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The table below looks at the demand for Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SOAP over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSimple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank158117
Rank change on same period last yearDown-41
Matching permanent IT job ads99205
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.058 %0.088 %
As % of the category below3.185 %5.286 %
Salaries quoted82180
Average minimum salary£48,366£41,177
Average salary£53,341£45,831
% change on same period last year+16.38 %
Average maximum salary£58,317£50,486
UK excluding London average salary£39,983£39,136
% change on same period last year+2.16 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads31083878
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.814 %1.663 %
Salaries quoted27853322
Average minimum salary£37,847£37,976
Average salary£41,536£41,550
% change on same period last year-0.03 %
Average maximum salary£45,226£45,123
UK excluding London average salary£35,966£36,644
% change on same period last year-1.85 %
SOAP South EastSOAP
South East

SOAP
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire SOAP Demand Trend

SOAP
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing SOAP across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire SOAP Salary Trend

SOAP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SOAP across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Berkshire SOAP Salary Histogram

SOAP
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SOAP within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 7 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ReadingDown-1027£48,019+13.79 %
MaidenheadUp+3315£46,100-5.91 %
SloughDown-1512£48,250+19.97 %
WindsorNew entry-8£30,000-
BracknellUp+191£55,000-1.53 %
NewburyDown-171£32,000-20.00 %
SOAP South EastSOAP
South East

SOAP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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 IT job ads sampled that cited SOAP.

1166 (75.45 %)XML
2129 (58.64 %)Java
3125 (56.82 %)WebServices
4106 (48.18 %).NET
5103 (46.82 %)SQL
695 (43.18 %)J2EE
785 (38.64 %)SQL Server
880 (36.36 %)Oracle
969 (31.36 %)XSLT
1057 (25.91 %)SOA
1154 (24.55 %)OO
1253 (24.09 %)JavaScript
1351 (23.18 %)Windows
1448 (21.82 %)HTTP
1546 (20.91 %)RDBMS
1644 (20.00 %)HTML
1742 (19.09 %)WebSphere
1839 (17.73 %)Middleware
1938 (17.27 %)JMS
2036 (16.36 %)WebLogic
2135 (15.91 %)C#
2135 (15.91 %)Pensions
2234 (15.45 %)Internet
2333 (15.00 %)Insurance
2432 (14.55 %)XSD
2530 (13.64 %)Linux
2530 (13.64 %)C
2629 (13.18 %)AJAX
2727 (12.27 %)UNIX
2826 (11.82 %)CSS

