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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft SharePoint skills within the Midlands region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited SharePoint over the 3 months to 8 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft SharePoint
Location
3 months to 8 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank4943
Rank change on same period last yearDown-6
Matching contract IT job ads2835
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.037 %0.037 %
As % of the category below16.09 %9.915 %
Daily rates quoted114
Average minimum daily rate£353£350
Average daily rate£370£375
% change on same period last year-1.33 %
Average maximum daily rate£387£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£370£353
% change on same period last year+4.95 %
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£28.81£28.90
% change on same period last year-0.29 %
Application Platforms MidlandsApplication Platforms
Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads174353
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.229 %0.369 %
Daily rates quoted6080
Average minimum daily rate£360£388
Average daily rate£391£412
% change on same period last year-5.08 %
Average maximum daily rate£422£436
UK excluding London average daily rate£359£348
% change on same period last year+3.13 %
Hourly rates quoted511
Average minimum hourly rate£24.17£43.92
Average hourly rate£27.50£45.12
% change on same period last year-39.05 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.83£46.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.67£24.13
% change on same period last year-1.92 %
SharePoint EnglandSharePoint
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 Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

Midlands 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 Midlands region.

Midlands 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 Midlands region over the 3 months to 8 July 2008.

Midlands 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 Midlands region.

Midlands SharePoint Hourly Rate Trend

SharePoint
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands 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.

152 (80.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
233 (50.77 %).NET
326 (40.00 %)C#
418 (27.69 %)ASP.NET
517 (26.15 %)Windows SharePoint Services
613 (20.00 %)Microsoft
712 (18.46 %)Visual Studio
810 (15.38 %)Java
99 (13.85 %)MS Excel
108 (12.31 %)Windows
108 (12.31 %)BizTalk Server
108 (12.31 %)Content Management
117 (10.77 %)CMS
117 (10.77 %)Axapta
126 (9.231 %)CSS
126 (9.231 %)VB
126 (9.231 %)ASP.NET 2.0
126 (9.231 %)CAML
135 (7.692 %)Workflow
135 (7.692 %)Office Project Server
135 (7.692 %)Web Development
135 (7.692 %)VB6
135 (7.692 %)VB.NET
135 (7.692 %)MS Office
135 (7.692 %)JavaScript
135 (7.692 %)HTML
135 (7.692 %)SQL Server
135 (7.692 %)IIS
135 (7.692 %)Active Directory
135 (7.692 %)Dreamweaver

SharePoint
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands 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
133 (50.77 %).NET
218 (27.69 %)ASP.NET
317 (26.15 %)Windows SharePoint Services
46 (9.231 %)CSS
46 (9.231 %)ASP.NET 2.0
46 (9.231 %)CAML
55 (7.692 %)HTML
61 (1.538 %)MDX
61 (1.538 %).NET Framework
61 (1.538 %)XML
61 (1.538 %)XSLT
Application Platforms
152 (80.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
28 (12.31 %)BizTalk Server
37 (10.77 %)CMS
45 (7.692 %)Office Project Server
45 (7.692 %)IIS
53 (4.615 %)Content Management Server
62 (3.077 %)SharePoint Portal Server
Applications
19 (13.85 %)MS Excel
25 (7.692 %)MS Office
32 (3.077 %)MS Project
32 (3.077 %)InfoPath
Business Applications
17 (10.77 %)Axapta
Communications & Networking
14 (6.154 %)Internet
21 (1.538 %)Extranet
21 (1.538 %)HTTPS
21 (1.538 %)SSL
21 (1.538 %)DNS
21 (1.538 %)HTTP
21 (1.538 %)Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
15 (7.692 %)SQL Server
21 (1.538 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
112 (18.46 %)Visual Studio
25 (7.692 %)Dreamweaver
General
12 (3.077 %)Retail
12 (3.077 %)Publishing
21 (1.538 %)Graphic Design
Job Titles
134 (52.31 %)Developer
228 (43.08 %)SharePoint Developer
325 (38.46 %)Consultant
410 (15.38 %)SharePoint Consultant
58 (12.31 %)BizTalk Consultant
66 (9.231 %).NET Developer
75 (7.692 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
75 (7.692 %)VB.NET Developer
75 (7.692 %)ASP.NET Developer
75 (7.692 %)Architect
83 (4.615 %)Solutions Architect
92 (3.077 %)Technical Consultant
92 (3.077 %)Project Manager
92 (3.077 %)Sharepoint Architect
101 (1.538 %)NHS Project Manager
101 (1.538 %)Trainer
101 (1.538 %)Implementation Consultant
101 (1.538 %)Infrastructure Consultant
101 (1.538 %)Administrator
101 (1.538 %)BizTalk Developer
Miscellaneous
13 (4.615 %)NHS
Operating Systems
18 (12.31 %)Windows
Processes & Methodologies
18 (12.31 %)Content Management
25 (7.692 %)Workflow
25 (7.692 %)Web Development
33 (4.615 %)Migration
42 (3.077 %)Business Intelligence
51 (1.538 %)Project Management
51 (1.538 %)ITIL
51 (1.538 %)PRINCE2
51 (1.538 %)CRM
51 (1.538 %)PRINCE
Programming Languages
126 (40.00 %)C#
210 (15.38 %)Java
36 (9.231 %)VB
45 (7.692 %)VB6
45 (7.692 %)VB.NET
45 (7.692 %)JavaScript
52 (3.077 %)SQL
61 (1.538 %)C
System Software
15 (7.692 %)Active Directory
Vendors
113 (20.00 %)Microsoft
24 (6.154 %)Mercator
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