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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft DirectX skills within the London 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft DirectX
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank395466
Rank change on same period last yearUp+71
Matching contract IT job ads43
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.050 %0.025 %
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 quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£40.00-
Average hourly rate£55.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£70.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£37.17£38.00
% change on same period last year-2.19 %
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
London
Matching contract IT job ads797912214
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled11.23 %12.34 %
Daily rates quoted35134759
Average minimum daily rate£369£385
Average daily rate£397£411
% change on same period last year-3.53 %
Average maximum daily rate£425£437
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£333
% change on same period last year-1.25 %
Hourly rates quoted249354
Average minimum hourly rate£30.45£29.65
Average hourly rate£32.20£32.38
% change on same period last year-0.52 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.96£35.10
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.10£32.14
% change on same period last year-3.23 %
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 London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

London DirectX Demand Trend

DirectX
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing DirectX across the London region.

London DirectX Daily Rate 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 London region.

London DirectX Hourly Rate Trend

DirectX
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing DirectX within the London region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
City of LondonNew entry-1--
DirectX EnglandDirectX
England

DirectX
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London 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.

111 (100.00 %)C++
25 (45.45 %)OpenGL
33 (27.27 %)3D Graphics
33 (27.27 %)Games
33 (27.27 %)Windows
33 (27.27 %)OO
42 (18.18 %)OOD
42 (18.18 %)C
51 (9.091 %)C#
51 (9.091 %)OOP
51 (9.091 %)Microsoft
51 (9.091 %)VC++
51 (9.091 %)Windows XP
51 (9.091 %)Delphi
51 (9.091 %)JavaScript
51 (9.091 %)MFC
51 (9.091 %)SQL Server
51 (9.091 %)Visual Studio
51 (9.091 %)COM+
51 (9.091 %)UNIX
51 (9.091 %)CAD
51 (9.091 %)MATLAB
51 (9.091 %)GeoMedia
51 (9.091 %)Degree
51 (9.091 %)Windows Vista
51 (9.091 %)Mathematics
51 (9.091 %)Multithreading

DirectX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London 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.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (45.45 %)OpenGL
21 (9.091 %)MFC
21 (9.091 %)COM+
London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (9.091 %)MATLAB
11 (9.091 %)GeoMedia
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (9.091 %)SQL Server
London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (9.091 %)Visual Studio
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (27.27 %)3D Graphics
13 (27.27 %)Games
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (63.64 %)Developer
26 (54.55 %)C++ Developer
31 (9.091 %)Programmer
31 (9.091 %)Games Programmer
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (9.091 %)Mathematics
11 (9.091 %)Multithreading
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (27.27 %)Windows
21 (9.091 %)Windows XP
21 (9.091 %)Windows Vista
21 (9.091 %)UNIX
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (27.27 %)OO
22 (18.18 %)OOD
31 (9.091 %)CAD
31 (9.091 %)OOP
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (100.00 %)C++
22 (18.18 %)C
31 (9.091 %)C#
31 (9.091 %)Delphi
31 (9.091 %)JavaScript
31 (9.091 %)VC++
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (9.091 %)Degree
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (9.091 %)Microsoft