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This section looks at the demand for Web Services skills within the Essex 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 last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWeb Services
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank2231
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching contract IT job ads4520
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.058 %0.022 %
As % of the category below20.83 %12.66 %
Daily rates quoted129
Average minimum daily rate£338£344
Average daily rate£360£399
% change on same period last year-9.82 %
Average maximum daily rate£382£454
UK excluding London average daily rate£364£345
% change on same period last year+5.48 %
Hourly rates quoted86
Average minimum hourly rate£40.75£30.67
Average hourly rate£40.94£31.50
% change on same period last year+29.96 %
Average maximum hourly rate£41.13£32.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.90£32.52
% change on same period last year+13.47 %
Application Development EssexApplication Development
Essex
Matching contract IT job ads216158
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.277 %0.178 %
Daily rates quoted7048
Average minimum daily rate£298£362
Average daily rate£314£398
% change on same period last year-21.18 %
Average maximum daily rate£330£434
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£335
% change on same period last year+5.30 %
Hourly rates quoted5133
Average minimum hourly rate£32.95£28.48
Average hourly rate£35.26£29.71
% change on same period last year+18.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.57£30.95
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.42£31.87
% change on same period last year+1.71 %
WebServices East of EnglandWebServices
East of 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.

WebServices
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing WebServices across the Essex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Essex WebServices Demand Trend

WebServices
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing WebServices across the Essex region.

Essex 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 Essex region over the past 3 months.

Essex WebServices Daily Rate Histogram

WebServices
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing WebServices across the Essex region.

Essex WebServices Hourly Rate Trend

WebServices
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing WebServices across the Essex region over the past 3 months.

Essex WebServices Hourly Rate Histogram

WebServices
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WebServices within the Essex region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank 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
1BasildonUp+79£315-
2BrentwoodUp+26£338-
3ColchesterNew entry-5£270-
4ChelmsfordNo change02£350-5.08 %
5HarlowNew entry-1--
WebServices East of EnglandWebServices
East of England

WebServices
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the Essex region citing WebServices also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing WebServices.

134 (58.62 %)J2EE
229 (50.00 %)SQL
328 (48.28 %)Java
328 (48.28 %)XML
427 (46.55 %)WebSphere
522 (37.93 %)SOA
618 (31.03 %)SOAP
717 (29.31 %)C#
717 (29.31 %)OO
815 (25.86 %).NET
914 (24.14 %)SQL Server
1013 (22.41 %)Unix
1013 (22.41 %)Zachman Framework
1112 (20.69 %)Construction
1112 (20.69 %)Struts
1112 (20.69 %)Oracle
1211 (18.97 %)ASP.NET
1211 (18.97 %)HTTP
1310 (17.24 %)Log4j
149 (15.52 %)Finance
158 (13.79 %)Automotive
158 (13.79 %)N-Tier
158 (13.79 %)UML
158 (13.79 %)XSLT
158 (13.79 %)Transact-SQL
167 (12.07 %)WebSphere Application Server
167 (12.07 %)JDBC
167 (12.07 %)RAD
167 (12.07 %)Microsoft
167 (12.07 %)Shell Script

