Web Services Contract Job Trends in England

Web Services
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Web Services skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 289 221 167
Rank change year-on-year -68 -54 +24
Contract jobs citing Web Services 274 301 549
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.84% 1.13% 1.47%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 3.82% 5.06% 6.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 152 169 317
10th Percentile £351 £368 £400
25th Percentile £413 £450 £459
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £540 £540
Median % change year-on-year -0.46% - -1.82%
75th Percentile £653 £630 £625
90th Percentile £716 £788 £707
UK median daily rate £550 £525 £530
% change year-on-year +4.76% -0.94% -3.28%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 5 8
10th Percentile £30.63 £62.75 £55.61
25th Percentile £63.13 - £57.14
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £61.25
Median % change year-on-year - +6.12% -6.49%
75th Percentile - - £90.06
90th Percentile - £66.80 £91.30
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £61.25
% change year-on-year - +6.12% -6.49%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
England

Web Services 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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 7,170 5,951 7,876
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 22.05% 22.26% 21.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,804 3,796 5,699
10th Percentile £356 £363 £363
25th Percentile £415 £427 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £519 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -5.72% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £630 £656 £663
90th Percentile £738 £788 £763
UK median daily rate £513 £535 £543
% change year-on-year -4.21% -1.47% -5.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 198 78 180
10th Percentile £34.40 £26.25 £26.87
25th Percentile £46.25 £46.18 £46.18
Median hourly rate £62.50 £62.50 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year - +13.64% -15.38%
75th Percentile £66.00 £67.06 £70.00
90th Percentile £77.50 £75.56 £77.55
UK median hourly rate £62.50 £62.50 £55.00
% change year-on-year - +13.64% -15.38%

Web Services
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Web Services relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Web Services job vacancy trend in England

Web Services
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Web Services.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Web Services

Web Services
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Web Services in England over the 6 months to 24 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Web Services in England

Web Services
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Web Services.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Web Services

Web Services
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Web Services in England over the 6 months to 24 January 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Web Services in England

Web Services
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Web Services within the England region over the 6 months to 24 January 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
London -31 155 £485 -19.17% 34
North of England -61 32 £625 +26.26% 37
South East -23 29 £591 +24.42% 56
East of England -14 24 £737 +34.05% 35
North West -35 23 £650 +31.31% 14
South West -13 15 £550 -5.17% 22
Midlands -49 14 £565 +28.41% 25
Yorkshire -55 9 £598 +19.50% 16
East Midlands -23 7 £700 +79.03% 14
West Midlands -53 7 £430 -14.00% 11
Web Services
UK

