Web Services Contract Job Trends in London

Web Services
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring Web Services skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 230 190 187
Rank change year-on-year -40 -3 -4
Contract jobs citing Web Services 163 178 239
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.09% 1.30% 1.28%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 4.20% 4.96% 5.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 90 112 161
10th Percentile £350 £363 £450
25th Percentile £400 £500 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £470 £585 £575
Median % change year-on-year -19.66% +1.74% -
75th Percentile £598 £678 £675
90th Percentile £644 £825 £800
England median daily rate £500 £550 £536
% change year-on-year -9.09% +2.56% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £91.25
Median hourly rate £46.00 - £92.50
75th Percentile - - £93.75
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £61.25
% change year-on-year - +6.12% -6.49%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
London

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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 3,877 3,589 4,605
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 26.00% 26.30% 24.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,618 2,349 3,487
10th Percentile £363 £380 £385
25th Percentile £425 £460 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -6.09% - -5.93%
75th Percentile £669 £700 £688
90th Percentile £775 £825 £800
England median daily rate £520 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -5.45% - -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 21 29
10th Percentile £27.75 £35.00 £28.18
25th Percentile £35.00 £38.50 £35.63
Median hourly rate £47.00 £52.50 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year -10.48% +10.53% -26.92%
75th Percentile £63.00 £65.00 £66.75
90th Percentile £85.00 £80.00 £73.92
England median hourly rate £62.50 £62.50 £55.00
% change year-on-year - +13.64% -15.38%

Web Services
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Web Services job vacancy trend in London

Web Services
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

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

Web Services
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Web Services in London over the 6 months to 8 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Web Services in London

Web Services
Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

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

Web Services
Contract Job Locations in London

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 London region over the 6 months to 8 February 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
Central London -21 15 £463 -17.18% 9
East London 0 2 £538 +8.59%
West London -17 2 £350 -30.00% 3
South London -12 1 £500 +53.85% 1
Web Services
England

