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The table below looks at the demand for XPath (XML Path Language) skills within the Docklands, London 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--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
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-
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Docklands, London
Matching contract IT job ads276787
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.433 %0.856 %
Daily rates quoted115472
Average minimum daily rate£417£483
Average daily rate£443£526
% change on same period last year-15.77 %
Average maximum daily rate£470£569
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£332
% change on same period last year-4.53 %
Hourly rates quoted38
Average minimum hourly rate£15.83£26.63
Average hourly rate£16.67£26.94
% change on same period last year-38.12 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.50£27.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.20£32.90
% change on same period last year-5.15 %
XPath LondonXPath
London

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 Docklands, London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Docklands, London 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 Docklands, London region.

Docklands, London XPath Daily Rate Trend

XPath
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Docklands, London 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.

12 (100.00 %)Java
12 (100.00 %)JUnit
12 (100.00 %)XML
12 (100.00 %)UNIX
12 (100.00 %)UML
12 (100.00 %)XML Schema
12 (100.00 %)XQuery
12 (100.00 %)Shell Script
12 (100.00 %)Middleware
12 (100.00 %)Banking
12 (100.00 %)Data Management
12 (100.00 %)Investment Banking
12 (100.00 %)Java SE
12 (100.00 %)Unit Testing

XPath
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Docklands, London 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.

Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %)XML
12 (100.00 %)XML Schema
12 (100.00 %)Middleware
12 (100.00 %)Java SE
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (100.00 %)JUnit
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (100.00 %)Banking
12 (100.00 %)Investment Banking
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Developer
12 (100.00 %)Senior Developer
12 (100.00 %)Java Developer
12 (100.00 %)Senior Java Developer
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (100.00 %)UNIX
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)UML
12 (100.00 %)Data Management
12 (100.00 %)Unit Testing
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)Java
12 (100.00 %)XQuery
12 (100.00 %)Shell Script