DirectX Contracts in the UK excluding London

Microsoft DirectX
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for DirectX skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited DirectX over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 376 - 492
Rank change year-on-year - - -61
Contract jobs citing DirectX 20 0 20
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.098% - 0.066%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 0.62% - 0.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £550 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 - -
75th Percentile £713 - -
90th Percentile £800 - -
UK median daily rate £600 £600 -
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile £72.75 - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate £75.00 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile £78.00 - -
UK median hourly rate £75.00 - -

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
UK excluding London

DirectX is in the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 3,239 4,303 6,078
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 15.81% 18.34% 20.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,122 3,217 4,324
10th Percentile £324 £359 £363
25th Percentile £406 £425 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +14.29%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £586
90th Percentile £689 £688 £650
UK median daily rate £534 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.91% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 209 92 136
10th Percentile £21.63 £22.26 £20.25
25th Percentile £43.00 £50.95 £35.00
Median hourly rate £47.50 £64.50 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year -26.36% +31.63% +8.89%
75th Percentile £65.00 £74.50 £63.95
90th Percentile £75.00 £79.07 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £47.50 £65.00 £49.75
% change year-on-year -26.92% +30.65% +10.56%

DirectX
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing DirectX as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for DirectX in the UK excluding London

DirectX
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing DirectX in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for DirectX in the UK excluding London

DirectX
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing DirectX in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for DirectX in the UK excluding London

DirectX
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing DirectX in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for DirectX in the UK excluding London

DirectX
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing DirectX within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 9 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
East of England - 14 £550 - 10
South East - 6 £600 - 1
DirectX
UK

DirectX
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Development Applications
1 1 (5.00%) VTune
General
1 3 (15.00%) Electronics
2 1 (5.00%) Games
Job Titles
1 10 (50.00%) Architect
1 10 (50.00%) Software Architect
2 4 (20.00%) Graphics Engineer
2 4 (20.00%) Python Engineer
2 4 (20.00%) Software Engineer
3 2 (10.00%) Android Engineer
3 2 (10.00%) C++ Android Engineer
3 2 (10.00%) Computer Engineer
3 2 (10.00%) Computer Vision Engineer
3 2 (10.00%) Machine Learning Engineer
4 1 (5.00%) C Programmer
4 1 (5.00%) C/C++ Programmer
4 1 (5.00%) C++ Games Programmer
4 1 (5.00%) C++ Programmer
4 1 (5.00%) Games Programmer
4 1 (5.00%) Graphics Programmer
4 1 (5.00%) Graphics Software Engineer
4 1 (5.00%) Programmer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (100.00%) OpenGL
1 20 (100.00%) Vulkan
2 19 (95.00%) OpenGL ES
3 4 (20.00%) Unity (Game Engine)
4 2 (10.00%) PyTorch
4 2 (10.00%) TensorFlow
4 2 (10.00%) Unreal Engine
5 1 (5.00%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 11 (55.00%) Ray Tracing
2 10 (50.00%) 3D Graphics
3 4 (20.00%) Algorithms
4 3 (15.00%) Animation
4 3 (15.00%) Augmented Reality
4 3 (15.00%) Mixed Reality
5 2 (10.00%) Photography
Operating Systems
1 6 (30.00%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (65.00%) Problem-Solving
1 13 (65.00%) Software Architecture
2 5 (25.00%) Computer Science
3 4 (20.00%) Machine Learning
3 4 (20.00%) Software Engineering
4 3 (15.00%) Android Development
4 3 (15.00%) Linear Algebra
4 3 (15.00%) Mathematics
5 2 (10.00%) Artificial Intelligence
5 2 (10.00%) Computer Vision
5 2 (10.00%) Deep Learning
5 2 (10.00%) Generative AI
5 2 (10.00%) Image Processing
5 2 (10.00%) User Experience
6 1 (5.00%) Collaborative Culture
6 1 (5.00%) Embedded Software Development
6 1 (5.00%) Memory Management
6 1 (5.00%) Multithreading
6 1 (5.00%) Performance Analysis
6 1 (5.00%) Prototyping
Programming Languages
1 14 (70.00%) C++
2 10 (50.00%) C
3 4 (20.00%) Java
3 4 (20.00%) Python
4 3 (15.00%) GLSL
4 3 (15.00%) HLSL
5 2 (10.00%) C#
5 2 (10.00%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 15 (75.00%) Degree
2 12 (60.00%) Master's Degree
2 12 (60.00%) PhD
3 5 (25.00%) Computer Science Degree