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The table below looks at the demand for Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) skills within the Herefordshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkService-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£432£405
% change on same period last year+6.46 %
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£47.22£30.00
% change on same period last year+57.40 %
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Herefordshire
Matching contract IT job ads4691
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.074 %0.098 %
Daily rates quoted1722
Average minimum daily rate£202£271
Average daily rate£230£290
% change on same period last year-20.80 %
Average maximum daily rate£258£309
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£372
% change on same period last year+2.31 %
Hourly rates quoted86
Average minimum hourly rate£32.79£27.14
Average hourly rate£34.04£27.75
% change on same period last year+22.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.29£28.36
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.24£29.63
% change on same period last year-4.68 %
SOA West MidlandsSOA
West Midlands

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 Herefordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire region.

Herefordshire SOA Daily Rate Trend

SOA
Top 5 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire 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.

13 (100.00 %)BEA
13 (100.00 %)Government
13 (100.00 %)AquaLogic
13 (100.00 %)ESB
13 (100.00 %)Test Scripting

SOA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire 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.

Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (100.00 %)ESB
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (100.00 %)Government
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (100.00 %)Tester
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (100.00 %)Test Scripting
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (100.00 %)AquaLogic
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (100.00 %)BEA