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This section looks at the demand for Web Services skills within the Dorset region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited WebServices over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWeb Services
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank3634
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads413
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.014 %
As % of the category below7.018 %12.26 %
Daily rates quoted23
Average minimum daily rate£240£383
Average daily rate£270£417
% change on same period last year-35.19 %
Average maximum daily rate£300£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£347
% change on same period last year+2.75 %
Hourly rates quoted03
Average minimum hourly rate-£40.83
Average hourly rate-£40.83
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£40.83
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.64£33.72
% change on same period last year+8.66 %
Application Development DorsetApplication Development
Dorset
Matching contract IT job ads57106
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.075 %0.112 %
Daily rates quoted1540
Average minimum daily rate£260£314
Average daily rate£288£333
% change on same period last year-13.54 %
Average maximum daily rate£317£353
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£336
% change on same period last year+3.94 %
Hourly rates quoted69
Average minimum hourly rate£30.56£22.64
Average hourly rate£33.53£25.36
% change on same period last year+32.21 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.50£28.07
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.44£33.08
% change on same period last year-1.93 %
WebServices South WestWebServices
South West

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 Dorset region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Dorset 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 Dorset region.

Dorset 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 Dorset region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

Dorset 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 Dorset region.

Dorset WebServices Hourly Rate Trend

WebServices
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing WebServices within the Dorset region over the 3 months to 4 July 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
BournemouthUp+22£250-56.52 %
WebServices South WestWebServices
South West

WebServices
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Dorset 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.

17 (100.00 %).NET
26 (85.71 %)C#
35 (71.43 %)SQL
35 (71.43 %)SQL Server
44 (57.14 %)ASP.NET
53 (42.86 %)OO
53 (42.86 %)Oracle
53 (42.86 %)AJAX
62 (28.57 %)Software Engineering
62 (28.57 %)OOD
71 (14.29 %)VC++
71 (14.29 %)MS Excel
71 (14.29 %)UML
71 (14.29 %)ASP
71 (14.29 %)MFC
71 (14.29 %)C++
71 (14.29 %)HTML
71 (14.29 %)JavaScript
71 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2005
71 (14.29 %)Pocket PC
71 (14.29 %).NET Remoting
71 (14.29 %)Degree
71 (14.29 %)Agile Software Development
71 (14.29 %)Content Management
71 (14.29 %)Finance
71 (14.29 %)CMS
71 (14.29 %)WinForms

WebServices
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Dorset 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.

Application Development
17 (100.00 %).NET
24 (57.14 %)ASP.NET
33 (42.86 %)AJAX
41 (14.29 %).NET Remoting
41 (14.29 %)HTML
41 (14.29 %)WinForms
41 (14.29 %)MFC
41 (14.29 %)ASP
Application Platforms
11 (14.29 %)CMS
Applications
11 (14.29 %)MS Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
15 (71.43 %)SQL Server
21 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2005
General
11 (14.29 %)Finance
Job Titles
15 (71.43 %)Developer
24 (57.14 %)C# Developer
33 (42.86 %).NET Developer
41 (14.29 %)Software Engineer
41 (14.29 %)Web Developer
41 (14.29 %)Programmer
41 (14.29 %).NET Web Developer
41 (14.29 %)C# Web Developer
41 (14.29 %).NET Programmer
Miscellaneous
11 (14.29 %)Pocket PC
Processes & Methodologies
13 (42.86 %)OO
22 (28.57 %)OOD
22 (28.57 %)Software Engineering
31 (14.29 %)UML
31 (14.29 %)Agile Software Development
31 (14.29 %)Content Management
Programming Languages
16 (85.71 %)C#
25 (71.43 %)SQL
31 (14.29 %)VC++
31 (14.29 %)C++
31 (14.29 %)JavaScript
Qualifications
11 (14.29 %)Degree
Vendors
13 (42.86 %)Oracle
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