Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the prevalence of the term Graphic Design in IT contracts advertised for the Buckinghamshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Graphic Design over the 3 months to 17 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our General category for the Buckinghamshire region.

 Graphic Design
Location
3 months to
17 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank50--
Rank change year-on-year
New entry-No change0
Matching contract IT job ads800
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Buckinghamshire1.100 %--
As % of the General category2.516 %--
Daily rates quoted600
Average daily rate£151--
UK excluding London average daily rate£165£250£300
% change year-on-year
-34.00 %-16.66 %
Hourly rates quoted000
Average hourly rate---
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.00£17.50£22.50
% change year-on-year
+14.28 %-22.22 %
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryAll General Category
Buckinghamshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
General category
318259715
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Buckinghamshire43.74 %44.05 %49.55 %
Daily rates quoted8388162
Average daily rate£288£367£375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-21.66 %-2.130 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£153£263£200
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£449£474£475
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£375£400
% change year-on-year
-6.660 %-6.250 %
Hourly rates quoted262069
Average hourly rate£17.62£20.53£21.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-14.15 %-4.530 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£12.21£10.50£12.80
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£23.50£37.10£50.31
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.00£27.00£27.50
% change year-on-year
-11.11 %-1.810 %
Graphic Design South EastGraphic Design
South East

Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Graphic Design
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Graphic Design across the Buckinghamshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Buckinghamshire Graphic Design Demand Trend

Graphic Design
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Graphic Design across the Buckinghamshire region.

Buckinghamshire Graphic Design Daily Rate Trend

Graphic Design
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Graphic Design Hourly Rate Trend

Graphic Design
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Graphic Design within the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 17 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Milton KeynesNew entry-8£151-
Graphic Design South EastGraphic Design
South East

Graphic Design
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing Graphic Design 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 Graphic Design.

114 (87.50 %)Photoshop
114 (87.50 %)Adobe Illustrator
213 (81.25 %)CSS
213 (81.25 %)Flash
312 (75.00 %)Marketing
411 (68.75 %)Product Marketing
411 (68.75 %)ActionScript
53 (18.75 %)Degree
62 (12.50 %)WPF
62 (12.50 %).NET Framework
62 (12.50 %)Windows
62 (12.50 %)OO
62 (12.50 %).NET
62 (12.50 %)OOD
62 (12.50 %)Microsoft
71 (6.250 %)QuarkXPress
71 (6.250 %)Project Management
71 (6.250 %)HND
71 (6.250 %)Web Design
71 (6.250 %)Computer Science

Graphic Design
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing Graphic Design 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 Graphic Design. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
113 (81.25 %)CSS
113 (81.25 %)Flash
22 (12.50 %)WPF
22 (12.50 %).NET Framework
22 (12.50 %).NET
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
114 (87.50 %)Photoshop
114 (87.50 %)Adobe Illustrator
21 (6.250 %)QuarkXPress
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
112 (75.00 %)Marketing
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
115 (93.75 %)Designer
213 (81.25 %)Web Designer
311 (68.75 %)Graphic Designer
45 (31.25 %)Developer
54 (25.00 %)Flash Developer
54 (25.00 %)Flash Designer
61 (6.250 %)Interface Designer
61 (6.250 %)Photoshop Designer
61 (6.250 %)GUI Developer
61 (6.250 %)UI Designer
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
11 (6.250 %)Computer Science
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
12 (12.50 %)Windows
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
111 (68.75 %)Product Marketing
22 (12.50 %)OO
22 (12.50 %)OOD
31 (6.250 %)Project Management
31 (6.250 %)Web Design
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
111 (68.75 %)ActionScript
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
13 (18.75 %)Degree
21 (6.250 %)HND
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
12 (12.50 %)Microsoft