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The table below looks at the demand for Adobe Flash skills within the Lancashire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Flash over the 3 months to 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAdobe Flash
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank2838
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching contract IT job ads56
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.008 %
As % of the category below8.772 %4.918 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£350
Average daily rate-£350
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£260£273
% change on same period last year-4.98 %
Hourly rates quoted40
Average minimum hourly rate£22.57-
Average hourly rate£23.19-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£23.82-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.32£26.00
% change on same period last year-2.60 %
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Lancashire
Matching contract IT job ads57122
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.114 %0.153 %
Daily rates quoted825
Average minimum daily rate£287£287
Average daily rate£298£308
% change on same period last year-3.08 %
Average maximum daily rate£310£329
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£334
% change on same period last year-5.20 %
Hourly rates quoted2315
Average minimum hourly rate£20.70£24.86
Average hourly rate£22.38£27.25
% change on same period last year-17.88 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.06£29.65
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.48£31.45
% change on same period last year-9.45 %
Flash North WestFlash
North West

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 Lancashire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Lancashire 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 Lancashire region.

Lancashire 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 Lancashire region.

Lancashire Flash Hourly Rate Trend

Flash
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Flash across the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009.

Lancashire Flash Hourly Rate Histogram

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 Lancashire region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
PrestonNew entry-1--
Flash North WestFlash
North West

Flash
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire 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.

115 (88.24 %)Photoshop
211 (64.71 %)Adobe Illustrator
310 (58.82 %)Multimedia
49 (52.94 %)Adobe
58 (47.06 %)HTML
58 (47.06 %)Aerospace
58 (47.06 %)Security Cleared
67 (41.18 %)Military
67 (41.18 %)JavaScript
75 (29.41 %)CSS
75 (29.41 %)Adobe Premiere
75 (29.41 %)Autodesk
75 (29.41 %)Video Editing
75 (29.41 %)3ds Max
75 (29.41 %)Web Development
84 (23.53 %)XHTML
93 (17.65 %)SCORM
102 (11.76 %)Web Design
102 (11.76 %)Dreamweaver
102 (11.76 %)Fireworks
102 (11.76 %)E-Commerce
102 (11.76 %)ASP
102 (11.76 %)PHP
102 (11.76 %)Graphic Design
102 (11.76 %)SC Cleared
111 (5.882 %)Animation
111 (5.882 %)Photography
111 (5.882 %)Internet Marketing
111 (5.882 %)Local Government
111 (5.882 %)Marketing

Flash
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire 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.

Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (47.06 %)HTML
25 (29.41 %)CSS
34 (23.53 %)XHTML
42 (11.76 %)ASP
51 (5.882 %)Java RMI
51 (5.882 %)JSP
51 (5.882 %)XML
51 (5.882 %)XSLT
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (5.882 %)CMS
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
115 (88.24 %)Photoshop
211 (64.71 %)Adobe Illustrator
35 (29.41 %)Adobe Premiere
35 (29.41 %)3ds Max
42 (11.76 %)Fireworks
51 (5.882 %)CorelDRAW
51 (5.882 %)ImageReady
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (11.76 %)Dreamweaver
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (58.82 %)Multimedia
28 (47.06 %)Aerospace
37 (41.18 %)Military
45 (29.41 %)Video Editing
52 (11.76 %)Graphic Design
61 (5.882 %)Animation
61 (5.882 %)Local Government
61 (5.882 %)Marketing
61 (5.882 %)Electronics
61 (5.882 %)Government
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (23.53 %)Developer
14 (23.53 %)Web Designer
22 (11.76 %)Multimedia Developer
22 (11.76 %)Web Developer
31 (5.882 %)Creative Designer
31 (5.882 %)Coordinator
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (17.65 %)SCORM
21 (5.882 %)Photography
21 (5.882 %)W3C
21 (5.882 %)E-Learning
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (29.41 %)Web Development
22 (11.76 %)E-Commerce
22 (11.76 %)Web Design
31 (5.882 %)Content Management
31 (5.882 %)SEO
31 (5.882 %)Internet Marketing
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (41.18 %)JavaScript
22 (11.76 %)PHP
31 (5.882 %)Java
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (47.06 %)Security Cleared
22 (11.76 %)SC Cleared
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (5.882 %)WAI
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (52.94 %)Adobe
25 (29.41 %)Autodesk
31 (5.882 %)Macromedia