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The table below looks at the demand for Adobe Photoshop skills within the Manchester region with a comparison to our Applications category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Photoshop over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAdobe Photoshop
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank70134
Rank change on same period last yearUp+64
Matching permanent IT job ads12477
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.072 %0.034 %
As % of the category below19.47 %9.027 %
Salaries quoted11070
Average minimum salary£22,582£24,257
Average salary£25,741£26,914
% change on same period last year-4.35 %
Average maximum salary£28,900£29,571
UK excluding London average salary£27,881£27,198
% change on same period last year+2.50 %
Manchester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
Manchester
Matching permanent IT job ads637853
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.372 %0.375 %
Salaries quoted575724
Average minimum salary£27,628£34,469
Average salary£30,549£36,872
% change on same period last year-17.14 %
Average maximum salary£33,471£39,274
UK excluding London average salary£33,299£33,486
% change on same period last year-0.55 %
Photoshop North WestPhotoshop
North West

Photoshop
Demand Trend

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

Manchester Photoshop Demand Trend

Photoshop
Salary Trend

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

Manchester Photoshop Salary Trend

Photoshop
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Photoshop across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

Manchester Photoshop Salary Histogram

Photoshop
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Photoshop within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 15 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
AltrinchamDown-612£27,875+11.50 %
SalfordNew entry-6£28,500-
BuryNew entry-5£28,100-
StockportDown-141£25,000-4.42 %
Photoshop North WestPhotoshop
North West

Photoshop
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester region citing Photoshop 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 Photoshop.

1127 (68.65 %)CSS
2116 (62.70 %)HTML
3102 (55.14 %)Flash
4100 (54.05 %)JavaScript
591 (49.19 %)Adobe Illustrator
683 (44.86 %).NET
768 (36.76 %)ASP.NET
863 (34.05 %)Dreamweaver
962 (33.51 %)ASP
1057 (30.81 %)SQL Server
1155 (29.73 %)XHTML
1253 (28.65 %)Adobe
1253 (28.65 %)C#
1348 (25.95 %)AJAX
1447 (25.41 %)MySQL
1543 (23.24 %)PHP
1641 (22.16 %)Web Development
1737 (20.00 %)SQL
1737 (20.00 %)VB.NET
1835 (18.92 %)XML
1934 (18.38 %)W3C
2031 (16.76 %)Internet
2130 (16.22 %)E-Commerce
2229 (15.68 %)Fireworks
2229 (15.68 %)ActionScript
2229 (15.68 %)Degree
2328 (15.14 %)Web Design
2427 (14.59 %)Microsoft
2526 (14.05 %)MS Excel
2625 (13.51 %)SEO

