Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for SharePoint skills in IT contracts advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited SharePoint over the 3 months to 12 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Application Platforms category for the South East region.

 Microsoft SharePoint
Location
3 months to
12 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank454764
Rank change year-on-year
Up+2Up+17
Matching contract IT job ads222204322
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East3.073 %2.646 %2.153 %
As % of the Application Platforms category19.51 %20.10 %15.32 %
Daily rates quoted916091
Average daily rate£350£350£400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
--12.50 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£250£264£300
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£550£428£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£311£350£399
% change year-on-year
-11.07 %-12.22 %
Hourly rates quoted231220
Average hourly rate£17.50£24.50£27.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-28.57 %-10.90 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£11.00£14.00£14.80
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£38.27£54.50£42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.50£30.00£27.75
% change year-on-year
-25.00 %+8.100 %
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryAll Application Platforms
South East
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Platforms category
113810152102
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East15.75 %13.17 %14.06 %
Daily rates quoted403293501
Average daily rate£363£336£385
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+7.880 %-12.72 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£225£215£225
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£500£450£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£341£370
% change year-on-year
-4.690 %-7.830 %
Hourly rates quoted123102231
Average hourly rate£19.00£22.75£21.75
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-16.48 %+4.590 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£11.00£12.50£12.50
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£36.18£35.00£38.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.78£23.00£20.00
% change year-on-year
-22.69 %+15.00 %
SharePoint EnglandSharePoint
England

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.

SharePoint
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing SharePoint across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

South East 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 South East region.

South East 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 South East region over the 3 months to 12 March 2010.

South East 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 South East region.

South East 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 South East region over the 3 months to 12 March 2010.

South East SharePoint Hourly Rate Histogram

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 South East region over the 3 months to 12 March 2010. 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
BerkshireUp+2386£350-
OxfordshireUp+2240£290+65.71 %
HampshireUp+1527£263-34.37 %
BuckinghamshireDown-226£450+51.77 %
SurreyDown-2024£298-37.36 %
West SussexDown-58£500+73.91 %
MiddlesexDown-168£368+4.25 %
KentDown-66£375-1.63 %
Thames ValleyDown-11--
Home CountiesDown-11--
East SussexDown-51--
SharePoint EnglandSharePoint
England

SharePoint
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 12 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the South East 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.

1171 (38.78 %).NET
2152 (34.47 %)Microsoft
3140 (31.75 %)SharePoint Server 2007
4134 (30.39 %)C#
5131 (29.71 %)SQL Server
699 (22.45 %)ASP.NET
783 (18.82 %)SQL
871 (16.10 %)MS Excel
965 (14.74 %)Security Cleared
1059 (13.38 %)Windows
1154 (12.24 %)MS Office
1154 (12.24 %)SC Cleared
1246 (10.43 %)SQL Server 2005
1341 (9.297 %)XML
1440 (9.070 %)Project Management
1534 (7.710 %)Visual Studio
1534 (7.710 %)Business Intelligence
1534 (7.710 %)Active Directory
1534 (7.710 %)Intranet
1633 (7.483 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
1732 (7.256 %)Content Management
1732 (7.256 %)T-SQL
1732 (7.256 %)Web Services
1829 (6.576 %)CSS
1928 (6.349 %)Microsoft Certification
2027 (6.122 %)Migration
2027 (6.122 %)SQL Server Integration Services
2126 (5.896 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
2225 (5.669 %)Workflow
2225 (5.669 %)XSLT

SharePoint
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 12 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the South East 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.

