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The table below looks at the demand for Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) skills within the East Midlands region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SOA over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkService-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank8086
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads106
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.006 %
As % of the category below1.104 %0.636 %
Daily rates quoted03
Average minimum daily rate-£500
Average daily rate-£500
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£434£424
% change on same period last year+2.24 %
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£38.50£29.29
% change on same period last year+31.46 %
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
East Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads906944
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.288 %0.953 %
Daily rates quoted305191
Average minimum daily rate£378£352
Average daily rate£401£375
% change on same period last year+7.04 %
Average maximum daily rate£424£398
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£371
% change on same period last year+1.63 %
Hourly rates quoted69120
Average minimum hourly rate£28.83£24.39
Average hourly rate£31.36£26.52
% change on same period last year+18.25 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.88£28.64
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.32£30.04
% change on same period last year-2.39 %
SOA EnglandSOA
England

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.

SOA
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing SOA across the East Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

East Midlands SOA Demand Trend

SOA
Daily Rate Trend

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

East Midlands SOA Daily Rate Trend

SOA
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East Midlands SOA Hourly Rate Trend

SOA
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SOA within the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 7 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
NorthamptonshireNew entry-4--
NottinghamshireNew entry-3--
SOA EnglandSOA
England

SOA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands region citing SOA 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 SOA.

120 (68.97 %)Java
217 (58.62 %)UML
315 (51.72 %)Finance
414 (48.28 %)WebSphere
512 (41.38 %)Chordiant
512 (41.38 %)Internet
512 (41.38 %)Struts
512 (41.38 %)Technical Architecture
512 (41.38 %)Spring
512 (41.38 %)Banking
610 (34.48 %)Hibernate
78 (27.59 %)Financial Institution
87 (24.14 %).NET
96 (20.69 %)WebServices
96 (20.69 %)XML
96 (20.69 %)HTML
96 (20.69 %)BizTalk Server
105 (17.24 %)Mainframe
105 (17.24 %)HTTP
105 (17.24 %)J2EE
105 (17.24 %)C#
105 (17.24 %)SQL Server
114 (13.79 %)JavaScript
123 (10.34 %)RUP
123 (10.34 %)XSLT
123 (10.34 %)SOAP
123 (10.34 %)Microsoft
123 (10.34 %)Agile Software Development
132 (6.897 %)MVC
132 (6.897 %)PKI

SOA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands region citing SOA 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 SOA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
114 (48.28 %)WebSphere
212 (41.38 %)Spring
212 (41.38 %)Struts
310 (34.48 %)Hibernate
47 (24.14 %).NET
56 (20.69 %)WebServices
56 (20.69 %)XML
56 (20.69 %)HTML
65 (17.24 %)J2EE
73 (10.34 %)XSLT
73 (10.34 %)SOAP
82 (6.897 %)MVC
82 (6.897 %)JSP
82 (6.897 %)XHTML
82 (6.897 %)EJB
82 (6.897 %)CSS
82 (6.897 %)WinForms
82 (6.897 %).NET Framework
82 (6.897 %)JSR 168
82 (6.897 %)Spring MVC
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (20.69 %)BizTalk Server
22 (6.897 %)WebLogic Portal
22 (6.897 %)WebLogic
31 (3.448 %)JBoss
31 (3.448 %)Apache
31 (3.448 %)MQSeries
31 (3.448 %)Oracle HTTP Server
31 (3.448 %)Oracle Application Server
31 (3.448 %)WebSphere Message Broker
31 (3.448 %)WebSphere MQ
31 (3.448 %)WebSphere Application Server
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (3.448 %)MS Project
11 (3.448 %)MS Excel
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (3.448 %)Oracle Applications
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (41.38 %)Internet
25 (17.24 %)HTTP
32 (6.897 %)SSL
32 (6.897 %)X.509
41 (3.448 %)Firewall
41 (3.448 %)Network Security
41 (3.448 %)VPN
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (17.24 %)SQL Server
21 (3.448 %)Oracle 8/8i
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (3.448 %)Ant
11 (3.448 %)JUnit
11 (3.448 %)Rational Rose
11 (3.448 %)Eclipse
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (51.72 %)Finance
212 (41.38 %)Banking
38 (27.59 %)Financial Institution
42 (6.897 %)Automotive
51 (3.448 %)Health
51 (3.448 %)Telecoms
51 (3.448 %)Insurance
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (58.62 %)Architect
214 (48.28 %)Technical Architect
37 (24.14 %)Developer
43 (10.34 %)Analyst
43 (10.34 %)J2EE Developer
52 (6.897 %).NET Architect
52 (6.897 %)Java Developer
52 (6.897 %).NET Developer
52 (6.897 %)WebLogic Developer
52 (6.897 %)Java/J2EE Developer
61 (3.448 %)Lead Architect
61 (3.448 %)Senior Software Engineer
61 (3.448 %)Technical Solutions Architect
61 (3.448 %)Lead Technical Architect
61 (3.448 %)WebSphere Developer
61 (3.448 %)Senior J2EE Software Engineer
61 (3.448 %)Applications Support Consultant
61 (3.448 %)WinForms Developer
61 (3.448 %)Senior Java Software Engineer
61 (3.448 %)VB.NET Developer
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (17.24 %)Mainframe
22 (6.897 %)PKI
31 (3.448 %)N-Tier
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (3.448 %)UNIX
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
117 (58.62 %)UML
212 (41.38 %)Technical Architecture
33 (10.34 %)Agile Software Development
33 (10.34 %)RUP
42 (6.897 %)EAI
42 (6.897 %)ITIL
51 (3.448 %)Continuous Integration
51 (3.448 %)Project Management
51 (3.448 %)Scrum
51 (3.448 %)TOGAF
51 (3.448 %)Enterprise Architecture
51 (3.448 %)OOP
51 (3.448 %)OO
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
120 (68.97 %)Java
25 (17.24 %)C#
34 (13.79 %)JavaScript
42 (6.897 %)SQL
42 (6.897 %)VBScript
51 (3.448 %)VB.NET
51 (3.448 %)Jython
51 (3.448 %)PL/SQL
51 (3.448 %)C++
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (6.897 %)SLA
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (41.38 %)Chordiant
23 (10.34 %)Microsoft
32 (6.897 %)Oracle
32 (6.897 %)IBM