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This section looks at the demand for Adobe Integrated Runtime (Adobe AIR) skills across the UK with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Adobe AIR over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAdobe Integrated Runtime (Adobe AIR)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank569-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads160
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.091 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted40
Average minimum daily rate£238-
Average daily rate£278-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£318-
UK excluding London average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£34.00-
Average hourly rate£39.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£45.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£39.50-
% change on same period last year-
IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
UK
Matching contract IT job ads1751422973
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled23.34 %23.24 %
Daily rates quoted58686997
Average minimum daily rate£352£372
Average daily rate£378£398
% change on same period last year-5.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£405£424
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted9671398
Average minimum hourly rate£30.29£30.90
Average hourly rate£32.64£33.41
% change on same period last year-2.31 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.98£35.92
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %

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.

Adobe AIR
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Adobe AIR within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Adobe AIR Demand Trend

Adobe AIR
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Adobe AIR within the UK.

Adobe AIR Daily Rate Trend

Adobe AIR
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Adobe AIR within the UK over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Adobe AIR Daily Rate Histogram

Adobe AIR
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Adobe AIR within the UK.

Adobe AIR Hourly Rate Trend

Adobe AIR
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Adobe AIR within the UK over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Adobe AIR Hourly Rate Histogram

Adobe AIR
Top 6 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Adobe AIR within the UK 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
EnglandNew entry-16£278-
LondonNew entry-14£278-
City of LondonNew entry-3£255-
South EastNew entry-2--
StainesNew entry-2--
SurreyNew entry-2--

Adobe AIR
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Adobe AIR 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 AIR.

133 (100.00 %)Adobe
230 (90.91 %)Adobe Flex
316 (48.48 %)Java
415 (45.45 %)ActionScript
415 (45.45 %)Flash
511 (33.33 %)Internet
511 (33.33 %)XML
511 (33.33 %)OO
610 (30.30 %)J2EE
610 (30.30 %)Unit Testing
610 (30.30 %)RIA
79 (27.27 %)MVC
88 (24.24 %)QuickTest Pro
88 (24.24 %)LoadRunner
88 (24.24 %)OOP
88 (24.24 %)CSS
88 (24.24 %)Flex 2
88 (24.24 %)TDD
97 (21.21 %)JUnit
97 (21.21 %).NET
97 (21.21 %)JavaScript
97 (21.21 %)Swing
97 (21.21 %)Tomcat
106 (18.18 %)HTML
106 (18.18 %)Agile Software Development
106 (18.18 %)WebSphere
115 (15.15 %)Subversion
115 (15.15 %)C#
115 (15.15 %)VB
115 (15.15 %)MFC

Adobe AIR
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Adobe AIR 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 AIR. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
130 (90.91 %)Adobe Flex
211 (33.33 %)XML
310 (30.30 %)J2EE
49 (27.27 %)MVC
58 (24.24 %)CSS
58 (24.24 %)Flex 2
67 (21.21 %).NET
67 (21.21 %)Swing
76 (18.18 %)HTML
76 (18.18 %)WebSphere
85 (15.15 %)AWT
85 (15.15 %)MFC
93 (9.091 %)AJAX
102 (6.061 %)XHTML
102 (6.061 %)ASP
102 (6.061 %)jQuery
102 (6.061 %)Google Gears
111 (3.030 %)YUI
111 (3.030 %)script.aculo.us
111 (3.030 %)MooTools
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (21.21 %)Tomcat
25 (15.15 %)WebSphere Application Server
33 (9.091 %)Flash Media Server
41 (3.030 %)Apache
41 (3.030 %)SharePoint
41 (3.030 %)NetWeaver
41 (3.030 %)CMS
41 (3.030 %)SAP Web AS
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (3.030 %)Photoshop
11 (3.030 %)Adobe Illustrator
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (3.030 %)Oracle Financials
11 (3.030 %)SAP ERP
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (33.33 %)Internet
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (3.030 %)MySQL
11 (3.030 %)SQL Server
11 (3.030 %)DB2
11 (3.030 %)OLAP
11 (3.030 %)RDBMS
11 (3.030 %)VLDB
11 (3.030 %)SAP BI
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
115 (45.45 %)Flash
28 (24.24 %)QuickTest Pro
28 (24.24 %)LoadRunner
37 (21.21 %)JUnit
45 (15.15 %)Ant
45 (15.15 %)Subversion
54 (12.12 %)Eclipse
63 (9.091 %)Selenium
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (9.091 %)Games
22 (6.061 %)Finance
31 (3.030 %)Banking
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
129 (87.88 %)Developer
218 (54.55 %)Flex Developer
37 (21.21 %)Flash Developer
42 (6.061 %)Applications Developer
42 (6.061 %)Lead Developer
51 (3.030 %).NET Developer
51 (3.030 %)C# Developer
51 (3.030 %)Web Designer
51 (3.030 %)ASP Developer
51 (3.030 %)Senior Developer
51 (3.030 %)Web Developer
51 (3.030 %)Senior Web Designer
51 (3.030 %)ActionScript Developer
51 (3.030 %)Senior ActionScript Developer
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (30.30 %)RIA
23 (9.091 %)Client/Server
32 (6.061 %)Web 2.0
32 (6.061 %)Mathematics
32 (6.061 %)Computer Science
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (9.091 %)UNIX
21 (3.030 %)Linux
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (33.33 %)OO
210 (30.30 %)Unit Testing
38 (24.24 %)OOP
38 (24.24 %)TDD
46 (18.18 %)Agile Software Development
54 (12.12 %)UML
63 (9.091 %)Web Development
72 (6.061 %)OOD
81 (3.030 %)Business Intelligence
81 (3.030 %)Use Case
81 (3.030 %)ERP
81 (3.030 %)EAI
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
116 (48.48 %)Java
215 (45.45 %)ActionScript
37 (21.21 %)JavaScript
45 (15.15 %)VB
45 (15.15 %)C#
54 (12.12 %)SQL
62 (6.061 %)PHP
71 (3.030 %)Transact-SQL
71 (3.030 %)ABAP
71 (3.030 %)Ruby
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (6.061 %)Degree
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
133 (100.00 %)Adobe
22 (6.061 %)Oracle
22 (6.061 %)Microsoft
22 (6.061 %)Google
31 (3.030 %)SAP
31 (3.030 %)Siebel
31 (3.030 %)IBM
31 (3.030 %)i2
31 (3.030 %)Retek
31 (3.030 %)JD Edwards
31 (3.030 %)webMethods
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