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The table below looks at the demand for Adobe Illustrator skills within the Cheshire region with a comparison to our Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Adobe Illustrator over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAdobe Illustrator
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank5257
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads41
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.001 %
As % of the category below3.150 %0.855 %
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£252£249
% change on same period last year+1.25 %
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£25.56£16.81
% change on same period last year+52.04 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads127117
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.206 %0.128 %
Daily rates quoted3125
Average minimum daily rate£228£243
Average daily rate£230£248
% change on same period last year-7.31 %
Average maximum daily rate£232£254
UK excluding London average daily rate£306£274
% change on same period last year+11.50 %
Hourly rates quoted2023
Average minimum hourly rate£16.38£17.19
Average hourly rate£18.12£18.12
% change on same period last year-0.05 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.85£19.06
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.28£19.15
% change on same period last year+0.63 %
Adobe Illustrator North WestAdobe Illustrator
North West

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.

Adobe Illustrator
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire Adobe Illustrator Demand Trend

Adobe Illustrator
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Adobe Illustrator across the Cheshire region.

Cheshire Adobe Illustrator Daily Rate Trend

Adobe Illustrator
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheshire Adobe Illustrator Hourly Rate Trend

Adobe Illustrator
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Adobe Illustrator within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 4 December 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ChesterNew entry-2--
WarringtonNew entry-2--
Adobe Illustrator North WestAdobe Illustrator
North West

Adobe Illustrator
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing Adobe Illustrator 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 Adobe Illustrator.

18 (100.00 %)Photoshop
27 (87.50 %)HTML
36 (75.00 %)Flash
44 (50.00 %)CSS
44 (50.00 %)Dreamweaver
44 (50.00 %)Web Design
44 (50.00 %)Marketing
53 (37.50 %)JavaScript
62 (25.00 %).NET
62 (25.00 %)ASP.NET
62 (25.00 %)E-Commerce
62 (25.00 %)Adobe
62 (25.00 %)FreeHand
62 (25.00 %)Fireworks
62 (25.00 %)Content Management
71 (12.50 %)WAI
71 (12.50 %)Graphic Design
71 (12.50 %)Internet Marketing
71 (12.50 %)Display Advertising
71 (12.50 %)Digital Marketing
71 (12.50 %)PHP5
71 (12.50 %)Finance
71 (12.50 %)Health
71 (12.50 %)Advertising
71 (12.50 %)CMS
71 (12.50 %)E-Learning
71 (12.50 %)Macromedia
71 (12.50 %)W3C
71 (12.50 %)Quark
71 (12.50 %)QuarkXPress

Adobe Illustrator
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing Adobe Illustrator 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 Adobe Illustrator. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (87.50 %)HTML
24 (50.00 %)CSS
32 (25.00 %).NET
32 (25.00 %)ASP.NET
41 (12.50 %)ASP
41 (12.50 %)XML
41 (12.50 %)XHTML
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (12.50 %)CMS
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (100.00 %)Photoshop
22 (25.00 %)FreeHand
22 (25.00 %)Fireworks
31 (12.50 %)MS Office
31 (12.50 %)QuarkXPress
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (12.50 %)MySQL
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (75.00 %)Flash
24 (50.00 %)Dreamweaver
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (50.00 %)Marketing
21 (12.50 %)Graphic Design
21 (12.50 %)Finance
21 (12.50 %)Health
21 (12.50 %)Advertising
21 (12.50 %)Banking
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (37.50 %)Web Designer
13 (37.50 %)Photoshop Designer
22 (25.00 %)Junior
22 (25.00 %)Developer
31 (12.50 %)Web Developer
31 (12.50 %)UI Designer
31 (12.50 %)CMS Developer
31 (12.50 %)Junior Developer
31 (12.50 %)Junior Web Developer
31 (12.50 %)Graphic Designer
31 (12.50 %)MySQL Developer
31 (12.50 %)Junior Web Designer
31 (12.50 %)Coordinator
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (12.50 %)W3C
11 (12.50 %)E-Learning
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (50.00 %)Web Design
22 (25.00 %)Content Management
22 (25.00 %)E-Commerce
31 (12.50 %)OOP
31 (12.50 %)OO
31 (12.50 %)Internet Marketing
31 (12.50 %)Display Advertising
31 (12.50 %)Digital Marketing
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (37.50 %)JavaScript
21 (12.50 %)PHP
21 (12.50 %)PHP5
21 (12.50 %)C#
21 (12.50 %)DHTML
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (12.50 %)WAI
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (25.00 %)Adobe
21 (12.50 %)Macromedia
21 (12.50 %)Quark