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The table looks at the demand for Web Design skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Web Design over the 3 months to 3 July 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category.

LinkWeb Design
Location
3 months to
3 Jul 2009
Same period last year
Rank277284
Rank change on the same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads138353
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK0.402 %0.458 %
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category0.747 %0.893 %
Daily rates quoted4185
Average daily rate£240£300
Average daily rate % change on the same period last year-20.00 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£129£175
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£385£440
UK excluding London average daily rate£230£350
% change on same period last year-34.28 %
Hourly rates quoted1632
Average hourly rate£11.25£20.00
Average hourly rate % change on the same period last year-43.75 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£6.00£13.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£22.80£30.89
UK excluding London average hourly rate£11.25£20.00
% change on same period last year-43.75 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesAll Processes & Methodologies
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
1847539533
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK53.78 %51.35 %
Daily rates quoted761014354
Average daily rate£395£413
Average daily rate % change on the same period last year-4.240 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£225£260
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£550£588
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£388
% change on same period last year-9.670 %
Hourly rates quoted10802298
Average hourly rate£22.50£28.50
Average hourly rate % change on the same period last year-21.05 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£11.50£13.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£37.50£42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.50£30.00
% change on same period last year-21.66 %

Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Web Design
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Web Design within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Web Design Demand Trend

Web Design
Daily Rate Trend

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

Web Design Daily Rate Trend

Web Design
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Web Design within the UK over the 3 months to 3 July 2009.

Web Design Daily Rate Histogram

Web Design
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Web Design Hourly Rate Trend

Web Design
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Web Design within the UK over the 3 months to 3 July 2009.

Web Design Hourly Rate Histogram

Web Design
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 Web Design within the UK over the 3 months to 3 July 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandUp+4114£238-20.83 %
LondonUp+2545£250-9.09 %
South EastUp+7827£200-33.33 %
ScotlandUp+5518--
North WestUp+3811£265+17.77 %
BerkshireUp+2911£200-33.55 %
GlasgowUp+3310--
ReadingUp+2810£200-33.44 %
South WestUp+419£200-52.94 %
East of EnglandUp+279£253-36.87 %
SurreyUp+488£238+35.71 %
City of LondonUp+417£406+80.55 %
North EastUp+327£240-
YorkshireUp+446£185+25.42 %
EdinburghUp+185--
HertfordshireUp+145£253-33.33 %
Newcastle Upon TyneNew entry-5£245-
Tyne and WearNew entry-5£245-
ManchesterUp+244£125-
OxfordshireUp+224£150-
BuckinghamshireUp+433--
CheshireUp+383£375+66.66 %
WiltshireUp+313--
SwindonUp+263--
West YorkshireUp+253£185+25.42 %
BournemouthNew entry-3£200-
DorsetNew entry-3£200-
West LothianNew entry-3--
HampshireUp+402£200-
LeedsUp+222£225+52.54 %

Web Design
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Web Design 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 Web Design.

1155 (52.54 %)HTML
2150 (50.85 %)CSS
3108 (36.61 %)JavaScript
475 (25.42 %)Photoshop
574 (25.08 %)XHTML
666 (22.37 %)Flash
750 (16.95 %)PHP
843 (14.58 %)AJAX
941 (13.90 %)Marketing
1040 (13.56 %)XML
1137 (12.54 %).NET
1137 (12.54 %)Content Management
1137 (12.54 %)CMS
1137 (12.54 %)Web Development
1236 (12.20 %)Dreamweaver
1334 (11.53 %)Adobe
1334 (11.53 %)Java
1334 (11.53 %)MySQL
1430 (10.17 %)E-Commerce
1430 (10.17 %)Intranet
1527 (9.153 %)Finance
1626 (8.814 %)Microsoft
1626 (8.814 %)SQL
1724 (8.136 %)SQL Server
1823 (7.797 %)ASP.NET
1823 (7.797 %)SEO
1922 (7.458 %)Degree
2020 (6.780 %)ASP
2119 (6.441 %)Oracle
2119 (6.441 %)W3C

