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This section looks at the demand for Web Services skills within the Liverpool region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited WebServices over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWeb Services
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank2522
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching permanent IT job ads3759
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.025 %
As % of the category below16.97 %19.03 %
Salaries quoted3754
Average minimum salary£33,432£26,000
Average salary£35,770£28,315
% change on same period last year+26.33 %
Average maximum salary£38,108£30,630
UK excluding London average salary£37,530£38,773
% change on same period last year-3.20 %
Liverpool IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Liverpool
Matching permanent IT job ads218310
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.117 %0.129 %
Salaries quoted192267
Average minimum salary£30,021£26,856
Average salary£32,143£29,388
% change on same period last year+9.37 %
Average maximum salary£34,265£31,920
UK excluding London average salary£35,926£36,840
% change on same period last year-2.48 %
WebServices MerseysideWebServices
Merseyside

WebServices
Demand Trend

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

Liverpool WebServices Demand Trend

WebServices
Salary Trend

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

Liverpool WebServices Salary Trend

WebServices
Salary Histogram

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

Liverpool WebServices Salary Histogram

WebServices
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Liverpool 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 IT job ads sampled that cited WebServices.

164 (75.29 %)XML
254 (63.53 %)SQL
349 (57.65 %)Java
443 (50.59 %)JSP
443 (50.59 %)J2EE
541 (48.24 %)RDBMS
640 (47.06 %)Oracle
737 (43.53 %)SQL Server
737 (43.53 %)Servlets
836 (42.35 %).NET
933 (38.82 %)Ant
1027 (31.76 %)Spring
1126 (30.59 %)ASP.NET
1225 (29.41 %)JavaScript
1324 (28.24 %)HTML
1324 (28.24 %)Struts
1421 (24.71 %)CSS
1421 (24.71 %)C#
1421 (24.71 %)JDeveloper
1518 (21.18 %)Security Cleared
1616 (18.82 %)AJAX
1715 (17.65 %)OO
1814 (16.47 %)VB.NET
1814 (16.47 %)IIS
1814 (16.47 %)SC Cleared
1913 (15.29 %)QA
2012 (14.12 %)UML
2111 (12.94 %)Oracle 9i
2111 (12.94 %)EJB
2210 (11.76 %)Degree

