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 21 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 291 232 164
Rank change year-on-year -59 -68 +26
Contract jobs citing Web Services 283 318 575
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.90% 1.10% 1.55%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 4.06% 5.05% 7.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 172 185 323
10th Percentile £350 £316 £400
25th Percentile £413 £440 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £543 £550
Median % change year-on-year -5.07% -1.36% -2.22%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £631
90th Percentile £715 £770 £713
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £540
% change year-on-year - -2.78% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 7 8
10th Percentile £40.88 - £55.61
25th Percentile - - £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 - £66.20 £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 6,970 6,299 8,087
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 22.22% 21.87% 21.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,658 4,025 5,883
10th Percentile £351 £358 £369
25th Percentile £413 £435 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -6.82% - -5.16%
75th Percentile £632 £663 £675
90th Percentile £738 £788 £763
UK median daily rate £508 £545 £550
% change year-on-year -6.88% -0.91% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 189 78 165
10th Percentile £31.25 £26.25 £35.00
25th Percentile £43.84 £44.17 £46.18
Median hourly rate £58.00 £63.75 £51.89
Median % change year-on-year -9.02% +22.86% -20.17%
75th Percentile £67.00 £65.75 £70.00
90th Percentile £77.50 £74.13 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £58.00 £62.50 £52.50
% change year-on-year -7.20% +19.05% -19.23%

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 21 December 2025.

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 21 December 2025.

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 21 December 2025. 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 -39 143 £491 -14.57% 27
North of England -29 37 £613 +28.95% 13
South East -23 33 £510 -9.33% 14
East of England -12 32 £613 +22.50% 12
North West -25 28 £625 +31.58% 11
South West -10 15 £550 -0.90% 9
Midlands -36 14 £565 +20.21% 3
Yorkshire -41 8 £598 +19.50% 1
East Midlands -15 7 £700 +100.00% 1
West Midlands -33 7 £430 -14.00% 2
North East -5 1 £450 - 1
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 17 (6.01%) Confluence
2 8 (2.83%) WebSphere
3 7 (2.47%) SharePoint
3 7 (2.47%) WebLogic
4 6 (2.12%) Microsoft Exchange
5 5 (1.77%) Jupyter
5 5 (1.77%) NetWeaver
5 5 (1.77%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 4 (1.41%) CICS
6 4 (1.41%) Mule
6 4 (1.41%) Mule ESB
7 3 (1.06%) Anypoint
7 3 (1.06%) Apache
8 2 (0.71%) CMS
8 2 (0.71%) Documentum
8 2 (0.71%) Drupal
8 2 (0.71%) IIS
8 2 (0.71%) JBoss
8 2 (0.71%) Tomcat
9 1 (0.35%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 5 (1.77%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.41%) Autodesk Inventor
3 2 (0.71%) Chatbot
3 2 (0.71%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.71%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 21 (7.42%) SAP S/4HANA
2 11 (3.89%) Remedy ITSM
3 10 (3.53%) Oracle ERP
4 8 (2.83%) SAP HCM
5 7 (2.47%) SAP Payroll
6 6 (2.12%) SAP MDG
7 5 (1.77%) BusinessWorks
7 5 (1.77%) SAP ERP
8 3 (1.06%) Maximo
8 3 (1.06%) SAP MDG-F
8 3 (1.06%) SAP MDG-M
8 3 (1.06%) SAP MDG-S
8 3 (1.06%) Workday HCM
9 2 (0.71%) Cloudability
9 2 (0.71%) Dynamics CRM
9 2 (0.71%) Primavera
9 2 (0.71%) Remedy AR System
10 1 (0.35%) Oracle EBS
10 1 (0.35%) Oracle General Ledger
10 1 (0.35%) TIBCO BusinessEvents
Cloud Services
1 64 (22.61%) Azure
2 42 (14.84%) AWS
3 23 (8.13%) PaaS
4 20 (7.07%) OCI
5 13 (4.59%) GitHub
6 12 (4.24%) Azure DevOps
7 11 (3.89%) Power Platform
8 10 (3.53%) GCP
8 10 (3.53%) SaaS
9 8 (2.83%) Entra ID
9 8 (2.83%) iPaaS
9 8 (2.83%) Microsoft 365
9 8 (2.83%) SuccessFactors
10 7 (2.47%) Cloud Computing
10 7 (2.47%) GitHub Actions
10 7 (2.47%) IaaS
11 5 (1.77%) Azure Monitor
11 5 (1.77%) Dynamics 365
11 5 (1.77%) Sentry
12 4 (1.41%) Azure WebJobs
Communications & Networking
1 20 (7.07%) TCP/IP
2 17 (6.01%) Ethernet
3 10 (3.53%) SSL
4 5 (1.77%) HTTP
5 4 (1.41%) ATM
5 4 (1.41%) NFC
5 4 (1.41%) PPP
6 3 (1.06%) DHCP
6 3 (1.06%) DNS
7 2 (0.71%) SMTP
8 1 (0.35%) FTP
8 1 (0.35%) POP3
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (9.19%) SQL Server
2 20 (7.07%) Relational Database
3 19 (6.71%) PostgreSQL
4 16 (5.65%) SAP HANA
5 13 (4.59%) DB2
6 8 (2.83%) MySQL
6 8 (2.83%) Oracle Database
6 8 (2.83%) Oracle Reports
6 8 (2.83%) Redis
7 6 (2.12%) Power BI
8 5 (1.77%) Data Warehouse
9 4 (1.41%) MongoDB
9 4 (1.41%) NoSQL
10 3 (1.06%) Data Hub
10 3 (1.06%) Oracle BI Publisher
10 3 (1.06%) SAP BW
10 3 (1.06%) SAP Data Services
11 2 (0.71%) Amazon RDS
11 2 (0.71%) EDMS
11 2 (0.71%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 43 (15.19%) Git
2 30 (10.60%) Postman
3 28 (9.89%) Eclipse
4 27 (9.54%) JIRA
5 18 (6.36%) Visual Studio
6 14 (4.95%) Jenkins
7 12 (4.24%) Selenium
8 10 (3.53%) Cucumber
8 10 (3.53%) SoapUI
9 9 (3.18%) JUnit
10 7 (2.47%) Mockito
11 6 (2.12%) JMeter
11 6 (2.12%) Maven
11 6 (2.12%) REST Assured
11 6 (2.12%) Subversion
12 5 (1.77%) Bitbucket
12 5 (1.77%) Charles Proxy
12 5 (1.77%) Katalon Studio
12 5 (1.77%) XCTest
12 5 (1.77%) XCUITest
General
1 84 (29.68%) Social Skills
2 51 (18.02%) Public Sector
3 42 (14.84%) Finance
4 41 (14.49%) Analytical Skills
5 22 (7.77%) Banking
6 19 (6.71%) Military
6 19 (6.71%) Presentation Skills
7 7 (2.47%) Documentation Skills
7 7 (2.47%) Telecoms
8 3 (1.06%) Billing
8 3 (1.06%) Investment Banking
8 3 (1.06%) Law
8 3 (1.06%) Manufacturing
9 2 (0.71%) Back Office
9 2 (0.71%) Dutch Language
9 2 (0.71%) Financial Institution
9 2 (0.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (0.71%) Marketing
9 2 (0.71%) Retail
10 1 (0.35%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 108 (38.16%) Developer
2 43 (15.19%) Senior
3 37 (13.07%) Consultant
4 27 (9.54%) Architect
5 26 (9.19%) Software Engineer
6 23 (8.13%) Senior Developer
7 20 (7.07%) SAP Consultant
8 17 (6.01%) Lead
9 16 (5.65%) C# Software Engineer
10 15 (5.30%) C++ Software Engineer
11 12 (4.24%) Java Developer
12 11 (3.89%) Analyst
12 11 (3.89%) Python Developer
13 10 (3.53%) ABAP Consultant
13 10 (3.53%) Cloud Specialist
13 10 (3.53%) Integration Specialist
13 10 (3.53%) Oracle Specialist
13 10 (3.53%) Solutions Architect
14 8 (2.83%) .NET Developer
14 8 (2.83%) ServiceNow Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 107 (37.81%) REST
2 101 (35.69%) SOAP
3 42 (14.84%) XML
4 40 (14.13%) JSON
5 33 (11.66%) HTML
6 30 (10.60%) .NET
7 29 (10.25%) AngularJS
8 28 (9.89%) RESTful
9 27 (9.54%) Node.js
10 24 (8.48%) CSS
11 22 (7.77%) Oracle Fusion
12 21 (7.42%) Spring
13 20 (7.07%) BAPI
14 19 (6.71%) HTML5
15 18 (6.36%) XSLT
16 17 (6.01%) jQuery
16 17 (6.01%) Middleware
17 14 (4.95%) J2EE
17 14 (4.95%) Spring Boot
18 13 (4.59%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 10 (3.53%) Enterprise Software
