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This section looks at the demand for Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) skills within the Suffolk 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 SOAP over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSimple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank1831
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching contract IT job ads122
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.002 %
As % of the category below27.27 %5.263 %
Daily rates quoted60
Average minimum daily rate£350-
Average daily rate£363-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£375-
UK excluding London average daily rate£386£366
% change on same period last year+5.46 %
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£35.86£31.34
% change on same period last year+14.41 %
Application Development SuffolkApplication Development
Suffolk
Matching contract IT job ads4438
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.058 %0.040 %
Daily rates quoted148
Average minimum daily rate£345£311
Average daily rate£357£325
% change on same period last year+10.13 %
Average maximum daily rate£370£338
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£336
% change on same period last year+3.94 %
Hourly rates quoted46
Average minimum hourly rate£15.50£34.40
Average hourly rate£17.75£35.46
% change on same period last year-49.94 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00£36.52
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.44£33.08
% change on same period last year-1.93 %
SOAP East of EnglandSOAP
East of 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.

SOAP
Demand Trend

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

Suffolk SOAP Demand Trend

SOAP
Daily Rate Trend

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

Suffolk SOAP Daily Rate Trend

SOAP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SOAP across the Suffolk region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

Suffolk SOAP Daily Rate Histogram

SOAP
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing SOAP within the Suffolk 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
IpswichUp+1212£363-
SOAP East of EnglandSOAP
East of England

SOAP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Suffolk region citing SOAP 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 SOAP.

114 (100.00 %)Java
213 (92.86 %)J2EE
213 (92.86 %)WebServices
311 (78.57 %)Struts
311 (78.57 %)SOA
311 (78.57 %)XML
410 (71.43 %)WSDL
58 (57.14 %)OO
58 (57.14 %)Telecoms
67 (50.00 %)Hibernate
67 (50.00 %)WebWork
67 (50.00 %)Agile Software Development
67 (50.00 %)Tapestry
67 (50.00 %)Apache
67 (50.00 %)UML
67 (50.00 %)Use Case
67 (50.00 %)Apache Wicket
76 (42.86 %)JSR 168
76 (42.86 %)AquaLogic
76 (42.86 %)WebLogic
76 (42.86 %)Finance
85 (35.71 %)Banking
85 (35.71 %)Insurance
94 (28.57 %)OOA/OOD
103 (21.43 %)Oracle
112 (14.29 %)Spring MVC
112 (14.29 %)MVC
112 (14.29 %)Spring
112 (14.29 %)OOD
112 (14.29 %)BEA

SOAP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
113 (92.86 %)WebServices
113 (92.86 %)J2EE
211 (78.57 %)Struts
211 (78.57 %)XML
310 (71.43 %)WSDL
47 (50.00 %)Hibernate
47 (50.00 %)WebWork
47 (50.00 %)Tapestry
47 (50.00 %)Apache Wicket
56 (42.86 %)JSR 168
62 (14.29 %)Spring MVC
62 (14.29 %)Spring
71 (7.143 %)HTML
Application Platforms
17 (50.00 %)Apache
26 (42.86 %)WebLogic
Applications
11 (7.143 %)CA Clarity
Development Applications
11 (7.143 %)StarTeam
General
18 (57.14 %)Telecoms
26 (42.86 %)Finance
35 (35.71 %)Banking
35 (35.71 %)Insurance
41 (7.143 %)Retail
Job Titles
113 (92.86 %)Developer
211 (78.57 %)Java Developer
35 (35.71 %)Senior Developer
44 (28.57 %)Senior Java Developer
53 (21.43 %)Java/J2EE Developer
53 (21.43 %)J2EE Developer
61 (7.143 %)Web Designer
61 (7.143 %)Web Developer
61 (7.143 %)Applications Developer
61 (7.143 %)J2EE Applications Developer
61 (7.143 %)Java Applications Developer
Miscellaneous
11 (7.143 %)IVR
Processes & Methodologies
111 (78.57 %)SOA
28 (57.14 %)OO
37 (50.00 %)UML
37 (50.00 %)Agile Software Development
37 (50.00 %)Use Case
44 (28.57 %)OOA/OOD
52 (14.29 %)OOD
52 (14.29 %)MVC
61 (7.143 %)Document Management
61 (7.143 %)Web Development
Programming Languages
114 (100.00 %)Java
System Software
16 (42.86 %)AquaLogic
Vendors
13 (21.43 %)Oracle
22 (14.29 %)BEA
31 (7.143 %)Citrix
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