Web Services
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 9 (5.52%) Appian
2 8 (4.91%) Oracle SOA Suite
2 8 (4.91%) SharePoint
2 8 (4.91%) WebLogic
3 7 (4.29%) Confluence
3 7 (4.29%) WebSphere
4 6 (3.68%) Microsoft Exchange
5 4 (2.45%) CICS
5 4 (2.45%) Jupyter
6 1 (0.61%) Anypoint
6 1 (0.61%) Apache
6 1 (0.61%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.61%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.61%) GeoServer
6 1 (0.61%) IIS
6 1 (0.61%) JBoss
6 1 (0.61%) Mule
6 1 (0.61%) Mule ESB
6 1 (0.61%) Tomcat
Applications
1 4 (2.45%) Autodesk Inventor
2 2 (1.23%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.61%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 14 (8.59%) Oracle ERP
2 7 (4.29%) BusinessWorks
3 5 (3.07%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (2.45%) SAP EWM
5 2 (1.23%) Cloudability
5 2 (1.23%) Oracle General Ledger
5 2 (1.23%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (1.23%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (1.23%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
6 1 (0.61%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.61%) Oracle Assets
6 1 (0.61%) Oracle Cash Management
6 1 (0.61%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.61%) Oracle EBS R12
6 1 (0.61%) Oracle FAH
6 1 (0.61%) SAP MDG
6 1 (0.61%) Shopify
6 1 (0.61%) Siebel CRM
6 1 (0.61%) TIBCO BusinessEvents
6 1 (0.61%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 42 (25.77%) Azure
2 26 (15.95%) PaaS
3 25 (15.34%) OCI
4 20 (12.27%) AWS
5 13 (7.98%) Azure DevOps
6 10 (6.13%) GitHub
7 9 (5.52%) IaaS
8 8 (4.91%) Azure AI
8 8 (4.91%) Entra ID
8 8 (4.91%) Microsoft 365
8 8 (4.91%) Power Automate
8 8 (4.91%) Power Platform
9 7 (4.29%) Anthropic Claude
9 7 (4.29%) Azure Data Factory
10 6 (3.68%) Azure App Service
10 6 (3.68%) Azure Key Vault
10 6 (3.68%) Cloud Computing
10 6 (3.68%) GitHub Actions
11 5 (3.07%) Azure Monitor
11 5 (3.07%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 5 (3.07%) HTTP
2 2 (1.23%) DHCP
2 2 (1.23%) DNS
2 2 (1.23%) Firewall
2 2 (1.23%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.61%) FTP
3 1 (0.61%) Internet
3 1 (0.61%) SMTP
3 1 (0.61%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (16.56%) SQL Server
2 19 (11.66%) Relational Database
3 11 (6.75%) DB2
4 8 (4.91%) Pinecone
4 8 (4.91%) PostgreSQL
5 5 (3.07%) Data Hub
5 5 (3.07%) Oracle Reports
6 4 (2.45%) Oracle Database
6 4 (2.45%) Power BI
6 4 (2.45%) SAP HANA
7 3 (1.84%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 3 (1.84%) Redis
8 2 (1.23%) MySQL
9 1 (0.61%) Apache Cassandra
9 1 (0.61%) Big Data
9 1 (0.61%) Hadoop
9 1 (0.61%) Hazelcast
9 1 (0.61%) MongoDB
9 1 (0.61%) SAP BW
9 1 (0.61%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 29 (17.79%) Git
1 29 (17.79%) Postman
2 13 (7.98%) JIRA
3 11 (6.75%) Selenium
4 9 (5.52%) SoapUI
5 7 (4.29%) Cucumber
5 7 (4.29%) MLflow
5 7 (4.29%) SonarQube
6 6 (3.68%) Jenkins
7 5 (3.07%) Appium
7 5 (3.07%) Charles Proxy
7 5 (3.07%) JMeter
7 5 (3.07%) Katalon Studio
7 5 (3.07%) XCUITest
8 4 (2.45%) GitLab
8 4 (2.45%) IntelliJ
8 4 (2.45%) REST Assured
9 3 (1.84%) Eclipse
9 3 (1.84%) JUnit
9 3 (1.84%) Maven
General
1 44 (26.99%) Social Skills
2 32 (19.63%) Finance
2 32 (19.63%) Public Sector
3 16 (9.82%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (7.36%) Banking
5 6 (3.68%) Telecoms
6 5 (3.07%) Investment Banking
7 4 (2.45%) Military
8 3 (1.84%) Documentation Skills
8 3 (1.84%) Financial Institution
9 2 (1.23%) Billing
9 2 (1.23%) Dutch Language
9 2 (1.23%) Front Office
9 2 (1.23%) General Ledger
10 1 (0.61%) Law
10 1 (0.61%) Manufacturing
10 1 (0.61%) Marketing
10 1 (0.61%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.61%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 77 (47.24%) Developer
2 29 (17.79%) Senior
3 20 (12.27%) Senior Developer
4 16 (9.82%) Cloud Specialist
5 14 (8.59%) Integration Specialist
5 14 (8.59%) Oracle Specialist
5 14 (8.59%) Python Developer
6 12 (7.36%) Consultant
7 8 (4.91%) Analyst
7 8 (4.91%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
