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This section looks at the demand for Web Services skills within the West Midlands 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
Rank3065
Rank change on same period last yearUp+35
Matching contract IT job ads12371
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.164 %0.072 %
As % of the category below16.42 %10.29 %
Daily rates quoted379
Average minimum daily rate£302£339
Average daily rate£317£347
% change on same period last year-8.57 %
Average maximum daily rate£333£356
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£347
% change on same period last year-0.38 %
Hourly rates quoted212
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00£30.77
Average hourly rate£27.50£32.15
% change on same period last year-14.47 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00£33.54
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.47£32.67
% change on same period last year+11.62 %
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads749690
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.998 %0.698 %
Daily rates quoted162127
Average minimum daily rate£298£298
Average daily rate£316£313
% change on same period last year+0.98 %
Average maximum daily rate£334£328
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted2352
Average minimum hourly rate£28.20£31.18
Average hourly rate£30.04£33.56
% change on same period last year-10.49 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.88£35.93
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
WebServices EnglandWebServices
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 West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region.

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region.

West Midlands 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 West Midlands 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
BirminghamUp+2828£349-
CoventryDown-426£301-7.25 %
WarwickshireUp+1817£360+10.76 %
SolihullNew entry-4--
ShropshireDown-63--
WolverhamptonDown-43--
StaffordshireNew entry-1--
WorcestershireDown-51--
WebServices EnglandWebServices
England

WebServices
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1114 (63.69 %).NET
2103 (57.54 %)XML
394 (52.51 %)ASP.NET
473 (40.78 %)C#
570 (39.11 %)SQL Server
659 (32.96 %)SOAP
757 (31.84 %)JavaScript
853 (29.61 %)SQL
950 (27.93 %)Java
1047 (26.26 %)CSS
1142 (23.46 %)OO
1234 (18.99 %)ASP.NET 2.0
1333 (18.44 %)WebSphere
1333 (18.44 %)VB.NET
1431 (17.32 %)HTML
1431 (17.32 %)UML
1529 (16.20 %)Web Development
1628 (15.64 %)AJAX
1628 (15.64 %)Agile Software Development
1628 (15.64 %)W3C
1727 (15.08 %)XHTML
1826 (14.53 %)Microsoft
1925 (13.97 %)WebSphere Message Broker
2024 (13.41 %)SQL Server 2005
2123 (12.85 %)SOA
2222 (12.29 %)XSLT
2222 (12.29 %)J2EE
2222 (12.29 %)Oracle
2321 (11.73 %)Web Design
2420 (11.17 %)Web 2.0

