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The table below looks at the demand for Adobe Acrobat skills within the Birmingham region with a comparison to our Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Acrobat over the 3 months to 8 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAdobe Acrobat
Location
3 months to
8 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank-69
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads01
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.826 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate-£236
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.75£17.30
% change on same period last year+66.18 %
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads93121
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.126 %0.120 %
Daily rates quoted2123
Average minimum daily rate£224£258
Average daily rate£247£273
% change on same period last year-9.53 %
Average maximum daily rate£270£288
UK excluding London average daily rate£294£292
% change on same period last year+0.56 %
Hourly rates quoted1236
Average minimum hourly rate£13.00£10.47
Average hourly rate£14.49£11.33
% change on same period last year+27.95 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.99£12.18
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.45£19.58
% change on same period last year-5.78 %
Acrobat West MidlandsAcrobat
West Midlands

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Acrobat
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Acrobat across the Birmingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.

Birmingham Acrobat Demand Trend

Acrobat
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Acrobat across the Birmingham region.

Birmingham Acrobat Hourly Rate Trend

Acrobat
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing Acrobat 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 contract IT job ads sampled that cited Acrobat.

11 (100.00 %)VBScript
11 (100.00 %)VB
11 (100.00 %)MS Office
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Windows 2000
11 (100.00 %)Windows XP
11 (100.00 %)DHCP
11 (100.00 %)Ethernet
11 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)Adobe
11 (100.00 %)Active Directory
11 (100.00 %)McAfee Security
11 (100.00 %)Altiris
11 (100.00 %)PDA

Acrobat
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing Acrobat also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Acrobat. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (100.00 %)MS Office
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (100.00 %)DHCP
11 (100.00 %)Ethernet
11 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Desktop Support
11 (100.00 %)Support Specialist
11 (100.00 %)Desktop Support Specialist
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (100.00 %)PDA
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Windows 2000
11 (100.00 %)Windows XP
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)VBScript
11 (100.00 %)VB
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (100.00 %)Active Directory
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)Adobe
11 (100.00 %)McAfee Security
11 (100.00 %)Altiris