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 |
| 3 months to
21 May 2012 | Same period 2011 | Same period 2010 |
| Rank | 40 | 49 | 52 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +9 | +3 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 2134 | 2080 | 1626 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 3.651 % | 3.458 % | 2.946 % |
| As % of the Application Platforms category | 22.46 % | 20.68 % | 19.70 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1211 | 1188 | 830 |
| Average daily rate | £350 | £350 | £360 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £225 | £225 | £210 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £489 | £500 | £500 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £350 | £344 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 70 | 76 | 79 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.00 | £22.00 | £27.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £11.95 | £14.25 | £13.10 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £41.30 | £45.00 | £42.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £21.81 | £23.00 | £27.50 |
| % 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 | |