WebServices
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1114 (63.69 %).NET
2103 (57.54 %)XML
394 (52.51 %)ASP.NET
459 (32.96 %)SOAP
547 (26.26 %)CSS
634 (18.99 %)ASP.NET 2.0
733 (18.44 %)WebSphere
831 (17.32 %)HTML
928 (15.64 %)AJAX
1027 (15.08 %)XHTML
1122 (12.29 %)J2EE
1122 (12.29 %)XSLT
1220 (11.17 %)XSL
1314 (7.821 %)XSD
1413 (7.263 %)JMS
1512 (6.704 %).NET Framework
1610 (5.587 %).NET Remoting
179 (5.028 %)WinForms
179 (5.028 %)WSDL
188 (4.469 %)Spring
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
125 (13.97 %)WebSphere Message Broker
217 (9.497 %)MQSeries
313 (7.263 %)IIS
49 (5.028 %)BizTalk Server
58 (4.469 %)Lotus Domino
66 (3.352 %)CMS
75 (2.793 %)Lotus Notes
75 (2.793 %)ESB
84 (2.235 %)MQSI
84 (2.235 %)WebSphere MQ
84 (2.235 %)ColdFusion
92 (1.117 %)NetWeaver
92 (1.117 %)SharePoint
92 (1.117 %)Oracle HTTP Server
92 (1.117 %)JBoss
92 (1.117 %)Mule
101 (0.559 %)Oracle 10gAS
101 (0.559 %)SharePoint Server 2007
101 (0.559 %)WebSphere Application Server
101 (0.559 %)WebLogic
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
117 (9.497 %)MS Excel
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (5.028 %)HTTP
26 (3.352 %)SSL
34 (2.235 %)Intranet
43 (1.676 %)LDAP
52 (1.117 %)FTP
52 (1.117 %)HTTPS
61 (0.559 %)Bluetooth
61 (0.559 %)TCP/IP
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
170 (39.11 %)SQL Server
224 (13.41 %)SQL Server 2005
317 (9.497 %)SQL Server 2000
46 (3.352 %)MySQL
55 (2.793 %)RDBMS
55 (2.793 %)Oracle 10g
55 (2.793 %)SQL Server 7
63 (1.676 %)Oracle 8/8i
63 (1.676 %)Datawarehouse
72 (1.117 %)Crystal Reports
72 (1.117 %)Oracle Reports
72 (1.117 %)SQLPlus
72 (1.117 %)Oracle 11g
81 (0.559 %)GIS
81 (0.559 %)InterBase
81 (0.559 %)InterSystems Cache
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
120 (11.17 %)Visual Studio
25 (2.793 %)Subversion
34 (2.235 %)ClearQuest
34 (2.235 %)NUnit
34 (2.235 %)Rational Rose
34 (2.235 %)Eclipse
42 (1.117 %)JDeveloper
42 (1.117 %)XMLSpy
42 (1.117 %)Oracle Forms
42 (1.117 %)ClearCase
42 (1.117 %)CruiseControl
51 (0.559 %)WebSpeed
51 (0.559 %)Visual Studio Team System
51 (0.559 %)Ant
51 (0.559 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
51 (0.559 %)PVCS
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
119 (10.61 %)Finance
28 (4.469 %)Health
37 (3.911 %)Government
44 (2.235 %)Advertising
53 (1.676 %)Pensions
53 (1.676 %)Manufacturing
61 (0.559 %)Pharmaceutical
61 (0.559 %)Back Office
61 (0.559 %)Automotive
61 (0.559 %)Construction
61 (0.559 %)Education
61 (0.559 %)Publishing
61 (0.559 %)Games
61 (0.559 %)Local Government
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1148 (82.68 %)Developer
249 (27.37 %).NET Developer
337 (20.67 %)Web Developer
427 (15.08 %)WebSphere Developer
521 (11.73 %)C# Developer
619 (10.61 %)ASP.NET Developer
715 (8.380 %)Java Developer
814 (7.821 %)VB.NET Developer
911 (6.145 %)Consultant
109 (5.028 %)Lead Developer
118 (4.469 %)Analyst
118 (4.469 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
118 (4.469 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
126 (3.352 %)Java/J2EE Developer
126 (3.352 %)C# Web Developer
126 (3.352 %)SQL Developer
135 (2.793 %)Systems Analyst
135 (2.793 %)Senior Developer
135 (2.793 %)Lotus Notes Developer
135 (2.793 %)BizTalk Developer
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
128 (15.64 %)W3C
220 (11.17 %)Web 2.0
316 (8.939 %)NHS
45 (2.793 %)Replication
53 (1.676 %)Computer Science
61 (0.559 %)Wiki
61 (0.559 %)Mathematics
61 (0.559 %)N-Tier
61 (0.559 %)Device Driver
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (6.145 %)Linux
210 (5.587 %)Windows
34 (2.235 %)Solaris
34 (2.235 %)zOS
41 (0.559 %)Windows CE
41 (0.559 %)SUSE
41 (0.559 %)Ubuntu
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
142 (23.46 %)OO
231 (17.32 %)UML
329 (16.20 %)Web Development
428 (15.64 %)Agile Software Development
523 (12.85 %)SOA
621 (11.73 %)Web Design
718 (10.06 %)Content Management
817 (9.497 %)Online Security
914 (7.821 %)Scrum
1012 (6.704 %)OOP
119 (5.028 %)OOD
128 (4.469 %)TDD
128 (4.469 %)EAI
128 (4.469 %)Change Management
136 (3.352 %)RAD
145 (2.793 %)Unit Testing
154 (2.235 %)Identity Management
154 (2.235 %)Business Intelligence
154 (2.235 %)Enterprise Architecture
163 (1.676 %)RUP
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
173 (40.78 %)C#
257 (31.84 %)JavaScript
353 (29.61 %)SQL
450 (27.93 %)Java
533 (18.44 %)VB.NET
69 (5.028 %)Transact-SQL
78 (4.469 %)PL/SQL
78 (4.469 %)COBOL
87 (3.911 %)VB
95 (2.793 %)LotusScript
104 (2.235 %)VBScript
104 (2.235 %)C++
104 (2.235 %)PHP
112 (1.117 %)VB6
112 (1.117 %)XAML
121 (0.559 %)C++/CLI
121 (0.559 %)C
121 (0.559 %)Delphi
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (3.911 %)Degree
23 (1.676 %)Microsoft Certification
32 (1.117 %)MCAD
32 (1.117 %)MCSD
41 (0.559 %)MCDST
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (2.793 %)WAI
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (1.676 %)MIIS
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
126 (14.53 %)Microsoft
222 (12.29 %)Oracle
35 (2.793 %)Lotus
44 (2.235 %)Red Hat
53 (1.676 %)SAP
53 (1.676 %)IBM
62 (1.117 %)Progress
62 (1.117 %)FatWire
71 (0.559 %)Northgate
71 (0.559 %)SeeBeyond
71 (0.559 %)Sun
71 (0.559 %)Compaq
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