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The table below looks at the demand for Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) skills within the West Midlands 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
Rank122144
Rank change on same period last yearUp+22
Matching permanent IT job ads10092
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.058 %0.040 %
As % of the category below2.154 %1.910 %
Salaries quoted8465
Average minimum salary£50,414£41,615
Average salary£58,425£48,146
% change on same period last year+21.34 %
Average maximum salary£66,437£54,677
UK excluding London average salary£55,273£63,457
% change on same period last year-12.89 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads46424818
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.687 %2.073 %
Salaries quoted39584080
Average minimum salary£36,528£36,115
Average salary£40,084£39,246
% change on same period last year+2.13 %
Average maximum salary£43,640£42,377
UK excluding London average salary£42,675£44,216
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
SOA EnglandSOA
England

SOA
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region.

West Midlands SOA Salary Trend

SOA
Salary Histogram

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

West Midlands 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 West Midlands 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
BirminghamUp+2465£63,008+7.11 %
WarwickshireUp+59£34,286-5.41 %
ShropshireNew entry-5£47,500-
HerefordshireUp+44£50,000+33.33 %
CoventryDown-92£45,000+51.00 %
WorcestershireDown-32£55,500+16.84 %
HalesowenNew entry-1£43,500-
SolihullNew entry-1£72,500-
WalsallNew entry-1--
SOA EnglandSOA
England

SOA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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.

182 (42.27 %)Java
262 (31.96 %)J2EE
360 (30.93 %)Oracle
458 (29.90 %)SQL
555 (28.35 %)UML
648 (24.74 %)Enterprise Architecture
746 (23.71 %)TOGAF
838 (19.59 %)WebServices
937 (19.07 %).NET
1036 (18.56 %)RUP
1036 (18.56 %)EAI
1135 (18.04 %)Windows
1135 (18.04 %)Zachman Framework
1234 (17.53 %)WebLogic
1333 (17.01 %)WebSphere
1431 (15.98 %)Spring
1431 (15.98 %)Business Intelligence
1528 (14.43 %)XML
1528 (14.43 %)Content Management
1528 (14.43 %)Hibernate
1627 (13.92 %)Struts
1724 (12.37 %)UNIX
1822 (11.34 %)Microsoft
1921 (10.82 %)Management Information System
2020 (10.31 %)Internet
2020 (10.31 %)MS Excel
2020 (10.31 %)Finance
2117 (8.763 %)XSLT
2117 (8.763 %)SAP
2216 (8.247 %)Agile Software Development

SOA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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.

West Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
162 (31.96 %)J2EE
238 (19.59 %)WebServices
337 (19.07 %).NET
433 (17.01 %)WebSphere
531 (15.98 %)Spring
628 (14.43 %)Hibernate
628 (14.43 %)XML
727 (13.92 %)Struts
817 (8.763 %)XSLT
914 (7.216 %)Middleware
1013 (6.701 %)HTML
1112 (6.186 %)Acegi Security
1211 (5.670 %)Oracle Fusion
1211 (5.670 %)JSP
1310 (5.155 %)ASP.NET
149 (4.639 %)SOAP
158 (4.124 %).NET Framework
158 (4.124 %)JSF
166 (3.093 %)CSS
166 (3.093 %)OC4J
West Midlands IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
134 (17.53 %)WebLogic
27 (3.608 %)NetWeaver
35 (2.577 %)WPS
35 (2.577 %)Oracle Application Server
44 (2.062 %)Oracle 10gAS
44 (2.062 %)Oracle Workflow
44 (2.062 %)Oracle 9iAS
53 (1.546 %)WebSphere Application Server
62 (1.031 %)MS Exchange
71 (0.515 %)Papyrus
71 (0.515 %)WebSphere Message Broker
71 (0.515 %)ESB
71 (0.515 %)BizTalk Server
71 (0.515 %)WebSphere MQ
71 (0.515 %)WebLogic Portal
71 (0.515 %)WebLogic Integration
71 (0.515 %)CMS
71 (0.515 %)IIS
71 (0.515 %)JBoss
71 (0.515 %)Tomcat
West Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
120 (10.31 %)MS Excel
25 (2.577 %)MS Office
34 (2.062 %)MS Visio
West Midlands IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
111 (5.670 %)Oracle Applications
28 (4.124 %)Oracle EBS
34 (2.062 %)Oracle Financials
43 (1.546 %)Oracle 11i
51 (0.515 %)WebTrends
West Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
120 (10.31 %)Internet
27 (3.608 %)Wireless
27 (3.608 %)GPRS
36 (3.093 %)HTTP
45 (2.577 %)GSM
52 (1.031 %)SSL
52 (1.031 %)LDAP
52 (1.031 %)3G
52 (1.031 %)Wi-Fi
West Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
114 (7.216 %)SQL Server
210 (5.155 %)Oracle 8/8i
210 (5.155 %)ETL
38 (4.124 %)Oracle 10g
46 (3.093 %)BusinessObjects
46 (3.093 %)SQL Server 2000
46 (3.093 %)SQL Server 2005
54 (2.062 %)RDBMS
63 (1.546 %)Oracle Discoverer
63 (1.546 %)Oracle 9i
71 (0.515 %)Datawarehouse
71 (0.515 %)DB2
71 (0.515 %)Oracle Reports
West Midlands IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (3.608 %)Rational Rose
17 (3.608 %)RequisitePro
25 (2.577 %)JDeveloper
34 (2.062 %)Eclipse
34 (2.062 %)Ant
42 (1.031 %)Oracle Forms
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
120 (10.31 %)Finance
27 (3.608 %)Government
36 (3.093 %)Construction
36 (3.093 %)Telecoms
43 (1.546 %)Health
52 (1.031 %)Banking
52 (1.031 %)Retail
52 (1.031 %)Insurance
52 (1.031 %)Pensions
52 (1.031 %)Retail Banking
61 (0.515 %)Education
61 (0.515 %)Automotive
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1107 (55.15 %)Architect
251 (26.29 %)Developer
349 (25.26 %)Enterprise Architect
435 (18.04 %)Java Developer
531 (15.98 %)Senior Developer
626 (13.40 %)Senior Java Developer
725 (12.89 %)Solutions Architect
824 (12.37 %)Technical Architect
911 (5.670 %).NET Developer
109 (4.639 %)Java Architect
118 (4.124 %)J2EE Architect
118 (4.124 %)Consultant
118 (4.124 %)Systems Designer
127 (3.608 %)Java Consultant
127 (3.608 %)J2EE Consultant
127 (3.608 %)Java/J2EE Developer
136 (3.093 %)J2EE Developer
136 (3.093 %)Systems Manager
145 (2.577 %)Integration Manager
145 (2.577 %)Software Architect
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
121 (10.82 %)Management Information System
27 (3.608 %)N-Tier
34 (2.062 %)Clustering
41 (0.515 %)Mathematics
41 (0.515 %)Client/Server
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
135 (18.04 %)Windows
224 (12.37 %)UNIX
313 (6.701 %)Solaris
48 (4.124 %)Windows Server 2003
48 (4.124 %)Windows 2000 Server
56 (3.093 %)Linux
64 (2.062 %)Windows Mobile
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
155 (28.35 %)UML
248 (24.74 %)Enterprise Architecture
346 (23.71 %)TOGAF
436 (18.56 %)RUP
436 (18.56 %)EAI
535 (18.04 %)Zachman Framework
631 (15.98 %)Business Intelligence
728 (14.43 %)Content Management
816 (8.247 %)Agile Software Development
915 (7.732 %)CRM
1014 (7.216 %)OOD
1113 (6.701 %)OOA/OOD
1212 (6.186 %)OO
1311 (5.670 %)Asset Management
149 (4.639 %)BPEL
158 (4.124 %)Security Cleared
158 (4.124 %)Unit Testing
167 (3.608 %)Project Planning
176 (3.093 %)Web Development
176 (3.093 %)Software Engineering
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
182 (42.27 %)Java
258 (29.90 %)SQL
315 (7.732 %)C#
410 (5.155 %)JavaScript
59 (4.639 %)C++
59 (4.639 %)C
68 (4.124 %)PL/SQL
75 (2.577 %)VB.NET
84 (2.062 %)DHTML
93 (1.546 %)XQuery
93 (1.546 %)XPath
102 (1.031 %)VB
111 (0.515 %)VB6
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (5.670 %)Degree
22 (1.031 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
22 (1.031 %)PRINCE2 Certification
West Midlands IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (4.124 %)Terminal Server
18 (4.124 %)ISA Server
18 (4.124 %)AquaLogic
23 (1.546 %)Oracle RAC
23 (1.546 %)Oracle RMAN
31 (0.515 %)MSMQ
West Midlands IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
17 (3.608 %)OpenView
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
160 (30.93 %)Oracle
222 (11.34 %)Microsoft
317 (8.763 %)SAP
411 (5.670 %)IBM
510 (5.155 %)webMethods
68 (4.124 %)BEA
77 (3.608 %)Siebel
86 (3.093 %)Business Objects
95 (2.577 %)Sun
104 (2.062 %)Redback
113 (1.546 %)Chordiant
122 (1.031 %)HP
122 (1.031 %)Lotus
122 (1.031 %)Infragistics
131 (0.515 %)JD Edwards