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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft DirectX skills within the East Midlands 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
Rank8869
Rank change on same period last yearDown-19
Matching contract IT job ads227
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.027 %
As % of the category below0.461 %5.477 %
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 quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£32.00-
Average hourly rate£33.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£34.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.86£30.50
% change on same period last year+11.00 %
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
East Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads434493
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.578 %0.499 %
Daily rates quoted10755
Average minimum daily rate£312£333
Average daily rate£330£346
% change on same period last year-4.73 %
Average maximum daily rate£348£360
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted1646
Average minimum hourly rate£33.35£27.69
Average hourly rate£34.29£29.08
% change on same period last year+17.94 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.24£30.46
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
DirectX EnglandDirectX
England

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

East Midlands DirectX Demand Trend

DirectX
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing DirectX across the East Midlands region.

East Midlands DirectX Hourly Rate Trend

DirectX
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing DirectX across the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

East Midlands DirectX Hourly Rate Histogram

DirectX
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing DirectX within the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 25 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
LincolnshireNew entry-2--
DirectX EnglandDirectX
England

DirectX
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands 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.

13 (60.00 %)C#
13 (60.00 %)C++
13 (60.00 %)ActiveX
13 (60.00 %)OpenGL
22 (40.00 %)Security Cleared
22 (40.00 %)Flash
22 (40.00 %)Macromedia
22 (40.00 %)VB.NET
22 (40.00 %)ActionScript
22 (40.00 %).NET
22 (40.00 %)Education
22 (40.00 %)Electric
22 (40.00 %)3D Graphics
22 (40.00 %)E-Learning
22 (40.00 %)Adobe Director
31 (20.00 %)Government
31 (20.00 %)Visual Studio
31 (20.00 %)Authorware
31 (20.00 %)Microsoft
31 (20.00 %)Multimedia

DirectX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands 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.

East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (60.00 %)ActiveX
13 (60.00 %)OpenGL
22 (40.00 %).NET
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (40.00 %)Adobe Director
21 (20.00 %)Authorware
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (40.00 %)Flash
21 (20.00 %)Visual Studio
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (40.00 %)Education
12 (40.00 %)Electric
12 (40.00 %)3D Graphics
21 (20.00 %)Multimedia
21 (20.00 %)Government
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (100.00 %)Developer
23 (60.00 %)C++ Developer
32 (40.00 %).NET Developer
32 (40.00 %)VB.NET Developer
32 (40.00 %)C++ Software Developer
32 (40.00 %)Software Developer
41 (20.00 %)ActionScript Developer
41 (20.00 %)C++/CSharp Developer
41 (20.00 %)Flash Developer
41 (20.00 %)C# Developer
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (40.00 %)E-Learning
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (40.00 %)Security Cleared
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (60.00 %)C#
13 (60.00 %)C++
22 (40.00 %)VB.NET
22 (40.00 %)ActionScript
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (40.00 %)Macromedia
21 (20.00 %)Microsoft
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