Web Services
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 11 (4.01%) WebLogic
2 10 (3.65%) Confluence
2 10 (3.65%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 9 (3.28%) Appian
4 8 (2.92%) SharePoint
5 7 (2.55%) WebSphere
6 5 (1.82%) Jupyter
6 5 (1.82%) Microsoft Exchange
7 4 (1.46%) JBoss
7 4 (1.46%) Mule
7 4 (1.46%) Mule ESB
7 4 (1.46%) Tomcat
8 3 (1.09%) Anypoint
8 3 (1.09%) IIS
8 3 (1.09%) NetWeaver
9 2 (0.73%) CICS
9 2 (0.73%) Documentum
9 2 (0.73%) Drupal
10 1 (0.36%) Apache
10 1 (0.36%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 7 (2.55%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.46%) Autodesk Inventor
3 2 (0.73%) Chatbot
3 2 (0.73%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.73%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 24 (8.76%) SAP S/4HANA
2 12 (4.38%) Oracle ERP
3 8 (2.92%) SAP HCM
4 7 (2.55%) BusinessWorks
4 7 (2.55%) SAP Payroll
5 6 (2.19%) SAP MDG
6 5 (1.82%) Remedy ITSM
6 5 (1.82%) SAP ERP
7 4 (1.46%) SAP EWM
8 3 (1.09%) SAP MDG-F
8 3 (1.09%) SAP MDG-M
8 3 (1.09%) SAP MDG-S
9 2 (0.73%) Cloudability
9 2 (0.73%) Dynamics CRM
9 2 (0.73%) Oracle General Ledger
9 2 (0.73%) Oracle Payables
9 2 (0.73%) Oracle Receivables
9 2 (0.73%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
9 2 (0.73%) Primavera
9 2 (0.73%) Remedy AR System
Cloud Services
1 61 (22.26%) Azure
2 39 (14.23%) AWS
3 24 (8.76%) OCI
3 24 (8.76%) PaaS
4 12 (4.38%) Azure DevOps
4 12 (4.38%) GitHub
5 11 (4.01%) GCP
5 11 (4.01%) Power Platform
6 9 (3.28%) GitHub Actions
6 9 (3.28%) IaaS
7 8 (2.92%) SaaS
7 8 (2.92%) SuccessFactors
8 7 (2.55%) Entra ID
8 7 (2.55%) iPaaS
8 7 (2.55%) Microsoft 365
9 6 (2.19%) Azure AI
9 6 (2.19%) Power Automate
10 5 (1.82%) Anthropic Claude
10 5 (1.82%) Dynamics 365
10 5 (1.82%) Sentry
Communications & Networking
1 16 (5.84%) TCP/IP
2 13 (4.74%) Ethernet
3 5 (1.82%) HTTP
3 5 (1.82%) SSL
4 4 (1.46%) ATM
5 3 (1.09%) DHCP
5 3 (1.09%) DNS
5 3 (1.09%) NFC
5 3 (1.09%) PPP
6 2 (0.73%) Firewall
7 1 (0.36%) FTP
7 1 (0.36%) Internet
7 1 (0.36%) IPsec
7 1 (0.36%) Kerberos
7 1 (0.36%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (9.85%) SQL Server
2 23 (8.39%) Relational Database
3 20 (7.30%) SAP HANA
4 10 (3.65%) PostgreSQL
5 8 (2.92%) DB2
5 8 (2.92%) Oracle Reports
6 7 (2.55%) Oracle Database
7 6 (2.19%) Power BI
8 5 (1.82%) Data Hub
8 5 (1.82%) Pinecone
9 4 (1.46%) MySQL
10 3 (1.09%) Data Warehouse
10 3 (1.09%) MongoDB
10 3 (1.09%) Oracle BI Publisher
10 3 (1.09%) SAP BW
10 3 (1.09%) SAP Data Services
11 2 (0.73%) DTS
11 2 (0.73%) EDMS
11 2 (0.73%) NoSQL
11 2 (0.73%) Redis
Development Applications
1 42 (15.33%) Git
2 28 (10.22%) Postman
3 20 (7.30%) Eclipse
4 17 (6.20%) JIRA
5 13 (4.74%) Selenium
5 13 (4.74%) Visual Studio
6 12 (4.38%) Jenkins
7 11 (4.01%) Cucumber
8 8 (2.92%) SoapUI
9 7 (2.55%) SonarQube
10 5 (1.82%) Appium
10 5 (1.82%) Charles Proxy
10 5 (1.82%) JMeter
10 5 (1.82%) JUnit
10 5 (1.82%) Katalon Studio
10 5 (1.82%) MLflow
10 5 (1.82%) XCUITest
11 4 (1.46%) IntelliJ
11 4 (1.46%) Mockito
11 4 (1.46%) REST Assured
General
1 81 (29.56%) Social Skills
2 54 (19.71%) Public Sector
3 37 (13.50%) Analytical Skills
3 37 (13.50%) Finance
4 20 (7.30%) Banking
5 17 (6.20%) Military
6 15 (5.47%) Presentation Skills
7 8 (2.92%) Telecoms
8 3 (1.09%) Billing
8 3 (1.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (1.09%) Investment Banking
8 3 (1.09%) Law
8 3 (1.09%) Manufacturing
9 2 (0.73%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (0.73%) Dutch Language
9 2 (0.73%) Financial Institution
9 2 (0.73%) Front Office
9 2 (0.73%) General Ledger
9 2 (0.73%) Marketing
9 2 (0.73%) Retail
Job Titles
1 109 (39.78%) Developer
2 44 (16.06%) Senior
3 39 (14.23%) Consultant
4 28 (10.22%) Senior Developer
5 23 (8.39%) SAP Consultant
6 22 (8.03%) Lead
7 21 (7.66%) Architect
8 20 (7.30%) Software Engineer
9 15 (5.47%) Python Developer
10 13 (4.74%) Cloud Specialist
11 12 (4.38%) Analyst
11 12 (4.38%) Integration Specialist
11 12 (4.38%) Java Developer
11 12 (4.38%) Oracle Specialist
12 11 (4.01%) C# Software Engineer
13 10 (3.65%) ABAP Consultant
13 10 (3.65%) C++ Software Engineer
14 9 (3.28%) Senior Python Developer
