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This section looks at the demand for Web Services Description Language (WSDL) 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 WSDL over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWeb Services Description Language (WSDL)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank-30
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads01
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.000 %2.041 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£375£344
% change on same period last year+8.90 %
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£33.00
% change on same period last year-3.78 %
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Suffolk
Matching contract IT job ads1549
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.049 %
Daily rates quoted49
Average minimum daily rate£342£413
Average daily rate£354£418
% change on same period last year-15.33 %
Average maximum daily rate£367£424
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.55 %
Hourly rates quoted112
Average minimum hourly rate£10.00£30.34
Average hourly rate£12.50£30.80
% change on same period last year-59.40 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.00£31.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.72£33.29
% change on same period last year-1.69 %
WSDL East of EnglandWSDL
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.

WSDL
Demand Trend

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

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region.

Suffolk WSDL Daily Rate Trend

WSDL
Top 28 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Suffolk 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.

110 (100.00 %)SOAP
110 (100.00 %)Struts
110 (100.00 %)WebServices
110 (100.00 %)XML
110 (100.00 %)Java
110 (100.00 %)J2EE
110 (100.00 %)SOA
28 (80.00 %)OO
37 (70.00 %)Use Case
37 (70.00 %)UML
37 (70.00 %)Telecoms
46 (60.00 %)Hibernate
46 (60.00 %)WebWork
46 (60.00 %)Apache
46 (60.00 %)WebLogic
46 (60.00 %)Apache Wicket
46 (60.00 %)AquaLogic
46 (60.00 %)JSR 168
46 (60.00 %)Agile Software Development
46 (60.00 %)Tapestry
54 (40.00 %)Banking
54 (40.00 %)Insurance
54 (40.00 %)OOA/OOD
54 (40.00 %)Finance
62 (20.00 %)BEA
62 (20.00 %)OOD
71 (10.00 %)IVR
71 (10.00 %)Retail

WSDL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Suffolk 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.

Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (100.00 %)SOAP
110 (100.00 %)Struts
110 (100.00 %)WebServices
110 (100.00 %)XML
110 (100.00 %)J2EE
26 (60.00 %)Hibernate
26 (60.00 %)WebWork
26 (60.00 %)Apache Wicket
26 (60.00 %)JSR 168
26 (60.00 %)Tapestry
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (60.00 %)Apache
16 (60.00 %)WebLogic
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (70.00 %)Telecoms
24 (40.00 %)Banking
24 (40.00 %)Insurance
24 (40.00 %)Finance
31 (10.00 %)Retail
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (90.00 %)Developer
28 (80.00 %)Java Developer
35 (50.00 %)Senior Developer
44 (40.00 %)Senior Java Developer
51 (10.00 %)Applications Developer
51 (10.00 %)Java/J2EE Developer
51 (10.00 %)J2EE Applications Developer
51 (10.00 %)Java Applications Developer
51 (10.00 %)J2EE Developer
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (10.00 %)IVR
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (100.00 %)SOA
28 (80.00 %)OO
37 (70.00 %)Use Case
37 (70.00 %)UML
46 (60.00 %)Agile Software Development
54 (40.00 %)OOA/OOD
62 (20.00 %)OOD
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (100.00 %)Java
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (60.00 %)AquaLogic
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (20.00 %)BEA