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This section looks at the demand for Web Services skills within the Edinburgh 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWeb Services
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank4656
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching contract IT job ads1111
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.011 %
As % of the category below6.707 %3.833 %
Daily rates quoted43
Average minimum daily rate£219£260
Average daily rate£222£267
% change on same period last year-16.79 %
Average maximum daily rate£225£273
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£347
% change on same period last year-0.38 %
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£36.47£32.67
% change on same period last year+11.62 %
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Edinburgh
Matching contract IT job ads164287
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.219 %0.290 %
Daily rates quoted2958
Average minimum daily rate£255£335
Average daily rate£284£349
% change on same period last year-18.64 %
Average maximum daily rate£312£362
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted05
Average minimum hourly rate-£33.75
Average hourly rate-£33.96
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£34.17
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
WebServices ScotlandWebServices
Scotland

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

Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh region.

Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh region.

Edinburgh WebServices Hourly Rate Trend

WebServices
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh 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.

111 (47.83 %)Finance
29 (39.13 %)Oracle
29 (39.13 %)SQL
38 (34.78 %)Java
47 (30.43 %).NET
56 (26.09 %)PL/SQL
65 (21.74 %)Blackberry
65 (21.74 %)Unit Testing
65 (21.74 %)Oracle 10g
65 (21.74 %)TestDirector
74 (17.39 %)ISEB
74 (17.39 %)Oracle Forms
74 (17.39 %)User Acceptance Testing
74 (17.39 %)Project Management
83 (13.04 %)C#
83 (13.04 %)RDF
83 (13.04 %)Client/Server
83 (13.04 %)Oracle 9i
92 (8.696 %)IBM
92 (8.696 %)Microsoft
92 (8.696 %)Intranet
92 (8.696 %)SQL Server
92 (8.696 %)Sybase
92 (8.696 %)DB2
92 (8.696 %)ASP.NET
92 (8.696 %)Financial Institution
92 (8.696 %)Security Testing
92 (8.696 %)Pensions
101 (4.348 %)DB2 UDB
101 (4.348 %)Corporate Banking

WebServices
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh 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.

Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (30.43 %).NET
22 (8.696 %)ASP.NET
31 (4.348 %)JSP
31 (4.348 %)SOAP
31 (4.348 %)Struts
31 (4.348 %)XML
31 (4.348 %)Hibernate
31 (4.348 %)HTML
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (4.348 %)IIS
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (8.696 %)Intranet
21 (4.348 %)Internet
21 (4.348 %)Firewall
21 (4.348 %)TCP/IP
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (21.74 %)Oracle 10g
23 (13.04 %)Oracle 9i
32 (8.696 %)SQL Server
32 (8.696 %)DB2
41 (4.348 %)RDBMS
41 (4.348 %)DB2 UDB
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (21.74 %)TestDirector
24 (17.39 %)Oracle Forms
31 (4.348 %)NUnit
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (47.83 %)Finance
22 (8.696 %)Pensions
22 (8.696 %)Financial Institution
31 (4.348 %)Corporate Banking
31 (4.348 %)Health
31 (4.348 %)Banking
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (39.13 %)Developer
26 (26.09 %)Analyst
35 (21.74 %)Test Analyst
44 (17.39 %)Oracle Developer
44 (17.39 %)Oracle Forms Developer
52 (8.696 %)Project Manager
52 (8.696 %)Infrastructure Manager
61 (4.348 %)Software Developer
61 (4.348 %)Architect
61 (4.348 %)Web Manager
61 (4.348 %)Database Architect
61 (4.348 %)Deployment Analyst
61 (4.348 %)Systems Developer
61 (4.348 %)SQL Developer
61 (4.348 %)PL/SQL Developer
61 (4.348 %)Infrastructure Architect
61 (4.348 %)Applications Developer
61 (4.348 %)Lead Developer
61 (4.348 %)Service Manager
61 (4.348 %)Java Developer
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (21.74 %)Blackberry
23 (13.04 %)Client/Server
31 (4.348 %)e-Health
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (4.348 %)Windows
11 (4.348 %)Windows NT
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (21.74 %)Unit Testing
24 (17.39 %)Project Management
24 (17.39 %)User Acceptance Testing
33 (13.04 %)RDF
42 (8.696 %)Security Testing
51 (4.348 %)SOA
51 (4.348 %)Process Management
51 (4.348 %)TDD
51 (4.348 %)Information Management
51 (4.348 %)Web Development
51 (4.348 %)Web Testing
51 (4.348 %)Test Scripting
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (39.13 %)SQL
28 (34.78 %)Java
36 (26.09 %)PL/SQL
43 (13.04 %)C#
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (17.39 %)ISEB
21 (4.348 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (4.348 %)Degree
21 (4.348 %)MCSE
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (4.348 %)Basel II
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (4.348 %)Tivoli
11 (4.348 %)BMC PATROL
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (39.13 %)Oracle
22 (8.696 %)Sybase
22 (8.696 %)IBM
22 (8.696 %)Microsoft
31 (4.348 %)BMC
31 (4.348 %)McAfee Security
31 (4.348 %)FileNet
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