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The table below looks at the demand for Macromedia FreeHand skills within the Lancashire region with a comparison to our Applications category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited FreeHand over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMacromedia FreeHand
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank78-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads100
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.000 %
As % of the category below4.016 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted100
Average minimum salary£21,867-
Average salary£25,467-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£29,067-
UK excluding London average salary£28,526£27,557
% change on same period last year+3.51 %
Lancashire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
Lancashire
Matching permanent IT job ads249180
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.144 %0.077 %
Salaries quoted225161
Average minimum salary£23,240£23,955
Average salary£26,476£26,312
% change on same period last year+0.62 %
Average maximum salary£29,711£28,668
UK excluding London average salary£33,370£33,501
% change on same period last year-0.39 %
FreeHand North WestFreeHand
North West

FreeHand
Demand Trend

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

Lancashire FreeHand Demand Trend

FreeHand
Salary Trend

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

Lancashire FreeHand Salary Trend

FreeHand
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing FreeHand across the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Lancashire FreeHand Salary Histogram

FreeHand
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing FreeHand within the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 10 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
BlackburnNew entry-6£24,833-
PrestonNew entry-5£25,000-
FreeHand North WestFreeHand
North West

FreeHand
Top 25 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Lancashire region citing FreeHand 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 FreeHand.

118 (100.00 %)HTML
118 (100.00 %)Photoshop
118 (100.00 %)Adobe Illustrator
214 (77.78 %).NET
214 (77.78 %)ASP
214 (77.78 %)ASP.NET
214 (77.78 %)CSS
214 (77.78 %)JavaScript
312 (66.67 %)SQL
312 (66.67 %)XHTML
312 (66.67 %)MySQL
312 (66.67 %)SQL Server
312 (66.67 %)C#
411 (61.11 %)MS Excel
510 (55.56 %)E-Commerce
510 (55.56 %)Internet
510 (55.56 %)Web Design
66 (33.33 %)Flash
74 (22.22 %)3D Graphics
74 (22.22 %)Games
74 (22.22 %)LightWave 3D
74 (22.22 %)Degree
74 (22.22 %)Animation
82 (11.11 %)ActionScript
82 (11.11 %)SEO

FreeHand
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Lancashire region citing FreeHand 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 FreeHand. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Lancashire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
118 (100.00 %)HTML
214 (77.78 %).NET
214 (77.78 %)ASP
214 (77.78 %)ASP.NET
214 (77.78 %)CSS
312 (66.67 %)XHTML
Lancashire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
118 (100.00 %)Photoshop
118 (100.00 %)Adobe Illustrator
211 (61.11 %)MS Excel
34 (22.22 %)LightWave 3D
Lancashire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (55.56 %)Internet
Lancashire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (66.67 %)MySQL
112 (66.67 %)SQL Server
Lancashire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (33.33 %)Flash
Lancashire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (22.22 %)3D Graphics
14 (22.22 %)Games
14 (22.22 %)Animation
Lancashire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (66.67 %)Developer
112 (66.67 %)Web Developer
22 (11.11 %)Web Designer
22 (11.11 %)Photoshop Designer
31 (5.556 %)C# Web Developer
31 (5.556 %)3D Artist
31 (5.556 %)C# Developer
Lancashire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (55.56 %)E-Commerce
110 (55.56 %)Web Design
22 (11.11 %)SEO
Lancashire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
114 (77.78 %)JavaScript
212 (66.67 %)SQL
212 (66.67 %)C#
32 (11.11 %)ActionScript
Lancashire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (22.22 %)Degree