The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Adobe products and/or services in IT contracts advertised for the Scotland region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Adobe over the 3 months to 22 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Vendors for the Scotland region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are NOT representative of contractor rates within Adobe Systems, Inc.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Adobe
Rank 72 88 -
Rank change year-on-year
+16 -
Contract jobs citing Adobe 49 17 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Scotland 1.977% 0.635% -
As % of the Vendors category 4.367% 1.622% -
Number of daily rates quoted 12 6 0
Average daily rate £350 £238 -
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+47.36% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £293 £300 £216
% change year-on-year
-2.50% +38.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Average hourly rate - £10.00 -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £15.00 £17.51 £21.50
% change year-on-year
-14.33% -18.55%
All Vendors
Scotland
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
1122 1048 1183
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Scotland 45.28% 39.16% 43.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 524 470 511
Average daily rate £365 £350 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+4.28% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £211 £214
10% offered a daily rate of more than £463 £450 £475
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 51 55
Average hourly rate £14.00 £25.00 £17.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-44.00% +47.05%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £9.85 £10.00 £10.10
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £40.50 £34.00 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £19.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
- -5.00%
Adobe
UK

Adobe
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Adobe across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Scotland Adobe Jobs Demand Trend

Adobe
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland Adobe Daily Rate Trend

Adobe
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Adobe across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Scotland Adobe Daily Rate Histogram

Adobe
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland Adobe Hourly Rate Trend

Adobe
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Adobe within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank 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
Glasgow +9 31 £350 +59.09%
Edinburgh +2 10 £395 +49.76%
Stirling - 5 £238 -
Adobe
UK

Adobe
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland 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.

1 41 (63.08%) HTML5
2 37 (56.92%) JavaScript
3 32 (49.23%) Java
4 30 (46.15%) Apache Flex
5 23 (35.38%) Cairngorm
5 23 (35.38%) Parsley
6 19 (29.23%) CSS
7 18 (27.69%) Fixed Income
8 17 (26.15%) HTML
9 16 (24.62%) Sencha
10 14 (21.54%) Finance
11 13 (20.00%) Photoshop
12 11 (16.92%) jQuery
13 10 (15.38%) Degree
14 9 (13.85%) Content Management
14 9 (13.85%) MS Excel
15 8 (12.31%) Flash
15 8 (12.31%) W3C
15 8 (12.31%) Banking
16 7 (10.77%) Intranet
16 7 (10.77%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
16 7 (10.77%) ActionScript
17 6 (9.231%) MS Office
17 6 (9.231%) ABAP
17 6 (9.231%) SAP
17 6 (9.231%) XHTML
17 6 (9.231%) Dreamweaver
17 6 (9.231%) TIBCO
17 6 (9.231%) Adobe Illustrator
17 6 (9.231%) Web Design

Adobe
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland 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.

