Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)
South East > Buckinghamshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire requiring SOAP skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
28 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
44 |
46 |
55 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+2 |
+9 |
+31 |
| Contract jobs citing SOAP |
12 |
1 |
2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Buckinghamshire |
2.13% |
0.35% |
0.35% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category |
15.38% |
3.03% |
2.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
10 |
1 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
£412 |
- |
£482 |
| 25th Percentile |
£436 |
- |
£504 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£525 |
£550 |
£555 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-4.55% |
-0.90% |
+23.33% |
| 75th Percentile |
£596 |
- |
£604 |
| 90th Percentile |
£614 |
- |
£624 |
| South East median daily rate |
£500 |
£500 |
£513 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
-2.44% |
-5.96% |
SOAP falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in Buckinghamshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills |
78 |
33 |
83 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire |
13.83% |
11.42% |
14.72% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
63 |
29 |
59 |
| 10th Percentile |
£403 |
£389 |
£406 |
| 25th Percentile |
£462 |
£463 |
£425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£525 |
£550 |
£550 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-4.55% |
- |
+10.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£581 |
£613 |
£643 |
| 90th Percentile |
£640 |
£688 |
£663 |
| South East median daily rate |
£500 |
£525 |
£505 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.76% |
+3.96% |
-6.05% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Median hourly rate |
- |
- |
£70.00 |
| South East median hourly rate |
£55.00 |
£62.50 |
£61.80 |
| % change year-on-year |
-12.00% |
+1.13% |
-4.92% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SOAP relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire.
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Daily Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Buckinghamshire citing SOAP.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Buckinghamshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SOAP in Buckinghamshire over the 6 months to 28 February 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Buckinghamshire citing SOAP.
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Contract Job Locations in Buckinghamshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SOAP within the Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 28 February 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location |
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year |
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads |
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year |
Live
Jobs |
| Milton Keynes |
0 |
12 |
£525 |
-4.55% |
5 |
SOAP
South East |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
