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This section looks at the demand for XPath (XML Path Language) skills within the Scotland region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited XPath over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkXPath (XML Path Language)
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank100-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.412 %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£422£374
% change on same period last year+12.93 %
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£32.50£36.17
% change on same period last year-10.13 %
Programming Languages ScotlandProgramming Languages
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads7291131
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.961 %1.200 %
Daily rates quoted144235
Average minimum daily rate£304£320
Average daily rate£325£335
% change on same period last year-3.11 %
Average maximum daily rate£346£351
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£332
% change on same period last year+1.57 %
Hourly rates quoted2438
Average minimum hourly rate£25.74£27.12
Average hourly rate£27.28£30.04
% change on same period last year-9.17 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.82£32.95
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.13£33.16
% change on same period last year-0.07 %
XPath UKXPath
UK

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

Scotland 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 Scotland region.

Scotland 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 Scotland region.

Scotland XPath Hourly Rate Trend

XPath
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing XPath within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 4 July 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
EdinburghNew entry-1--
GlasgowNew entry-1--
West LothianNew entry-1--
XPath UKXPath
UK

XPath
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland 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.

110 (100.00 %)XML
27 (70.00 %)XSLT
27 (70.00 %)Java
35 (50.00 %)SQL
35 (50.00 %)Oracle
35 (50.00 %)XQuery
35 (50.00 %)Project Management
44 (40.00 %)JMS
44 (40.00 %)MQSeries
53 (30.00 %)Finance
53 (30.00 %)OO
62 (20.00 %)WebSphere
62 (20.00 %)Data Integration
62 (20.00 %)Unix
62 (20.00 %)Solaris
62 (20.00 %)Linux
62 (20.00 %)XSD
62 (20.00 %)XSL
62 (20.00 %).NET
62 (20.00 %)SQL Server
62 (20.00 %)ASP.NET
62 (20.00 %)Banking
62 (20.00 %)Microsoft
62 (20.00 %)WebServices
62 (20.00 %)FpML
71 (10.00 %)Microsoft Certification
71 (10.00 %)Microsoft CRM
71 (10.00 %)Informatica
71 (10.00 %)WebSphere MQ
71 (10.00 %)PolarLake

XPath
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland 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.

Application Development
110 (100.00 %)XML
27 (70.00 %)XSLT
34 (40.00 %)JMS
42 (20.00 %)FpML
42 (20.00 %)ASP.NET
42 (20.00 %).NET
42 (20.00 %)WebServices
42 (20.00 %)XSD
42 (20.00 %)XSL
42 (20.00 %)WebSphere
51 (10.00 %)Dojo
51 (10.00 %)HTML
51 (10.00 %)J2EE
51 (10.00 %)CSS
51 (10.00 %)SOAP
51 (10.00 %)Struts
51 (10.00 %)Hibernate
51 (10.00 %)WinForms
51 (10.00 %)Spring
51 (10.00 %)Saxon XSLT
Application Platforms
14 (40.00 %)MQSeries
21 (10.00 %)SharePoint
21 (10.00 %)WebSphere MQ
21 (10.00 %)JBoss
Business Applications
11 (10.00 %)Microsoft CRM
Communications & Networking
11 (10.00 %)FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
12 (20.00 %)SQL Server
21 (10.00 %)Oracle 9i
21 (10.00 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
21 (10.00 %)Data Mart
21 (10.00 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (10.00 %)SQL Server Integration Services
21 (10.00 %)MySQL
Development Applications
11 (10.00 %)JUnit
11 (10.00 %)Eclipse
11 (10.00 %)Log4j
11 (10.00 %)Selenium
General
13 (30.00 %)Finance
22 (20.00 %)Banking
31 (10.00 %)Investment Banking
Job Titles
16 (60.00 %)Developer
24 (40.00 %)Technical Manager
24 (40.00 %)Project Manager
24 (40.00 %)Technical Project Manager
33 (30.00 %)Java Developer
41 (10.00 %)C# Developer
41 (10.00 %)Informatica Developer
41 (10.00 %)Applications Support Engineer
41 (10.00 %)Senior Developer
41 (10.00 %)Support Engineer
41 (10.00 %)Applications Support
41 (10.00 %)Data Integration Developer
41 (10.00 %)Analyst
Miscellaneous
12 (20.00 %)Data Integration
21 (10.00 %)Management Information System
21 (10.00 %)Derivative
21 (10.00 %)Computer Science
21 (10.00 %)CMDB
Operating Systems
12 (20.00 %)Unix
12 (20.00 %)Solaris
12 (20.00 %)Linux
21 (10.00 %)Windows
Processes & Methodologies
15 (50.00 %)Project Management
23 (30.00 %)OO
31 (10.00 %)Data Modelling
31 (10.00 %)ITIL
31 (10.00 %)UML
31 (10.00 %)OOP
31 (10.00 %)BPEL
31 (10.00 %)Unit Testing
Programming Languages
17 (70.00 %)Java
25 (50.00 %)SQL
25 (50.00 %)XQuery
31 (10.00 %)C#
31 (10.00 %)Transact-SQL
31 (10.00 %)JavaScript
31 (10.00 %)PHP
31 (10.00 %)PL/SQL
Qualifications
11 (10.00 %)MCAD
11 (10.00 %)MCSD
11 (10.00 %)Microsoft Certification
Vendors
15 (50.00 %)Oracle
22 (20.00 %)Microsoft
31 (10.00 %)Compuware
31 (10.00 %)Informatica
31 (10.00 %)PolarLake
31 (10.00 %)Proxima
31 (10.00 %)Sybase
31 (10.00 %)IBM
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