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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Animation' in contract IT jobs within the Merseyside 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAnimation
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank42-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads40
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.000 %
As % of the category below2.597 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£250-
Average daily rate£250-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£250-
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 %
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Merseyside
Matching contract IT job ads154218
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.218 %0.221 %
Daily rates quoted5160
Average minimum daily rate£393£298
Average daily rate£425£314
% change on same period last year+35.42 %
Average maximum daily rate£458£331
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£381
% change on same period last year+0.58 %
Hourly rates quoted1123
Average minimum hourly rate£19.75£24.84
Average hourly rate£22.00£27.89
% change on same period last year-21.13 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.25£30.95
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.07£26.79
% change on same period last year+4.77 %
Animation North WestAnimation
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.

Animation
Demand Trend

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

Merseyside 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 Merseyside region.

Merseyside Animation Daily Rate Trend

Animation
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Animation across the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Merseyside Animation Daily Rate Histogram

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 Merseyside region over the 3 months to 13 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
LiverpoolNew entry-4£250-
Animation North WestAnimation
North West

Animation
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Merseyside 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.

16 (100.00 %)ActionScript
16 (100.00 %)CSS
16 (100.00 %)Flash
23 (50.00 %)Education
23 (50.00 %)Government
23 (50.00 %)Health
23 (50.00 %)E-Learning
23 (50.00 %)Adobe Illustrator
23 (50.00 %)SCORM
23 (50.00 %)AJAX
23 (50.00 %)MS PowerPoint
23 (50.00 %)Graphic Design
23 (50.00 %)XHTML
23 (50.00 %)XML
23 (50.00 %)Photoshop
23 (50.00 %)HTML
23 (50.00 %)Java
23 (50.00 %)JavaScript

Animation
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Merseyside 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.

Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (100.00 %)CSS
23 (50.00 %)XML
23 (50.00 %)XHTML
23 (50.00 %)AJAX
23 (50.00 %)HTML
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (50.00 %)Photoshop
13 (50.00 %)Adobe Illustrator
13 (50.00 %)MS PowerPoint
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (100.00 %)Flash
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (50.00 %)Education
13 (50.00 %)Government
13 (50.00 %)Health
13 (50.00 %)Graphic Design
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (100.00 %)Developer
23 (50.00 %)Web Developer
23 (50.00 %)Web Designer
23 (50.00 %)Flash Developer
23 (50.00 %)E-Learning Developer
23 (50.00 %)Flash Designer
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (50.00 %)E-Learning
13 (50.00 %)SCORM
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (100.00 %)ActionScript
23 (50.00 %)Java
23 (50.00 %)JavaScript