WebServices
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Liverpool 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 IT job ads sampled that cited WebServices. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Liverpool IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
164 (75.29 %)XML
243 (50.59 %)JSP
243 (50.59 %)J2EE
337 (43.53 %)Servlets
436 (42.35 %).NET
527 (31.76 %)Spring
626 (30.59 %)ASP.NET
724 (28.24 %)HTML
724 (28.24 %)Struts
821 (24.71 %)CSS
916 (18.82 %)AJAX
1011 (12.94 %)EJB
118 (9.412 %)XSLT
118 (9.412 %)XHTML
127 (8.235 %)WSDL
127 (8.235 %)SOAP
136 (7.059 %)Hibernate
145 (5.882 %)ASP.NET 2.0
145 (5.882 %).NET Framework
154 (4.706 %)ADO.NET
Liverpool IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
114 (16.47 %)IIS
22 (2.353 %)WebLogic
31 (1.176 %)Lotus Notes
31 (1.176 %)Lotus Domino
31 (1.176 %)MTS
31 (1.176 %)MS Exchange
31 (1.176 %)BizTalk Server
31 (1.176 %)Exchange Server 2000
31 (1.176 %)Exchange Server 2003
Liverpool IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (5.882 %)MS Excel
Liverpool IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (7.059 %)Internet
25 (5.882 %)Intranet
31 (1.176 %)DHCP
31 (1.176 %)FTP
31 (1.176 %)TCP/IP
31 (1.176 %)DNS
Liverpool IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
141 (48.24 %)RDBMS
237 (43.53 %)SQL Server
311 (12.94 %)Oracle 9i
48 (9.412 %)SQL Server 2005
48 (9.412 %)Oracle 10g
57 (8.235 %)SQL Server 2000
64 (4.706 %)MySQL
73 (3.529 %)Crystal Reports
73 (3.529 %)Oracle Reports
73 (3.529 %)Oracle 8/8i
82 (2.353 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Liverpool IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
133 (38.82 %)Ant
221 (24.71 %)JDeveloper
37 (8.235 %)VSS/SourceSafe
46 (7.059 %)JUnit
46 (7.059 %)Visual Studio
52 (2.353 %)Eclipse
Liverpool IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (4.706 %)Education
14 (4.706 %)Law
14 (4.706 %)Insurance
23 (3.529 %)Finance
32 (2.353 %)Back Office
32 (2.353 %)Government
32 (2.353 %)Legal
32 (2.353 %)Home Office
32 (2.353 %)Retail
41 (1.176 %)Pensions
Liverpool IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
178 (91.76 %)Developer
241 (48.24 %)Java Developer
323 (27.06 %)Senior Developer
419 (22.35 %)Java/J2EE Developer
518 (21.18 %)Applications Developer
617 (20.00 %)Java Applications Developer
712 (14.12 %).NET Developer
811 (12.94 %)J2EE Developer
811 (12.94 %)Senior Java Developer
98 (9.412 %)Software Developer
107 (8.235 %)Senior Applications Developer
107 (8.235 %)Senior Java Applications Developer
116 (7.059 %)Web Developer
116 (7.059 %)ASP.NET Developer
125 (5.882 %)C# Developer
125 (5.882 %)Software Architect
125 (5.882 %)Architect
125 (5.882 %)Senior Software Architect
125 (5.882 %)Senior Software Developer
134 (4.706 %)Senior J2EE Developer
Liverpool IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (5.882 %)Client/Server
15 (5.882 %)Clustering
23 (3.529 %)Management Information System
32 (2.353 %)Pocket PC
32 (2.353 %)N-Tier
41 (1.176 %)W3C
41 (1.176 %)Blackberry
Liverpool IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (7.059 %)Windows
22 (2.353 %)Windows CE
31 (1.176 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (1.176 %)Windows 2000 Server
Liverpool IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
118 (21.18 %)Security Cleared
215 (17.65 %)OO
314 (16.47 %)SC Cleared
412 (14.12 %)UML
58 (9.412 %)BC Cleared
62 (2.353 %)DV Cleared
62 (2.353 %)Web Development
71 (1.176 %)System Testing
71 (1.176 %)Project Management
71 (1.176 %)Service Delivery
71 (1.176 %)Regression Testing
71 (1.176 %)Supply Chain Management
71 (1.176 %)Automated Testing
Liverpool IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
154 (63.53 %)SQL
249 (57.65 %)Java
325 (29.41 %)JavaScript
421 (24.71 %)C#
514 (16.47 %)VB.NET
68 (9.412 %)VB
75 (5.882 %)DHTML
75 (5.882 %)Transact-SQL
84 (4.706 %)VBScript
84 (4.706 %)PHP
84 (4.706 %)VB6
93 (3.529 %)PL/SQL
102 (2.353 %)PHP5
102 (2.353 %)PHP4
111 (1.176 %)Python
Liverpool IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (11.76 %)Degree
24 (4.706 %)HND
32 (2.353 %)Sun Certification
41 (1.176 %)MCSE
41 (1.176 %)ISEB
41 (1.176 %)Microsoft Certification
Liverpool IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
113 (15.29 %)QA
Liverpool IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.176 %)Active Directory
11 (1.176 %)Terminal Server
11 (1.176 %)Backup Exec
Liverpool IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
140 (47.06 %)Oracle
27 (8.235 %)Microsoft
32 (2.353 %)Sun
41 (1.176 %)Citrix
41 (1.176 %)Novell
41 (1.176 %)VERITAS
41 (1.176 %)Lotus
41 (1.176 %)Adobe