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The table below looks at the demand for Adobe Fireworks skills within the Chester region with a comparison to our Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Fireworks over the 3 months to 5 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAdobe Fireworks
Location
3 months to
5 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank29-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below7.500 %0.000 %
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£237£219
% change on same period last year+8.16 %
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£20.38£19.60
% change on same period last year+3.94 %
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
Chester
Matching contract IT job ads4022
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.065 %0.024 %
Daily rates quoted84
Average minimum daily rate£235£167
Average daily rate£235£171
% change on same period last year+37.36 %
Average maximum daily rate£235£175
UK excluding London average daily rate£307£274
% change on same period last year+12.04 %
Hourly rates quoted86
Average minimum hourly rate£19.23£22.38
Average hourly rate£20.19£22.63
% change on same period last year-10.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.15£22.88
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.36£19.00
% change on same period last year+1.86 %
Fireworks CheshireFireworks
Cheshire

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.

Fireworks
Demand Trend

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

Chester Fireworks Demand Trend

Fireworks
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Chester Fireworks Hourly Rate Trend

Fireworks
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester region citing Fireworks 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 Fireworks.

13 (100.00 %)HTML
13 (100.00 %)Dreamweaver
13 (100.00 %)Web Design
22 (66.67 %)Marketing
22 (66.67 %)Display Advertising
22 (66.67 %)Digital Marketing
22 (66.67 %)FreeHand
22 (66.67 %)Photoshop
22 (66.67 %)Flash
22 (66.67 %)Finance
22 (66.67 %)Advertising
22 (66.67 %)Adobe Illustrator
31 (33.33 %)E-Commerce
31 (33.33 %)Banking

Fireworks
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester region citing Fireworks 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 Fireworks. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (100.00 %)HTML
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (66.67 %)Photoshop
12 (66.67 %)FreeHand
12 (66.67 %)Adobe Illustrator
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (100.00 %)Dreamweaver
22 (66.67 %)Flash
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (66.67 %)Finance
12 (66.67 %)Advertising
12 (66.67 %)Marketing
21 (33.33 %)Banking
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (100.00 %)Junior
22 (66.67 %)Web Designer
22 (66.67 %)Junior Web Designer
31 (33.33 %)Junior Developer
31 (33.33 %)Junior Web Developer
31 (33.33 %)Developer
31 (33.33 %)Web Developer
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (100.00 %)Web Design
22 (66.67 %)Display Advertising
22 (66.67 %)Digital Marketing
31 (33.33 %)E-Commerce