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This section looks at the demand for Web Services Description Language (WSDL) skills within the South East region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited WSDL over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWeb Services Description Language (WSDL)
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank253289
Rank change on same period last yearUp+36
Matching contract IT job ads139
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.010 %
As % of the category below0.450 %0.221 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£275-
Average daily rate£363-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£450-
UK excluding London average daily rate£368£346
% change on same period last year+6.34 %
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£31.75£34.75
% change on same period last year-8.63 %
Application Development South EastApplication Development
South East
Matching contract IT job ads28884077
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.808 %4.325 %
Daily rates quoted716965
Average minimum daily rate£327£312
Average daily rate£347£329
% change on same period last year+5.35 %
Average maximum daily rate£367£346
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£336
% change on same period last year+3.94 %
Hourly rates quoted281435
Average minimum hourly rate£31.77£34.31
Average hourly rate£33.78£36.32
% change on same period last year-6.98 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.79£38.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.44£33.08
% change on same period last year-1.93 %
WSDL EnglandWSDL
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.

WSDL
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing WSDL across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

South East WSDL Demand Trend

WSDL
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East WSDL Daily Rate Trend

WSDL
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South East WSDL Hourly Rate Trend

WSDL
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing WSDL within the South East region over the 3 months to 4 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
BerkshireUp+436£300-
SurreyNew entry-5--
MiddlesexNew entry-1£425-
WSDL EnglandWSDL
England

WSDL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing WSDL 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 WSDL.

136 (73.47 %)XML
232 (65.31 %)UML
232 (65.31 %)WebServices
325 (51.02 %)SOA
420 (40.82 %)IBM
518 (36.73 %)OO
518 (36.73 %)Java
616 (32.65 %)J2EE
616 (32.65 %)XML Schema
712 (24.49 %)SOAP
712 (24.49 %)Security Cleared
89 (18.37 %)WebSphere
89 (18.37 %)XSLT
98 (16.33 %)OOD
107 (14.29 %)HTTP
107 (14.29 %)XSD
107 (14.29 %)OOP
107 (14.29 %)Struts
107 (14.29 %)EJB
107 (14.29 %).NET
107 (14.29 %)WebSphere Application Server
107 (14.29 %)C#
107 (14.29 %)Validation
116 (12.24 %)Finance
116 (12.24 %)BPEL
116 (12.24 %)Windows
125 (10.20 %)PL/SQL
125 (10.20 %)SQL
125 (10.20 %)SQL Server
125 (10.20 %)WAP

WSDL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing WSDL 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 WSDL. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
136 (73.47 %)XML
232 (65.31 %)WebServices
316 (32.65 %)XML Schema
316 (32.65 %)J2EE
412 (24.49 %)SOAP
59 (18.37 %)XSLT
59 (18.37 %)WebSphere
67 (14.29 %)XSD
67 (14.29 %)Struts
67 (14.29 %)EJB
67 (14.29 %).NET
75 (10.20 %)WAP
75 (10.20 %)WinForms
75 (10.20 %)NHibernate
82 (4.082 %)NetBeans
82 (4.082 %)HTML
82 (4.082 %)Servlets
82 (4.082 %)Swing
91 (2.041 %)Middleware
91 (2.041 %)Hibernate
Application Platforms
17 (14.29 %)WebSphere Application Server
22 (4.082 %)WebLogic
31 (2.041 %)IIS
31 (2.041 %)MQSeries
31 (2.041 %)WebSphere MQ
31 (2.041 %)CMS
31 (2.041 %)ESB
Applications
14 (8.163 %)MS Excel
Communications & Networking
17 (14.29 %)HTTP
24 (8.163 %)FTP
24 (8.163 %)SSH
32 (4.082 %)TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
15 (10.20 %)SQL Server
15 (10.20 %)SQL Server 2000
15 (10.20 %)SQL Server 2005
22 (4.082 %)RDBMS
22 (4.082 %)MySQL
Development Applications
15 (10.20 %)NUnit
23 (6.122 %)Eclipse
23 (6.122 %)Visual Studio
23 (6.122 %)Subversion
32 (4.082 %)Rational Rose
41 (2.041 %)Ant
41 (2.041 %)JUnit
41 (2.041 %)Borland Together
41 (2.041 %)CruiseControl
General
16 (12.24 %)Finance
25 (10.20 %)Insurance
32 (4.082 %)Government
32 (4.082 %)Telecoms
32 (4.082 %)Billing
41 (2.041 %)Publishing
41 (2.041 %)Marketing
Job Titles
112 (24.49 %)Developer
29 (18.37 %)Architect
37 (14.29 %)Solutions Architect
46 (12.24 %)Solutions Designer
46 (12.24 %)UI Designer
55 (10.20 %)SOA Architect
55 (10.20 %)Interface Designer
55 (10.20 %)C# Developer
55 (10.20 %)Consultant
63 (6.122 %)Technical Consultant
63 (6.122 %)Technical Designer
72 (4.082 %)Web Developer
72 (4.082 %)Systems Designer
72 (4.082 %)Analyst
81 (2.041 %)Technical Architect
81 (2.041 %)Software Engineer
81 (2.041 %)Senior Developer
81 (2.041 %)Web Designer
81 (2.041 %)Java Developer
81 (2.041 %).NET Developer
Miscellaneous
11 (2.041 %)German Language
Operating Systems
16 (12.24 %)Windows
22 (4.082 %)MVS
31 (2.041 %)Unix
31 (2.041 %)Linux
31 (2.041 %)Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
132 (65.31 %)UML
225 (51.02 %)SOA
318 (36.73 %)OO
412 (24.49 %)Security Cleared
58 (16.33 %)OOD
67 (14.29 %)OOP
67 (14.29 %)Validation
76 (12.24 %)BPEL
85 (10.20 %)Use Case
92 (4.082 %)SC Cleared
92 (4.082 %)Project Management
101 (2.041 %)Process Management
101 (2.041 %)Software Engineering
101 (2.041 %)DV Cleared
101 (2.041 %)Unified Process
101 (2.041 %)TDD
101 (2.041 %)Zachman Framework
101 (2.041 %)Content Management
101 (2.041 %)RUP
Programming Languages
118 (36.73 %)Java
27 (14.29 %)C#
35 (10.20 %)PL/SQL
35 (10.20 %)SQL
43 (6.122 %)C
52 (4.082 %)Assembly Language
52 (4.082 %)VB
52 (4.082 %)VC++
52 (4.082 %)C++
52 (4.082 %)JavaScript
52 (4.082 %)PHP
61 (2.041 %)COBOL
61 (2.041 %)XQuery
61 (2.041 %)XPath
Qualifications
15 (10.20 %)Microsoft Certification
System Software
12 (4.082 %)AquaLogic
Vendors
120 (40.82 %)IBM
25 (10.20 %)Microsoft
34 (8.163 %)BEA
43 (6.122 %)Oracle
51 (2.041 %)Borland
51 (2.041 %)salesforce.com
51 (2.041 %)Sun
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