The first table below looks at the demand for Web Services skills in IT contracts advertised for the City of London region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Web Services over the 3 months to 20 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Application Development category for the City of London region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
20 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Web Services
Rank 55 61 63
Rank change year-on-year
+6 +2
Contract jobs citing Web Services 227 204 296
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the City of London 3.294% 2.681% 2.954%
As % of the Application Development category 11.34% 9.985% 10.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 170 156 213
Average daily rate £400 £448 £500
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-10.61% -10.50%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £287 £310 £325
10% offered a daily rate of more than £550 £600 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £330 £346
% change year-on-year
-1.51% -4.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 1
Average hourly rate £42.50 £32.50 £125.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+30.76% -74.00%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.00 £32.50 £38.00
% change year-on-year
-7.69% -14.47%
All Application Development
City of London
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
2001 2043 2833
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the City of London 29.04% 26.85% 28.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 1580 1564 2227
Average daily rate £413 £425 £500
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-2.94% -15.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £295 £290 £313
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £575 £650
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 25 23
Average hourly rate £41.50 £32.50 £41.63
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+27.69% -21.92%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £27.50 £19.00 £16.30
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £52.50 £50.50 £107.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £31.50 £35.70
% change year-on-year
+11.11% -11.76%
Web Services
London

Web Services
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Web Services across the City of London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

City of London Web Services Jobs Demand Trend

Web Services
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Web Services across the City of London region.

City of London Web Services Daily Rate Trend

Web Services
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Web Services across the City of London region over the 3 months to 20 June 2013.

City of London Web Services Daily Rate Histogram

Web Services
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Web Services across the City of London region.

City of London Web Services Hourly Rate Trend

Web Services
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the City of London region citing Web Services 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 Web Services.

1 153 (39.33%) Java
2 135 (34.70%) .NET
3 132 (33.93%) C#
4 122 (31.36%) XML
5 116 (29.82%) SQL
6 111 (28.53%) SQL Server
7 103 (26.48%) JavaScript
8 99 (25.45%) TDD
9 92 (23.65%) CSS
10 89 (22.88%) Agile Software Development
11 80 (20.57%) Scrum
12 79 (20.31%) Banking
12 79 (20.31%) Finance
13 76 (19.54%) HTML
14 75 (19.28%) OO
15 73 (18.77%) ASP.NET
16 70 (17.99%) MVC
17 62 (15.94%) SOAP
18 59 (15.17%) WCF
18 59 (15.17%) jQuery
19 57 (14.65%) BDD
20 56 (14.40%) RESTful
21 55 (14.14%) Linux
21 55 (14.14%) Oracle
21 55 (14.14%) Microsoft
22 51 (13.11%) JSON
22 51 (13.11%) Spring
22 51 (13.11%) REST
23 49 (12.60%) J2EE
24 44 (11.31%) HTML5

