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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft SharePoint skills within the Watford 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft SharePoint
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank1325
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching contract IT job ads1212
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.012 %
As % of the category below44.44 %21.43 %
Daily rates quoted72
Average minimum daily rate£450£350
Average daily rate£454£400
% change on same period last year+13.39 %
Average maximum daily rate£457£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£363£340
% change on same period last year+6.81 %
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£30.51£26.55
% change on same period last year+14.94 %
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
Watford
Matching contract IT job ads2756
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.036 %0.055 %
Daily rates quoted1218
Average minimum daily rate£419£261
Average daily rate£425£273
% change on same period last year+55.56 %
Average maximum daily rate£431£286
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£344
% change on same period last year+2.86 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£11.00£10.00
Average hourly rate£12.00£11.25
% change on same period last year+6.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£13.00£12.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.63£24.38
% change on same period last year+5.11 %
SharePoint HertfordshireSharePoint
Hertfordshire

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

Watford 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 Watford region.

Watford SharePoint Daily Rate Trend

SharePoint
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SharePoint across the Watford region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Watford SharePoint Daily Rate Histogram

SharePoint
Top 29 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Watford 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.

111 (84.62 %)Microsoft
111 (84.62 %)Commerce Server
111 (84.62 %)Commerce Server 2007
29 (69.23 %).NET
29 (69.23 %)SQL Server
29 (69.23 %)ASP.NET
38 (61.54 %)C#
45 (38.46 %)B2C
45 (38.46 %)C
45 (38.46 %)E-Commerce
53 (23.08 %)XHTML
53 (23.08 %)ADO.NET
53 (23.08 %)XML
53 (23.08 %)XSL
53 (23.08 %)SQL Server 2005
53 (23.08 %)SharePoint Server 2007
53 (23.08 %)User Acceptance Testing
53 (23.08 %)Finance
53 (23.08 %)Content Management
62 (15.38 %)Retail
62 (15.38 %)Insurance
62 (15.38 %)WebServices
62 (15.38 %)Transact-SQL
62 (15.38 %)UML
71 (7.692 %)Windows XP
71 (7.692 %)Active Directory
71 (7.692 %)Interwoven
71 (7.692 %)Windows
71 (7.692 %)Document Management

SharePoint
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Watford 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.

Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (69.23 %).NET
19 (69.23 %)ASP.NET
23 (23.08 %)ADO.NET
23 (23.08 %)XML
23 (23.08 %)XSL
23 (23.08 %)XHTML
32 (15.38 %)WebServices
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (84.62 %)Commerce Server
111 (84.62 %)Commerce Server 2007
23 (23.08 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (69.23 %)SQL Server
23 (23.08 %)SQL Server 2005
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (23.08 %)Finance
22 (15.38 %)Retail
22 (15.38 %)Insurance
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (84.62 %)Developer
26 (46.15 %)Microsoft Developer
33 (23.08 %)SharePoint Developer
42 (15.38 %)Consultant
42 (15.38 %)Senior Developer
42 (15.38 %)SharePoint Consultant
51 (7.692 %)Project Manager
51 (7.692 %)Desktop Support
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (7.692 %)Windows
11 (7.692 %)Windows XP
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (38.46 %)E-Commerce
15 (38.46 %)B2C
23 (23.08 %)Content Management
23 (23.08 %)User Acceptance Testing
32 (15.38 %)UML
41 (7.692 %)Document Management
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (61.54 %)C#
25 (38.46 %)C
32 (15.38 %)Transact-SQL
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (7.692 %)Active Directory
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (84.62 %)Microsoft
21 (7.692 %)Interwoven