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The table below looks at the demand for Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) skills within the North East region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SOA over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkService-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank49-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads50
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.730 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£450-
Average daily rate£525-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£600-
UK excluding London average daily rate£430£422
% change on same period last year+1.85 %
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£38.50£29.29
% change on same period last year+31.46 %
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
North East
Matching contract IT job ads289411
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.407 %0.415 %
Daily rates quoted73109
Average minimum daily rate£352£358
Average daily rate£376£373
% change on same period last year+0.87 %
Average maximum daily rate£401£388
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£370
% change on same period last year+1.87 %
Hourly rates quoted2321
Average minimum hourly rate£21.97£45.75
Average hourly rate£23.66£49.34
% change on same period last year-52.05 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.34£52.94
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.44£30.00
% change on same period last year-1.89 %
SOA EnglandSOA
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.

SOA
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing SOA across the North East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

North East SOA Demand Trend

SOA
Daily Rate Trend

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

North East SOA Daily Rate Trend

SOA
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North East SOA Hourly Rate Trend

SOA
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SOA within the North East region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
Tyne and WearNew entry-2£525-
SOA EnglandSOA
England

SOA
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North East region citing SOA 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 SOA.

15 (71.43 %)Oracle
24 (57.14 %)WebServices
33 (42.86 %)Java
42 (28.57 %)WebSphere
51 (14.29 %)Oracle EBS
51 (14.29 %)Risk Management
51 (14.29 %)TOGAF
51 (14.29 %)Supplier Management
51 (14.29 %)Enterprise Architecture
51 (14.29 %)XML
51 (14.29 %)AIX
51 (14.29 %)Oracle Reports
51 (14.29 %)Business Intelligence
51 (14.29 %)IBM
51 (14.29 %)Sun
51 (14.29 %)zOS
51 (14.29 %)ESB
51 (14.29 %)DataPower
51 (14.29 %)J2EE

SOA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North East region citing SOA 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 SOA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (57.14 %)WebServices
22 (28.57 %)WebSphere
31 (14.29 %)J2EE
31 (14.29 %)XML
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (14.29 %)ESB
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (14.29 %)Oracle EBS
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (14.29 %)Oracle Reports
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (42.86 %)Architect
22 (28.57 %)Consultant
31 (14.29 %)Development Specialist
31 (14.29 %)Technical Consultant
31 (14.29 %)Business Consultant
31 (14.29 %)Security Specialist
31 (14.29 %)Enterprise Architect
31 (14.29 %)Oracle Consultant
31 (14.29 %)E-Business Consultant
31 (14.29 %)Implementation Specialist
31 (14.29 %)Information Security Specialist
North East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (14.29 %)DataPower
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (14.29 %)AIX
11 (14.29 %)zOS
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (14.29 %)Business Intelligence
11 (14.29 %)Risk Management
11 (14.29 %)TOGAF
11 (14.29 %)Supplier Management
11 (14.29 %)Enterprise Architecture
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (42.86 %)Java
North East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (71.43 %)Oracle
21 (14.29 %)IBM
21 (14.29 %)Sun