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This section looks at the demand for Adobe Flash (formerly Macromedia Flash) skills within the Merseyside 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAdobe Flash (formerly Macromedia Flash)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5979
Rank change on same period last yearUp+20
Matching permanent IT job ads183
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.001 %
As % of the category below18.18 %5.769 %
Salaries quoted123
Average minimum salary£22,846£26,667
Average salary£27,192£30,000
% change on same period last year-9.35 %
Average maximum salary£31,538£33,333
UK excluding London average salary£30,361£28,949
% change on same period last year+4.87 %
Merseyside IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Merseyside
Matching permanent IT job ads9952
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.054 %0.022 %
Salaries quoted8242
Average minimum salary£30,885£32,000
Average salary£33,071£35,798
% change on same period last year-7.61 %
Average maximum salary£35,257£39,596
UK excluding London average salary£35,140£36,028
% change on same period last year-2.46 %
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 Merseyside region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

Merseyside 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 Merseyside region.

Merseyside Flash Salary Trend

Flash
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Flash across the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Merseyside 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 Merseyside region over the 3 months to 29 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
LiverpoolUp+2717£28,727-4.24 %
St HelensNew entry-1£20,000-
Flash North WestFlash
North West

Flash
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Merseyside 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.

130 (78.95 %)CSS
224 (63.16 %)HTML
322 (57.89 %)JavaScript
421 (55.26 %)Photoshop
515 (39.47 %)Adobe Illustrator
613 (34.21 %)ActionScript
613 (34.21 %)XHTML
712 (31.58 %)Adobe
89 (23.68 %)Marketing
89 (23.68 %)Dreamweaver
98 (21.05 %)PHP
98 (21.05 %)SEO
107 (18.42 %)Advertising
107 (18.42 %)Web Development
107 (18.42 %)SQL
107 (18.42 %).NET
107 (18.42 %)Fireworks
116 (15.79 %)MySQL
116 (15.79 %)Content Management
125 (13.16 %)Web Design
125 (13.16 %)E-Commerce
125 (13.16 %)Intranet
134 (10.53 %)Shockwave
134 (10.53 %)Acrobat
134 (10.53 %)Apache
134 (10.53 %)XML
134 (10.53 %)Linux
134 (10.53 %)Java
134 (10.53 %)Degree
134 (10.53 %)Adobe Flex

Flash
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Merseyside 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.

Merseyside IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
130 (78.95 %)CSS
224 (63.16 %)HTML
313 (34.21 %)XHTML
47 (18.42 %).NET
54 (10.53 %)XML
54 (10.53 %)AJAX
54 (10.53 %)Adobe Flex
62 (5.263 %)ASP
71 (2.632 %)ASP.NET
71 (2.632 %)LAMP
Merseyside IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (10.53 %)Apache
23 (7.895 %)Flash Media Server
32 (5.263 %)CMS
Merseyside IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
121 (55.26 %)Photoshop
215 (39.47 %)Adobe Illustrator
37 (18.42 %)Fireworks
44 (10.53 %)Shockwave
44 (10.53 %)Acrobat
51 (2.632 %)MS Visio
Merseyside IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.632 %)WebTrends
Merseyside IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (13.16 %)Intranet
22 (5.263 %)Internet
Merseyside IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (15.79 %)MySQL
Merseyside IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (23.68 %)Dreamweaver
Merseyside IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (23.68 %)Marketing
27 (18.42 %)Advertising
31 (2.632 %)Finance
31 (2.632 %)Graphic Design
Merseyside IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (39.47 %)Web Designer
213 (34.21 %)Developer
37 (18.42 %)Web Developer
46 (15.79 %)Flash Developer
46 (15.79 %)Senior Web Designer
53 (7.895 %)Photoshop Designer
53 (7.895 %)Interactive Designer
62 (5.263 %)PHP Developer
62 (5.263 %)SEO Specialist
62 (5.263 %)Graphic Designer
62 (5.263 %)PHP Web Developer
71 (2.632 %)Website Designer
71 (2.632 %)Senior Developer
71 (2.632 %)Digital Producer
71 (2.632 %)Web Team Leader
71 (2.632 %)Senior Web Developer
71 (2.632 %)Team Leader
Merseyside IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (7.895 %)W3C
13 (7.895 %)Streaming Media
21 (2.632 %)E-Learning
Merseyside IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (10.53 %)Linux
23 (7.895 %)Windows
Merseyside IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (21.05 %)SEO
27 (18.42 %)Web Development
36 (15.79 %)Content Management
45 (13.16 %)Web Design
45 (13.16 %)E-Commerce
54 (10.53 %)Search Engine Marketing
63 (7.895 %)OO
72 (5.263 %)Pay per click
72 (5.263 %)B2B
72 (5.263 %)B2C
72 (5.263 %)Internet Marketing
72 (5.263 %)Digital Marketing
81 (2.632 %)Time Management
81 (2.632 %)Stakeholder Management
Merseyside IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
122 (57.89 %)JavaScript
213 (34.21 %)ActionScript
38 (21.05 %)PHP
47 (18.42 %)SQL
54 (10.53 %)Java
62 (5.263 %)DHTML
Merseyside IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (10.53 %)Degree
Merseyside IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (31.58 %)Adobe
22 (5.263 %)Quark
22 (5.263 %)Yahoo!
22 (5.263 %)Google
31 (2.632 %)Macromedia
31 (2.632 %)Microsoft