Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Macromedia products and/or services in IT contracts across the UK with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Macromedia over the 3 months to 16 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMacromedia
Location
3 months to
16 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank512507
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching contract IT job ads53129
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.076 %0.133 %
As % of the category below0.175 %0.303 %
Daily rates quoted928
Average minimum daily rate£284£242
Average daily rate£308£262
% change on same period last year+17.70 %
Average maximum daily rate£333£282
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£222
% change on same period last year+61.65 %
Hourly rates quoted715
Average minimum hourly rate£19.33£27.07
Average hourly rate£20.94£28.03
% change on same period last year-25.28 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.56£29.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.94£29.33
% change on same period last year-28.59 %
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
UK
Matching contract IT job ads3031642577
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled43.25 %44.04 %
Daily rates quoted887412083
Average minimum daily rate£370£387
Average daily rate£394£411
% change on same period last year-4.08 %
Average maximum daily rate£419£435
UK excluding London average daily rate£361£353
% change on same period last year+2.27 %
Hourly rates quoted27993939
Average minimum hourly rate£23.13£23.09
Average hourly rate£24.59£24.53
% change on same period last year+0.24 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.05£25.97
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.32£24.16
% change on same period last year+0.65 %

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 Macromedia, Inc.

Macromedia
Demand Trend

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

Macromedia Demand Trend

Macromedia
Daily Rate Trend

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

Macromedia Daily Rate Trend

Macromedia
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Macromedia within the UK over the 3 months to 16 October 2008.

Macromedia Daily Rate Histogram

Macromedia
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Macromedia Hourly Rate Trend

Macromedia
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Macromedia within the UK over the 3 months to 16 October 2008.

Macromedia Hourly Rate Histogram

Macromedia
Top 30 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Macromedia within the UK over the 3 months to 16 October 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
EnglandUp+751£308+17.70 %
South EastUp+3316£358+53.88 %
LondonUp+2414£283-3.03 %
South WestUp+2410--
BristolUp+169--
SurreyUp+188£358+44.78 %
YorkshireUp+114--
North WestUp+123--
ReadingDown-13--
BerkshireUp+353--
HampshireUp+112--
MiddlesexNew entry-2--
SloughNew entry-2--
South YorkshireUp+142--
MidlandsUp+162--
St HelensNew entry-1--
ManchesterNew entry-1--
CheshireNew entry-1--
MerseysideNo change01--
West SussexUp+101--
City of LondonDown-71--
Canary WharfUp+131£255-
WarringtonNew entry-1--
CheltenhamNew entry-1--
BasingstokeNew entry-1--
PortsmouthNew entry-1--
WatfordUp+221--
TelfordNew entry-1--
SheffieldUp+91--
CrawleyNew entry-1--

Macromedia
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 16 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Macromedia 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 Macromedia.

163 (47.73 %)Adobe
262 (46.97 %)Flash
360 (45.45 %)Dreamweaver
451 (38.64 %)HTML
545 (34.09 %)CSS
644 (33.33 %)Photoshop
728 (21.21 %)ActionScript
728 (21.21 %)JavaScript
825 (18.94 %)PHP
922 (16.67 %)Content Management
922 (16.67 %)Web Development
1021 (15.91 %)Microsoft
1120 (15.15 %)XML
1120 (15.15 %)Apache
1219 (14.39 %).NET
1318 (13.64 %)SQL
1318 (13.64 %)Linux
1318 (13.64 %)CMS
1417 (12.88 %)MS Access
1516 (12.12 %)Windows
1516 (12.12 %)LAMP
1614 (10.61 %)XHTML
1713 (9.848 %)Fireworks
1812 (9.091 %)MS Excel
1812 (9.091 %)IIS
1812 (9.091 %)MS Office
1812 (9.091 %)ASP.NET
1812 (9.091 %)E-Learning
1911 (8.333 %)RedDot
1911 (8.333 %)VB6

