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This section looks at the demand for Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) skills within the Basildon region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SOAP over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSimple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank-19
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads01
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.000 %3.125 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£400
Average daily rate-£450
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£370£344
% change on same period last year+7.45 %
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£32.05£28.73
% change on same period last year+11.56 %
Basildon IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Basildon
Matching contract IT job ads1932
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.025 %0.032 %
Daily rates quoted26
Average minimum daily rate£286£418
Average daily rate£292£445
% change on same period last year-34.44 %
Average maximum daily rate£298£471
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.55 %
Hourly rates quoted415
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00£37.85
Average hourly rate£37.25£37.85
% change on same period last year-1.57 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.50£37.85
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.72£33.29
% change on same period last year-1.69 %
SOAP EssexSOAP
Essex

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.

SOAP
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing SOAP across the Basildon region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Basildon SOAP Demand Trend

SOAP
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing SOAP across the Basildon region.

Basildon SOAP Daily Rate Trend

SOAP
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing SOAP across the Basildon region.

Basildon SOAP Hourly Rate Trend

SOAP
Top 29 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Basildon region citing SOAP 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 SOAP.

16 (100.00 %)SQL
16 (100.00 %)J2EE
16 (100.00 %)Oracle
16 (100.00 %)WebServices
16 (100.00 %)XML
16 (100.00 %)UNIX
16 (100.00 %)HTTP
16 (100.00 %)WebSphere
24 (66.67 %)Automotive
24 (66.67 %)Shell Script
24 (66.67 %)RAD
24 (66.67 %)WebSphere Application Server
24 (66.67 %)JDBC
33 (50.00 %)XML Schema
33 (50.00 %)ILOG
33 (50.00 %)Validation
33 (50.00 %)Log4j
33 (50.00 %)Korn
42 (33.33 %)Marketing
42 (33.33 %)Java
42 (33.33 %)JRules
42 (33.33 %)Internet Marketing
42 (33.33 %)CRM
42 (33.33 %)N-Tier
42 (33.33 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
42 (33.33 %)Struts
42 (33.33 %)UML
42 (33.33 %)OO
42 (33.33 %)XSLT

SOAP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Basildon region citing SOAP 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 SOAP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Basildon IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (100.00 %)J2EE
16 (100.00 %)WebServices
16 (100.00 %)XML
16 (100.00 %)WebSphere
24 (66.67 %)JDBC
33 (50.00 %)XML Schema
42 (33.33 %)JRules
42 (33.33 %)Struts
42 (33.33 %)XSLT
Basildon IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (66.67 %)WebSphere Application Server
Basildon IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (100.00 %)HTTP
Basildon IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (50.00 %)Log4j
22 (33.33 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
Basildon IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (66.67 %)Automotive
22 (33.33 %)Marketing
Basildon IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (100.00 %)Developer
24 (66.67 %)J2EE Developer
31 (16.67 %)Software Developer
31 (16.67 %)Developer Analyst
31 (16.67 %)Analyst
31 (16.67 %)Analyst Programmer
31 (16.67 %)Programmer
Basildon IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (33.33 %)N-Tier
Basildon IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (100.00 %)UNIX
Basildon IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (66.67 %)RAD
23 (50.00 %)Validation
32 (33.33 %)Internet Marketing
32 (33.33 %)CRM
32 (33.33 %)UML
32 (33.33 %)OO
Basildon IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (100.00 %)SQL
24 (66.67 %)Shell Script
33 (50.00 %)Korn
42 (33.33 %)Java
Basildon IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (100.00 %)Oracle
23 (50.00 %)ILOG