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This section looks at the demand for Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) skills within the Hertfordshire 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSimple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank143145
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching permanent IT job ads2637
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.015 %
As % of the category below1.788 %2.705 %
Salaries quoted2225
Average minimum salary£34,200£35,240
Average salary£36,783£38,380
% change on same period last year-4.16 %
Average maximum salary£39,367£41,520
UK excluding London average salary£39,532£38,642
% change on same period last year+2.30 %
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Hertfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads14541368
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.782 %0.570 %
Salaries quoted12471154
Average minimum salary£36,752£36,268
Average salary£40,513£39,892
% change on same period last year+1.55 %
Average maximum salary£44,274£43,516
UK excluding London average salary£35,949£36,837
% change on same period last year-2.40 %
SOAP East of EnglandSOAP
East of England

SOAP
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire SOAP Salary Trend

SOAP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SOAP across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 21 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
StevenageNew entry-4£34,000-
BaldockNew entry-3£34,000-
RoystonNew entry-3£34,000-
LetchworthNew entry-2£34,000-
WatfordNew entry-1£34,500-
SOAP East of EnglandSOAP
East of England

SOAP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

157 (86.36 %)XML
254 (81.82 %)WebServices
334 (51.52 %)SQL
431 (46.97 %)JavaScript
527 (40.91 %)CSS
626 (39.39 %).NET
626 (39.39 %)MySQL
725 (37.88 %)C#
824 (36.36 %)SQL Server
923 (34.85 %)ASP.NET
1022 (33.33 %)HTML
1022 (33.33 %)PHP
1121 (31.82 %)VB.NET
1121 (31.82 %)UML
1219 (28.79 %)Microsoft
1318 (27.27 %)C++
1318 (27.27 %)Finance
1416 (24.24 %)APACS
1416 (24.24 %)ISO8583
1416 (24.24 %)Financial Institution
1416 (24.24 %)Telecoms
1416 (24.24 %)BPEL
1416 (24.24 %)WCF
1416 (24.24 %)LINQ
1416 (24.24 %)Apache
1513 (19.70 %)Windows
1513 (19.70 %)MFC
1513 (19.70 %)VXML
1513 (19.70 %)IVR
1612 (18.18 %)Degree

SOAP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
157 (86.36 %)XML
254 (81.82 %)WebServices
327 (40.91 %)CSS
426 (39.39 %).NET
523 (34.85 %)ASP.NET
622 (33.33 %)HTML
716 (24.24 %)WCF
716 (24.24 %)LINQ
813 (19.70 %)VXML
813 (19.70 %)MFC
99 (13.64 %)XSLT
107 (10.61 %)WSDL
107 (10.61 %)COM
116 (9.091 %)J2EE
116 (9.091 %)XHTML
116 (9.091 %)AJAX
125 (7.576 %)XSL
125 (7.576 %)ADO.NET
134 (6.061 %)EJB
134 (6.061 %)XSD
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
116 (24.24 %)Apache
25 (7.576 %)SharePoint
25 (7.576 %)SharePoint Portal Server
32 (3.030 %)WebLogic
41 (1.515 %)ESB
41 (1.515 %)BizTalk Server
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (7.576 %)MS Excel
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (18.18 %)Internet
23 (4.545 %)LDAP
32 (3.030 %)GPRS
32 (3.030 %)GSM
32 (3.030 %)TCP/IP
41 (1.515 %)Wireless
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
126 (39.39 %)MySQL
224 (36.36 %)SQL Server
37 (10.61 %)SQL Server 2005
45 (7.576 %)SQL Server 2000
53 (4.545 %)Datawarehouse
62 (3.030 %)RDBMS
71 (1.515 %)SQL Server Integration Services
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (10.61 %)Visual Studio
22 (3.030 %)TestDirector
22 (3.030 %)ClearQuest
22 (3.030 %)Bugzilla
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
118 (27.27 %)Finance
216 (24.24 %)Financial Institution
216 (24.24 %)Telecoms
34 (6.061 %)Health
43 (4.545 %)Insurance
52 (3.030 %)Retail
61 (1.515 %)Pensions
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
155 (83.33 %)Developer
222 (33.33 %).NET Developer
313 (19.70 %)C++ Developer
411 (16.67 %)Web Developer
58 (12.12 %)Software Developer
67 (10.61 %)C++ Software Developer
67 (10.61 %)GUI Developer
76 (9.091 %)PHP Developer
76 (9.091 %)C++ Programmer
76 (9.091 %)C# Developer
76 (9.091 %)Programmer
84 (6.061 %)SQL Developer
84 (6.061 %)Junior Developer
84 (6.061 %)SQL Server Developer
84 (6.061 %)VB.NET Developer
84 (6.061 %)ASP.NET Developer
84 (6.061 %)Tester
84 (6.061 %)Junior
84 (6.061 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
84 (6.061 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
116 (24.24 %)APACS
213 (19.70 %)IVR
310 (15.15 %)Computer Science
46 (9.091 %)Speech Recognition
53 (4.545 %)Client/Server
62 (3.030 %)N-Tier
62 (3.030 %)EPoS
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
113 (19.70 %)Windows
29 (13.64 %)UNIX
36 (9.091 %)Linux
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
121 (31.82 %)UML
216 (24.24 %)BPEL
312 (18.18 %)OO
49 (13.64 %)Automated Testing
57 (10.61 %)Software Engineering
65 (7.576 %)Technical Architecture
65 (7.576 %)E-Commerce
65 (7.576 %)OOD
65 (7.576 %)SOA
74 (6.061 %)EAI
74 (6.061 %)B2B
83 (4.545 %)Service Delivery
83 (4.545 %)SEO
83 (4.545 %)Business Intelligence
92 (3.030 %)Migration
92 (3.030 %)ERP
92 (3.030 %)User Acceptance Testing
92 (3.030 %)Manual Testing
92 (3.030 %)Data Migration
92 (3.030 %)SC Cleared
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
134 (51.52 %)SQL
231 (46.97 %)JavaScript
325 (37.88 %)C#
422 (33.33 %)PHP
521 (31.82 %)VB.NET
618 (27.27 %)C++
710 (15.15 %)Java
86 (9.091 %)VC++
86 (9.091 %)PHP5
86 (9.091 %)PHP4
95 (7.576 %)Pascal
95 (7.576 %)C
102 (3.030 %)VB
102 (3.030 %)Perl
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (18.18 %)Degree
24 (6.061 %)ISEB
32 (3.030 %)Microsoft Certification
32 (3.030 %)ISTQB
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
116 (24.24 %)ISO8583
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (3.030 %)OpenView
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
119 (28.79 %)Microsoft
28 (12.12 %)Oracle
33 (4.545 %)SAP
42 (3.030 %)BEA