Macromedia
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 16 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Macromedia 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 Macromedia. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
151 (38.64 %)HTML
245 (34.09 %)CSS
320 (15.15 %)XML
419 (14.39 %).NET
516 (12.12 %)LAMP
614 (10.61 %)XHTML
712 (9.091 %)ASP.NET
811 (8.333 %)ASP
97 (5.303 %)MVC
105 (3.788 %)J2EE
105 (3.788 %)JSP
105 (3.788 %)Struts
114 (3.030 %)WebServices
114 (3.030 %)XSL
114 (3.030 %)JDBC
114 (3.030 %)EJB
114 (3.030 %)AJAX
123 (2.273 %)SOAP
123 (2.273 %)ODBC
123 (2.273 %)CORBA
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
120 (15.15 %)Apache
218 (13.64 %)CMS
312 (9.091 %)IIS
43 (2.273 %)TeamSite
43 (2.273 %)Tomcat
43 (2.273 %)Zope
43 (2.273 %)Plone
52 (1.515 %)SharePoint
61 (0.758 %)Oracle Application Server
61 (0.758 %)Oracle 10gAS
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
144 (33.33 %)Photoshop
213 (9.848 %)Fireworks
312 (9.091 %)MS Office
312 (9.091 %)MS Excel
49 (6.818 %)RoboHelp
58 (6.061 %)Adobe Illustrator
58 (6.061 %)Adobe Captivate
67 (5.303 %)Paint Shop Pro
67 (5.303 %)XMetaL
67 (5.303 %)Acrobat
76 (4.545 %)MS Project
76 (4.545 %)Quicktime
76 (4.545 %)RoboDemo
82 (1.515 %)ImageReady
82 (1.515 %)Adobe Director
91 (0.758 %)InDesign
91 (0.758 %)MS PowerPoint
91 (0.758 %)InfoPath
91 (0.758 %)Shockwave
91 (0.758 %)QuarkXPress
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (2.273 %)WebTrends
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (5.303 %)SMS
26 (4.545 %)TCP/IP
33 (2.273 %)DNS
33 (2.273 %)IIOP
33 (2.273 %)HTTP
42 (1.515 %)LDAP
42 (1.515 %)FTP
42 (1.515 %)Intranet
42 (1.515 %)Internet
51 (0.758 %)SSL
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
117 (12.88 %)MS Access
210 (7.576 %)SQL Server
37 (5.303 %)MySQL
44 (3.030 %)Oracle 10g
53 (2.273 %)DTS
53 (2.273 %)TOAD
53 (2.273 %)Oracle 9i
62 (1.515 %)Crystal Reports
71 (0.758 %)Oracle Reports
71 (0.758 %)SQL Server 2000
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
162 (46.97 %)Flash
260 (45.45 %)Dreamweaver
311 (8.333 %)Eclipse
49 (6.818 %)MSI
55 (3.788 %)Visual Studio
63 (2.273 %)PowerBuilder
72 (1.515 %)VSS/SourceSafe
72 (1.515 %)Rational Rose
81 (0.758 %)Oracle Forms
81 (0.758 %)JDeveloper
81 (0.758 %)RequisitePro
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (6.818 %)Education
19 (6.818 %)Government
27 (5.303 %)Marketing
35 (3.788 %)Pharmaceutical
44 (3.030 %)Finance
44 (3.030 %)Multimedia
53 (2.273 %)Graphic Design
53 (2.273 %)Retail
53 (2.273 %)Health
53 (2.273 %)Publishing
62 (1.515 %)Police
62 (1.515 %)Back Office
62 (1.515 %)Animation
71 (0.758 %)Pensions
71 (0.758 %)Music
71 (0.758 %)3D Graphics
71 (0.758 %)Games
71 (0.758 %)Advertising
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
171 (53.79 %)Developer
224 (18.18 %)Web Developer
320 (15.15 %)Flash Developer
416 (12.12 %)Web Designer
514 (10.61 %)ActionScript Developer
610 (7.576 %)Project Manager
76 (4.545 %)PHP Developer
76 (4.545 %)Software Packager
85 (3.788 %)Web Editor
85 (3.788 %).NET Developer
94 (3.030 %)ASP.NET Developer
103 (2.273 %)PHP Web Developer
112 (1.515 %)COBOL Developer
112 (1.515 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
112 (1.515 %)Marketing Consultant
112 (1.515 %)VB.NET Developer
112 (1.515 %)Technical Writer
112 (1.515 %)Graphic Designer
112 (1.515 %)Author
112 (1.515 %)Technical Author
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
112 (9.091 %)E-Learning
210 (7.576 %)W3C
33 (2.273 %)Statistics
42 (1.515 %)Management Information System
42 (1.515 %)NHS
51 (0.758 %)Streaming Video
51 (0.758 %)Blackberry
51 (0.758 %)Ergonomics
51 (0.758 %)IVR
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
118 (13.64 %)Linux
216 (12.12 %)Windows
310 (7.576 %)Windows Server 2003
48 (6.061 %)Windows XP
51 (0.758 %)UNIX
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
122 (16.67 %)Content Management
122 (16.67 %)Web Development
210 (7.576 %)Web Design
38 (6.061 %)OOP
38 (6.061 %)E-Commerce
47 (5.303 %)SEO
47 (5.303 %)Usability Testing
56 (4.545 %)Security Cleared
56 (4.545 %)Project Management
65 (3.788 %)OO
65 (3.788 %)RUP
65 (3.788 %)PRINCE2
65 (3.788 %)UML
74 (3.030 %)OOA/OOD
74 (3.030 %)Unified Process
83 (2.273 %)Migration
83 (2.273 %)SC Cleared
92 (1.515 %)BC Cleared
92 (1.515 %)Internet Marketing
92 (1.515 %)Supplier Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
128 (21.21 %)JavaScript
128 (21.21 %)ActionScript
225 (18.94 %)PHP
318 (13.64 %)SQL
411 (8.333 %)COBOL
411 (8.333 %)VB
411 (8.333 %)VB6
59 (6.818 %)VB.NET
68 (6.061 %)C#
77 (5.303 %)PL/SQL
86 (4.545 %)Java
86 (4.545 %)VBScript
94 (3.030 %)Transact-SQL
103 (2.273 %)VBA
103 (2.273 %)Python
103 (2.273 %)C
103 (2.273 %)Perl
103 (2.273 %)C++
103 (2.273 %)DHTML
112 (1.515 %)PHP5
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (5.303 %)Degree
22 (1.515 %)HND
31 (0.758 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (0.758 %)PRINCE2 Certification
31 (0.758 %)ITIL Certification
31 (0.758 %)MCP
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (2.273 %)ISO9001
22 (1.515 %)WAI
22 (1.515 %)QA
31 (0.758 %)WCAG
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
17 (5.303 %)SCCM
22 (1.515 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
163 (47.73 %)Adobe
221 (15.91 %)Microsoft
311 (8.333 %)RedDot
49 (6.818 %)Oracle
53 (2.273 %)Altova
61 (0.758 %)Cisco
61 (0.758 %)IBM
61 (0.758 %)Sun
61 (0.758 %)Citrix
61 (0.758 %)Apple
61 (0.758 %)Quark