SOAP Jobs with Work from Home Options

Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for SOAP skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited SOAP over the 6 months to 3 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 373 293 317
Rank change year-on-year -80 +24 -84
Permanent jobs citing SOAP 251 432 861
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.72% 1.12% 1.15%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 2.73% 3.40% 2.50%
Number of salaries quoted 229 336 563
10th Percentile £37,500 £40,773 £36,500
25th Percentile £43,750 £50,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +13.64% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £77,715 £71,250
90th Percentile £75,500 £89,852 £85,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £67,500 £55,140
% change year-on-year -18.52% +22.42% +0.25%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Work from Home

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

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 9,184 12,709 34,396
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 26.43% 33.00% 45.92%
Number of salaries quoted 7,627 9,933 17,336
10th Percentile £38,750 £41,250 £38,750
25th Percentile £47,125 £51,250 £46,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,351 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.19% +4.56% +13.64%
75th Percentile £79,363 £85,750 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £67,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% +3.85% +18.18%

SOAP
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing SOAP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

SOAP trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing SOAP.

SOAP salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

SOAP
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing SOAP over the 6 months to 3 June 2024.

SOAP salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

SOAP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 38 (15.14%) IIS
2 22 (8.76%) Apache
3 12 (4.78%) CMS
4 7 (2.79%) SharePoint
5 6 (2.39%) JBoss
5 6 (2.39%) OpenStack
5 6 (2.39%) Red Hat Fuse
6 5 (1.99%) BizTalk Server
7 4 (1.59%) EPiServer
8 3 (1.20%) Drupal
9 2 (0.80%) Confluence
9 2 (0.80%) nginx
9 2 (0.80%) NServiceBus
10 1 (0.40%) Anypoint
10 1 (0.40%) Mule
10 1 (0.40%) Tomcat
10 1 (0.40%) WildFly
10 1 (0.40%) WordPress
Applications
1 1 (0.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (1.59%) Dynamics CRM
1 4 (1.59%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.80%) Shopify
2 2 (0.80%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.40%) BusinessWorks
3 1 (0.40%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.40%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 93 (37.05%) Azure
2 63 (25.10%) Azure DevOps
3 50 (19.92%) AWS
4 32 (12.75%) SaaS
5 15 (5.98%) GitHub
6 12 (4.78%) PaaS
7 9 (3.59%) Cloud Computing
7 9 (3.59%) Serverless
8 7 (2.79%) Google Analytics
9 6 (2.39%) Amazon ECS
9 6 (2.39%) Amazon EKS
9 6 (2.39%) Azure Service Fabric
9 6 (2.39%) Entra ID
9 6 (2.39%) IaaS
10 5 (1.99%) Power Platform
11 4 (1.59%) GCP
12 3 (1.20%) Boomi
13 2 (0.80%) AWS Lambda
13 2 (0.80%) Power Automate
13 2 (0.80%) Zapier
Communications & Networking
1 8 (3.19%) VPN
2 6 (2.39%) SSL
3 4 (1.59%) Firewall
3 4 (1.59%) Internet
4 3 (1.20%) Bluetooth
4 3 (1.20%) HTTP
5 2 (0.80%) DMZ
5 2 (0.80%) DNS
5 2 (0.80%) Modbus
5 2 (0.80%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 96 (38.25%) SQL Server
2 34 (13.55%) MongoDB
3 32 (12.75%) PostgreSQL
4 26 (10.36%) MySQL
5 15 (5.98%) Relational Database
6 13 (5.18%) OLTP
7 10 (3.98%) NoSQL
8 9 (3.59%) Azure SQL Database
9 8 (3.19%) MariaDB
10 7 (2.79%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 5 (1.99%) Oracle Database
11 5 (1.99%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 4 (1.59%) Data Warehouse
12 4 (1.59%) InfluxDB
12 4 (1.59%) Power BI
13 2 (0.80%) OLAP
13 2 (0.80%) OLAP Cube
13 2 (0.80%) SAP Data Services
13 2 (0.80%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 2 (0.80%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 34 (13.55%) Visual Studio
2 32 (12.75%) Git
3 28 (11.16%) Jasmine
3 28 (11.16%) Karma Test Runner
4 25 (9.96%) JIRA
5 23 (9.16%) Postman
6 12 (4.78%) SoapUI
7 11 (4.38%) Jenkins
8 8 (3.19%) JUnit
9 6 (2.39%) JMeter
9 6 (2.39%) Oracle APEX
10 5 (1.99%) Eclipse
11 4 (1.59%) Bitbucket
11 4 (1.59%) IntelliJ
11 4 (1.59%) Subversion
11 4 (1.59%) Visual Studio Code
12 3 (1.20%) Bitbucket Server
12 3 (1.20%) Cucumber
12 3 (1.20%) JHipster
12 3 (1.20%) Serenity BDD
General
1 41 (16.33%) Social Skills
2 28 (11.16%) Analytical Skills
3 19 (7.57%) Finance
4 18 (7.17%) Law
