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The table below looks at the demand for XPath (XML Path Language) skills within the Birmingham region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited XPath over the 3 months to 20 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkXPath (XML Path Language)
Location
3 months to
20 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank-66
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads02
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.763 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£342£356
% change on same period last year-3.91 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.13-
% change on same period last year-
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads154262
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.241 %0.285 %
Daily rates quoted4164
Average minimum daily rate£339£317
Average daily rate£371£342
% change on same period last year+8.23 %
Average maximum daily rate£402£368
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£332
% change on same period last year-4.53 %
Hourly rates quoted1813
Average minimum hourly rate£25.97£24.88
Average hourly rate£28.83£27.29
% change on same period last year+5.63 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.70£29.71
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.20£32.90
% change on same period last year-5.15 %
XPath West MidlandsXPath
West Midlands

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

XPath
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing XPath across the Birmingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Birmingham XPath Demand Trend

XPath
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing XPath across the Birmingham region.

Birmingham XPath Daily Rate Trend

XPath
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing XPath across the Birmingham region.

Birmingham XPath Hourly Rate Trend

XPath
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing XPath also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited XPath.

13 (100.00 %)Java
13 (100.00 %)J2EE
13 (100.00 %)Ant
13 (100.00 %)Middleware
13 (100.00 %)XSLT
13 (100.00 %)Hibernate
13 (100.00 %)WPS
13 (100.00 %)Spring
13 (100.00 %)WebSphere
22 (66.67 %)ESB
22 (66.67 %)DB2
22 (66.67 %)BPEL
22 (66.67 %)Struts
22 (66.67 %)XML
22 (66.67 %)XSD
22 (66.67 %)SQL
31 (33.33 %)SQL Server
31 (33.33 %)Identity Management
31 (33.33 %)Government
31 (33.33 %)Tivoli

XPath
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing XPath also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited XPath. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (100.00 %)J2EE
13 (100.00 %)XSLT
13 (100.00 %)Middleware
13 (100.00 %)Hibernate
13 (100.00 %)Spring
13 (100.00 %)WebSphere
22 (66.67 %)Struts
22 (66.67 %)XML
22 (66.67 %)XSD
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (100.00 %)WPS
22 (66.67 %)ESB
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (66.67 %)DB2
21 (33.33 %)SQL Server
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (100.00 %)Ant
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (33.33 %)Government
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (66.67 %)Developer
12 (66.67 %)WebSphere Developer
21 (33.33 %)Java/J2EE Developer
21 (33.33 %)Consultant
21 (33.33 %)Java Developer
21 (33.33 %)J2EE Developer
21 (33.33 %)Enterprise Consultant
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (66.67 %)BPEL
21 (33.33 %)Identity Management
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (100.00 %)Java
22 (66.67 %)SQL
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (33.33 %)Tivoli