Photoshop
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester region citing Photoshop 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 Photoshop. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Manchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1127 (68.65 %)CSS
2116 (62.70 %)HTML
383 (44.86 %).NET
468 (36.76 %)ASP.NET
562 (33.51 %)ASP
655 (29.73 %)XHTML
748 (25.95 %)AJAX
835 (18.92 %)XML
913 (7.027 %)WebServices
1012 (6.486 %)Silverlight
1110 (5.405 %)XSLT
1110 (5.405 %)Adobe Flex
123 (1.622 %)WebSphere
123 (1.622 %)JSP
123 (1.622 %)jQuery
131 (0.541 %)MooTools
131 (0.541 %)Ext JS
131 (0.541 %)CakePHP
131 (0.541 %)Drupal
131 (0.541 %)DOM
Manchester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (3.243 %)Apache
16 (3.243 %)CMS
24 (2.162 %)Lotus Notes
24 (2.162 %)Lotus Domino
31 (0.541 %)SharePoint
31 (0.541 %)WordPress
Manchester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
191 (49.19 %)Adobe Illustrator
229 (15.68 %)Fireworks
326 (14.05 %)MS Excel
417 (9.189 %)FreeHand
59 (4.865 %)ImageReady
68 (4.324 %)Maya
68 (4.324 %)3ds Max
75 (2.703 %)Shockwave
75 (2.703 %)Acrobat
83 (1.622 %)QuarkXPress
83 (1.622 %)InDesign
83 (1.622 %)Adobe After Effects
92 (1.081 %)MS Office
92 (1.081 %)FrameMaker
101 (0.541 %)MS PowerPoint
Manchester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
131 (16.76 %)Internet
218 (9.730 %)Intranet
31 (0.541 %)DNS
Manchester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
157 (30.81 %)SQL Server
247 (25.41 %)MySQL
315 (8.108 %)SQL Server 2005
412 (6.486 %)SQL Server 2008
511 (5.946 %)SQL Server 2000
Manchester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
1102 (55.14 %)Flash
263 (34.05 %)Dreamweaver
314 (7.568 %)Visual Studio
Manchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (8.649 %)Advertising
29 (4.865 %)Pensions
29 (4.865 %)Games
36 (3.243 %)Marketing
45 (2.703 %)Graphic Design
54 (2.162 %)Animation
54 (2.162 %)Publishing
63 (1.622 %)Video Editing
72 (1.081 %)Manufacturing
81 (0.541 %)Education
81 (0.541 %)Online Games
81 (0.541 %)Retail
81 (0.541 %)Multimedia
Manchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1125 (67.57 %)Developer
2106 (57.30 %)Web Developer
349 (26.49 %)Web Designer
424 (12.97 %).NET Developer
521 (11.35 %).NET Web Developer
617 (9.189 %)ASP.NET Developer
713 (7.027 %)Flash Developer
812 (6.486 %)Graphic Designer
812 (6.486 %)Photoshop Designer
910 (5.405 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
910 (5.405 %)C# Web Developer
910 (5.405 %)C# Developer
109 (4.865 %)PHP Developer
109 (4.865 %)PHP Web Developer
117 (3.784 %)Senior Web Designer
117 (3.784 %)Senior Web Developer
117 (3.784 %)ASP Developer
117 (3.784 %)Senior Developer
126 (3.243 %)MySQL Developer
126 (3.243 %)ActionScript Developer
Manchester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
134 (18.38 %)W3C
26 (3.243 %)Web 2.0
31 (0.541 %)iDTV
Manchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
115 (8.108 %)Windows
211 (5.946 %)Linux
33 (1.622 %)UNIX
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
141 (22.16 %)Web Development
230 (16.22 %)E-Commerce
328 (15.14 %)Web Design
425 (13.51 %)SEO
520 (10.81 %)Content Management
619 (10.27 %)OO
712 (6.486 %)OOP
86 (3.243 %)Validation
94 (2.162 %)B2B
94 (2.162 %)Technical Architecture
101 (0.541 %)Creative Marketing
101 (0.541 %)Internet Marketing
101 (0.541 %)Performance Testing
101 (0.541 %)B2C
101 (0.541 %)Migration
101 (0.541 %)Pay per click
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1100 (54.05 %)JavaScript
253 (28.65 %)C#
343 (23.24 %)PHP
437 (20.00 %)SQL
437 (20.00 %)VB.NET
529 (15.68 %)ActionScript
619 (10.27 %)VB
714 (7.568 %)DHTML
85 (2.703 %)Java
93 (1.622 %)C
102 (1.081 %)PHP5
111 (0.541 %)PHP4
111 (0.541 %)Ruby
Manchester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
129 (15.68 %)Degree
213 (7.027 %)Microsoft Certification
Manchester IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (2.162 %)GMP
21 (0.541 %)WCAG
21 (0.541 %)WAI
Manchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
153 (28.65 %)Adobe
227 (14.59 %)Microsoft
310 (5.405 %)Quark
47 (3.784 %)Google
55 (2.703 %)Lotus
62 (1.081 %)Macromedia
71 (0.541 %)Cisco