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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft DirectX skills within the East Yorkshire 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft DirectX
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank-15
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads01
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.000 %8.333 %
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-
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UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.70£30.50
% change on same period last year+20.32 %
East Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
East Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads2112
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.028 %0.012 %
Daily rates quoted04
Average minimum daily rate-£147
Average daily rate-£163
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£178
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.41 %
Hourly rates quoted51
Average minimum hourly rate£31.33£10.00
Average hourly rate£33.67£12.50
% change on same period last year+169.33 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.00£15.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.55£33.03
% change on same period last year-1.44 %
DirectX YorkshireDirectX
Yorkshire

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

East Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region.

East Yorkshire DirectX Hourly Rate Trend

DirectX
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Yorkshire 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 (100.00 %)C#
13 (100.00 %)C++
13 (100.00 %)ActiveX
13 (100.00 %)OpenGL
22 (66.67 %)Security Cleared
22 (66.67 %)3D Graphics
22 (66.67 %)E-Learning
31 (33.33 %)Government

DirectX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (100.00 %)ActiveX
13 (100.00 %)OpenGL
East Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (66.67 %)3D Graphics
21 (33.33 %)Government
East Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (100.00 %)Developer
13 (100.00 %)C++ Developer
22 (66.67 %)C++ Software Developer
22 (66.67 %)Software Developer
31 (33.33 %)C++/C# Developer
31 (33.33 %)C# Developer
East Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (66.67 %)E-Learning
East Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (66.67 %)Security Cleared
East Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (100.00 %)C#
13 (100.00 %)C++