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The table below looks at the demand for Multidimensional Expressions (MDX) skills within the North West 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMultidimensional Expressions (MDX)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank-144
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads02
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.197 %
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£363£384
% change on same period last year-5.69 %
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-
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
North West
Matching contract IT job ads8881013
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.256 %1.025 %
Daily rates quoted155146
Average minimum daily rate£288£309
Average daily rate£305£330
% change on same period last year-7.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£322£352
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£333
% change on same period last year-1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted8789
Average minimum hourly rate£25.05£25.52
Average hourly rate£27.78£27.96
% change on same period last year-0.67 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.50£30.41
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.93£31.98
% change on same period last year-3.29 %
MDX EnglandMDX
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.

MDX
Demand Trend

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

North West MDX Demand Trend

MDX
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West MDX Hourly Rate Trend

MDX
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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.

12 (100.00 %)SQL
12 (100.00 %)VB
12 (100.00 %)VBA
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server
12 (100.00 %)MS Access
12 (100.00 %)Datawarehouse
12 (100.00 %)Microsoft
12 (100.00 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server Integration Services
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
12 (100.00 %)ProClarity
21 (50.00 %)Data Management

MDX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server
12 (100.00 %)MS Access
12 (100.00 %)Datawarehouse
12 (100.00 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server Integration Services
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Developer
11 (50.00 %)Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Consultant
11 (50.00 %)Analyst Programmer
11 (50.00 %)Programmer
11 (50.00 %)Datawarehouse Consultant
11 (50.00 %)Analyst Developer
11 (50.00 %)Datawarehouse Developer
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)Data Management
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)SQL
12 (100.00 %)VB
12 (100.00 %)VBA
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)Microsoft
12 (100.00 %)ProClarity