Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) England> South West
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South West requiring SOAP skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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 the South West.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills
313
424
572
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West
15.51%
17.33%
18.02%
Number of daily rates quoted
191
230
422
10th Percentile
£321
£362
£360
25th Percentile
£413
£438
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£513
£550
£525
Median % change year-on-year
-6.82%
+4.76%
-
75th Percentile
£625
£638
£659
90th Percentile
£681
£700
£725
England median daily rate
£510
£550
£550
% change year-on-year
-7.27%
-
-4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted
33
41
51
10th Percentile
£61.60
-
£48.32
25th Percentile
-
£65.00
£48.72
Median hourly rate
£65.00
£70.00
£62.50
Median % change year-on-year
-7.14%
+12.00%
-3.85%
75th Percentile
£68.00
-
£70.00
90th Percentile
£70.00
£74.00
£78.00
England median hourly rate
£54.00
£65.00
£56.06
% change year-on-year
-16.92%
+15.95%
-13.75%
SOAP Job Vacancy Trend in the South West
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SOAP relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West.
SOAP Daily Rate Trend in the South West
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing SOAP.
SOAP Daily Rate Histogram in the South West
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SOAP in the South West over the 6 months to 20 October 2025.
SOAP Hourly Rate Trend in the South West
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing SOAP.
SOAP Contract Job Locations in the South West
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SOAP within the South West region over the 6 months to 20 October 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
SOAP Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West
For the 6 months to 20 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing SOAP also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the South West region with a requirement for SOAP.
SOAP Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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:
