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

LinkAdobe Flex (formerly Macromedia Flex)
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank97139
Rank change on same period last yearUp+42
Matching contract IT job ads91
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.001 %
As % of the category below1.590 %0.110 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£150-
Average daily rate£165-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£180-
UK excluding London average daily rate£290£310
% change on same period last year-6.45 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00-
Average hourly rate£27.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.56£23.75
% change on same period last year+32.89 %
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads566912
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.914 %0.995 %
Daily rates quoted115216
Average minimum daily rate£302£315
Average daily rate£325£329
% change on same period last year-1.15 %
Average maximum daily rate£347£343
UK excluding London average daily rate£323£334
% change on same period last year-3.29 %
Hourly rates quoted5856
Average minimum hourly rate£26.17£25.65
Average hourly rate£28.45£27.49
% change on same period last year+3.49 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.74£29.34
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.63£31.54
% change on same period last year-9.21 %
Adobe Flex EnglandAdobe Flex
England

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.

Adobe Flex
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Adobe Flex across the Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Yorkshire Adobe Flex Demand Trend

Adobe Flex
Daily Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire Adobe Flex Daily Rate Trend

Adobe Flex
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire Adobe Flex Hourly Rate Trend

Adobe Flex
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Adobe Flex within the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 3 December 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
West YorkshireUp+218£165-
Adobe Flex EnglandAdobe Flex
England

Adobe Flex
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region citing Adobe Flex 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 Adobe Flex.

113 (100.00 %)Flash
27 (53.85 %)AJAX
36 (46.15 %)RIA
36 (46.15 %)Internet
36 (46.15 %)Java
36 (46.15 %)ActionScript
45 (38.46 %)Health
45 (38.46 %)Telecoms
54 (30.77 %)PHP
63 (23.08 %)JavaScript
63 (23.08 %)Adobe
63 (23.08 %)Agile Software Development
72 (15.38 %)XHTML
72 (15.38 %)HTML
72 (15.38 %).NET
72 (15.38 %)OOP
72 (15.38 %)OO
72 (15.38 %)ASP.NET
72 (15.38 %)CSS
81 (7.692 %)JSP
81 (7.692 %)WebServices
81 (7.692 %)SQL
81 (7.692 %)MySQL
81 (7.692 %)Oracle
81 (7.692 %)ASP
81 (7.692 %)C#
81 (7.692 %)DHTML
81 (7.692 %)Maya
81 (7.692 %)3ds Max
81 (7.692 %)E-Learning

Adobe Flex
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region citing Adobe Flex 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 Adobe Flex. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (53.85 %)AJAX
22 (15.38 %)ASP.NET
22 (15.38 %)CSS
22 (15.38 %)HTML
22 (15.38 %).NET
22 (15.38 %)XHTML
31 (7.692 %)ASP
31 (7.692 %)JSP
31 (7.692 %)WebServices
31 (7.692 %).NET Framework
31 (7.692 %)Fusebox
31 (7.692 %)jQuery
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (7.692 %)SharePoint
11 (7.692 %)ColdFusion
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (7.692 %)Maya
11 (7.692 %)3ds Max
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (46.15 %)Internet
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (7.692 %)MySQL
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
113 (100.00 %)Flash
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (38.46 %)Telecoms
15 (38.46 %)Health
21 (7.692 %)Marketing
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (38.46 %)Development Manager
24 (30.77 %)Developer
32 (15.38 %)Flash Programmer
32 (15.38 %)Flex Developer
32 (15.38 %)Programmer
32 (15.38 %)Flash Developer
41 (7.692 %)Web Development Manager
41 (7.692 %)ActionScript Developer
41 (7.692 %)SharePoint Developer
41 (7.692 %)Web Manager
41 (7.692 %)Flash Designer
41 (7.692 %)C# Developer
41 (7.692 %)Web Designer
41 (7.692 %)Senior Developer
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (46.15 %)RIA
21 (7.692 %)E-Learning
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (23.08 %)Agile Software Development
22 (15.38 %)OOP
22 (15.38 %)OO
31 (7.692 %)E-Commerce
31 (7.692 %)SEO
31 (7.692 %)Web Design
31 (7.692 %)Content Management
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (46.15 %)Java
16 (46.15 %)ActionScript
24 (30.77 %)PHP
33 (23.08 %)JavaScript
41 (7.692 %)C#
41 (7.692 %)DHTML
41 (7.692 %)SQL
41 (7.692 %)Ruby
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (23.08 %)Adobe
21 (7.692 %)Macromedia
21 (7.692 %)Oracle
21 (7.692 %)Microsoft