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The table below looks at the demand for Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) skills within the Kent region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SOA over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkService-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank7264
Rank change on same period last yearDown-8
Matching permanent IT job ads3246
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.020 %
As % of the category below4.571 %5.693 %
Salaries quoted3030
Average minimum salary£34,900£29,133
Average salary£41,083£32,883
% change on same period last year+24.93 %
Average maximum salary£47,267£36,633
UK excluding London average salary£55,273£63,457
% change on same period last year-12.89 %
Kent IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Kent
Matching permanent IT job ads700808
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.405 %0.348 %
Salaries quoted618667
Average minimum salary£35,806£35,137
Average salary£38,750£38,384
% change on same period last year+0.95 %
Average maximum salary£41,693£41,631
UK excluding London average salary£42,675£44,216
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
SOA South EastSOA
South East

SOA
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing SOA across the Kent region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Kent SOA Demand Trend

SOA
Salary Trend

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

Kent SOA Salary Trend

SOA
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SOA across the Kent region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Kent SOA Salary Histogram

SOA
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SOA within the Kent region over the 3 months to 10 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
MaidstoneDown-136£33,500+13.13 %
SOA South EastSOA
South East

SOA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Kent region citing SOA 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 SOA.

135 (83.33 %)WebServices
233 (78.57 %).NET
331 (73.81 %)SQL
331 (73.81 %)XML
427 (64.29 %)Java
427 (64.29 %)XHTML
427 (64.29 %)ColdFusion
524 (57.14 %)AJAX
623 (54.76 %)PHP
722 (52.38 %)E-Commerce
821 (50.00 %)Intranet
918 (42.86 %)Adobe Flex
1014 (33.33 %)Linux
1014 (33.33 %)DHTML
1113 (30.95 %)Finance
1210 (23.81 %)WebSphere
139 (21.43 %)Insurance
139 (21.43 %)Perl
139 (21.43 %)JSP
139 (21.43 %)IIS
146 (14.29 %)SQL Server
146 (14.29 %)OO
146 (14.29 %)Pensions
155 (11.90 %)MVC
155 (11.90 %)BizTalk Server
155 (11.90 %)SQL Server 2005
155 (11.90 %)SharePoint
155 (11.90 %)ASP.NET
155 (11.90 %)C#
164 (9.524 %)WebLogic

SOA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Kent region citing SOA 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 SOA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Kent IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
135 (83.33 %)WebServices
233 (78.57 %).NET
331 (73.81 %)XML
427 (64.29 %)XHTML
524 (57.14 %)AJAX
618 (42.86 %)Adobe Flex
710 (23.81 %)WebSphere
89 (21.43 %)JSP
95 (11.90 %)ASP.NET
95 (11.90 %)MVC
104 (9.524 %)SOAP
104 (9.524 %)WSDL
111 (2.381 %)Middleware
111 (2.381 %)J2EE
Kent IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
127 (64.29 %)ColdFusion
29 (21.43 %)IIS
35 (11.90 %)SharePoint
35 (11.90 %)BizTalk Server
44 (9.524 %)WebLogic
44 (9.524 %)JBoss
44 (9.524 %)Tomcat
51 (2.381 %)WPS
51 (2.381 %)ESB
Kent IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.381 %)MS Excel
Kent IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
121 (50.00 %)Intranet
Kent IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (14.29 %)SQL Server
25 (11.90 %)SQL Server 2005
Kent IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (30.95 %)Finance
29 (21.43 %)Insurance
36 (14.29 %)Pensions
44 (9.524 %)Marketing
44 (9.524 %)Telecoms
51 (2.381 %)Government
Kent IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
128 (66.67 %)Developer
218 (42.86 %)ColdFusion Developer
315 (35.71 %)Java Developer
315 (35.71 %)Senior Developer
413 (30.95 %)Senior Java Developer
512 (28.57 %)Senior ColdFusion Developer
66 (14.29 %)Applications Developer
74 (9.524 %)Project Manager
74 (9.524 %)Technical Support
74 (9.524 %)IT Manager
74 (9.524 %)IT Project Manager
83 (7.143 %)Graduate
83 (7.143 %)Solutions Designer
83 (7.143 %)Graduate Developer
92 (4.762 %)Architect
101 (2.381 %)Integration Architect
101 (2.381 %)Technical Architect
101 (2.381 %)Lead Technical Architect
101 (2.381 %)Lead Architect
101 (2.381 %)Team Leader
Kent IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (9.524 %)Client/Server
21 (2.381 %)Web 2.0
21 (2.381 %)Computer Science
Kent IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (33.33 %)Linux
Kent IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
122 (52.38 %)E-Commerce
26 (14.29 %)OO
34 (9.524 %)PRINCE2
34 (9.524 %)Web Development
41 (2.381 %)Security Cleared
41 (2.381 %)B2B
41 (2.381 %)Project Management
41 (2.381 %)Workflow
41 (2.381 %)Enterprise Architecture
Kent IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
131 (73.81 %)SQL
227 (64.29 %)Java
323 (54.76 %)PHP
414 (33.33 %)DHTML
59 (21.43 %)Perl
65 (11.90 %)C#
Kent IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (9.524 %)PRINCE2 Certification
21 (2.381 %)Degree
21 (2.381 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
Kent IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (2.381 %)Microsoft