Application Development
1 41 (63.08%) HTML5
2 30 (46.15%) Apache Flex
3 23 (35.38%) Cairngorm
3 23 (35.38%) Parsley
4 19 (29.23%) CSS
5 17 (26.15%) HTML
6 11 (16.92%) jQuery
7 8 (12.31%) Flash
8 6 (9.231%) XHTML
9 4 (6.154%) XML
9 4 (6.154%) .NET
9 4 (6.154%) SAP Smart Forms
9 4 (6.154%) Ajax
10 3 (4.615%) WCF
10 3 (4.615%) Web Dynpro
10 3 (4.615%) Web Services
10 3 (4.615%) ASP.NET
10 3 (4.615%) XSLT
11 2 (3.077%) SOAP
11 2 (3.077%) BAPI
Application Platforms
1 5 (7.692%) CMS
2 4 (6.154%) Adobe CQ
2 4 (6.154%) Joomla!
3 3 (4.615%) SharePoint
3 3 (4.615%) SharePoint 2013
3 3 (4.615%) SharePoint 2010
4 2 (3.077%) LiveCycle
5 1 (1.538%) NetWeaver
5 1 (1.538%) Apache
5 1 (1.538%) Apache Solr
Applications
1 13 (20.00%) Photoshop
2 9 (13.85%) MS Excel
3 6 (9.231%) MS Office
3 6 (9.231%) Adobe Illustrator
4 3 (4.615%) Acrobat
4 3 (4.615%) MS Visio
5 2 (3.077%) Adobe Captivate
6 1 (1.538%) MS PowerPoint
6 1 (1.538%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 2 (3.077%) SAP FI
1 2 (3.077%) SAP FI/CO
1 2 (3.077%) SAP CO
1 2 (3.077%) SAP Oil and Gas
2 1 (1.538%) SAP PM
2 1 (1.538%) Tridion
Communications & Networking
1 7 (10.77%) Intranet
2 3 (4.615%) Internet
3 1 (1.538%) X.509
3 1 (1.538%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (6.154%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.538%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 6 (9.231%) Dreamweaver
2 1 (1.538%) Visual Studio
2 1 (1.538%) Expression Blend
General
1 14 (21.54%) Finance
2 8 (12.31%) Banking
3 4 (6.154%) Publishing
4 3 (4.615%) Marketing
4 3 (4.615%) Manufacturing
5 2 (3.077%) Multimedia
6 1 (1.538%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 42 (64.62%) Developer
2 22 (33.85%) Flex Developer
2 22 (33.85%) Java Developer
3 10 (15.38%) Designer
4 7 (10.77%) Senior Developer
5 5 (7.692%) Consultant
5 5 (7.692%) Lead Designer
6 4 (6.154%) Web Designer
6 4 (6.154%) SAP Consultant
7 3 (4.615%) SharePoint Developer
7 3 (4.615%) ABAP Consultant
7 3 (4.615%) Architect
7 3 (4.615%) Senior SharePoint Developer
8 2 (3.077%) Front-End Developer
8 2 (3.077%) Coordinator
8 2 (3.077%) Web Developer
8 2 (3.077%) ABAP Developer
8 2 (3.077%) SAP Developer
9 1 (1.538%) WebSphere Architect
9 1 (1.538%) Desktop Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 18 (27.69%) Fixed Income
2 8 (12.31%) W3C
3 7 (10.77%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 5 (7.692%) Animation
5 2 (3.077%) iPad
5 2 (3.077%) E-Learning
5 2 (3.077%) Smartphone
6 1 (1.538%) Mathematics
6 1 (1.538%) Computer Science
6 1 (1.538%) RIA
6 1 (1.538%) Derivative
6 1 (1.538%) Management Information System
6 1 (1.538%) NHS
6 1 (1.538%) Learning Management System
Operating Systems
1 5 (7.692%) Apple iOS
2 1 (1.538%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (13.85%) Content Management
2 6 (9.231%) Web Design
2 6 (9.231%) Business Analysis
2 6 (9.231%) Multithreading
3 5 (7.692%) OO
3 5 (7.692%) Enterprise Content Management
4 4 (6.154%) Analytics
4 4 (6.154%) Web Development
5 3 (4.615%) Continuous Integration
5 3 (4.615%) TDD
5 3 (4.615%) Web Analytics
5 3 (4.615%) User Experience Design
6 2 (3.077%) Electronic Trading
7 1 (1.538%) Time Management
7 1 (1.538%) Software Engineering
7 1 (1.538%) Migration
7 1 (1.538%) SEO
7 1 (1.538%) Workflow
7 1 (1.538%) DRM
7 1 (1.538%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 37 (56.92%) JavaScript
2 32 (49.23%) Java
3 7 (10.77%) ActionScript
4 6 (9.231%) ABAP
5 5 (7.692%) ActionScript 3.0
6 4 (6.154%) C#
6 4 (6.154%) SAPscript
7 2 (3.077%) SQL
8 1 (1.538%) Ruby
8 1 (1.538%) XAML
8 1 (1.538%) C
Qualifications
1 10 (15.38%) Degree
2 3 (4.615%) Microsoft Certification
2 3 (4.615%) MCP
2 3 (4.615%) HND
Vendors
1 16 (24.62%) Sencha
2 6 (9.231%) SAP
2 6 (9.231%) TIBCO
3 5 (7.692%) Microsoft
4 2 (3.077%) Oracle
4 2 (3.077%) Google
5 1 (1.538%) Alterian