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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft DirectX skills within the Wales 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft DirectX
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank90112
Rank change on same period last yearUp+22
Matching permanent IT job ads102
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.001 %
As % of the category below1.931 %0.267 %
Salaries quoted102
Average minimum salary£29,680£50,000
Average salary£36,260£50,000
% change on same period last year-27.48 %
Average maximum salary£42,840£50,000
UK excluding London average salary£37,554£34,958
% change on same period last year+7.42 %
Wales IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Wales
Matching permanent IT job ads518749
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.279 %0.312 %
Salaries quoted489668
Average minimum salary£29,535£28,799
Average salary£32,944£32,137
% change on same period last year+2.51 %
Average maximum salary£36,354£35,476
UK excluding London average salary£35,926£36,840
% change on same period last year-2.48 %
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 Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Wales 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 Wales region.

Wales DirectX Salary Trend

DirectX
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing DirectX across the Wales region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Wales 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 Wales region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
South WalesUp+2410£35,950-28.10 %
West WalesNew entry-5£37,500-
DirectX UKDirectX
UK

DirectX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Wales 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 (88.00 %)DTV
218 (72.00 %)OpenGL
218 (72.00 %)C++
315 (60.00 %)VoIP
315 (60.00 %)Internet
412 (48.00 %)UML
511 (44.00 %)Games
68 (32.00 %)Visual Studio
68 (32.00 %)Quicktime
68 (32.00 %)C
77 (28.00 %)MPEG
77 (28.00 %)SOAP
77 (28.00 %)XML
77 (28.00 %)Java
77 (28.00 %)SQL
77 (28.00 %)J2EE
77 (28.00 %)Oracle
77 (28.00 %)JBoss
77 (28.00 %)Apache
77 (28.00 %)Tomcat
77 (28.00 %)OOD
77 (28.00 %)Eclipse
77 (28.00 %)Subversion
86 (24.00 %)Linux
95 (20.00 %)Embedded C
95 (20.00 %)Embedded C++
95 (20.00 %)Yourdon
95 (20.00 %)Embedded Linux
95 (20.00 %)CCTV
102 (8.000 %)Risk Analysis

DirectX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Wales 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.

Wales IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
118 (72.00 %)OpenGL
27 (28.00 %)J2EE
27 (28.00 %)SOAP
27 (28.00 %)XML
32 (8.000 %)ActiveX
Wales IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (28.00 %)JBoss
17 (28.00 %)Apache
17 (28.00 %)Tomcat
Wales IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (32.00 %)Quicktime
Wales IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
115 (60.00 %)VoIP
115 (60.00 %)Internet
21 (4.000 %)Broadband
Wales IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (32.00 %)Visual Studio
27 (28.00 %)Eclipse
27 (28.00 %)Subversion
Wales IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (44.00 %)Games
22 (8.000 %)Multimedia
22 (8.000 %)Education
22 (8.000 %)Manufacturing
31 (4.000 %)Pensions
Wales IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (68.00 %)Software Engineer
117 (68.00 %)Developer
215 (60.00 %)C++ Software Engineer
39 (36.00 %)C++ Developer
48 (32.00 %)Software Developer
57 (28.00 %)C++ Software Developer
57 (28.00 %)Java Developer
65 (20.00 %)C Software Engineer
74 (16.00 %)Embedded C Engineer
74 (16.00 %)Embedded C/C++ Engineer
74 (16.00 %)Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
74 (16.00 %)Embedded C++ Engineer
74 (16.00 %)Embedded C++ Software Engineer
74 (16.00 %)Embedded Software Engineer
74 (16.00 %)Embedded C Software Engineer
82 (8.000 %)C++ Programmer
82 (8.000 %)Programmer
82 (8.000 %)Software Programmer
91 (4.000 %)Graduate
91 (4.000 %)Senior Software Engineer
Wales IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
122 (88.00 %)DTV
27 (28.00 %)MPEG
35 (20.00 %)CCTV
42 (8.000 %)Streaming Video
Wales IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (24.00 %)Linux
25 (20.00 %)Embedded Linux
31 (4.000 %)Windows
Wales IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (48.00 %)UML
27 (28.00 %)OOD
35 (20.00 %)Yourdon
42 (8.000 %)Risk Analysis
42 (8.000 %)Configuration Management
Wales IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
118 (72.00 %)C++
28 (32.00 %)C
37 (28.00 %)Java
37 (28.00 %)SQL
45 (20.00 %)Embedded C
45 (20.00 %)Embedded C++
52 (8.000 %)C#
Wales IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (8.000 %)Degree
Wales IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (28.00 %)Oracle