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This section looks at the demand for Macromedia FreeHand skills across the UK with a comparison to our Applications category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited FreeHand over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMacromedia FreeHand
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank814910
Rank change on same period last yearUp+96
Matching permanent IT job ads11295
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.059 %0.039 %
As % of the category below0.429 %0.323 %
Salaries quoted10085
Average minimum salary£25,263£24,778
Average salary£27,851£27,881
% change on same period last year-0.10 %
Average maximum salary£30,440£30,983
UK excluding London average salary£25,626£26,904
% change on same period last year-4.74 %
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads2610229399
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled13.78 %12.04 %
Salaries quoted2209223843
Average minimum salary£33,464£34,295
Average salary£36,335£37,032
% change on same period last year-1.88 %
Average maximum salary£39,206£39,769
UK excluding London average salary£33,332£33,774
% change on same period last year-1.30 %

FreeHand
Demand Trend

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

FreeHand Demand Trend

FreeHand
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing FreeHand within the UK.

FreeHand Salary Trend

FreeHand
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing FreeHand over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 within the UK.

FreeHand Salary Histogram

FreeHand
Top 30 Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing FreeHand within the UK over the 3 months to 25 July 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
EnglandUp+97107£28,033+1.68 %
LondonUp+8224£36,848+12.91 %
North WestUp+2517£24,500-5.31 %
City of LondonDown-516£38,750+14.81 %
South EastUp+3912£23,472-15.60 %
West YorkshireUp+2012£26,250+18.98 %
YorkshireUp+112£26,250+13.07 %
West MidlandsDown-912£22,173-30.25 %
East of EnglandUp+2112£29,625+48.12 %
South WestUp+511£32,000+34.26 %
ExeterNew entry-11£32,000-
DevonNew entry-11£32,000-
LancashireDown-1410£24,467-5.44 %
BlackburnNew entry-8£24,000-
BradfordNew entry-8£27,500-
CoventryNew entry-8£21,906-
SurreyUp+358£23,750-8.65 %
East MidlandsNew entry-7£24,333-
PrestonNew entry-7£25,000-
WokingNew entry-6£22,500-
CambridgeshireNew entry-6£38,333-
HertfordshireUp+156£20,917+4.58 %
GuildfordUp+306£22,500-13.46 %
ManchesterNew entry-5£21,000-
NottinghamNew entry-5£25,000-
CambridgeNew entry-5£40,000-
NottinghamshireNew entry-5£25,000-
ScotlandUp+205£21,000-28.57 %
EdinburghUp+254£21,000-35.38 %
BirminghamNew entry-4£22,875-

FreeHand
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing FreeHand 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 FreeHand.

1182 (91.46 %)Photoshop
2164 (82.41 %)Adobe Illustrator
398 (49.25 %)Flash
476 (38.19 %)CSS
476 (38.19 %)HTML
555 (27.64 %)Dreamweaver
654 (27.14 %)JavaScript
749 (24.62 %)Quark
846 (23.12 %)Marketing
941 (20.60 %)Adobe
1040 (20.10 %)ASP
1139 (19.60 %)Finance
1236 (18.09 %)Degree
1334 (17.09 %)Web Design
1334 (17.09 %)SQL Server
1334 (17.09 %)QuarkXPress
1334 (17.09 %)Internet
1431 (15.58 %)ActionScript
1530 (15.08 %)Acrobat
1628 (14.07 %)Macromedia
1727 (13.57 %)XHTML
1727 (13.57 %)XML
1825 (12.56 %)Multimedia
1923 (11.56 %)3ds Max
2022 (11.06 %)SQL
2120 (10.05 %)Java
2120 (10.05 %)Fireworks
2218 (9.045 %)W3C
2317 (8.543 %)E-Commerce
2317 (8.543 %)MS Visio

