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The table below looks at the demand for XPath (XML Path Language) skills within the West Midlands 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkXPath (XML Path Language)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank203220
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching permanent IT job ads194
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.496 %0.115 %
Salaries quoted174
Average minimum salary£38,684£33,750
Average salary£41,184£34,375
% change on same period last year+19.80 %
Average maximum salary£43,684£35,000
UK excluding London average salary£38,091£45,327
% change on same period last year-15.96 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads38293466
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.119 %1.454 %
Salaries quoted33383106
Average minimum salary£29,842£31,032
Average salary£32,561£33,384
% change on same period last year-2.46 %
Average maximum salary£35,279£35,735
UK excluding London average salary£35,272£35,655
% change on same period last year-1.07 %
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 West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region.

West Midlands XPath Salary Trend

XPath
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing XPath across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

West Midlands XPath Salary Histogram

XPath
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing XPath within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
WarwickshireUp+1414£39,531+2.01 %
StaffordshireNew entry-1--
XPath EnglandXPath
England

XPath
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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.

192 (100.00 %)XML
266 (71.74 %)Java
266 (71.74 %)JSF
365 (70.65 %)Spring
459 (64.13 %)Linux
552 (56.52 %)Finance
650 (54.35 %)JavaScript
749 (53.26 %)Java SE
847 (51.09 %)Hibernate
944 (47.83 %)Java EE
944 (47.83 %)HTML
1042 (45.65 %)JPA
1125 (27.17 %)Construction
1224 (26.09 %)XQuery
1224 (26.09 %)Struts
1224 (26.09 %)Windows
1318 (19.57 %)C#
1318 (19.57 %).NET
1318 (19.57 %)ASP.NET
1318 (19.57 %)OO
1416 (17.39 %)WebServices
1416 (17.39 %)Degree
1515 (16.30 %)XSLT
1613 (14.13 %)MCAD
1613 (14.13 %)MCSD
1613 (14.13 %)Microsoft
1613 (14.13 %)Microsoft Certification
1712 (13.04 %)GIS
1811 (11.96 %)EDI
1910 (10.87 %)UNIX

XPath
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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.

West Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
192 (100.00 %)XML
266 (71.74 %)JSF
365 (70.65 %)Spring
449 (53.26 %)Java SE
547 (51.09 %)Hibernate
644 (47.83 %)Java EE
644 (47.83 %)HTML
742 (45.65 %)JPA
824 (26.09 %)Struts
918 (19.57 %).NET
918 (19.57 %)ASP.NET
1016 (17.39 %)WebServices
1115 (16.30 %)XSLT
1211 (11.96 %)EDI
137 (7.609 %)J2EE
145 (5.435 %)WebSphere
145 (5.435 %).NET Framework
154 (4.348 %)Middleware
162 (2.174 %)J2SE
West Midlands IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (9.783 %)Gentran
West Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (4.348 %)MS Visio
22 (2.174 %)MS Excel
West Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (2.174 %)FTP
12 (2.174 %)HTTPS
12 (2.174 %)X.400
West Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (13.04 %)GIS
25 (5.435 %)SQL Server
32 (2.174 %)SQL Server 2000
32 (2.174 %)SQL Server 2005
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
152 (56.52 %)Finance
225 (27.17 %)Construction
38 (8.696 %)FMCG
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
154 (58.70 %)Team Leader
241 (44.57 %)Java Team Leader
327 (29.35 %)Developer
426 (28.26 %)Java Developer
513 (14.13 %).NET Team Leader
66 (6.522 %)Java/J2EE Developer
75 (5.435 %).NET Developer
81 (1.087 %)Lead Java Developer
81 (1.087 %)Web Developer
81 (1.087 %)Development Manager
81 (1.087 %)Lead Developer
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
159 (64.13 %)Linux
224 (26.09 %)Windows
310 (10.87 %)AIX
310 (10.87 %)UNIX
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
118 (19.57 %)OO
25 (5.435 %)SOA
25 (5.435 %)UML
25 (5.435 %)Service Delivery
34 (4.348 %)Project Management
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
166 (71.74 %)Java
250 (54.35 %)JavaScript
324 (26.09 %)XQuery
418 (19.57 %)C#
57 (7.609 %)DHTML
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
116 (17.39 %)Degree
213 (14.13 %)MCAD
213 (14.13 %)MCSD
213 (14.13 %)Microsoft Certification
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (14.13 %)Microsoft
27 (7.609 %)Oracle
27 (7.609 %)SAP