The first table below looks at the demand for DirectX 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 DirectX over the 3 months to 17 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
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft DirectX
Rank 255 264 197
Rank change year-on-year
+9 -67
Permanent jobs citing DirectX 14 8 65
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East of England 0.169% 0.092% 0.685%
As % of the Application Development category 0.416% 0.194% 1.576%
Number of salaries quoted 14 5 57
Average salary £50,000 £45,000 £42,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+11.11% +5.88%
90% offered a salary of more than £38,000 £31,500 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £48,000 £48,500
UK excluding London average salary £45,000 £32,750 £41,250
% change year-on-year
+37.40% -20.60%
All Application Development
East of England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
3369 4124 4125
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East of England 40.74% 47.42% 43.47%
Number of salaries quoted 3032 3514 3598
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 £27,500
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%
DirectX
England

DirectX
Jobs Demand Trend

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

East of England DirectX Jobs Demand Trend

DirectX
Salary Trend

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

East of England DirectX Salary Trend

DirectX
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing DirectX across the East of England region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

East of England 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 East of England region over the 3 months to 17 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
Essex - 8 £52,500 -
Hertfordshire +7 3 £35,000 +7.69%
Cambridgeshire -4 3 £50,000 +11.11%
DirectX
England

DirectX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the East of England 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.

1 19 (100.00%) OpenGL
2 17 (89.47%) C++
3 14 (73.68%) Windows
4 10 (52.63%) C
4 10 (52.63%) C#
4 10 (52.63%) Degree
5 9 (47.37%) Multithreading
6 7 (36.84%) Linux
7 6 (31.58%) Electronics
7 6 (31.58%) 3D Graphics
7 6 (31.58%) Image Processing
7 6 (31.58%) Windows 7
8 5 (26.32%) Direct3D
8 5 (26.32%) Visual Studio
9 4 (21.05%) MS Excel
9 4 (21.05%) Microsoft
9 4 (21.05%) Embedded Linux
9 4 (21.05%) Software Engineering
9 4 (21.05%) Android
9 4 (21.05%) OpenGL ES
10 3 (15.79%) OpenCL
10 3 (15.79%) Qt
10 3 (15.79%) Games
10 3 (15.79%) Device Driver
10 3 (15.79%) OO
10 3 (15.79%) MFC
11 2 (10.53%) Java
11 2 (10.53%) MS Office
11 2 (10.53%) UNIX
11 2 (10.53%) Programme Management

DirectX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the East of England 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.

Application Development
1 19 (100.00%) OpenGL
2 5 (26.32%) Direct3D
3 4 (21.05%) OpenGL ES
4 3 (15.79%) MFC
4 3 (15.79%) OpenCL
4 3 (15.79%) Qt
5 2 (10.53%) OpenVG
5 2 (10.53%) JSR 184
6 1 (5.263%) Renderscript
Applications
1 4 (21.05%) MS Excel
2 2 (10.53%) MS Office
3 1 (5.263%) Photoshop
3 1 (5.263%) 3ds Max
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.263%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 5 (26.32%) Visual Studio
2 2 (10.53%) Eclipse
2 2 (10.53%) Subversion
General
1 6 (31.58%) Electronics
2 3 (15.79%) Games
3 2 (10.53%) Military
3 2 (10.53%) French Language
3 2 (10.53%) Italian Language
4 1 (5.263%) Marketing
4 1 (5.263%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 10 (52.63%) Software Engineer
2 4 (21.05%) Team Leader
2 4 (21.05%) Software Team Leader
3 3 (15.79%) C Software Engineer
3 3 (15.79%) C++ Software Engineer
3 3 (15.79%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 1 (5.263%) Senior Software Engineer
4 1 (5.263%) Design Engineer
4 1 (5.263%) Graduate
4 1 (5.263%) Product Manager
4 1 (5.263%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
4 1 (5.263%) Research Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (31.58%) 3D Graphics
2 3 (15.79%) Device Driver
3 2 (10.53%) Mathematics
3 2 (10.53%) Visualisation
3 2 (10.53%) CUDA
4 1 (5.263%) Embedded Systems
4 1 (5.263%) GPGPU
4 1 (5.263%) Physics
4 1 (5.263%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 14 (73.68%) Windows
2 7 (36.84%) Linux
3 6 (31.58%) Windows 7
4 4 (21.05%) Embedded Linux
4 4 (21.05%) Android
5 2 (10.53%) UNIX
6 1 (5.263%) Apple iOS
6 1 (5.263%) Windows CE
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (47.37%) Multithreading
2 6 (31.58%) Image Processing
3 4 (21.05%) Software Engineering
4 3 (15.79%) OO
5 2 (10.53%) Programme Management
5 2 (10.53%) Agile Software Development
6 1 (5.263%) Business Development
Programming Languages
1 17 (89.47%) C++
2 10 (52.63%) C
2 10 (52.63%) C#
3 2 (10.53%) Java
3 2 (10.53%) Embedded C
3 2 (10.53%) Embedded C++
4 1 (5.263%) GLSL
4 1 (5.263%) VC++
Qualifications
1 10 (52.63%) Degree
2 2 (10.53%) SC Cleared
2 2 (10.53%) Security Cleared
3 1 (5.263%) PhD
Vendors
1 4 (21.05%) Microsoft
2 1 (5.263%) Twitter
2 1 (5.263%) Symbian
Essex
As the Software Team Leader you will also be responsible for: - Leading and managing a team of software engineers - Responsible for initial software system design and architecture - C++...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £50000.00 - £60000.00 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Essex, South East
Key skills: Good understanding and experience of image processing and analysis C++ development in a multithreaded environment Use of appropriate code management and issue tracking tools Good numerical...
Computer Futures
Salary: £45000 - £55000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Your background: either a good degree, or solid track record, in Computer Science, Maths or Physics; and possible specialisation in one of the following fields: 3D graphics and...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £40k
Posted: 13 May 2013
Watford, Hertfordshire
Requirements for Embedded Software Engineers: -C or C++ programming for embedded software -Linux is highly desirable but not essential Device drivers, Android, RTOS, embedded Linux, SoC design, OpenGL,...
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: From £24,000 to £50,000 per annum outstanding benefits package
Posted: 13 May 2013
Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
In addition to C++ any of the following skills will be advantageous -, multi-threading, Client server/web based development, DirectX/OpenGL, SQL/Databases, MacOS/iOS, Ajax, XML, HTTP...
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: £25000 to £35000 per annum
Posted: 14 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
Cambridgeshire, East Anglia
Main skills required for the Product Manager (Graphics)Good university degree in Electronics or related discipline. (Maths, Physics, Computer Science etc)Good knowledge of 3D graphics concepts and...
DP Connect Ltd
Salary: £55000 - £65000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 4 May 2013
Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
Desirable Skills: *User friendly interface design skills *DirectX/OpenGL Programming *SQL Programming and good understanding of database design *Development experience for Mac OS X and iOS (Xcode, Objective-...
Davanti Solutions
Salary: From £30,000 to £32,000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
You will be managing Media Processor Products through the whole lifecycle of the products. This starts with product definition, and carries on through approvals, development and release and...
DP Connect Ltd
Salary: £40000 - £55000 per annum
Posted: 4 May 2013