The first table below looks at the demand for Adobe Illustrator skills in IT contracts advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Adobe Illustrator 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 of the Applications category for the South East 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.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Adobe Illustrator
Rank 196 190 175
Rank change year-on-year
-6 -15
Contract jobs citing Adobe Illustrator 33 56 67
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 0.417% 0.541% 0.653%
As % of the Applications category 2.773% 4.127% 4.561%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 21 26
Average daily rate £205 £200 £183
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+2.50% +9.58%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £165 £145 £125
10% offered a daily rate of more than £276 £275 £336
UK excluding London average daily rate £213 £215 £238
% change year-on-year
-1.16% -9.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 5 4
Average hourly rate £42.50 £16.00 £23.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+165.62% -31.91%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £20.50 £17.00 £21.50
% change year-on-year
+20.58% -20.93%
All Applications
South East
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Applications category
1190 1357 1469
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 15.02% 13.12% 14.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 471 586 547
Average daily rate £300 £300 £300
90% offered a daily rate of more than £150 £160 £160
10% offered a daily rate of more than £430 £450 £425
UK excluding London average daily rate £305 £300 £300
% change year-on-year
+1.66% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 203 187 236
Average hourly rate £16.00 £15.00 £16.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+6.66% -6.25%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.15 £10.30 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £35.00 £30.00 £35.30
UK excluding London average hourly rate £15.50 £16.00 £16.00
% change year-on-year
-3.12% -
Adobe Illustrator
England

Adobe Illustrator
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South East Adobe Illustrator Jobs Demand Trend

Adobe Illustrator
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East Adobe Illustrator Daily Rate Trend

Adobe Illustrator
Daily Rate Histogram

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

South East Adobe Illustrator Daily Rate Histogram

Adobe Illustrator
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South East Adobe Illustrator Hourly Rate Trend

Adobe Illustrator
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Adobe Illustrator within the South East 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
Berkshire 0 11 £188 +25.00%
Oxfordshire +7 6 £165 -40.00%
Buckinghamshire +6 5 £176 -11.87%
Hampshire -10 5 £300 +50.00%
Surrey +16 4 £215 +48.27%
East Sussex +9 3 - -
Kent - 1 - -
Adobe Illustrator
England

Adobe Illustrator
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing Adobe Illustrator 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 Illustrator.

1 46 (97.87%) Photoshop
2 42 (89.36%) HTML
3 27 (57.45%) CSS
4 18 (38.30%) Dreamweaver
5 17 (36.17%) Information Architecture
6 15 (31.91%) Adobe
7 14 (29.79%) InDesign
7 14 (29.79%) JavaScript
8 12 (25.53%) jQuery
9 9 (19.15%) Google Analytics
9 9 (19.15%) Analytics
9 9 (19.15%) Google
10 8 (17.02%) CMS
10 8 (17.02%) Telecoms
10 8 (17.02%) Flash
10 8 (17.02%) Microsoft
10 8 (17.02%) Marketing
11 7 (14.89%) Axure RP
11 7 (14.89%) Mobile App
11 7 (14.89%) Intranet
11 7 (14.89%) Internet
11 7 (14.89%) Project Management
11 7 (14.89%) PHP
11 7 (14.89%) SEO
11 7 (14.89%) Web Analytics
11 7 (14.89%) MS PowerPoint
11 7 (14.89%) Content Management
12 6 (12.77%) MS Visio
12 6 (12.77%) B2B
12 6 (12.77%) Interwoven

