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The table below looks at the demand for Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) skills within the Wales 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 18 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkService-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
Location
3 months to
18 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank9194
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching permanent IT job ads1519
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.008 %
As % of the category below1.527 %1.490 %
Salaries quoted1419
Average minimum salary£31,286£72,263
Average salary£34,143£72,263
% change on same period last year-52.75 %
Average maximum salary£37,000£72,263
UK excluding London average salary£53,639£64,616
% change on same period last year-16.98 %
Wales IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Wales
Matching permanent IT job ads9821275
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.636 %0.569 %
Salaries quoted8931160
Average minimum salary£34,175£35,085
Average salary£38,648£38,869
% change on same period last year-0.56 %
Average maximum salary£43,121£42,652
UK excluding London average salary£42,986£44,543
% change on same period last year-3.49 %
SOA UKSOA
UK

SOA
Demand Trend

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

Wales 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 Wales region.

Wales SOA Salary Trend

SOA
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SOA across the Wales region over the 3 months to 18 November 2008.

Wales 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 Wales region over the 3 months to 18 November 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
South WalesDown-49£39,722-45.03 %
West WalesNew entry-6£24,100-
SOA UKSOA
UK

SOA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Wales 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.

120 (83.33 %)Agile Software Development
219 (79.17 %)C#
219 (79.17 %).NET
219 (79.17 %)SQL Server
317 (70.83 %)ASP.NET
415 (62.50 %)VB
513 (54.17 %)Visual Studio
513 (54.17 %).NET Framework
612 (50.00 %)Microsoft
612 (50.00 %)Java
612 (50.00 %)Insurance
711 (45.83 %)XML
711 (45.83 %)Degree
810 (41.67 %)Visual Studio Team System
810 (41.67 %)UML
810 (41.67 %)Migration
810 (41.67 %)VB6
98 (33.33 %)MVC
98 (33.33 %)CMS
98 (33.33 %)Windows
98 (33.33 %)OOP
98 (33.33 %)SharePoint
98 (33.33 %)CSS
98 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2008
98 (33.33 %)WCF
98 (33.33 %)WF
98 (33.33 %)Silverlight
107 (29.17 %)WebServices
116 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2000
116 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2005

SOA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Wales 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.

Wales IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
119 (79.17 %).NET
217 (70.83 %)ASP.NET
313 (54.17 %).NET Framework
411 (45.83 %)XML
58 (33.33 %)MVC
58 (33.33 %)CSS
58 (33.33 %)WCF
58 (33.33 %)WF
58 (33.33 %)Silverlight
67 (29.17 %)WebServices
75 (20.83 %)AJAX
75 (20.83 %)XHTML
83 (12.50 %)J2EE
92 (8.333 %)JSP
92 (8.333 %)Struts
92 (8.333 %)XSLT
92 (8.333 %)WebSphere
92 (8.333 %)JSTL
101 (4.167 %)ASP
Wales IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (33.33 %)CMS
18 (33.33 %)SharePoint
22 (8.333 %)WebSphere Application Server
31 (4.167 %)WebLogic
Wales IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (8.333 %)MS Excel
Wales IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (4.167 %)Internet
Wales IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
119 (79.17 %)SQL Server
26 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2000
26 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (8.333 %)Oracle 10g
Wales IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
113 (54.17 %)Visual Studio
210 (41.67 %)Visual Studio Team System
33 (12.50 %)JUnit
41 (4.167 %)Ant
Wales IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (50.00 %)Insurance
25 (20.83 %)Multimedia
Wales IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (50.00 %)Developer
27 (29.17 %)Architect
35 (20.83 %).NET Developer
35 (20.83 %)C# Developer
44 (16.67 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
44 (16.67 %)Analyst Programmer
44 (16.67 %)Programmer
44 (16.67 %)Analyst
44 (16.67 %)Technical Architect
44 (16.67 %)Web Developer
44 (16.67 %)Software Architect
44 (16.67 %)ASP.NET Developer
44 (16.67 %)C# Analyst Programmer
53 (12.50 %)Senior C# Analyst Programmer
53 (12.50 %)Senior Programmer
53 (12.50 %)Web Applications Developer
53 (12.50 %)Senior Analyst Programmer
53 (12.50 %)Applications Developer
53 (12.50 %)Senior Analyst
62 (8.333 %)Java Developer
Wales IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (20.83 %)N-Tier
21 (4.167 %)Computer Science
Wales IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (33.33 %)Windows
18 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2008
Wales IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
120 (83.33 %)Agile Software Development
210 (41.67 %)UML
210 (41.67 %)Migration
38 (33.33 %)OOP
45 (20.83 %)Content Management
45 (20.83 %)Information Management
45 (20.83 %)OO
45 (20.83 %)Web Development
54 (16.67 %)EAI
61 (4.167 %)B2B
Wales IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
119 (79.17 %)C#
215 (62.50 %)VB
312 (50.00 %)Java
410 (41.67 %)VB6
55 (20.83 %)JavaScript
63 (12.50 %)SQL
72 (8.333 %)PL/SQL
Wales IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (45.83 %)Degree
22 (8.333 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (4.167 %)HND
Wales IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (50.00 %)Microsoft
22 (8.333 %)Oracle