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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Adobe products and/or services in IT contracts within the City of London region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Adobe over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAdobe
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank174179
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads4116
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.055 %0.016 %
As % of the category below1.097 %0.477 %
Daily rates quoted208
Average minimum daily rate£283£251
Average daily rate£297£256
% change on same period last year+16.34 %
Average maximum daily rate£312£260
UK excluding London average daily rate£267£253
% change on same period last year+5.81 %
Hourly rates quoted43
Average minimum hourly rate£16.00£15.00
Average hourly rate£18.00£17.50
% change on same period last year+2.85 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.56£19.12
% change on same period last year+12.77 %
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
City of London
Matching contract IT job ads37363355
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.980 %3.394 %
Daily rates quoted19591410
Average minimum daily rate£421£440
Average daily rate£454£467
% change on same period last year-2.83 %
Average maximum daily rate£487£495
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£359
% change on same period last year-0.40 %
Hourly rates quoted167140
Average minimum hourly rate£23.23£20.99
Average hourly rate£24.87£22.44
% change on same period last year+10.86 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.51£23.88
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.25£24.99
% change on same period last year-6.94 %
Adobe LondonAdobe
London

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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Adobe Systems, Inc.

Adobe
Demand Trend

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

City of London Adobe Demand Trend

Adobe
Daily Rate Trend

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

City of London Adobe Daily Rate Trend

Adobe
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Adobe across the City of London region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

City of London Adobe Daily Rate Histogram

Adobe
Hourly Rate Trend

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

City of London Adobe Hourly Rate Trend

Adobe
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Adobe across the City of London region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

City of London Adobe Hourly Rate Histogram

Adobe
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the City of London region citing Adobe 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.

122 (29.73 %)Adobe Flex
221 (28.38 %)HTML
320 (27.03 %)Photoshop
416 (21.62 %)Java
416 (21.62 %)MS Office
416 (21.62 %)CSS
416 (21.62 %)Microsoft
515 (20.27 %)Flash
515 (20.27 %)Finance
614 (18.92 %)JavaScript
713 (17.57 %)Banking
812 (16.22 %)Internet
911 (14.86 %)InDesign
911 (14.86 %)Dreamweaver
911 (14.86 %)Acrobat
911 (14.86 %)RIA
1010 (13.51 %).NET
1010 (13.51 %)Windows
1010 (13.51 %)Content Management
1010 (13.51 %)Investment Banking
119 (12.16 %)MS Excel
128 (10.81 %)CMS
128 (10.81 %)Marketing
137 (9.459 %)Unit Testing
137 (9.459 %)E-Commerce
137 (9.459 %)Visual Studio
146 (8.108 %)Ant
146 (8.108 %)JUnit
146 (8.108 %)SQL
146 (8.108 %)XHTML

