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The table below looks at the demand for Web Services skills within the Warwickshire 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 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWeb Services
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank2840
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching contract IT job ads511
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.012 %
As % of the category below15.63 %10.48 %
Daily rates quoted22
Average minimum daily rate£300£330
Average daily rate£325£361
% change on same period last year-10.03 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£393
UK excluding London average daily rate£365£362
% change on same period last year+0.92 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£32.50
Average hourly rate-£38.75
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.00£31.32
% change on same period last year+2.16 %
Warwickshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Warwickshire
Matching contract IT job ads32105
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.050 %0.113 %
Daily rates quoted711
Average minimum daily rate£264£243
Average daily rate£288£262
% change on same period last year+9.70 %
Average maximum daily rate£311£281
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£334
% change on same period last year-2.10 %
Hourly rates quoted628
Average minimum hourly rate£25.31£26.89
Average hourly rate£26.85£29.01
% change on same period last year-7.45 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.38£31.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.92£31.53
% change on same period last year-8.25 %
WebServices West MidlandsWebServices
West Midlands

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 Warwickshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Warwickshire 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 Warwickshire region.

Warwickshire 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 Warwickshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Warwickshire 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 Warwickshire region.

Warwickshire WebServices Hourly Rate Trend

WebServices
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WebServices within the Warwickshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
WarwickUp+81--
WebServices West MidlandsWebServices
West Midlands

WebServices
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Warwickshire 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.

118 (75.00 %).NET
217 (70.83 %)SQL Server
315 (62.50 %)C#
414 (58.33 %)ASP.NET
512 (50.00 %)XML
512 (50.00 %)OO
611 (45.83 %)SQL
710 (41.67 %)SQL Server 2000
89 (37.50 %)UML
98 (33.33 %)XSLT
98 (33.33 %)JavaScript
98 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2005
107 (29.17 %)HTML
116 (25.00 %)Java
116 (25.00 %)Lotus Notes
116 (25.00 %)Lotus Domino
116 (25.00 %)Lotus
116 (25.00 %)Replication
116 (25.00 %)LotusScript
125 (20.83 %)Intranet
125 (20.83 %)SOA
125 (20.83 %)SOAP
134 (16.67 %)CSS
134 (16.67 %)Windows
134 (16.67 %)OOD
134 (16.67 %)XHTML
134 (16.67 %)W3C
134 (16.67 %)Finance
143 (12.50 %)Games
143 (12.50 %)TDD

WebServices
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Warwickshire 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.

Warwickshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
118 (75.00 %).NET
214 (58.33 %)ASP.NET
312 (50.00 %)XML
48 (33.33 %)XSLT
57 (29.17 %)HTML
65 (20.83 %)SOAP
74 (16.67 %)CSS
74 (16.67 %)XHTML
83 (12.50 %)Middleware
83 (12.50 %)WinForms
83 (12.50 %).NET Framework
83 (12.50 %)WPF
83 (12.50 %)Silverlight
83 (12.50 %)XSD
92 (8.333 %)XSL
92 (8.333 %)ASP.NET 2.0
92 (8.333 %)AJAX
101 (4.167 %)ADO.NET
101 (4.167 %)ASP
Warwickshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (25.00 %)Lotus Notes
16 (25.00 %)Lotus Domino
22 (8.333 %)CMS
31 (4.167 %)IIS
Warwickshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (8.333 %)MS Excel
Warwickshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (20.83 %)Intranet
22 (8.333 %)Internet
Warwickshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
117 (70.83 %)SQL Server
210 (41.67 %)SQL Server 2000
38 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2005
42 (8.333 %)MySQL
Warwickshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (16.67 %)Finance
23 (12.50 %)Games
23 (12.50 %)Pensions
31 (4.167 %)Automotive
Warwickshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
122 (91.67 %)Developer
213 (54.17 %).NET Developer
38 (33.33 %)C# Developer
44 (16.67 %)Lotus Notes Developer
53 (12.50 %)C# Application Developer
53 (12.50 %).NET Applications Developer
53 (12.50 %)Applications Developer
62 (8.333 %)Domino Consultant
62 (8.333 %)Lotus Notes Consultant
62 (8.333 %)Web Developer
62 (8.333 %)Consultant
71 (4.167 %)VB.NET Developer
71 (4.167 %)ASP.NET Developer
Warwickshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (25.00 %)Replication
24 (16.67 %)W3C
33 (12.50 %)Mathematics
33 (12.50 %)Computer Science
41 (4.167 %)NHS
Warwickshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (16.67 %)Windows
21 (4.167 %)Windows Server 2003
Warwickshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (50.00 %)OO
29 (37.50 %)UML
35 (20.83 %)SOA
44 (16.67 %)OOD
53 (12.50 %)Configuration Management
53 (12.50 %)TDD
53 (12.50 %)Content Management
53 (12.50 %)Unit Testing
53 (12.50 %)Continuous Integration
62 (8.333 %)Web Development
62 (8.333 %)Agile Software Development
62 (8.333 %)OOP
62 (8.333 %)E-Commerce
71 (4.167 %)Web Design
71 (4.167 %)Technical Architecture
Warwickshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
115 (62.50 %)C#
211 (45.83 %)SQL
38 (33.33 %)JavaScript
46 (25.00 %)Java
46 (25.00 %)LotusScript
53 (12.50 %)C++/CLI
53 (12.50 %)C++
53 (12.50 %)VB
53 (12.50 %)VB.NET
53 (12.50 %)XAML
Warwickshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (12.50 %)Degree
22 (8.333 %)MCAD
22 (8.333 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (4.167 %)MCDST
31 (4.167 %)MCSD
Warwickshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (25.00 %)Lotus
22 (8.333 %)Microsoft