Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Macromedia FreeHand skills within the East of England 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 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMacromedia FreeHand
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank121154
Rank change on same period last yearUp+33
Matching contract IT job ads22
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.367 %0.272 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£200-
Average daily rate£200-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£200-
UK excluding London average daily rate£200-
% 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 %
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads545736
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.858 %0.789 %
Daily rates quoted144214
Average minimum daily rate£253£247
Average daily rate£270£260
% change on same period last year+3.82 %
Average maximum daily rate£287£273
UK excluding London average daily rate£302£278
% change on same period last year+8.46 %
Hourly rates quoted156144
Average minimum hourly rate£19.79£18.50
Average hourly rate£21.07£19.20
% change on same period last year+9.72 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.35£19.90
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.11£19.56
% change on same period last year-2.32 %
FreeHand EnglandFreeHand
England

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 East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.

East of England FreeHand Demand Trend

FreeHand
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing FreeHand across the East of England region.

East of England FreeHand Daily Rate Trend

FreeHand
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing FreeHand across the East of England region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

East of England FreeHand Daily Rate Histogram

FreeHand
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing FreeHand across the East of England region.

East of England FreeHand Hourly Rate Trend

FreeHand
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing FreeHand within the East of England region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
HertfordshireUp+252£200-
FreeHand EnglandFreeHand
England

FreeHand
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England 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.

15 (100.00 %)HTML
15 (100.00 %)JavaScript
15 (100.00 %)ActionScript
15 (100.00 %)SQL Server
15 (100.00 %)Photoshop
15 (100.00 %)ASP
15 (100.00 %)CSS
15 (100.00 %)XML
15 (100.00 %)HND
15 (100.00 %)Flash
15 (100.00 %)Dreamweaver
15 (100.00 %)Internet
15 (100.00 %)Adobe Illustrator
15 (100.00 %)Degree

FreeHand
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England 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.

East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (100.00 %)HTML
15 (100.00 %)ASP
15 (100.00 %)CSS
15 (100.00 %)XML
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (100.00 %)Photoshop
15 (100.00 %)Adobe Illustrator
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (100.00 %)Internet
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (100.00 %)SQL Server
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (100.00 %)Flash
15 (100.00 %)Dreamweaver
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (100.00 %)Developer
15 (100.00 %)ASP Developer
23 (60.00 %)Junior Developer
23 (60.00 %)Junior ASP Developer
23 (60.00 %)Junior
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (100.00 %)JavaScript
15 (100.00 %)ActionScript
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (100.00 %)HND
15 (100.00 %)Degree