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The table below looks at the demand for Adobe Flash (formerly Macromedia Flash) skills within the Essex region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Flash over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAdobe Flash (formerly Macromedia Flash)
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank8175
Rank change on same period last yearDown-6
Matching permanent IT job ads3657
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.024 %
As % of the category below19.57 %31.67 %
Salaries quoted3245
Average minimum salary£34,756£27,111
Average salary£36,817£29,411
% change on same period last year+25.18 %
Average maximum salary£38,878£31,711
UK excluding London average salary£30,552£29,266
% change on same period last year+4.39 %
Essex IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Essex
Matching permanent IT job ads184180
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.107 %0.077 %
Salaries quoted166158
Average minimum salary£35,127£33,310
Average salary£37,012£35,808
% change on same period last year+3.36 %
Average maximum salary£38,898£38,306
UK excluding London average salary£34,982£35,962
% change on same period last year-2.72 %
Flash East of EnglandFlash
East of England

Flash
Demand Trend

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

Essex Flash Demand Trend

Flash
Salary Trend

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

Essex Flash Salary Trend

Flash
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Flash across the Essex region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Essex Flash Salary Histogram

Flash
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Flash within the Essex region over the 3 months to 7 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BrentwoodUp+85£46,000+41.53 %
ChelmsfordUp+135£44,100+76.40 %
HarlowDown-85£38,200+29.00 %
RochfordNew entry-4£50,000-
ColchesterDown-83£27,333+3.14 %
WithamNew entry-2£20,000-
Flash East of EnglandFlash
East of England

Flash
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Essex 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Flash.

174 (85.06 %)HTML
267 (77.01 %)CSS
341 (47.13 %)Animation
436 (41.38 %)XML
532 (36.78 %)XHTML
629 (33.33 %)ActionScript
728 (32.18 %)Adobe
825 (28.74 %)Marketing
924 (27.59 %)JavaScript
1019 (21.84 %)Photoshop
1118 (20.69 %)Multimedia
1216 (18.39 %)Interactive Media
1216 (18.39 %).NET
1313 (14.94 %)ASP
1313 (14.94 %)Flash Lite
1411 (12.64 %)ASP.NET
1411 (12.64 %)C#
1510 (11.49 %)SQL
1510 (11.49 %)Web Design
167 (8.046 %)CMS
167 (8.046 %)Adobe Illustrator
167 (8.046 %)C
167 (8.046 %)PHP
176 (6.897 %)XSLT
176 (6.897 %)HTTP
176 (6.897 %)Intranet
176 (6.897 %)Degree
176 (6.897 %)AJAX
185 (5.747 %)Creative Marketing
185 (5.747 %)ADO.NET

Flash
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Essex 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Flash. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Essex IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
174 (85.06 %)HTML
267 (77.01 %)CSS
336 (41.38 %)XML
432 (36.78 %)XHTML
516 (18.39 %).NET
613 (14.94 %)ASP
711 (12.64 %)ASP.NET
86 (6.897 %)XSLT
86 (6.897 %)AJAX
95 (5.747 %)ADO.NET
104 (4.598 %)LAMP
113 (3.448 %)Silverlight
113 (3.448 %)CGI
122 (2.299 %)jQuery
Essex IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (8.046 %)CMS
22 (2.299 %)MS Exchange
31 (1.149 %)ColdFusion
31 (1.149 %)IIS
31 (1.149 %)Exchange Server 2000
31 (1.149 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (1.149 %)Sitecore CMS
Essex IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
119 (21.84 %)Photoshop
27 (8.046 %)Adobe Illustrator
32 (2.299 %)MS Office
32 (2.299 %)MS Excel
41 (1.149 %)ImageReady
41 (1.149 %)FreeHand
41 (1.149 %)Fireworks
Essex IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (2.299 %)WebTrends
Essex IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (6.897 %)HTTP
16 (6.897 %)Intranet
23 (3.448 %)Internet
32 (2.299 %)Firewall
41 (1.149 %)DNS
41 (1.149 %)FTP
Essex IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (3.448 %)SQL Server
21 (1.149 %)MySQL
Essex IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (4.598 %)Dreamweaver
Essex IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
141 (47.13 %)Animation
225 (28.74 %)Marketing
318 (20.69 %)Multimedia
416 (18.39 %)Interactive Media
54 (4.598 %)Pharmaceutical
63 (3.448 %)Health
63 (3.448 %)Advertising
63 (3.448 %)Publishing
63 (3.448 %)Pensions
72 (2.299 %)Games
81 (1.149 %)Retail
81 (1.149 %)3D Graphics
81 (1.149 %)Manufacturing
81 (1.149 %)Finance
81 (1.149 %)Automotive
81 (1.149 %)Graphic Design
81 (1.149 %)Online Betting
Essex IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
142 (48.28 %)Developer
223 (26.44 %)Flash Developer
319 (21.84 %)Web Developer
49 (10.34 %)Web Designer
55 (5.747 %)Web Editor
55 (5.747 %)C# Web Developer
55 (5.747 %)JavaScript Developer
55 (5.747 %)C# Developer
55 (5.747 %)Software Engineer
55 (5.747 %)Senior Software Engineer
64 (4.598 %)Interactive Developer
64 (4.598 %)Digital Producer
73 (3.448 %)Senior Developer
73 (3.448 %)Junior
73 (3.448 %)Junior Web Designer
73 (3.448 %)ActionScript Developer
82 (2.299 %)Senior Web Developer
82 (2.299 %)Project Manager
82 (2.299 %)Support Engineer
82 (2.299 %)Administrator
Essex IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
113 (14.94 %)Flash Lite
24 (4.598 %)W3C
32 (2.299 %)BBC
32 (2.299 %)Web 2.0
41 (1.149 %)Computer Science
41 (1.149 %)E-Learning
Essex IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (4.598 %)Linux
14 (4.598 %)Embedded Linux
22 (2.299 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (2.299 %)UNIX
22 (2.299 %)Windows
31 (1.149 %)Windows 2000
31 (1.149 %)Mac OS X
31 (1.149 %)Windows 2000 Server
Essex IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (11.49 %)Web Design
25 (5.747 %)Creative Marketing
33 (3.448 %)SEO
33 (3.448 %)Validation
33 (3.448 %)Digital Marketing
42 (2.299 %)OOP
42 (2.299 %)Internet Marketing
42 (2.299 %)Content Management
51 (1.149 %)Web Development
51 (1.149 %)OO
51 (1.149 %)E-Commerce
Essex IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
129 (33.33 %)ActionScript
224 (27.59 %)JavaScript
311 (12.64 %)C#
410 (11.49 %)SQL
57 (8.046 %)C
57 (8.046 %)PHP
64 (4.598 %)C++
73 (3.448 %)Perl
81 (1.149 %)DHTML
81 (1.149 %)Java
81 (1.149 %)VBScript
81 (1.149 %)PHP5
81 (1.149 %)PHP4
Essex IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (6.897 %)Degree
Essex IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.149 %)QA
Essex IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
128 (32.18 %)Adobe
23 (3.448 %)Apple
32 (2.299 %)Macromedia
41 (1.149 %)Sitecore