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The table below looks at the demand for Adobe Flash (formerly Macromedia Flash) skills within the Wales region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Flash over the 3 months to 16 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAdobe Flash (formerly Macromedia Flash)
Location
3 months to
16 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4358
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads163
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.023 %0.003 %
As % of the category below11.51 %6.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£200-
Average daily rate£200-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£200-
UK excluding London average daily rate£246£236
% change on same period last year+4.51 %
Hourly rates quoted50
Average minimum hourly rate£24.80-
Average hourly rate£27.80-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£30.80-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.68£27.54
% change on same period last year-13.99 %
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Wales
Matching contract IT job ads13950
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.198 %0.052 %
Daily rates quoted5713
Average minimum daily rate£315£332
Average daily rate£332£371
% change on same period last year-10.51 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£411
UK excluding London average daily rate£322£327
% change on same period last year-1.67 %
Hourly rates quoted271
Average minimum hourly rate£39.46£12.00
Average hourly rate£41.01£13.00
% change on same period last year+215.43 %
Average maximum hourly rate£42.56£14.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.34£31.18
% change on same period last year+3.73 %
Flash UKFlash
UK

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.

Flash
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Flash across the Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

Wales Flash Demand Trend

Flash
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Flash across the Wales region.

Wales Flash Daily Rate Trend

Flash
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Flash across the Wales region.

Wales Flash Hourly Rate Trend

Flash
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Flash across the Wales region over the 3 months to 16 October 2008.

Wales Flash Hourly Rate Histogram

Flash
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Flash within the Wales region 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
South WalesNew entry-16£200-
Flash UKFlash
UK

Flash
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 16 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region citing Flash 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 Flash.

113 (41.94 %)Games
113 (41.94 %)ActionScript
211 (35.48 %)Online Games
310 (32.26 %)CSS
48 (25.81 %)HTML
57 (22.58 %)LAMP
65 (16.13 %)JavaScript
65 (16.13 %)PHP
74 (12.90 %)Photoshop
74 (12.90 %)XSLT
83 (9.677 %)Web Design
83 (9.677 %)Multimedia
92 (6.452 %)Interactive TV
92 (6.452 %)Adobe Flex
92 (6.452 %)Web Development
92 (6.452 %)Internet
92 (6.452 %)Project Management
92 (6.452 %)CMS
92 (6.452 %)BBC
92 (6.452 %)XML
92 (6.452 %)Dreamweaver
92 (6.452 %).NET
92 (6.452 %)MySQL
92 (6.452 %)SQL
92 (6.452 %)Perl
101 (3.226 %)ASP.NET
101 (3.226 %)Microsoft
101 (3.226 %)Adobe
101 (3.226 %)Macromedia
101 (3.226 %)Intranet

Flash
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 16 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region citing Flash 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 Flash. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (32.26 %)CSS
28 (25.81 %)HTML
37 (22.58 %)LAMP
44 (12.90 %)XSLT
52 (6.452 %)Adobe Flex
52 (6.452 %).NET
52 (6.452 %)XML
61 (3.226 %)ASP.NET
61 (3.226 %)WPF
61 (3.226 %)Silverlight
61 (3.226 %)XHTML
61 (3.226 %)MVC
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (6.452 %)CMS
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (12.90 %)Photoshop
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (6.452 %)Internet
21 (3.226 %)Intranet
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (6.452 %)MySQL
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (6.452 %)Dreamweaver
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (41.94 %)Games
211 (35.48 %)Online Games
33 (9.677 %)Multimedia
41 (3.226 %)Advertising
41 (3.226 %)Publishing
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
120 (64.52 %)Developer
211 (35.48 %)Flash Developer
36 (19.35 %)Flash Designer
43 (9.677 %)Web Developer
52 (6.452 %)Team Leader
52 (6.452 %)PHP Developer
52 (6.452 %)Graphic Designer
52 (6.452 %)ActionScript Developer
61 (3.226 %)LAMP Developer
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (6.452 %)BBC
12 (6.452 %)Interactive TV
21 (3.226 %)E-Learning
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (3.226 %)Windows
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (9.677 %)Web Design
22 (6.452 %)Project Management
22 (6.452 %)Web Development
31 (3.226 %)SC Cleared
31 (3.226 %)Security Cleared
31 (3.226 %)SEO
31 (3.226 %)Agile Software Development
31 (3.226 %)Data Management
31 (3.226 %)Systems Analysis
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (41.94 %)ActionScript
25 (16.13 %)JavaScript
25 (16.13 %)PHP
32 (6.452 %)SQL
32 (6.452 %)Perl
41 (3.226 %)DHTML
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (3.226 %)Microsoft
11 (3.226 %)Adobe
11 (3.226 %)Macromedia