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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft DirectX skills within the Scotland 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft DirectX
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank148178
Rank change on same period last yearUp+30
Matching permanent IT job ads67
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.435 %0.361 %
Salaries quoted53
Average minimum salary£30,000£25,333
Average salary£33,600£27,500
% change on same period last year+22.18 %
Average maximum salary£37,200£29,667
UK excluding London average salary£35,479£35,494
% change on same period last year-0.04 %
Scotland IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Scotland
Matching permanent IT job ads13781939
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.727 %0.794 %
Salaries quoted9391249
Average minimum salary£30,434£32,190
Average salary£33,735£35,381
% change on same period last year-4.65 %
Average maximum salary£37,036£38,571
UK excluding London average salary£35,873£36,830
% change on same period last year-2.59 %
DirectX UKDirectX
UK

DirectX
Demand Trend

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

Scotland 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 Scotland region.

Scotland DirectX Salary Trend

DirectX
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing DirectX across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Scotland DirectX Salary Histogram

DirectX
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing DirectX within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
EdinburghUp+213£36,000+43.99 %
GlasgowUp+111£25,000-
AberdeenDown-21--
AberdeenshireNew entry-1£35,000-
DirectX UKDirectX
UK

DirectX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Scotland 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.

118 (78.26 %)OpenGL
216 (69.57 %)C++
311 (47.83 %)Symbian
311 (47.83 %)Multimedia
410 (43.48 %)3D Graphics
410 (43.48 %)C#
59 (39.13 %)C
59 (39.13 %).NET
59 (39.13 %)Unit Testing
68 (34.78 %)ASP.NET
77 (30.43 %)Oracle
77 (30.43 %)SQL Server
77 (30.43 %)VB.NET
86 (26.09 %)Delphi
86 (26.09 %)XML
86 (26.09 %)OO
86 (26.09 %)VB
86 (26.09 %)OOD
86 (26.09 %)Microsoft
86 (26.09 %)Pascal
86 (26.09 %)3G
86 (26.09 %)VxWorks
86 (26.09 %)Streaming Video
86 (26.09 %)pSOS
86 (26.09 %)VB6
86 (26.09 %)Degree
86 (26.09 %)MPEG
95 (21.74 %)Quicktime
104 (17.39 %)Embedded C++
104 (17.39 %)MS Excel

DirectX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Scotland 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.

Scotland IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
118 (78.26 %)OpenGL
29 (39.13 %).NET
38 (34.78 %)ASP.NET
46 (26.09 %)XML
53 (13.04 %)ActiveX
Scotland IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (21.74 %)Quicktime
24 (17.39 %)MS Excel
Scotland IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (26.09 %)3G
21 (4.348 %)Firewall
21 (4.348 %)LAN
21 (4.348 %)DHCP
21 (4.348 %)Ethernet
21 (4.348 %)TCP/IP
21 (4.348 %)DNS
Scotland IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (30.43 %)SQL Server
Scotland IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (4.348 %)Flash
Scotland IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (47.83 %)Multimedia
210 (43.48 %)3D Graphics
Scotland IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (34.78 %)Software Engineer
27 (30.43 %)Developer
35 (21.74 %)Software Developer
35 (21.74 %)Consultant
35 (21.74 %)Technical Consultant
35 (21.74 %)C++ Software Engineer
44 (17.39 %)Senior Technical Consultant
44 (17.39 %)Senior Consultant
52 (8.696 %).NET Developer
52 (8.696 %)Senior Software Engineer
61 (4.348 %)ASP.NET Developer
61 (4.348 %)Software Development Engineer
61 (4.348 %)3G Engineer
61 (4.348 %)3G Software Engineer
61 (4.348 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
61 (4.348 %)C# Developer
61 (4.348 %)Graduate
Scotland IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (26.09 %)MPEG
16 (26.09 %)Streaming Video
22 (8.696 %)Physics
31 (4.348 %)Computer Science
31 (4.348 %)Mathematics
Scotland IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (26.09 %)VxWorks
16 (26.09 %)pSOS
23 (13.04 %)Windows
32 (8.696 %)Symbian OS
41 (4.348 %)Linux
41 (4.348 %)Windows Server 2003
Scotland IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (39.13 %)Unit Testing
26 (26.09 %)OO
26 (26.09 %)OOD
33 (13.04 %)Scrum
33 (13.04 %)Extreme Programming
33 (13.04 %)Agile Software Development
33 (13.04 %)Pair Programming
41 (4.348 %)Load Balancing
41 (4.348 %)Disaster Recovery
41 (4.348 %)Web Testing
Scotland IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
116 (69.57 %)C++
210 (43.48 %)C#
39 (39.13 %)C
47 (30.43 %)VB.NET
56 (26.09 %)VB
56 (26.09 %)Delphi
56 (26.09 %)Pascal
56 (26.09 %)VB6
64 (17.39 %)Embedded C++
73 (13.04 %)SQL
73 (13.04 %)VC++
81 (4.348 %)ActionScript
Scotland IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (26.09 %)Degree
21 (4.348 %)HND
Scotland IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (4.348 %)Active Directory
Scotland IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (47.83 %)Symbian
27 (30.43 %)Oracle
36 (26.09 %)Microsoft
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