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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft SharePoint skills within the Somerset 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 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft SharePoint
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank4335
Rank change on same period last yearDown-8
Matching contract IT job ads21
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.001 %
As % of the category below5.882 %1.961 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£220-
Average daily rate£233-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£245-
UK excluding London average daily rate£368£387
% change on same period last year-5.00 %
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£27.42£27.69
% change on same period last year-0.97 %
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
Somerset
Matching contract IT job ads3451
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.068 %0.064 %
Daily rates quoted1015
Average minimum daily rate£268£309
Average daily rate£285£326
% change on same period last year-12.72 %
Average maximum daily rate£302£344
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£350
% change on same period last year+0.47 %
Hourly rates quoted32
Average minimum hourly rate£24.25£25.33
Average hourly rate£24.25£27.17
% change on same period last year-10.73 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.25£29.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.89£22.97
% change on same period last year-0.36 %
SharePoint South WestSharePoint
South West

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

Somerset 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 Somerset region.

Somerset SharePoint Daily Rate Trend

SharePoint
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing SharePoint across the Somerset region.

Somerset SharePoint Hourly Rate Trend

SharePoint
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SharePoint within the Somerset region over the 3 months to 7 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BathUp+32£233-
SharePoint South WestSharePoint
South West

SharePoint
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Somerset 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.

12 (50.00 %)C#
12 (50.00 %).NET
12 (50.00 %)ASP.NET
12 (50.00 %)Microsoft
21 (25.00 %)Sun
21 (25.00 %)Active Directory
21 (25.00 %)HP
21 (25.00 %)Apple
21 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (25.00 %)Project Management
21 (25.00 %)Management Information System
21 (25.00 %)VB6
21 (25.00 %)TOGAF
21 (25.00 %)Information Management
21 (25.00 %)Business Analysis
21 (25.00 %)AJAX
21 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (25.00 %)COBIT
21 (25.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
21 (25.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
21 (25.00 %)XML
21 (25.00 %)ITIL
21 (25.00 %)PRINCE2
21 (25.00 %)Windows
21 (25.00 %)OO
21 (25.00 %)MS Excel
21 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
21 (25.00 %)SOA
21 (25.00 %)VMS

SharePoint
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Somerset 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.

Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (50.00 %).NET
12 (50.00 %)ASP.NET
21 (25.00 %)XML
21 (25.00 %)AJAX
21 (25.00 %)ADO.NET
21 (25.00 %)DHTML
21 (25.00 %)HTML
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
11 (25.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (25.00 %)MS Excel
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (25.00 %)SQL Server
11 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Developer
21 (25.00 %)Web Developer
21 (25.00 %)Technical Project Manager
21 (25.00 %).NET Developer
21 (25.00 %)Technical Manager
21 (25.00 %).NET Web Developer
21 (25.00 %)Network Specialist
21 (25.00 %)Technical Lead
21 (25.00 %)Lead Project Manager
21 (25.00 %)Software Developer
21 (25.00 %)Project Manager
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (25.00 %)Management Information System
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (25.00 %)Windows
11 (25.00 %)VMS
11 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
11 (25.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)ITIL
11 (25.00 %)PRINCE2
11 (25.00 %)OO
11 (25.00 %)SOA
11 (25.00 %)Project Management
11 (25.00 %)TOGAF
11 (25.00 %)Information Management
11 (25.00 %)Business Analysis
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (50.00 %)C#
21 (25.00 %)JavaScript
21 (25.00 %)SQL
21 (25.00 %)VB
21 (25.00 %)VBA
21 (25.00 %)VB6
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (25.00 %)COBIT
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (25.00 %)Active Directory
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)Microsoft
21 (25.00 %)Sun
21 (25.00 %)HP
21 (25.00 %)Apple
21 (25.00 %)SAP