Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for XPath (XML Path Language) skills within the Hertfordshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkXPath (XML Path Language)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank68-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.949 %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£324£327
% change on same period last year-0.84 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00-
Average hourly rate£35.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.13-
% change on same period last year-
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads316602
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.508 %0.646 %
Daily rates quoted110217
Average minimum daily rate£306£294
Average daily rate£323£314
% change on same period last year+2.80 %
Average maximum daily rate£341£335
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£331
% change on same period last year-4.02 %
Hourly rates quoted3674
Average minimum hourly rate£33.21£33.54
Average hourly rate£34.10£34.50
% change on same period last year-1.15 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.99£35.45
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.93£32.68
% change on same period last year-5.35 %
XPath East of EnglandXPath
East of England

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

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire XPath Hourly Rate Trend

XPath
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing XPath within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
StevenageNew entry-1--
XPath East of EnglandXPath
East of England

XPath
Top 28 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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 %)C++
14 (100.00 %)XML
23 (75.00 %)XSD
23 (75.00 %)XSLT
23 (75.00 %)ODBC
23 (75.00 %)EAI
23 (75.00 %)Microsoft
23 (75.00 %)SAX
23 (75.00 %)HTML
23 (75.00 %)Java
23 (75.00 %)JavaScript
23 (75.00 %)SQL
23 (75.00 %).NET
23 (75.00 %)ASP
23 (75.00 %)JDBC
23 (75.00 %)JSP
23 (75.00 %)Servlets
23 (75.00 %)SOAP
23 (75.00 %)WebServices
23 (75.00 %)InterSystems
23 (75.00 %)Windows
23 (75.00 %)OO
23 (75.00 %)Project Management
31 (25.00 %)Datawarehouse
31 (25.00 %)Government
31 (25.00 %)XQuery
31 (25.00 %)W3C
31 (25.00 %)PRINCE2

XPath
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (100.00 %)XML
23 (75.00 %)XSD
23 (75.00 %)XSLT
23 (75.00 %)ODBC
23 (75.00 %)SAX
23 (75.00 %)HTML
23 (75.00 %).NET
23 (75.00 %)ASP
23 (75.00 %)JDBC
23 (75.00 %)JSP
23 (75.00 %)Servlets
23 (75.00 %)SOAP
23 (75.00 %)WebServices
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (25.00 %)Datawarehouse
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Government
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (75.00 %)Developer
21 (25.00 %)Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Java Developer
21 (25.00 %).NET Developer
21 (25.00 %)C++ Developer
21 (25.00 %)Developer Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Integration Analyst
21 (25.00 %)C++/Java Developer
21 (25.00 %)Software Engineer
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (25.00 %)W3C
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (75.00 %)Windows
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (75.00 %)OO
13 (75.00 %)EAI
13 (75.00 %)Project Management
21 (25.00 %)PRINCE2
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (100.00 %)C++
23 (75.00 %)Java
23 (75.00 %)JavaScript
23 (75.00 %)SQL
31 (25.00 %)XQuery
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (75.00 %)Microsoft
13 (75.00 %)InterSystems