SOAP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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 IT job ads sampled that cited SOAP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1166 (75.45 %)XML
2125 (56.82 %)WebServices
3106 (48.18 %).NET
495 (43.18 %)J2EE
569 (31.36 %)XSLT
644 (20.00 %)HTML
742 (19.09 %)WebSphere
839 (17.73 %)Middleware
938 (17.27 %)JMS
1032 (14.55 %)XSD
1129 (13.18 %)AJAX
1226 (11.82 %)CSS
1322 (10.00 %)Servlets
1420 (9.091 %)ASP.NET
1420 (9.091 %)Hibernate
1519 (8.636 %)Struts
1519 (8.636 %)XML Schema
1617 (7.727 %)Spring
1715 (6.818 %)JSP
1813 (5.909 %)XSL
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
136 (16.36 %)WebLogic
225 (11.36 %)IIS
322 (10.00 %)Apache
415 (6.818 %)Tomcat
415 (6.818 %)JBoss
510 (4.545 %)CICS
69 (4.091 %)SharePoint
78 (3.636 %)MS Exchange
85 (2.273 %)MQSeries
94 (1.818 %)Documentum
94 (1.818 %)CMS
94 (1.818 %)WebSphere Application Server
94 (1.818 %)SharePoint Portal Server
94 (1.818 %)Joomla!
94 (1.818 %)SharePoint Server 2007
103 (1.364 %)BizTalk Server
112 (0.909 %)ESB
112 (0.909 %)WPS
121 (0.455 %)Oracle Workflow
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
114 (6.364 %)MS Excel
26 (2.727 %)Spreadsheet
31 (0.455 %)MS Office
Berkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (1.364 %)Summit
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
148 (21.82 %)HTTP
234 (15.45 %)Internet
321 (9.545 %)HTTPS
418 (8.182 %)TCP/IP
418 (8.182 %)GPRS
516 (7.273 %)Wireless
615 (6.818 %)SSL
615 (6.818 %)DNS
713 (5.909 %)LDAP
812 (5.455 %)SNMP
812 (5.455 %)SMTP
910 (4.545 %)FTP
109 (4.091 %)GSM
118 (3.636 %)SAN
127 (3.182 %)3G
127 (3.182 %)SMS
127 (3.182 %)Wi-Fi
135 (2.273 %)TETRA
144 (1.818 %)SSH
144 (1.818 %)RTSP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
185 (38.64 %)SQL Server
246 (20.91 %)RDBMS
316 (7.273 %)DB2
316 (7.273 %)BusinessObjects
415 (6.818 %)SQL Server 2000
514 (6.364 %)SQL Server 2005
613 (5.909 %)Datawarehouse
711 (5.000 %)DTS
711 (5.000 %)Oracle 9i
711 (5.000 %)SQL Server Integration Services
810 (4.545 %)MySQL
94 (1.818 %)Oracle 10g
94 (1.818 %)EDMS
103 (1.364 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
103 (1.364 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
112 (0.909 %)SAP BI
121 (0.455 %)InterSystems Cache
121 (0.455 %)DB2 UDB
121 (0.455 %)Oracle 8/8i
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
113 (5.909 %)JUnit
113 (5.909 %)Subversion
28 (3.636 %)VSS/SourceSafe
28 (3.636 %)Flash
37 (3.182 %)Ant
46 (2.727 %)TestDirector
53 (1.364 %)IntelliJ
62 (0.909 %)Eclipse
71 (0.455 %)NUnit
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
135 (15.91 %)Pensions
233 (15.00 %)Insurance
326 (11.82 %)Finance
422 (10.00 %)Telecoms
58 (3.636 %)Health
58 (3.636 %)Banking
66 (2.727 %)Government
66 (2.727 %)Marketing
75 (2.273 %)Billing
81 (0.455 %)Retail
81 (0.455 %)Multimedia
81 (0.455 %)Graphic Design
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
193 (42.27 %)Developer
246 (20.91 %)Architect
339 (17.73 %)Consultant
428 (12.73 %)Solutions Architect
523 (10.45 %)Java Developer
617 (7.727 %)Technical Architect
714 (6.364 %)Java/J2EE Developer
812 (5.455 %)Sales Consultant
812 (5.455 %)Presales Consultant
911 (5.000 %)SQL DBA
911 (5.000 %)Technical Consultant
911 (5.000 %)J2EE Developer
911 (5.000 %)DBA
1010 (4.545 %)C# Developer
119 (4.091 %)Web Developer
119 (4.091 %)Software Developer
119 (4.091 %)Perl Developer
128 (3.636 %)Software Engineer
128 (3.636 %)Analyst
128 (3.636 %).NET Developer
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
116 (7.273 %)N-Tier
212 (5.455 %)Mainframe
310 (4.545 %)AS400
49 (4.091 %)Clustering
58 (3.636 %)RIA
67 (3.182 %)Streaming Media
74 (1.818 %)IPTV
74 (1.818 %)German Language
83 (1.364 %)Blackberry
83 (1.364 %)PKI
92 (0.909 %)French Language
101 (0.455 %)Computer Science
101 (0.455 %)Multithreading
101 (0.455 %)Data Integration
101 (0.455 %)Biometrics
101 (0.455 %)IVR
101 (0.455 %)Speech Recognition
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
151 (23.18 %)Windows
230 (13.64 %)Linux
327 (12.27 %)UNIX
414 (6.364 %)Solaris
511 (5.000 %)Windows Mobile
610 (4.545 %)OS/390
610 (4.545 %)Windows Server 2003
75 (2.273 %)Windows 2000 Server
83 (1.364 %)Windows XP
83 (1.364 %)HPUX
92 (0.909 %)AIX
92 (0.909 %)Windows 2000
92 (0.909 %)Red Hat Linux
101 (0.455 %)Windows Vista
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
157 (25.91 %)SOA
254 (24.55 %)OO
318 (8.182 %)Security Cleared
417 (7.727 %)UML
516 (7.273 %)Business Analysis
613 (5.909 %)CRM
712 (5.455 %)Enterprise Architecture
811 (5.000 %)Web Development
910 (4.545 %)ITSM
910 (4.545 %)Workflow
910 (4.545 %)EAI
109 (4.091 %)Scrum
118 (3.636 %)Business Intelligence
118 (3.636 %)DRM
127 (3.182 %)E-Commerce
136 (2.727 %)ERP
136 (2.727 %)OOP
136 (2.727 %)Service Management
136 (2.727 %)OOD
136 (2.727 %)Software Testing
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1129 (58.64 %)Java
2103 (46.82 %)SQL
353 (24.09 %)JavaScript
435 (15.91 %)C#
530 (13.64 %)C
624 (10.91 %)Perl
716 (7.273 %)C++
815 (6.818 %)VB
914 (6.364 %)XPath
1010 (4.545 %)COBOL
115 (2.273 %)DHTML
115 (2.273 %)PHP
115 (2.273 %)Shell Script
124 (1.818 %)Transact-SQL
124 (1.818 %)PL/SQL
133 (1.364 %)VB.NET
142 (0.909 %)Python
142 (0.909 %)J#
151 (0.455 %)XQuery
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (3.182 %)Degree
23 (1.364 %)CCNA
23 (1.364 %)Cisco Certification
23 (1.364 %)ITIL Certification
32 (0.909 %)PhD
41 (0.455 %)Avaya Certification
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (1.818 %)QA
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (0.909 %)MSMQ
21 (0.455 %)Active Directory
21 (0.455 %)AquaLogic
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
116 (7.273 %)OpenView
21 (0.455 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
180 (36.36 %)Oracle
225 (11.36 %)Microsoft
321 (9.545 %)TIBCO
420 (9.091 %)BEA
516 (7.273 %)Business Objects
615 (6.818 %)IBM
615 (6.818 %)HP
710 (4.545 %)Sybase
85 (2.273 %)Compuware
85 (2.273 %)Symantec
85 (2.273 %)Red Hat
94 (1.818 %)Onyx
94 (1.818 %)FileNet
94 (1.818 %)EMC
94 (1.818 %)SAP
103 (1.364 %)Cognos
103 (1.364 %)Sun
112 (0.909 %)Interwoven
112 (0.909 %)Siebel
112 (0.909 %)Cisco