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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft SharePoint skills within the Staffordshire 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 20 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft SharePoint
Location
3 months to
20 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank3322
Rank change on same period last yearDown-11
Matching contract IT job ads23
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.003 %
As % of the category below6.667 %11.54 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£387
% change on same period last year-7.64 %
Hourly rates quoted03
Average minimum hourly rate-£35.00
Average hourly rate-£37.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.82£27.86
% change on same period last year+3.45 %
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
Staffordshire
Matching contract IT job ads3026
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.047 %0.028 %
Daily rates quoted713
Average minimum daily rate£338£364
Average daily rate£349£388
% change on same period last year-10.03 %
Average maximum daily rate£359£412
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£340
% change on same period last year+3.52 %
Hourly rates quoted15
Average minimum hourly rate£9.00£25.15
Average hourly rate£9.50£27.09
% change on same period last year-64.93 %
Average maximum hourly rate£10.00£29.04
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.15£23.79
% change on same period last year+1.52 %
SharePoint West MidlandsSharePoint
West Midlands

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

Staffordshire 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 Staffordshire region.

Staffordshire 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 Staffordshire region.

Staffordshire 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 Staffordshire region over the 3 months to 20 November 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
Stoke-on-TrentNew entry-1--
SharePoint West MidlandsSharePoint
West Midlands

SharePoint
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Staffordshire 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.

11 (50.00 %)C#
11 (50.00 %).NET
11 (50.00 %)SQL Server
11 (50.00 %)MS Project
11 (50.00 %)Visual Studio
11 (50.00 %)ASP.NET
11 (50.00 %)WebServices
11 (50.00 %)PRINCE2
11 (50.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
11 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
11 (50.00 %)Office Project Server
11 (50.00 %)WCF
11 (50.00 %)WF
11 (50.00 %)Silverlight

SharePoint
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Staffordshire 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.

Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (50.00 %).NET
11 (50.00 %)ASP.NET
11 (50.00 %)WebServices
11 (50.00 %)WCF
11 (50.00 %)WF
11 (50.00 %)Silverlight
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (50.00 %)Office Project Server
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (50.00 %)MS Project
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (50.00 %)SQL Server
11 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (50.00 %)Visual Studio
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Developer
11 (50.00 %)Administrator
11 (50.00 %).NET Developer
11 (50.00 %)C# Developer
11 (50.00 %)Project Administrator
11 (50.00 %)ASP.NET Developer
11 (50.00 %)Project Office Administrator
11 (50.00 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)PRINCE2
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)C#
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification