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The table below looks at the demand for Adobe Captivate skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Adobe Captivate over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAdobe Captivate
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank121-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads60
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.176 %0.000 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
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--
% change on same period last year-
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
North West
Matching contract IT job ads510538
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.819 %0.578 %
Daily rates quoted91101
Average minimum daily rate£266£244
Average daily rate£281£253
% change on same period last year+10.85 %
Average maximum daily rate£295£262
UK excluding London average daily rate£306£275
% change on same period last year+11.58 %
Hourly rates quoted97132
Average minimum hourly rate£16.68£14.91
Average hourly rate£17.83£16.49
% change on same period last year+8.13 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.98£18.06
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.14£19.14
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Adobe Captivate EnglandAdobe Captivate
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.

Adobe Captivate
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Adobe Captivate across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.

North West Adobe Captivate Demand Trend

Adobe Captivate
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Adobe Captivate across the North West region.

North West Adobe Captivate Hourly Rate Trend

Adobe Captivate
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Adobe Captivate within the North West 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
ManchesterNew entry-1--
MerseysideNew entry-1--
Adobe Captivate EnglandAdobe Captivate
England

Adobe Captivate
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Adobe Captivate 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 Adobe Captivate.

16 (100.00 %)Dreamweaver
16 (100.00 %)Fireworks
16 (100.00 %)Adobe
25 (83.33 %)Flash
25 (83.33 %)Photoshop
25 (83.33 %)MS Office
33 (50.00 %)Macromedia
42 (33.33 %)XML
51 (16.67 %)Microsoft
51 (16.67 %)Education
51 (16.67 %)Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Captivate
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Adobe Captivate 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 Adobe Captivate. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (33.33 %)XML
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (100.00 %)Fireworks
25 (83.33 %)Photoshop
25 (83.33 %)MS Office
31 (16.67 %)Adobe Illustrator
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (100.00 %)Dreamweaver
25 (83.33 %)Flash
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (16.67 %)Education
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (66.67 %)Developer
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (100.00 %)Adobe
23 (50.00 %)Macromedia
31 (16.67 %)Microsoft