Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) South West> Dorset
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Dorset requiring SOA skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
SOA falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Dorset.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
367
474
334
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset
82.66%
83.89%
94.62%
Number of salaries quoted
228
295
287
10th Percentile
£27,468
£35,000
£33,750
25th Percentile
£27,707
£42,188
£45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£35,000
£50,000
£55,000
Median % change year-on-year
-30.00%
-9.09%
+10.00%
75th Percentile
£56,250
£60,000
£71,250
90th Percentile
£80,000
£65,000
£85,000
South West median annual salary
£47,500
£55,000
£55,000
% change year-on-year
-13.64%
-
+10.00%
SOA Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SOA relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
SOA Salary Trend in Dorset
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing SOA.
SOA Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset
For the 6 months to 6 November 2025, job vacancies citing SOA 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 permanent job ads across the Dorset region with a requirement for SOA.
SOA Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset 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:
