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The table below looks at the demand for Multidimensional Expressions (MDX) skills within the Lancashire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MDX over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMultidimensional Expressions (MDX)
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank36-
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 below1.471 %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£327-
% 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-£40.00
% change on same period last year-
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Lancashire
Matching contract IT job ads68161
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.110 %0.176 %
Daily rates quoted925
Average minimum daily rate£253£282
Average daily rate£266£304
% change on same period last year-12.44 %
Average maximum daily rate£279£326
UK excluding London average daily rate£322£334
% change on same period last year-3.60 %
Hourly rates quoted2316
Average minimum hourly rate£21.37£23.60
Average hourly rate£23.01£25.47
% change on same period last year-9.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.65£27.34
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.63£31.53
% change on same period last year-9.18 %
MDX North WestMDX
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.

MDX
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing MDX across the Lancashire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Lancashire MDX Demand Trend

MDX
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire region citing MDX 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 MDX.

11 (100.00 %)SQL
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)SharePoint
11 (100.00 %)ETL
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
11 (100.00 %)Data Mart
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server Integration Services
11 (100.00 %)Windows SharePoint Services

MDX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire region citing MDX 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 MDX. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %)Windows SharePoint Services
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (100.00 %)SharePoint
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)ETL
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
11 (100.00 %)Data Mart
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server Integration Services
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Developer
11 (100.00 %)SQL Developer
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server Developer
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)SQL