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This section looks at the demand for XPath (XML Path Language) skills within the Glasgow 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkXPath (XML Path Language)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank58-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.368 %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£361£358
% change on same period last year+0.75 %
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£29.75£31.50
% change on same period last year-5.55 %
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Glasgow
Matching contract IT job ads272424
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.363 %0.429 %
Daily rates quoted76153
Average minimum daily rate£312£312
Average daily rate£330£326
% change on same period last year+1.24 %
Average maximum daily rate£348£339
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£334
% change on same period last year-0.41 %
Hourly rates quoted1118
Average minimum hourly rate£24.56£26.98
Average hourly rate£28.09£30.21
% change on same period last year-7.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.63£33.44
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.38£33.07
% change on same period last year+0.95 %
XPath ScotlandXPath
Scotland

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

Glasgow 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 Glasgow region.

Glasgow XPath Daily Rate Trend

XPath
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Glasgow 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.

15 (100.00 %)XML
15 (100.00 %)XSLT
24 (80.00 %)Java
24 (80.00 %)XQuery
24 (80.00 %)Project Management
33 (60.00 %)JMS
33 (60.00 %)SQL
33 (60.00 %)MQSeries
42 (40.00 %)Linux
42 (40.00 %)UNIX
42 (40.00 %)Oracle
42 (40.00 %)OO
51 (20.00 %)Banking
51 (20.00 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
51 (20.00 %)Saxon XSLT
51 (20.00 %)SQL Server Integration Services
51 (20.00 %)Computer Science
51 (20.00 %)Data Integration
51 (20.00 %)Finance
51 (20.00 %)Data Modelling
51 (20.00 %)FTP
51 (20.00 %)Microsoft
51 (20.00 %)Microsoft CRM
51 (20.00 %)PolarLake
51 (20.00 %)FpML
51 (20.00 %)SQL Server
51 (20.00 %)ASP.NET
51 (20.00 %)SOAP
51 (20.00 %)WebServices
51 (20.00 %)Transact-SQL

XPath
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Glasgow 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.

Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (100.00 %)XML
15 (100.00 %)XSLT
23 (60.00 %)JMS
31 (20.00 %)FpML
31 (20.00 %)Saxon XSLT
31 (20.00 %).NET
31 (20.00 %)ASP.NET
31 (20.00 %)SOAP
31 (20.00 %)WebServices
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (60.00 %)MQSeries
21 (20.00 %)SharePoint
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (20.00 %)Microsoft CRM
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (20.00 %)FTP
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (20.00 %)SQL Server
11 (20.00 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
11 (20.00 %)SQL Server Integration Services
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Finance
11 (20.00 %)Banking
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (80.00 %)Project Manager
14 (80.00 %)Technical Project Manager
14 (80.00 %)Technical Manager
22 (40.00 %)Java Developer
22 (40.00 %)Developer
31 (20.00 %)Support Engineer
31 (20.00 %)Applications Support
31 (20.00 %)Applications Support Engineer
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (20.00 %)Computer Science
11 (20.00 %)Data Integration
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (40.00 %)UNIX
12 (40.00 %)Linux
21 (20.00 %)Windows
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (80.00 %)Project Management
22 (40.00 %)OO
31 (20.00 %)Data Modelling
31 (20.00 %)OOP
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (80.00 %)Java
14 (80.00 %)XQuery
23 (60.00 %)SQL
31 (20.00 %)Transact-SQL
31 (20.00 %)PHP
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (40.00 %)Oracle
21 (20.00 %)Microsoft
21 (20.00 %)PolarLake
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