14 9 (3.28%) Solutions Architect
14 9 (3.28%) Technical Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 101 (36.86%) REST
2 86 (31.39%) SOAP
3 39 (14.23%) XML
4 30 (10.95%) JSON
5 25 (9.12%) .NET
5 25 (9.12%) Oracle Fusion
6 22 (8.03%) HTML
6 22 (8.03%) RESTful
7 21 (7.66%) Node.js
8 20 (7.30%) BAPI
8 20 (7.30%) CSS
9 19 (6.93%) OAuth
9 19 (6.93%) XSLT
10 18 (6.57%) AngularJS
11 16 (5.84%) Spring
12 15 (5.47%) Middleware
13 14 (5.11%) JWT
14 13 (4.74%) SAP Fiori
15 11 (4.01%) J2EE
16 10 (3.65%) NumPy
Miscellaneous
1 15 (5.47%) Legacy Systems
2 11 (4.01%) Enterprise Software
3 9 (3.28%) Mobile App
4 8 (2.92%) CMDB
4 8 (2.92%) Public Cloud
4 8 (2.92%) Replication
5 6 (2.19%) Cloud Native
5 6 (2.19%) Low-Code
5 6 (2.19%) Onboarding
6 5 (1.82%) Client/Server
6 5 (1.82%) Data Structures
7 4 (1.46%) Hedge funds
7 4 (1.46%) N-Tier
7 4 (1.46%) PACS
7 4 (1.46%) Product Ownership
7 4 (1.46%) SWIFT Messaging Network
8 3 (1.09%) Algorithms
8 3 (1.09%) Distributed Systems
8 3 (1.09%) Smartcard
9 2 (0.73%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 25 (9.12%) Linux
2 23 (8.39%) Windows
3 11 (4.01%) Android
4 9 (3.28%) Apple iOS
5 3 (1.09%) Ubuntu
5 3 (1.09%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.73%) Unix
6 2 (0.73%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.36%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 101 (36.86%) Agile
2 57 (20.80%) Problem-Solving
3 51 (18.61%) CI/CD
4 44 (16.06%) DevOps
5 43 (15.69%) Unit Testing
6 42 (15.33%) Test Automation
7 36 (13.14%) ERP
8 31 (11.31%) Software Engineering
9 30 (10.95%) Continuous Integration
9 30 (10.95%) Microservices
10 29 (10.58%) Data Modelling
10 29 (10.58%) Performance Tuning
11 27 (9.85%) Design Patterns
12 25 (9.12%) Containerisation
12 25 (9.12%) OO
12 25 (9.12%) Scrum
12 25 (9.12%) TDD
12 25 (9.12%) Validation
13 23 (8.39%) Process Improvement
14 22 (8.03%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 58 (21.17%) JavaScript
1 58 (21.17%) SQL
2 49 (17.88%) Java
3 48 (17.52%) Python
4 36 (13.14%) C#
5 35 (12.77%) ABAP
6 19 (6.93%) C++
7 12 (4.38%) Ruby
8 11 (4.01%) PowerShell
9 9 (3.28%) TypeScript
10 8 (2.92%) Kotlin
10 8 (2.92%) PHP
10 8 (2.92%) PL/SQL
11 7 (2.55%) Apex Code
11 7 (2.55%) XPath
12 6 (2.19%) Swift
13 5 (1.82%) Go
13 5 (1.82%) Groovy
14 4 (1.46%) COBOL
14 4 (1.46%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 81 (29.56%) Security Cleared
2 61 (22.26%) SC Cleared
3 21 (7.66%) Degree
4 9 (3.28%) Computer Science Degree
4 9 (3.28%) DV Cleared
5 7 (2.55%) Master's Degree
6 4 (1.46%) ISTQB
7 3 (1.09%) BPSS Clearance
7 3 (1.09%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 1 (0.36%) Azure Certification
8 1 (0.36%) CISSP
8 1 (0.36%) ISEB
8 1 (0.36%) MBA
8 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (0.36%) Oracle Certification
8 1 (0.36%) PMI Certification
8 1 (0.36%) PMP
8 1 (0.36%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 1 (0.36%) SAP Certification
8 1 (0.36%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (6.93%) QA
2 8 (2.92%) Accessibility
2 8 (2.92%) Data Quality
3 4 (1.46%) ISO 8583
4 2 (0.73%) SLA
5 1 (0.36%) DICOM
5 1 (0.36%) GDPR
5 1 (0.36%) GRC
5 1 (0.36%) HL7
5 1 (0.36%) ISO 20022
5 1 (0.36%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.36%) PMO
5 1 (0.36%) SOC 2
5 1 (0.36%) WCAG
System Software
1 23 (8.39%) Docker
2 11 (4.01%) Active Directory
3 3 (1.09%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.36%) RACF
4 1 (0.36%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 24 (8.76%) Kubernetes
2 7 (2.55%) Ansible
2 7 (2.55%) TIBCO Hawk
3 4 (1.46%) Single Sign-On
3 4 (1.46%) Terraform
4 2 (0.73%) CloudHub
4 2 (0.73%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.36%) HP ALM
5 1 (0.36%) Oracle Identity Management
Vendors
1 57 (20.80%) Oracle
2 50 (18.25%) SAP
3 42 (15.33%) Microsoft
4 14 (5.11%) Adobe
5 12 (4.38%) Splunk
6 10 (3.65%) ServiceNow
7 9 (3.28%) IBM
7 9 (3.28%) Salesforce
8 7 (2.55%) BEA
8 7 (2.55%) Dynatrace
8 7 (2.55%) Guidewire
8 7 (2.55%) MuleSoft
8 7 (2.55%) TIBCO
9 6 (2.19%) Google
9 6 (2.19%) OpenAI
9 6 (2.19%) UiPath
10 5 (1.82%) Automation Anywhere
10 5 (1.82%) BMC
10 5 (1.82%) Computacenter
10 5 (1.82%) Remedy