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The table below looks at the demand for Adobe Acrobat skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Applications category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Acrobat over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAdobe Acrobat
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank216266
Rank change on same period last yearUp+50
Matching permanent IT job ads1412
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.005 %
As % of the category below1.321 %0.775 %
Salaries quoted812
Average minimum salary£34,444£32,615
Average salary£36,833£34,000
% change on same period last year+8.33 %
Average maximum salary£39,222£35,385
UK excluding London average salary£28,371£29,357
% change on same period last year-3.35 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads10601549
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.718 %0.704 %
Salaries quoted9171287
Average minimum salary£35,787£34,266
Average salary£38,865£36,960
% change on same period last year+5.15 %
Average maximum salary£41,944£39,653
UK excluding London average salary£33,698£33,732
% change on same period last year-0.09 %
Acrobat South EastAcrobat
South East

Acrobat
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Acrobat across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.

Berkshire Acrobat Demand Trend

Acrobat
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Acrobat across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire Acrobat Salary Trend

Acrobat
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Acrobat across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

Berkshire Acrobat Salary Histogram

Acrobat
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Acrobat within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 4 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ReadingUp+123£41,250+23.75 %
NewburyNew entry-3£30,000-
BracknellNew entry-1£45,000-
Acrobat South EastAcrobat
South East

Acrobat
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing Acrobat 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Acrobat.

146 (83.64 %)HTML
242 (76.36 %)XML
341 (74.55 %)XMetaL
440 (72.73 %)CMS
440 (72.73 %)Content Management
532 (58.18 %)Adobe
627 (49.09 %)Mainframe
720 (36.36 %)UNIX
811 (20.00 %)IBM
811 (20.00 %)IBM Mainframe
98 (14.55 %)RoboHelp
106 (10.91 %)Windows
115 (9.091 %)Active Directory
115 (9.091 %)Windows XP
115 (9.091 %)Degree
115 (9.091 %)Windows Vista
115 (9.091 %)FrameMaker
123 (5.455 %)WSUS
123 (5.455 %)MS Visio
123 (5.455 %)FTP
123 (5.455 %)VPN
123 (5.455 %)Windows 2000
123 (5.455 %)MS Office
123 (5.455 %)CheckPoint
123 (5.455 %)Microsoft
123 (5.455 %)Windows Server 2003
123 (5.455 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
123 (5.455 %)Symantec
123 (5.455 %)Norton AntiVirus
132 (3.636 %)MS Project

Acrobat
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing Acrobat also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Acrobat. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
146 (83.64 %)HTML
242 (76.36 %)XML
31 (1.818 %)XML Schema
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
140 (72.73 %)CMS
22 (3.636 %)SharePoint Server 2007
22 (3.636 %)SharePoint
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
141 (74.55 %)XMetaL
28 (14.55 %)RoboHelp
35 (9.091 %)FrameMaker
43 (5.455 %)MS Office
43 (5.455 %)MS Visio
52 (3.636 %)MS Project
52 (3.636 %)MS Excel
61 (1.818 %)Paint Shop Pro
Berkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (3.636 %)SoftGrid
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (5.455 %)FTP
13 (5.455 %)VPN
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (3.636 %)MS Access
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (1.818 %)Telecoms
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
148 (87.27 %)Author
148 (87.27 %)Technical Author
25 (9.091 %)Junior
25 (9.091 %)Junior Technical Author
34 (7.273 %)Senior Technical Author
34 (7.273 %)Trainee
43 (5.455 %)Team Leader
43 (5.455 %)Helpdesk Team Leader
52 (3.636 %)Applications Support
61 (1.818 %)Graduate
61 (1.818 %)Applications Support Specialist
61 (1.818 %)Applications Specialist
61 (1.818 %)Support Specialist
61 (1.818 %)Service Desk Team Leader
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
127 (49.09 %)Mainframe
211 (20.00 %)IBM Mainframe
32 (3.636 %)Management Information System
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
120 (36.36 %)UNIX
26 (10.91 %)Windows
35 (9.091 %)Windows XP
35 (9.091 %)Windows Vista
43 (5.455 %)Windows 2000
43 (5.455 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (1.818 %)Linux
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
140 (72.73 %)Content Management
22 (3.636 %)Compatibility Testing
22 (3.636 %)Scrum
22 (3.636 %)Security Cleared
31 (1.818 %)Time Management
31 (1.818 %)SC Cleared
31 (1.818 %)DV Cleared
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (3.636 %)SQL
12 (3.636 %)VBA
21 (1.818 %)Java
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (9.091 %)Degree
21 (1.818 %)Microsoft Certification
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (9.091 %)Active Directory
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (5.455 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
13 (5.455 %)Norton AntiVirus
13 (5.455 %)WSUS
22 (3.636 %)SCCM
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
132 (58.18 %)Adobe
211 (20.00 %)IBM
33 (5.455 %)Microsoft
33 (5.455 %)CheckPoint
33 (5.455 %)Symantec
41 (1.818 %)Oracle