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This section looks at the demand for X++ skills within the East of England region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited X++ over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkX++
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank138152
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.085 %0.054 %
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£455£412
% change on same period last year+10.45 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads11811866
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.574 %1.861 %
Daily rates quoted360471
Average minimum daily rate£323£322
Average daily rate£347£340
% change on same period last year+1.82 %
Average maximum daily rate£370£359
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£336
% change on same period last year-1.79 %
Hourly rates quoted118270
Average minimum hourly rate£31.89£30.78
Average hourly rate£34.28£32.24
% change on same period last year+6.34 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.67£33.69
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.25£32.93
% change on same period last year+0.99 %
X++ EnglandX++
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.

X++
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing X++ across the East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

East of England X++ Demand Trend

X++
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing X++ across the East of England region.

East of England X++ Daily Rate Trend

X++
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing X++ within the East of England region over the 3 months to 29 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
CambridgeshireUp+131--
X++ EnglandX++
England

X++
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing X++ 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 X++.

12 (100.00 %)Microsoft
12 (100.00 %)Dynamics AX
12 (100.00 %)MorphX
21 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (50.00 %)Telecoms
21 (50.00 %)Finance
21 (50.00 %)Logistics
21 (50.00 %)Axapta
21 (50.00 %)SQL Server
21 (50.00 %)MS Excel

X++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing X++ 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 X++. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East of England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (50.00 %)MS Excel
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (100.00 %)Dynamics AX
21 (50.00 %)Axapta
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (50.00 %)SQL Server
11 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (100.00 %)MorphX
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Telecoms
11 (50.00 %)Finance
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Developer
12 (100.00 %)Microsoft Developer
21 (50.00 %)Dynamics AX Developer
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)Logistics
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)Microsoft