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The table below looks at the demand for Adobe RoboHelp 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 RoboHelp over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAdobe RoboHelp
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank130154
Rank change on same period last yearUp+24
Matching contract IT job ads13
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.182 %0.425 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£300
Average daily rate-£300
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£300
UK excluding London average daily rate-£327
% 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--
% change on same period last year-
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads549706
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.767 %0.709 %
Daily rates quoted161208
Average minimum daily rate£245£281
Average daily rate£263£296
% change on same period last year-11.05 %
Average maximum daily rate£281£310
UK excluding London average daily rate£294£283
% change on same period last year+4.03 %
Hourly rates quoted154147
Average minimum hourly rate£18.17£19.52
Average hourly rate£19.49£20.51
% change on same period last year-4.94 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.81£21.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.39£19.59
% change on same period last year-6.13 %
RoboHelp EnglandRoboHelp
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.

RoboHelp
Demand Trend

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

East of England RoboHelp Demand Trend

RoboHelp
Daily Rate Trend

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

East of England RoboHelp Daily Rate Trend

RoboHelp
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East of England RoboHelp Hourly Rate Trend

RoboHelp
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing RoboHelp within the East of England region over the 3 months to 6 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
CambridgeshireUp+181--
RoboHelp EnglandRoboHelp
England

RoboHelp
Top 15 Related IT Skills

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

16 (85.71 %)Photoshop
16 (85.71 %)Adobe
16 (85.71 %)Acrobat
16 (85.71 %)RoboDemo
16 (85.71 %)Pharmaceutical
16 (85.71 %)Adobe Captivate
25 (71.43 %)Fireworks
25 (71.43 %)Macromedia
25 (71.43 %)Flash
25 (71.43 %)Dreamweaver
34 (57.14 %)Microsoft
34 (57.14 %)MS Office
34 (57.14 %)HTML
41 (14.29 %)Degree
41 (14.29 %)Graphic Design

RoboHelp
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (57.14 %)HTML
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (85.71 %)Photoshop
16 (85.71 %)Acrobat
16 (85.71 %)RoboDemo
16 (85.71 %)Adobe Captivate
25 (71.43 %)Fireworks
34 (57.14 %)MS Office
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (71.43 %)Flash
15 (71.43 %)Dreamweaver
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (85.71 %)Pharmaceutical
21 (14.29 %)Graphic Design
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (71.43 %)Developer
22 (28.57 %)Author
22 (28.57 %)Technical Author
31 (14.29 %)Flash Developer
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (14.29 %)Degree
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (85.71 %)Adobe
25 (71.43 %)Macromedia
34 (57.14 %)Microsoft