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The table below looks at the demand for Adobe Photoshop 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 Photoshop over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAdobe Photoshop
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank10458
Rank change on same period last yearDown-46
Matching contract IT job ads29122
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.041 %0.123 %
As % of the category below5.311 %17.02 %
Daily rates quoted1473
Average minimum daily rate£232£287
Average daily rate£254£298
% change on same period last year-14.87 %
Average maximum daily rate£275£309
UK excluding London average daily rate£222£284
% change on same period last year-21.84 %
Hourly rates quoted03
Average minimum hourly rate-£39.17
Average hourly rate-£40.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£40.83
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.86£26.02
% change on same period last year-23.68 %
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads546717
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.776 %0.724 %
Daily rates quoted159211
Average minimum daily rate£249£283
Average daily rate£267£297
% change on same period last year-10.36 %
Average maximum daily rate£285£312
UK excluding London average daily rate£294£282
% change on same period last year+4.32 %
Hourly rates quoted157146
Average minimum hourly rate£18.59£19.63
Average hourly rate£19.93£20.57
% change on same period last year-3.08 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.27£21.51
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.47£19.51
% change on same period last year-5.36 %
Photoshop EnglandPhotoshop
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.

Photoshop
Demand Trend

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

East of England Photoshop Demand Trend

Photoshop
Daily Rate Trend

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

East of England Photoshop Daily Rate Trend

Photoshop
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Photoshop across the East of England region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

East of England Photoshop Daily Rate Histogram

Photoshop
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East of England Photoshop Hourly Rate Trend

Photoshop
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Photoshop within the East of England region over the 3 months to 7 October 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
HertfordshireDown-3118£268-14.43 %
CambridgeshireUp+106£250+0.25 %
EssexUp+94£200-
SuffolkNew entry-1£175-
Photoshop EnglandPhotoshop
England

Photoshop
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing Photoshop 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 Photoshop.

175 (65.79 %)Flash
256 (49.12 %)HTML
347 (41.23 %)Adobe Illustrator
442 (36.84 %)CSS
534 (29.82 %)ActionScript
631 (27.19 %)JavaScript
730 (26.32 %)Dreamweaver
829 (25.44 %)Adobe
928 (24.56 %)Web Design
1025 (21.93 %)ASP
1122 (19.30 %)XML
1221 (18.42 %)Internet
1317 (14.91 %)PHP
1317 (14.91 %)SQL Server
1317 (14.91 %)Telecoms
1413 (11.40 %)Fireworks
1511 (9.649 %)E-Commerce
1511 (9.649 %).NET
1511 (9.649 %)Content Management
1511 (9.649 %)AJAX
1511 (9.649 %)Degree
1610 (8.772 %)WAI
1610 (8.772 %)Animation
1610 (8.772 %)Handset
179 (7.895 %)Web 2.0
179 (7.895 %)ASP.NET
179 (7.895 %)IIS
179 (7.895 %)XHTML
188 (7.018 %)FreeHand
188 (7.018 %)HND

