Web Services Contracts

Web Services
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Web Services skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Web Services over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 185 213 149
Rank change year-on-year +28 -64 -30
Contract jobs citing Web Services 543 686 1,604
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.26% 1.22% 1.83%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 5.99% 5.33% 6.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 341 445 1,055
10th Percentile £400 £410 £375
25th Percentile £463 £463 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year - - +10.00%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £740 £738 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £533 £525 £500
% change year-on-year +1.43% +5.00% +17.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 7 23
10th Percentile - £52.30 £48.50
25th Percentile - £58.75 £60.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £70.00 £63.62
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +10.04% +59.04%
75th Percentile - £75.00 £75.00
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £65.00 - £65.00
% change year-on-year - - +62.50%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
UK

Web Services is in the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 9,058 12,870 23,572
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 21.04% 22.96% 26.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,281 9,398 17,328
10th Percentile £350 £400 £400
25th Percentile £425 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £669
90th Percentile £775 £775 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 257 147 222
10th Percentile £21.89 £30.45 £25.05
25th Percentile £43.00 £51.25 £35.00
Median hourly rate £47.50 £65.00 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -26.92% +23.81% +16.67%
75th Percentile £66.25 £75.00 £67.36
90th Percentile £74.46 £80.55 £76.96
UK excluding London median hourly rate £48.43 £65.00 £55.25
% change year-on-year -25.49% +17.65% +22.78%

Web Services
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Web Services as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Web Services in the UK

Web Services
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Web Services.

Daily rate trend for Web Services in the UK

Web Services
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Web Services over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Web Services in the UK

Web Services
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Web Services.

Hourly rate trend for Web Services in the UK

Web Services
Top 16 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Web Services within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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
England +26 451 £550 - 207
Work from Home +80 256 £550 +2.80% 116
London +38 241 £575 +2.22% 83
UK excluding London +15 239 £533 +1.43% 121
South East +2 75 £600 +14.29% 27
North of England +31 65 £525 +5.00% 36
Yorkshire +33 35 £550 - 10
Scotland +42 34 £538 +11.79% 3
Midlands +13 31 £613 +2.08% 28
North West +13 27 £463 -7.50% 23
West Midlands +10 22 £638 +2.00% 18
East of England +1 21 £350 -30.00% 14
South West -12 10 £475 -13.64% 10
East Midlands +8 9 £600 - 10
North East +13 3 £491 -1.90% 3
Northern Ireland +1 3 £575 +43.75% 3

