| Microsoft SharePoint |
| 3 months to
3 Jul 2009 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 36 | 60 |
| Rank change on the same period last year |  +24 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 31 | 54 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Scotland | 2.307 % | 1.964 % |
| As % of the Application Platforms category | 15.90 % | 14.63 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 9 |
| Average daily rate | £300 | £300 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £340 | £375 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.330 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 7 | 0 |
| Average hourly rate | £15.00 | - |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £9.00 | - |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £39.70 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.00 | £30.00 |
| % change on same period last year | -23.33 % |
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Platforms category | 195 | 369 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Scotland | 14.51 % | 13.42 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 30 | 57 |
| Average daily rate | £291 | £350 |
| Average daily rate % change on the same period last year | -16.78 % |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £175 | £175 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £475 | £450 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £318 | £370 |
| % change on same period last year | -14.05 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 24 | 21 |
| Average hourly rate | £20.25 | £15.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change on the same period last year | +35.00 % |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £9.50 | £11.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £40.00 | £41.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £20.50 | £22.50 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.880 % |
|
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 Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.
