The first table below looks at the demand for Web Services skills in IT contracts advertised for the Preston region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Web Services over the 3 months to 19 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Application Development category for the Preston region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Web Services
Rank 14 9 4
Rank change year-on-year
-5 -5
Contract jobs citing Web Services 3 23 1
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Preston 5.556% 12.99% 5.000%
As % of the Application Development category 18.75% 41.07% 20.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 19 1
Average daily rate £300 £423 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-28.99% +40.83%
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £330 £350
% change year-on-year
-1.51% -5.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.00 £32.50 £40.00
% change year-on-year
-7.69% -18.75%
All Application Development
Preston
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
16 56 5
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Preston 29.63% 31.64% 25.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 49 2
Average daily rate £300 £404 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-25.69% +34.58%
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 1
Average hourly rate £135.37 - £32.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £31.50 £35.70
% change year-on-year
+11.11% -11.76%
Web Services
Lancashire

Web Services
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Web Services across the Preston region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Preston Web Services Jobs Demand Trend

Web Services
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Web Services across the Preston region.

Preston Web Services Daily Rate Trend

Web Services
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Web Services across the Preston region.

Preston Web Services Hourly Rate Trend

Web Services
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Preston region citing Web Services 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 Web Services.

1 5 (62.50%) .NET
1 5 (62.50%) C#
1 5 (62.50%) WCF
2 4 (50.00%) SQL
2 4 (50.00%) ASP.NET
2 4 (50.00%) Windows
2 4 (50.00%) Microsoft
3 3 (37.50%) Workflow
3 3 (37.50%) BC Cleared
3 3 (37.50%) Security Cleared
3 3 (37.50%) J2EE
3 3 (37.50%) SQL Server
3 3 (37.50%) Java
4 2 (25.00%) JavaScript
4 2 (25.00%) HTML
4 2 (25.00%) T-SQL
4 2 (25.00%) VBScript
4 2 (25.00%) VB
4 2 (25.00%) VB.NET
4 2 (25.00%) EJB
4 2 (25.00%) CSS
4 2 (25.00%) SOAP
4 2 (25.00%) XML
4 2 (25.00%) XSD
4 2 (25.00%) ITIL
4 2 (25.00%) MCSD
4 2 (25.00%) HNC
4 2 (25.00%) ADO.NET
4 2 (25.00%) ASP
4 2 (25.00%) OO

Web Services
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Preston region citing Web Services 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 Web Services. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 5 (62.50%) .NET
1 5 (62.50%) WCF
2 4 (50.00%) ASP.NET
3 3 (37.50%) J2EE
4 2 (25.00%) HTML
4 2 (25.00%) EJB
4 2 (25.00%) CSS
4 2 (25.00%) SOAP
4 2 (25.00%) XML
4 2 (25.00%) XSD
4 2 (25.00%) ADO.NET
4 2 (25.00%) ASP
4 2 (25.00%) JMS
4 2 (25.00%) WSDL
4 2 (25.00%) JPA
4 2 (25.00%) WF
4 2 (25.00%) LINQ
4 2 (25.00%) jQuery
4 2 (25.00%) .NET Framework
4 2 (25.00%) JSON
Application Platforms
1 1 (12.50%) WebSphere Process Server
1 1 (12.50%) ESB
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (37.50%) SQL Server
2 2 (25.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 2 (25.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
Job Titles
1 7 (87.50%) Developer
2 4 (50.00%) .NET Developer
3 2 (25.00%) Senior Developer
3 2 (25.00%) Software Developer
3 2 (25.00%) Architect
3 2 (25.00%) Senior Java/J2EE Developer
3 2 (25.00%) Java Architect
3 2 (25.00%) Senior Java Architect
3 2 (25.00%) Java/J2EE Developer
3 2 (25.00%) Java Developer
3 2 (25.00%) Senior J2EE Developer
3 2 (25.00%) Senior J2EE Architect
3 2 (25.00%) Senior Java Developer
3 2 (25.00%) J2EE Developer
3 2 (25.00%) J2EE Architect
3 2 (25.00%) Senior Architect
3 2 (25.00%) Senior Java/J2EE Architect
3 2 (25.00%) Java/J2EE Architect
4 1 (12.50%) C# .NET Developer
4 1 (12.50%) .NET Software Developer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (12.50%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 4 (50.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (37.50%) Workflow
2 2 (25.00%) ITIL
2 2 (25.00%) OO
2 2 (25.00%) SOA
2 2 (25.00%) MVC
2 2 (25.00%) Web Application Development
2 2 (25.00%) Continuous Integration
3 1 (12.50%) Mobile Application Development
3 1 (12.50%) MVVM
3 1 (12.50%) Requirements Analysis
3 1 (12.50%) Content Management
3 1 (12.50%) Agile Software Development
3 1 (12.50%) TDD
3 1 (12.50%) UML
Programming Languages
1 5 (62.50%) C#
2 4 (50.00%) SQL
3 3 (37.50%) Java
4 2 (25.00%) JavaScript
4 2 (25.00%) T-SQL
4 2 (25.00%) VBScript
4 2 (25.00%) VB
4 2 (25.00%) VB.NET
4 2 (25.00%) VB6
Qualifications
1 3 (37.50%) BC Cleared
1 3 (37.50%) Security Cleared
2 2 (25.00%) MCSD
2 2 (25.00%) HNC
2 2 (25.00%) Microsoft Certification
Vendors
1 4 (50.00%) Microsoft
Preston, Lancashire
C# /.NET / Agile / SQL Server / WCF / WPF / Preston / Lancashire / Blackburn / Blackpool / Manchester / Wigan / Warrington / Cheshire. C# .NET Applications Developer... Suitable candidates must have proven experience of developing enterprise...
AMsource Technology
Rate: From £280 to £290 per day depending on experience
Posted: 12 June 2013
Preston, Lancashire
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Venturi
Rate: £275 - £350 per day
Posted: 18 June 2013
Preston, Lancashire
Working alongside the Development team in a TDD environment, you will carry out manual testing on written software; including interface testing, which will involve Web Services (SOAP UI),...
MINT Recruitment
Rate: £200 - £225 per day
Posted: 18 June 2013