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The table below looks at the demand for OpenGL 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 OpenGL over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOpenGL
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank394482
Rank change on same period last yearUp+88
Matching contract IT job ads139
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.009 %
As % of the category below0.154 %0.073 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£350-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate-£325
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£37.50-
Average hourly rate£46.25-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£55.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£38.73£30.50
% change on same period last year+26.97 %
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
London
Matching contract IT job ads844512371
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled11.42 %12.20 %
Daily rates quoted38314828
Average minimum daily rate£370£397
Average daily rate£400£425
% change on same period last year-6.04 %
Average maximum daily rate£429£454
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£336
% change on same period last year+0.73 %
Hourly rates quoted265361
Average minimum hourly rate£31.31£29.59
Average hourly rate£33.49£32.63
% change on same period last year+2.63 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.67£35.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.38£32.95
% change on same period last year-1.71 %
OpenGL EnglandOpenGL
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.

OpenGL
Demand Trend

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

London OpenGL Demand Trend

OpenGL
Daily Rate Trend

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

London OpenGL Daily Rate Trend

OpenGL
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing OpenGL across the London region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

London OpenGL Daily Rate Histogram

OpenGL
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing OpenGL across the London region.

London OpenGL Hourly Rate Trend

OpenGL
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing OpenGL within the London region over the 3 months to 5 September 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 LondonDown-252--
OpenGL EnglandOpenGL
England

OpenGL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing OpenGL 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 OpenGL.

117 (73.91 %)C++
211 (47.83 %)Games
38 (34.78 %)Java
38 (34.78 %)Windows
46 (26.09 %)DirectX
46 (26.09 %)Multithreading
55 (21.74 %)Mathematics
55 (21.74 %)Finance
55 (21.74 %)3D Graphics
55 (21.74 %)MSI
55 (21.74 %)ATL
63 (13.04 %)Physics
63 (13.04 %)Ruby
63 (13.04 %)Social Network
63 (13.04 %)OO
63 (13.04 %)C
63 (13.04 %)UML
72 (8.696 %)Client/Server
72 (8.696 %)OOD
72 (8.696 %)Bluetooth
72 (8.696 %)SMS
72 (8.696 %)Symbian
72 (8.696 %)HTTP
72 (8.696 %)Degree
81 (4.348 %)Animation
81 (4.348 %)Windows Vista
81 (4.348 %)Windows Mobile
81 (4.348 %)Ergonomics
81 (4.348 %)Computer Science
81 (4.348 %)Haskell

OpenGL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing OpenGL 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 OpenGL. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (26.09 %)DirectX
25 (21.74 %)ATL
31 (4.348 %)STL
31 (4.348 %)WebServices
31 (4.348 %)XML
31 (4.348 %)CORBA
31 (4.348 %)Swing
31 (4.348 %)UIQ
31 (4.348 %)Series 60
31 (4.348 %)JRuby
London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (4.348 %)MS Visio
11 (4.348 %)MATLAB
11 (4.348 %)GeoMedia
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (8.696 %)Bluetooth
12 (8.696 %)SMS
12 (8.696 %)HTTP
21 (4.348 %)TCP/IP
London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (21.74 %)MSI
21 (4.348 %)Carbide.c++
21 (4.348 %)Visual Studio
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (47.83 %)Games
25 (21.74 %)Finance
25 (21.74 %)3D Graphics
31 (4.348 %)Animation
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (65.22 %)Developer
28 (34.78 %)C++ Developer
36 (26.09 %)Senior Developer
36 (26.09 %)Senior C++ Developer
44 (17.39 %)Java Developer
53 (13.04 %)Software Engineer
61 (4.348 %)Symbian Developer
61 (4.348 %)C++ Programmer
61 (4.348 %)Programmer
61 (4.348 %)Games Developer
61 (4.348 %)Senior Games Developer
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (26.09 %)Multithreading
25 (21.74 %)Mathematics
33 (13.04 %)Physics
33 (13.04 %)Social Network
42 (8.696 %)Client/Server
51 (4.348 %)Ergonomics
51 (4.348 %)Computer Science
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (34.78 %)Windows
21 (4.348 %)Windows XP
21 (4.348 %)Windows CE
21 (4.348 %)Windows Mobile
21 (4.348 %)Windows Vista
21 (4.348 %)UNIX
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (13.04 %)OO
13 (13.04 %)UML
22 (8.696 %)OOD
31 (4.348 %)CAD
31 (4.348 %)Change Management
31 (4.348 %)TDD
31 (4.348 %)Software Engineering
31 (4.348 %)OOP
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (73.91 %)C++
28 (34.78 %)Java
33 (13.04 %)C
33 (13.04 %)Ruby
41 (4.348 %)Haskell
41 (4.348 %)C#
41 (4.348 %)Delphi
41 (4.348 %)JavaScript
41 (4.348 %)SQL
41 (4.348 %)VC++
41 (4.348 %)Python
41 (4.348 %)Lisp
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (8.696 %)Degree
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (8.696 %)Symbian
21 (4.348 %)Microsoft