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This section looks at the demand for Web Services skills within the Reading 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
Rank4257
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads3016
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.040 %0.016 %
As % of the category below12.35 %6.723 %
Daily rates quoted117
Average minimum daily rate£308£379
Average daily rate£336£379
% change on same period last year-11.43 %
Average maximum daily rate£364£380
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£347
% change on same period last year-0.38 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£19.50-
Average hourly rate£28.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£36.50-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.47£32.67
% change on same period last year+11.62 %
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Reading
Matching contract IT job ads243238
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.324 %0.241 %
Daily rates quoted7377
Average minimum daily rate£296£334
Average daily rate£316£353
% change on same period last year-10.64 %
Average maximum daily rate£335£372
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted1910
Average minimum hourly rate£30.29£29.53
Average hourly rate£34.03£29.91
% change on same period last year+13.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.76£30.29
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
WebServices BerkshireWebServices
Berkshire

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

Reading 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 Reading region.

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

Reading 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 Reading region.

Reading WebServices Hourly Rate Trend

WebServices
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

150 (68.49 %)C#
239 (53.42 %)XML
335 (47.95 %).NET
335 (47.95 %)SQL Server
429 (39.73 %)Microsoft
525 (34.25 %)ASP.NET
622 (30.14 %)Migration
718 (24.66 %)Data Migration
718 (24.66 %)Security Cleared
816 (21.92 %)SQL
816 (21.92 %)OO
915 (20.55 %)OOP
915 (20.55 %)HTML
915 (20.55 %)JavaScript
1014 (19.18 %)SQL Server 2005
1014 (19.18 %)SharePoint Server 2007
1113 (17.81 %)Service Management
1113 (17.81 %)Windows
1212 (16.44 %)SharePoint
1311 (15.07 %)Java
1410 (13.70 %)BizTalk Server
1410 (13.70 %)Content Management
1410 (13.70 %)SC Cleared
159 (12.33 %)XSLT
159 (12.33 %)CSS
168 (10.96 %)Oracle
177 (9.589 %)Transact-SQL
177 (9.589 %)SQL Server 2000
177 (9.589 %)SOA
186 (8.219 %)EAI

WebServices
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
139 (53.42 %)XML
235 (47.95 %).NET
325 (34.25 %)ASP.NET
415 (20.55 %)HTML
59 (12.33 %)CSS
59 (12.33 %)XSLT
66 (8.219 %)Windows SharePoint Services
75 (6.849 %)Drupal
75 (6.849 %)XHTML
75 (6.849 %)LAMP
75 (6.849 %)AJAX
75 (6.849 %)J2EE
84 (5.479 %).NET Framework
93 (4.110 %)WCF
93 (4.110 %)ASP.NET 2.0
93 (4.110 %)CAML
93 (4.110 %)Silverlight
93 (4.110 %)ASP
102 (2.740 %)WinForms
102 (2.740 %)UDDI
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
114 (19.18 %)SharePoint Server 2007
212 (16.44 %)SharePoint
310 (13.70 %)BizTalk Server
46 (8.219 %)IIS
55 (6.849 %)Apache
55 (6.849 %)Tomcat
55 (6.849 %)CMS
55 (6.849 %)TIBCO EMS
63 (4.110 %)Commerce Server
72 (2.740 %)Content Management Server
72 (2.740 %)WebLogic Portal
72 (2.740 %)Oracle Application Server
72 (2.740 %)ESB
72 (2.740 %)Commerce Server 2007
72 (2.740 %)WebLogic
81 (1.370 %)SharePoint Portal Server
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (4.110 %)MS Excel
21 (1.370 %)InfoPath
21 (1.370 %)MS Office
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (6.849 %)BusinessWorks
23 (4.110 %)Microsoft CRM
31 (1.370 %)Dynamics CRM
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (5.479 %)HTTP
14 (5.479 %)Intranet
21 (1.370 %)Internet
21 (1.370 %)CTI
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
135 (47.95 %)SQL Server
214 (19.18 %)SQL Server 2005
37 (9.589 %)SQL Server 2000
45 (6.849 %)MySQL
53 (4.110 %)SQL Server 7
61 (1.370 %)Datawarehouse
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (6.849 %)Visual Studio
15 (6.849 %)Subversion
23 (4.110 %)FrontPage
31 (1.370 %)Rational Rose
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (6.849 %)Finance
24 (5.479 %)Government
33 (4.110 %)Construction
41 (1.370 %)Military
41 (1.370 %)Retail
41 (1.370 %)Telecoms
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
146 (63.01 %)Developer
213 (17.81 %)C# Developer
312 (16.44 %).NET Developer
48 (10.96 %)Consultant
57 (9.589 %)Web Developer
66 (8.219 %)ASP.NET Developer
66 (8.219 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
74 (5.479 %)Architect
83 (4.110 %)Information Architect
83 (4.110 %)SQL Developer
83 (4.110 %)SQL Server Developer
92 (2.740 %)PHP Developer
92 (2.740 %)Technical Designer
92 (2.740 %)PHP Web Developer
92 (2.740 %)SharePoint Developer
101 (1.370 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
101 (1.370 %)Database Developer
101 (1.370 %)VB.NET Developer
101 (1.370 %)Technical Analyst
101 (1.370 %).NET Web Developer
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (8.219 %)Taxonomies
25 (6.849 %)N-Tier
34 (5.479 %)Replication
34 (5.479 %)Clustering
43 (4.110 %)E-Learning
43 (4.110 %)Web 2.0
51 (1.370 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
113 (17.81 %)Windows
25 (6.849 %)Linux
34 (5.479 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (1.370 %)UNIX
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
122 (30.14 %)Migration
218 (24.66 %)Data Migration
218 (24.66 %)Security Cleared
316 (21.92 %)OO
415 (20.55 %)OOP
513 (17.81 %)Service Management
610 (13.70 %)Content Management
610 (13.70 %)SC Cleared
77 (9.589 %)SOA
86 (8.219 %)EAI
94 (5.479 %)B2B
94 (5.479 %)Technical Architecture
94 (5.479 %)Load Balancing
103 (4.110 %)Agile Software Development
103 (4.110 %)CRM
103 (4.110 %)BC Cleared
112 (2.740 %)Validation
121 (1.370 %)Project Management
121 (1.370 %)UML
121 (1.370 %)RAD
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
150 (68.49 %)C#
216 (21.92 %)SQL
315 (20.55 %)JavaScript
411 (15.07 %)Java
57 (9.589 %)Transact-SQL
65 (6.849 %)PHP
65 (6.849 %)PHP5
65 (6.849 %)Python
72 (2.740 %)VB
72 (2.740 %)VB.NET
81 (1.370 %)C++
81 (1.370 %)VB6
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (2.740 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (1.370 %)MCAD
21 (1.370 %)MCSD
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (2.740 %)MSMQ
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
129 (39.73 %)Microsoft
28 (10.96 %)Oracle
35 (6.849 %)TIBCO
43 (4.110 %)CA
43 (4.110 %)Red Hat
52 (2.740 %)FatWire
61 (1.370 %)ATG
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