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This section looks at the demand for Web Services Description Language (WSDL) skills within the Cardiff region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited WSDL over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWeb Services Description Language (WSDL)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£376£347
% change on same period last year+8.25 %
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£31.75£32.50
% change on same period last year-2.30 %
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Cardiff
Matching contract IT job ads6352
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.084 %0.052 %
Daily rates quoted2212
Average minimum daily rate£330£268
Average daily rate£348£302
% change on same period last year+15.15 %
Average maximum daily rate£366£336
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.41 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00£30.00
Average hourly rate£35.00£31.50
% change on same period last year+11.11 %
Average maximum hourly rate£45.00£33.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.55£33.03
% change on same period last year-1.44 %
WSDL South WalesWSDL
South Wales

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.

WSDL
Demand Trend

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

Cardiff WSDL Demand Trend

WSDL
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cardiff region citing WSDL 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 WSDL.

15 (100.00 %)IIS
15 (100.00 %)SOAP
15 (100.00 %)WebServices
15 (100.00 %)XML
15 (100.00 %)XSD
15 (100.00 %)Windows
15 (100.00 %)C
15 (100.00 %)C#
15 (100.00 %)C++
15 (100.00 %)HTML
15 (100.00 %)Java
15 (100.00 %)SQL
15 (100.00 %)SAML
15 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
15 (100.00 %)Internet
15 (100.00 %)Government
15 (100.00 %)Health
15 (100.00 %)JMS
15 (100.00 %)SOA
15 (100.00 %)BPEL
15 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2008
24 (80.00 %)Oracle
24 (80.00 %)UML
24 (80.00 %)RUP
33 (60.00 %)NetBeans
42 (40.00 %)NHS

WSDL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cardiff region citing WSDL 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 WSDL. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (100.00 %)HTML
15 (100.00 %)SOAP
15 (100.00 %)WebServices
15 (100.00 %)XML
15 (100.00 %)XSD
15 (100.00 %)JMS
15 (100.00 %)SAML
23 (60.00 %)NetBeans
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (100.00 %)IIS
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (100.00 %)Internet
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (100.00 %)Government
15 (100.00 %)Health
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (40.00 %)NHS
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (100.00 %)Windows
15 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
15 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2008
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (100.00 %)SOA
15 (100.00 %)BPEL
24 (80.00 %)UML
24 (80.00 %)RUP
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (100.00 %)C
15 (100.00 %)C#
15 (100.00 %)C++
15 (100.00 %)Java
15 (100.00 %)SQL
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (80.00 %)Oracle