| Microsoft SharePoint |
| 3 months to
12 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 24 | 39 | 69 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +15 | +30 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 109 | 62 | 73 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West | 4.919 % | 2.731 % | 1.866 % |
| As % of the Application Platforms category | 33.33 % | 21.68 % | 16.86 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 45 | 15 | 9 |
| Average daily rate | £220 | £357 | £300 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £175 | £275 | £250 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £350 | £425 | £400 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £311 | £350 | £399 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| Average hourly rate | £27.50 | £19.00 | £32.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £22.50 | £30.00 | £27.75 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Platforms category | 327 | 286 | 433 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West | 14.76 % | 12.60 % | 11.07 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 130 | 65 | 75 |
| Average daily rate | £275 | £350 | £350 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £180 | £202 | £250 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £375 | £500 | £450 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £341 | £370 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 38 | 30 | 43 |
| Average hourly rate | £17.50 | £20.00 | £22.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £11.00 | £14.00 | £12.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £37.50 | £40.00 | £40.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £17.78 | £23.00 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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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.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing SharePoint across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.
