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The table below looks at the demand for Adobe Photoshop skills within the Oxfordshire region with a comparison to our Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Photoshop over the 3 months to 9 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAdobe Photoshop
Location
3 months to
9 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank4340
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching contract IT job ads69
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.011 %
As % of the category below8.333 %11.39 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£200
Average daily rate-£225
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£250
UK excluding London average daily rate£237£242
% change on same period last year-2.35 %
Hourly rates quoted23
Average minimum hourly rate£12.50£11.33
Average hourly rate£14.25£12.79
% change on same period last year+11.40 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.00£14.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.06£22.55
% change on same period last year-19.92 %
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads7279
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.145 %0.097 %
Daily rates quoted217
Average minimum daily rate£299£296
Average daily rate£319£316
% change on same period last year+1.21 %
Average maximum daily rate£340£335
UK excluding London average daily rate£314£285
% change on same period last year+10.27 %
Hourly rates quoted3023
Average minimum hourly rate£19.60£13.26
Average hourly rate£20.76£14.49
% change on same period last year+43.27 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.93£15.72
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.64£18.42
% change on same period last year+6.63 %
Photoshop South EastPhotoshop
South East

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.

Photoshop
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire Photoshop Demand Trend

Photoshop
Daily Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire Photoshop Daily Rate Trend

Photoshop
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire Photoshop Hourly Rate Trend

Photoshop
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Photoshop across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 9 January 2009.

Oxfordshire Photoshop Hourly Rate Histogram

Photoshop
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Photoshop within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 9 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
AbingdonNew entry-2--
OxfordUp+42--
Photoshop South EastPhotoshop
South East

Photoshop
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing Photoshop 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 Photoshop.

18 (100.00 %)CSS
26 (75.00 %)HTML
35 (62.50 %)JavaScript
35 (62.50 %)Flash
44 (50.00 %)XHTML
52 (25.00 %)Adobe Illustrator
52 (25.00 %)Dreamweaver
52 (25.00 %)PHP
52 (25.00 %)Content Management
52 (25.00 %)ASP
61 (12.50 %)Graphic Design
61 (12.50 %)Animation
61 (12.50 %)ActionScript
61 (12.50 %)MySQL
61 (12.50 %)SQL Server
61 (12.50 %)E-Commerce
61 (12.50 %)Adobe
61 (12.50 %)Quark
61 (12.50 %)Fireworks
61 (12.50 %)Web Design

Photoshop
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing Photoshop 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 Photoshop. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (100.00 %)CSS
26 (75.00 %)HTML
35 (62.50 %)Flash
44 (50.00 %)XHTML
52 (25.00 %)ASP
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (25.00 %)Adobe Illustrator
21 (12.50 %)Fireworks
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (12.50 %)MySQL
11 (12.50 %)SQL Server
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (25.00 %)Dreamweaver
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (12.50 %)Graphic Design
11 (12.50 %)Animation
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (37.50 %)Developer
13 (37.50 %)Web Developer
22 (25.00 %)Web Designer
22 (25.00 %)Web Editor
22 (25.00 %)Web Content Editor
22 (25.00 %)Content Editor
31 (12.50 %)Web Production Manager
31 (12.50 %)Web Manager
31 (12.50 %)Interface Designer
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (25.00 %)Content Management
21 (12.50 %)E-Commerce
21 (12.50 %)Web Design
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (62.50 %)JavaScript
22 (25.00 %)PHP
31 (12.50 %)ActionScript
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (12.50 %)Adobe
11 (12.50 %)Quark