The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Graphic Design in IT contracts advertised for the Wales region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Graphic Design over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our Miscellaneous category for the Wales region.

Note that 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.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Graphic Design
Rank 42 53 -
Rank change year-on-year
+11 -
Contract jobs citing Graphic Design 2 1 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Wales 0.469% 0.175% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.381% 0.935% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
Average daily rate £228 - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £300 £225 £175
% change year-on-year
+33.33% +28.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.00 £17.51 £112.50
% change year-on-year
+71.33% -84.43%
All of the Miscellaneous Category
Wales
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
84 107 141
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Wales 19.72% 18.77% 21.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 47 39 74
Average daily rate £310 £350 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-11.42% -6.66%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £180 £200 £266
10% offered a daily rate of more than £403 £525 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £345 £340
% change year-on-year
+1.44% +1.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 5 9
Average hourly rate £15.00 £14.00 £18.21
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+7.14% -23.09%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.42 £13.10 £7.96
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £15.50 £16.10 £30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.50 £22.50 £26.00
% change year-on-year
- -13.46%
Graphic Design
UK

Graphic Design
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Graphic Design across the Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Wales Graphic Design Jobs Demand Trend

Graphic Design
Daily Rate Trend

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

Wales Graphic Design Daily Rate Trend

Graphic Design
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Graphic Design within the Wales region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank 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
South Wales +3 2 £228 -
Graphic Design
UK

Graphic Design
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region citing Graphic 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 Graphic Design.

1 5 (100.00%) Photoshop
2 3 (60.00%) HTML
2 3 (60.00%) Flash
2 3 (60.00%) Adobe Illustrator
2 3 (60.00%) Animation
3 2 (40.00%) Time Management
3 2 (40.00%) Mac OS
3 2 (40.00%) Adobe
3 2 (40.00%) CSS
3 2 (40.00%) HTML5
3 2 (40.00%) Digital Media
3 2 (40.00%) Degree
4 1 (20.00%) ZBrush
4 1 (20.00%) JavaScript
4 1 (20.00%) ActionScript
4 1 (20.00%) Autodesk
4 1 (20.00%) Publishing
4 1 (20.00%) 3D Graphics
4 1 (20.00%) Maya
4 1 (20.00%) Statistics
4 1 (20.00%) InDesign
4 1 (20.00%) Web Design
4 1 (20.00%) 3D Modelling

Graphic Design
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region citing Graphic 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 Graphic Design. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 3 (60.00%) HTML
1 3 (60.00%) Flash
2 2 (40.00%) CSS
2 2 (40.00%) HTML5
Applications
1 5 (100.00%) Photoshop
2 3 (60.00%) Adobe Illustrator
3 1 (20.00%) ZBrush
3 1 (20.00%) Maya
3 1 (20.00%) InDesign
General
1 1 (20.00%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 4 (80.00%) Designer
2 2 (40.00%) Graphic Designer
3 1 (20.00%) Developer
3 1 (20.00%) Interactive Designer
3 1 (20.00%) Interactive Developer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) Animation
2 2 (40.00%) Digital Media
3 1 (20.00%) 3D Graphics
3 1 (20.00%) Statistics
Operating Systems
1 2 (40.00%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) Time Management
2 1 (20.00%) Web Design
2 1 (20.00%) 3D Modelling
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (20.00%) ActionScript
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Adobe
2 1 (20.00%) Autodesk