7 8 (4.91%) Senior Python Developer
8 7 (4.29%) Automation Engineer
8 7 (4.29%) Software Developer
9 6 (3.68%) .NET Developer
9 6 (3.68%) Architect
9 6 (3.68%) Java Developer
9 6 (3.68%) Lead
9 6 (3.68%) Oracle Consultant
9 6 (3.68%) Salesforce Developer
9 6 (3.68%) TIBCO Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 85 (52.15%) REST
2 63 (38.65%) SOAP
3 27 (16.56%) JSON
4 25 (15.34%) Oracle Fusion
5 24 (14.72%) XML
6 21 (12.88%) .NET
7 20 (12.27%) OAuth
7 20 (12.27%) XSLT
8 18 (11.04%) JWT
9 17 (10.43%) HTML
10 16 (9.82%) CSS
11 15 (9.20%) RESTful
12 12 (7.36%) AngularJS
13 11 (6.75%) NumPy
13 11 (6.75%) Pandas
14 10 (6.13%) J2EE
14 10 (6.13%) scikit-learn
14 10 (6.13%) Spring
15 9 (5.52%) .NET Framework
15 9 (5.52%) XSD
Miscellaneous
1 10 (6.13%) Legacy Systems
1 10 (6.13%) Public Cloud
2 8 (4.91%) Low-Code
3 7 (4.29%) Enterprise Software
3 7 (4.29%) Mobile App
4 5 (3.07%) CMDB
4 5 (3.07%) Product Ownership
5 4 (2.45%) Cloud Native
5 4 (2.45%) Hedge funds
5 4 (2.45%) Mainframe
5 4 (2.45%) Onboarding
6 3 (1.84%) AI Agents
6 3 (1.84%) Algorithms
6 3 (1.84%) Data Structures
7 2 (1.23%) Data Protection Act
7 2 (1.23%) DataPower
7 2 (1.23%) Distributed Systems
7 2 (1.23%) Legacy Code
7 2 (1.23%) Life Science
7 2 (1.23%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 7 (4.29%) Linux
1 7 (4.29%) Windows
2 6 (3.68%) Android
2 6 (3.68%) Apple iOS
3 3 (1.84%) Unix
3 3 (1.84%) zOS
4 2 (1.23%) Windows 10
4 2 (1.23%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (36.81%) Agile
2 39 (23.93%) Test Automation
3 35 (21.47%) Problem-Solving
4 28 (17.18%) DevOps
5 27 (16.56%) ERP
6 25 (15.34%) CI/CD
7 24 (14.72%) Unit Testing
8 20 (12.27%) Design Patterns
9 19 (11.66%) AI
10 16 (9.82%) Analytics
10 16 (9.82%) Data Modelling
10 16 (9.82%) Full-Stack Development
10 16 (9.82%) Stakeholder Management
11 15 (9.20%) Containerisation
11 15 (9.20%) Microservices
11 15 (9.20%) OO
11 15 (9.20%) SDLC
11 15 (9.20%) User Acceptance Testing
12 13 (7.98%) API Development
12 13 (7.98%) SOA
Programming Languages
1 39 (23.93%) SQL
2 35 (21.47%) Python
3 28 (17.18%) JavaScript
4 21 (12.88%) C#
4 21 (12.88%) Java
5 10 (6.13%) PowerShell
6 9 (5.52%) TypeScript
7 8 (4.91%) XPath
8 6 (3.68%) Apex Code
8 6 (3.68%) Ruby
9 5 (3.07%) ABAP
9 5 (3.07%) Groovy
9 5 (3.07%) Kotlin
9 5 (3.07%) Kusto Query Language
9 5 (3.07%) Swift
10 4 (2.45%) C++
11 3 (1.84%) COBOL
11 3 (1.84%) PL/SQL
12 2 (1.23%) PHP
12 2 (1.23%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 43 (26.38%) Security Cleared
2 38 (23.31%) SC Cleared
3 15 (9.20%) Degree
4 8 (4.91%) Master's Degree
5 4 (2.45%) Computer Science Degree
5 4 (2.45%) ISTQB
6 3 (1.84%) DV Cleared
6 3 (1.84%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
7 1 (0.61%) AWS Certification
7 1 (0.61%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (0.61%) CISA
7 1 (0.61%) CISM
7 1 (0.61%) CISSP
7 1 (0.61%) ISEB
7 1 (0.61%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (0.61%) Oracle Certification
7 1 (0.61%) PMI Certification
7 1 (0.61%) PMP
7 1 (0.61%) PRINCE2 Certification
7 1 (0.61%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (10.43%) QA
2 8 (4.91%) Data Quality
3 6 (3.68%) Accessibility
4 2 (1.23%) GDPR
4 2 (1.23%) SLA
5 1 (0.61%) GRC
5 1 (0.61%) ISO 20022
5 1 (0.61%) WCAG
System Software
1 17 (10.43%) Docker
2 8 (4.91%) Active Directory
3 2 (1.23%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 15 (9.20%) Kubernetes
2 7 (4.29%) TIBCO Hawk
3 4 (2.45%) Ansible
4 2 (1.23%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.61%) CA Endevor
5 1 (0.61%) CloudHub
5 1 (0.61%) HP ALM
5 1 (0.61%) HP Fortify
5 1 (0.61%) Oracle Identity Management
Vendors
1 50 (30.67%) Oracle
2 20 (12.27%) Microsoft
3 10 (6.13%) IBM
3 10 (6.13%) OpenAI
4 9 (5.52%) SAP
5 8 (4.91%) Guidewire
5 8 (4.91%) UiPath
6 7 (4.29%) Automation Anywhere
6 7 (4.29%) BEA
6 7 (4.29%) Salesforce
6 7 (4.29%) Splunk
6 7 (4.29%) TIBCO
7 6 (3.68%) MuleSoft
7 6 (3.68%) ServiceNow
8 4 (2.45%) Adobe
8 4 (2.45%) Dataiku
9 3 (1.84%) Cognizant
10 2 (1.23%) Axway
10 2 (1.23%) Ping Identity
10 2 (1.23%) VMware