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This section looks at the demand for Adobe Flash (formerly Macromedia Flash) skills within the Hertfordshire region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Flash over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAdobe Flash (formerly Macromedia Flash)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank3142
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching contract IT job ads6756
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.089 %0.057 %
As % of the category below24.72 %29.47 %
Daily rates quoted3032
Average minimum daily rate£244£229
Average daily rate£268£238
% change on same period last year+12.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£292£246
UK excluding London average daily rate£241£242
% change on same period last year-0.54 %
Hourly rates quoted28
Average minimum hourly rate£26.50£24.25
Average hourly rate£27.45£26.56
% change on same period last year+3.34 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.40£28.88
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.24£26.17
% change on same period last year-7.38 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads271190
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.361 %0.192 %
Daily rates quoted8485
Average minimum daily rate£325£300
Average daily rate£347£322
% change on same period last year+7.87 %
Average maximum daily rate£370£343
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£331
% change on same period last year-0.66 %
Hourly rates quoted3312
Average minimum hourly rate£31.10£26.41
Average hourly rate£32.05£29.26
% change on same period last year+9.50 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.00£32.12
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.89£34.13
% change on same period last year-3.63 %
Flash East of EnglandFlash
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.

Flash
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Flash Demand Trend

Flash
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Flash Daily Rate Trend

Flash
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Hertfordshire Flash Daily Rate Histogram

Flash
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Flash Hourly Rate Trend

Flash
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Flash within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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+215£314+25.09 %
St AlbansNew entry-6--
WareNew entry-1--
Flash East of EnglandFlash
East of England

Flash
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing Flash 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 Flash.

159 (64.13 %)Photoshop
239 (42.39 %)HTML
335 (38.04 %)ActionScript
429 (31.52 %)CSS
526 (28.26 %)Adobe
526 (28.26 %)Adobe Illustrator
625 (27.17 %)XML
722 (23.91 %)Web Design
819 (20.65 %)Telecoms
918 (19.57 %)JavaScript
1015 (16.30 %)Dreamweaver
1114 (15.22 %)Multimedia
1114 (15.22 %)AJAX
1213 (14.13 %)Animation
1213 (14.13 %)Internet
1312 (13.04 %)Macromedia
1411 (11.96 %)E-Commerce
1510 (10.87 %)XHTML
1510 (10.87 %)SEO
1510 (10.87 %)Handset
1510 (10.87 %)Degree
169 (9.783 %)WAI
169 (9.783 %)Web Development
169 (9.783 %)Web 2.0
178 (8.696 %)Games
178 (8.696 %)Streaming Video
178 (8.696 %)Advertising
178 (8.696 %)Adobe Premiere
178 (8.696 %)ImageReady
178 (8.696 %)ASP

Flash
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing Flash 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 Flash. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
139 (42.39 %)HTML
229 (31.52 %)CSS
325 (27.17 %)XML
414 (15.22 %)AJAX
510 (10.87 %)XHTML
68 (8.696 %)ASP
76 (6.522 %)Adobe Flex
85 (5.435 %)jQuery
93 (3.261 %)J2EE
93 (3.261 %)JSTL
93 (3.261 %)JSP
101 (1.087 %)ASP.NET
101 (1.087 %).NET
101 (1.087 %)Microformats
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (3.261 %)CMS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
159 (64.13 %)Photoshop
226 (28.26 %)Adobe Illustrator
38 (8.696 %)Adobe Premiere
38 (8.696 %)ImageReady
46 (6.522 %)FreeHand
46 (6.522 %)Adobe After Effects
55 (5.435 %)Adobe Captivate
55 (5.435 %)Fireworks
55 (5.435 %)RoboDemo
55 (5.435 %)Acrobat
55 (5.435 %)RoboHelp
64 (4.348 %)MS Office
71 (1.087 %)MS Excel
71 (1.087 %)FrameMaker
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
113 (14.13 %)Internet
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (6.522 %)SQL Server
21 (1.087 %)MS Access
21 (1.087 %)Datawarehouse
21 (1.087 %)MySQL
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
115 (16.30 %)Dreamweaver
21 (1.087 %)Visual Studio
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
119 (20.65 %)Telecoms
214 (15.22 %)Multimedia
313 (14.13 %)Animation
48 (8.696 %)Advertising
48 (8.696 %)Games
56 (6.522 %)Retail
65 (5.435 %)Pharmaceutical
73 (3.261 %)Graphic Design
73 (3.261 %)Video Editing
81 (1.087 %)Insurance
81 (1.087 %)Marketing
81 (1.087 %)Finance
81 (1.087 %)Education
81 (1.087 %)Manufacturing
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
136 (39.13 %)Developer
223 (25.00 %)Web Designer
39 (9.783 %)ActionScript Developer
39 (9.783 %)Photoshop Designer
48 (8.696 %)Flash Designer
57 (7.609 %)ASP Developer
57 (7.609 %)Flash Developer
57 (7.609 %)Junior
65 (5.435 %)Junior Developer
65 (5.435 %)UI Developer
74 (4.348 %)Senior Photoshop Designer
83 (3.261 %)Multimedia Designer
83 (3.261 %)Multimedia Developer
83 (3.261 %)Junior ASP Developer
83 (3.261 %)Interface Designer
92 (2.174 %)Lead Developer
92 (2.174 %)Senior Web Designer
92 (2.174 %)Author
92 (2.174 %)Technical Author
92 (2.174 %)Web Developer
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (10.87 %)Handset
29 (9.783 %)Web 2.0
38 (8.696 %)Streaming Video
47 (7.609 %)W3C
56 (6.522 %)Streaming Media
62 (2.174 %)Interactive TV
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
122 (23.91 %)Web Design
211 (11.96 %)E-Commerce
310 (10.87 %)SEO
49 (9.783 %)Web Development
56 (6.522 %)Content Management
64 (4.348 %)OOP
73 (3.261 %)Information Management
81 (1.087 %)Project Management
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
135 (38.04 %)ActionScript
218 (19.57 %)JavaScript
35 (5.435 %)Java
41 (1.087 %)PHP
41 (1.087 %)SQL
41 (1.087 %)C++
41 (1.087 %)Delphi
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (10.87 %)Degree
26 (6.522 %)HND
31 (1.087 %)Postgraduate
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
19 (9.783 %)WAI
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
126 (28.26 %)Adobe
212 (13.04 %)Macromedia
35 (5.435 %)Microsoft
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