Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)
South East > Thames Valley
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring SOAP skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 7 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 163 | 146 | 176 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -17 | +30 | -36 |
| Permanent jobs citing SOAP | 28 | 52 | 31 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley | 0.42% | 1.45% | 0.59% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | 4.51% | 12.04% | 3.66% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25 | 15 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £55,000 | £46,450 | £60,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £57,500 | £51,875 | £62,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | £67,500 | £67,500 |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £74,375 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £75,000 | - |
| South East median annual salary | £60,000 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +9.09% | - |
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 permanent job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in the Thames Valley.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 621 | 432 | 846 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | 9.39% | 12.01% | 16.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 479 | 268 | 648 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,500 | £37,275 | £38,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £47,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £64,250 | £56,525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.17% | +13.67% | -13.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £75,000 | £74,063 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £83,750 | £85,000 |
| South East median annual salary | £60,000 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +9.09% | -8.33% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SOAP relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.
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Salary Trend in the Thames Valley
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing SOAP.
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Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley
Salary distribution for jobs citing SOAP in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 7 August 2026.
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Job Locations in the Thames Valley
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SOAP within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 7 August 2026. 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Buckinghamshire | - | 14 | £60,000 | - | 1 |
| Berkshire | -22 | 13 | £70,000 | - | 8 |
| Oxfordshire | -18 | 1 | £65,000 | +30.00% | |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:
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