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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft DirectX skills within the Cambridgeshire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited DirectX over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft DirectX
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank135156
Rank change on same period last yearUp+21
Matching permanent IT job ads133
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.823 %0.203 %
Salaries quoted93
Average minimum salary£35,111£36,667
Average salary£39,778£42,500
% change on same period last year-6.40 %
Average maximum salary£44,444£48,333
UK excluding London average salary£36,170£32,361
% change on same period last year+11.76 %
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Cambridgeshire
Matching permanent IT job ads15801476
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.915 %0.635 %
Salaries quoted14261256
Average minimum salary£32,838£31,905
Average salary£35,873£34,870
% change on same period last year+2.87 %
Average maximum salary£38,909£37,834
UK excluding London average salary£35,990£36,664
% change on same period last year-1.83 %
DirectX East of EnglandDirectX
East of England

DirectX
Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire DirectX Demand Trend

DirectX
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing DirectX across the Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire DirectX Salary Trend

DirectX
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing DirectX across the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Cambridgeshire DirectX Salary Histogram

DirectX
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing DirectX within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
CambridgeUp+1913£39,778-11.60 %
DirectX East of EnglandDirectX
East of England

DirectX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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 IT job ads sampled that cited DirectX.

122 (84.62 %)C++
214 (53.85 %)OpenGL
214 (53.85 %)Games
39 (34.62 %)3D Graphics
39 (34.62 %)C#
48 (30.77 %)Windows
48 (30.77 %)Mathematics
48 (30.77 %)Physics
56 (23.08 %)Computer Science
56 (23.08 %)Degree
56 (23.08 %)Animation
56 (23.08 %)Java
56 (23.08 %)OO
65 (19.23 %)3ds Max
74 (15.38 %)Lua
74 (15.38 %)Pensions
74 (15.38 %).NET
74 (15.38 %)Linux
74 (15.38 %)C
74 (15.38 %)Swing
83 (11.54 %)OOP
83 (11.54 %)Quicktime
83 (11.54 %)VC++
83 (11.54 %)Maya
83 (11.54 %)Streaming Video
83 (11.54 %)Construction
83 (11.54 %)Spring
83 (11.54 %)WPF
92 (7.692 %)MS Visio
101 (3.846 %)MPEG

DirectX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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 IT job ads sampled that cited DirectX. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
114 (53.85 %)OpenGL
24 (15.38 %).NET
24 (15.38 %)Swing
33 (11.54 %)WPF
33 (11.54 %)Spring
41 (3.846 %).NET Framework
41 (3.846 %)ASP.NET
41 (3.846 %)X-Windows
41 (3.846 %)WinForms
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (19.23 %)3ds Max
23 (11.54 %)Quicktime
23 (11.54 %)Maya
32 (7.692 %)MS Visio
41 (3.846 %)MATLAB
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (3.846 %)TCP/IP
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (3.846 %)SQL Server
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (3.846 %)Visual Studio
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
114 (53.85 %)Games
29 (34.62 %)3D Graphics
36 (23.08 %)Animation
44 (15.38 %)Pensions
53 (11.54 %)Construction
61 (3.846 %)Music
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
114 (53.85 %)Software Engineer
212 (46.15 %)Developer
36 (23.08 %)Programmer
36 (23.08 %)C++ Software Engineer
45 (19.23 %)C++ Developer
45 (19.23 %)C# Developer
45 (19.23 %)C++ Programmer
45 (19.23 %)Software Developer
45 (19.23 %)C++/C# Developer
54 (15.38 %)Java Developer
63 (11.54 %)Senior C++ Software Engineer
63 (11.54 %)Senior Software Engineer
63 (11.54 %)C# Software Engineer
72 (7.692 %)Software Programmer
72 (7.692 %)C++ Software Developer
72 (7.692 %)CSharp Software Developer
81 (3.846 %)Graduate Software Engineer
81 (3.846 %).NET Developer
81 (3.846 %)Graduate
81 (3.846 %)Games Developer
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (30.77 %)Mathematics
18 (30.77 %)Physics
26 (23.08 %)Computer Science
33 (11.54 %)Streaming Video
41 (3.846 %)MPEG
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (30.77 %)Windows
24 (15.38 %)Linux
31 (3.846 %)VxWorks
31 (3.846 %)LynxOS
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (23.08 %)OO
23 (11.54 %)OOP
31 (3.846 %)Software Engineering
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
122 (84.62 %)C++
29 (34.62 %)C#
36 (23.08 %)Java
44 (15.38 %)C
44 (15.38 %)Lua
53 (11.54 %)VC++
61 (3.846 %)Embedded C
61 (3.846 %)Embedded C++
61 (3.846 %)PowerHouse
61 (3.846 %)JavaScript
61 (3.846 %)SQL
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (23.08 %)Degree