Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Animation' in contract IT jobs within the North West 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAnimation
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank124142
Rank change on same period last yearUp+18
Matching contract IT job ads31
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.224 %0.063 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£200£350
Average daily rate£250£350
% change on same period last year-28.57 %
Average maximum daily rate£300£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£300£278
% change on same period last year+7.78 %
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£20.90£33.00
% change on same period last year-36.66 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
North West
Matching contract IT job ads13411599
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.155 %1.717 %
Daily rates quoted372399
Average minimum daily rate£353£364
Average daily rate£377£387
% change on same period last year-2.79 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£411
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£378
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Hourly rates quoted159141
Average minimum hourly rate£24.64£22.55
Average hourly rate£25.87£24.40
% change on same period last year+6.01 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.11£26.26
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.35£26.62
% change on same period last year+2.74 %
Animation EnglandAnimation
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.

Animation
Demand Trend

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

North West 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 North West region.

North West Animation Daily Rate Trend

Animation
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West Animation Hourly Rate Trend

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 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-3£250-
Animation EnglandAnimation
England

Animation
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

110 (100.00 %)ActionScript
110 (100.00 %)Flash
27 (70.00 %)CSS
35 (50.00 %)HTML
44 (40.00 %)Adobe Illustrator
44 (40.00 %)JavaScript
44 (40.00 %)XML
44 (40.00 %)Photoshop
53 (30.00 %)Java
53 (30.00 %)Education
53 (30.00 %)Government
53 (30.00 %)Health
53 (30.00 %)SCORM
53 (30.00 %)XHTML
53 (30.00 %)E-Learning
53 (30.00 %)AJAX
53 (30.00 %)MS PowerPoint
53 (30.00 %)Graphic Design
61 (10.00 %)Adobe Flex
61 (10.00 %)Digital Marketing
61 (10.00 %)Marketing
61 (10.00 %)Lingo
61 (10.00 %)Adobe
61 (10.00 %)Web Design
61 (10.00 %)Advertising
61 (10.00 %)BBC
61 (10.00 %)Games
61 (10.00 %).NET
61 (10.00 %)ASP.NET
61 (10.00 %)XSL

Animation
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (70.00 %)CSS
25 (50.00 %)HTML
34 (40.00 %)XML
43 (30.00 %)XHTML
43 (30.00 %)AJAX
51 (10.00 %)Adobe Flex
51 (10.00 %)XSL
51 (10.00 %).NET
51 (10.00 %)ASP.NET
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (40.00 %)Photoshop
14 (40.00 %)Adobe Illustrator
23 (30.00 %)MS PowerPoint
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (100.00 %)Flash
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (30.00 %)Education
13 (30.00 %)Government
13 (30.00 %)Health
13 (30.00 %)Graphic Design
21 (10.00 %)Advertising
21 (10.00 %)Games
21 (10.00 %)Marketing
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (90.00 %)Developer
25 (50.00 %)Flash Developer
33 (30.00 %)E-Learning Developer
33 (30.00 %)Web Developer
33 (30.00 %)Web Designer
33 (30.00 %)Flash Designer
41 (10.00 %)Flash Animator
41 (10.00 %)ActionScript Developer
41 (10.00 %)Animator
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (30.00 %)E-Learning
13 (30.00 %)SCORM
21 (10.00 %)BBC
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (10.00 %)Web Design
11 (10.00 %)Digital Marketing
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (100.00 %)ActionScript
24 (40.00 %)JavaScript
33 (30.00 %)Java
41 (10.00 %)Lingo
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (10.00 %)Adobe