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The table below looks at the demand for Adobe Photoshop skills within the South East 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAdobe Photoshop
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank160151
Rank change on same period last yearDown-9
Matching contract IT job ads93165
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.126 %0.163 %
As % of the category below5.284 %7.657 %
Daily rates quoted2314
Average minimum daily rate£188£231
Average daily rate£200£241
% change on same period last year-17.14 %
Average maximum daily rate£212£251
UK excluding London average daily rate£213£287
% change on same period last year-25.85 %
Hourly rates quoted1738
Average minimum hourly rate£16.63£27.43
Average hourly rate£18.03£29.31
% change on same period last year-38.50 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.42£31.19
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.32£25.90
% change on same period last year-33.11 %
South East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
South East
Matching contract IT job ads17602155
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.379 %2.125 %
Daily rates quoted352451
Average minimum daily rate£276£278
Average daily rate£293£291
% change on same period last year+0.41 %
Average maximum daily rate£309£305
UK excluding London average daily rate£293£291
% change on same period last year+0.81 %
Hourly rates quoted362474
Average minimum hourly rate£17.64£18.13
Average hourly rate£18.79£19.48
% change on same period last year-3.56 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.94£20.83
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.59£19.58
% change on same period last year-5.05 %
Photoshop EnglandPhotoshop
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.

Photoshop
Demand Trend

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

South East 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 South East region.

South East Photoshop Daily Rate Trend

Photoshop
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Photoshop across the South East region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

South East Photoshop Daily Rate Histogram

Photoshop
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South East 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 South East region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

South East 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 South East region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
BerkshireUp+3137£216-27.24 %
SurreyUp+116£183-5.17 %
HampshireUp+119--
Thames ValleyUp+188£208-29.77 %
KentUp+68£166-13.92 %
East SussexUp+53--
BuckinghamshireUp+23--
OxfordshireUp+13--
West SussexDown-32--
Photoshop EnglandPhotoshop
England

Photoshop
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East 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.

1150 (59.76 %)HTML
2130 (51.79 %)CSS
3107 (42.63 %)Flash
487 (34.66 %)Adobe Illustrator
573 (29.08 %)XHTML
662 (24.70 %)JavaScript
757 (22.71 %)Dreamweaver
856 (22.31 %)Content Management
942 (16.73 %)XML
1036 (14.34 %)Adobe
1135 (13.94 %)SQL Server
1231 (12.35 %)CMS
1231 (12.35 %)Marketing
1231 (12.35 %)Web Design
1330 (11.95 %)Intranet
1429 (11.55 %).NET
1527 (10.76 %)ASP.NET
1626 (10.36 %)ASP
1725 (9.960 %)SQL
1823 (9.163 %)ActionScript
1823 (9.163 %)AJAX
1823 (9.163 %)Multimedia
1922 (8.765 %)MS Excel
1922 (8.765 %)Microsoft
2020 (7.968 %)Internet
2020 (7.968 %)JSP
2119 (7.570 %)IIS
2119 (7.570 %)Publishing
2218 (7.171 %)Advertising
2218 (7.171 %)WAP

Photoshop
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East 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.

