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The table below looks at the demand for Web Services Description Language (WSDL) skills within the Hertfordshire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited WSDL over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWeb Services Description Language (WSDL)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank69-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.820 %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£410£343
% change on same period last year+19.76 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads244519
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.392 %0.557 %
Daily rates quoted92208
Average minimum daily rate£317£274
Average daily rate£339£290
% change on same period last year+17.02 %
Average maximum daily rate£361£305
UK excluding London average daily rate£323£334
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted1439
Average minimum hourly rate£28.87£31.48
Average hourly rate£29.93£32.78
% change on same period last year-8.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.00£34.07
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.57£31.61
% change on same period last year-9.61 %
WSDL East of EnglandWSDL
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.

WSDL
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing WSDL across the Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Hertfordshire WSDL Demand Trend

WSDL
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire WSDL Daily Rate Trend

WSDL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing WSDL 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 WSDL.

14 (66.67 %)Java
14 (66.67 %)MySQL
14 (66.67 %)WebServices
14 (66.67 %)XML
23 (50.00 %)Oracle
23 (50.00 %)PHP
23 (50.00 %)J2EE
23 (50.00 %)SOAP
32 (33.33 %)PHP5
32 (33.33 %)PHP4
32 (33.33 %)Continuous Integration
32 (33.33 %)JDBC
32 (33.33 %)LIMS
32 (33.33 %)ETL
32 (33.33 %)Eclipse
32 (33.33 %)Pharmaceutical
32 (33.33 %)JSF
32 (33.33 %)AJAX
32 (33.33 %)PL/SQL
32 (33.33 %)SQL
32 (33.33 %)JavaScript
32 (33.33 %)JUnit
32 (33.33 %)WebLogic
32 (33.33 %)XSLT
32 (33.33 %)UNIX
32 (33.33 %)Windows
41 (16.67 %)Solaris
41 (16.67 %)Linux
41 (16.67 %)OO
41 (16.67 %)JBoss

WSDL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing WSDL 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 WSDL. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (66.67 %)WebServices
14 (66.67 %)XML
23 (50.00 %)J2EE
23 (50.00 %)SOAP
32 (33.33 %)JDBC
32 (33.33 %)XSLT
32 (33.33 %)JSF
32 (33.33 %)AJAX
41 (16.67 %)Apache Axis
41 (16.67 %)EJB
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (33.33 %)WebLogic
21 (16.67 %)JBoss
21 (16.67 %)Apache
21 (16.67 %)Tomcat
21 (16.67 %)Resin
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (16.67 %)SMPP
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (66.67 %)MySQL
22 (33.33 %)ETL
31 (16.67 %)RDBMS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (33.33 %)JUnit
12 (33.33 %)Eclipse
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (33.33 %)Pharmaceutical
21 (16.67 %)Telecoms
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (83.33 %)Developer
23 (50.00 %)Web Developer
32 (33.33 %)PHP Developer
32 (33.33 %)PHP Web Developer
41 (16.67 %)Java Architect
41 (16.67 %)Architect
41 (16.67 %)J2EE Architect
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (33.33 %)LIMS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (33.33 %)UNIX
12 (33.33 %)Windows
21 (16.67 %)Solaris
21 (16.67 %)Linux
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (33.33 %)Continuous Integration
21 (16.67 %)OO
21 (16.67 %)SOA
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (66.67 %)Java
23 (50.00 %)PHP
32 (33.33 %)PL/SQL
32 (33.33 %)SQL
32 (33.33 %)JavaScript
32 (33.33 %)PHP5
32 (33.33 %)PHP4
41 (16.67 %)Perl
41 (16.67 %)Shell Script
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (50.00 %)Oracle
21 (16.67 %)Sun