Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)
South East > Thames Valley
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley 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 17 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 125 | 114 | 114 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -11 | 0 | -16 |
| Contract jobs citing SOAP | 12 | 33 | 59 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | 0.45% | 1.15% | 1.66% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | 3.16% | 6.88% | 9.72% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 12 | 53 |
| 10th Percentile | £340 | £309 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £363 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £450 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.11% | -21.74% | +5.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £409 | £509 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £415 | £571 | - |
| South East median daily rate | £450 | £513 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.20% | -10.87% | +13.75% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £68.08 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £68.17 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £68.25 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South East median hourly rate | - | - | £68.17 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +202.96% |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Thames Valley
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 Thames Valley.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 380 | 480 | 607 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | 14.17% | 16.68% | 17.05% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 260 | 347 | 446 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £363 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £416 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.38% | - | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £625 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £700 | £650 |
| South East median daily rate | £513 | £522 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.77% | -0.62% | +15.77% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 18 | 10 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £56.61 | £46.30 | £31.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £56.65 | £55.00 | £41.44 |
| Median hourly rate | £61.60 | £78.50 | £64.43 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.53% | +21.84% | +104.54% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £79.99 | £68.03 |
| 90th Percentile | £61.72 | £80.33 | £74.32 |
| South East median hourly rate | £61.60 | £68.75 | £46.25 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.40% | +48.65% | -7.50% |
SOAP
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley
Job postings citing SOAP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.
SOAP
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SOAP in the Thames Valley.
SOAP
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SOAP in the Thames Valley.
SOAP
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SOAP within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 17 June 2024. 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 |
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| Berkshire | -32 | 9 | £400 | -11.11% | 10 |
| Buckinghamshire | +28 | 2 | £413 | +17.86% | 2 |
| Oxfordshire | - | 1 | £350 | - | |
| SOAP South East |
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SOAP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:
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