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1150 (59.76 %)HTML
2130 (51.79 %)CSS
373 (29.08 %)XHTML
442 (16.73 %)XML
529 (11.55 %).NET
627 (10.76 %)ASP.NET
726 (10.36 %)ASP
823 (9.163 %)AJAX
920 (7.968 %)JSP
1018 (7.171 %)WAP
1116 (6.375 %)XSL
1215 (5.976 %)WML
138 (3.187 %)WebServices
146 (2.390 %)J2EE
146 (2.390 %).NET Framework
155 (1.992 %)jQuery
155 (1.992 %)XSLT
164 (1.594 %)MooTools
164 (1.594 %)JSTL
164 (1.594 %)WebSphere
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
131 (12.35 %)CMS
219 (7.570 %)IIS
34 (1.594 %)BizTalk Server
42 (0.797 %)Apache
42 (0.797 %)Tomcat
51 (0.398 %)WebLogic
51 (0.398 %)Plone
51 (0.398 %)Joomla!
South East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
187 (34.66 %)Adobe Illustrator
222 (8.765 %)MS Excel
316 (6.375 %)MS Office
415 (5.976 %)3ds Max
415 (5.976 %)Fireworks
56 (2.390 %)ImageReady
56 (2.390 %)MS PowerPoint
65 (1.992 %)FreeHand
65 (1.992 %)MS Visio
65 (1.992 %)AutoCAD
74 (1.594 %)Acrobat
74 (1.594 %)LightWave 3D
74 (1.594 %)InDesign
81 (0.398 %)CorelDRAW
81 (0.398 %)FrameMaker
81 (0.398 %)Paint Shop Pro
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.398 %)Google Analytics
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
130 (11.95 %)Intranet
220 (7.968 %)Internet
39 (3.586 %)Extranet
45 (1.992 %)3G
45 (1.992 %)FTP
51 (0.398 %)HTTP
51 (0.398 %)DNS
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
135 (13.94 %)SQL Server
26 (2.390 %)MS Access
35 (1.992 %)DB2
35 (1.992 %)SQL Server 2000
35 (1.992 %)DB2 UDB
44 (1.594 %)SQL Server 2005
44 (1.594 %)BusinessObjects
53 (1.195 %)MySQL
53 (1.195 %)SQLBase
61 (0.398 %)Oracle 8/8i
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
1107 (42.63 %)Flash
257 (22.71 %)Dreamweaver
312 (4.781 %)Visual Studio
47 (2.789 %)VSS/SourceSafe
51 (0.398 %)Subversion
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
131 (12.35 %)Marketing
223 (9.163 %)Multimedia
319 (7.570 %)Publishing
418 (7.171 %)Advertising
515 (5.976 %)Telecoms
69 (3.586 %)Finance
69 (3.586 %)Games
78 (3.187 %)Education
86 (2.390 %)Legal
86 (2.390 %)Police
95 (1.992 %)Government
104 (1.594 %)Insurance
104 (1.594 %)Graphic Design
113 (1.195 %)3D Graphics
113 (1.195 %)Electronics
122 (0.797 %)Financial Institution
122 (0.797 %)Banking
122 (0.797 %)Retail
122 (0.797 %)Video Editing
131 (0.398 %)Animation
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
177 (30.68 %)Developer
268 (27.09 %)Web Designer
341 (16.33 %)Web Developer
428 (11.16 %)Photoshop Designer
521 (8.367 %)Web Editor
620 (7.968 %)Content Editor
714 (5.578 %)Graphic Designer
89 (3.586 %)Flash Designer
89 (3.586 %)Coordinator
98 (3.187 %)Analyst
98 (3.187 %)E-Learning Developer
107 (2.789 %).NET Developer
116 (2.390 %)ASP.NET Developer
116 (2.390 %)Graduate
116 (2.390 %)Website Designer
125 (1.992 %)Administrator
125 (1.992 %)3D Artist
125 (1.992 %)Junior
125 (1.992 %)Software Developer
125 (1.992 %)Graduate Developer
South East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
118 (7.171 %)E-Learning
212 (4.781 %)W3C
34 (1.594 %)N-Tier
43 (1.195 %)NHS
43 (1.195 %)German Language
43 (1.195 %)Copywriting
52 (0.797 %)SCORM
61 (0.398 %)French Language
61 (0.398 %)Italian Language
61 (0.398 %)Management Information System
61 (0.398 %)Client/Server
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (3.586 %)Windows
25 (1.992 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (0.398 %)Windows 2000 Server
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
156 (22.31 %)Content Management
231 (12.35 %)Web Design
314 (5.578 %)E-Commerce
413 (5.179 %)Web Development
56 (2.390 %)Usability Testing
56 (2.390 %)SEO
65 (1.992 %)Internet Marketing
74 (1.594 %)CRM
74 (1.594 %)Direct Marketing
74 (1.594 %)Release Management
74 (1.594 %)OO
83 (1.195 %)OOP
83 (1.195 %)Business Analysis
83 (1.195 %)Pay per click
92 (0.797 %)Agile Software Development
92 (0.797 %)Validation
92 (0.797 %)Security Cleared
101 (0.398 %)Creative Marketing
101 (0.398 %)Time Management
101 (0.398 %)SC Cleared
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
162 (24.70 %)JavaScript
225 (9.960 %)SQL
323 (9.163 %)ActionScript
417 (6.773 %)PHP
417 (6.773 %)Java
512 (4.781 %)C#
69 (3.586 %)VB
78 (3.187 %)VB.NET
78 (3.187 %)DHTML
87 (2.789 %)Transact-SQL
95 (1.992 %)Perl
102 (0.797 %)PL/SQL
102 (0.797 %)C
102 (0.797 %)VBScript
111 (0.398 %)Lingo
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (3.187 %)Degree
24 (1.594 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (1.594 %)MCP
24 (1.594 %)MCSD
31 (0.398 %)HND
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (2.789 %)WAI
21 (0.398 %)ISO9001
21 (0.398 %)TickIT
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
136 (14.34 %)Adobe
222 (8.765 %)Microsoft
310 (3.984 %)Macromedia
48 (3.187 %)RedDot
55 (1.992 %)IBM
64 (1.594 %)Business Objects
64 (1.594 %)FatWire
73 (1.195 %)Google
73 (1.195 %)Quark
82 (0.797 %)Tridion
91 (0.398 %)Endeca
91 (0.398 %)MKS
91 (0.398 %)Plumtree
91 (0.398 %)Oracle