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The table below looks at the demand for Web Services Description Language (WSDL) 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 WSDL over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWeb Services Description Language (WSDL)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank-71
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads08
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.000 %1.865 %
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£395£335
% change on same period last year+18.10 %
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-£32.38
% change on same period last year-
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Leeds
Matching contract IT job ads379429
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.534 %0.434 %
Daily rates quoted7695
Average minimum daily rate£286£305
Average daily rate£310£321
% change on same period last year-3.35 %
Average maximum daily rate£334£336
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£333
% change on same period last year-1.25 %
Hourly rates quoted3040
Average minimum hourly rate£28.84£28.90
Average hourly rate£31.70£29.99
% change on same period last year+5.69 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.57£31.08
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.10£32.14
% change on same period last year-3.23 %
WSDL West YorkshireWSDL
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.

WSDL
Demand Trend

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

Leeds 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 Leeds region.

Leeds WSDL Daily Rate Trend

WSDL
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds 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.

13 (100.00 %)SOAP
13 (100.00 %)WebServices
13 (100.00 %)XML
13 (100.00 %)NHS
13 (100.00 %)Enterprise Architecture
22 (66.67 %)Health
31 (33.33 %)NPfIT
31 (33.33 %)Project Management
31 (33.33 %)Data Modelling
31 (33.33 %)e-GIF

WSDL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds 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.

Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (100.00 %)SOAP
13 (100.00 %)WebServices
13 (100.00 %)XML
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (66.67 %)Health
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (100.00 %)Architect
22 (66.67 %)Technical Architect
31 (33.33 %)Enterprise Architect
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (100.00 %)NHS
21 (33.33 %)NPfIT
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (100.00 %)Enterprise Architecture
21 (33.33 %)Data Modelling
21 (33.33 %)e-GIF
21 (33.33 %)Project Management