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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft DirectX skills within the Birmingham region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited DirectX over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft DirectX
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank51-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.649 %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--
% change on same period last year-
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£33.86£30.50
% change on same period last year+11.00 %
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads154209
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.205 %0.211 %
Daily rates quoted3644
Average minimum daily rate£297£318
Average daily rate£322£342
% change on same period last year-5.96 %
Average maximum daily rate£347£366
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted47
Average minimum hourly rate£22.75£36.90
Average hourly rate£25.94£37.91
% change on same period last year-31.58 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.13£38.93
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
DirectX West MidlandsDirectX
West Midlands

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.

DirectX
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing DirectX across the Birmingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Birmingham DirectX Demand Trend

DirectX
Top 6 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing DirectX 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 DirectX.

12 (100.00 %)OpenGL
12 (100.00 %)C++
21 (50.00 %)ActiveX
21 (50.00 %)C#
21 (50.00 %)Telecoms
21 (50.00 %)XSI

DirectX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing DirectX 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 DirectX. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %)OpenGL
21 (50.00 %)ActiveX
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (50.00 %)XSI
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Telecoms
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Software Engineer
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)C++
21 (50.00 %)C#
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