DirectX Contracts in England

Microsoft DirectX
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for DirectX skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited DirectX over the 6 months to 1 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 520 671 764
Rank change year-on-year +151 +93 -151
Contract jobs citing DirectX 21 2 21
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.057% 0.004% 0.030%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 0.28% 0.017% 0.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £550 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £600 -
75th Percentile £713 - -
90th Percentile £800 - -
UK median daily rate £600 £600 -
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 0 0
10th Percentile £68.13 - -
25th Percentile £72.19 - -
Median hourly rate £75.00 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile £77.50 - -
UK median hourly rate £75.00 - -

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
England

DirectX is in the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 7,503 11,636 19,227
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 20.19% 23.13% 27.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,336 8,597 14,422
10th Percentile £350 £400 £400
25th Percentile £430 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £563 £563
Median % change year-on-year -2.22% - +12.50%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £675
90th Percentile £775 £798 £763
UK median daily rate £530 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -3.64% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 219 138 213
10th Percentile £22.35 £28.73 £22.50
25th Percentile £43.00 £48.88 £35.00
Median hourly rate £46.18 £65.00 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year -28.95% +32.65% +8.89%
75th Percentile £65.00 £75.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £80.08 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £46.18 £65.00 £49.00
% change year-on-year -28.95% +32.65% +8.89%

DirectX
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing DirectX as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for DirectX in England

DirectX
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing DirectX in England.

Daily rate trend for DirectX in England

DirectX
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing DirectX in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for DirectX in England

DirectX
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing DirectX in England.

Hourly rate trend for DirectX in England

DirectX
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing DirectX within the England region over the 6 months to 1 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
East of England - 14 £550 - 17
South East - 6 £600 - 2
London +99 1 - -
DirectX
UK

DirectX
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Development Applications
1 1 (4.76%) VTune
General
1 4 (19.05%) Electronics
2 1 (4.76%) Games
2 1 (4.76%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 10 (47.62%) Architect
1 10 (47.62%) Software Architect
2 4 (19.05%) Graphics Engineer
2 4 (19.05%) Python Engineer
2 4 (19.05%) Software Engineer
3 2 (9.52%) Android Engineer
3 2 (9.52%) C++ Android Engineer
3 2 (9.52%) Computer Engineer
3 2 (9.52%) Computer Vision Engineer
3 2 (9.52%) Machine Learning Engineer
4 1 (4.76%) C Programmer
4 1 (4.76%) C/C++ Programmer
4 1 (4.76%) C++ Games Programmer
4 1 (4.76%) C++ Programmer
4 1 (4.76%) Games Programmer
4 1 (4.76%) Graphics Programmer
4 1 (4.76%) Graphics Software Engineer
4 1 (4.76%) Programmer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (100.00%) OpenGL
1 21 (100.00%) Vulkan
2 20 (95.24%) OpenGL ES
3 4 (19.05%) Unity (Game Engine)
4 2 (9.52%) Middleware
4 2 (9.52%) PyTorch
4 2 (9.52%) TensorFlow
4 2 (9.52%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 11 (52.38%) 3D Graphics
1 11 (52.38%) Ray Tracing
2 4 (19.05%) Algorithms
3 3 (14.29%) Animation
3 3 (14.29%) Augmented Reality
3 3 (14.29%) Mixed Reality
4 2 (9.52%) Photography
Operating Systems
1 7 (33.33%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 13 (61.90%) Software Architecture
3 6 (28.57%) Computer Science
4 4 (19.05%) Machine Learning
4 4 (19.05%) Mathematics
4 4 (19.05%) Software Engineering
5 3 (14.29%) Android Development
5 3 (14.29%) Linear Algebra
6 2 (9.52%) Artificial Intelligence
6 2 (9.52%) Computer Vision
6 2 (9.52%) Deep Learning
6 2 (9.52%) Embedded Software Development
6 2 (9.52%) Generative AI
6 2 (9.52%) Image Processing
6 2 (9.52%) Memory Management
6 2 (9.52%) Multithreading
6 2 (9.52%) Performance Analysis
6 2 (9.52%) User Experience
7 1 (4.76%) Collaborative Culture
7 1 (4.76%) Prototyping
Programming Languages
1 14 (66.67%) C++
2 11 (52.38%) C
3 5 (23.81%) Java
3 5 (23.81%) Python
4 3 (14.29%) GLSL
4 3 (14.29%) HLSL
5 2 (9.52%) C#
5 2 (9.52%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 16 (76.19%) Degree
2 12 (57.14%) Master's Degree
2 12 (57.14%) PhD
3 6 (28.57%) Computer Science Degree