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This section looks at the demand for XPath (XML Path Language) skills within the Leeds 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkXPath (XML Path Language)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank78-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.424 %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£396£369
% change on same period last year+7.53 %
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 %
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Leeds
Matching contract IT job ads472436
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.629 %0.435 %
Daily rates quoted10854
Average minimum daily rate£277£315
Average daily rate£299£331
% change on same period last year-9.72 %
Average maximum daily rate£320£347
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£336
% change on same period last year-1.79 %
Hourly rates quoted2548
Average minimum hourly rate£28.70£30.57
Average hourly rate£32.03£32.10
% change on same period last year-0.21 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.36£33.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.25£32.93
% change on same period last year+0.99 %
XPath West YorkshireXPath
West Yorkshire

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

Leeds 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 Leeds region.

Leeds XPath Daily Rate Trend

XPath
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds 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 %)SQL
12 (100.00 %)Oracle
12 (100.00 %)JUnit
12 (100.00 %)JSP
12 (100.00 %)XML
12 (100.00 %)DOM
12 (100.00 %)UML
12 (100.00 %)RAD
12 (100.00 %)Apache
12 (100.00 %)Eclipse
12 (100.00 %)Sun
12 (100.00 %)SAX
12 (100.00 %)Sun Certification
12 (100.00 %)Hibernate
12 (100.00 %)JSF
12 (100.00 %)WebSphere

XPath
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds 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.

Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %)JSP
12 (100.00 %)XML
12 (100.00 %)DOM
12 (100.00 %)SAX
12 (100.00 %)Hibernate
12 (100.00 %)JSF
12 (100.00 %)WebSphere
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (100.00 %)Apache
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (100.00 %)JUnit
12 (100.00 %)Eclipse
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Developer
12 (100.00 %)Java Developer
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)UML
12 (100.00 %)RAD
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)Java
12 (100.00 %)SQL
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (100.00 %)Sun Certification
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)Oracle
12 (100.00 %)Sun