WebServices
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the Essex region citing WebServices also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing WebServices. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
134 (58.62 %)J2EE
228 (48.28 %)XML
327 (46.55 %)WebSphere
418 (31.03 %)SOAP
515 (25.86 %).NET
612 (20.69 %)Struts
711 (18.97 %)ASP.NET
88 (13.79 %)XSLT
97 (12.07 %)JDBC
97 (12.07 %)AJAX
106 (10.34 %)WSDL
115 (8.621 %)XML Schema
115 (8.621 %)JRules
115 (8.621 %)JSF
123 (5.172 %)Ruby on Rails
123 (5.172 %).NET Remoting
123 (5.172 %).NET Framework
123 (5.172 %)WCF
123 (5.172 %)CSS
132 (3.448 %)HTML
Application Platforms
17 (12.07 %)WebSphere Application Server
25 (8.621 %)JBoss
32 (3.448 %)SharePoint
32 (3.448 %)BizTalk Server
32 (3.448 %)CMS
32 (3.448 %)DotNetNuke
Applications
13 (5.172 %)MS Visio
21 (1.724 %)MS Excel
Communications & Networking
111 (18.97 %)HTTP
21 (1.724 %)Intranet
21 (1.724 %)Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
114 (24.14 %)SQL Server
26 (10.34 %)SQL Server 2005
Development Applications
110 (17.24 %)Log4j
25 (8.621 %)JUnit
25 (8.621 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
34 (6.897 %)Eclipse
34 (6.897 %)Ant
34 (6.897 %)FitNesse
43 (5.172 %)Visual Studio
52 (3.448 %)Subversion
61 (1.724 %)Flash
General
112 (20.69 %)Construction
29 (15.52 %)Finance
38 (13.79 %)Automotive
43 (5.172 %)Pharmaceutical
43 (5.172 %)Education
52 (3.448 %)Marketing
61 (1.724 %)Publishing
61 (1.724 %)Insurance
Job Titles
136 (62.07 %)Developer
221 (36.21 %)Architect
313 (22.41 %)Solutions Architect
313 (22.41 %)C# Developer
412 (20.69 %).NET Developer
58 (13.79 %)J2EE Developer
67 (12.07 %)Java Developer
67 (12.07 %)ASP.NET Developer
67 (12.07 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
76 (10.34 %)SQL Developer
85 (8.621 %)Web Developer
94 (6.897 %)J2EE Architect
103 (5.172 %)Technical Architect
112 (3.448 %)Analyst Programmer
112 (3.448 %)Programmer
112 (3.448 %)Delphi Developer
112 (3.448 %)C++ Developer
112 (3.448 %)Analyst
112 (3.448 %)Applications Architect
112 (3.448 %).NET Web Developer
Miscellaneous
18 (13.79 %)N-Tier
25 (8.621 %)Client/Server
33 (5.172 %)Computer Science
41 (1.724 %)German Language
41 (1.724 %)Social Network
41 (1.724 %)Web 2.0
Operating Systems
113 (22.41 %)Unix
21 (1.724 %)Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
122 (37.93 %)SOA
217 (29.31 %)OO
313 (22.41 %)Zachman Framework
48 (13.79 %)UML
57 (12.07 %)RAD
66 (10.34 %)RUP
66 (10.34 %)Unified Process
66 (10.34 %)BPEL
75 (8.621 %)Agile Software Development
75 (8.621 %)Validation
84 (6.897 %)Extreme Programming
93 (5.172 %)OOD
102 (3.448 %)TDD
102 (3.448 %)CRM
102 (3.448 %)Configuration Management
102 (3.448 %)Process Management
102 (3.448 %)BPM
102 (3.448 %)Internet Marketing
102 (3.448 %)Unit Testing
111 (1.724 %)E-Commerce
Programming Languages
129 (50.00 %)SQL
228 (48.28 %)Java
317 (29.31 %)C#
48 (13.79 %)Transact-SQL
57 (12.07 %)Shell Script
65 (8.621 %)Korn
65 (8.621 %)PL/SQL
74 (6.897 %)Delphi
83 (5.172 %)DHTML
83 (5.172 %)Ruby
83 (5.172 %)VB.NET
92 (3.448 %)ECMAScript
92 (3.448 %)C++
92 (3.448 %)C
101 (1.724 %)JavaScript
101 (1.724 %)ActionScript
Qualifications
13 (5.172 %)Degree
21 (1.724 %)MCSD
21 (1.724 %)Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
12 (3.448 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
112 (20.69 %)Oracle
27 (12.07 %)Microsoft
36 (10.34 %)ILOG
41 (1.724 %)Sybase
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