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This section looks at the demand for Web Services skills within the Leeds 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
Rank2636
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching contract IT job ads6438
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.085 %0.038 %
As % of the category below20.45 %12.71 %
Daily rates quoted83
Average minimum daily rate£301£325
Average daily rate£309£338
% change on same period last year-8.55 %
Average maximum daily rate£318£352
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£347
% change on same period last year-0.38 %
Hourly rates quoted24
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£30.50
Average hourly rate£35.00£31.50
% change on same period last year+11.11 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00£32.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.47£32.67
% change on same period last year+11.62 %
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Leeds
Matching contract IT job ads313299
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.417 %0.303 %
Daily rates quoted5444
Average minimum daily rate£279£331
Average daily rate£297£354
% change on same period last year-16.09 %
Average maximum daily rate£314£376
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted1618
Average minimum hourly rate£29.55£23.78
Average hourly rate£32.51£25.08
% change on same period last year+29.62 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.47£26.38
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
WebServices West YorkshireWebServices
West Yorkshire

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

Leeds 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 Leeds region.

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

Leeds 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 Leeds region.

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

Leeds WebServices Hourly Rate Histogram

WebServices
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

170 (78.65 %).NET
253 (59.55 %)XML
352 (58.43 %)C#
438 (42.70 %)Windows
536 (40.45 %)SQL Server
634 (38.20 %)ASP.NET
730 (33.71 %)HTML
827 (30.34 %)SQL Server 2005
923 (25.84 %)CSS
1021 (23.60 %)JavaScript
1118 (20.22 %)Visual Studio
1118 (20.22 %)XSLT
1217 (19.10 %)SQL
1316 (17.98 %)Microsoft
1413 (14.61 %)Finance
1413 (14.61 %)Visual Studio Team System
1512 (13.48 %)Firewall
1512 (13.48 %)Oracle
1611 (12.36 %)VB.NET
1611 (12.36 %)NHS
1611 (12.36 %)WCF
1611 (12.36 %)Microsoft Enterprise Library
1710 (11.24 %).NET Framework
1710 (11.24 %)DNS
189 (10.11 %)Smartcard
189 (10.11 %)PKI
198 (8.989 %)ASP.NET 2.0
198 (8.989 %)WinForms
198 (8.989 %)SOA
207 (7.865 %)PRINCE2

WebServices
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
170 (78.65 %).NET
253 (59.55 %)XML
334 (38.20 %)ASP.NET
430 (33.71 %)HTML
523 (25.84 %)CSS
618 (20.22 %)XSLT
711 (12.36 %)Microsoft Enterprise Library
711 (12.36 %)WCF
810 (11.24 %).NET Framework
98 (8.989 %)ASP.NET 2.0
98 (8.989 %)WinForms
107 (7.865 %)AJAX
115 (5.618 %)WF
124 (4.494 %)XSD
124 (4.494 %)SOAP
133 (3.371 %)WSDL
133 (3.371 %)Middleware
142 (2.247 %)Spring
142 (2.247 %)J2EE
151 (1.124 %)ADO
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (7.865 %)SharePoint
23 (3.371 %)IIS
31 (1.124 %)Lotus Notes
31 (1.124 %)Lotus Domino
31 (1.124 %)BizTalk Server
31 (1.124 %)CMS
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (2.247 %)MS Project
21 (1.124 %)Fireworks
21 (1.124 %)Adobe Illustrator
21 (1.124 %)Photoshop
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.124 %)Dynamics CRM
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (13.48 %)Firewall
210 (11.24 %)DNS
34 (4.494 %)Internet
42 (2.247 %)X.509
42 (2.247 %)SSL
42 (2.247 %)WAN
42 (2.247 %)Kerberos
42 (2.247 %)TCP/IP
51 (1.124 %)SSH
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
136 (40.45 %)SQL Server
227 (30.34 %)SQL Server 2005
35 (5.618 %)SQL Server 2000
44 (4.494 %)SQL Server 7
53 (3.371 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
53 (3.371 %)SQL Server Integration Services
62 (2.247 %)MySQL
71 (1.124 %)Oracle 8/8i
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
118 (20.22 %)Visual Studio
213 (14.61 %)Visual Studio Team System
35 (5.618 %)NUnit
42 (2.247 %)VSS/SourceSafe
51 (1.124 %)Oracle Forms
51 (1.124 %)Flash
51 (1.124 %)Dreamweaver
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (14.61 %)Finance
27 (7.865 %)Health
32 (2.247 %)Legal
32 (2.247 %)Government
41 (1.124 %)Back Office
41 (1.124 %)Banking
41 (1.124 %)Investment Banking
41 (1.124 %)Insurance
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
164 (71.91 %)Developer
241 (46.07 %).NET Developer
319 (21.35 %)C# Developer
49 (10.11 %)VB.NET Developer
58 (8.989 %)ASP.NET Developer
66 (6.742 %)Architect
66 (6.742 %)Analyst
66 (6.742 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
75 (5.618 %)Team Leader
84 (4.494 %)Technical Architect
84 (4.494 %)Web Developer
84 (4.494 %)Senior Developer
93 (3.371 %)Consultant
93 (3.371 %)Senior .NET Developer
102 (2.247 %).NET Web Developer
102 (2.247 %).NET Analyst Programmer
102 (2.247 %).NET Programmer
102 (2.247 %)VB.NET Analyst Programmer
102 (2.247 %).NET Team Leader
102 (2.247 %)VB.NET Programmer
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (12.36 %)NHS
29 (10.11 %)Smartcard
29 (10.11 %)PKI
32 (2.247 %)Computer Science
41 (1.124 %)Fat Client
41 (1.124 %)NPfIT
41 (1.124 %)Thin Client
41 (1.124 %)Client/Server
41 (1.124 %)N-Tier
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
138 (42.70 %)Windows
27 (7.865 %)Linux
27 (7.865 %)UNIX
32 (2.247 %)Windows NT
41 (1.124 %)Windows 2000
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (8.989 %)SOA
27 (7.865 %)PRINCE2
36 (6.742 %)OO
36 (6.742 %)Configuration Management
36 (6.742 %)Agile Software Development
36 (6.742 %)Software Testing
36 (6.742 %)Unit Testing
36 (6.742 %)Time Management
45 (5.618 %)Regression Testing
45 (5.618 %)Workflow
54 (4.494 %)ITIL
54 (4.494 %)Test Management
63 (3.371 %)Performance Testing
63 (3.371 %)Enterprise Architecture
63 (3.371 %)E-Commerce
72 (2.247 %)Network Design
72 (2.247 %)Software Engineering
81 (1.124 %)TDD
81 (1.124 %)Pair Programming
81 (1.124 %)Project Management
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
152 (58.43 %)C#
221 (23.60 %)JavaScript
317 (19.10 %)SQL
411 (12.36 %)VB.NET
55 (5.618 %)Transact-SQL
63 (3.371 %)PL/SQL
72 (2.247 %)VB6
72 (2.247 %)VB
72 (2.247 %)PHP
72 (2.247 %)C++
72 (2.247 %)Java
81 (1.124 %)C
81 (1.124 %)DHTML
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (2.247 %)Degree
12 (2.247 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
21 (1.124 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (6.742 %)QA
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (6.742 %)MetaFrame
23 (3.371 %)Active Directory
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (17.98 %)Microsoft
212 (13.48 %)Oracle
36 (6.742 %)Citrix
41 (1.124 %)Lotus
41 (1.124 %)RedDot
41 (1.124 %)Adobe
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