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The table below looks at the demand for Adobe Flash (formerly Macromedia Flash) skills within the Staffordshire 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 14 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAdobe Flash (formerly Macromedia Flash)
Location
3 months to
14 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2734
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching permanent IT job ads4228
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.025 %0.012 %
As % of the category below43.75 %45.16 %
Salaries quoted1423
Average minimum salary£18,929£23,783
Average salary£22,321£25,761
% change on same period last year-13.35 %
Average maximum salary£25,714£27,739
UK excluding London average salary£30,589£29,142
% change on same period last year+4.96 %
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Staffordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads9662
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.057 %0.027 %
Salaries quoted4857
Average minimum salary£26,303£27,814
Average salary£30,144£30,071
% change on same period last year+0.24 %
Average maximum salary£33,985£32,329
UK excluding London average salary£35,002£35,878
% change on same period last year-2.44 %
Flash West MidlandsFlash
West Midlands

Flash
Demand Trend

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

Staffordshire 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 Staffordshire region.

Staffordshire Flash Salary Trend

Flash
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Flash across the Staffordshire region over the 3 months to 14 October 2008.

Staffordshire Flash Salary Histogram

Flash
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Flash within the Staffordshire region over the 3 months to 14 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
Stoke-on-TrentUp+527£25,167-1.30 %
TamworthDown-41£26,500-19.69 %
StaffordDown-81£18,000-34.54 %
Flash West MidlandsFlash
West Midlands

Flash
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT jobs across the Staffordshire 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.

162 (83.78 %)ActionScript
250 (67.57 %)Photoshop
347 (63.51 %)Adobe
444 (59.46 %)Dreamweaver
538 (51.35 %)Fireworks
634 (45.95 %)Macromedia
718 (24.32 %)Internet
718 (24.32 %)HTML
718 (24.32 %)JavaScript
813 (17.57 %)CSS
912 (16.22 %)Adobe Flex
1011 (14.86 %).NET
119 (12.16 %)ASP.NET
119 (12.16 %)XHTML
126 (8.108 %)Adobe Illustrator
126 (8.108 %)ASP
135 (6.757 %)SQL Server
135 (6.757 %)Web Design
144 (5.405 %)Advertising
144 (5.405 %)Marketing
144 (5.405 %)Web Development
144 (5.405 %)Degree
144 (5.405 %)C#
144 (5.405 %)MySQL
153 (4.054 %)OO
153 (4.054 %)PHP
153 (4.054 %)SQL
153 (4.054 %)SEO
162 (2.703 %)Google
162 (2.703 %)CorelDRAW

Flash
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT jobs across the Staffordshire 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.

Staffordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
118 (24.32 %)HTML
213 (17.57 %)CSS
312 (16.22 %)Adobe Flex
411 (14.86 %).NET
59 (12.16 %)XHTML
59 (12.16 %)ASP.NET
66 (8.108 %)ASP
72 (2.703 %)XML
81 (1.351 %)XSL
81 (1.351 %)AJAX
81 (1.351 %)JSP
81 (1.351 %)WebServices
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (1.351 %)ColdFusion
Staffordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
150 (67.57 %)Photoshop
238 (51.35 %)Fireworks
36 (8.108 %)Adobe Illustrator
42 (2.703 %)CorelDRAW
51 (1.351 %)FreeHand
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
118 (24.32 %)Internet
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (6.757 %)SQL Server
24 (5.405 %)MySQL
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
144 (59.46 %)Dreamweaver
Staffordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (5.405 %)Advertising
14 (5.405 %)Marketing
22 (2.703 %)Multimedia
31 (1.351 %)Telecoms
31 (1.351 %)Finance
31 (1.351 %)Legal
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
166 (89.19 %)Developer
247 (63.51 %)Flash Developer
312 (16.22 %)Web Developer
410 (13.51 %)ActionScript Developer
57 (9.459 %)Web Designer
64 (5.405 %)Programmer
73 (4.054 %)PHP Developer
73 (4.054 %)Graduate
73 (4.054 %)PHP Web Developer
73 (4.054 %)Graduate Developer
73 (4.054 %)Flash Programmer
82 (2.703 %)Junior Web Developer
82 (2.703 %)Photoshop Designer
82 (2.703 %)Junior
82 (2.703 %).NET Developer
82 (2.703 %)Junior Developer
91 (1.351 %)ColdFusion Developer
91 (1.351 %)Internet Developer
91 (1.351 %).NET Web Developer
91 (1.351 %)Senior Developer
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (6.757 %)Web Design
24 (5.405 %)Web Development
33 (4.054 %)OO
33 (4.054 %)SEO
42 (2.703 %)Email Marketing
51 (1.351 %)Internet Marketing
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
162 (83.78 %)ActionScript
218 (24.32 %)JavaScript
34 (5.405 %)C#
43 (4.054 %)PHP
43 (4.054 %)SQL
51 (1.351 %)VB.NET
51 (1.351 %)C
Staffordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (5.405 %)Degree
Staffordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
147 (63.51 %)Adobe
234 (45.95 %)Macromedia
32 (2.703 %)Google
41 (1.351 %)Oracle
41 (1.351 %)Quark