76%) SQL
8 24 (22.86%) SharePoint 2010
9 22 (20.95%) Web Services
10 21 (20.00%) .NET Framework
11 20 (19.05%) HTML
12 19 (18.10%) Ajax
13 18 (17.14%) jQuery
14 17 (16.19%) XML
14 17 (16.19%) MVC
15 15 (14.29%) Finance
16 14 (13.33%) NHS
16 14 (13.33%) CRM
17 12 (11.43%) PRINCE2
18 11 (10.48%) MS Excel
18 11 (10.48%) Windows
18 11 (10.48%) WCF
18 11 (10.48%) Dynamics CRM
18 11 (10.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
19 10 (9.524%) TDD
20 9 (8.571%) SQL Server 2008
20 9 (8.571%) Business Intelligence
20 9 (8.571%) Visual Studio
21 8 (7.619%) ITIL

SharePoint
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester 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.

Application Development
1 55 (52.38%) .NET
2 34 (32.38%) ASP.NET
3 29 (27.62%) CSS
4 22 (20.95%) Web Services
5 21 (20.00%) .NET Framework
6 20 (19.05%) HTML
7 19 (18.10%) Ajax
8 18 (17.14%) jQuery
9 17 (16.19%) XML
10 11 (10.48%) WCF
11 8 (7.619%) LINQ
11 8 (7.619%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
12 7 (6.667%) NHibernate
13 6 (5.714%) ASP.NET MVC
14 5 (4.762%) REST
15 4 (3.810%) JSON
15 4 (3.810%) SOAP
16 3 (2.857%) MDX
16 3 (2.857%) HTML5
16 3 (2.857%) Hibernate
Application Platforms
1 24 (22.86%) SharePoint 2010
2 7 (6.667%) MS Exchange
2 7 (6.667%) SharePoint 2013
3 6 (5.714%) IIS
4 4 (3.810%) SharePoint Server
5 3 (2.857%) Exchange Server 2010
6 2 (1.905%) SharePoint Foundation
6 2 (1.905%) JCAPS
7 1 (0.952%) Lync
7 1 (0.952%) MS Project Server
7 1 (0.952%) Drupal
7 1 (0.952%) BizTalk Server
7 1 (0.952%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 11 (10.48%) MS Excel
2 8 (7.619%) InfoPath
3 7 (6.667%) MS Project
4 6 (5.714%) MS Office
5 2 (1.905%) Office 365
6 1 (0.952%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 11 (10.48%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (6.667%) Dynamics AX
3 1 (0.952%) Dynamics NAV
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.905%) VPN
1 2 (1.905%) Internet
1 2 (1.905%) NetScreen
2 1 (0.952%) HTTPS
2 1 (0.952%) Intranet
2 1 (0.952%) HTTP
2 1 (0.952%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 45 (42.86%) SQL Server
2 11 (10.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 9 (8.571%) SQL Server 2008
4 6 (5.714%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 5 (4.762%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 5 (4.762%) MySQL
6 4 (3.810%) SQL Server 2005
6 4 (3.810%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (2.857%) PerformancePoint
7 3 (2.857%) SQL Server 2012
8 1 (0.952%) Star Schema
8 1 (0.952%) EDRMS
8 1 (0.952%) EDMS
8 1 (0.952%) InterSystems Cache
8 1 (0.952%) Microsoft Analysis Services
8 1 (0.952%) OLAP
Development Applications
1 9 (8.571%) Visual Studio
2 6 (5.714%) Subversion
3 2 (1.905%) JIRA
3 2 (1.905%) Team Foundation Server
3 2 (1.905%) NetBeans
3 2 (1.905%) VSS/SourceSafe
4 1 (0.952%) WinRunner
4 1 (0.952%) TestDirector
4 1 (0.952%) QuickTest Pro
4 1 (0.952%) LoadRunner
General
1 15 (14.29%) Finance
2 4 (3.810%) Advertising
3 2 (1.905%) Banking
3 2 (1.905%) Financial Institution
3 2 (1.905%) Telecoms
4 1 (0.952%) Automotive
4 1 (0.952%) Legal
4 1 (0.952%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 52 (49.52%) Developer
2 20 (19.05%) SharePoint Developer
3 11 (10.48%) Analyst
4 9 (8.571%) .NET Developer
4 9 (8.571%) C# Developer
5 8 (7.619%) Architect
6 7 (6.667%) Agile C# Developer
7 6 (5.714%) Software Developer
8 5 (4.762%) Business Analyst
8 5 (4.762%) Support Analyst
8 5 (4.762%) PMO Manager
9 4 (3.810%) Enterprise Architect
9 4 (3.810%) Help Desk Analyst
9 4 (3.810%) Consultant
9 4 (3.810%) Software Architect
9 4 (3.810%) CRM Developer
10 3 (2.857%) Designer
10 3 (2.857%) UI Designer
10 3 (2.857%) .NET Software Developer
10 3 (2.857%) Help Desk Support
Miscellaneous
