The first table below looks at the demand for Direct3D skills in IT jobs advertised for the East of England region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Direct3D over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Application Development category for the East of England region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Direct3D
Rank 255 269 275
Rank change year-on-year
+14 +6
Permanent jobs citing Direct3D 7 3 8
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East of England 0.085% 0.034% 0.083%
As % of the Application Development category 0.207% 0.073% 0.191%
Number of salaries quoted 7 3 8
Average salary £50,000 £45,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+11.11% +20.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £33,600 £45,000 £33,500
10% offered a salary of more than £61,000 £59,000 £38,700
UK excluding London average salary £50,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+25.00% +6.66%
All Application Development
East of England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
3378 4130 4182
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East of England 41.24% 47.34% 43.14%
Number of salaries quoted 3047 3516 3652
Average salary £37,500 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.25% +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £28,000 £27,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £50,000 £57,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Direct3D
England

Direct3D
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Direct3D across the East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

East of England Direct3D Jobs Demand Trend

Direct3D
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Direct3D across the East of England region.

East of England Direct3D Salary Trend

Direct3D
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Direct3D across the East of England region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

East of England Direct3D Salary Histogram

Direct3D
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Direct3D within the East of England region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Cambridgeshire +7 5 £50,000 +11.11%
Hertfordshire - 2 £45,000 -
Direct3D
England

Direct3D
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the East of England region citing Direct3D 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 Direct3D.

1 8 (100.00%) C++
1 8 (100.00%) OpenGL
2 7 (87.50%) C
2 7 (87.50%) 3D Graphics
3 5 (62.50%) Agile Software Development
3 5 (62.50%) Windows
3 5 (62.50%) DirectX
4 4 (50.00%) OpenGL ES
5 3 (37.50%) Linux
5 3 (37.50%) C#
5 3 (37.50%) Android
6 2 (25.00%) OpenVG
6 2 (25.00%) UNIX
6 2 (25.00%) Device Driver
6 2 (25.00%) JSR 184
6 2 (25.00%) Software Engineering
6 2 (25.00%) MS Excel
6 2 (25.00%) Microsoft
6 2 (25.00%) Embedded C
6 2 (25.00%) Embedded C++
7 1 (12.50%) Windows CE
7 1 (12.50%) Electronics
7 1 (12.50%) Symbian
7 1 (12.50%) VC++
7 1 (12.50%) Photoshop
7 1 (12.50%) Visual Studio
7 1 (12.50%) Business Development
7 1 (12.50%) Degree
7 1 (12.50%) Games
7 1 (12.50%) 3ds Max

Direct3D
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the East of England region citing Direct3D 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 Direct3D. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 8 (100.00%) OpenGL
2 5 (62.50%) DirectX
3 4 (50.00%) OpenGL ES
4 2 (25.00%) OpenVG
4 2 (25.00%) JSR 184
5 1 (12.50%) OpenCL
Applications
1 2 (25.00%) MS Excel
2 1 (12.50%) Photoshop
2 1 (12.50%) 3ds Max
Development Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Visual Studio
General
1 1 (12.50%) Electronics
1 1 (12.50%) Games
Job Titles
1 3 (37.50%) Software Engineer
2 2 (25.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Design Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 7 (87.50%) 3D Graphics
2 2 (25.00%) Device Driver
3 1 (12.50%) GPGPU
Operating Systems
1 5 (62.50%) Windows
2 3 (37.50%) Linux
2 3 (37.50%) Android
3 2 (25.00%) UNIX
4 1 (12.50%) Windows CE
4 1 (12.50%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (62.50%) Agile Software Development
2 2 (25.00%) Software Engineering
3 1 (12.50%) Business Development
Programming Languages
1 8 (100.00%) C++
2 7 (87.50%) C
3 3 (37.50%) C#
4 2 (25.00%) Embedded C
4 2 (25.00%) Embedded C++
5 1 (12.50%) VC++
5 1 (12.50%) C++/CLI
5 1 (12.50%) GLSL
Qualifications
1 1 (12.50%) Degree
Vendors
1 2 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (12.50%) Symbian
Cambridge, East Anglia
The Graphics Software Engineer will be writing with a combination of Direct3D C++/CLI, C# and a shading language... Main skills required for the Senior Graphics Engineer (C++/...
DP Connect Ltd
Salary: £26000 - £37000 per annum
Posted: 8 May 2013
Cambridge
Any experience in the following areas would also be valuable: - Knowledge of software design methodologies including UML - Experience in 2D / 3D graphics technology and standards such as OpenGL,...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: £70k + top benefits
Posted: 23 April 2013