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This section looks at the demand for Web Services skills within the Suffolk 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
Rank1125
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching contract IT job ads178
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.023 %0.008 %
As % of the category below47.22 %16.67 %
Daily rates quoted83
Average minimum daily rate£369£357
Average daily rate£378£358
% change on same period last year+5.52 %
Average maximum daily rate£388£360
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£347
% change on same period last year-0.38 %
Hourly rates quoted03
Average minimum hourly rate-£36.67
Average hourly rate-£36.67
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£36.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.47£32.67
% change on same period last year+11.62 %
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Suffolk
Matching contract IT job ads3648
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.048 %0.049 %
Daily rates quoted1311
Average minimum daily rate£340£338
Average daily rate£353£349
% change on same period last year+1.03 %
Average maximum daily rate£366£360
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted39
Average minimum hourly rate£10.00£31.71
Average hourly rate£12.50£32.50
% change on same period last year-61.53 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.00£33.29
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
WebServices East of EnglandWebServices
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.

WebServices
Demand Trend

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

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region.

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

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region.

Suffolk WebServices Hourly Rate Trend

WebServices
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WebServices within the Suffolk region over the 3 months to 25 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+1211£363-27.50 %
Bury St EdmundsNew entry-3£425-
WebServices East of EnglandWebServices
East of England

WebServices
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

123 (58.97 %)C#
123 (58.97 %).NET
218 (46.15 %)CTI
218 (46.15 %)AJAX
317 (43.59 %)TETRA
317 (43.59 %).NET Framework
415 (38.46 %)VB.NET
415 (38.46 %)SOA
514 (35.90 %)ASP.NET
514 (35.90 %)J2EE
514 (35.90 %)Java
613 (33.33 %)SOAP
712 (30.77 %)XML
712 (30.77 %)C++
811 (28.21 %)Oracle
811 (28.21 %)Struts
811 (28.21 %)Client/Server
811 (28.21 %)Finance
910 (25.64 %)OO
910 (25.64 %)WSDL
108 (20.51 %)VoIP
108 (20.51 %)UML
108 (20.51 %)SQL Server
108 (20.51 %)Telecoms
108 (20.51 %)WCF
108 (20.51 %)WPF
108 (20.51 %)Silverlight
117 (17.95 %)Use Case
117 (17.95 %)Apache Wicket
117 (17.95 %)Hibernate

WebServices
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
123 (58.97 %).NET
218 (46.15 %)AJAX
317 (43.59 %).NET Framework
414 (35.90 %)J2EE
414 (35.90 %)ASP.NET
513 (33.33 %)SOAP
612 (30.77 %)XML
711 (28.21 %)Struts
810 (25.64 %)WSDL
98 (20.51 %)WCF
98 (20.51 %)WPF
98 (20.51 %)Silverlight
107 (17.95 %)Apache Wicket
107 (17.95 %)Hibernate
107 (17.95 %)WebWork
107 (17.95 %)Tapestry
116 (15.38 %)JSR 168
124 (10.26 %)HTML
133 (7.692 %)Spring MVC
142 (5.128 %)Spring
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (17.95 %)Apache
26 (15.38 %)WebLogic
31 (2.564 %)IIS
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
118 (46.15 %)CTI
217 (43.59 %)TETRA
38 (20.51 %)VoIP
41 (2.564 %)Intranet
41 (2.564 %)Internet
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (20.51 %)SQL Server
22 (5.128 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (2.564 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (2.564 %)RDBMS
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (7.692 %)Visual Studio
13 (7.692 %)VSS/SourceSafe
22 (5.128 %)Subversion
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (28.21 %)Finance
28 (20.51 %)Telecoms
35 (12.82 %)Banking
35 (12.82 %)Insurance
41 (2.564 %)Music
41 (2.564 %)Retail
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
135 (89.74 %)Developer
213 (33.33 %)C# Developer
312 (30.77 %)Java Developer
312 (30.77 %).NET Developer
47 (17.95 %)Senior Developer
55 (12.82 %)Software Developer
64 (10.26 %)ASP.NET Developer
64 (10.26 %)Senior Java Developer
64 (10.26 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
73 (7.692 %)Java/J2EE Developer
73 (7.692 %)J2EE Developer
82 (5.128 %)C++ Developer
82 (5.128 %)C Developer
82 (5.128 %)Delphi Developer
82 (5.128 %)C++/CSharp Developer
91 (2.564 %)Senior .NET Developer
91 (2.564 %)Java Applications Developer
91 (2.564 %)J2EE Applications Developer
91 (2.564 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
91 (2.564 %)VB.NET Developer
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (28.21 %)Client/Server
21 (2.564 %)Clustering
21 (2.564 %)IVR
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (2.564 %)Windows
11 (2.564 %)Windows 2000
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
115 (38.46 %)SOA
210 (25.64 %)OO
38 (20.51 %)UML
47 (17.95 %)Agile Software Development
47 (17.95 %)Use Case
54 (10.26 %)OOA/OOD
62 (5.128 %)OOD
62 (5.128 %)QMS
62 (5.128 %)OOP
71 (2.564 %)E-Commerce
71 (2.564 %)Web Development
71 (2.564 %)Load Balancing
71 (2.564 %)Unit Testing
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
123 (58.97 %)C#
215 (38.46 %)VB.NET
314 (35.90 %)Java
412 (30.77 %)C++
53 (7.692 %)SQL
62 (5.128 %)C
62 (5.128 %)JavaScript
62 (5.128 %)Delphi
62 (5.128 %)DHTML
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (15.38 %)AquaLogic
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (28.21 %)Oracle
22 (5.128 %)BEA
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