Web Services
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the City of London region citing Web Services 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 Web Services. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 135 (34.70%) .NET
2 122 (31.36%) XML
3 92 (23.65%) CSS
4 76 (19.54%) HTML
5 73 (18.77%) ASP.NET
6 62 (15.94%) SOAP
7 59 (15.17%) WCF
7 59 (15.17%) jQuery
8 56 (14.40%) RESTful
9 51 (13.11%) JSON
9 51 (13.11%) Spring
9 51 (13.11%) REST
10 49 (12.60%) J2EE
11 44 (11.31%) HTML5
12 40 (10.28%) Hibernate
13 39 (10.03%) Ajax
13 39 (10.03%) XSLT
14 29 (7.455%) ASP.NET MVC
15 22 (5.656%) .NET Framework
15 22 (5.656%) ASP
Application Platforms
1 38 (9.769%) Apache
2 29 (7.455%) Amazon AWS
3 18 (4.627%) CMS
3 18 (4.627%) IIS
4 17 (4.370%) SharePoint
5 10 (2.571%) Umbraco
6 9 (2.314%) WebLogic
7 8 (2.057%) ESB
7 8 (2.057%) BizTalk Server
7 8 (2.057%) Tomcat
7 8 (2.057%) Windows Azure
8 7 (1.799%) Amazon EC2
9 6 (1.542%) Route 53
9 6 (1.542%) SharePoint 2010
9 6 (1.542%) Amazon S3
10 5 (1.285%) Drupal
10 5 (1.285%) WebSphere Message Broker
11 4 (1.028%) SharePoint 2013
11 4 (1.028%) OpenStack
11 4 (1.028%) Sitefinity
Applications
1 15 (3.856%) MS Excel
2 4 (1.028%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.771%) Photoshop
4 2 (0.514%) InfoPath
5 1 (0.257%) Google Apps
5 1 (0.257%) MS Office
5 1 (0.257%) Adobe Illustrator
Business Applications
1 12 (3.085%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.542%) Oracle EBS
3 2 (0.514%) RMDS
3 2 (0.514%) ION MarketView
3 2 (0.514%) Oracle BPM
4 1 (0.257%) BusinessWorks
4 1 (0.257%) Oracle CRM
4 1 (0.257%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.257%) Remedy AR System
Communications & Networking
1 30 (7.712%) Internet
2 17 (4.370%) HTTP
3 8 (2.057%) LDAP
4 6 (1.542%) TCP/IP
4 6 (1.542%) NAS
5 5 (1.285%) Intranet
6 4 (1.028%) FTP
6 4 (1.028%) AMQP
7 3 (0.771%) SMTP
7 3 (0.771%) Kerberos
7 3 (0.771%) DNS
7 3 (0.771%) Firewall
8 2 (0.514%) RTP
8 2 (0.514%) SAN
8 2 (0.514%) POP3
8 2 (0.514%) LAN
8 2 (0.514%) SSL
9 1 (0.257%) 4G
9 1 (0.257%) SPDY
9 1 (0.257%) NetScaler
Database & Business Intelligence
1 111 (28.53%) SQL Server
2 32 (8.226%) SQL Server 2008
3 31 (7.969%) MySQL
4 23 (5.913%) SQL Server 2005
5 12 (3.085%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 12 (3.085%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 12 (3.085%) NoSQL
6 11 (2.828%) MongoDB
7 9 (2.314%) Data Warehouse
8 7 (1.799%) Redis
9 6 (1.542%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 6 (1.542%) DB2
9 6 (1.542%) Amazon RDS
9 6 (1.542%) MarkLogic
10 4 (1.028%) InterSystems Cache
10 4 (1.028%) SQL Server 2012
11 3 (0.771%) Hadoop
11 3 (0.771%) Neo4j
11 3 (0.771%) Big Data
11 3 (0.771%) SQL Server 2000
Development Applications
1 37 (9.512%) Subversion
2 32 (8.226%) Selenium
3 30 (7.712%) Git (software)
4 24 (6.170%) Cucumber
5 22 (5.656%) Maven
5 22 (5.656%) JUnit
6 18 (4.627%) Jenkins
7 17 (4.370%) Visual Studio
8 12 (3.085%) JIRA
9 10 (2.571%) Mercurial
10 8 (2.057%) Xcode
10 8 (2.057%) Ant
10 8 (2.057%) Hudson
10 8 (2.057%) Team Foundation Server
11 7 (1.799%) Trac
12 6 (1.542%) LoadRunner
12 6 (1.542%) Eclipse
12 6 (1.542%) FogBugz
12 6 (1.542%) Redmine
13 5 (1.285%) TeamCity
General
1 79 (20.31%) Banking
1 79 (20.31%) Finance
2 25 (6.427%) Telecoms
2 25 (6.427%) Investment Banking
