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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Animation' in contract IT jobs within the Hertfordshire region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Animation over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAnimation
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank6982
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching contract IT job ads48
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.613 %0.933 %
Daily rates quoted17
Average minimum daily rate£400£201
Average daily rate£400£281
% change on same period last year+42.49 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£360
UK excluding London average daily rate£252£258
% change on same period last year-2.20 %
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£21.33£31.25
% change on same period last year-31.73 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads652857
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.918 %0.866 %
Daily rates quoted225390
Average minimum daily rate£348£336
Average daily rate£382£362
% change on same period last year+5.48 %
Average maximum daily rate£415£387
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£381
% change on same period last year+0.75 %
Hourly rates quoted8463
Average minimum hourly rate£30.52£24.84
Average hourly rate£31.49£26.96
% change on same period last year+16.81 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.47£29.08
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.08£26.78
% change on same period last year+4.82 %
Animation East of EnglandAnimation
East of 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.

Animation
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Animation Demand Trend

Animation
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Animation across the Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire Animation Daily Rate Trend

Animation
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Animation across the Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire Animation Hourly Rate Trend

Animation
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Animation within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 10 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
WatfordUp+161£400+45.45 %
Animation East of EnglandAnimation
East of England

Animation
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing Animation 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 Animation.

113 (81.25 %)ActionScript
113 (81.25 %)Flash
210 (62.50 %)Photoshop
39 (56.25 %)Adobe
39 (56.25 %)Web Design
48 (50.00 %)HTML
53 (18.75 %)XML
62 (12.50 %)OOP
62 (12.50 %)Adobe Flex
62 (12.50 %)Games
62 (12.50 %)Adobe Illustrator
71 (6.250 %)Multimedia
71 (6.250 %)Windows Mobile
71 (6.250 %)Internet
71 (6.250 %)Windows
71 (6.250 %).NET
71 (6.250 %)Visual Studio
71 (6.250 %)ASP.NET
71 (6.250 %)CSS

Animation
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing Animation 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 Animation. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (50.00 %)HTML
23 (18.75 %)XML
32 (12.50 %)Adobe Flex
41 (6.250 %).NET
41 (6.250 %)ASP.NET
41 (6.250 %)CSS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (62.50 %)Photoshop
22 (12.50 %)Adobe Illustrator
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (6.250 %)Internet
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
113 (81.25 %)Flash
21 (6.250 %)Visual Studio
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (12.50 %)Games
21 (6.250 %)Multimedia
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (43.75 %)Flash Designer
24 (25.00 %)Developer
32 (12.50 %)Flash Developer
32 (12.50 %)Flash Animator
32 (12.50 %)ActionScript Developer
32 (12.50 %)Animator
41 (6.250 %)Junior Web Developer
41 (6.250 %)Multimedia Developer
41 (6.250 %)Web Developer
41 (6.250 %)Junior Developer
41 (6.250 %)Junior
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (6.250 %)Windows
11 (6.250 %)Windows Mobile
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (56.25 %)Web Design
22 (12.50 %)OOP
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (81.25 %)ActionScript
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (56.25 %)Adobe