Photoshop
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing Photoshop 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 Photoshop. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
156 (49.12 %)HTML
242 (36.84 %)CSS
325 (21.93 %)ASP
422 (19.30 %)XML
511 (9.649 %)AJAX
511 (9.649 %).NET
69 (7.895 %)ASP.NET
69 (7.895 %)XHTML
75 (4.386 %)XSLT
75 (4.386 %)JSP
83 (2.632 %)LAMP
83 (2.632 %)DOM
83 (2.632 %)XSL
91 (0.877 %)SOAP
91 (0.877 %)Struts
91 (0.877 %)WebServices
91 (0.877 %)J2EE
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (7.895 %)IIS
26 (5.263 %)ColdFusion
34 (3.509 %)CMS
43 (2.632 %)Apache
52 (1.754 %)SharePoint
61 (0.877 %)SharePoint Server 2007
61 (0.877 %)Tomcat
61 (0.877 %)JBoss
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
147 (41.23 %)Adobe Illustrator
213 (11.40 %)Fireworks
38 (7.018 %)FreeHand
46 (5.263 %)Adobe Captivate
46 (5.263 %)Acrobat
46 (5.263 %)RoboHelp
46 (5.263 %)RoboDemo
46 (5.263 %)FrameMaker
55 (4.386 %)MS Office
55 (4.386 %)MS Excel
64 (3.509 %)MS Visio
73 (2.632 %)ImageReady
82 (1.754 %)Adobe Premiere
91 (0.877 %)Spreadsheet
91 (0.877 %)InDesign
91 (0.877 %)Paint Shop Pro
91 (0.877 %)3ds Max
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
121 (18.42 %)Internet
23 (2.632 %)SSH
23 (2.632 %)SMTP
23 (2.632 %)FTP
23 (2.632 %)HTTP
23 (2.632 %)TCP/IP
32 (1.754 %)Intranet
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
117 (14.91 %)SQL Server
27 (6.140 %)MySQL
33 (2.632 %)RDBMS
41 (0.877 %)Datawarehouse
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
175 (65.79 %)Flash
230 (26.32 %)Dreamweaver
31 (0.877 %)FrontPage
31 (0.877 %)JUnit
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
117 (14.91 %)Telecoms
210 (8.772 %)Animation
38 (7.018 %)Graphic Design
38 (7.018 %)Publishing
46 (5.263 %)Multimedia
46 (5.263 %)Pharmaceutical
46 (5.263 %)Video Editing
55 (4.386 %)Retail
64 (3.509 %)Marketing
72 (1.754 %)Games
72 (1.754 %)Advertising
81 (0.877 %)Health
81 (0.877 %)Manufacturing
81 (0.877 %)Interactive Media
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
136 (31.58 %)Developer
234 (29.82 %)Web Designer
314 (12.28 %)Web Developer
48 (7.018 %)ASP Developer
48 (7.018 %)Author
48 (7.018 %)Technical Author
48 (7.018 %)Photoshop Designer
57 (6.140 %)Flash Designer
66 (5.263 %)Junior
74 (3.509 %)Applications Developer
74 (3.509 %)PHP Developer
74 (3.509 %)Flash Developer
74 (3.509 %)Senior Web Designer
74 (3.509 %)PHP Web Developer
83 (2.632 %)Junior ASP Developer
83 (2.632 %)Junior Developer
83 (2.632 %)Usability Specialist
92 (1.754 %)Animator
92 (1.754 %)ActionScript Developer
92 (1.754 %)Flash Animator
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (8.772 %)Handset
29 (7.895 %)Web 2.0
35 (4.386 %)W3C
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (7.018 %)Windows
21 (0.877 %)Linux
21 (0.877 %)UNIX
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
128 (24.56 %)Web Design
211 (9.649 %)Content Management
211 (9.649 %)E-Commerce
38 (7.018 %)Web Development
47 (6.140 %)SEO
52 (1.754 %)Stakeholder Management
61 (0.877 %)CAD
61 (0.877 %)Project Management
61 (0.877 %)Use Case
61 (0.877 %)Information Management
61 (0.877 %)ITIL
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
134 (29.82 %)ActionScript
231 (27.19 %)JavaScript
317 (14.91 %)PHP
45 (4.386 %)DHTML
54 (3.509 %)Java
63 (2.632 %)SQL
63 (2.632 %)C#
63 (2.632 %)XPath
71 (0.877 %)VBScript
71 (0.877 %)VB
71 (0.877 %)VB.NET
71 (0.877 %)VBA
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (9.649 %)Degree
28 (7.018 %)HND
31 (0.877 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (0.877 %)MCSD
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
110 (8.772 %)WAI
23 (2.632 %)WCAG
31 (0.877 %)QA
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.877 %)Active Directory
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
129 (25.44 %)Adobe
25 (4.386 %)Macromedia
25 (4.386 %)Microsoft
32 (1.754 %)Sony
41 (0.877 %)Oracle
41 (0.877 %)Tridion
41 (0.877 %)Quark