Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)
England > Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands requiring SOAP skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited SOAP over the 6 months leading up to 27 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 27 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 199 | 266 | 227 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +67 | -39 | -6 |
| DemandTrendPermanent jobs citing SOAP | 42 | 35 | 39 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands | 0.71% | 0.32% | 0.59% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | 5.50% | 2.24% | 3.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 34 | 29 | 34 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £41,250 | £34,125 |
| 25th Percentile | £62,188 | £45,000 | £37,188 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £72,500 | £60,000 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.83% | +26.32% | -17.39% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £62,500 | £64,688 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £73,250 | £70,000 |
| England median annual salary | £60,000 | £60,000 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -11.11% | +17.39% |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Midlands
SOAP falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in the Midlands.
| DemandTrendPermanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 763 | 1,563 | 1,249 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands | 12.96% | 14.34% | 18.83% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 520 | 1,058 | 956 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,700 | £32,500 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,750 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -4.55% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,250 | £75,000 | £81,250 |
| England median annual salary | £67,500 | £62,500 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.00% | -7.41% | +3.85% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands
Job postings citing SOAP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.
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Salary Trend in the Midlands
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing SOAP.
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Salary Histogram in the Midlands
Salary distribution for jobs citing SOAP in the Midlands over the 6 months to 27 August 2025.
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Job Locations in the Midlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SOAP within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 27 August 2025. 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 DemandTrendPermanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| West Midlands | +59 | 28 | £72,500 | +20.83% | 16 |
| East Midlands | +27 | 14 | £62,500 | +4.17% | 9 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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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