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This section looks at the demand for Web Services skills within the Hertfordshire 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 8 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWeb Services
Location
3 months to 8 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank3265
Rank change on same period last yearUp+33
Matching contract IT job ads7529
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.099 %0.030 %
As % of the category below14.02 %7.360 %
Daily rates quoted2617
Average minimum daily rate£343£388
Average daily rate£378£412
% change on same period last year-8.15 %
Average maximum daily rate£414£435
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£348
% change on same period last year+1.92 %
Hourly rates quoted13
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£32.00
Average hourly rate£42.50£34.67
% change on same period last year+22.59 %
Average maximum hourly rate£55.00£37.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£37.23£33.62
% change on same period last year+10.71 %
Application Development HertfordshireApplication Development
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads535394
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.705 %0.412 %
Daily rates quoted240159
Average minimum daily rate£358£298
Average daily rate£394£321
% change on same period last year+22.48 %
Average maximum daily rate£430£345
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£336
% change on same period last year+4.10 %
Hourly rates quoted1728
Average minimum hourly rate£29.38£28.08
Average hourly rate£32.39£29.89
% change on same period last year+8.37 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.41£31.69
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.55£33.14
% change on same period last year-1.77 %
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 beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing WebServices across the Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 8 July 2008.

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 8 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
StevenageNew entry-19£254-
RickmansworthNew entry-4--
WatfordUp+22--
WebServices East of EnglandWebServices
East of England

WebServices
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

186 (55.48 %)XML
275 (48.39 %)SQL
275 (48.39 %).NET
372 (46.45 %)Java
458 (37.42 %)C#
555 (35.48 %)SQL Server
654 (34.84 %)Spring
752 (33.55 %)Hibernate
850 (32.26 %)UML
949 (31.61 %)J2EE
1048 (30.97 %)Oracle
1048 (30.97 %)ASP.NET
1145 (29.03 %)Finance
1241 (26.45 %)SOA
1337 (23.87 %)JUnit
1337 (23.87 %)OO
1435 (22.58 %)PL/SQL
1534 (21.94 %)SQL Server 2005
1632 (20.65 %)Java EE
1632 (20.65 %)XSL
1731 (20.00 %)Eclipse
1829 (18.71 %)Back Office
1928 (18.06 %)WebLogic
2026 (16.77 %)Banking
2125 (16.13 %)AJAX
2223 (14.84 %)SQL Server Integration Services
2322 (14.19 %)SOAP
2421 (13.55 %)C++
2421 (13.55 %)Retail
2421 (13.55 %)Agile Software Development

WebServices
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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
186 (55.48 %)XML
275 (48.39 %).NET
354 (34.84 %)Spring
452 (33.55 %)Hibernate
549 (31.61 %)J2EE
648 (30.97 %)ASP.NET
732 (20.65 %)Java EE
732 (20.65 %)XSL
825 (16.13 %)AJAX
922 (14.19 %)SOAP
1019 (12.26 %)HTML
1114 (9.032 %)XSLT
1211 (7.097 %)LAMP
1211 (7.097 %)JSF
1211 (7.097 %)XSD
1310 (6.452 %)Struts
149 (5.806 %)ADO.NET
158 (5.161 %)COM
167 (4.516 %)Apache Beehive
167 (4.516 %)CSS
Application Platforms
128 (18.06 %)WebLogic
217 (10.97 %)BizTalk Server
313 (8.387 %)IIS
48 (5.161 %)WebLogic Portal
57 (4.516 %)Apache
66 (3.871 %)Tomcat
74 (2.581 %)Commerce Server
83 (1.935 %)Commerce Server 2007
83 (1.935 %)Resin
83 (1.935 %)SharePoint
83 (1.935 %)JBoss
91 (0.645 %)ESB
91 (0.645 %)CMS
91 (0.645 %)ArcGIS
91 (0.645 %)Tuxedo
Applications
13 (1.935 %)MS Excel
Business Applications
11 (0.645 %)SAP CRM
Communications & Networking
111 (7.097 %)HTTP
28 (5.161 %)TCP/IP
33 (1.935 %)SMPP
33 (1.935 %)CTI
33 (1.935 %)LDAP
41 (0.645 %)SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
155 (35.48 %)SQL Server
234 (21.94 %)SQL Server 2005
323 (14.84 %)SQL Server Integration Services
418 (11.61 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
514 (9.032 %)SQL Server 2000
66 (3.871 %)MySQL
72 (1.290 %)DTS
72 (1.290 %)ETL
72 (1.290 %)RDBMS
81 (0.645 %)JasperReports
81 (0.645 %)GIS
81 (0.645 %)SQL Server 7
81 (0.645 %)DB2
81 (0.645 %)MS Access
81 (0.645 %)Oracle Reports
Development Applications
137 (23.87 %)JUnit
231 (20.00 %)Eclipse
312 (7.742 %)Subversion
411 (7.097 %)JIRA
56 (3.871 %)VSS/SourceSafe
65 (3.226 %)Visual Studio
71 (0.645 %)NUnit
71 (0.645 %)Log4j
71 (0.645 %)ClearQuest
71 (0.645 %)Ant
71 (0.645 %)ClearCase
General
145 (29.03 %)Finance
229 (18.71 %)Back Office
326 (16.77 %)Banking
421 (13.55 %)Retail
515 (9.677 %)Telecoms
69 (5.806 %)Financial Institution
72 (1.290 %)Pharmaceutical
81 (0.645 %)Marketing
81 (0.645 %)Insurance
81 (0.645 %)Billing
81 (0.645 %)Education
81 (0.645 %)Health
Job Titles
1110 (70.97 %)Developer
242 (27.10 %)Java Developer
336 (23.23 %).NET Developer
429 (18.71 %)Architect
528 (18.06 %)Senior Developer
621 (13.55 %)Senior Java Developer
718 (11.61 %)C# Developer
816 (10.32 %)Solutions Architect
912 (7.742 %)Java/J2EE Developer
912 (7.742 %)J2EE Developer
1011 (7.097 %)C++ Developer
119 (5.806 %)Web Developer
119 (5.806 %)Applications Developer
128 (5.161 %)C# Web Developer
128 (5.161 %)C# Application Developer
128 (5.161 %).NET Applications Developer
128 (5.161 %).NET Web Developer
137 (4.516 %)Java Architect
137 (4.516 %)BizTalk Developer
146 (3.871 %)Software Developer
Miscellaneous
12 (1.290 %)N-Tier
12 (1.290 %)LIMS
12 (1.290 %)Streaming Media
21 (0.645 %)Multithreading
21 (0.645 %)Web 2.0
Operating Systems
113 (8.387 %)Linux
211 (7.097 %)Windows
34 (2.581 %)Unix
43 (1.935 %)Ubuntu
52 (1.290 %)Solaris
52 (1.290 %)Windows XP
52 (1.290 %)VMS
61 (0.645 %)Windows 2000
Processes & Methodologies
150 (32.26 %)UML
241 (26.45 %)SOA
337 (23.87 %)OO
421 (13.55 %)Agile Software Development
517 (10.97 %)E-Commerce
616 (10.32 %)RAD
712 (7.742 %)OOD
811 (7.097 %)Web Development
99 (5.806 %)E-business
108 (5.161 %)RUP
116 (3.871 %)OOA/OOD
116 (3.871 %)Load Balancing
125 (3.226 %)Workflow
125 (3.226 %)B2B
125 (3.226 %)CRM
134 (2.581 %)Content Management
134 (2.581 %)Security Cleared
143 (1.935 %)User Acceptance Testing
143 (1.935 %)BC Cleared
143 (1.935 %)Data Management
Programming Languages
175 (48.39 %)SQL
272 (46.45 %)Java
358 (37.42 %)C#
435 (22.58 %)PL/SQL
521 (13.55 %)C++
614 (9.032 %)VC++
614 (9.032 %)JavaScript
711 (7.097 %)VB.NET
87 (4.516 %)Transact-SQL
96 (3.871 %)XPath
104 (2.581 %)VB
104 (2.581 %)C
104 (2.581 %)VB6
113 (1.935 %)Shell Script
113 (1.935 %)Perl
113 (1.935 %)PHP
122 (1.290 %)VBScript
122 (1.290 %)XAML
131 (0.645 %)Embedded C
131 (0.645 %)Embedded C++
Qualifications
13 (1.935 %)Microsoft Certification
13 (1.935 %)PhD
13 (1.935 %)MCAD
22 (1.290 %)MCSD
31 (0.645 %)Degree
System Software
12 (1.290 %)Active Directory
Systems Management
13 (1.935 %)ServiceCenter
Vendors
148 (30.97 %)Oracle
220 (12.90 %)Microsoft
312 (7.742 %)BEA
45 (3.226 %)Remedy
53 (1.935 %)Amdocs
53 (1.935 %)HP
62 (1.290 %)SAP
62 (1.290 %)Genesys
62 (1.290 %)Sun
62 (1.290 %)Lombardi
71 (0.645 %)IBM
71 (0.645 %)Mercator
71 (0.645 %)Siebel
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