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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Adobe products and/or services in IT contracts within the South West 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAdobe
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank119151
Rank change on same period last yearUp+32
Matching contract IT job ads1913
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.025 %0.013 %
As % of the category below1.119 %0.646 %
Daily rates quoted133
Average minimum daily rate£259£180
Average daily rate£271£187
% change on same period last year+45.38 %
Average maximum daily rate£284£193
UK excluding London average daily rate£267£253
% change on same period last year+5.81 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.56£19.12
% change on same period last year+12.77 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
South West
Matching contract IT job ads16982011
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.263 %2.035 %
Daily rates quoted470466
Average minimum daily rate£343£326
Average daily rate£367£346
% change on same period last year+5.83 %
Average maximum daily rate£390£366
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£359
% change on same period last year-0.40 %
Hourly rates quoted239218
Average minimum hourly rate£23.12£21.10
Average hourly rate£24.95£22.64
% change on same period last year+10.18 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.78£24.18
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.25£24.99
% change on same period last year-6.94 %
Adobe EnglandAdobe
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.

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

South West 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 South West region.

South West 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 South West region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

South West 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 South West region.

South West Adobe Hourly Rate Trend

Adobe
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Adobe within the South West region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
BristolUp+209£218-
GloucestershireUp+57£313+56.28 %
SomersetNo change02--
Adobe EnglandAdobe
England

Adobe
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West 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.

115 (34.09 %)Acrobat
214 (31.82 %)Degree
313 (29.55 %)Education
412 (27.27 %)Dreamweaver
511 (25.00 %)Microsoft
511 (25.00 %)Photoshop
511 (25.00 %)HNC
610 (22.73 %)MS PowerPoint
610 (22.73 %)MS Visio
610 (22.73 %)Adobe Illustrator
79 (20.45 %)Flash
79 (20.45 %)JavaScript
88 (18.18 %)HTML
88 (18.18 %)CSS
88 (18.18 %)Security Cleared
97 (15.91 %)FrontPage
97 (15.91 %)XHTML
97 (15.91 %)GoLive
97 (15.91 %)RoboHelp
97 (15.91 %)Internet
106 (13.64 %)FrameMaker
106 (13.64 %)Telecoms
106 (13.64 %)MS Project
106 (13.64 %)MS Office
115 (11.36 %)QA
115 (11.36 %)ImageReady
115 (11.36 %)Series 60
115 (11.36 %)Web Design
124 (9.091 %)Migration
124 (9.091 %)SQL

Adobe
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West 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.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (18.18 %)HTML
18 (18.18 %)CSS
27 (15.91 %)XHTML
35 (11.36 %)Series 60
44 (9.091 %)XML
53 (6.818 %).NET
62 (4.545 %)AJAX
62 (4.545 %)ASP.NET
71 (2.273 %)RSS
71 (2.273 %)Windows SharePoint Services
71 (2.273 %).NET Framework
71 (2.273 %)WPF
71 (2.273 %)ASP.NET 2.0
71 (2.273 %)ASP
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (4.545 %)Documentum
21 (2.273 %)CMS
21 (2.273 %)SharePoint Portal Server
21 (2.273 %)SharePoint Server 2007
21 (2.273 %)IIS
21 (2.273 %)MS Exchange
South West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
115 (34.09 %)Acrobat
211 (25.00 %)Photoshop
310 (22.73 %)MS Visio
310 (22.73 %)Adobe Illustrator
310 (22.73 %)MS PowerPoint
47 (15.91 %)RoboHelp
56 (13.64 %)FrameMaker
56 (13.64 %)MS Project
56 (13.64 %)MS Office
65 (11.36 %)ImageReady
72 (4.545 %)InDesign
81 (2.273 %)PageMaker
81 (2.273 %)QuarkXPress
81 (2.273 %)MS Excel
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (15.91 %)Internet
22 (4.545 %)3G
31 (2.273 %)ISDN
31 (2.273 %)SMTP
31 (2.273 %)HTTP
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (4.545 %)SQL Server
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
112 (27.27 %)Dreamweaver
29 (20.45 %)Flash
37 (15.91 %)GoLive
37 (15.91 %)FrontPage
42 (4.545 %)PVCS
51 (2.273 %)VSS/SourceSafe
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (29.55 %)Education
26 (13.64 %)Telecoms
33 (6.818 %)Music
41 (2.273 %)Marketing
41 (2.273 %)Finance
41 (2.273 %)Publishing
41 (2.273 %)Retail
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (27.27 %)Interface Designer
211 (25.00 %)Document Controller
310 (22.73 %)Author
310 (22.73 %)Technical Author
46 (13.64 %)Technical Writer
55 (11.36 %)Web Designer
64 (9.091 %)Developer
72 (4.545 %)Trainer
72 (4.545 %)Technical Trainer
81 (2.273 %).NET Developer
81 (2.273 %)C# Developer
81 (2.273 %)Analyst
81 (2.273 %)Consultant
81 (2.273 %)Technical Consultant
81 (2.273 %)PHP Developer
81 (2.273 %)Flash Developer
81 (2.273 %)ActionScript Developer
81 (2.273 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
81 (2.273 %)Documentation Analyst
81 (2.273 %)UI Designer
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.273 %)W3C
11 (2.273 %)Replication
11 (2.273 %)Web 2.0
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (4.545 %)Windows
21 (2.273 %)Windows 2000
21 (2.273 %)Windows NT
21 (2.273 %)Mac OS X
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (18.18 %)Security Cleared
25 (11.36 %)Web Design
34 (9.091 %)Migration
43 (6.818 %)DV Cleared
51 (2.273 %)Content Management
51 (2.273 %)SC Cleared
51 (2.273 %)OO
51 (2.273 %)E-Commerce
51 (2.273 %)Benchmarking
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (20.45 %)JavaScript
24 (9.091 %)SQL
31 (2.273 %)VB.NET
31 (2.273 %)ActionScript
31 (2.273 %)PHP
31 (2.273 %)C#
31 (2.273 %)Java
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
114 (31.82 %)Degree
211 (25.00 %)HNC
32 (4.545 %)HND
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (11.36 %)QA
22 (4.545 %)ISO9001
South West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (2.273 %)Active Directory
11 (2.273 %)ISA Server
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (9.091 %)OVSD
21 (2.273 %)OpenView
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (25.00 %)Microsoft
23 (6.818 %)Oracle
31 (2.273 %)Intel
31 (2.273 %)Apple
31 (2.273 %)Quark
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