Adobe Illustrator
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing Adobe Illustrator 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 Illustrator. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 42 (89.36%) HTML
2 27 (57.45%) CSS
3 12 (25.53%) jQuery
4 8 (17.02%) Flash
5 4 (8.511%) XML
5 4 (8.511%) HTML5
6 3 (6.383%) CSS3
6 3 (6.383%) Ajax
7 2 (4.255%) JSP
7 2 (4.255%) Apache Flex
8 1 (2.128%) XHTML
Application Platforms
1 8 (17.02%) CMS
2 1 (2.128%) WordPress
2 1 (2.128%) Sitefinity
2 1 (2.128%) ColdFusion
Applications
1 46 (97.87%) Photoshop
2 14 (29.79%) InDesign
3 7 (14.89%) MS PowerPoint
4 6 (12.77%) MS Visio
4 6 (12.77%) OmniGraffle
5 3 (6.383%) Fireworks
6 2 (4.255%) MS Office
6 2 (4.255%) Acrobat
6 2 (4.255%) FrameMaker
7 1 (2.128%) 3ds Max
Business Applications
1 9 (19.15%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 7 (14.89%) Intranet
1 7 (14.89%) Internet
2 2 (4.255%) FTP
Development Applications
1 18 (38.30%) Dreamweaver
2 7 (14.89%) Axure RP
3 1 (2.128%) Git (software)
General
1 8 (17.02%) Telecoms
1 8 (17.02%) Marketing
2 6 (12.77%) French Language
2 6 (12.77%) German Language
3 5 (10.64%) Interactive Media
4 2 (4.255%) Retail
4 2 (4.255%) Finance
5 1 (2.128%) Advertising
5 1 (2.128%) Publishing
5 1 (2.128%) Games
5 1 (2.128%) Music
Job Titles
1 27 (57.45%) Designer
2 15 (31.91%) Web Designer
3 6 (12.77%) Web Manager
3 6 (12.77%) Architect
4 5 (10.64%) User Experience Architect
5 4 (8.511%) Photoshop Designer
5 4 (8.511%) Junior
5 4 (8.511%) Developer
5 4 (8.511%) User Experience Designer
5 4 (8.511%) UI Designer
6 3 (6.383%) Front-End Developer
6 3 (6.383%) Junior Designer
6 3 (6.383%) Digital Designer
6 3 (6.383%) Junior Web Designer
7 2 (4.255%) Author
7 2 (4.255%) Technical Author
7 2 (4.255%) Coordinator
7 2 (4.255%) Technical Writer
7 2 (4.255%) Graphic Designer
7 2 (4.255%) Project Coordinator
Miscellaneous
1 7 (14.89%) Mobile App
2 3 (6.383%) Animation
3 2 (4.255%) E-Learning
4 1 (2.128%) Graphic Design
4 1 (2.128%) Digital Media
4 1 (2.128%) New Media
4 1 (2.128%) Social Media
4 1 (2.128%) Blackberry
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.128%) Android
1 1 (2.128%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (36.17%) Information Architecture
2 9 (19.15%) Analytics
3 7 (14.89%) Project Management
3 7 (14.89%) SEO
3 7 (14.89%) Web Analytics
3 7 (14.89%) Content Management
4 6 (12.77%) B2B
4 6 (12.77%) Online Marketing
5 5 (10.64%) E-Commerce
6 4 (8.511%) Web Design
7 2 (4.255%) Web Development
8 1 (2.128%) Interactive Advertising
8 1 (2.128%) Digital Marketing
8 1 (2.128%) Market Research
8 1 (2.128%) Marketing Strategy
8 1 (2.128%) Social Media Marketing
8 1 (2.128%) Responsive Web Design
8 1 (2.128%) HOOD
8 1 (2.128%) Scrum
8 1 (2.128%) Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 14 (29.79%) JavaScript
2 7 (14.89%) PHP
3 3 (6.383%) ActionScript
4 2 (4.255%) ActionScript 2.0
5 1 (2.128%) Lua
5 1 (2.128%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 2 (4.255%) Degree
Vendors
1 15 (31.91%) Adobe
2 9 (19.15%) Google
3 8 (17.02%) Microsoft
4 6 (12.77%) Interwoven
5 1 (2.128%) Facebook
5 1 (2.128%) Telerik
South East
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Rate: £250 per day
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Berkshire
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Rate: £28 - £32 per hour
Posted: 21 May 2013
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Posted: 16 May 2013
Guildford, South East
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