North West SharePoint Server 2007 Contracts

This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS) skills within the North West 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 Server 2007 over the last 3 months to 15 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS)
Location Aberdeen Altrincham Ascot Basingstoke Bedfordshire Belfast Berkshire Birmingham Bracknell Brentwood Bristol Buckinghamshire Cambridge Cambridgeshire Canary Wharf Cardiff Channel Islands Cheltenham Chertsey Cheshire Chester Chesterfield Chippenham City of London County Antrim Coventry Derbyshire Docklands, London East Anglia East Midlands East of England East Yorkshire Edinburgh Egham England Essex Glamorgan Glasgow Gloucestershire Gosport Halifax Hampshire Hertford Hertfordshire Home Counties Hull Kent Leeds Leicester Leicestershire Liverpool London Luton Manchester Merseyside Middlesex Midlands Milton Keynes Newcastle Newport North East North West Northern Ireland Nottingham Nottinghamshire Oxford Oxfordshire Reading Salisbury Scotland Sheffield Slough Somerset South East South Wales South West South Yorkshire Staffordshire Surbiton Surrey Thames Valley Tyne and Wear UK Uxbridge Wales Warrington West Midlands West Sussex West Yorkshire Wiltshire Windsor Yorkshire	3 months to 15 May 2008	Same period last year
Rank	104	128
Rank change on same period last year	+24
Matching contract IT job ads	40	4
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.051 %	0.004 %
As % of the category below	6.289 %	0.698 %
Daily rates quoted	5	0
Average minimum daily rate	£440	-
Average daily rate	£460	-
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum daily rate	£480	-
UK excluding London average daily rate	£444	£369
% change on same period last year	+20.42 %
Hourly rates quoted	0	1
Average minimum hourly rate	-	£15.00
Average hourly rate	-	£17.50
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum hourly rate	-	£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£49.05	£17.50
% change on same period last year	+180.28 %
Application Platforms North West
Matching contract IT job ads	636	573
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.816 %	0.644 %
Daily rates quoted	153	112
Average minimum daily rate	£354	£286
Average daily rate	£379	£299
% change on same period last year	+26.68 %
Average maximum daily rate	£403	£311
UK excluding London average daily rate	£365	£353
% change on same period last year	+3.59 %
Hourly rates quoted	68	54
Average minimum hourly rate	£22.60	£18.88
Average hourly rate	£24.35	£20.04
% change on same period last year	+21.51 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£26.10	£21.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£22.73	£22.67
% change on same period last year	+0.23 %
SharePoint Server 2007 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 Server 2007
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing SharePoint Server 2007 across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

SharePoint Server 2007
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing SharePoint Server 2007 across the North West region.

SharePoint Server 2007
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SharePoint Server 2007 across the North West region over the past 3 months.

SharePoint Server 2007
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing SharePoint Server 2007 across the North West region.

SharePoint Server 2007
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SharePoint Server 2007 within the North West region over the past 3 months.

Rank	Location	Rank 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
1	Manchester	0	19	£475	-
2	Cheshire	-	13	-	-
3	Merseyside	-	2	£438	-

SharePoint Server 2007 England

SharePoint Server 2007
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the North West region citing SharePoint Server 2007 also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing SharePoint Server 2007.

1 63 (75.00 %) SharePoint 2 35 (41.67 %) Microsoft 3 33 (39.29 %) .NET 4 25 (29.76 %) C# 5 24 (28.57 %) ASP.NET 6 21 (25.00 %) SQL Server 7 20 (23.81 %) Microsoft Certification 8 17 (20.24 %) InfoPath 9 16 (19.05 %) BizTalk Server 10 14 (16.67 %) SQL Server 2005 11 12 (14.29 %) CRM 12 11 (13.10 %) WebServices 13 10 (11.90 %) Intranet 14 9 (10.71 %) Microsoft CRM 14 9 (10.71 %) Dynamics CRM

14 9 (10.71 %) ASP.NET 2.0 15 8 (9.524 %) .NET Framework 15 8 (9.524 %) SQL Server 7 15 8 (9.524 %) XML 15 8 (9.524 %) Oracle 15 8 (9.524 %) MS Excel 16 7 (8.333 %) SQL 16 7 (8.333 %) Oracle EBS 16 7 (8.333 %) WCF 16 7 (8.333 %) WF 16 7 (8.333 %) Government 16 7 (8.333 %) AJAX 16 7 (8.333 %) Local Government 17 6 (7.143 %) GUPTA 17 6 (7.143 %) Retail

