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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft DirectX skills across the UK with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited DirectX over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft DirectX
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank556610
Rank change on same period last yearUp+54
Matching contract IT job ads3239
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.042 %0.041 %
As % of the category below0.180 %0.178 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£267-
Average daily rate£325-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£383-
UK excluding London average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted81
Average minimum hourly rate£32.36£23.00
Average hourly rate£33.18£23.00
% change on same period last year+44.26 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.00£23.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.18£23.00
% change on same period last year+44.26 %
Application Development UKApplication Development
UK
Matching contract IT job ads1775121916
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled23.41 %23.25 %
Daily rates quoted58496599
Average minimum daily rate£353£375
Average daily rate£380£401
% change on same period last year-5.15 %
Average maximum daily rate£406£426
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£336
% change on same period last year+3.94 %
Hourly rates quoted10051382
Average minimum hourly rate£30.09£30.91
Average hourly rate£32.48£33.30
% change on same period last year-2.44 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.88£35.68
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.44£33.08
% change on same period last year-1.93 %

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 the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing DirectX within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

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 within the UK.

DirectX Daily Rate Trend

DirectX
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing DirectX within the UK over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

DirectX Daily Rate Histogram

DirectX
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing DirectX within the UK.

DirectX Hourly Rate Trend

DirectX
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing DirectX within the UK over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

DirectX Hourly Rate Histogram

DirectX
Top 24 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing DirectX within the UK over the 3 months to 4 July 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
EnglandUp+4928£325-
LondonUp+757£325-
South WestNew entry-6--
YorkshireUp+166--
South EastUp+344--
East MidlandsDown-203--
East YorkshireDown-13--
LincolnshireNew entry-3--
OxfordshireNew entry-3--
BristolNew entry-2--
West MidlandsNew entry-2--
East of EnglandDown-102--
BirminghamNew entry-2--
South WalesNew entry-1--
Thames ValleyUp+251--
Rhondda Cynon TaffNew entry-1--
City of LondonNew entry-1£275-
CambridgeDown-51--
OxfordNew entry-1--
IpswichNew entry-1--
WalesNew entry-1--
PontypriddNew entry-1--
CambridgeshireDown-121--
SuffolkNew entry-1--

DirectX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.

157 (95.00 %)C++
247 (78.33 %)OpenGL
318 (30.00 %)Games
417 (28.33 %)3D Graphics
515 (25.00 %)C
611 (18.33 %)C#
611 (18.33 %)Multimedia
710 (16.67 %).NET
710 (16.67 %)Quicktime
710 (16.67 %)Symbian
89 (15.00 %)Embedded C++
89 (15.00 %)Symbian OS
98 (13.33 %)ActiveX
107 (11.67 %)Windows
107 (11.67 %)VC++
107 (11.67 %)E-Learning
107 (11.67 %)Software Engineering
107 (11.67 %)Security Cleared
116 (10.00 %)Physics
116 (10.00 %)STL
125 (8.333 %)MFC
134 (6.667 %)OO
134 (6.667 %)Multithreading
143 (5.000 %)Java
143 (5.000 %)Microsoft
152 (3.333 %)Macromedia
152 (3.333 %)Flash
152 (3.333 %)OOD
152 (3.333 %)VB.NET
152 (3.333 %)ActionScript

DirectX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.

Application Development
147 (78.33 %)OpenGL
210 (16.67 %).NET
38 (13.33 %)ActiveX
46 (10.00 %)STL
55 (8.333 %)MFC
61 (1.667 %)ATL
61 (1.667 %)COM+
61 (1.667 %)WinForms
61 (1.667 %).NET Framework
61 (1.667 %)WPF
Applications
110 (16.67 %)Quicktime
22 (3.333 %)Adobe Director
31 (1.667 %)MS Excel
31 (1.667 %)Authorware
31 (1.667 %)GeoMedia
31 (1.667 %)XSI
Communications & Networking
11 (1.667 %)Broadband
11 (1.667 %)VoIP
11 (1.667 %)DVB
Database & Business Intelligence
11 (1.667 %)SQL Server
11 (1.667 %)SQL Server 2005
Development Applications
12 (3.333 %)Visual Studio
12 (3.333 %)Flash
General
118 (30.00 %)Games
217 (28.33 %)3D Graphics
311 (18.33 %)Multimedia
42 (3.333 %)Military
42 (3.333 %)Education
42 (3.333 %)Electric
51 (1.667 %)Government
51 (1.667 %)Mobile Games
51 (1.667 %)Telecoms
Job Titles
129 (48.33 %)Developer
225 (41.67 %)C++ Developer
310 (16.67 %)Senior Consultant
310 (16.67 %)Consultant
310 (16.67 %)Software Engineer
310 (16.67 %)Technical Consultant
310 (16.67 %)Senior Technical Consultant
47 (11.67 %)Software Developer
47 (11.67 %)C++ Software Developer
54 (6.667 %)C++ Software Engineer
63 (5.000 %)Programmer
63 (5.000 %)Games Developer
72 (3.333 %).NET Developer
72 (3.333 %)C# Developer
72 (3.333 %)VB.NET Developer
72 (3.333 %)C Developer
72 (3.333 %)C++ Programmer
81 (1.667 %)C++/CSharp Developer
81 (1.667 %)Flash Developer
81 (1.667 %)Senior C++ Developer
Miscellaneous
17 (11.67 %)E-Learning
26 (10.00 %)Physics
34 (6.667 %)Multithreading
41 (1.667 %)Handset
41 (1.667 %)Speech Recognition
41 (1.667 %)IPTV
41 (1.667 %)Mathematics
Operating Systems
19 (15.00 %)Symbian OS
27 (11.67 %)Windows
32 (3.333 %)Linux
41 (1.667 %)Windows XP
41 (1.667 %)Unix
Processes & Methodologies
17 (11.67 %)Software Engineering
17 (11.67 %)Security Cleared
24 (6.667 %)OO
32 (3.333 %)OOD
32 (3.333 %)UML
32 (3.333 %)Programme Management
32 (3.333 %)SC Cleared
41 (1.667 %)CAD
Programming Languages
157 (95.00 %)C++
215 (25.00 %)C
311 (18.33 %)C#
49 (15.00 %)Embedded C++
57 (11.67 %)VC++
63 (5.000 %)Java
72 (3.333 %)VB.NET
72 (3.333 %)ActionScript
81 (1.667 %)XAML
81 (1.667 %)Delphi
Qualifications
11 (1.667 %)Degree
Vendors
110 (16.67 %)Symbian
23 (5.000 %)Microsoft
32 (3.333 %)Macromedia
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