Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Adobe products and/or services in IT contracts within the Scotland 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAdobe
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank70113
Rank change on same period last yearUp+43
Matching contract IT job ads2311
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.037 %0.012 %
As % of the category below2.130 %0.789 %
Daily rates quoted40
Average minimum daily rate£148-
Average daily rate£174-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£200-
UK excluding London average daily rate£275£228
% change on same period last year+20.35 %
Hourly rates quoted113
Average minimum hourly rate£27.18£21.00
Average hourly rate£27.23£21.67
% change on same period last year+25.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.27£22.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.38£20.60
% change on same period last year+23.17 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads10801394
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.735 %1.497 %
Daily rates quoted249281
Average minimum daily rate£317£319
Average daily rate£339£335
% change on same period last year+1.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£361£351
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£349
% change on same period last year+2.53 %
Hourly rates quoted110109
Average minimum hourly rate£23.17£18.13
Average hourly rate£24.15£19.26
% change on same period last year+25.40 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.14£20.40
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.78£24.08
% change on same period last year-1.22 %
Adobe UKAdobe
UK

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 Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Scotland 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 Scotland region.

Scotland Adobe Daily Rate Trend

Adobe
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Adobe across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Scotland Adobe Daily Rate Histogram

Adobe
Hourly Rate Trend

The 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
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Adobe across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Scotland Adobe Hourly Rate Histogram

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 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
DundeeUp+411--
EdinburghNew entry-3£140-
AberdeenNew entry-2--
GlasgowUp+182--
Adobe UKAdobe
UK

Adobe
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, 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.

112 (31.58 %)CSS
211 (28.95 %)Finance
310 (26.32 %)JavaScript
49 (23.68 %)Photoshop
49 (23.68 %)Adobe Flex
58 (21.05 %)AJAX
58 (21.05 %)FrameMaker
58 (21.05 %)Microsoft
67 (18.42 %)OLAP
67 (18.42 %)Tomcat
67 (18.42 %)Data Mining
67 (18.42 %)WebLogic Portal
67 (18.42 %)WebLogic
67 (18.42 %)J2EE
67 (18.42 %)HTML
67 (18.42 %)Java
67 (18.42 %)OOA/OOD
67 (18.42 %)OO
67 (18.42 %)JBoss
67 (18.42 %)XHTML
67 (18.42 %)Spring
67 (18.42 %)GWT
67 (18.42 %)Google
67 (18.42 %)Requirements Analysis
76 (15.79 %)XML
76 (15.79 %)ASP
76 (15.79 %)Flash
85 (13.16 %)VBScript
85 (13.16 %)FrontPage
85 (13.16 %)Degree

Adobe
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, 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.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (31.58 %)CSS
29 (23.68 %)Adobe Flex
38 (21.05 %)AJAX
47 (18.42 %)GWT
47 (18.42 %)XHTML
47 (18.42 %)Spring
47 (18.42 %)HTML
47 (18.42 %)J2EE
56 (15.79 %)ASP
56 (15.79 %)XML
62 (5.263 %)XSL
71 (2.632 %)ASP.NET
71 (2.632 %).NET
71 (2.632 %)Silverlight
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (18.42 %)WebLogic
17 (18.42 %)JBoss
17 (18.42 %)Tomcat
17 (18.42 %)WebLogic Portal
22 (5.263 %)Exchange Server 2000
22 (5.263 %)Exchange Server 2003
22 (5.263 %)MS Exchange
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (23.68 %)Photoshop
28 (21.05 %)FrameMaker
33 (7.895 %)Adobe Illustrator
33 (7.895 %)MS Excel
33 (7.895 %)Fireworks
42 (5.263 %)MS Project
42 (5.263 %)MS Office
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (10.53 %)Internet
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (18.42 %)OLAP
17 (18.42 %)Data Mining
22 (5.263 %)MS Access
31 (2.632 %)MySQL
31 (2.632 %)SQL Server
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (15.79 %)Flash
25 (13.16 %)FrontPage
33 (7.895 %)Dreamweaver
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (28.95 %)Finance
24 (10.53 %)Advertising
24 (10.53 %)Pensions
33 (7.895 %)Animation
33 (7.895 %)Banking
42 (5.263 %)Insurance
42 (5.263 %)Health
42 (5.263 %)Pharmaceutical
42 (5.263 %)Telecoms
51 (2.632 %)Publishing
51 (2.632 %)Video Editing
51 (2.632 %)Marketing
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (18.42 %)Technical Writer
26 (15.79 %)Author
26 (15.79 %)Technical Author
26 (15.79 %)Software Engineer
26 (15.79 %)Developer
34 (10.53 %)Analyst
34 (10.53 %)Web Designer
42 (5.263 %)Desktop Engineer
42 (5.263 %)Systems Analyst
42 (5.263 %)Web Developer
42 (5.263 %)Java Developer
42 (5.263 %)Flex Developer
51 (2.632 %)Business Analyst
51 (2.632 %)PHP Developer
51 (2.632 %)PHP Web Developer
51 (2.632 %)Business Systems Analyst
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (10.53 %)W3C
22 (5.263 %)Blackberry
22 (5.263 %)PDA
22 (5.263 %)Video Conferencing
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (5.263 %)Windows
12 (5.263 %)Windows 2000
12 (5.263 %)Windows XP
12 (5.263 %)Windows Server 2003
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (18.42 %)OOA/OOD
17 (18.42 %)OO
17 (18.42 %)Requirements Analysis
23 (7.895 %)SEO
32 (5.263 %)Asset Management
32 (5.263 %)ITIL
32 (5.263 %)Systems Analysis
41 (2.632 %)Web Development
41 (2.632 %)PRINCE2
41 (2.632 %)SSADM
41 (2.632 %)Content Management
41 (2.632 %)Stakeholder Management
41 (2.632 %)Web Design
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (26.32 %)JavaScript
27 (18.42 %)Java
35 (13.16 %)VBScript
44 (10.53 %)ActionScript
51 (2.632 %)PHP
51 (2.632 %)SQL
51 (2.632 %)C
51 (2.632 %)C#
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (13.16 %)Degree
23 (7.895 %)MCP
23 (7.895 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (2.632 %)MCPD
31 (2.632 %)HND
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.632 %)WAI
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (5.263 %)Active Directory
12 (5.263 %)Backup Exec
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (21.05 %)Microsoft
27 (18.42 %)Google
32 (5.263 %)Cisco
41 (2.632 %)Macromedia
41 (2.632 %)Sage
41 (2.632 %)Aquila