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The table below looks at the demand for Adobe Flash (formerly Macromedia Flash) skills within the Kent 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAdobe Flash (formerly Macromedia Flash)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank4042
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads810
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.011 %
As % of the category below25.81 %28.57 %
Daily rates quoted24
Average minimum daily rate£400£145
Average daily rate£425£153
% change on same period last year+178.68 %
Average maximum daily rate£450£160
UK excluding London average daily rate£267£259
% change on same period last year+3.36 %
Hourly rates quoted12
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£15.00
Average hourly rate£30.00£15.00
% change on same period last year+100.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00£15.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.66£25.44
% change on same period last year-6.99 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads3135
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.050 %0.038 %
Daily rates quoted159
Average minimum daily rate£278£209
Average daily rate£300£225
% change on same period last year+33.54 %
Average maximum daily rate£323£241
UK excluding London average daily rate£312£324
% change on same period last year-3.57 %
Hourly rates quoted16
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£34.17
Average hourly rate£30.00£34.17
% change on same period last year-12.19 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00£34.17
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.55£30.87
% change on same period last year-1.02 %
Flash South EastFlash
South East

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 Kent region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

Kent 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 Kent region.

Kent Flash Daily Rate Trend

Flash
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent Flash Hourly Rate Trend

Flash
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Flash within the Kent region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
MaidstoneNo change03--
Flash South EastFlash
South East

Flash
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent 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.

15 (41.67 %)HTML
24 (33.33 %)Web Design
24 (33.33 %)CSS
24 (33.33 %)Photoshop
24 (33.33 %)Adobe
33 (25.00 %)ASP.NET
33 (25.00 %)VB.NET
33 (25.00 %).NET
33 (25.00 %)Web Development
33 (25.00 %)Adobe After Effects
33 (25.00 %)C#
42 (16.67 %)Marketing
42 (16.67 %)PHP
51 (8.333 %)SQL
51 (8.333 %)VB
51 (8.333 %)JavaScript
51 (8.333 %)MySQL
51 (8.333 %)ActionScript
51 (8.333 %)Lotus
51 (8.333 %)XML
51 (8.333 %)Lotus Notes
51 (8.333 %)Lotus Domino
51 (8.333 %)XHTML
51 (8.333 %)E-Commerce
51 (8.333 %)Advertising
51 (8.333 %)Graphic Design
51 (8.333 %)Email Marketing

Flash
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent 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.

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (41.67 %)HTML
24 (33.33 %)CSS
33 (25.00 %).NET
33 (25.00 %)ASP.NET
41 (8.333 %)XML
41 (8.333 %)XHTML
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (8.333 %)Lotus Notes
11 (8.333 %)Lotus Domino
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (33.33 %)Photoshop
23 (25.00 %)Adobe After Effects
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (8.333 %)MySQL
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (16.67 %)Marketing
21 (8.333 %)Graphic Design
21 (8.333 %)Advertising
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (41.67 %)Developer
15 (41.67 %)Flash Designer
24 (33.33 %)Flash Developer
33 (25.00 %)HTML Developer
42 (16.67 %)Web Designer
51 (8.333 %)ASP.NET Developer
51 (8.333 %)Lotus Notes Developer
51 (8.333 %).NET Developer
51 (8.333 %)Photoshop Designer
51 (8.333 %)Domino Developer
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (33.33 %)Web Design
23 (25.00 %)Web Development
31 (8.333 %)Email Marketing
31 (8.333 %)E-Commerce
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (25.00 %)C#
13 (25.00 %)VB.NET
22 (16.67 %)PHP
31 (8.333 %)SQL
31 (8.333 %)VB
31 (8.333 %)JavaScript
31 (8.333 %)ActionScript
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (33.33 %)Adobe
21 (8.333 %)Lotus