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The table below looks at the demand for Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) skills within the Tyne and Wear region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SOAP over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSimple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3446
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching contract IT job ads12
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.002 %
As % of the category below1.205 %1.538 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£350-
Average daily rate£400-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£450-
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£346
% change on same period last year+9.10 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£28.00
Average hourly rate-£28.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£28.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.79£31.65
% change on same period last year+6.73 %
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Tyne and Wear
Matching contract IT job ads83130
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.117 %0.132 %
Daily rates quoted1132
Average minimum daily rate£306£306
Average daily rate£316£320
% change on same period last year-1.09 %
Average maximum daily rate£326£334
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£333
% change on same period last year-1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted717
Average minimum hourly rate£32.35£29.36
Average hourly rate£34.27£29.76
% change on same period last year+15.16 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.19£30.16
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.93£31.98
% change on same period last year-3.29 %
SOAP North EastSOAP
North East

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 Tyne and Wear region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Tyne and Wear 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 Tyne and Wear region.

Tyne and Wear SOAP Daily Rate Trend

SOAP
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing SOAP across the Tyne and Wear region.

Tyne and Wear SOAP Hourly Rate Trend

SOAP
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SOAP within the Tyne and Wear region over the 3 months to 13 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
Newcastle Upon TyneUp+91£400-
SOAP North EastSOAP
North East

SOAP
Top 29 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Tyne and Wear 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.

12 (50.00 %)SQL
12 (50.00 %).NET
12 (50.00 %)WebServices
12 (50.00 %)XML
12 (50.00 %)Linux
12 (50.00 %)Apache
21 (25.00 %)Datawarehouse
21 (25.00 %)WSDL
21 (25.00 %)Shell Script
21 (25.00 %)XSLT
21 (25.00 %)UNIX
21 (25.00 %)J2EE
21 (25.00 %)MySQL
21 (25.00 %)Oracle
21 (25.00 %)SQL Server
21 (25.00 %)ASP.NET
21 (25.00 %)C++
21 (25.00 %)DHTML
21 (25.00 %)Java
21 (25.00 %)JavaScript
21 (25.00 %)PHP
21 (25.00 %)PostgreSQL
21 (25.00 %)Multimedia
21 (25.00 %)Software Engineering
21 (25.00 %)AJAX
21 (25.00 %)Web 2.0
21 (25.00 %)Web Development
21 (25.00 %)Degree
21 (25.00 %)PHP4

SOAP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Tyne and Wear 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.

Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (50.00 %)WebServices
12 (50.00 %)XML
12 (50.00 %).NET
21 (25.00 %)J2EE
21 (25.00 %)ASP.NET
21 (25.00 %)XSLT
21 (25.00 %)WSDL
21 (25.00 %)AJAX
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (50.00 %)Apache
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (25.00 %)MySQL
11 (25.00 %)SQL Server
11 (25.00 %)Datawarehouse
11 (25.00 %)PostgreSQL
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Multimedia
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (100.00 %)Developer
22 (50.00 %)Web Developer
31 (25.00 %)Applications Developer
31 (25.00 %)Java Developer
31 (25.00 %).NET Developer
31 (25.00 %)ASP.NET Developer
31 (25.00 %).NET Web Developer
31 (25.00 %)Java/J2EE Developer
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (25.00 %)Web 2.0
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (50.00 %)Linux
21 (25.00 %)UNIX
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)Software Engineering
11 (25.00 %)Web Development
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (50.00 %)SQL
21 (25.00 %)Shell Script
21 (25.00 %)PHP4
21 (25.00 %)C++
21 (25.00 %)DHTML
21 (25.00 %)Java
21 (25.00 %)JavaScript
21 (25.00 %)PHP
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (25.00 %)Degree
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)Oracle