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The table below looks at the demand for Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) skills within the South East region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows SharePoint Services over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows SharePoint Services (WSS)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank221273
Rank change on same period last yearUp+52
Matching contract IT job ads2620
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.037 %0.020 %
As % of the category below1.014 %0.508 %
Daily rates quoted73
Average minimum daily rate£393£333
Average daily rate£430£375
% change on same period last year+14.76 %
Average maximum daily rate£468£417
UK excluding London average daily rate£351£341
% change on same period last year+3.07 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£45.00£60.00
Average hourly rate£45.00£60.00
% change on same period last year-25.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£45.00£60.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£45.00£40.58
% change on same period last year+10.88 %
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
South East
Matching contract IT job ads25633936
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.609 %3.978 %
Daily rates quoted685974
Average minimum daily rate£309£314
Average daily rate£329£331
% change on same period last year-0.81 %
Average maximum daily rate£348£349
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£333
% change on same period last year-1.25 %
Hourly rates quoted238388
Average minimum hourly rate£32.79£32.69
Average hourly rate£35.08£34.72
% change on same period last year+1.04 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.37£36.74
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.10£32.14
% change on same period last year-3.23 %
Windows SharePoint Services EnglandWindows SharePoint Services
England

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.

Windows SharePoint Services
Demand Trend

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

South East Windows SharePoint Services Demand Trend

Windows SharePoint Services
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Windows SharePoint Services across the South East region.

South East Windows SharePoint Services Daily Rate Trend

Windows SharePoint Services
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Windows SharePoint Services across the South East region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

South East Windows SharePoint Services Daily Rate Histogram

Windows SharePoint Services
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South East Windows SharePoint Services Hourly Rate Trend

Windows SharePoint Services
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows SharePoint Services within the South East region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
SurreyUp+3412£444-
BerkshireUp+326£350-6.66 %
HampshireUp+164--
M4 CorridorNew entry-1--
BuckinghamshireNew entry-1--
Windows SharePoint Services EnglandWindows SharePoint Services
England

Windows SharePoint Services
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing Windows SharePoint Services 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 Windows SharePoint Services.

144 (100.00 %)SharePoint
232 (72.73 %)SharePoint Server 2007
327 (61.36 %)C#
424 (54.55 %).NET
517 (38.64 %)Intranet
616 (36.36 %)ASP.NET
616 (36.36 %)Microsoft
713 (29.55 %)ASP.NET 2.0
812 (27.27 %)Windows
812 (27.27 %)SQL Server
812 (27.27 %)Workflow
910 (22.73 %)XML
910 (22.73 %)Visual Studio
910 (22.73 %)SharePoint Portal Server
910 (22.73 %)SQL Server 2005
107 (15.91 %)SQL Server 2000
107 (15.91 %)IIS
107 (15.91 %)SQL
107 (15.91 %)WebServices
116 (13.64 %)Internet
125 (11.36 %)Extranet
125 (11.36 %)ISA Server
125 (11.36 %)BizTalk Server
125 (11.36 %)Content Management Server
125 (11.36 %)Disaster Recovery
125 (11.36 %)Firewall
125 (11.36 %)Government
125 (11.36 %)CMS
125 (11.36 %)Replication
125 (11.36 %)N-Tier

Windows SharePoint Services
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing Windows SharePoint Services 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 Windows SharePoint Services. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
124 (54.55 %).NET
216 (36.36 %)ASP.NET
313 (29.55 %)ASP.NET 2.0
410 (22.73 %)XML
57 (15.91 %)WebServices
63 (6.818 %)CSS
72 (4.545 %)SOAP
72 (4.545 %)XHTML
81 (2.273 %)SVG
81 (2.273 %)WinForms
81 (2.273 %).NET Framework
81 (2.273 %)WF
81 (2.273 %)Silverlight
81 (2.273 %)ADO.NET
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
144 (100.00 %)SharePoint
232 (72.73 %)SharePoint Server 2007
310 (22.73 %)SharePoint Portal Server
47 (15.91 %)IIS
55 (11.36 %)BizTalk Server
55 (11.36 %)Content Management Server
55 (11.36 %)CMS
South East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (9.091 %)MS Office
23 (6.818 %)MS Excel
31 (2.273 %)InfoPath
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
117 (38.64 %)Intranet
26 (13.64 %)Internet
35 (11.36 %)Extranet
35 (11.36 %)Firewall
35 (11.36 %)DNS
43 (6.818 %)DMZ
52 (4.545 %)SSL
61 (2.273 %)DHCP
61 (2.273 %)TCP/IP
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (27.27 %)SQL Server
210 (22.73 %)SQL Server 2005
37 (15.91 %)SQL Server 2000
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (22.73 %)Visual Studio
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (11.36 %)Government
23 (6.818 %)Publishing
31 (2.273 %)Graphic Design
31 (2.273 %)Education
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
128 (63.64 %)Developer
217 (38.64 %)SharePoint Developer
38 (18.18 %)Intranet Developer
45 (11.36 %)Consultant
54 (9.091 %)Systems Manager
54 (9.091 %)Web Designer
54 (9.091 %)SharePoint Consultant
54 (9.091 %)Business Systems Manager
54 (9.091 %)Infrastructure Designer
54 (9.091 %)Business Manager
61 (2.273 %)Implementation Engineer
61 (2.273 %)Web Engineer
61 (2.273 %)Trainer
61 (2.273 %)Microsoft Consultant
61 (2.273 %)Implementation Consultant
61 (2.273 %)Installations Engineer
61 (2.273 %).NET Developer
61 (2.273 %)C# Developer
61 (2.273 %)Field Engineer
61 (2.273 %)Internet Developer
South East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (11.36 %)N-Tier
15 (11.36 %)Replication
24 (9.091 %)Clustering
32 (4.545 %)NHS
41 (2.273 %)Computer Science
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (27.27 %)Windows
23 (6.818 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (2.273 %)Windows Vista
31 (2.273 %)Windows 2000
31 (2.273 %)Windows XP
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (27.27 %)Workflow
25 (11.36 %)Disaster Recovery
25 (11.36 %)Load Balancing
33 (6.818 %)Content Management
42 (4.545 %)Web Development
51 (2.273 %)Security Cleared
51 (2.273 %)Statistical Analysis
51 (2.273 %)Agile Software Development
51 (2.273 %)PRINCE2
51 (2.273 %)EAI
51 (2.273 %)Business Intelligence
51 (2.273 %)Service Management
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
127 (61.36 %)C#
27 (15.91 %)SQL
33 (6.818 %)JavaScript
41 (2.273 %)Transact-SQL
41 (2.273 %)VB.NET
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (6.818 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (4.545 %)MCSD
31 (2.273 %)MCTS
31 (2.273 %)Degree
South East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (11.36 %)ISA Server
23 (6.818 %)Active Directory
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (36.36 %)Microsoft
21 (2.273 %)Adobe
21 (2.273 %)VMware
21 (2.273 %)LANDesk