SharePoint Server 2007
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the North West region citing SharePoint Server 2007 also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing SharePoint Server 2007. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development 1 33 (39.29 %) .NET 2 24 (28.57 %) ASP.NET 3 11 (13.10 %) WebServices 4 9 (10.71 %) ASP.NET 2.0 5 8 (9.524 %) .NET Framework 5 8 (9.524 %) XML 6 7 (8.333 %) WCF 6 7 (8.333 %) WF 6 7 (8.333 %) AJAX 7 3 (3.571 %) CSS 7 3 (3.571 %) XSLT 7 3 (3.571 %) XHTML 8 2 (2.381 %) XSD 8 2 (2.381 %) XSL 8 2 (2.381 %) XML Schema 9 1 (1.190 %) HTML 9 1 (1.190 %) Windows SharePoint Services 9 1 (1.190 %) RSS	Application Platforms 1 63 (75.00 %) SharePoint 2 16 (19.05 %) BizTalk Server 3 2 (2.381 %) CMS 3 2 (2.381 %) SharePoint Portal Server 3 2 (2.381 %) Office Project Server
Applications 1 17 (20.24 %) InfoPath 2 8 (9.524 %) MS Excel 3 2 (2.381 %) MS Office	Business Applications 1 9 (10.71 %) Microsoft CRM 1 9 (10.71 %) Dynamics CRM 2 7 (8.333 %) Oracle EBS
Communications & Networking 1 10 (11.90 %) Intranet 2 3 (3.571 %) LDAP 3 1 (1.190 %) Internet 3 1 (1.190 %) Extranet	Database & Business Intelligence 1 21 (25.00 %) SQL Server 2 14 (16.67 %) SQL Server 2005 3 8 (9.524 %) SQL Server 7 4 3 (3.571 %) SQL Server Reporting Services 5 1 (1.190 %) SQL Server 2000 5 1 (1.190 %) Crystal Reports 5 1 (1.190 %) MS Access 5 1 (1.190 %) Datawarehouse
Development Applications 1 2 (2.381 %) Visual Studio 1 2 (2.381 %) Flash	General 1 7 (8.333 %) Government 1 7 (8.333 %) Local Government 2 6 (7.143 %) Retail 3 3 (3.571 %) Construction 4 2 (2.381 %) Education 4 2 (2.381 %) Telecoms 4 2 (2.381 %) Banking 5 1 (1.190 %) Manufacturing 5 1 (1.190 %) Pharmaceutical 5 1 (1.190 %) Pensions
Job Titles 1 40 (47.62 %) Developer 2 16 (19.05 %) SharePoint Developer 3 9 (10.71 %) .NET Developer 4 8 (9.524 %) Architect 4 8 (9.524 %) Consultant 5 7 (8.333 %) ASP.NET Developer 6 6 (7.143 %) SharePoint Consultant 6 6 (7.143 %) Solutions Architect 6 6 (7.143 %) Analyst 7 5 (5.952 %) Business Analyst 7 5 (5.952 %) C# Developer 7 5 (5.952 %) C#/ASP.NET Developer 8 4 (4.762 %) Sharepoint Specialist 9 3 (3.571 %) SharePoint Administrator 9 3 (3.571 %) Senior Developer 9 3 (3.571 %) Administrator 10 2 (2.381 %) Infrastructure Engineer 10 2 (2.381 %) Lead Developer 10 2 (2.381 %) Test Manager 10 2 (2.381 %) SQL Developer	Miscellaneous 1 1 (1.190 %) Streaming Video 1 1 (1.190 %) VLE 1 1 (1.190 %) Statistics 1 1 (1.190 %) Psychology 1 1 (1.190 %) Ergonomics 1 1 (1.190 %) Human Factors
Operating Systems 1 4 (4.762 %) Windows 2 2 (2.381 %) Windows Mobile	Processes & Methodologies 1 12 (14.29 %) CRM 2 3 (3.571 %) Content Management 3 2 (2.381 %) User Acceptance Testing 3 2 (2.381 %) Performance Testing 3 2 (2.381 %) OO 3 2 (2.381 %) Workflow 4 1 (1.190 %) Web Design 4 1 (1.190 %) UML 4 1 (1.190 %) E-Commerce 4 1 (1.190 %) PRINCE 4 1 (1.190 %) Identity Management 4 1 (1.190 %) Test Management 4 1 (1.190 %) Business Analysis 4 1 (1.190 %) Software Testing 4 1 (1.190 %) Requirements Analysis 4 1 (1.190 %) Web Development 4 1 (1.190 %) Resource Management 4 1 (1.190 %) Use Case
Programming Languages 1 25 (29.76 %) C# 2 7 (8.333 %) SQL 3 6 (7.143 %) JavaScript 4 4 (4.762 %) Transact-SQL 5 3 (3.571 %) DHTML 6 2 (2.381 %) VBScript 7 1 (1.190 %) VB 7 1 (1.190 %) XPath	Qualifications 1 20 (23.81 %) Microsoft Certification 2 2 (2.381 %) MCSD 2 2 (2.381 %) MCSE 2 2 (2.381 %) Degree 3 1 (1.190 %) ISEB 3 1 (1.190 %) ECDL
Quality Assurance & Compliance 1 1 (1.190 %) QA	System Software 1 2 (2.381 %) Active Directory
Vendors 1 35 (41.67 %) Microsoft 2 8 (9.524 %) Oracle 3 6 (7.143 %) GUPTA 4 1 (1.190 %) Google