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This section looks at the demand for XPath (XML Path Language) skills within the Cheshire 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkXPath (XML Path Language)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5858
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads43
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.003 %
As % of the category below1.667 %0.990 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£363-
Average daily rate£363-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£363-
UK excluding London average daily rate£393£358
% change on same period last year+9.55 %
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£33.50£29.63
% change on same period last year+13.08 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads240303
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.317 %0.302 %
Daily rates quoted6658
Average minimum daily rate£318£354
Average daily rate£336£368
% change on same period last year-8.83 %
Average maximum daily rate£353£382
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£335
% change on same period last year-1.38 %
Hourly rates quoted2423
Average minimum hourly rate£27.33£30.39
Average hourly rate£30.96£32.34
% change on same period last year-4.27 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.58£34.29
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.40£33.03
% change on same period last year+1.11 %
XPath North WestXPath
North West

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 Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region.

Cheshire XPath Daily Rate Trend

XPath
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing XPath across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Cheshire XPath Daily Rate Histogram

XPath
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing XPath within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ChesterNew entry-4£363-
XPath North WestXPath
North West

XPath
Top 24 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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.

14 (100.00 %)WebServices
14 (100.00 %)XML
14 (100.00 %)Swing
14 (100.00 %)HTML
14 (100.00 %)Java
14 (100.00 %)JSP
14 (100.00 %)Hibernate
14 (100.00 %)Agile Software Development
14 (100.00 %)JIRA
23 (75.00 %)Spring
23 (75.00 %)AJAX
23 (75.00 %)C++
23 (75.00 %)SOAP
23 (75.00 %)Finance
23 (75.00 %)Oracle
23 (75.00 %)CSS
23 (75.00 %)Tuxedo
23 (75.00 %)WSDL
23 (75.00 %)JAX-RPC
23 (75.00 %)Middleware
32 (50.00 %)Perforce
32 (50.00 %)Apache Axis
41 (25.00 %)International Banking
41 (25.00 %)Banking

XPath
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (100.00 %)WebServices
14 (100.00 %)XML
14 (100.00 %)Swing
14 (100.00 %)HTML
14 (100.00 %)JSP
14 (100.00 %)Hibernate
23 (75.00 %)Spring
23 (75.00 %)AJAX
23 (75.00 %)SOAP
23 (75.00 %)CSS
23 (75.00 %)WSDL
23 (75.00 %)JAX-RPC
23 (75.00 %)Middleware
32 (50.00 %)Apache Axis
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (75.00 %)Tuxedo
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (100.00 %)JIRA
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (75.00 %)Finance
21 (25.00 %)International Banking
21 (25.00 %)Banking
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (75.00 %)Java Software Engineer
13 (75.00 %)Software Engineer
21 (25.00 %)Java Developer
21 (25.00 %)Developer
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (100.00 %)Agile Software Development
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (100.00 %)Java
23 (75.00 %)C++
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (75.00 %)Oracle
22 (50.00 %)Perforce