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The table below looks at the demand for Multidimensional Expressions (MDX) skills within the Oxfordshire 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 9 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMultidimensional Expressions (MDX)
Location
3 months to
9 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank48-
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 below0.840 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£350-
Average daily rate£400-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£450-
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--
% change on same period last year-
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads119155
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.240 %0.190 %
Daily rates quoted3628
Average minimum daily rate£271£296
Average daily rate£291£322
% change on same period last year-9.53 %
Average maximum daily rate£311£348
UK excluding London average daily rate£318£334
% change on same period last year-4.99 %
Hourly rates quoted1812
Average minimum hourly rate£21.91£20.97
Average hourly rate£22.67£26.60
% change on same period last year-14.77 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.43£32.23
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.38£31.41
% change on same period last year-9.62 %
MDX South EastMDX
South East

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 Oxfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Oxfordshire MDX Demand Trend

MDX
Daily Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire MDX Daily Rate Trend

MDX
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MDX within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 9 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
OxfordNew entry-1£400-
MDX South EastMDX
South East

MDX
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire 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 %)C#
11 (100.00 %).NET
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
11 (100.00 %)MCP
11 (100.00 %)MCAD
11 (100.00 %)MCSD
11 (100.00 %)MCDBA
11 (100.00 %)MS Excel
11 (100.00 %)SharePoint
11 (100.00 %)Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
11 (100.00 %)MCTS
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server Integration Services
11 (100.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
11 (100.00 %)PerformancePoint

MDX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %).NET
11 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (100.00 %)SharePoint
11 (100.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (100.00 %)MS Excel
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server Integration Services
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
11 (100.00 %)PerformancePoint
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Consultant
11 (100.00 %)Business Intelligence Consultant
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)Business Intelligence
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)C#
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)MCP
11 (100.00 %)MCAD
11 (100.00 %)MCSD
11 (100.00 %)MCDBA
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (100.00 %)MCTS