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
1171 (38.78 %).NET
299 (22.45 %)ASP.NET
341 (9.297 %)XML
432 (7.256 %)Web Services
529 (6.576 %)CSS
625 (5.669 %)XSLT
724 (5.442 %)HTML
817 (3.855 %)Windows SharePoint Services
911 (2.494 %)Silverlight
1010 (2.268 %)WCF
1010 (2.268 %)SOAP
118 (1.814 %).NET Framework
127 (1.587 %)ASP
127 (1.587 %)WPF
127 (1.587 %)WF
136 (1.361 %)MVC
136 (1.361 %)Flash
145 (1.134 %)ADO.NET
145 (1.134 %)Adobe Flex
154 (0.907 %)CAML
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
1140 (31.75 %)SharePoint Server 2007
219 (4.308 %)IIS
316 (3.628 %)MS Exchange
415 (3.401 %)Documentum
514 (3.175 %)BizTalk Server
611 (2.494 %)CMS
79 (2.041 %)Exchange Server 2007
86 (1.361 %)Exchange Server 2003
95 (1.134 %)Lotus Notes
95 (1.134 %)EPiServer
95 (1.134 %)Office Communications Server
104 (0.907 %)SharePoint Portal Server
112 (0.454 %)Lotus Domino
112 (0.454 %)SAS
112 (0.454 %)ColdFusion
121 (0.227 %)Content Management Server
121 (0.227 %)TeamSite
121 (0.227 %)Oracle 9iAS
121 (0.227 %)WebLogic
121 (0.227 %)LiveLink
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
171 (16.10 %)MS Excel
254 (12.24 %)MS Office
324 (5.442 %)InfoPath
417 (3.855 %)MS Project
515 (3.401 %)MS PowerPoint
68 (1.814 %)MS Visio
75 (1.134 %)Spreadsheet
82 (0.454 %)CA Clarity
91 (0.227 %)Photoshop
91 (0.227 %)ArcInfo
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
111 (2.494 %)Dynamics CRM
25 (1.134 %)Dynamics AX
32 (0.454 %)Microsoft CRM
32 (0.454 %)Axapta
41 (0.227 %)Navision
41 (0.227 %)Great Plains
41 (0.227 %)Oracle Financials
41 (0.227 %)Dynamics GP
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
134 (7.710 %)Intranet
217 (3.855 %)Internet
312 (2.721 %)LAN
49 (2.041 %)WAN
58 (1.814 %)Wireless
58 (1.814 %)DNS
67 (1.587 %)Firewall
75 (1.134 %)MPLS
75 (1.134 %)OSPF
75 (1.134 %)BGP
75 (1.134 %)TACACS
75 (1.134 %)VRRP
84 (0.907 %)SAN
84 (0.907 %)Extranet
93 (0.680 %)TCP/IP
93 (0.680 %)VPN
102 (0.454 %)DHCP
111 (0.227 %)SMTP
111 (0.227 %)LDAP
111 (0.227 %)Network Security
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
1131 (29.71 %)SQL Server
246 (10.43 %)SQL Server 2005
333 (7.483 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
427 (6.122 %)SQL Server Integration Services
526 (5.896 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
624 (5.442 %)Datawarehouse
718 (4.082 %)OLAP
813 (2.948 %)SQL Server 2000
912 (2.721 %)SQL Server 2008
1010 (2.268 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
117 (1.587 %)PerformancePoint
126 (1.361 %)DTS
135 (1.134 %)DB2
144 (0.907 %)EDRMS
144 (0.907 %)MySQL
144 (0.907 %)MS Access
144 (0.907 %)BusinessObjects
152 (0.454 %)BusinessObjects XI
152 (0.454 %)IDOL
161 (0.227 %)Ingres
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
134 (7.710 %)Visual Studio
212 (2.721 %)Team Foundation Server
37 (1.587 %)Subversion
46 (1.361 %)TestDirector
54 (0.907 %)VSS/SourceSafe
63 (0.680 %)NUnit
72 (0.454 %)LoadRunner
81 (0.227 %)WinRunner
81 (0.227 %)Visual Studio Team System
81 (0.227 %)QARun
81 (0.227 %)FrontPage
South East IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
119 (4.308 %)Finance
217 (3.855 %)Government
314 (3.175 %)Telecoms
413 (2.948 %)Education
512 (2.721 %)Publishing
69 (2.041 %)Advertising
78 (1.814 %)Pharmaceutical
86 (1.361 %)Marketing
95 (1.134 %)Banking
104 (0.907 %)Financial Institution
104 (0.907 %)Health
113 (0.680 %)Legal
113 (0.680 %)Manufacturing
122 (0.454 %)Insurance
122 (0.454 %)Retail
122 (0.454 %)Pensions
122 (0.454 %)Back Office
131 (0.227 %)Electric
131 (0.227 %)Social Media
131 (0.227 %)Retail Banking
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
1177 (40.14 %)Developer
2124 (28.12 %)SharePoint Developer
354 (12.24 %)Analyst
443 (9.751 %)Architect
541 (9.297 %)Consultant
637 (8.390 %)Administrator
637 (8.390 %).NET Developer
725 (5.669 %)SharePoint Consultant
822 (4.989 %)Business Analyst
915 (3.401 %)Project Manager
1013 (2.948 %)SharePoint Administrator
1112 (2.721 %)Designer
