Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)
Hertfordshire > Watford
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Watford requiring SOAP skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 12 | - | 23 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +5 |
| Contract jobs citing SOAP | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Watford | 3.39% | - | 0.72% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | 16.67% | - | 5.56% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £525 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | - | £625 |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Hertfordshire median daily rate | £550 | - | £625 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -10.71% |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Watford
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 Watford.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 12 | 9 | 18 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Watford | 20.34% | 15.25% | 13.04% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £223 |
| 25th Percentile | £475 | £306 | £250 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £313 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +60.00% | -34.21% | -36.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £563 | £475 | £513 |
| 90th Percentile | £575 | - | £580 |
| Hertfordshire median daily rate | £565 | £525 | £481 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.62% | +9.09% | -12.50% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Watford
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SOAP relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Watford.
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Daily Rate Trend in Watford
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Watford citing SOAP.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Watford
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Watford citing SOAP.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Watford 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: