SOA Contract Job Trends in Central London
Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
London > Central London
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Central London requiring SOA skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 142 | 119 | 128 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -23 | +9 | +16 |
| Contract jobs citing SOA | 10 | 6 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Central London | 0.42% | 0.32% | 0.30% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.46% | 0.34% | 0.32% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £488 | £367 | £479 |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | £463 | £504 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £495 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.59% | -7.48% | -22.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £603 | - | £572 |
| 90th Percentile | £631 | - | £606 |
| London median daily rate | £525 | £495 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.06% | -10.00% | -8.33% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Central London
SOA falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Central London.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 2,170 | 1,774 | 2,157 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London | 91.64% | 94.21% | 92.02% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,499 | 1,213 | 1,365 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £325 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £425 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | -2.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £675 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £775 | £778 |
| London median daily rate | £550 | £540 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.85% | -1.82% | -4.35% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 34 | 22 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.15 | £17.25 | £19.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.60 | £20.63 | £28.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.50 | £27.04 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.38% | -22.76% | +30.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £42.56 | £35.88 | £74.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £64.10 | £63.05 | £124.75 |
| London median hourly rate | £32.50 | £30.50 | £37.79 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.56% | -19.28% | -5.34% |
SOA Job Vacancy Trend in Central London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SOA relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London.
SOA Daily Rate Trend in Central London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing SOA.
SOA Daily Rate Histogram in Central London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SOA in Central London over the 6 months to 18 October 2026.
SOA Hourly Rate Trend in Central London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing SOA.
SOA Contract Job Locations in Central London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SOA within the Central London region over the 6 months to 18 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of London | -13 | 10 | £513 | +3.59% | 6 |
| SOA London |
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SOA Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Test Automation | 60.0% | 6 |
| 2 | Agile | 50.0% | 5 |
| 2 | CI/CD | 50.0% | 5 |
| 4 | Observability | 40.0% | 4 |
| 4 | Problem-Solving | 40.0% | 4 |
| 4 | Software Engineering | 40.0% | 4 |
| 4 | Test Strategy | 40.0% | 4 |
| 8 | AI | 30.0% | 3 |
| 8 | Continuous Integration | 30.0% | 3 |
| 8 | Pair Programming | 30.0% | 3 |
| 8 | Performance Optimisation | 30.0% | 3 |
| 8 | TDD | 30.0% | 3 |
| 13 | DevOps | 20.0% | 2 |
| 13 | Micro Frontends | 20.0% | 2 |
| 13 | OO | 20.0% | 2 |
| 13 | Technical Leadership | 20.0% | 2 |
| 17 | API Management | 10.0% | 1 |
| 17 | API Testing | 10.0% | 1 |
| 17 | B2B | 10.0% | 1 |
| 17 | BDD | 10.0% | 1 |