Web Services
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 25 (4.60%) Confluence
2 14 (2.58%) IIS
3 9 (1.66%) Mule
4 7 (1.29%) CMS
4 7 (1.29%) Oracle Workflow
4 7 (1.29%) WebLogic
4 7 (1.29%) WebSphere
5 6 (1.10%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 6 (1.10%) Appian
5 6 (1.10%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 5 (0.92%) Anypoint
6 5 (0.92%) Apache Spark
6 5 (0.92%) Headless CMS
6 5 (0.92%) JBoss
6 5 (0.92%) Mule ESB
6 5 (0.92%) OpenStack
6 5 (0.92%) Tomcat
7 3 (0.55%) Apache
7 3 (0.55%) WordPress
8 2 (0.37%) SharePoint
Applications
1 13 (2.39%) MS Visio
2 11 (2.03%) Chatbot
3 3 (0.55%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.37%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.18%) CATIA
5 1 (0.18%) PTC Creo
5 1 (0.18%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 13 (2.39%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (1.84%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (1.47%) Temenos T24
4 7 (1.29%) SAP EWM
5 6 (1.10%) NetSuite
6 3 (0.55%) Shopify
7 1 (0.18%) BusinessWorks
7 1 (0.18%) Payment Gateway
7 1 (0.18%) SAP GRC
7 1 (0.18%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 183 (33.70%) Azure
2 121 (22.28%) AWS
3 45 (8.29%) GitHub
4 35 (6.45%) Azure DevOps
5 28 (5.16%) Power Platform
6 24 (4.42%) PaaS
7 20 (3.68%) Entra ID
7 20 (3.68%) Serverless
8 19 (3.50%) Azure API Management
9 18 (3.31%) Azure Key Vault
10 17 (3.13%) Azure Service Bus
10 17 (3.13%) GCP
10 17 (3.13%) PowerApps
11 16 (2.95%) Azure Storage
11 16 (2.95%) Dynamics 365
11 16 (2.95%) Power Automate
12 13 (2.39%) Cloud Computing
13 12 (2.21%) SaaS
14 11 (2.03%) Azure Cosmos DB
14 11 (2.03%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 40 (7.37%) SSL
2 22 (4.05%) VoIP
3 15 (2.76%) TCP/IP
4 13 (2.39%) Firewall
4 13 (2.39%) Internet
4 13 (2.39%) LAN
4 13 (2.39%) VPN
5 12 (2.21%) Ethernet
5 12 (2.21%) HTTP
5 12 (2.21%) WAN
6 11 (2.03%) CTI
7 10 (1.84%) SSH
8 9 (1.66%) MPLS
8 9 (1.66%) PBX
8 9 (1.66%) WLAN
9 7 (1.29%) Kerberos
9 7 (1.29%) Network Security
10 5 (0.92%) Cisco ASA
10 5 (0.92%) DHCP
10 5 (0.92%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 69 (12.71%) SQL Server
2 53 (9.76%) MySQL
3 32 (5.89%) NoSQL
4 25 (4.60%) Oracle Reports
4 25 (4.60%) Relational Database
5 24 (4.42%) MongoDB
6 18 (3.31%) Azure SQL Database
7 16 (2.95%) PostgreSQL
8 15 (2.76%) Power BI
9 13 (2.39%) OLTP
9 13 (2.39%) Oracle Database
10 12 (2.21%) Data Warehouse
10 12 (2.21%) SAP HANA
11 10 (1.84%) Big Data
12 8 (1.47%) Apache Cassandra
13 7 (1.29%) Data Lake
13 7 (1.29%) OLAP
13 7 (1.29%) Redis
14 6 (1.10%) Oracle OLAP
14 6 (1.10%) Siebel EIM
Development Applications
1 70 (12.89%) Git
2 61 (11.23%) JIRA
3 45 (8.29%) Jenkins
4 21 (3.87%) Visual Studio
5 20 (3.68%) Postman
6 19 (3.50%) Eclipse
6 19 (3.50%) JUnit
7 16 (2.95%) Cucumber
7 16 (2.95%) Maven
8 14 (2.58%) Selenium
9 8 (1.47%) Bitbucket
9 8 (1.47%) Gatling
9 8 (1.47%) JMeter
9 8 (1.47%) SonarQube
10 7 (1.29%) TeamCity
11 6 (1.10%) SoapUI
11 6 (1.10%) Visual Studio Team System
12 5 (0.92%) Gradle
12 5 (0.92%) Mockito
12 5 (0.92%) webpack
General
1 135 (24.86%) Social Skills
2 115 (21.18%) Finance
3 57 (10.50%) Analytical Skills
4 47 (8.66%) Banking
5 44 (8.10%) Public Sector
6 28 (5.16%) Presentation Skills
7 26 (4.79%) Telecoms
8 21 (3.87%) Financial Institution
8 21 (3.87%) Retail
9 15 (2.76%) Marketing
10 14 (2.58%) Military
11 9 (1.66%) Billing
12 8 (1.47%) Influencing Skills
12 8 (1.47%) Investment Banking
12 8 (1.47%) Pharmaceutical
13 6 (1.10%) Manufacturing
14 5 (0.92%) Front Office
15 3 (0.55%) Tech for Good
16 2 (0.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 2 (0.37%) Law
Job Titles
1 225 (41.44%) Developer
2 112 (20.63%) Architect
3 58 (10.68%) Senior
4 51 (9.39%) Consultant
5 39 (7.18%) Senior Developer
6 36 (6.63%) Java Developer
7 35 (6.45%) Lead
8 33 (6.08%) Software Engineer
9 27 (4.97%) ServiceNow Developer
10 24 (4.42%) Solutions Architect
11 21 (3.87%) .NET Developer
12 19 (3.50%) Applications Engineer
13 18 (3.31%) Technical Consultant
14 17 (3.13%) Full Stack Developer
14 17 (3.13%) Python Developer
15 16 (2.95%) Applications Support
15 16 (2.95%) Applications Support Engineer
15 16 (2.95%) C# Developer
15 16 (2.95%) SailPoint Developer
15 16 (2.95%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 112 (20.63%) REST
2 101 (18.60%) HTML
3 94 (17.31%) SOAP
4 89 (16.39%) XML
5 84 (15.47%) .NET
6 77 (14.18%) CSS
7 71 (13.08%) RESTful
7 71 (13.08%) Spring
8 52 (9.58%) JSON
9 46 (8.47%) AngularJS