Web Design
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Web Design 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 Web Design. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1155 (52.54 %)HTML
2150 (50.85 %)CSS
374 (25.08 %)XHTML
466 (22.37 %)Flash
543 (14.58 %)AJAX
640 (13.56 %)XML
737 (12.54 %).NET
823 (7.797 %)ASP.NET
920 (6.780 %)ASP
1016 (5.424 %)jQuery
1111 (3.729 %)Struts
1111 (3.729 %)WebServices
1210 (3.390 %)DHTML
139 (3.051 %)XSLT
148 (2.712 %)Adobe Flex
157 (2.373 %)XSL
157 (2.373 %)LAMP
157 (2.373 %)Spring
157 (2.373 %)J2EE
166 (2.034 %)SOAP
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
137 (12.54 %)CMS
217 (5.763 %)SharePoint
310 (3.390 %)SharePoint Server 2007
49 (3.051 %)Joomla!
58 (2.712 %)IIS
64 (1.356 %)TeamSite
64 (1.356 %)WordPress
73 (1.017 %)Magento
73 (1.017 %)Drupal
73 (1.017 %)Immediacy CMS
73 (1.017 %)WebSphere Application Server
73 (1.017 %)MQSeries
73 (1.017 %)WMQI
73 (1.017 %)MQSI
73 (1.017 %)WebSphere MQ
82 (0.678 %)Content Management Server
82 (0.678 %)Apache
82 (0.678 %)BizTalk Server
82 (0.678 %)SAS
82 (0.678 %)Blackboard Learning System
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
175 (25.42 %)Photoshop
219 (6.441 %)Adobe Illustrator
310 (3.390 %)MS Excel
49 (3.051 %)MS Visio
57 (2.373 %)MS Office
57 (2.373 %)Fireworks
65 (1.695 %)MS PowerPoint
74 (1.356 %)CorelDRAW
74 (1.356 %)InDesign
74 (1.356 %)MS Project
74 (1.356 %)ImageReady
82 (0.678 %)FreeHand
91 (0.339 %)SPSS
91 (0.339 %)Adobe Premiere
91 (0.339 %)Paint Shop Pro
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (1.695 %)WebTrends
15 (1.695 %)Google Analytics
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
130 (10.17 %)Intranet
211 (3.729 %)Internet
35 (1.695 %)Extranet
44 (1.356 %)Wireless
52 (0.678 %)DNS
52 (0.678 %)Firewall
52 (0.678 %)FTP
52 (0.678 %)HTTP
61 (0.339 %)TCP/IP
61 (0.339 %)LDAP
61 (0.339 %)VoIP
61 (0.339 %)SSL
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
134 (11.53 %)MySQL
224 (8.136 %)SQL Server
37 (2.373 %)SQL Server 2005
45 (1.695 %)SQL Server 2000
54 (1.356 %)SQLPlus
61 (0.339 %)GIS
61 (0.339 %)Crystal Reports
61 (0.339 %)MS Access
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
136 (12.20 %)Dreamweaver
210 (3.390 %)Visual Studio
39 (3.051 %)FrontPage
43 (1.017 %)Selenium
43 (1.017 %)Subversion
43 (1.017 %)Team Foundation Server
43 (1.017 %)Eclipse
52 (0.678 %)OpenDeploy
61 (0.339 %)Flex Builder
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
141 (13.90 %)Marketing
227 (9.153 %)Finance
318 (6.102 %)Government
318 (6.102 %)Publishing
415 (5.085 %)Graphic Design
513 (4.407 %)Multimedia
611 (3.729 %)Education
78 (2.712 %)Retail
87 (2.373 %)Banking
96 (2.034 %)Telecoms
96 (2.034 %)Advertising
104 (1.356 %)Financial Institution
104 (1.356 %)Auditing
113 (1.017 %)Billing
113 (1.017 %)Investment Banking
113 (1.017 %)Health
122 (0.678 %)Construction
122 (0.678 %)Animation
122 (0.678 %)Online Betting
131 (0.339 %)Interactive Media
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1123 (41.69 %)Developer
264 (21.69 %)Web Designer
357 (19.32 %)Web Developer
417 (5.763 %)PHP Developer
515 (5.085 %)Project Manager
613 (4.407 %)Front-End Developer
710 (3.390 %)UI Designer
710 (3.390 %)Web Manager
