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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft SharePoint skills within the Reading 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft SharePoint
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank4943
Rank change on same period last yearDown-6
Matching contract IT job ads2330
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.031 %0.030 %
As % of the category below14.94 %16.85 %
Daily rates quoted1212
Average minimum daily rate£373£317
Average daily rate£397£370
% change on same period last year+7.32 %
Average maximum daily rate£421£423
UK excluding London average daily rate£372£354
% change on same period last year+5.11 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£32.00-
Average hourly rate£35.75-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£39.50-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.44£27.36
% change on same period last year+3.94 %
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
Reading
Matching contract IT job ads154178
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.205 %0.180 %
Daily rates quoted5064
Average minimum daily rate£341£346
Average daily rate£363£393
% change on same period last year-7.82 %
Average maximum daily rate£384£440
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£349
% change on same period last year+1.64 %
Hourly rates quoted921
Average minimum hourly rate£31.94£21.33
Average hourly rate£34.47£22.81
% change on same period last year+51.11 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.00£24.29
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.28£23.70
% change on same period last year+2.44 %
SharePoint BerkshireSharePoint
Berkshire

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

Reading 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 Reading region.

Reading 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 Reading region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Reading 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 Reading region.

Reading SharePoint Hourly Rate Trend

SharePoint
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SharePoint across the Reading region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Reading SharePoint Hourly Rate Histogram

SharePoint
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Reading 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.

165 (67.71 %)SharePoint Server 2007
253 (55.21 %).NET
347 (48.96 %)C#
347 (48.96 %)Microsoft
435 (36.46 %)ASP.NET
526 (27.08 %)SQL Server
526 (27.08 %)Windows
619 (19.79 %)MS Office
717 (17.71 %)BizTalk Server
816 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2005
816 (16.67 %)SQL
915 (15.63 %)SharePoint Portal Server
1014 (14.58 %)Windows SharePoint Services
1014 (14.58 %)Content Management
1014 (14.58 %)IIS
1014 (14.58 %)XML
1014 (14.58 %)Microsoft Certification
1112 (12.50 %)WebServices
1211 (11.46 %)Transact-SQL
1310 (10.42 %)JavaScript
149 (9.375 %)DNS
149 (9.375 %)SQL Server 7
149 (9.375 %)MSDE
149 (9.375 %)Network Load Balancing
158 (8.333 %).NET Framework
158 (8.333 %)HTTP
158 (8.333 %)HTML
158 (8.333 %)Java
158 (8.333 %)VB
167 (7.292 %)C

SharePoint
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Reading 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.

Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
153 (55.21 %).NET
235 (36.46 %)ASP.NET
314 (14.58 %)XML
314 (14.58 %)Windows SharePoint Services
412 (12.50 %)WebServices
58 (8.333 %)HTML
58 (8.333 %).NET Framework
67 (7.292 %)CAML
67 (7.292 %)XSLT
75 (5.208 %)CSS
75 (5.208 %)WF
84 (4.167 %)XHTML
84 (4.167 %)XSD
92 (2.083 %)ASP.NET 2.0
101 (1.042 %)Microsoft Enterprise Library
101 (1.042 %)WinForms
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
165 (67.71 %)SharePoint Server 2007
217 (17.71 %)BizTalk Server
315 (15.63 %)SharePoint Portal Server
414 (14.58 %)IIS
55 (5.208 %)Office Project Server
55 (5.208 %)Content Management Server
63 (3.125 %)Office Communications Server
72 (2.083 %)Exchange Server 2003
72 (2.083 %)Commerce Server 2007
72 (2.083 %)MS Exchange
72 (2.083 %)Commerce Server
81 (1.042 %)Documentum
81 (1.042 %)eRoom
81 (1.042 %)Exchange Server 2007
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
119 (19.79 %)MS Office
27 (7.292 %)MS Excel
35 (5.208 %)MS Project
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (5.208 %)Microsoft CRM
21 (1.042 %)Great Plains
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (9.375 %)DNS
28 (8.333 %)HTTP
35 (5.208 %)Intranet
43 (3.125 %)SAN
52 (2.083 %)Internet
61 (1.042 %)VPN
61 (1.042 %)SSL
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
126 (27.08 %)SQL Server
216 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2005
39 (9.375 %)SQL Server 7
39 (9.375 %)MSDE
47 (7.292 %)SQL Server 2000
54 (4.167 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (3.125 %)Visual Studio
13 (3.125 %)FrontPage
21 (1.042 %)TestDirector
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (6.250 %)Finance
21 (1.042 %)Government
21 (1.042 %)Health
21 (1.042 %)Retail
21 (1.042 %)Insurance
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
143 (44.79 %)Developer
235 (36.46 %)Consultant
328 (29.17 %)SharePoint Developer
417 (17.71 %)SharePoint Consultant
59 (9.375 %)C# Developer
68 (8.333 %)Server Engineer
77 (7.292 %).NET Developer
86 (6.250 %)Administrator
86 (6.250 %)Architect
86 (6.250 %)SharePoint Administrator
95 (5.208 %)Programmer
95 (5.208 %)ASP.NET Developer
104 (4.167 %)Windows Server Engineer
104 (4.167 %)Sharepoint Architect
113 (3.125 %)Sharepoint Specialist
113 (3.125 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
113 (3.125 %)Project Engineer
113 (3.125 %)Team Leader
113 (3.125 %)Server Support
122 (2.083 %)Tester
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (6.250 %)N-Tier
16 (6.250 %)Clustering
25 (5.208 %)Taxonomies
34 (4.167 %)French Language
34 (4.167 %)Replication
42 (2.083 %)NHS
51 (1.042 %)Client/Server
51 (1.042 %)PMI
51 (1.042 %)CLARiiON
51 (1.042 %)PDA
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
126 (27.08 %)Windows
27 (7.292 %)Windows Server 2003
35 (5.208 %)Windows 2000
35 (5.208 %)Windows XP
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (14.58 %)Content Management
29 (9.375 %)Network Load Balancing
37 (7.292 %)Disaster Recovery
37 (7.292 %)Workflow
46 (6.250 %)CRM
46 (6.250 %)Project Management
46 (6.250 %)Load Balancing
55 (5.208 %)Requirements Analysis
64 (4.167 %)OO
64 (4.167 %)Migration
73 (3.125 %)ITIL
73 (3.125 %)Security Cleared
82 (2.083 %)MOF
82 (2.083 %)Change Management
82 (2.083 %)Integration Testing
82 (2.083 %)Test Scripting
82 (2.083 %)Data Migration
91 (1.042 %)SC Cleared
91 (1.042 %)Document Management
91 (1.042 %)EAI
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
147 (48.96 %)C#
216 (16.67 %)SQL
311 (11.46 %)Transact-SQL
410 (10.42 %)JavaScript
58 (8.333 %)Java
58 (8.333 %)VB
67 (7.292 %)C
71 (1.042 %)VB.NET
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
114 (14.58 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (2.083 %)Degree
31 (1.042 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
31 (1.042 %)MCTS
31 (1.042 %)MCAD
31 (1.042 %)MCSD
31 (1.042 %)MCSE
31 (1.042 %)CCA
31 (1.042 %)Citrix Certification
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (2.083 %)ISO9000
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (6.250 %)Active Directory
23 (3.125 %)ISA Server
31 (1.042 %)VMware ESX
31 (1.042 %)VMware Server
31 (1.042 %)VMware Infrastructure
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (2.083 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 (2.083 %)WSUS
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
147 (48.96 %)Microsoft
26 (6.250 %)VMware
31 (1.042 %)EMC
31 (1.042 %)Citrix
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