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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Quark products and/or services in IT jobs within the Manchester region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Quark over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkQuark
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank174200
Rank change on same period last yearUp+26
Matching permanent IT job ads212
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.093 %0.363 %
Salaries quoted26
Average minimum salary£23,500£27,667
Average salary£25,250£30,833
% change on same period last year-18.10 %
Average maximum salary£27,000£34,000
UK excluding London average salary£27,756£28,504
% change on same period last year-2.62 %
Manchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
Manchester
Matching permanent IT job ads21473304
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.243 %1.422 %
Salaries quoted19002839
Average minimum salary£35,721£40,738
Average salary£40,796£47,134
% change on same period last year-13.44 %
Average maximum salary£45,871£53,529
UK excluding London average salary£40,460£41,836
% change on same period last year-3.28 %
Quark North WestQuark
North West

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Quark, Inc.

Quark
Demand Trend

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

Manchester Quark Demand Trend

Quark
Salary Trend

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

Manchester Quark Salary Trend

Quark
Salary Histogram

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

Manchester Quark Salary Histogram

Quark
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester region citing Quark 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 Quark.

111 (84.62 %)Photoshop
111 (84.62 %)Adobe Illustrator
28 (61.54 %)Adobe
37 (53.85 %)Flash
46 (46.15 %)ASP
46 (46.15 %)ASP.NET
46 (46.15 %)JavaScript
46 (46.15 %).NET
46 (46.15 %)SQL Server
46 (46.15 %)Web Design
46 (46.15 %)CMS
54 (30.77 %)Advertising
54 (30.77 %)QuarkXPress
63 (23.08 %)Marketing
72 (15.38 %)QA
72 (15.38 %)Health
72 (15.38 %)AppleScript
72 (15.38 %)FileMaker
72 (15.38 %)VBScript
72 (15.38 %)XML
81 (7.692 %)Dreamweaver
81 (7.692 %)FreeHand
81 (7.692 %)Fireworks

Quark
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Manchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (46.15 %).NET
16 (46.15 %)ASP
16 (46.15 %)ASP.NET
22 (15.38 %)XML
Manchester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (46.15 %)CMS
Manchester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (84.62 %)Photoshop
111 (84.62 %)Adobe Illustrator
24 (30.77 %)QuarkXPress
31 (7.692 %)FreeHand
31 (7.692 %)Fireworks
Manchester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (46.15 %)SQL Server
22 (15.38 %)FileMaker
Manchester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (53.85 %)Flash
21 (7.692 %)Dreamweaver
Manchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (30.77 %)Advertising
23 (23.08 %)Marketing
32 (15.38 %)Health
Manchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (46.15 %)Developer
16 (46.15 %)Web Developer
16 (46.15 %)ASP Developer
22 (15.38 %)Chief Technology Officer
31 (7.692 %)Web Designer
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (46.15 %)Web Design
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (46.15 %)JavaScript
22 (15.38 %)VBScript
22 (15.38 %)AppleScript
Manchester IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (15.38 %)QA
Manchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (61.54 %)Adobe