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This section looks at the demand for Adobe Flash (formerly Macromedia Flash) skills within the Lancashire 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAdobe Flash (formerly Macromedia Flash)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank7174
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching permanent IT job ads199
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.004 %
As % of the category below16.24 %12.50 %
Salaries quoted189
Average minimum salary£21,636£21,200
Average salary£24,045£23,200
% change on same period last year+3.64 %
Average maximum salary£26,455£25,200
UK excluding London average salary£30,228£28,826
% change on same period last year+4.86 %
Lancashire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Lancashire
Matching permanent IT job ads11772
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.063 %0.030 %
Salaries quoted8965
Average minimum salary£26,513£27,159
Average salary£29,201£29,512
% change on same period last year-1.05 %
Average maximum salary£31,889£31,866
UK excluding London average salary£34,999£36,000
% change on same period last year-2.78 %
Flash North WestFlash
North West

Flash
Demand Trend

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

Lancashire 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 Lancashire region.

Lancashire Flash Salary Trend

Flash
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Flash across the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Lancashire Flash Salary Histogram

Flash
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Flash within the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
PrestonUp+19£25,125+24.07 %
BlackburnDown-28£21,313-5.27 %
ChorleyNew entry-2£27,000-
Flash North WestFlash
North West

Flash
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Lancashire 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.

134 (60.71 %)HTML
233 (58.93 %)CSS
327 (48.21 %)PHP
423 (41.07 %).NET
522 (39.29 %)JavaScript
621 (37.50 %)Photoshop
621 (37.50 %)SEO
719 (33.93 %)Adobe Illustrator
818 (32.14 %)ActionScript
818 (32.14 %)MySQL
916 (28.57 %)Java
1015 (26.79 %)ASP.NET
1113 (23.21 %)Internet
1113 (23.21 %)E-Commerce
1212 (21.43 %)Web Design
1311 (19.64 %)Adobe
1410 (17.86 %)Linux
1410 (17.86 %)SQL
1410 (17.86 %)Marketing
1410 (17.86 %)Web Development
159 (16.07 %)Dreamweaver
168 (14.29 %)Intranet
168 (14.29 %)XML
168 (14.29 %)Pay per click
168 (14.29 %)Search Engine Marketing
177 (12.50 %)XHTML
185 (8.929 %)Content Management
185 (8.929 %)SQL Server
185 (8.929 %)Degree
194 (7.143 %)Pensions

Flash
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Lancashire 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.

Lancashire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
134 (60.71 %)HTML
233 (58.93 %)CSS
323 (41.07 %).NET
415 (26.79 %)ASP.NET
58 (14.29 %)XML
67 (12.50 %)XHTML
74 (7.143 %)ActiveX
74 (7.143 %)ASP
74 (7.143 %)WebServices
74 (7.143 %)WPF
74 (7.143 %)WinForms
82 (3.571 %)Adobe Flex
82 (3.571 %)WAP
Lancashire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (5.357 %)CMS
22 (3.571 %)Apache
Lancashire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
121 (37.50 %)Photoshop
219 (33.93 %)Adobe Illustrator
33 (5.357 %)FreeHand
33 (5.357 %)Fireworks
42 (3.571 %)Shockwave
42 (3.571 %)Acrobat
51 (1.786 %)MS Office
Lancashire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
113 (23.21 %)Internet
28 (14.29 %)Intranet
Lancashire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
118 (32.14 %)MySQL
25 (8.929 %)SQL Server
Lancashire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (16.07 %)Dreamweaver
24 (7.143 %)Visual Studio
Lancashire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (17.86 %)Marketing
24 (7.143 %)Pensions
33 (5.357 %)Multimedia
33 (5.357 %)Education
41 (1.786 %)Government
41 (1.786 %)Health
41 (1.786 %)Advertising
41 (1.786 %)Local Government
41 (1.786 %)Graphic Design
Lancashire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
130 (53.57 %)Developer
217 (30.36 %)Web Developer
316 (28.57 %)Web Designer
414 (25.00 %)PHP Developer
510 (17.86 %)Photoshop Designer
66 (10.71 %)PHP Web Developer
74 (7.143 %)C# Developer
74 (7.143 %)Flash Developer
74 (7.143 %)Junior Web Developer
74 (7.143 %)Junior Developer
74 (7.143 %)Junior
74 (7.143 %)Applications Developer
74 (7.143 %)C# Application Developer
83 (5.357 %)SEO Specialist
83 (5.357 %)Programmer
83 (5.357 %)Web Applications Developer
83 (5.357 %)Web Programmer
83 (5.357 %)C# Web Developer
92 (3.571 %)Senior Flash Developer
92 (3.571 %)Graphic Designer
Lancashire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (5.357 %)W3C
13 (5.357 %)E-Learning
22 (3.571 %)IVR
22 (3.571 %)IPTV
Lancashire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (17.86 %)Linux
Lancashire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
121 (37.50 %)SEO
213 (23.21 %)E-Commerce
312 (21.43 %)Web Design
410 (17.86 %)Web Development
58 (14.29 %)Search Engine Marketing
58 (14.29 %)Pay per click
65 (8.929 %)Content Management
74 (7.143 %)OOP
83 (5.357 %)OO
83 (5.357 %)OOD
91 (1.786 %)Project Management
91 (1.786 %)Digital Marketing
Lancashire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
127 (48.21 %)PHP
222 (39.29 %)JavaScript
318 (32.14 %)ActionScript
416 (28.57 %)Java
510 (17.86 %)SQL
64 (7.143 %)VB
64 (7.143 %)C#
64 (7.143 %)XAML
64 (7.143 %)VB6
71 (1.786 %)PHP5
71 (1.786 %)PHP4
Lancashire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (8.929 %)Degree
Lancashire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (19.64 %)Adobe
21 (1.786 %)Microsoft