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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server (SPS) skills within the West Midlands 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 Portal Server over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft SharePoint Portal Server (SPS)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank-123
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads03
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.622 %
Daily rates quoted00
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Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£405
% change on same period last year-11.98 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
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UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.00-
% change on same period last year-
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads436482
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.581 %0.481 %
Daily rates quoted8773
Average minimum daily rate£326£313
Average daily rate£354£336
% change on same period last year+5.40 %
Average maximum daily rate£383£359
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£344
% change on same period last year+2.73 %
Hourly rates quoted4699
Average minimum hourly rate£18.17£19.87
Average hourly rate£19.35£20.81
% change on same period last year-7.03 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.52£21.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.40£24.75
% change on same period last year+2.59 %
SharePoint Portal Server EnglandSharePoint Portal Server
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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 Portal Server
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands SharePoint Portal Server Demand Trend

SharePoint Portal Server
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing SharePoint Portal Server across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands SharePoint Portal Server Daily Rate Trend

SharePoint Portal Server
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing SharePoint Portal Server 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 Portal Server.

12 (100.00 %)SharePoint
12 (100.00 %)C#
12 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
21 (50.00 %)MS Excel
21 (50.00 %)VB.NET
21 (50.00 %).NET
21 (50.00 %)Visual Studio
21 (50.00 %)Intranet
21 (50.00 %)Migration
21 (50.00 %)Windows SharePoint Services
21 (50.00 %).NET Framework

SharePoint Portal Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing SharePoint Portal Server 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 Portal Server. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
21 (50.00 %)Windows SharePoint Services
21 (50.00 %).NET Framework
21 (50.00 %).NET
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (100.00 %)SharePoint
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (50.00 %)MS Excel
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)Intranet
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (50.00 %)Visual Studio
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Developer
11 (50.00 %)Consultant
11 (50.00 %).NET Developer
11 (50.00 %)SharePoint Consultant
11 (50.00 %)SharePoint Developer
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)Migration
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)C#
21 (50.00 %)VB.NET