4 18 (7.17%) Public Sector
5 7 (2.79%) Retail
6 6 (2.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 6 (2.39%) Police
7 5 (1.99%) Publishing
7 5 (1.99%) Telecoms
8 4 (1.59%) Local Government
8 4 (1.59%) Manufacturing
8 4 (1.59%) Welsh Language
9 3 (1.20%) Wearables
10 2 (0.80%) Legal
10 2 (0.80%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.40%) Banking
11 1 (0.40%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 154 (61.35%) Developer
2 48 (19.12%) Senior
3 36 (14.34%) Senior Developer
4 33 (13.15%) C# Developer
5 31 (12.35%) .NET Developer
6 27 (10.76%) Support Engineer
7 22 (8.76%) PHP Developer
7 22 (8.76%) Software Support Engineer
8 18 (7.17%) Oracle Developer
9 17 (6.77%) Project Manager
10 16 (6.37%) Senior Oracle Developer
11 14 (5.58%) Architect
12 13 (5.18%) Java Developer
13 11 (4.38%) Java Engineer
13 11 (4.38%) Senior Java Developer
14 10 (3.98%) Lead
14 10 (3.98%) PL/SQL Developer
15 9 (3.59%) Software Developer
15 9 (3.59%) VB.NET Developer
16 8 (3.19%) Technical Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 158 (62.95%) REST
2 139 (55.38%) .NET
3 138 (54.98%) Web Services
4 103 (41.04%) XML
5 81 (32.27%) JSON
6 64 (25.50%) HTML
7 63 (25.10%) ASP.NET
8 59 (23.51%) RESTful
9 54 (21.51%) AngularJS
10 44 (17.53%) CSS
11 35 (13.94%) Sass
12 33 (13.15%) XML Schema
13 28 (11.16%) RxJS
14 23 (9.16%) .NET Framework
14 23 (9.16%) Spring
15 21 (8.37%) React
16 20 (7.97%) Laravel
16 20 (7.97%) Spring Boot
17 19 (7.57%) .NET Core
18 18 (7.17%) jQuery
Miscellaneous
1 23 (9.16%) Enterprise Software
2 16 (6.37%) Virtual Team
3 12 (4.78%) Distributed Systems
3 12 (4.78%) Product Ownership
4 11 (4.38%) Greenfield Project
5 8 (3.19%) CMDB
5 8 (3.19%) Data Structures
6 7 (2.79%) Legacy Systems
6 7 (2.79%) Management Information System
7 5 (1.99%) Distributed Applications
8 4 (1.59%) Low-Code
9 3 (1.20%) Client/Server
9 3 (1.20%) Kindle
10 2 (0.80%) Distributed Architecture
10 2 (0.80%) EPoS
10 2 (0.80%) Hybrid Cloud
10 2 (0.80%) Legacy Code
10 2 (0.80%) N-Tier
10 2 (0.80%) Renewable Energy
10 2 (0.80%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 42 (16.73%) Linux
2 26 (10.36%) AIX
3 6 (2.39%) Windows
4 5 (1.99%) Unix
5 4 (1.59%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.40%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 105 (41.83%) Agile
2 97 (38.65%) DevOps
3 62 (24.70%) Unit Testing
4 53 (21.12%) OO
5 50 (19.92%) Problem-Solving
6 44 (17.53%) User Acceptance Testing
7 37 (14.74%) MVC
7 37 (14.74%) SDLC
8 36 (14.34%) Software Engineering
9 34 (13.55%) ERP
10 33 (13.15%) Computer Science
11 31 (12.35%) Customer Service
12 29 (11.55%) Web Development
13 27 (10.76%) Customer Requirements
14 26 (10.36%) Presales
14 26 (10.36%) Scrum
15 22 (8.76%) Software Testing
15 22 (8.76%) Technical Architecture
16 21 (8.37%) Full Stack Development
16 21 (8.37%) OOP
Programming Languages
1 140 (55.78%) SQL
2 132 (52.59%) JavaScript
3 110 (43.82%) C#
4 65 (25.90%) Java
5 57 (22.71%) T-SQL
6 51 (20.32%) VB
7 50 (19.92%) VB.NET
8 39 (15.54%) TypeScript
9 30 (11.95%) PHP
10 28 (11.16%) VB6
11 26 (10.36%) C
12 23 (9.16%) Python
13 22 (8.76%) C++
14 21 (8.37%) PL/SQL
15 17 (6.77%) XPath
16 8 (3.19%) PowerShell
17 4 (1.59%) Ruby
18 2 (0.80%) Apex Code
19 1 (0.40%) Bash
19 1 (0.40%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 41 (16.33%) SC Cleared
1 41 (16.33%) Security Cleared
2 38 (15.14%) Degree
3 14 (5.58%) Computer Science Degree
4 10 (3.98%) GIAC
5 6 (2.39%) CISM
5 6 (2.39%) CISSP
5 6 (2.39%) Master's Degree
5 6 (2.39%) SANS
6 5 (1.99%) HNC
6 5 (1.99%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 4 (1.59%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (15.54%) QA
2 8 (3.19%) NIST
3 7 (2.79%) Accessibility
4 6 (2.39%) COBIT
4 6 (2.39%) Web Application Security Consortium
5 3 (1.20%) HL7
6 1 (0.40%) SLA
System Software
1 19 (7.57%) Docker
2 2 (0.80%) Virtual Machines
2 2 (0.80%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (0.80%) vSphere
3 1 (0.40%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 12 (4.78%) Kubernetes
2 6 (2.39%) Ansible
2 6 (2.39%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 6 (2.39%) Terraform
3 4 (1.59%) Grafana
3 4 (1.59%) HP UCMDB
4 2 (0.80%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.40%) Kibana
Vendors
1 50 (19.92%) Oracle
2 48 (19.12%) Microsoft
3 14 (5.58%) ServiceNow
4 7 (2.79%) Google
5 6 (2.39%) webMethods
5 6 (2.39%) WSO2
6 5 (1.99%) Salesforce
7 4 (1.59%) BMC
7 4 (1.59%) HP
7 4 (1.59%) Remedy
8 3 (1.20%) Apple
8 3 (1.20%) Databricks
8 3 (1.20%) MuleSoft
9 2 (0.80%) Cognos
9 2 (0.80%) Dell
9 2 (0.80%) IBM
9 2 (0.80%) Progress
9 2 (0.80%) SAP
9 2 (0.80%) Sparx
9 2 (0.80%) VMware