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The table below looks at the demand for Web Services skills within the Westminster 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWeb Services
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank6-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below50.00 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£350-
Average daily rate£375-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£347£350
% change on same period last year-0.93 %
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£36.19£33.68
% change on same period last year+7.45 %
Westminster IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Westminster
Matching contract IT job ads21
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.001 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£307-
Average daily rate£325-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£343-
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£336
% change on same period last year+0.73 %
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£32.38£32.95
% change on same period last year-1.71 %
WebServices LondonWebServices
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.

WebServices
Demand Trend

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

Westminster 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 Westminster region.

Westminster WebServices Daily Rate Trend

WebServices
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Westminster 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.

11 (100.00 %)C#
11 (100.00 %).NET
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
11 (100.00 %)XML
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
11 (100.00 %).NET Framework

WebServices
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Westminster 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.

Westminster IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %).NET
11 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
11 (100.00 %)XML
11 (100.00 %).NET Framework
Westminster IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Westminster IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Developer
11 (100.00 %)Senior Developer
11 (100.00 %)Lead Developer
11 (100.00 %).NET Developer
11 (100.00 %)Senior .NET Developer
Westminster IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)C#