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This section looks at the demand for Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) skills within the Dorset 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSimple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank38-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads550
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.030 %0.000 %
As % of the category below12.94 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted380
Average minimum salary£35,250-
Average salary£38,289-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£41,329-
UK excluding London average salary£39,486£38,642
% change on same period last year+2.18 %
Dorset IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Dorset
Matching permanent IT job ads425516
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.229 %0.215 %
Salaries quoted383453
Average minimum salary£30,171£32,929
Average salary£33,180£36,256
% change on same period last year-8.48 %
Average maximum salary£36,189£39,582
UK excluding London average salary£35,926£36,840
% change on same period last year-2.48 %
SOAP South WestSOAP
South West

SOAP
Demand Trend

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

Dorset 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 Dorset region.

Dorset SOAP Salary Trend

SOAP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SOAP across the Dorset region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Dorset SOAP Salary Histogram

SOAP
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SOAP within the Dorset region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
WimborneNew entry-7£25,786-
PooleNew entry-5£40,000-
BournemouthNew entry-2£35,000-
WeymouthNew entry-1£42,500-
SOAP South WestSOAP
South West

SOAP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Dorset 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.

167 (79.76 %)J2EE
167 (79.76 %)Oracle
265 (77.38 %)Java
265 (77.38 %)WebServices
362 (73.81 %)SOA
362 (73.81 %)Scrum
461 (72.62 %)RUP
461 (72.62 %)UML
551 (60.71 %)ESB
641 (48.81 %)SQL
641 (48.81 %)Retail
738 (45.24 %)BPEL
832 (38.10 %)Oracle 9i
923 (27.38 %)Oracle 10g
1020 (23.81 %)XML
1115 (17.86 %)System Testing
1212 (14.29 %)WebSphere
1212 (14.29 %)WebLogic
1311 (13.10 %)C
1410 (11.90 %)XSL
159 (10.71 %)MySQL
159 (10.71 %)PHP
159 (10.71 %)Middleware
159 (10.71 %)E-Commerce
159 (10.71 %)OO
168 (9.524 %)SQL Server
168 (9.524 %)Windows
177 (8.333 %)Linux
177 (8.333 %)EJB
177 (8.333 %)JDBC

SOAP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Dorset 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.

Dorset IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
167 (79.76 %)J2EE
265 (77.38 %)WebServices
320 (23.81 %)XML
412 (14.29 %)WebSphere
510 (11.90 %)XSL
69 (10.71 %)Middleware
77 (8.333 %)JDBC
77 (8.333 %)Servlets
77 (8.333 %).NET
77 (8.333 %)EJB
77 (8.333 %)LAMP
86 (7.143 %)ASP.NET
95 (5.952 %).NET Framework
103 (3.571 %)Spring
103 (3.571 %)ATL
103 (3.571 %)COM
103 (3.571 %)HTML
103 (3.571 %)ADO
103 (3.571 %)STL
103 (3.571 %)XSD
Dorset IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
151 (60.71 %)ESB
212 (14.29 %)WebLogic
37 (8.333 %)JBoss
37 (8.333 %)ATG Dynamo
42 (2.381 %)Joomla!
42 (2.381 %)Apache
42 (2.381 %)IIS
Dorset IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (8.333 %)HTTP
23 (3.571 %)TCP/IP
32 (2.381 %)SSL
Dorset IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
132 (38.10 %)Oracle 9i
223 (27.38 %)Oracle 10g
39 (10.71 %)MySQL
48 (9.524 %)SQL Server
54 (4.762 %)RDBMS
63 (3.571 %)Oracle 8/8i
Dorset IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (3.571 %)VSS/SourceSafe
13 (3.571 %)InstallShield
Dorset IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
141 (48.81 %)Retail
23 (3.571 %)Pensions
32 (2.381 %)Finance
32 (2.381 %)Banking
41 (1.190 %)Health
Dorset IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
148 (57.14 %)Developer
241 (48.81 %)Team Leader
321 (25.00 %)Java Developer
420 (23.81 %)Java/J2EE Developer
519 (22.62 %)Development Team Leader
618 (21.43 %)J2EE Team Leader
717 (20.24 %)Java Team Leader
815 (17.86 %)J2EE Developer
912 (14.29 %)Senior Developer
1011 (13.10 %)Senior Java Developer
118 (9.524 %)Lead Developer
127 (8.333 %)Web Developer
127 (8.333 %)PHP Developer
127 (8.333 %)PHP Web Developer
127 (8.333 %)Lead Java Developer
136 (7.143 %)Senior J2EE Developer
136 (7.143 %)Java Software Engineer
136 (7.143 %)Software Engineer
145 (5.952 %)Senior Java/J2EE Developer
153 (3.571 %).NET Developer
Dorset IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (2.381 %)Derivative
21 (1.190 %)Computer Science
Dorset IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (9.524 %)Windows
27 (8.333 %)Linux
35 (5.952 %)UNIX
Dorset IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
162 (73.81 %)Scrum
162 (73.81 %)SOA
261 (72.62 %)UML
261 (72.62 %)RUP
338 (45.24 %)BPEL
415 (17.86 %)System Testing
59 (10.71 %)OO
59 (10.71 %)E-Commerce
65 (5.952 %)Project Management
73 (3.571 %)Unit Testing
82 (2.381 %)Continuous Integration
82 (2.381 %)OOA/OOD
Dorset IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
165 (77.38 %)Java
241 (48.81 %)SQL
311 (13.10 %)C
49 (10.71 %)PHP
57 (8.333 %)C#
63 (3.571 %)JavaScript
63 (3.571 %)VBScript
63 (3.571 %)VC++
72 (2.381 %)VB6
72 (2.381 %)VB
72 (2.381 %)VB.NET
72 (2.381 %)Transact-SQL
Dorset IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (1.190 %)HND
11 (1.190 %)Degree
Dorset IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.190 %)QA
Dorset IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
167 (79.76 %)Oracle
27 (8.333 %)ATG
33 (3.571 %)Microsoft