9 46 (8.47%) Node.js
9 46 (8.47%) Spring Boot
10 45 (8.29%) LDAP
11 35 (6.45%) Kafka
11 35 (6.45%) SailPoint
12 33 (6.08%) .NET Framework
12 33 (6.08%) ASP.NET
13 31 (5.71%) J2EE
14 29 (5.34%) React
15 28 (5.16%) JSP
Miscellaneous
1 40 (7.37%) PKI
2 28 (5.16%) Onboarding
3 23 (4.24%) Data Centre
4 22 (4.05%) Linux Command Line
4 22 (4.05%) Management Information System
5 17 (3.13%) Enterprise Software
6 16 (2.95%) Distributed Systems
7 13 (2.39%) Product Ownership
8 12 (2.21%) Data Structures
9 11 (2.03%) IVR
9 11 (2.03%) Mobile App
10 9 (1.66%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 8 (1.47%) CMDB
11 8 (1.47%) Greenfield Project
11 8 (1.47%) Self-Motivation
12 7 (1.29%) Algorithms
12 7 (1.29%) DataPower
12 7 (1.29%) Life Science
13 6 (1.10%) Enterprise Cloud
14 5 (0.92%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 70 (12.89%) Linux
2 37 (6.81%) Windows
3 25 (4.60%) Unix
4 12 (2.21%) Android
4 12 (2.21%) Apple iOS
5 9 (1.66%) Windows Server
6 4 (0.74%) Mac OS X
7 3 (0.55%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.37%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.37%) zOS
9 1 (0.18%) AIX
9 1 (0.18%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.18%) VMS
9 1 (0.18%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 192 (35.36%) Agile
2 90 (16.57%) DevOps
3 81 (14.92%) TDD
4 74 (13.63%) Problem-Solving
5 73 (13.44%) Scrum
6 71 (13.08%) Continuous Integration
7 70 (12.89%) CI/CD
7 70 (12.89%) Software Engineering
8 63 (11.60%) Test Automation
9 62 (11.42%) Microservices
9 62 (11.42%) Migration
10 51 (9.39%) Unit Testing
11 50 (9.21%) Analytics
12 47 (8.66%) SDLC
13 45 (8.29%) BDD
13 45 (8.29%) Service Management
14 43 (7.92%) Cryptography
15 41 (7.55%) Key Management
16 40 (7.37%) ITSM
16 40 (7.37%) OO
Programming Languages
1 153 (28.18%) Java
2 145 (26.70%) JavaScript
3 120 (22.10%) SQL
4 93 (17.13%) C#
5 56 (10.31%) Python
6 22 (4.05%) Scala
7 21 (3.87%) PowerShell
8 18 (3.31%) TypeScript
9 16 (2.95%) C++
10 11 (2.03%) ABAP
11 9 (1.66%) Perl
12 8 (1.47%) Go
13 7 (1.29%) Apex Code
13 7 (1.29%) C
13 7 (1.29%) Shell Script
14 6 (1.10%) PHP
14 6 (1.10%) Ruby
15 5 (0.92%) T-SQL
16 4 (0.74%) Bash
16 4 (0.74%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 113 (20.81%) Security Cleared
2 86 (15.84%) Degree
3 80 (14.73%) SC Cleared
4 34 (6.26%) DV Cleared
5 29 (5.34%) Computer Science Degree
6 14 (2.58%) Master's Degree
6 14 (2.58%) Microsoft Certification
7 13 (2.39%) AWS Certification
7 13 (2.39%) Azure Certification
8 11 (2.03%) Cisco Certification
9 9 (1.66%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 9 (1.66%) BPSS Clearance
9 9 (1.66%) CCIE
9 9 (1.66%) CCIE Data Center
9 9 (1.66%) ISTQB
10 6 (1.10%) CISSP
11 4 (0.74%) CCNP
11 4 (0.74%) CISM
12 3 (0.55%) CISA
13 2 (0.37%) (ISC)2 CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (6.45%) QA
2 9 (1.66%) Accessibility
2 9 (1.66%) PCI DSS
3 8 (1.47%) GDPR
3 8 (1.47%) HIPAA
3 8 (1.47%) SLA
3 8 (1.47%) SOC 2
4 6 (1.10%) HL7
5 3 (0.55%) Disclosure Scotland
5 3 (0.55%) GRC
5 3 (0.55%) WCAG
6 2 (0.37%) Actionable Recommendations
6 2 (0.37%) ISO 20022
6 2 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.18%) Data Quality
7 1 (0.18%) ISO 15022
System Software
1 98 (18.05%) Active Directory
2 44 (8.10%) Docker
3 25 (4.60%) ACF2
3 25 (4.60%) IAG
3 25 (4.60%) RACF
4 9 (1.66%) VMware Infrastructure
5 8 (1.47%) Virtual Machines
6 7 (1.29%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.37%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.18%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 37 (6.81%) Kubernetes
2 17 (3.13%) Single Sign-On
3 14 (2.58%) Terraform
4 12 (2.21%) Grafana
5 8 (1.47%) Prometheus
6 7 (1.29%) Ansible
7 6 (1.10%) Kibana
8 5 (0.92%) CloudHub
9 3 (0.55%) logstash
10 2 (0.37%) Matomo
11 1 (0.18%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 1 (0.18%) Anchore
11 1 (0.18%) Docker Swarm
11 1 (0.18%) Forefront Identity Manager
11 1 (0.18%) Packer
11 1 (0.18%) Progress Chef
11 1 (0.18%) RSA Archer
11 1 (0.18%) TADDM
11 1 (0.18%) TIBCO Hawk
11 1 (0.18%) WMI
Vendors
1 101 (18.60%) Microsoft
2 80 (14.73%) Oracle
3 70 (12.89%) ServiceNow
4 25 (4.60%) SAP
4 25 (4.60%) Sybase
5 23 (4.24%) Google
6 20 (3.68%) Cisco
6 20 (3.68%) IBM
7 19 (3.50%) Salesforce
8 18 (3.31%) Adobe
9 14 (2.58%) Atlassian
10 13 (2.39%) Genesys
11 11 (2.03%) Avaya
12 10 (1.84%) VMware
13 9 (1.66%) Guidewire
14 8 (1.47%) OpenText
15 7 (1.29%) TSYS
16 6 (1.10%) Cadence
16 6 (1.10%) Siebel
16 6 (1.10%) Splunk