Note that 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.
| Microsoft SharePoint Server (inc MOSS & SPS) |
| 3 months to
21 May 2012 | Same period 2011 | Same period 2010 |
| Rank | 338 | 273 | 182 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 -65 | -91 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 261 | 375 | 507 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 0.446 % | 0.623 % | 0.919 % |
| As % of the Application Platforms category | 2.747 % | 3.728 % | 6.142 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 162 | 234 | 238 |
| Average daily rate | £365 | £375 | £375 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £300 | £225 | £250 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £475 | £450 | £475 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £365 | £350 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 7 | 18 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.25 | £42.50 | £21.60 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £13.85 | £16.10 | £16.35 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £36.65 | £190.00 | £35.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £11.00 | £42.50 | £21.70 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Platforms category | 9503 | 10059 | 8255 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 16.26 % | 16.72 % | 14.96 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5240 | 5358 | 3755 |
| Average daily rate | £350 | £375 | £363 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £225 | £225 | £215 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £500 | £550 | £550 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £345 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 428 | 558 | 518 |
| Average hourly rate | £20.00 | £20.00 | £20.00 |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £11.80 | £12.00 | £12.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £40.00 | £42.50 | £37.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £20.00 | £20.00 | £19.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
