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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft DirectX skills within the Cheshire 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 5 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft DirectX
Location
3 months to
5 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank59-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.457 %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-£325
% 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£37.00£35.00
% change on same period last year+5.71 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads219159
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.357 %0.174 %
Daily rates quoted3628
Average minimum daily rate£279£316
Average daily rate£300£326
% change on same period last year-7.93 %
Average maximum daily rate£321£336
UK excluding London average daily rate£322£333
% change on same period last year-3.54 %
Hourly rates quoted139
Average minimum hourly rate£27.76£25.43
Average hourly rate£29.72£27.90
% change on same period last year+6.52 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.69£30.38
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.64£31.31
% change on same period last year-8.54 %
DirectX North WestDirectX
North West

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 Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Cheshire DirectX Demand Trend

DirectX
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing DirectX within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 5 December 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
WarringtonNew entry-1--
DirectX North WestDirectX
North West

DirectX
Top 6 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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.

11 (100.00 %)VB.NET
11 (100.00 %).NET
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)Visual Studio
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2008

DirectX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %).NET
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2008
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (100.00 %)Visual Studio
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)VB.NET