Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
South West > Gloucestershire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Gloucestershire requiring SOA skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 46 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing SOA | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Gloucestershire | - | 0.88% | - |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | 0.99% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £740 | - |
| South West median daily rate | £625 | £739 | £603 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.40% | +22.61% | +14.76% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Gloucestershire
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 Gloucestershire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 321 | 302 | 346 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire | 87.47% | 88.30% | 85.22% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 226 | 197 | 224 |
| 10th Percentile | £319 | £393 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £463 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £575 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.39% | - | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £617 | £676 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £743 | £754 |
| South West median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.55% | +4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 22 | 12 | 38 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.36 | £22.86 | £24.68 |
| 25th Percentile | £27.56 | £29.03 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £51.21 | £62.50 | £48.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.06% | +28.28% | -18.80% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.96 | £68.75 | £78.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.44 | £71.00 | £83.40 |
| South West median hourly rate | £42.50 | £65.00 | £59.68 |
| % change year-on-year | -34.62% | +8.91% | -2.96% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SOA relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire.
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Daily Rate Trend in Gloucestershire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing SOA.
