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The table below looks at the demand for QuarkXPress 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 QuarkXPress over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkQuarkXPress
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank538629
Rank change on same period last yearUp+91
Matching contract IT job ads2130
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.030 %0.030 %
As % of the category below0.249 %0.262 %
Daily rates quoted16
Average minimum daily rate£400£228
Average daily rate£400£236
% change on same period last year+69.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£244
UK excluding London average daily rate£400£225
% change on same period last year+77.77 %
Hourly rates quoted63
Average minimum hourly rate£15.17£12.39
Average hourly rate£15.25£14.06
% change on same period last year+8.48 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.33£15.72
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£11.17
% change on same period last year-
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
UK
Matching contract IT job ads845011445
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled11.95 %11.59 %
Daily rates quoted24463228
Average minimum daily rate£301£309
Average daily rate£320£327
% change on same period last year-2.19 %
Average maximum daily rate£340£346
UK excluding London average daily rate£292£280
% change on same period last year+4.17 %
Hourly rates quoted14501972
Average minimum hourly rate£17.62£18.20
Average hourly rate£18.84£19.65
% change on same period last year-4.12 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.06£21.11
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.55£19.44
% change on same period last year-4.57 %

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.

QuarkXPress
Demand Trend

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

QuarkXPress Demand Trend

QuarkXPress
Daily Rate Trend

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

QuarkXPress Daily Rate Trend

QuarkXPress
Hourly Rate Trend

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

QuarkXPress Hourly Rate Trend

QuarkXPress
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing QuarkXPress within the UK over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

QuarkXPress Hourly Rate Histogram

QuarkXPress
Top 9 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing QuarkXPress within the UK over the 3 months to 13 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+8421£400+69.61 %
LondonUp+8411--
South WestUp+234£400+100.00 %
ManchesterNew entry-2--
EssexNew entry-2--
East of EnglandUp+192--
North WestUp+162--
South EastUp+381--
MidlandsNew entry-1--

QuarkXPress
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing QuarkXPress 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 QuarkXPress.

132 (64.00 %)Adobe
227 (54.00 %)Quark
325 (50.00 %)Photoshop
422 (44.00 %)Adobe Illustrator
517 (34.00 %)Windows
614 (28.00 %)Apple
614 (28.00 %)Publishing
712 (24.00 %)Mac OS X
712 (24.00 %)MS Office
811 (22.00 %)Mac OS X Server
910 (20.00 %)Windows 2000
109 (18.00 %)Lotus Notes
109 (18.00 %)Lotus
109 (18.00 %)UNIX
109 (18.00 %)Microsoft
118 (16.00 %)Flash
127 (14.00 %)Advertising
127 (14.00 %)Graphic Design
136 (12.00 %)FreeHand
136 (12.00 %)Acrobat
145 (10.00 %)Dreamweaver
145 (10.00 %)Web Design
145 (10.00 %)Marketing
154 (8.000 %)Hummingbird
154 (8.000 %)InDesign
154 (8.000 %)VPN
154 (8.000 %)MS Exchange
154 (8.000 %)SAP
154 (8.000 %)MS Project
154 (8.000 %)HTML

QuarkXPress
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing QuarkXPress 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 QuarkXPress. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (8.000 %)HTML
23 (6.000 %)CSS
23 (6.000 %)XHTML
32 (4.000 %)XML
32 (4.000 %)XSL
32 (4.000 %).NET
32 (4.000 %)ASP
41 (2.000 %)X-Windows
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (18.00 %)Lotus Notes
24 (8.000 %)MS Exchange
32 (4.000 %)CMS
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
125 (50.00 %)Photoshop
222 (44.00 %)Adobe Illustrator
312 (24.00 %)MS Office
46 (12.00 %)Acrobat
46 (12.00 %)FreeHand
54 (8.000 %)MS Project
54 (8.000 %)InDesign
63 (6.000 %)MS Excel
72 (4.000 %)Fireworks
81 (2.000 %)FrameMaker
81 (2.000 %)RoboHelp
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (8.000 %)VPN
22 (4.000 %)Internet
31 (2.000 %)SAN
31 (2.000 %)FTP
31 (2.000 %)TCP/IP
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (4.000 %)SQL Server
21 (2.000 %)FileMaker
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (16.00 %)Flash
25 (10.00 %)Dreamweaver
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
114 (28.00 %)Publishing
27 (14.00 %)Advertising
27 (14.00 %)Graphic Design
35 (10.00 %)Marketing
43 (6.000 %)Auditing
43 (6.000 %)Government
52 (4.000 %)Automotive
52 (4.000 %)Local Government
52 (4.000 %)Music
61 (2.000 %)Financial Institution
61 (2.000 %)Finance
61 (2.000 %)Aerospace
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (14.00 %)Analyst
17 (14.00 %)Support Analyst
26 (12.00 %)Support Engineer
34 (8.000 %)Developer
34 (8.000 %)Project Manager
43 (6.000 %)Web Developer
43 (6.000 %)Web Designer
43 (6.000 %)2nd Line Support
43 (6.000 %)Graphic Designer
43 (6.000 %)Photoshop Designer
52 (4.000 %)Integration Engineer
52 (4.000 %)Graduate
52 (4.000 %)Desktop Support
61 (2.000 %)Junior
61 (2.000 %)Author
61 (2.000 %)Technical Author
61 (2.000 %)Consultant
61 (2.000 %)Desktop Engineer
61 (2.000 %)Team Leader
61 (2.000 %)IT Support Engineer
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (6.000 %)W3C
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
117 (34.00 %)Windows
212 (24.00 %)Mac OS X
311 (22.00 %)Mac OS X Server
410 (20.00 %)Windows 2000
59 (18.00 %)UNIX
63 (6.000 %)Windows XP
71 (2.000 %)Windows Server 2003
71 (2.000 %)Windows 2000 Server
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (10.00 %)Web Design
24 (8.000 %)Workflow
33 (6.000 %)Configuration Management
42 (4.000 %)Project Management
42 (4.000 %)SEO
42 (4.000 %)Content Management
42 (4.000 %)Web Development
42 (4.000 %)Risk Analysis
42 (4.000 %)SC Cleared
42 (4.000 %)Security Cleared
42 (4.000 %)Agile Software Development
51 (2.000 %)Asset Management
51 (2.000 %)ITIL
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (4.000 %)JavaScript
12 (4.000 %)SQL
21 (2.000 %)PHP5
21 (2.000 %)PHP
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.000 %)SLA
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (6.000 %)Backup Exec
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (8.000 %)Norton AntiVirus
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
132 (64.00 %)Adobe
227 (54.00 %)Quark
314 (28.00 %)Apple
49 (18.00 %)Lotus
49 (18.00 %)Microsoft
54 (8.000 %)SAP
54 (8.000 %)Symantec
54 (8.000 %)McAfee Security
54 (8.000 %)Hummingbird
63 (6.000 %)VERITAS
71 (2.000 %)Macromedia
71 (2.000 %)Novell