Adobe
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the City of London region citing Adobe 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. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
122 (29.73 %)Adobe Flex
221 (28.38 %)HTML
316 (21.62 %)CSS
410 (13.51 %).NET
56 (8.108 %)AJAX
56 (8.108 %)XHTML
65 (6.757 %)XML
74 (5.405 %)J2EE
74 (5.405 %)ASP.NET
83 (4.054 %)ASP
83 (4.054 %)J2SE
83 (4.054 %)Adobe AIR
83 (4.054 %)WebServices
92 (2.703 %)MVC
92 (2.703 %)XSLT
92 (2.703 %)Silverlight
92 (2.703 %)SOAP
101 (1.351 %)COM
101 (1.351 %)Flex 2
101 (1.351 %)Drupal
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (10.81 %)CMS
25 (6.757 %)Lotus Notes
33 (4.054 %)IIS
42 (2.703 %)SharePoint
42 (2.703 %)MS Exchange
51 (1.351 %)ColdFusion
51 (1.351 %)Rendezvous
51 (1.351 %)Exchange Server 2000
51 (1.351 %)Exchange Server 2003
51 (1.351 %)Flash Media Server
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
120 (27.03 %)Photoshop
216 (21.62 %)MS Office
311 (14.86 %)Acrobat
311 (14.86 %)InDesign
49 (12.16 %)MS Excel
55 (6.757 %)MS PowerPoint
55 (6.757 %)Adobe Illustrator
64 (5.405 %)Fireworks
73 (4.054 %)MS Visio
82 (2.703 %)ImageReady
82 (2.703 %)QuarkXPress
82 (2.703 %)FreeHand
91 (1.351 %)Shockwave
91 (1.351 %)PageMaker
91 (1.351 %)Paint Shop Pro
91 (1.351 %)Adobe Director
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.351 %)WebTrends
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (16.22 %)Internet
25 (6.757 %)Intranet
32 (2.703 %)DNS
32 (2.703 %)FTP
32 (2.703 %)IP Telephony
41 (1.351 %)TCP/IP
41 (1.351 %)LAN
41 (1.351 %)DHCP
41 (1.351 %)Firewall
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (6.757 %)SQL Server
21 (1.351 %)Crystal Reports
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
115 (20.27 %)Flash
211 (14.86 %)Dreamweaver
37 (9.459 %)Visual Studio
46 (8.108 %)Ant
46 (8.108 %)JUnit
51 (1.351 %)QuickTest Pro
51 (1.351 %)LoadRunner
51 (1.351 %)Subversion
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (20.27 %)Finance
213 (17.57 %)Banking
310 (13.51 %)Investment Banking
48 (10.81 %)Marketing
56 (8.108 %)Law
64 (5.405 %)Legal
64 (5.405 %)Government
64 (5.405 %)Publishing
72 (2.703 %)Multimedia
72 (2.703 %)Advertising
72 (2.703 %)Graphic Design
81 (1.351 %)Financial Institution
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
127 (36.49 %)Developer
211 (14.86 %)Web Developer
211 (14.86 %)Flex Developer
39 (12.16 %)Trainer
39 (12.16 %)Web Designer
47 (9.459 %)Analyst
56 (8.108 %)Technical Trainer
64 (5.405 %)Support Analyst
73 (4.054 %)Consultant
73 (4.054 %)Junior
73 (4.054 %)Flash Developer
82 (2.703 %)Support Engineer
82 (2.703 %)Desktop Analyst
82 (2.703 %)Graphic Designer
82 (2.703 %)Desktop Support Analyst
82 (2.703 %)Desktop Support
82 (2.703 %)Development Manager
82 (2.703 %)Administrator
82 (2.703 %)Junior Analyst
91 (1.351 %)PC Engineer
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (14.86 %)RIA
22 (2.703 %)Multithreading
22 (2.703 %)Blackberry
31 (1.351 %)E-Learning
31 (1.351 %)VLE
31 (1.351 %)Streaming Media
31 (1.351 %)Web 2.0
31 (1.351 %)Social Network
31 (1.351 %)Client/Server
31 (1.351 %)W3C
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (13.51 %)Windows
24 (5.405 %)Windows XP
24 (5.405 %)Mac OS X
32 (2.703 %)UNIX
32 (2.703 %)Mac OS X Server
32 (2.703 %)Windows 2000
41 (1.351 %)Windows NT
41 (1.351 %)Solaris
41 (1.351 %)Windows Server 2003
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (13.51 %)Content Management
27 (9.459 %)Unit Testing
27 (9.459 %)E-Commerce
36 (8.108 %)Web Design
44 (5.405 %)OO
44 (5.405 %)Web Development
53 (4.054 %)Project Management
53 (4.054 %)SEO
61 (1.351 %)Workflow
61 (1.351 %)Agile Software Development
61 (1.351 %)PRINCE2
61 (1.351 %)Data Modelling
61 (1.351 %)Wealth Management
61 (1.351 %)Email Marketing
61 (1.351 %)SC Cleared
61 (1.351 %)Security Cleared
61 (1.351 %)Business Analysis
61 (1.351 %)Web Analytics
61 (1.351 %)Statistical Analysis
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
116 (21.62 %)Java
214 (18.92 %)JavaScript
36 (8.108 %)SQL
45 (6.757 %)ActionScript
45 (6.757 %)C#
54 (5.405 %)PHP
63 (4.054 %)DHTML
72 (2.703 %)VBScript
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (1.351 %)PRINCE2 Certification
11 (1.351 %)Degree
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (4.054 %)WAI
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (2.703 %)Active Directory
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.351 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (21.62 %)Microsoft
25 (6.757 %)Macromedia
25 (6.757 %)Lotus
32 (2.703 %)Apple
32 (2.703 %)Quark
32 (2.703 %)Reuters
32 (2.703 %)HP
32 (2.703 %)Dell
32 (2.703 %)RedDot
32 (2.703 %)Fujitsu
41 (1.351 %)IBM
41 (1.351 %)Interwoven
41 (1.351 %)Bloomberg
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