Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Macromedia FreeHand 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 FreeHand over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMacromedia FreeHand
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank29-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below5.000 %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--
% 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£20.00£20.91
% change on same period last year-4.35 %
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£306£274
% change on same period last year+11.50 %
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£19.28£19.15
% change on same period last year+0.63 %
FreeHand CheshireFreeHand
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.

FreeHand
Demand Trend

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

Chester FreeHand Demand Trend

FreeHand
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester region citing FreeHand 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 FreeHand.

12 (100.00 %)HTML
12 (100.00 %)Photoshop
12 (100.00 %)Flash
12 (100.00 %)Dreamweaver
12 (100.00 %)Fireworks
12 (100.00 %)Adobe Illustrator
12 (100.00 %)Web Design
21 (50.00 %)Banking
21 (50.00 %)Marketing
21 (50.00 %)Display Advertising
21 (50.00 %)Digital Marketing
21 (50.00 %)Finance
21 (50.00 %)Advertising
21 (50.00 %)E-Commerce

FreeHand
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %)HTML
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (100.00 %)Photoshop
12 (100.00 %)Fireworks
12 (100.00 %)Adobe Illustrator
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (100.00 %)Flash
12 (100.00 %)Dreamweaver
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Finance
11 (50.00 %)Advertising
11 (50.00 %)Banking
11 (50.00 %)Marketing
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Junior
21 (50.00 %)Developer
21 (50.00 %)Web Developer
21 (50.00 %)Web Designer
21 (50.00 %)Junior Developer
21 (50.00 %)Junior Web Developer
21 (50.00 %)Junior Web Designer
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)Web Design
21 (50.00 %)Display Advertising
21 (50.00 %)Digital Marketing
21 (50.00 %)E-Commerce