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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Adobe products and/or services in IT contracts within the North West region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Adobe over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAdobe
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank134131
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching contract IT job ads97
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.007 %
As % of the category below0.537 %0.384 %
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£267£253
% change on same period last year+5.81 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£20.00
Average hourly rate-£20.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.56£19.12
% change on same period last year+12.77 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
North West
Matching contract IT job ads16751824
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.233 %1.845 %
Daily rates quoted348407
Average minimum daily rate£342£332
Average daily rate£359£348
% change on same period last year+3.28 %
Average maximum daily rate£377£364
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£359
% change on same period last year-0.40 %
Hourly rates quoted187166
Average minimum hourly rate£19.81£21.17
Average hourly rate£21.98£22.83
% change on same period last year-3.70 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.15£24.48
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.25£24.99
% change on same period last year-6.94 %
Adobe EnglandAdobe
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Adobe Systems, Inc.

Adobe
Demand Trend

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

North West Adobe Demand Trend

Adobe
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West Adobe Daily Rate Trend

Adobe
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West Adobe Hourly Rate Trend

Adobe
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Adobe within the North West 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
ManchesterDown-105--
LancashireUp+112--
CumbriaNew entry-2--
CheshireDown-101--
Adobe EnglandAdobe
England

Adobe
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Adobe 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.

124 (47.06 %)Photoshop
220 (39.22 %)HTML
319 (37.25 %)JavaScript
418 (35.29 %)CSS
418 (35.29 %)Adobe Illustrator
514 (27.45 %)XHTML
613 (25.49 %)Flash
712 (23.53 %)Acrobat
89 (17.65 %)Graphic Design
98 (15.69 %)Fireworks
107 (13.73 %)MS Excel
107 (13.73 %)ImageReady
107 (13.73 %)XML
107 (13.73 %).NET
107 (13.73 %)Publishing
107 (13.73 %)Construction
116 (11.76 %)Adobe Flex
116 (11.76 %)ActionScript
125 (9.804 %)C#
125 (9.804 %)ASP
125 (9.804 %)Dreamweaver
125 (9.804 %)W3C
125 (9.804 %)Microsoft
125 (9.804 %)Health
125 (9.804 %)FrameMaker
125 (9.804 %)E-Learning
125 (9.804 %)Web Design
134 (7.843 %)CMS
134 (7.843 %)Pensions
134 (7.843 %)Marketing

Adobe
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Adobe 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. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
120 (39.22 %)HTML
218 (35.29 %)CSS
314 (27.45 %)XHTML
47 (13.73 %)XML
47 (13.73 %).NET
56 (11.76 %)Adobe Flex
65 (9.804 %)ASP
74 (7.843 %)XSLT
83 (5.882 %)XSL
83 (5.882 %)AJAX
92 (3.922 %).NET Framework
92 (3.922 %)ASP.NET
92 (3.922 %)Zend Framework
101 (1.961 %)Adobe AIR
101 (1.961 %)ASP.NET 2.0
101 (1.961 %)ADO.NET
101 (1.961 %)JSP
101 (1.961 %)SOAP
101 (1.961 %)WebServices
101 (1.961 %)Flex 2
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (7.843 %)CMS
22 (3.922 %)ColdFusion
31 (1.961 %)NetWeaver
31 (1.961 %)Lotus Notes
31 (1.961 %)SharePoint
31 (1.961 %)SAP Web AS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
124 (47.06 %)Photoshop
218 (35.29 %)Adobe Illustrator
312 (23.53 %)Acrobat
48 (15.69 %)Fireworks
57 (13.73 %)ImageReady
57 (13.73 %)MS Excel
65 (9.804 %)FrameMaker
74 (7.843 %)MS Office
83 (5.882 %)RoboHelp
83 (5.882 %)InDesign
83 (5.882 %)CorelDRAW
83 (5.882 %)AutoCAD
92 (3.922 %)MS PowerPoint
92 (3.922 %)Adobe Premiere
92 (3.922 %)MS Visio
92 (3.922 %)MS Project
101 (1.961 %)Adobe After Effects
101 (1.961 %)3ds Max
101 (1.961 %)SmartSuite
101 (1.961 %)Adobe Director
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.961 %)Oracle Financials
11 (1.961 %)SAP ERP
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (5.882 %)WEP
22 (3.922 %)RNC
31 (1.961 %)LAN
31 (1.961 %)WAN
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (5.882 %)SQL Server 2000
13 (5.882 %)SQL Server
22 (3.922 %)DTS
31 (1.961 %)SQL Server 7
31 (1.961 %)MySQL
31 (1.961 %)SAP BI
31 (1.961 %)GIS
31 (1.961 %)SQL Server 2005
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
113 (25.49 %)Flash
25 (9.804 %)Dreamweaver
33 (5.882 %)FrontPage
41 (1.961 %)NUnit
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (17.65 %)Graphic Design
27 (13.73 %)Construction
27 (13.73 %)Publishing
35 (9.804 %)Health
44 (7.843 %)Pensions
44 (7.843 %)Marketing
52 (3.922 %)Government
52 (3.922 %)Banking
61 (1.961 %)Finance
61 (1.961 %)3D Graphics
61 (1.961 %)Law
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
113 (25.49 %)Developer
210 (19.61 %)Author
210 (19.61 %)Technical Author
210 (19.61 %)Web Designer
36 (11.76 %)Web Developer
45 (9.804 %)Graphic Designer
53 (5.882 %)Website Designer
53 (5.882 %)PHP Developer
53 (5.882 %)Webmaster
62 (3.922 %)Report Analyst
62 (3.922 %)Flash Developer
62 (3.922 %)SQL Developer
62 (3.922 %)SQL Server Developer
62 (3.922 %)Analyst
62 (3.922 %)Photoshop Designer
71 (1.961 %)GUI Designer
71 (1.961 %)Interactive Developer
71 (1.961 %)C# Web Developer
71 (1.961 %)CAD Technician
71 (1.961 %)Senior Technical Author
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (9.804 %)W3C
15 (9.804 %)E-Learning
23 (5.882 %)PDA
32 (3.922 %)Management Information System
41 (1.961 %)Web 2.0
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (3.922 %)Windows
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (9.804 %)Web Design
22 (3.922 %)Content Management
22 (3.922 %)E-Commerce
31 (1.961 %)ERP
31 (1.961 %)EAI
31 (1.961 %)Business Intelligence
31 (1.961 %)CAD
31 (1.961 %)Disaster Recovery
31 (1.961 %)Web Development
31 (1.961 %)UML
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
119 (37.25 %)JavaScript
26 (11.76 %)ActionScript
35 (9.804 %)C#
44 (7.843 %)PHP
44 (7.843 %)SQL
53 (5.882 %)DHTML
53 (5.882 %)Perl
62 (3.922 %)Lingo
71 (1.961 %)C
71 (1.961 %)Java
71 (1.961 %)Transact-SQL
71 (1.961 %)ABAP
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (3.922 %)HND
21 (1.961 %)Degree
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.961 %)SLA
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (9.804 %)Microsoft
22 (3.922 %)Macromedia
22 (3.922 %)Lotus
22 (3.922 %)Zend
31 (1.961 %)JD Edwards
31 (1.961 %)webMethods
31 (1.961 %)Oracle
31 (1.961 %)SAP
31 (1.961 %)Siebel
31 (1.961 %)i2
31 (1.961 %)Retek
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