1112 (2.721 %)C# Developer
1112 (2.721 %)Business Architect
1211 (2.494 %)Business Intelligence (BI) Architect
1310 (2.268 %)Microsoft Consultant
1310 (2.268 %)SharePoint Architect
1310 (2.268 %)DBA
149 (2.041 %)Coordinator
149 (2.041 %)Tester
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
19 (2.041 %)NHS
26 (1.361 %)Clustering
35 (1.134 %)N-Tier
35 (1.134 %)Management Information System
35 (1.134 %)CMDB
44 (0.907 %)Learning Management System
44 (0.907 %)VLE
53 (0.680 %)Smartcard
53 (0.680 %)Video Conferencing
53 (0.680 %)Data Extraction
53 (0.680 %)Social Network
62 (0.454 %)Replication
71 (0.227 %)HACMP
71 (0.227 %)Mainframe
71 (0.227 %)iSeries
71 (0.227 %)Cloud Computing
71 (0.227 %)Statistics
71 (0.227 %)PDA
71 (0.227 %)Mathematics
71 (0.227 %)Computer Science
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
159 (13.38 %)Windows
222 (4.989 %)Windows Server 2003
39 (2.041 %)Windows Server 2008
46 (1.361 %)UNIX
54 (0.907 %)Windows XP
63 (0.680 %)Solaris
63 (0.680 %)Windows 2000
63 (0.680 %)Windows Vista
63 (0.680 %)Windows Mobile
72 (0.454 %)HPUX
81 (0.227 %)Windows 2000 Server
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
140 (9.070 %)Project Management
234 (7.710 %)Business Intelligence
332 (7.256 %)Content Management
427 (6.122 %)Migration
525 (5.669 %)Workflow
619 (4.308 %)Web Development
717 (3.855 %)PRINCE2
814 (3.175 %)Document Management
814 (3.175 %)Requirements Analysis
814 (3.175 %)CRM
913 (2.948 %)Scrum
1012 (2.721 %)Agile Software Development
1012 (2.721 %)ITIL
1111 (2.494 %)Information Management
1210 (2.268 %)TDD
138 (1.814 %)Unit Testing
138 (1.814 %)Data Migration
138 (1.814 %)Service Management
138 (1.814 %)Change Management
147 (1.587 %)Service Delivery
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
1134 (30.39 %)C#
283 (18.82 %)SQL
332 (7.256 %)T-SQL
425 (5.669 %)JavaScript
521 (4.762 %)VB.NET
620 (4.535 %)C
712 (2.721 %)Java
85 (1.134 %)PowerShell
94 (0.907 %)PHP
103 (0.680 %)VB
112 (0.454 %)VBA
112 (0.454 %)PL/SQL
112 (0.454 %)COBOL
121 (0.227 %)C++
121 (0.227 %)VBScript
121 (0.227 %)X++
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
165 (14.74 %)Security Cleared
254 (12.24 %)SC Cleared
328 (6.349 %)Microsoft Certification
413 (2.948 %)MCSE
511 (2.494 %)DV Cleared
66 (1.361 %)Degree
75 (1.134 %)MCSD
84 (0.907 %)MCAD
84 (0.907 %)PRINCE2 Certification
84 (0.907 %)ITIL Certification
93 (0.680 %)MCP
102 (0.454 %)MCTS
102 (0.454 %)MCPD
102 (0.454 %)MCDBA
111 (0.227 %)A+ Certification
111 (0.227 %)ISEB
111 (0.227 %)Citrix Certification
111 (0.227 %)CCEA
111 (0.227 %)CISSP
111 (0.227 %)Security+ Certification
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (0.680 %)ISO9001
13 (0.680 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
13 (0.680 %)QA
22 (0.454 %)SLA
31 (0.227 %)WAI
31 (0.227 %)COBIT
South East IT Contractor Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
134 (7.710 %)Active Directory
218 (4.082 %)VMware Infrastructure
38 (1.814 %)ISA Server
45 (1.134 %)Terminal Services
54 (0.907 %)Hyper-V
54 (0.907 %)XenApp
62 (0.454 %)VMware ESX
71 (0.227 %)vSphere
71 (0.227 %)XenServer
71 (0.227 %)XenDesktop
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
16 (1.361 %)ServiceCenter
16 (1.361 %)OpenView Configuration Management
24 (0.907 %)SCOM
33 (0.680 %)MOM
33 (0.680 %)SCCM
42 (0.454 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
42 (0.454 %)Netcool
42 (0.454 %)Tivoli
51 (0.227 %)Backup Exec
51 (0.227 %)MSI
51 (0.227 %)HP Data Protector
51 (0.227 %)SCVMM
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1152 (34.47 %)Microsoft
224 (5.442 %)VMware
319 (4.308 %)Oracle
415 (3.401 %)HP
514 (3.175 %)Meridio
611 (2.494 %)Citrix
710 (2.268 %)Cisco
86 (1.361 %)IBM
86 (1.361 %)Lotus
95 (1.134 %)CheckPoint
95 (1.134 %)Nokia
95 (1.134 %)ProCurve
104 (0.907 %)Business Objects
113 (0.680 %)Adobe
113 (0.680 %)SAP
122 (0.454 %)ProClarity
122 (0.454 %)Planview
122 (0.454 %)Kaseya
122 (0.454 %)Symantec
122 (0.454 %)Thunderhead