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This section looks at the demand for XPath (XML Path Language) skills within the South West region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited XPath over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkXPath (XML Path Language)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank220215
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching permanent IT job ads3632
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.013 %
As % of the category below0.618 %0.584 %
Salaries quoted3632
Average minimum salary£35,417£55,000
Average salary£37,431£55,944
% change on same period last year-33.09 %
Average maximum salary£39,444£56,889
UK excluding London average salary£38,523£45,799
% change on same period last year-15.88 %
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads58245484
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled3.135 %2.286 %
Salaries quoted51614742
Average minimum salary£30,469£30,857
Average salary£33,732£33,936
% change on same period last year-0.60 %
Average maximum salary£36,994£37,016
UK excluding London average salary£35,245£35,645
% change on same period last year-1.11 %
XPath EnglandXPath
England

XPath
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing XPath across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

South West XPath Demand Trend

XPath
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing XPath across the South West region.

South West XPath Salary Trend

XPath
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing XPath across the South West region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

South West XPath Salary Histogram

XPath
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing XPath within the South West region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
GloucestershireDown-1320£42,750-3.57 %
BristolNew entry-16£30,781-
XPath EnglandXPath
England

XPath
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the South West 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 IT job ads sampled that cited XPath.

173 (100.00 %)HTML
173 (100.00 %)JavaScript
173 (100.00 %)CSS
173 (100.00 %)XML
254 (73.97 %)ASP.NET
254 (73.97 %).NET
350 (68.49 %)Microsoft
437 (50.68 %)DOM
437 (50.68 %)XSL
437 (50.68 %)XHTML
536 (49.32 %)XSLT
536 (49.32 %)C#
536 (49.32 %)DHTML
536 (49.32 %)Finance
634 (46.58 %)WebServices
729 (39.73 %)OO
828 (38.36 %)RDBMS
924 (32.88 %)Music
924 (32.88 %)W3C
1022 (30.14 %)Internet
1120 (27.40 %)WAI
1218 (24.66 %)AJAX
1218 (24.66 %).NET Framework
1218 (24.66 %)Agile Software Development
1317 (23.29 %)Web 2.0
1317 (23.29 %)Oracle
1317 (23.29 %)SQL Server
1317 (23.29 %)SQL
1416 (21.92 %)WAP
1515 (20.55 %)Release Management

XPath
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the South West 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 IT job ads sampled that cited XPath. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
173 (100.00 %)HTML
173 (100.00 %)CSS
173 (100.00 %)XML
254 (73.97 %).NET
254 (73.97 %)ASP.NET
337 (50.68 %)XHTML
337 (50.68 %)DOM
337 (50.68 %)XSL
436 (49.32 %)XSLT
534 (46.58 %)WebServices
618 (24.66 %)AJAX
618 (24.66 %).NET Framework
716 (21.92 %)WAP
83 (4.110 %)ASP
South West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (2.740 %)MS Excel
South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
122 (30.14 %)Internet
South West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
128 (38.36 %)RDBMS
217 (23.29 %)SQL Server
315 (20.55 %)SQL Server 7
315 (20.55 %)SQL Server 2000
315 (20.55 %)SQL Server 2005
42 (2.740 %)Oracle 8/8i
South West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
112 (16.44 %)Flash
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
136 (49.32 %)Finance
224 (32.88 %)Music
311 (15.07 %)Games
49 (12.33 %)Retail
49 (12.33 %)Pensions
58 (10.96 %)Health
65 (6.849 %)Multimedia
72 (2.740 %)Telecoms
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
162 (84.93 %)Developer
224 (32.88 %).NET Developer
321 (28.77 %)C# Developer
417 (23.29 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
516 (21.92 %)ASP.NET Developer
613 (17.81 %)Senior Developer
710 (13.70 %)Architect
710 (13.70 %)Technical Architect
87 (9.589 %)Web Developer
95 (6.849 %)Junior
95 (6.849 %)Junior Developer
103 (4.110 %)Technical Consultant
103 (4.110 %)Consultant
112 (2.740 %)Applications Developer
112 (2.740 %)SQL Developer
121 (1.370 %)Senior Web Developer
121 (1.370 %)Flash Developer
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
124 (32.88 %)W3C
217 (23.29 %)Web 2.0
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
129 (39.73 %)OO
218 (24.66 %)Agile Software Development
315 (20.55 %)Release Management
410 (13.70 %)SOA
410 (13.70 %)Technical Architecture
59 (12.33 %)E-Commerce
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
173 (100.00 %)JavaScript
236 (49.32 %)C#
236 (49.32 %)DHTML
317 (23.29 %)SQL
415 (20.55 %)Transact-SQL
512 (16.44 %)ActionScript
610 (13.70 %)VB.NET
74 (5.479 %)C
83 (4.110 %)C++
South West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
120 (27.40 %)WAI
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
150 (68.49 %)Microsoft
217 (23.29 %)Oracle