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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft DirectX skills within the West Midlands 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
Rank122139
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.134 %0.123 %
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 %
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads746814
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.008 %0.803 %
Daily rates quoted179163
Average minimum daily rate£295£295
Average daily rate£314£316
% change on same period last year-0.80 %
Average maximum daily rate£332£337
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£336
% change on same period last year+0.73 %
Hourly rates quoted2865
Average minimum hourly rate£29.98£29.01
Average hourly rate£31.64£31.46
% change on same period last year+0.58 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.30£33.90
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.38£32.95
% change on same period last year-1.71 %
DirectX EnglandDirectX
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.

DirectX
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands 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 across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands DirectX Daily Rate Trend

DirectX
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing DirectX within the West Midlands 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
BirminghamNew entry-1--
DirectX EnglandDirectX
England

DirectX
Top 6 Related IT Skills

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

12 (100.00 %)OpenGL
12 (100.00 %)C++
21 (50.00 %)ActiveX
21 (50.00 %)C#
21 (50.00 %)Telecoms
21 (50.00 %)XSI

DirectX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %)OpenGL
21 (50.00 %)ActiveX
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (50.00 %)XSI
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Telecoms
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Software Engineer
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)C++
21 (50.00 %)C#