I am based in the UK and until a couple of years ago worked as a contract developer for years and enjoyed very healthy rates! Even 5 years ago the “going rate” for a SharePoint developer was £400 – £500 day. Has that changed nowadays, what rates are on offer where you are ? SharePoint Admins were usually about 50 – 100 lower, has that gap closed ?
There’s now way more people on the market – SharePoint is massive, so what’s that done to rates ? Is it still a gravy train ? Has Outsourcing / Off-shoring changed things ?
“Many companies struggle in recruiting good SharePoint people because they lack the understanding to be able to select appropriately.” You hit the nail on the head. Many companies don’t understand the enormity nor the complexity of SharePoint. They think it’s a product like Excel that you just install and people start using. They don’t understand all the many different roles that it takes to build and then support it. This is in part Microsoft’s own fault due to the marketing message that they spread, that SharePoint is easy to roll out and easy to use, of which it is neither.
