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The table below looks at the demand for Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) skills within the Uxbridge region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SOA over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkService-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3119
Rank change on same period last yearDown-12
Matching contract IT job ads22
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.002 %
As % of the category below1.117 %2.597 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£250
Average daily rate-£275
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£431£426
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
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£38.50£29.29
% change on same period last year+31.46 %
Uxbridge IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Uxbridge
Matching contract IT job ads17977
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.255 %0.080 %
Daily rates quoted4822
Average minimum daily rate£333£231
Average daily rate£361£243
% change on same period last year+48.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£388£254
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£370
% change on same period last year+1.93 %
Hourly rates quoted94
Average minimum hourly rate£18.85£35.14
Average hourly rate£20.06£36.21
% change on same period last year-44.59 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.28£37.29
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.30£29.76
% change on same period last year-1.54 %
SOA LondonSOA
London

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.

SOA
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing SOA across the Uxbridge region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Uxbridge SOA Demand Trend

SOA
Daily Rate Trend

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

Uxbridge SOA Daily Rate Trend

SOA
Top 25 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Uxbridge region citing SOA 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 SOA.

13 (75.00 %)AquaLogic
13 (75.00 %)ESB
22 (50.00 %)Java
22 (50.00 %)J2EE
22 (50.00 %)WebLogic
31 (25.00 %)MS Project
31 (25.00 %)XML
31 (25.00 %)XSLT
31 (25.00 %)PRINCE2
31 (25.00 %)XML Schema
31 (25.00 %)IBM
31 (25.00 %)XQuery
31 (25.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
31 (25.00 %)Software AG
31 (25.00 %)BEA
31 (25.00 %)TIBCO
31 (25.00 %)Middleware
31 (25.00 %)Fiorano
31 (25.00 %)Business Analysis
31 (25.00 %)Oracle
31 (25.00 %)WebSphere
31 (25.00 %)Web Development
31 (25.00 %)Use Case
31 (25.00 %)SC Cleared
31 (25.00 %)Security Cleared

SOA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Uxbridge region citing SOA 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 SOA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Uxbridge IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (50.00 %)J2EE
21 (25.00 %)XML
21 (25.00 %)XSLT
21 (25.00 %)XML Schema
21 (25.00 %)Middleware
21 (25.00 %)WebSphere
Uxbridge IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (75.00 %)ESB
22 (50.00 %)WebLogic
Uxbridge IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (25.00 %)MS Project
Uxbridge IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (75.00 %)Developer
21 (25.00 %)Development Manager
21 (25.00 %)Java Developer
21 (25.00 %)J2EE Developer
21 (25.00 %)Software Development Manager
21 (25.00 %)Development Project Manager
21 (25.00 %)Software Project Manager
21 (25.00 %)Web Project Manager
21 (25.00 %)Web Development Manager
21 (25.00 %)Software Development Project Manager
21 (25.00 %)Web Manager
21 (25.00 %)Java/J2EE Developer
21 (25.00 %)Software Manager
21 (25.00 %)Project Manager
Uxbridge IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)PRINCE2
11 (25.00 %)Business Analysis
11 (25.00 %)Web Development
11 (25.00 %)Use Case
11 (25.00 %)SC Cleared
11 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
Uxbridge IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (50.00 %)Java
21 (25.00 %)XQuery
Uxbridge IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (25.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Uxbridge IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (75.00 %)AquaLogic
Uxbridge IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)Oracle
11 (25.00 %)IBM
11 (25.00 %)Software AG
11 (25.00 %)BEA
11 (25.00 %)TIBCO
11 (25.00 %)Fiorano