3 17 (4.370%) Publishing
4 13 (3.342%) Front Office
5 12 (3.085%) Games
6 11 (2.828%) Retail
7 8 (2.057%) Billing
8 5 (1.285%) Retail Banking
9 3 (0.771%) Financial Institution
10 2 (0.514%) Marketing
10 2 (0.514%) Multimedia
10 2 (0.514%) Back Office
10 2 (0.514%) Manufacturing
10 2 (0.514%) Advertising
11 1 (0.257%) Law
11 1 (0.257%) Legal
11 1 (0.257%) French Language
11 1 (0.257%) German Language
Job Titles
1 240 (61.70%) Developer
2 62 (15.94%) Java Developer
3 49 (12.60%) C# Developer
4 31 (7.969%) .NET Developer
5 29 (7.455%) Architect
6 26 (6.684%) Analyst
7 25 (6.427%) Senior Developer
8 20 (5.141%) Software Developer
9 18 (4.627%) C# .NET Developer
10 17 (4.370%) Agile Java Developer
11 15 (3.856%) C# Software Developer
12 14 (3.599%) Web Developer
13 13 (3.342%) Consultant
14 10 (2.571%) PHP Developer
14 10 (2.571%) Business Analyst
14 10 (2.571%) Mobile Developer
15 9 (2.314%) Solutions Architect
15 9 (2.314%) Software Engineer
16 8 (2.057%) C# ASP.NET Developer
16 8 (2.057%) SQL Developer
Miscellaneous
1 27 (6.941%) N-Tier
2 26 (6.684%) Computer Science
2 26 (6.684%) Open Source
3 20 (5.141%) Derivative
4 18 (4.627%) Fixed Income
4 18 (4.627%) Mobile App
5 10 (2.571%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 7 (1.799%) Social Media
7 6 (1.542%) RIA
7 6 (1.542%) Enterprise Software
7 6 (1.542%) Semantic Web
8 5 (1.285%) SaaS
8 5 (1.285%) Credit Derivative
9 4 (1.028%) SWIFT
9 4 (1.028%) iPhone
10 3 (0.771%) Management Information System
10 3 (0.771%) PKI
11 2 (0.514%) Smartphone
11 2 (0.514%) Mathematics
11 2 (0.514%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 55 (14.14%) Linux
2 35 (8.997%) Windows
3 32 (8.226%) UNIX
4 24 (6.170%) Android
5 22 (5.656%) Apple iOS
6 7 (1.799%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 5 (1.285%) Solaris
8 4 (1.028%) Windows XP
8 4 (1.028%) Windows 2000
9 3 (0.771%) Windows Server 2008
9 3 (0.771%) CentOS
9 3 (0.771%) Windows Mobile
10 2 (0.514%) Ubuntu
10 2 (0.514%) Windows Server 2003
10 2 (0.514%) Windows NT
10 2 (0.514%) Windows Server 2012
10 2 (0.514%) Windows 2000 Server
11 1 (0.257%) Windows Phone 7
11 1 (0.257%) Windows Phone
11 1 (0.257%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 99 (25.45%) TDD
2 89 (22.88%) Agile Software Development
3 80 (20.57%) Scrum
4 75 (19.28%) OO
5 70 (17.99%) MVC
6 57 (14.65%) BDD
7 42 (10.80%) Multithreading
8 29 (7.455%) Workflow
9 27 (6.941%) Continuous Integration
10 21 (5.398%) E-Commerce
11 20 (5.141%) CRM
11 20 (5.141%) Project Management
12 18 (4.627%) Memory Management
13 17 (4.370%) Web Development
14 16 (4.113%) Unit Testing
14 16 (4.113%) SOA
15 14 (3.599%) Refactoring
16 13 (3.342%) Kanban
17 12 (3.085%) Asset Management
18 11 (2.828%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 153 (39.33%) Java
2 132 (33.93%) C#
3 116 (29.82%) SQL
4 103 (26.48%) JavaScript
5 30 (7.712%) Ruby
6 25 (6.427%) PHP
7 24 (6.170%) C++
8 20 (5.141%) T-SQL
9 16 (4.113%) C
9 16 (4.113%) Perl
10 15 (3.856%) Shell Script
10 15 (3.856%) Groovy
10 15 (3.856%) Objective-C
11 14 (3.599%) Python
12 11 (2.828%) VB.NET
13 10 (2.571%) PL/SQL
14 9 (2.314%) PHP5
15 8 (2.057%) XQuery
15 8 (2.057%) Bash shell
15 8 (2.057%) Scala
Qualifications
1 26 (6.684%) Degree
2 6 (1.542%) CIPD
3 4 (1.028%) Security Cleared
3 4 (1.028%) MCTS
3 4 (1.028%) ISEB
