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The table below looks at the demand for Web Services Description Language (WSDL) skills within the South West region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited WSDL over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWeb Services Description Language (WSDL)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank140150
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching contract IT job ads524
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.024 %
As % of the category below0.574 %1.911 %
Daily rates quoted09
Average minimum daily rate-£311
Average daily rate-£317
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£322
UK excluding London average daily rate£395£335
% change on same period last year+18.10 %
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-£32.38
% change on same period last year-
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
South West
Matching contract IT job ads8711256
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.226 %1.269 %
Daily rates quoted193275
Average minimum daily rate£302£312
Average daily rate£326£328
% change on same period last year-0.55 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£344
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£333
% change on same period last year-1.25 %
Hourly rates quoted134183
Average minimum hourly rate£27.36£30.54
Average hourly rate£29.51£33.76
% change on same period last year-12.56 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.67£36.97
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.10£32.14
% change on same period last year-3.23 %
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 West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

South West 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 West region.

South West 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 West region.

South West WSDL Hourly Rate Trend

WSDL
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WSDL within the South West 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
SomersetNew entry-3--
WSDL EnglandWSDL
England

WSDL
Top 25 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West 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.

15 (100.00 %)SOAP
15 (100.00 %)XML
15 (100.00 %)SQL
15 (100.00 %)SOA
24 (80.00 %)Oracle
24 (80.00 %)SQL Server
24 (80.00 %)C#
24 (80.00 %)XSLT
24 (80.00 %)BizTalk Server
24 (80.00 %)IIS
33 (60.00 %)Finance
41 (20.00 %)WebSphere
41 (20.00 %)Java EE
41 (20.00 %)ESB
41 (20.00 %)WebSphere Message Broker
41 (20.00 %)ClearQuest
41 (20.00 %)UNIX
41 (20.00 %)AIX
41 (20.00 %)UML
41 (20.00 %)ClearCase
41 (20.00 %)Data Modelling
41 (20.00 %)Java
41 (20.00 %)J2EE
41 (20.00 %)WebLogic
41 (20.00 %)Eclipse

WSDL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West 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.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (100.00 %)SOAP
15 (100.00 %)XML
24 (80.00 %)XSLT
31 (20.00 %)WebSphere
31 (20.00 %)Java EE
31 (20.00 %)J2EE
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (80.00 %)IIS
14 (80.00 %)BizTalk Server
21 (20.00 %)ESB
21 (20.00 %)WebSphere Message Broker
21 (20.00 %)WebLogic
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (80.00 %)SQL Server
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (20.00 %)ClearCase
11 (20.00 %)Eclipse
11 (20.00 %)ClearQuest
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (60.00 %)Finance
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (80.00 %)Developer
14 (80.00 %)BizTalk Developer
21 (20.00 %)Architect
21 (20.00 %)Solutions Architect
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (20.00 %)UNIX
11 (20.00 %)AIX
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (100.00 %)SOA
21 (20.00 %)UML
21 (20.00 %)Data Modelling
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (100.00 %)SQL
24 (80.00 %)C#
31 (20.00 %)Java
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (80.00 %)Oracle