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This section looks at the demand for Web Services Enhancements (WSE) skills across the UK with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited WSE over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWeb Services Enhancements (WSE)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank904976
Rank change on same period last yearUp+72
Matching permanent IT job ads2229
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.012 %
As % of the category below0.036 %0.038 %
Salaries quoted2017
Average minimum salary£48,900£40,529
Average salary£50,450£42,088
% change on same period last year+19.86 %
Average maximum salary£52,000£43,647
UK excluding London average salary£48,750£40,969
% change on same period last year+18.99 %
IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads6155976866
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled32.50 %31.48 %
Salaries quoted5260762991
Average minimum salary£37,021£38,868
Average salary£40,612£42,676
% change on same period last year-4.83 %
Average maximum salary£44,203£46,485
UK excluding London average salary£35,873£36,830
% change on same period last year-2.59 %

WSE
Demand Trend

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

WSE Demand Trend

WSE
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing WSE within the UK.

WSE Salary Trend

WSE
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing WSE over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 within the UK.

WSE Salary Histogram

WSE
Top 12 Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WSE within the UK over the 3 months to 25 July 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
EnglandUp+6322£50,450+19.05 %
LondonUp+8517£50,875-15.20 %
South EastNew entry-4£50,000-
HampshireNew entry-3£52,500-
City of LondonNew entry-3£51,333-
CheltenhamNew entry-1£45,000-
HavantNew entry-1--
MaidenheadNew entry-1£45,000-
PortsmouthNew entry-1£50,000-
BerkshireNew entry-1£45,000-
GloucestershireDown-391£45,000+4.40 %
South WestDown-181£45,000+7.69 %

WSE
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing WSE 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 WSE.

159 (100.00 %).NET
256 (94.92 %)WebServices
349 (83.05 %)XML
448 (81.36 %)SQL Server
545 (76.27 %)C#
640 (67.80 %)OO
734 (57.63 %)ASP.NET
829 (49.15 %)Agile Software Development
928 (47.46 %)JavaScript
1027 (45.76 %)UML
1126 (44.07 %)WCF
1223 (38.98 %)HTML
1322 (37.29 %)NHibernate
1421 (35.59 %)Continuous Integration
1421 (35.59 %)iBATIS
1421 (35.59 %)SQL Server 7
1520 (33.90 %)SQL
1619 (32.20 %)Unit Testing
1718 (30.51 %)ReSharper
1718 (30.51 %)Refactoring
1817 (28.81 %)N-Tier
1916 (27.12 %)Transact-SQL
2015 (25.42 %)VB.NET
2015 (25.42 %)Microsoft
2015 (25.42 %).NET Framework
2113 (22.03 %)SQL Server 2005
2113 (22.03 %)XSLT
2211 (18.64 %)COM+
2211 (18.64 %)WinForms
2310 (16.95 %)TDD

WSE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing WSE 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 WSE. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
159 (100.00 %).NET
256 (94.92 %)WebServices
349 (83.05 %)XML
434 (57.63 %)ASP.NET
526 (44.07 %)WCF
623 (38.98 %)HTML
722 (37.29 %)NHibernate
821 (35.59 %)iBATIS
915 (25.42 %).NET Framework
1013 (22.03 %)XSLT
1111 (18.64 %)COM+
1111 (18.64 %)WinForms
1210 (16.95 %)Spring
138 (13.56 %)ADO.NET
146 (10.17 %)XSD
155 (8.475 %)CSS
164 (6.780 %)DOM
173 (5.085 %)XHTML
173 (5.085 %)Hibernate
173 (5.085 %)JDO
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (11.86 %)IIS
24 (6.780 %)MQSeries
24 (6.780 %)Content Management Server
33 (5.085 %)Commerce Server 2007
33 (5.085 %)BizTalk Server
33 (5.085 %)Commerce Server
42 (3.390 %)DotNetNuke
42 (3.390 %)CMS
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (8.475 %)MS Excel
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (5.085 %)Intranet
22 (3.390 %)Internet
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
148 (81.36 %)SQL Server
221 (35.59 %)SQL Server 7
313 (22.03 %)SQL Server 2005
410 (16.95 %)SQL Server 2000
57 (11.86 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
66 (10.17 %)Crystal Reports
73 (5.085 %)DTS
73 (5.085 %)MySQL
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
118 (30.51 %)ReSharper
29 (15.25 %)Visual Studio
34 (6.780 %)Subversion
43 (5.085 %)VSS/SourceSafe
43 (5.085 %)NUnit
43 (5.085 %)Visual Studio Team System
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (6.780 %)Banking
14 (6.780 %)Investment Banking
23 (5.085 %)Finance
23 (5.085 %)Education
31 (1.695 %)Retail
31 (1.695 %)Insurance
31 (1.695 %)Pensions
31 (1.695 %)Marketing
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
144 (74.58 %)Developer
236 (61.02 %).NET Developer
310 (16.95 %)C# Developer
49 (15.25 %).NET Web Developer
49 (15.25 %)Technical Lead
49 (15.25 %)Web Developer
57 (11.86 %)Applications Developer
57 (11.86 %).NET Applications Developer
65 (8.475 %)C# Web Developer
74 (6.780 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
74 (6.780 %)ASP.NET Developer
83 (5.085 %)Solutions Designer
83 (5.085 %)Java Developer
83 (5.085 %)Web Designer
92 (3.390 %)C# Software Engineer
92 (3.390 %).NET Software Engineer
92 (3.390 %)Senior C# Developer
92 (3.390 %)Software Engineer
92 (3.390 %)Senior Developer
101 (1.695 %)Lead Developer
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
117 (28.81 %)N-Tier
23 (5.085 %)Computer Science
23 (5.085 %)Client/Server
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (5.085 %)Windows
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
140 (67.80 %)OO
229 (49.15 %)Agile Software Development
327 (45.76 %)UML
421 (35.59 %)Continuous Integration
519 (32.20 %)Unit Testing
618 (30.51 %)Refactoring
710 (16.95 %)TDD
87 (11.86 %)SOA
94 (6.780 %)Asset Management
94 (6.780 %)Content Management
103 (5.085 %)Automated Testing
103 (5.085 %)Web Analytics
103 (5.085 %)Business Intelligence
103 (5.085 %)Code Coverage
103 (5.085 %)CRM
103 (5.085 %)E-Commerce
103 (5.085 %)OOD
103 (5.085 %)Predictive Analytics
112 (3.390 %)Software Engineering
121 (1.695 %)Business Development
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
145 (76.27 %)C#
228 (47.46 %)JavaScript
320 (33.90 %)SQL
416 (27.12 %)Transact-SQL
515 (25.42 %)VB.NET
67 (11.86 %)VB
75 (8.475 %)Java
84 (6.780 %)DHTML
84 (6.780 %)VB6
93 (5.085 %)ECMAScript
101 (1.695 %)C++
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (3.390 %)Degree
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (6.780 %)MSMQ
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (25.42 %)Microsoft
24 (6.780 %)Oracle
33 (5.085 %)Meridio
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