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This section looks at the demand for Adobe Flash (formerly Macromedia Flash) skills within the Merseyside 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
Rank3336
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads55
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.005 %
As % of the category below8.772 %10.00 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£177-
Average daily rate£207-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£237-
UK excluding London average daily rate£241£242
% change on same period last year-0.54 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£22.50
Average hourly rate-£27.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£32.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.24£26.17
% change on same period last year-7.38 %
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Merseyside
Matching contract IT job ads5750
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.076 %0.051 %
Daily rates quoted2016
Average minimum daily rate£337£295
Average daily rate£356£307
% change on same period last year+15.70 %
Average maximum daily rate£374£319
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£331
% change on same period last year-0.66 %
Hourly rates quoted33
Average minimum hourly rate£14.60£32.14
Average hourly rate£15.30£36.07
% change on same period last year-57.58 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.00£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.89£34.13
% change on same period last year-3.63 %
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 Merseyside region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

Merseyside 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 Merseyside region.

Merseyside 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 Merseyside region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Merseyside 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 Merseyside region.

Merseyside 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 Merseyside 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
LiverpoolDown-35£207-
Flash North WestFlash
North West

Flash
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Merseyside 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.

19 (75.00 %)Photoshop
28 (66.67 %)CSS
37 (58.33 %)ActionScript
46 (50.00 %)HTML
46 (50.00 %)JavaScript
46 (50.00 %)Adobe Illustrator
54 (33.33 %)XML
54 (33.33 %)Java
54 (33.33 %)XHTML
54 (33.33 %)Dreamweaver
54 (33.33 %)Fireworks
63 (25.00 %)Government
63 (25.00 %)Health
63 (25.00 %)SCORM
63 (25.00 %)ImageReady
63 (25.00 %)E-Learning
63 (25.00 %)Graphic Design
63 (25.00 %)Animation
63 (25.00 %)MS PowerPoint
72 (16.67 %)Marketing
72 (16.67 %)Web Development
72 (16.67 %)Education
72 (16.67 %)Lingo
72 (16.67 %)AJAX
72 (16.67 %)Adobe
72 (16.67 %)DHTML
72 (16.67 %).NET
81 (8.333 %)Oracle
81 (8.333 %)SQL Server
81 (8.333 %)C#

Flash
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Merseyside 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.

Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (66.67 %)CSS
26 (50.00 %)HTML
34 (33.33 %)XML
34 (33.33 %)XHTML
42 (16.67 %)AJAX
42 (16.67 %).NET
51 (8.333 %)JSP
51 (8.333 %)Adobe Flex
51 (8.333 %)ActiveX
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (8.333 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (75.00 %)Photoshop
26 (50.00 %)Adobe Illustrator
34 (33.33 %)Fireworks
43 (25.00 %)ImageReady
43 (25.00 %)MS PowerPoint
51 (8.333 %)Adobe Premiere
51 (8.333 %)Adobe After Effects
51 (8.333 %)Adobe Director
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (8.333 %)SQL Server
11 (8.333 %)TOAD
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (33.33 %)Dreamweaver
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (25.00 %)Government
13 (25.00 %)Health
13 (25.00 %)Graphic Design
13 (25.00 %)Animation
22 (16.67 %)Education
22 (16.67 %)Marketing
31 (8.333 %)Finance
31 (8.333 %)Flash Games
31 (8.333 %)Advertising
31 (8.333 %)Publishing
31 (8.333 %)Games
31 (8.333 %)Pensions
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (33.33 %)Developer
14 (33.33 %)Web Designer
23 (25.00 %)E-Learning Developer
31 (8.333 %)Photoshop Designer
31 (8.333 %)Flash Designer
31 (8.333 %)Senior Flash Designer
31 (8.333 %)Digital Producer
31 (8.333 %)Analyst
31 (8.333 %)Business Systems Analyst
31 (8.333 %)Systems Analyst
31 (8.333 %)Flash Developer
31 (8.333 %)Senior Web Designer
31 (8.333 %)Business Analyst
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (25.00 %)E-Learning
13 (25.00 %)SCORM
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (16.67 %)Web Development
21 (8.333 %)PRINCE2
21 (8.333 %)OO
21 (8.333 %)Project Management
21 (8.333 %)Workflow
21 (8.333 %)Stakeholder Management
21 (8.333 %)Web Design
21 (8.333 %)Data Analysis
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (58.33 %)ActionScript
26 (50.00 %)JavaScript
34 (33.33 %)Java
42 (16.67 %)Lingo
42 (16.67 %)DHTML
51 (8.333 %)C#
51 (8.333 %)SQL
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (16.67 %)Adobe
21 (8.333 %)Macromedia
21 (8.333 %)Oracle
21 (8.333 %)Microsoft
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