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The table below looks at the demand for Autodesk Maya skills across the UK with a comparison to our Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Maya over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAutodesk Maya
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank570621
Rank change on same period last yearUp+51
Matching contract IT job ads932
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.032 %
As % of the category below0.103 %0.278 %
Daily rates quoted011
Average minimum daily rate-£200
Average daily rate-£233
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£265
UK excluding London average daily rate-£200
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted07
Average minimum hourly rate-£22.14
Average hourly rate-£26.43
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£30.71
UK excluding London average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
UK
Matching contract IT job ads871911509
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled11.79 %11.35 %
Daily rates quoted26003215
Average minimum daily rate£303£321
Average daily rate£324£339
% change on same period last year-4.51 %
Average maximum daily rate£344£357
UK excluding London average daily rate£293£291
% change on same period last year+0.81 %
Hourly rates quoted14881977
Average minimum hourly rate£17.76£18.65
Average hourly rate£19.09£19.99
% change on same period last year-4.53 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.41£21.34
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.59£19.58
% change on same period last year-5.05 %

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.

Maya
Demand Trend

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

Maya Demand Trend

Maya
Daily Rate Trend

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

Maya Daily Rate Trend

Maya
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Maya Hourly Rate Trend

Maya
Top 10 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Maya within the UK 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
EnglandUp+489--
LondonUp+635--
DerbyshireNew entry-2--
DerbyNew entry-2--
East MidlandsNew entry-2--
MerseysideNew entry-1--
North WestUp+151--
South EastUp+461--
LiverpoolNew entry-1--
City of LondonNew entry-1--

Maya
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Maya 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 Maya.

17 (36.84 %)Games
26 (31.58 %)3ds Max
26 (31.58 %)Photoshop
26 (31.58 %)Animation
35 (26.32 %)Flash
44 (21.05 %)ActionScript
44 (21.05 %)C++
44 (21.05 %)3D Graphics
53 (15.79 %)Adobe Illustrator
53 (15.79 %)CGI
62 (10.53 %)Python
62 (10.53 %)C
62 (10.53 %)C#
62 (10.53 %)JavaScript
62 (10.53 %)Windows
62 (10.53 %)Linux
62 (10.53 %)Construction
62 (10.53 %)MAXScript
62 (10.53 %)Mathematics
62 (10.53 %)Lua
62 (10.53 %)Fedora
71 (5.263 %)RIA
71 (5.263 %)Unit Testing
71 (5.263 %)Multithreading
71 (5.263 %)Physics
71 (5.263 %)Adobe Flex
71 (5.263 %)Flash Games
71 (5.263 %)CINEMA 4D
71 (5.263 %)Degree
71 (5.263 %)Graphic Design

Maya
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Maya 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 Maya. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (15.79 %)CGI
21 (5.263 %)DirectX
21 (5.263 %)Adobe Flex
21 (5.263 %)CSS
21 (5.263 %)XML
21 (5.263 %)XHTML
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (31.58 %)Photoshop
16 (31.58 %)3ds Max
23 (15.79 %)Adobe Illustrator
31 (5.263 %)CINEMA 4D
31 (5.263 %)LightWave 3D
31 (5.263 %)MS Visio
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (26.32 %)Flash
21 (5.263 %)Dreamweaver
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (36.84 %)Games
26 (31.58 %)Animation
34 (21.05 %)3D Graphics
42 (10.53 %)Construction
51 (5.263 %)Health
51 (5.263 %)Electronics
51 (5.263 %)Finance
51 (5.263 %)Flash Games
51 (5.263 %)Graphic Design
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (21.05 %)Animator
23 (15.79 %)Developer
32 (10.53 %)Systems Administrator
32 (10.53 %)Administrator
32 (10.53 %)Linux Systems Administrator
32 (10.53 %)Linux Administrator
41 (5.263 %)ActionScript Developer
41 (5.263 %)Graphic Designer
41 (5.263 %)Flash Designer
41 (5.263 %)Software Engineer
41 (5.263 %)Games Developer
41 (5.263 %)C++ Developer
41 (5.263 %)Web Designer
41 (5.263 %)Applications Support Engineer
41 (5.263 %)Flash Developer
41 (5.263 %)Support Engineer
41 (5.263 %)Applications Support
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (10.53 %)Mathematics
21 (5.263 %)Physics
21 (5.263 %)RIA
21 (5.263 %)Multithreading
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (10.53 %)Windows
12 (10.53 %)Linux
12 (10.53 %)Fedora
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (5.263 %)CRM
11 (5.263 %)OOD
11 (5.263 %)CAD
11 (5.263 %)Project Management
11 (5.263 %)Web Design
11 (5.263 %)Unit Testing
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (21.05 %)C++
14 (21.05 %)ActionScript
22 (10.53 %)Python
22 (10.53 %)MAXScript
22 (10.53 %)Lua
22 (10.53 %)C
22 (10.53 %)C#
22 (10.53 %)JavaScript
31 (5.263 %)Java
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (5.263 %)Degree
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (5.263 %)Adobe
11 (5.263 %)Alias