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The table below looks at the demand for Web Services skills within the Wales 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 18 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWeb Services
Location
3 months to
18 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank2870
Rank change on same period last yearUp+42
Matching permanent IT job ads10143
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.065 %0.019 %
As % of the category below17.35 %7.465 %
Salaries quoted9838
Average minimum salary£30,792£38,925
Average salary£33,934£40,392
% change on same period last year-15.98 %
Average maximum salary£37,075£41,858
UK excluding London average salary£37,824£39,290
% change on same period last year-3.73 %
Wales IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Wales
Matching permanent IT job ads582576
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.377 %0.257 %
Salaries quoted567539
Average minimum salary£29,810£28,077
Average salary£33,094£31,754
% change on same period last year+4.21 %
Average maximum salary£36,377£35,431
UK excluding London average salary£36,028£36,569
% change on same period last year-1.48 %
WebServices UKWebServices
UK

WebServices
Demand Trend

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

Wales 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 Wales region.

Wales WebServices Salary Trend

WebServices
Salary Histogram

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

Wales WebServices Salary Histogram

WebServices
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WebServices 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 WalesUp+3878£34,619-20.42 %
North WalesUp+1216£31,781+26.28 %
West WalesNo change04£26,833-
WebServices UKWebServices
UK

WebServices
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1104 (69.33 %).NET
2103 (68.67 %)SQL Server
381 (54.00 %)ASP.NET
478 (52.00 %)C#
478 (52.00 %)SQL
563 (42.00 %)VB
662 (41.33 %)VB.NET
757 (38.00 %)Transact-SQL
854 (36.00 %)XML
951 (34.00 %)ASP
1045 (30.00 %)IIS
1045 (30.00 %)Internet
1143 (28.67 %)Java
1237 (24.67 %)J2EE
1336 (24.00 %)SQL Server 2005
1336 (24.00 %)Silverlight
1433 (22.00 %)JSP
1433 (22.00 %)Windows
1433 (22.00 %)Project Management
1532 (21.33 %)LINQ
1631 (20.67 %)VB6
1730 (20.00 %)Hibernate
1828 (18.67 %)Eclipse
1828 (18.67 %)JUnit
1828 (18.67 %)Spring
1927 (18.00 %)AJAX
2023 (15.33 %)RAD
2122 (14.67 %)Struts
2122 (14.67 %)OO
2220 (13.33 %)Servlets

