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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft SharePoint skills within the Suffolk 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft SharePoint
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2338
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.001 %
As % of the category below5.000 %2.632 %
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£351£358
% change on same period last year-1.99 %
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£29.81£27.36
% change on same period last year+8.94 %
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
Suffolk
Matching contract IT job ads2038
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.028 %0.038 %
Daily rates quoted14
Average minimum daily rate£200£471
Average daily rate£200£471
% change on same period last year-57.57 %
Average maximum daily rate£200£471
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£338
% change on same period last year+3.58 %
Hourly rates quoted1215
Average minimum hourly rate£25.86£20.90
Average hourly rate£26.16£22.10
% change on same period last year+18.35 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.46£23.30
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.69£24.06
% change on same period last year+2.63 %
SharePoint East of EnglandSharePoint
East of 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.

SharePoint
Demand Trend

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

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region.

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region.

Suffolk 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 Suffolk 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
IpswichNew entry-1--
SharePoint East of EnglandSharePoint
East of England

SharePoint
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Suffolk 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.

17 (70.00 %)Microsoft
26 (60.00 %)SQL Server
26 (60.00 %)MS Excel
34 (40.00 %)MS PowerPoint
34 (40.00 %)SQL Server 2005
34 (40.00 %)ETL
34 (40.00 %)CA Clarity
34 (40.00 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
34 (40.00 %)PerformancePoint
43 (30.00 %)MS Office
43 (30.00 %)SAP
43 (30.00 %)ASP
43 (30.00 %)ASP.NET
43 (30.00 %)HTML
43 (30.00 %)VBScript
43 (30.00 %)VB.NET
43 (30.00 %).NET
43 (30.00 %)Citrix
43 (30.00 %)Microsoft Certification
43 (30.00 %)Insurance
52 (20.00 %)Banking
52 (20.00 %)Telecoms
52 (20.00 %)Finance
52 (20.00 %)Programme Management
52 (20.00 %)Peregrine
52 (20.00 %)Project Management
52 (20.00 %)Oracle
52 (20.00 %)PL/SQL
52 (20.00 %)SQL
52 (20.00 %)ITIL

SharePoint
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Suffolk 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.

Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (30.00 %)HTML
13 (30.00 %).NET
13 (30.00 %)ASP
13 (30.00 %)ASP.NET
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (20.00 %)IIS
12 (20.00 %)Office Project Server
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (60.00 %)MS Excel
24 (40.00 %)MS PowerPoint
24 (40.00 %)CA Clarity
33 (30.00 %)MS Office
42 (20.00 %)MS Project
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (60.00 %)SQL Server
24 (40.00 %)ETL
24 (40.00 %)SQL Server 2005
24 (40.00 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
24 (40.00 %)PerformancePoint
31 (10.00 %)BusinessObjects
31 (10.00 %)Datawarehouse
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (30.00 %)Insurance
22 (20.00 %)Telecoms
22 (20.00 %)Finance
22 (20.00 %)Banking
31 (10.00 %)Pensions
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (30.00 %)Support Specialist
13 (30.00 %)IT Support Specialist
22 (20.00 %)Administrator
22 (20.00 %)Architect
22 (20.00 %)Technical Architect
31 (10.00 %)DBA
31 (10.00 %)Business Analyst
31 (10.00 %)Analyst
31 (10.00 %)SQL DBA
31 (10.00 %)MI Analyst
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (20.00 %)Windows
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (20.00 %)ITIL
12 (20.00 %)Project Management
12 (20.00 %)Programme Management
21 (10.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (30.00 %)VBScript
13 (30.00 %)VB.NET
22 (20.00 %)PL/SQL
22 (20.00 %)SQL
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (30.00 %)Microsoft Certification
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (70.00 %)Microsoft
23 (30.00 %)Citrix
23 (30.00 %)SAP
32 (20.00 %)Oracle
32 (20.00 %)Peregrine
41 (10.00 %)Kalido
41 (10.00 %)Business Objects