The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Southampton requiring SOAP skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited SOAP over the 6 months leading up to 10 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 10 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
20
-
21
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
+22
Contract jobs citing SOAP
1
0
3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Southampton
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 Southampton.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills
16
12
29
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton
14.29%
6.98%
20.42%
Number of daily rates quoted
7
4
20
10th Percentile
£367
£413
£401
25th Percentile
£432
£421
£425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£450
£518
Median % change year-on-year
+5.56%
-13.04%
+15.00%
75th Percentile
£606
£506
£550
90th Percentile
£663
£563
£563
Hampshire median daily rate
£514
£525
£550
% change year-on-year
-2.10%
-4.55%
+8.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
3
2
10th Percentile
-
£66.50
£36.75
25th Percentile
-
£68.75
£37.88
Median hourly rate
-
£75.00
£39.75
Median % change year-on-year
-
+88.68%
-
75th Percentile
-
£78.75
£41.63
90th Percentile
-
£79.50
£42.75
Hampshire median hourly rate
£57.50
£70.00
£65.00
% change year-on-year
-17.86%
+7.69%
+47.03%
SOAP Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton
Job postings citing SOAP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Southampton.
SOAP Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Southampton
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SOAP in Southampton.
SOAP Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Southampton
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SOAP in Southampton.
SOAP Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton
For the 6 months to 10 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing SOAP also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Southampton region with a requirement for SOAP.
SOAP Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