1 10 (3.53%) Legacy Systems
1 10 (3.53%) Mobile App
2 9 (3.18%) CMDB
3 8 (2.83%) Product Ownership
3 8 (2.83%) Replication
4 7 (2.47%) Public Cloud
5 6 (2.12%) Cloud Native
5 6 (2.12%) Distributed Systems
6 5 (1.77%) Data Structures
6 5 (1.77%) Onboarding
7 4 (1.41%) Hedge funds
7 4 (1.41%) PACS
7 4 (1.41%) Smartcard
7 4 (1.41%) SWIFT Messaging Network
8 3 (1.06%) Algorithms
8 3 (1.06%) Mainframe
9 2 (0.71%) AI Agents
9 2 (0.71%) Linux Command Line
9 2 (0.71%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 29 (10.25%) Linux
2 28 (9.89%) Windows
3 11 (3.89%) Android
4 9 (3.18%) Apple iOS
5 5 (1.77%) Unix
5 5 (1.77%) Windows Server
6 4 (1.41%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.71%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 111 (39.22%) Agile
2 66 (23.32%) Problem-Solving
3 54 (19.08%) DevOps
4 50 (17.67%) CI/CD
5 48 (16.96%) Unit Testing
6 40 (14.13%) Microservices
7 36 (12.72%) ERP
8 35 (12.37%) Scrum
8 35 (12.37%) Software Engineering
9 32 (11.31%) Continuous Integration
9 32 (11.31%) TDD
9 32 (11.31%) Test Automation
10 29 (10.25%) OO
10 29 (10.25%) Performance Tuning
11 26 (9.19%) Integration Patterns
12 25 (8.83%) Validation
13 24 (8.48%) Data Modelling
14 23 (8.13%) Design Patterns
14 23 (8.13%) OOP
14 23 (8.13%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 81 (28.62%) JavaScript
2 66 (23.32%) SQL
3 52 (18.37%) Java
4 45 (15.90%) C#
5 42 (14.84%) Python
6 31 (10.95%) ABAP
7 25 (8.83%) C++
8 11 (3.89%) PL/SQL
9 10 (3.53%) TypeScript
10 9 (3.18%) PowerShell
10 9 (3.18%) Ruby
11 8 (2.83%) Groovy
11 8 (2.83%) Kotlin
11 8 (2.83%) PHP
12 7 (2.47%) XPath
13 6 (2.12%) Apex Code
13 6 (2.12%) Swift
13 6 (2.12%) T-SQL
14 5 (1.77%) COBOL
14 5 (1.77%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 87 (30.74%) Security Cleared
2 69 (24.38%) SC Cleared
3 26 (9.19%) Degree
4 15 (5.30%) Computer Science Degree
5 9 (3.18%) DV Cleared
6 7 (2.47%) Master's Degree
7 3 (1.06%) BPSS Clearance
7 3 (1.06%) ISTQB
7 3 (1.06%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 2 (0.71%) Oracle Certification
9 1 (0.35%) CISA
9 1 (0.35%) CISM
9 1 (0.35%) CISSP
9 1 (0.35%) ISEB
9 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.35%) OCP
9 1 (0.35%) PMI Certification
9 1 (0.35%) PMP
9 1 (0.35%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 1 (0.35%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (7.77%) QA
2 7 (2.47%) Accessibility
3 4 (1.41%) Data Quality
3 4 (1.41%) ISO 8583
4 2 (0.71%) GDPR
4 2 (0.71%) GRC
4 2 (0.71%) HL7
5 1 (0.35%) COBIT
5 1 (0.35%) DICOM
5 1 (0.35%) ISO 20022
5 1 (0.35%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.35%) PMO
5 1 (0.35%) SLA
5 1 (0.35%) SOC 2
System Software
1 18 (6.36%) Docker
2 10 (3.53%) Active Directory
3 3 (1.06%) VMware ESXi
4 2 (0.71%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 18 (6.36%) Kubernetes
2 10 (3.53%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (1.77%) Ansible
3 5 (1.77%) TIBCO Hawk
4 4 (1.41%) Terraform
5 2 (0.71%) CloudHub
6 1 (0.35%) CA Endevor
6 1 (0.35%) Control-M
6 1 (0.35%) HP ALM
6 1 (0.35%) HP Operations Orchestration
6 1 (0.35%) Oracle Identity Management
Vendors
1 57 (20.14%) Oracle
2 49 (17.31%) SAP
3 48 (16.96%) Microsoft
4 19 (6.71%) ServiceNow
5 15 (5.30%) Splunk
6 11 (3.89%) BMC
6 11 (3.89%) IBM
6 11 (3.89%) Remedy
7 10 (3.53%) Adobe
7 10 (3.53%) Dynatrace
7 10 (3.53%) HP
8 9 (3.18%) Ivanti
8 9 (3.18%) Salesforce
9 8 (2.83%) Workday
10 7 (2.47%) Google
11 6 (2.12%) Axway
11 6 (2.12%) MuleSoft
12 5 (1.77%) BEA
12 5 (1.77%) CA Agile Central
12 5 (1.77%) TIBCO