1 14 (13.33%) NHS
2 4 (3.810%) N-Tier
2 4 (3.810%) Management Information System
3 3 (2.857%) Enterprise Software
4 2 (1.905%) W3C
4 2 (1.905%) Replication
5 1 (0.952%) E-Learning
5 1 (0.952%) CMDB
5 1 (0.952%) Data Conversion
5 1 (0.952%) Data Integration
Operating Systems
1 11 (10.48%) Windows
2 6 (5.714%) Windows Server 2008
3 4 (3.810%) Windows Server 2003
4 2 (1.905%) Windows 2000 Server
4 2 (1.905%) Linux
4 2 (1.905%) Windows XP
4 2 (1.905%) VMS
5 1 (0.952%) AIX
5 1 (0.952%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (0.952%) Windows Vista
5 1 (0.952%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (16.19%) MVC
2 14 (13.33%) CRM
3 12 (11.43%) PRINCE2
4 10 (9.524%) TDD
5 9 (8.571%) Business Intelligence
6 8 (7.619%) OOP
6 8 (7.619%) ERP
6 8 (7.619%) ITIL
7 7 (6.667%) Project Management
7 7 (6.667%) Migration
8 6 (5.714%) Disaster Recovery
8 6 (5.714%) OO
9 5 (4.762%) Change Management
9 5 (4.762%) Risk Management
9 5 (4.762%) Knowledge Management
9 5 (4.762%) Root Cause Analysis
10 4 (3.810%) Web Application Development
10 4 (3.810%) Requirements Analysis
10 4 (3.810%) Project Planning
10 4 (3.810%) Problem Management
Programming Languages
1 46 (43.81%) C#
2 26 (24.76%) JavaScript
2 26 (24.76%) SQL
3 8 (7.619%) T-SQL
4 5 (4.762%) Java
5 3 (2.857%) Ruby
6 1 (0.952%) X++
6 1 (0.952%) PHP5
6 1 (0.952%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.952%) PHP
6 1 (0.952%) PL/SQL
6 1 (0.952%) VBA
Qualifications
1 7 (6.667%) Degree
1 7 (6.667%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
2 5 (4.762%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (0.952%) Security Cleared
3 1 (0.952%) MCSE
3 1 (0.952%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (3.810%) Sarbanes-Oxley
1 4 (3.810%) QA
2 2 (1.905%) HL7
System Software
1 6 (5.714%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.905%) Oracle RAC
2 2 (1.905%) Citrix Presentation Server
2 2 (1.905%) XenServer
3 1 (0.952%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 3 (2.857%) SCCM
2 2 (1.905%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
2 2 (1.905%) Norton AntiVirus
2 2 (1.905%) Data Guard
3 1 (0.952%) HP Quality Center
3 1 (0.952%) SCOM
Vendors
1 36 (34.29%) Microsoft
2 7 (6.667%) Telerik
3 6 (5.714%) Oracle
4 5 (4.762%) Planview
5 4 (3.810%) Citrix
6 3 (2.857%) SAP
7 2 (1.905%) Symantec
7 2 (1.905%) Kaspersky
7 2 (1.905%) Veritas
8 1 (0.952%) CheckPoint
8 1 (0.952%) NetApp
8 1 (0.952%) PeopleSoft
8 1 (0.952%) HP
8 1 (0.952%) Twitter
8 1 (0.952%) VMware
Manchester, North West
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Amoria Bond
Posted: 13 June 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
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Rate: Up to £45,000 per annum
Posted: 11 June 2013
Manchester, North West
He/She must be able to liaison with demanding business users and other team members.The individual MUST have experience in the following areas: - Configuring and managing Dynamics...
Nigel Frank International
Rate: £450 - £550 per day
Posted: 5 June 2013
Manchester, North West
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Computer Futures
Posted: 3 June 2013
Manchester, North West
We deal with both Microsoft Partners & End Users throughout the UK and Europe and we have never had more live requirements & jobs for Microsoft Dynamics professionals. By specialising...
Nigel Frank International
Rate: £350 - £375 per day
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Rate: £200 per day
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Rate: £350 - £450 per day
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Manchester, Lancashire
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Rate: £0.00 per day + Market Rates
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