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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft DirectX skills within the Merseyside 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft DirectX
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
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Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %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--
% 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£37.13£30.50
% change on same period last year+21.72 %
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Merseyside
Matching contract IT job ads12791
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.172 %0.090 %
Daily rates quoted4228
Average minimum daily rate£310£308
Average daily rate£323£338
% change on same period last year-4.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£335£368
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£336
% change on same period last year+0.73 %
Hourly rates quoted127
Average minimum hourly rate£22.59£30.21
Average hourly rate£25.08£32.18
% change on same period last year-22.05 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.57£34.14
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.38£32.95
% change on same period last year-1.71 %
DirectX North WestDirectX
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.

DirectX
Demand Trend

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

Merseyside DirectX Demand Trend

DirectX
Top 4 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Merseyside 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.

11 (100.00 %)C++
11 (100.00 %)OO
11 (100.00 %)OpenGL
11 (100.00 %)Games

DirectX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Merseyside 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.

Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %)OpenGL
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Games
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Programmer
11 (100.00 %)C++ Programmer
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)OO
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)C++