The first table below looks at the demand for DirectX skills in IT jobs advertised for the Hertfordshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited DirectX over the 3 months to 24 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 Hertfordshire region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft DirectX
Rank 137 148 151
Rank change year-on-year
+11 +3
Permanent jobs citing DirectX 3 2 15
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hertfordshire 0.122% 0.079% 0.445%
As % of the Application Development category 0.352% 0.187% 1.310%
Number of salaries quoted 3 2 15
Average salary £35,000 £32,500 £42,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.69% -23.52%
UK excluding London average salary £43,250 £33,000 £41,000
% change year-on-year
+31.06% -19.51%
All Application Development
Hertfordshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
853 1072 1145
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hertfordshire 34.60% 42.56% 33.95%
Number of salaries quoted 712 882 970
Average salary £42,000 £42,500 £42,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.17% +1.19%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £28,500 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £58,350 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
DirectX
East of England

DirectX
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire DirectX Salary Trend

DirectX
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing DirectX across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Hertfordshire DirectX Salary Histogram

DirectX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire 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 7 (100.00%) OpenGL
2 6 (85.71%) C++
3 5 (71.43%) C
4 4 (57.14%) C#
4 4 (57.14%) Software Engineering
5 3 (42.86%) Direct3D
5 3 (42.86%) Visual Studio
5 3 (42.86%) Windows
5 3 (42.86%) Device Driver
5 3 (42.86%) 3D Graphics
5 3 (42.86%) Games
6 2 (28.57%) Military
6 2 (28.57%) Programme Management
6 2 (28.57%) French Language
6 2 (28.57%) Italian Language
6 2 (28.57%) SC Cleared
6 2 (28.57%) Security Cleared
6 2 (28.57%) Android
6 2 (28.57%) Visualisation
6 2 (28.57%) Microsoft
6 2 (28.57%) MS Excel
6 2 (28.57%) Eclipse
6 2 (28.57%) Linux
6 2 (28.57%) Java
6 2 (28.57%) Degree
7 1 (14.29%) Mathematics
7 1 (14.29%) Embedded Systems
7 1 (14.29%) OpenCL
7 1 (14.29%) OpenGL ES
7 1 (14.29%) Embedded Linux

DirectX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire 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 7 (100.00%) OpenGL
2 3 (42.86%) Direct3D
3 1 (14.29%) OpenCL
3 1 (14.29%) OpenGL ES
Applications
1 2 (28.57%) MS Excel
2 1 (14.29%) Photoshop
2 1 (14.29%) 3ds Max
Communications & Networking
1 1 (14.29%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 3 (42.86%) Visual Studio
2 2 (28.57%) Eclipse
General
1 3 (42.86%) Games
2 2 (28.57%) Military
2 2 (28.57%) French Language
2 2 (28.57%) Italian Language
3 1 (14.29%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 3 (42.86%) Software Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Graduate
2 1 (14.29%) Research Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Senior Software Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Design Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (42.86%) Device Driver
1 3 (42.86%) 3D Graphics
2 2 (28.57%) Visualisation
3 1 (14.29%) Mathematics
3 1 (14.29%) Embedded Systems
3 1 (14.29%) GPGPU
Operating Systems
1 3 (42.86%) Windows
2 2 (28.57%) Android
2 2 (28.57%) Linux
3 1 (14.29%) Embedded Linux
3 1 (14.29%) Windows CE
3 1 (14.29%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (57.14%) Software Engineering
2 2 (28.57%) Programme Management
3 1 (14.29%) Business Development
Programming Languages
1 6 (85.71%) C++
2 5 (71.43%) C
3 4 (57.14%) C#
4 2 (28.57%) Java
5 1 (14.29%) VC++
5 1 (14.29%) GLSL
Qualifications
1 2 (28.57%) SC Cleared
1 2 (28.57%) Security Cleared
1 2 (28.57%) Degree
2 1 (14.29%) PhD
Vendors
1 2 (28.57%) Microsoft
2 1 (14.29%) Symbian
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: 21 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: 22 May 2013
Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
Job Title: Software Engineer (Java, VB, C#, C++, C) Location: Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire... Desirable Skills: *User friendly interface design skills *DirectX/OpenGL Programming *SQL Programming and good...
Davanti Solutions
Salary: From £30,000 to £32,000 per annum
Posted: 23 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: 22 May 2013