SOAP Contract Job Trends in Cardiff

Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)
South Wales > Cardiff

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cardiff requiring SOAP skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 24 33 -
Rank change year-on-year +9 - -
Contract jobs citing SOAP 11 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Cardiff 4.42% 0.43% -
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 21.15% 1.82% -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £363 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £210 -
Median % change year-on-year +78.57% - -
75th Percentile £419 - -
90th Percentile £438 - -
South Wales median daily rate £375 £210 -
% change year-on-year +78.57% - -

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Cardiff

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 Cardiff.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 52 55 65
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff 20.88% 23.71% 26.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 40 39 55
10th Percentile £305 £168 £203
25th Percentile £405 £215 £217
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £469 £425 £350
Median % change year-on-year +10.29% +21.43% -22.22%
75th Percentile £532 £541 £463
90th Percentile £639 £550 £558
South Wales median daily rate £475 £431 £350
% change year-on-year +10.14% +23.21% -30.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £25.60 -
South Wales median hourly rate £80.00 £22.00 -
% change year-on-year +263.64% - -

SOAP
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SOAP relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.

SOAP job vacancy trend in Cardiff

SOAP
Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing SOAP.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing SOAP

SOAP
Hourly Rate Trend in Cardiff

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing SOAP.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing SOAP

SOAP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff 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:

Application Platforms
1 8 (72.73%) Oracle Service Bus
1 8 (72.73%) Oracle SOA Suite
1 8 (72.73%) WebLogic
Business Applications
1 8 (72.73%) Oracle BPM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (54.55%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 2 (18.18%) Postman
2 1 (9.09%) Git
General
1 9 (81.82%) Analytical Skills
1 9 (81.82%) Social Skills
2 2 (18.18%) Finance
Job Titles
1 7 (63.64%) Consultant
1 7 (63.64%) Oracle Consultant
2 5 (45.45%) Oracle SOA Consultant
2 5 (45.45%) SOA Consultant
3 3 (27.27%) BPM Consultant
4 2 (18.18%) Analyst
4 2 (18.18%) Business Test Analyst
4 2 (18.18%) IT Consultant
4 2 (18.18%) Lead
4 2 (18.18%) Lead Consultant
4 2 (18.18%) Middleware Consultant
4 2 (18.18%) Oracle Middleware Consultant
4 2 (18.18%) Payments Analyst
4 2 (18.18%) Senior
4 2 (18.18%) Senior Consultant
4 2 (18.18%) Senior Oracle Consultant
4 2 (18.18%) Test Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (100.00%) REST
2 10 (90.91%) JSON
2 10 (90.91%) XML
3 8 (72.73%) OAuth
3 8 (72.73%) OAuth2
3 8 (72.73%) OpenAPI
3 8 (72.73%) Swagger
3 8 (72.73%) XSD
4 3 (27.27%) Oracle Fusion
5 2 (18.18%) Middleware
6 1 (9.09%) Lightning Web Components
6 1 (9.09%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 8 (72.73%) Virtual Team
2 2 (18.18%) Data Protection Act
2 2 (18.18%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (81.82%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (72.73%) Agile
2 8 (72.73%) API Design
2 8 (72.73%) API Management
2 8 (72.73%) BPEL
2 8 (72.73%) DevOps
2 8 (72.73%) SDLC
2 8 (72.73%) SOA
2 8 (72.73%) Thought Leadership
2 8 (72.73%) Validation
3 3 (27.27%) Computer Science
4 2 (18.18%) API Testing
4 2 (18.18%) Business Strategy
4 2 (18.18%) Data Protection
4 2 (18.18%) Scenario Testing
4 2 (18.18%) Software Testing
4 2 (18.18%) Test Automation
4 2 (18.18%) Test Strategy
4 2 (18.18%) Translating Business Requirements
4 2 (18.18%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 8 (72.73%) PL/SQL
1 8 (72.73%) SQL
2 1 (9.09%) Apex Code
2 1 (9.09%) SOQL
2 1 (9.09%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 3 (27.27%) Computer Science Degree
1 3 (27.27%) Degree
2 2 (18.18%) ISEB
2 2 (18.18%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (18.18%) SEPA
Vendors
1 8 (72.73%) Oracle
2 1 (9.09%) Salesforce