4 3 (0.771%) Microsoft Certified Master
4 3 (0.771%) MCITP
5 2 (0.514%) SC Cleared
5 2 (0.514%) Microsoft Certification
5 2 (0.514%) PMP
5 2 (0.514%) PMI Certification
5 2 (0.514%) MCSE
6 1 (0.257%) CCEE
6 1 (0.257%) CCAA
6 1 (0.257%) CCIA
6 1 (0.257%) MCSD
6 1 (0.257%) ITIL Certification
6 1 (0.257%) CCA
6 1 (0.257%) Citrix Certification
6 1 (0.257%) BC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (4.113%) QA
2 3 (0.771%) SLA
3 2 (0.514%) Basel III
3 2 (0.514%) Dublin Core
4 1 (0.257%) Section 508
System Software
1 13 (3.342%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.799%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.542%) Squid
4 3 (0.771%) VMware ESX
5 2 (0.514%) Citrix Presentation Server
5 2 (0.514%) ClearTrust
5 2 (0.514%) vSphere
5 2 (0.514%) Varnish
5 2 (0.514%) XenApp
6 1 (0.257%) XenServer
6 1 (0.257%) Veritas Volume Manager
6 1 (0.257%) Veritas File System
6 1 (0.257%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.257%) vCloud
6 1 (0.257%) NFS
6 1 (0.257%) Xen
Systems Management
1 9 (2.314%) Puppet
2 4 (1.028%) BMC Performance Manager
2 4 (1.028%) BMC PATROL
2 4 (1.028%) Control-M
3 2 (0.514%) SCOM
3 2 (0.514%) NetBackup
3 2 (0.514%) Backup Exec
3 2 (0.514%) Legato
3 2 (0.514%) Splunk
3 2 (0.514%) HP Quality Center
4 1 (0.257%) CA Wily
4 1 (0.257%) Nagios
4 1 (0.257%) BladeLogic
Vendors
1 55 (14.14%) Oracle
1 55 (14.14%) Microsoft
2 20 (5.141%) IBM
3 11 (2.828%) Salesforce.com
4 10 (2.571%) Zend
5 9 (2.314%) JBoss
5 9 (2.314%) VMware
5 9 (2.314%) Google
6 8 (2.057%) Red Hat
7 7 (1.799%) BMC
7 7 (1.799%) Sun
8 6 (1.542%) HP
8 6 (1.542%) Apple
8 6 (1.542%) Sybase
8 6 (1.542%) Percona
8 6 (1.542%) Pega
9 5 (1.285%) Facebook
9 5 (1.285%) Siebel
10 4 (1.028%) thinkFolio
10 4 (1.028%) Charles River
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Rate: £400 per day
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City, London
Required Technologies: Microsoft Visual Studio 2010. ASP.Net. Visual Basic. NET Framework 4.0 WCF Web Services. MS SQL Server 2008 R2... HTML, CSS, XML, Javascript. TFS 2010.
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Rate: £350 - £425 per day
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Rate: £300 - £350 per day
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City of London
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Rate: £550 - £650 per day
Posted: 3 June 2013
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Rate: £550 - £650 per day
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Rate: £350 - £450 per day
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Rate: £280 - £320 per day
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City, London
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Rate: From £350 to £450 per day
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City of London
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Rate: £500 - £600 per day
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City of London
Rate: £25000 - £65000 per annum
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City of London
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Rate: £300 - £380 per day
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Rate: £350 - £450 per day
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