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This section looks at the demand for Web Services skills within the Oxfordshire 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
Rank2826
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads3128
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.041 %0.028 %
As % of the category below14.90 %14.14 %
Daily rates quoted88
Average minimum daily rate£289£311
Average daily rate£308£322
% change on same period last year-4.36 %
Average maximum daily rate£327£333
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£347
% change on same period last year-0.38 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£35.00
Average hourly rate-£37.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.47£32.67
% change on same period last year+11.62 %
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads208198
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.277 %0.200 %
Daily rates quoted4747
Average minimum daily rate£302£292
Average daily rate£332£323
% change on same period last year+3.02 %
Average maximum daily rate£363£353
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted910
Average minimum hourly rate£19.90£26.00
Average hourly rate£21.48£28.65
% change on same period last year-25.04 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.05£31.30
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
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 Oxfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

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

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire WebServices Hourly Rate Trend

WebServices
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WebServices within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
OxfordNo change013£315-
BanburyNew entry-2£285-
AbingdonDown-52--
WebServices South EastWebServices
South East

WebServices
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

147 (83.93 %).NET
241 (73.21 %)C#
329 (51.79 %)SQL Server
426 (46.43 %)ASP.NET
426 (46.43 %)XML
518 (32.14 %)SQL Server 2005
616 (28.57 %)OO
715 (26.79 %)SQL
715 (26.79 %)WCF
812 (21.43 %)WinForms
812 (21.43 %)Visual Studio
911 (19.64 %)HTML
1010 (17.86 %)VB.NET
119 (16.07 %)Microsoft
128 (14.29 %)WPF
128 (14.29 %)OOD
137 (12.50 %)JavaScript
137 (12.50 %)C++
137 (12.50 %)NUnit
146 (10.71 %)Java
146 (10.71 %)Windows
146 (10.71 %)UML
146 (10.71 %)SharePoint
155 (8.929 %)Microsoft Certification
155 (8.929 %)Middleware
155 (8.929 %)MCAD
155 (8.929 %)MCSD
155 (8.929 %)ASP.NET 2.0
164 (7.143 %)XSLT
164 (7.143 %)CSS

WebServices
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
147 (83.93 %).NET
226 (46.43 %)ASP.NET
226 (46.43 %)XML
315 (26.79 %)WCF
412 (21.43 %)WinForms
511 (19.64 %)HTML
68 (14.29 %)WPF
75 (8.929 %)ASP.NET 2.0
75 (8.929 %)Middleware
84 (7.143 %)XSLT
84 (7.143 %)CSS
92 (3.571 %)JDBC
92 (3.571 %)SOAP
92 (3.571 %)EJB
92 (3.571 %)J2EE
92 (3.571 %)ASP
92 (3.571 %)DOM
92 (3.571 %)AJAX
92 (3.571 %)JSON
101 (1.786 %)WebSphere
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (10.71 %)SharePoint
23 (5.357 %)BizTalk Server
23 (5.357 %)IIS
23 (5.357 %)SharePoint Server 2007
32 (3.571 %)Commerce Server 2007
32 (3.571 %)JBoss
32 (3.571 %)Commerce Server
41 (1.786 %)ESB
41 (1.786 %)WebSphere Message Broker
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (3.571 %)MS Office
21 (1.786 %)MS Excel
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (3.571 %)DHCP
12 (3.571 %)DNS
12 (3.571 %)Internet
12 (3.571 %)Firewall
21 (1.786 %)HTTP
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
129 (51.79 %)SQL Server
218 (32.14 %)SQL Server 2005
34 (7.143 %)SQL Server 2000
43 (5.357 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
52 (3.571 %)DB2
52 (3.571 %)SQL Server 7
52 (3.571 %)Data Cleansing
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
112 (21.43 %)Visual Studio
27 (12.50 %)NUnit
31 (1.786 %)RequisitePro
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (3.571 %)Government
12 (3.571 %)Local Government
21 (1.786 %)Finance
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
144 (78.57 %)Developer
229 (51.79 %).NET Developer
322 (39.29 %)C# Developer
49 (16.07 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
57 (12.50 %)ASP.NET Developer
66 (10.71 %)Web Developer
75 (8.929 %).NET Web Developer
83 (5.357 %)Software Developer
92 (3.571 %)WinForms Developer
92 (3.571 %)SQL Developer
92 (3.571 %)SQL Server Developer
92 (3.571 %)Project Manager
101 (1.786 %)UI Developer
101 (1.786 %)Programmer
101 (1.786 %)JavaScript Developer
101 (1.786 %)C# Web Developer
101 (1.786 %).NET Programmer
101 (1.786 %)Architect
101 (1.786 %)Analyst
101 (1.786 %)Technical Architect
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (3.571 %)Client/Server
12 (3.571 %)Clustering
12 (3.571 %)Web 2.0
21 (1.786 %)Data Extraction
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (10.71 %)Windows
22 (3.571 %)UNIX
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
116 (28.57 %)OO
28 (14.29 %)OOD
36 (10.71 %)UML
43 (5.357 %)OOP
43 (5.357 %)Requirements Analysis
43 (5.357 %)Web Development
43 (5.357 %)Load Balancing
43 (5.357 %)Data Modelling
52 (3.571 %)ITIL
52 (3.571 %)Business Analysis
52 (3.571 %)Data Validation
52 (3.571 %)Project Management
52 (3.571 %)Validation
52 (3.571 %)E-Commerce
52 (3.571 %)SOA
61 (1.786 %)B2B
61 (1.786 %)B2C
61 (1.786 %)Content Management
61 (1.786 %)BPEL
61 (1.786 %)Data Analysis
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
141 (73.21 %)C#
215 (26.79 %)SQL
310 (17.86 %)VB.NET
47 (12.50 %)JavaScript
47 (12.50 %)C++
56 (10.71 %)Java
64 (7.143 %)Transact-SQL
73 (5.357 %)DHTML
82 (3.571 %)Perl
82 (3.571 %)PowerShell
91 (1.786 %)VC++
91 (1.786 %)C
91 (1.786 %)VBScript
91 (1.786 %)VB
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (8.929 %)MCAD
15 (8.929 %)MCSD
15 (8.929 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (3.571 %)MCP
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.786 %)Active Directory
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (16.07 %)Microsoft
21 (1.786 %)CODA
21 (1.786 %)SEEBURGER
21 (1.786 %)SAP
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