Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)
East of England > Essex
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Essex requiring SOAP skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 36 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +5 |
| Contract jobs citing SOAP | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Essex | - | - | 0.44% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | - | - | 1.96% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £490 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -3.45% |
| East of England median daily rate | £548 | £500 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.50% | +2.04% | -9.26% |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Essex
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 Essex.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 7 | 21 | 51 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex | 6.14% | 16.67% | 22.27% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 13 | 32 |
| 10th Percentile | £410 | £173 | £301 |
| 25th Percentile | £462 | £213 | £366 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £275 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +81.82% | -45.00% | -0.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £521 | £318 | £594 |
| 90th Percentile | £569 | £320 | £600 |
| East of England median daily rate | £500 | £413 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.21% | -17.50% | -9.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £16.78 | £45.06 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £17.99 | £48.56 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £20.00 | £55.53 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -63.98% | -27.03% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £30.00 | £57.95 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £36.00 | £67.38 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £63.50 | £65.00 | £55.53 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.31% | +17.05% | -14.90% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Essex
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SOAP relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex.
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Daily Rate Trend in Essex
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing SOAP.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Essex
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing SOAP.
