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The table below looks at the demand for the Photoshop Designer role in IT contracts across the UK compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Photoshop Designer in their job title over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Adobe Photoshop Designer
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank536609
Rank change on same period last yearUp+73
Matching contract IT job ads3563
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.049 %0.063 %
As % of the category below0.055 %0.069 %
Daily rates quoted917
Average minimum daily rate£178£240
Average daily rate£205£259
% change on same period last year-20.75 %
Average maximum daily rate£232£277
UK excluding London average daily rate£200£275
% change on same period last year-27.27 %
Hourly rates quoted51
Average minimum hourly rate£13.50£10.00
Average hourly rate£15.58£10.25
% change on same period last year+52.03 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.67£10.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£16.20£10.25
% change on same period last year+58.04 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
UK
Matching contract IT job ads6350091029
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled88.71 %91.46 %
Daily rates quoted2058627389
Average minimum daily rate£373£388
Average daily rate£398£413
% change on same period last year-3.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£424£437
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£353
% change on same period last year+0.09 %
Hourly rates quoted56647945
Average minimum hourly rate£22.67£23.82
Average hourly rate£24.20£25.38
% change on same period last year-4.62 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.74£26.94
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.74£25.24
% change on same period last year-5.93 %

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.

Photoshop Designer
Demand Trend

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

Photoshop Designer Demand Trend

Photoshop Designer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Photoshop Designer Daily Rate Trend

Photoshop Designer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Photoshop Designer within the UK over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Photoshop Designer Daily Rate Histogram

Photoshop Designer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Photoshop Designer Hourly Rate Trend

Photoshop Designer
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Photoshop Designer within the UK over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Photoshop Designer Hourly Rate Histogram

Photoshop Designer
Top 26 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Photoshop Designer within the UK over the 3 months to 6 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+6234£205-20.75 %
LondonUp+6213£211-17.21 %
North WestUp+207--
South EastUp+337£200+100.00 %
YorkshireUp+164--
ReadingUp+24£200-
ManchesterNo change04--
BerkshireUp+384£200-
CheshireNew entry-2--
Thames ValleyNew entry-2£200-
North YorkshireNew entry-2--
West YorkshireNew entry-2--
WarringtonNew entry-2--
HarrogateNew entry-2--
West MidlandsUp+142--
City of LondonNew entry-2£210-
South WestNew entry-1--
WarwickNew entry-1--
OtleyNew entry-1--
LiverpoolNew entry-1--
WokinghamNew entry-1--
KentUp+71--
MerseysideNew entry-1--
DevonNew entry-1--
WarwickshireNew entry-1--
BirminghamUp+151--

Photoshop Designer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Photoshop Designer in their job title 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 with Photoshop Designer in their job title.

194 (100.00 %)Photoshop
265 (69.15 %)HTML
364 (68.09 %)Flash
456 (59.57 %)CSS
552 (55.32 %)Adobe Illustrator
625 (26.60 %)XHTML
723 (24.47 %)JavaScript
820 (21.28 %)Dreamweaver
919 (20.21 %)Adobe
1017 (18.09 %)Web Design
1115 (15.96 %)Graphic Design
1210 (10.64 %)Marketing
1210 (10.64 %)ActionScript
138 (8.511 %)Fireworks
138 (8.511 %)W3C
147 (7.447 %)E-Commerce
147 (7.447 %)PHP
147 (7.447 %)Games
156 (6.383 %)Advertising
156 (6.383 %)XML
156 (6.383 %)Internet
156 (6.383 %)InDesign
165 (5.319 %)Retail
165 (5.319 %)Multimedia
165 (5.319 %)Web Development
165 (5.319 %)Online Games
165 (5.319 %)MS Visio
174 (4.255 %).NET
174 (4.255 %)Publishing
174 (4.255 %)CMS

Photoshop Designer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Photoshop Designer in their job title 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 with Photoshop Designer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
165 (69.15 %)HTML
256 (59.57 %)CSS
325 (26.60 %)XHTML
46 (6.383 %)XML
54 (4.255 %).NET
63 (3.191 %)XSL
63 (3.191 %)AJAX
63 (3.191 %)jQuery
63 (3.191 %)MooTools
71 (1.064 %)ASP.NET
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (4.255 %)CMS
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
194 (100.00 %)Photoshop
252 (55.32 %)Adobe Illustrator
38 (8.511 %)Fireworks
46 (6.383 %)InDesign
55 (5.319 %)MS Visio
63 (3.191 %)QuarkXPress
71 (1.064 %)ImageReady
71 (1.064 %)Adobe Premiere
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (6.383 %)Internet
22 (2.128 %)Intranet
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (1.064 %)MySQL
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
164 (68.09 %)Flash
220 (21.28 %)Dreamweaver
31 (1.064 %)Visual Studio
31 (1.064 %)VSS/SourceSafe
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (15.96 %)Graphic Design
210 (10.64 %)Marketing
37 (7.447 %)Games
46 (6.383 %)Advertising
55 (5.319 %)Retail
55 (5.319 %)Multimedia
55 (5.319 %)Online Games
64 (4.255 %)Publishing
64 (4.255 %)Finance
64 (4.255 %)Education
72 (2.128 %)Banking
72 (2.128 %)Investment Banking
72 (2.128 %)Music
72 (2.128 %)Financial Institution
81 (1.064 %)Video Editing
81 (1.064 %)Interactive Media
81 (1.064 %)Music Industry
81 (1.064 %)Government
81 (1.064 %)Manufacturing
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (8.511 %)W3C
22 (2.128 %)Social Network
22 (2.128 %)RIA
31 (1.064 %)Web 2.0
31 (1.064 %)Photography
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
117 (18.09 %)Web Design
27 (7.447 %)E-Commerce
35 (5.319 %)Web Development
44 (4.255 %)SEO
44 (4.255 %)Content Management
51 (1.064 %)Direct Marketing
51 (1.064 %)Email Marketing
51 (1.064 %)Security Cleared
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
123 (24.47 %)JavaScript
210 (10.64 %)ActionScript
37 (7.447 %)PHP
41 (1.064 %)DHTML
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (1.064 %)Degree
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
119 (20.21 %)Adobe
23 (3.191 %)Quark