The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Southampton requiring SOAP skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 November 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 Southampton.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills
8
9
23
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton
4.97%
6.08%
13.14%
Number of daily rates quoted
4
6
17
10th Percentile
£474
£350
£433
25th Percentile
£491
£394
£475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£563
£550
Median % change year-on-year
-11.11%
+2.27%
-
75th Percentile
£513
£616
£575
90th Percentile
£535
£631
£640
Hampshire median daily rate
£500
£570
£550
% change year-on-year
-12.28%
+3.64%
-
SOAP Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SOAP relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton.
SOAP Daily Rate Trend in Southampton
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing SOAP.
SOAP Hourly Rate Trend in Southampton
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing SOAP.
SOAP Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton
For the 6 months to 26 November 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 Southampton region with a requirement for SOAP.
SOAP Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton 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:
