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The table below looks at the demand for Web Services skills within the Middlesex 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 4 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWeb Services
Location
3 months to
4 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank4337
Rank change on same period last yearDown-6
Matching contract IT job ads410
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.010 %
As % of the category below4.651 %10.00 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£300£300
Average daily rate£425£313
% change on same period last year+36.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£550£325
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£350
% change on same period last year-1.31 %
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£36.19£33.57
% change on same period last year+7.79 %
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Middlesex
Matching contract IT job ads86100
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.116 %0.100 %
Daily rates quoted1338
Average minimum daily rate£335£298
Average daily rate£372£305
% change on same period last year+21.90 %
Average maximum daily rate£409£312
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£336
% change on same period last year+0.74 %
Hourly rates quoted63
Average minimum hourly rate£38.25£20.00
Average hourly rate£39.19£22.17
% change on same period last year+76.78 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.13£24.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.45£33.05
% change on same period last year-1.82 %
WebServices South EastWebServices
South East

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

Middlesex 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 Middlesex region.

Middlesex WebServices Daily Rate Trend

WebServices
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing WebServices across the Middlesex region.

Middlesex WebServices Hourly Rate Trend

WebServices
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Middlesex 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.

14 (28.57 %)J2EE
14 (28.57 %)SQL Server
14 (28.57 %)XML
14 (28.57 %)Linux
23 (21.43 %)UML
23 (21.43 %).NET
23 (21.43 %)Oracle
23 (21.43 %)Java
23 (21.43 %)WebLogic
23 (21.43 %)ClearQuest
23 (21.43 %)Telecoms
23 (21.43 %)Government
23 (21.43 %)Documentum
23 (21.43 %)UNIX
23 (21.43 %)Windows
23 (21.43 %)EMC
23 (21.43 %)BEA
23 (21.43 %)TestDirector
23 (21.43 %)QA
23 (21.43 %)User Acceptance Testing
23 (21.43 %)Test Management
32 (14.29 %)SC Cleared
32 (14.29 %)Security Cleared
32 (14.29 %)DWR
32 (14.29 %)Velocity
32 (14.29 %)Spring MVC
32 (14.29 %)Middleware
32 (14.29 %)JSON
32 (14.29 %)Acegi Security
32 (14.29 %)Document Management

WebServices
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Middlesex 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.

Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (28.57 %)J2EE
14 (28.57 %)XML
23 (21.43 %).NET
32 (14.29 %)HTML
32 (14.29 %)Middleware
32 (14.29 %)Hibernate
32 (14.29 %)Spring
32 (14.29 %)AJAX
32 (14.29 %)JSON
32 (14.29 %)Velocity
32 (14.29 %)Spring MVC
32 (14.29 %)Acegi Security
32 (14.29 %)DWR
32 (14.29 %)SOAP
41 (7.143 %)Java EE 5
41 (7.143 %)WebSphere
41 (7.143 %).NET Framework
41 (7.143 %)JMS
41 (7.143 %)WSDL
41 (7.143 %)ADO.NET
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (21.43 %)WebLogic
13 (21.43 %)Documentum
22 (14.29 %)MQSeries
31 (7.143 %)WebSphere MQ
31 (7.143 %)IIS
31 (7.143 %)Apache
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (7.143 %)Microsoft CRM
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (14.29 %)LDAP
21 (7.143 %)HTTP
21 (7.143 %)Intranet
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (28.57 %)SQL Server
22 (14.29 %)BusinessObjects
31 (7.143 %)DB2
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (21.43 %)TestDirector
13 (21.43 %)ClearQuest
22 (14.29 %)Log4j
22 (14.29 %)JUnit
31 (7.143 %)Dreamweaver
31 (7.143 %)WebLogic Workshop
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (21.43 %)Telecoms
13 (21.43 %)Government
21 (7.143 %)Publishing
21 (7.143 %)Graphic Design
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (42.86 %)Developer
23 (21.43 %)Test Manager
32 (14.29 %)Software Developer
32 (14.29 %)Architect
32 (14.29 %).NET Developer
32 (14.29 %)C# Developer
32 (14.29 %)Linux Engineer
41 (7.143 %)Web Architect
41 (7.143 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
41 (7.143 %)Applications Support Analyst
41 (7.143 %)ASP.NET Developer
41 (7.143 %)SQL Developer
41 (7.143 %)SQL Server Developer
41 (7.143 %)Web Administrator
41 (7.143 %)Web Analyst
41 (7.143 %)Analyst
41 (7.143 %)Web Developer
41 (7.143 %)Support Analyst
41 (7.143 %)Applications Support
41 (7.143 %)Administrator
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (7.143 %)AS400
11 (7.143 %)Web 2.0
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (28.57 %)Linux
23 (21.43 %)UNIX
23 (21.43 %)Windows
31 (7.143 %)Windows Server 2003
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (21.43 %)UML
13 (21.43 %)User Acceptance Testing
13 (21.43 %)Test Management
22 (14.29 %)SC Cleared
22 (14.29 %)Document Management
22 (14.29 %)OOA/OOD
22 (14.29 %)Security Cleared
31 (7.143 %)OO
31 (7.143 %)CRM
31 (7.143 %)ERP
31 (7.143 %)OOD
31 (7.143 %)SOA
31 (7.143 %)Web Design
31 (7.143 %)Technical Architecture
31 (7.143 %)Problem Management
31 (7.143 %)ITIL
31 (7.143 %)PRINCE2
31 (7.143 %)DV Cleared
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (21.43 %)Java
22 (14.29 %)JavaScript
22 (14.29 %)C#
22 (14.29 %)C++
22 (14.29 %)SQL
31 (7.143 %)Transact-SQL
31 (7.143 %)XQuery
31 (7.143 %)XPath
31 (7.143 %)PL/SQL
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (14.29 %)ISEB
21 (7.143 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (21.43 %)QA
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (14.29 %)AquaLogic
21 (7.143 %)MSMQ
21 (7.143 %)Active Directory
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (21.43 %)Oracle
13 (21.43 %)EMC
13 (21.43 %)BEA
22 (14.29 %)Business Objects
22 (14.29 %)IBM
31 (7.143 %)JD Edwards