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This section looks at the demand for Adobe Flash (formerly Macromedia Flash) skills within the South Wales region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Flash over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAdobe Flash (formerly Macromedia Flash)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank47-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads100
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.000 %
As % of the category below11.11 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£235£247
% change on same period last year-4.72 %
Hourly rates quoted40
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£35.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.75£27.92
% change on same period last year-14.93 %
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
South Wales
Matching contract IT job ads9075
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.119 %0.075 %
Daily rates quoted2720
Average minimum daily rate£289£317
Average daily rate£312£338
% change on same period last year-7.69 %
Average maximum daily rate£334£359
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£334
% change on same period last year-2.18 %
Hourly rates quoted220
Average minimum hourly rate£40.54-
Average hourly rate£41.94-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£43.33-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.63£33.53
% change on same period last year+0.31 %
Flash WalesFlash
Wales

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.

Flash
Demand Trend

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

South Wales Flash Demand Trend

Flash
Daily Rate Trend

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

South Wales Flash Daily Rate Trend

Flash
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South Wales Flash Hourly Rate Trend

Flash
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Flash across the South Wales region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

South Wales Flash Hourly Rate Histogram

Flash
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Flash within the South Wales region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
NewportNew entry-4--
CardiffNew entry-3--
Flash WalesFlash
Wales

Flash
Top 24 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales region citing Flash 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 Flash.

113 (56.52 %)Games
211 (47.83 %)ActionScript
310 (43.48 %)Online Games
46 (26.09 %)CSS
55 (21.74 %)HTML
55 (21.74 %)JavaScript
55 (21.74 %)LAMP
63 (13.04 %)Multimedia
63 (13.04 %)Web Design
63 (13.04 %).NET
72 (8.696 %)SQL
72 (8.696 %)XML
72 (8.696 %)XSLT
72 (8.696 %)C#
72 (8.696 %)SharePoint
72 (8.696 %)Streaming Video
72 (8.696 %)Web Development
72 (8.696 %)Adobe Flex
81 (4.348 %)WPF
81 (4.348 %)Silverlight
81 (4.348 %)Dreamweaver
81 (4.348 %)Microsoft
81 (4.348 %)Advertising
81 (4.348 %)Windows

Flash
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales region citing Flash 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 Flash. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (26.09 %)CSS
25 (21.74 %)HTML
25 (21.74 %)LAMP
33 (13.04 %).NET
42 (8.696 %)XML
42 (8.696 %)XSLT
42 (8.696 %)Adobe Flex
51 (4.348 %)WPF
51 (4.348 %)Silverlight
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (8.696 %)SharePoint
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (4.348 %)Dreamweaver
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (56.52 %)Games
210 (43.48 %)Online Games
33 (13.04 %)Multimedia
41 (4.348 %)Advertising
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
118 (78.26 %)Developer
211 (47.83 %)Flash Developer
35 (21.74 %)Flash Designer
43 (13.04 %)Web Developer
52 (8.696 %)ActionScript Developer
61 (4.348 %)Junior Web Developer
61 (4.348 %)Junior Developer
61 (4.348 %)Junior
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (8.696 %)Streaming Video
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (4.348 %)Windows
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (13.04 %)Web Design
22 (8.696 %)Web Development
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (47.83 %)ActionScript
25 (21.74 %)JavaScript
32 (8.696 %)SQL
32 (8.696 %)C#
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (4.348 %)Microsoft