SOAP Contract Job Trends in Milton Keynes
Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Milton Keynes citing SOAP skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 56 | 36 | 43 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -20 | +7 | +15 |
| Contract jobs citing SOAP | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Milton Keynes | 1.21% | 1.81% | 0.99% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | 8.64% | 9.80% | 7.32% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £373 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £481 | £406 | £625 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £545 | £425 | £650 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +28.24% | -34.62% | +55.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £583 | £444 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £598 | £568 | - |
| Buckinghamshire median daily rate | £548 | £425 | £413 |
| % change year-on-year | +28.82% | +3.03% | -14.95% |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Milton Keynes
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 citing technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in Milton Keynes.
| 6 months to 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 81 | 51 | 41 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Milton Keynes | 13.97% | 18.41% | 13.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 63 | 44 | 33 |
| 10th Percentile | £379 | £320 | £408 |
| 25th Percentile | £491 | £361 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £560 | £425 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +31.76% | -19.05% | -1.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £616 | £475 | £656 |
| 90th Percentile | £630 | £565 | £675 |
| Buckinghamshire median daily rate | £560 | £430 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +30.23% | -21.82% | +3.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.76 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £15.21 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £16.48 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £17.24 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £17.40 | - | - |
| Buckinghamshire median hourly rate | £16.48 | £13.50 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +22.04% | - | - |
SOAP Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SOAP relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes.
SOAP Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing SOAP.
SOAP Daily Rate Histogram in Milton Keynes
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SOAP in Milton Keynes over the 6 months to 30 October 2026.
SOAP Hourly Rate Trend in Milton Keynes
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing SOAP.
SOAP Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | REST | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2 | Middleware | 42.9% | 3 |
| 3 | Kafka | 14.3% | 1 |
| 3 | OAuth | 14.3% | 1 |