710 (3.390 %)Graphic Designer
89 (3.051 %)Web Editor
89 (3.051 %)Analyst
89 (3.051 %)Consultant
89 (3.051 %)SharePoint Developer
98 (2.712 %)Architect
107 (2.373 %)Information Architect
107 (2.373 %).NET Developer
107 (2.373 %)Photoshop Designer
116 (2.034 %)New Media Project Manager
116 (2.034 %)Web Project Manager
125 (1.695 %)Java Developer
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
119 (6.441 %)W3C
212 (4.068 %)Web 2.0
39 (3.051 %)NHS
46 (2.034 %)Management Information System
46 (2.034 %)Blog
55 (1.695 %)Social Network
55 (1.695 %)Statistics
55 (1.695 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
64 (1.356 %)Copywriting
73 (1.017 %)Wiki
73 (1.017 %)Spanish Language
82 (0.678 %)Swedish Language
82 (0.678 %)Ukrainian Language
82 (0.678 %)Computer Science
82 (0.678 %)RIA
82 (0.678 %)FMCG
82 (0.678 %)Freedom of Information
82 (0.678 %)Danish Language
82 (0.678 %)Dutch Language
82 (0.678 %)Finnish Language
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (2.034 %)UNIX
24 (1.356 %)Windows
24 (1.356 %)Solaris
24 (1.356 %)Linux
31 (0.339 %)Windows 2000
31 (0.339 %)Windows NT
31 (0.339 %)Windows XP
31 (0.339 %)OS/390
31 (0.339 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (0.339 %)Windows Vista
31 (0.339 %)Windows 2000 Server
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
137 (12.54 %)Content Management
137 (12.54 %)Web Development
230 (10.17 %)E-Commerce
323 (7.797 %)SEO
416 (5.424 %)Project Management
513 (4.407 %)OO
612 (4.068 %)PRINCE2
711 (3.729 %)Agile Software Development
810 (3.390 %)Stakeholder Management
99 (3.051 %)Scrum
99 (3.051 %)Web Analytics
108 (2.712 %)e-GIF
108 (2.712 %)Web Accessibility
115 (1.695 %)ITIL
124 (1.356 %)Software Engineering
124 (1.356 %)TDD
124 (1.356 %)User Experience Design
124 (1.356 %)Usability Testing
124 (1.356 %)Project Planning
124 (1.356 %)Internet Marketing
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1108 (36.61 %)JavaScript
250 (16.95 %)PHP
334 (11.53 %)Java
426 (8.814 %)SQL
518 (6.102 %)ActionScript
615 (5.085 %)C#
78 (2.712 %)PHP5
87 (2.373 %)Perl
87 (2.373 %)VB.NET
95 (1.695 %)Shell Script
95 (1.695 %)VBScript
104 (1.356 %)Ruby
104 (1.356 %)VBA
113 (1.017 %)PL/SQL
122 (0.678 %)VB
122 (0.678 %)C
122 (0.678 %)PHP4
131 (0.339 %)XPath
131 (0.339 %)VB6
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
122 (7.458 %)Degree
26 (2.034 %)Security Cleared
33 (1.017 %)CTC Cleared
42 (0.678 %)HND
42 (0.678 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
51 (0.339 %)GNVQ
51 (0.339 %)NVQ Level 3
51 (0.339 %)BC Cleared
51 (0.339 %)PRINCE2 Certification
51 (0.339 %)ITIL Certification
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (1.017 %)QA
22 (0.678 %)WAI
31 (0.339 %)SLA
31 (0.339 %)WCAG
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (0.678 %)Active Directory
12 (0.678 %)AquaLogic
21 (0.339 %)OpenLDAP
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
134 (11.53 %)Adobe
226 (8.814 %)Microsoft
319 (6.441 %)Oracle
47 (2.373 %)Google
56 (2.034 %)Macromedia
65 (1.695 %)Zend
74 (1.356 %)Caplin
74 (1.356 %)Interwoven
74 (1.356 %)Quark
83 (1.017 %)Sun
83 (1.017 %)Remedy
92 (0.678 %)Nokia
101 (0.339 %)Apple
101 (0.339 %)Mercator
101 (0.339 %)Symbian
101 (0.339 %)Stellent
101 (0.339 %)Omniture