WebServices
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Wales IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1104 (69.33 %).NET
281 (54.00 %)ASP.NET
354 (36.00 %)XML
451 (34.00 %)ASP
537 (24.67 %)J2EE
636 (24.00 %)Silverlight
733 (22.00 %)JSP
832 (21.33 %)LINQ
930 (20.00 %)Hibernate
1028 (18.67 %)Spring
1127 (18.00 %)AJAX
1222 (14.67 %)Struts
1320 (13.33 %)Servlets
1415 (10.00 %)CSS
1514 (9.333 %).NET Framework
1613 (8.667 %)WebSphere
1712 (8.000 %)HTML
188 (5.333 %)Spring Web Flow
188 (5.333 %)MVC
196 (4.000 %)JSF
Wales IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
145 (30.00 %)IIS
210 (6.667 %)Tomcat
210 (6.667 %)WebSphere Application Server
36 (4.000 %)SharePoint
45 (3.333 %)CMS
52 (1.333 %)Apache
52 (1.333 %)BizTalk Server
61 (0.667 %)WebLogic
Wales IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (1.333 %)MS Excel
Wales IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (1.333 %)WebTrends
Wales IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
145 (30.00 %)Internet
23 (2.000 %)DNS
32 (1.333 %)SSL
32 (1.333 %)Firewall
32 (1.333 %)DMZ
41 (0.667 %)WAN
41 (0.667 %)VPN
Wales IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1103 (68.67 %)SQL Server
236 (24.00 %)SQL Server 2005
319 (12.67 %)SQL Server 2000
410 (6.667 %)RDBMS
52 (1.333 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
52 (1.333 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
52 (1.333 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
52 (1.333 %)SQL Server 2008
52 (1.333 %)OLAP
52 (1.333 %)Oracle 10g
52 (1.333 %)Datawarehouse
Wales IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
128 (18.67 %)Eclipse
128 (18.67 %)JUnit
220 (13.33 %)Ant
318 (12.00 %)Visual Studio
43 (2.000 %)VSS/SourceSafe
52 (1.333 %)Subversion
61 (0.667 %)Flash
Wales IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (10.67 %)Pensions
213 (8.667 %)Banking
311 (7.333 %)Pharmaceutical
311 (7.333 %)Retail
311 (7.333 %)Investment Banking
410 (6.667 %)Finance
59 (6.000 %)Health
66 (4.000 %)Education
75 (3.333 %)Multimedia
84 (2.667 %)Government
93 (2.000 %)Insurance
102 (1.333 %)FMCG
102 (1.333 %)Manufacturing
Wales IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
177 (51.33 %)Developer
243 (28.67 %)Analyst
339 (26.00 %).NET Developer
431 (20.67 %)Programmer
524 (16.00 %)Analyst Programmer
524 (16.00 %)VB.NET Developer
620 (13.33 %)C# Developer
719 (12.67 %)Java Developer
719 (12.67 %)Architect
818 (12.00 %)Technical Architect
915 (10.00 %)Solutions Analyst
915 (10.00 %)Technical Solutions Architect
915 (10.00 %)Web Developer
915 (10.00 %)Solutions Architect
1012 (8.000 %)Senior Developer
1012 (8.000 %)Software Developer
1111 (7.333 %)Senior Analyst
1111 (7.333 %)Senior Analyst Programmer
1111 (7.333 %)ASP.NET Developer
1111 (7.333 %)Senior Programmer
Wales IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
116 (10.67 %)RIA
25 (3.333 %)N-Tier
32 (1.333 %)NHS
41 (0.667 %)Client/Server
41 (0.667 %)Computer Science
41 (0.667 %)Welsh Language
Wales IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
133 (22.00 %)Windows
216 (10.67 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (1.333 %)Linux
41 (0.667 %)UNIX
41 (0.667 %)Windows 2000 Server
Wales IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
133 (22.00 %)Project Management
223 (15.33 %)RAD
322 (14.67 %)OO
418 (12.00 %)UML
517 (11.33 %)Migration
614 (9.333 %)Unit Testing
712 (8.000 %)B2B
810 (6.667 %)B2C
97 (4.667 %)Configuration Management
97 (4.667 %)SOA
97 (4.667 %)ERP
97 (4.667 %)Agile Software Development
97 (4.667 %)Web Development
106 (4.000 %)Content Management
106 (4.000 %)CRM
106 (4.000 %)OOP
115 (3.333 %)Information Management
115 (3.333 %)Data Migration
124 (2.667 %)Release Management
124 (2.667 %)Workflow
Wales IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
178 (52.00 %)C#
178 (52.00 %)SQL
263 (42.00 %)VB
362 (41.33 %)VB.NET
457 (38.00 %)Transact-SQL
543 (28.67 %)Java
631 (20.67 %)VB6
714 (9.333 %)JavaScript
83 (2.000 %)C
92 (1.333 %)DHTML
92 (1.333 %)C++
92 (1.333 %)PL/SQL
101 (0.667 %)ActionScript
101 (0.667 %)Delphi
Wales IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (4.000 %)Sun Certification
23 (2.000 %)Microsoft Certification
32 (1.333 %)Degree
41 (0.667 %)Cisco Certification
41 (0.667 %)MCSE
41 (0.667 %)MCSA
41 (0.667 %)CCNP
41 (0.667 %)CCNA
41 (0.667 %)HND
Wales IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.667 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
11 (0.667 %)SLA
Wales IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (4.000 %)Active Directory
21 (0.667 %)VMware Infrastructure
Wales IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (6.667 %)Microsoft
28 (5.333 %)IBM
35 (3.333 %)Oracle
41 (0.667 %)BEA
41 (0.667 %)VMware
41 (0.667 %)Progress