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

LinkAdobe Acrobat
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank216261
Rank change on same period last yearUp+45
Matching permanent IT job ads338
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.004 %
As % of the category below2.085 %0.503 %
Salaries quoted338
Average minimum salary£21,721£25,250
Average salary£23,206£26,500
% change on same period last year-12.43 %
Average maximum salary£24,691£27,750
UK excluding London average salary£29,219£27,814
% change on same period last year+5.05 %
South West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads15831589
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.925 %0.698 %
Salaries quoted14081317
Average minimum salary£29,339£29,785
Average salary£32,127£32,182
% change on same period last year-0.17 %
Average maximum salary£34,915£34,580
UK excluding London average salary£33,299£33,486
% change on same period last year-0.55 %
Acrobat EnglandAcrobat
England

Acrobat
Demand Trend

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

South West Acrobat Demand Trend

Acrobat
Salary Trend

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

South West Acrobat Salary Trend

Acrobat
Salary Histogram

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

South West Acrobat Salary Histogram

Acrobat
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Acrobat within the South West 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
BristolUp+2432£22,969-21.13 %
WiltshireUp+91£27,000+1.88 %
SomersetNew entry-1£27,000-
Acrobat EnglandAcrobat
England

Acrobat
Top 25 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the South West region citing Acrobat 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 Acrobat.

134 (79.07 %)Adobe
231 (72.09 %)Microsoft
326 (60.47 %)HTML
425 (58.14 %)XML
519 (44.19 %)Degree
616 (37.21 %)MS Excel
713 (30.23 %)ResourceLink
89 (20.93 %)HND
94 (9.302 %)RoboHelp
102 (4.651 %)SQL Server 2005
102 (4.651 %)Internet
102 (4.651 %)SQL Server 2000
102 (4.651 %)W3C
102 (4.651 %)Apache
102 (4.651 %)XHTML
102 (4.651 %)Dreamweaver
102 (4.651 %)CSS
102 (4.651 %)PHP
102 (4.651 %)SQL Server
102 (4.651 %)Photoshop
102 (4.651 %)ASP
111 (2.326 %)ASP.NET
111 (2.326 %)MS Office
111 (2.326 %)VB.NET
111 (2.326 %).NET

Acrobat
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
126 (60.47 %)HTML
225 (58.14 %)XML
32 (4.651 %)XHTML
32 (4.651 %)CSS
32 (4.651 %)ASP
41 (2.326 %)ASP.NET
41 (2.326 %).NET
South West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (4.651 %)Apache
South West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
116 (37.21 %)MS Excel
24 (9.302 %)RoboHelp
32 (4.651 %)Photoshop
41 (2.326 %)MS Office
South West IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
113 (30.23 %)ResourceLink
South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (4.651 %)Internet
South West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (4.651 %)SQL Server
12 (4.651 %)SQL Server 2000
12 (4.651 %)SQL Server 2005
South West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (4.651 %)Dreamweaver
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
141 (95.35 %)Author
141 (95.35 %)Technical Author
23 (6.977 %)Technical Writer
32 (4.651 %)Developer
41 (2.326 %)Web Developer
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (4.651 %)W3C
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (4.651 %)PHP
21 (2.326 %)VB.NET
South West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
119 (44.19 %)Degree
29 (20.93 %)HND
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
134 (79.07 %)Adobe
231 (72.09 %)Microsoft