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The table below looks at the demand for Web Services skills within the Buckinghamshire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited WebServices over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWeb Services
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank6471
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads1627
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.022 %0.027 %
As % of the category below9.877 %6.784 %
Daily rates quoted63
Average minimum daily rate£302£317
Average daily rate£320£329
% change on same period last year-2.65 %
Average maximum daily rate£339£342
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£347
% change on same period last year+1.87 %
Hourly rates quoted12
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£36.50
Average hourly rate£40.00£38.25
% change on same period last year+4.57 %
Average maximum hourly rate£50.00£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.68£31.92
% change on same period last year+2.37 %
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Buckinghamshire
Matching contract IT job ads162398
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.226 %0.400 %
Daily rates quoted4498
Average minimum daily rate£370£269
Average daily rate£387£285
% change on same period last year+35.60 %
Average maximum daily rate£404£302
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£333
% change on same period last year-0.71 %
Hourly rates quoted1447
Average minimum hourly rate£34.55£32.31
Average hourly rate£39.32£33.38
% change on same period last year+17.77 %
Average maximum hourly rate£44.09£34.46
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.32£32.24
% change on same period last year-2.87 %
WebServices South EastWebServices
South East

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.

WebServices
Demand Trend

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

Buckinghamshire WebServices Demand Trend

WebServices
Daily Rate Trend

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

Buckinghamshire WebServices Daily Rate Trend

WebServices
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing WebServices across the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Buckinghamshire WebServices Daily Rate Histogram

WebServices
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Buckinghamshire WebServices Hourly Rate Trend

WebServices
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WebServices within the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Milton KeynesUp+13£313+4.16 %
MarlowDown-12£380-
High WycombeDown-101--
WebServices South EastWebServices
South East

WebServices
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing WebServices 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 WebServices.

120 (58.82 %)C#
217 (50.00 %)XML
316 (47.06 %).NET
412 (35.29 %)SQL Server
511 (32.35 %)SQL
511 (32.35 %)SOAP
69 (26.47 %)ASP.NET
78 (23.53 %)Oracle
87 (20.59 %)HTML
87 (20.59 %)Microsoft
96 (17.65 %)Java
105 (14.71 %)SQL Server 2005
105 (14.71 %)AJAX
105 (14.71 %)GIS
105 (14.71 %)ArcGIS
105 (14.71 %)VB.NET
105 (14.71 %)MySQL
105 (14.71 %)CSS
114 (11.76 %)JSP
114 (11.76 %)Transact-SQL
114 (11.76 %)J2EE
114 (11.76 %)PHP
114 (11.76 %)Agile Software Development
123 (8.824 %)WinForms
123 (8.824 %)Finance
123 (8.824 %)C
123 (8.824 %)JavaScript
123 (8.824 %)Servlets
123 (8.824 %)ColdFusion MX
123 (8.824 %)Visual Studio

WebServices
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing WebServices 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 WebServices. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
117 (50.00 %)XML
216 (47.06 %).NET
311 (32.35 %)SOAP
49 (26.47 %)ASP.NET
57 (20.59 %)HTML
65 (14.71 %)CSS
65 (14.71 %)AJAX
74 (11.76 %)J2EE
74 (11.76 %)JSP
83 (8.824 %)Servlets
83 (8.824 %)ADO.NET
83 (8.824 %)XML Schema
83 (8.824 %)WinForms
92 (5.882 %)JNI
92 (5.882 %)JCE
92 (5.882 %)ArcObjects
92 (5.882 %)WCF
92 (5.882 %)Fusebox
92 (5.882 %)ASP
92 (5.882 %)Java RMI
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (14.71 %)ArcGIS
23 (8.824 %)ColdFusion
23 (8.824 %)ColdFusion MX
32 (5.882 %)WebLogic
32 (5.882 %)ESB
41 (2.941 %)Oracle BPEL
41 (2.941 %)WebLogic Portal
41 (2.941 %)IIS
41 (2.941 %)MQSeries
41 (2.941 %)SharePoint
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.941 %)MS Excel
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (35.29 %)SQL Server
25 (14.71 %)MySQL
25 (14.71 %)GIS
25 (14.71 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (8.824 %)SQL Server 2000
42 (5.882 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
42 (5.882 %)Crystal Reports
51 (2.941 %)Informix
51 (2.941 %)Oracle 10g
51 (2.941 %)Oracle 11g
51 (2.941 %)SQL Server 2008
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (8.824 %)Visual Studio
21 (2.941 %)VSS/SourceSafe
21 (2.941 %)NUnit
21 (2.941 %)JUnit
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (8.824 %)Finance
22 (5.882 %)Retail
31 (2.941 %)Back Office
31 (2.941 %)Health
31 (2.941 %)Publishing
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
127 (79.41 %)Developer
211 (32.35 %).NET Developer
310 (29.41 %)C# Developer
46 (17.65 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
55 (14.71 %)ASP.NET Developer
63 (8.824 %)ColdFusion Developer
63 (8.824 %)Java Developer
63 (8.824 %)GIS Developer
72 (5.882 %)Report Developer
72 (5.882 %)SQL Server Developer
72 (5.882 %)SQL Developer
72 (5.882 %)Crystal Reports Developer
72 (5.882 %)Software Developer
72 (5.882 %)Architect
72 (5.882 %)Software Engineer
72 (5.882 %)Senior Developer
72 (5.882 %)Programmer
81 (2.941 %)Lead Developer
81 (2.941 %)Web Developer
81 (2.941 %)Consultant
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (5.882 %)PDA
21 (2.941 %)EMV
21 (2.941 %)Smartcard
21 (2.941 %)PKI
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (8.824 %)Windows
21 (2.941 %)Solaris
21 (2.941 %)Linux
21 (2.941 %)SUSE
21 (2.941 %)Windows 2000 Server
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (11.76 %)Agile Software Development
23 (8.824 %)SOA
32 (5.882 %)Project Management
32 (5.882 %)E-Commerce
41 (2.941 %)EAI
41 (2.941 %)OOD
41 (2.941 %)UML
41 (2.941 %)OOP
41 (2.941 %)OO
41 (2.941 %)Content Management
41 (2.941 %)BPEL
41 (2.941 %)Knowledge Management
41 (2.941 %)Web Development
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
120 (58.82 %)C#
211 (32.35 %)SQL
36 (17.65 %)Java
45 (14.71 %)VB.NET
54 (11.76 %)Transact-SQL
54 (11.76 %)PHP
63 (8.824 %)C
63 (8.824 %)JavaScript
72 (5.882 %)C++
72 (5.882 %)VB
81 (2.941 %)Perl
81 (2.941 %)Embedded C
81 (2.941 %)VB6
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (5.882 %)Degree
21 (2.941 %)Microsoft Certification
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.941 %)QA
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (2.941 %)AquaLogic
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (23.53 %)Oracle
27 (20.59 %)Microsoft
31 (2.941 %)Ericsson
31 (2.941 %)Nokia
31 (2.941 %)Sony
31 (2.941 %)Google