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The table below looks at the demand for the Graphic Designer role in IT contracts within the Midlands region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Graphic Designer in their job title over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGraphics Designer
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank-77
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads01
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.056 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£172£245
% change on same period last year-29.94 %
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£18.94£20.59
% change on same period last year-8.02 %
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads11091783
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.499 %1.758 %
Daily rates quoted200288
Average minimum daily rate£359£381
Average daily rate£384£405
% change on same period last year-5.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£409£428
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted3094
Average minimum hourly rate£24.60£27.69
Average hourly rate£26.33£28.79
% change on same period last year-8.56 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.05£29.89
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
Graphic Designer EnglandGraphic Designer
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.

Graphic Designer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Graphic Designer across the Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Midlands Graphic Designer Demand Trend

Graphic Designer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Midlands Graphic Designer Hourly Rate Trend

Graphic Designer
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands region that cited Graphic Designer in their job title 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 with Graphic Designer in their job title.

12 (66.67 %)Photoshop
12 (66.67 %)Adobe Illustrator
21 (33.33 %)HTML
21 (33.33 %)JavaScript
21 (33.33 %)CSS
21 (33.33 %)XSLT
21 (33.33 %)RAD
21 (33.33 %)Flash
21 (33.33 %)XHTML
21 (33.33 %)E-Commerce
21 (33.33 %)NHS
21 (33.33 %)W3C
21 (33.33 %)Project Management
21 (33.33 %)Agile Software Development
21 (33.33 %)Multimedia
21 (33.33 %)AJAX
21 (33.33 %)Graphic Design
21 (33.33 %)Usability Testing

Graphic Designer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands region that cited Graphic Designer in their job title 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 with Graphic Designer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (33.33 %)HTML
11 (33.33 %)CSS
11 (33.33 %)XSLT
11 (33.33 %)XHTML
11 (33.33 %)AJAX
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (66.67 %)Photoshop
12 (66.67 %)Adobe Illustrator
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (33.33 %)Flash
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (33.33 %)Multimedia
11 (33.33 %)Graphic Design
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (33.33 %)NHS
11 (33.33 %)W3C
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (33.33 %)RAD
11 (33.33 %)E-Commerce
11 (33.33 %)Project Management
11 (33.33 %)Agile Software Development
11 (33.33 %)Usability Testing
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (33.33 %)JavaScript