FreeHand
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing FreeHand 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 FreeHand. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
176 (38.19 %)HTML
176 (38.19 %)CSS
240 (20.10 %)ASP
327 (13.57 %)XML
327 (13.57 %)XHTML
415 (7.538 %)ASP.NET
415 (7.538 %).NET
56 (3.015 %)XSL
65 (2.513 %)SGML
65 (2.513 %)AJAX
71 (0.503 %)XSLT
71 (0.503 %)DOM
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (5.025 %)CMS
29 (4.523 %)ColdFusion
36 (3.015 %)Content Management Server
36 (3.015 %)SharePoint
36 (3.015 %)SharePoint Server 2007
42 (1.005 %)SAS
51 (0.503 %)TYPO3
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1182 (91.46 %)Photoshop
2164 (82.41 %)Adobe Illustrator
334 (17.09 %)QuarkXPress
430 (15.08 %)Acrobat
523 (11.56 %)3ds Max
620 (10.05 %)Fireworks
717 (8.543 %)MS Visio
815 (7.538 %)Adobe Director
914 (7.035 %)MS Excel
108 (4.020 %)MS Office
108 (4.020 %)Maya
117 (3.518 %)FrameMaker
117 (3.518 %)InDesign
124 (2.010 %)ImageReady
133 (1.508 %)MS PowerPoint
142 (1.005 %)SPSS
142 (1.005 %)PageMaker
151 (0.503 %)Adobe Premiere
151 (0.503 %)AutoCAD
151 (0.503 %)MS Project
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
134 (17.09 %)Internet
210 (5.025 %)FTP
38 (4.020 %)RIP
38 (4.020 %)ISDN
41 (0.503 %)Intranet
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
134 (17.09 %)SQL Server
213 (6.533 %)MySQL
36 (3.015 %)SQL Server 7
36 (3.015 %)SQL Server 2000
43 (1.508 %)BusinessObjects
52 (1.005 %)Database Marketing
52 (1.005 %)Data Mining
61 (0.503 %)Crystal Reports
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
198 (49.25 %)Flash
255 (27.64 %)Dreamweaver
36 (3.015 %)FrontPage
36 (3.015 %)Visual Studio
41 (0.503 %)Aptana Studio
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
146 (23.12 %)Marketing
239 (19.60 %)Finance
325 (12.56 %)Multimedia
416 (8.040 %)Graphic Design
512 (6.030 %)Games
611 (5.528 %)Health
79 (4.523 %)Animation
88 (4.020 %)Pensions
96 (3.015 %)3D Graphics
96 (3.015 %)Flash Games
105 (2.513 %)Education
114 (2.010 %)Advertising
123 (1.508 %)Retail
123 (1.508 %)Insurance
132 (1.005 %)Banking
132 (1.005 %)Electric
141 (0.503 %)Government
141 (0.503 %)Publishing
141 (0.503 %)Construction
141 (0.503 %)Financial Institution
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
149 (24.62 %)Graphic Designer
244 (22.11 %)Web Designer
337 (18.59 %)Developer
425 (12.56 %)Web Developer
516 (8.040 %)Author
516 (8.040 %)Technical Author
611 (5.528 %)Technical Writer
710 (5.025 %)Senior Graphic Designer
89 (4.523 %)Animator
98 (4.020 %)Photoshop Designer
98 (4.020 %)Junior
106 (3.015 %)Senior Web Designer
106 (3.015 %)UI Designer
106 (3.015 %)Interactive Designer
115 (2.513 %)ASP Developer
124 (2.010 %)Architect
124 (2.010 %)Information Architect
133 (1.508 %)Analyst
133 (1.508 %)Art Worker
142 (1.005 %)UI Developer
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
118 (9.045 %)W3C
211 (5.528 %)Mathematics
38 (4.020 %)Photography
44 (2.010 %)Statistics
53 (1.508 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
62 (1.005 %)Derivative
71 (0.503 %)NHS
71 (0.503 %)E-Learning
71 (0.503 %)Web 2.0
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (3.518 %)Mac OS X
21 (0.503 %)Windows
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
134 (17.09 %)Web Design
217 (8.543 %)E-Commerce
311 (5.528 %)Web Development
49 (4.523 %)Workflow
58 (4.020 %)SEO
66 (3.015 %)Creative Marketing
74 (2.010 %)Project Management
74 (2.010 %)UML
83 (1.508 %)Data Analysis
83 (1.508 %)Content Management
92 (1.005 %)Document Management
92 (1.005 %)Statistical Analysis
92 (1.005 %)CHAID
92 (1.005 %)Data Modelling
92 (1.005 %)E-business
92 (1.005 %)Direct Marketing
92 (1.005 %)Cluster Analysis
92 (1.005 %)Search Engine Marketing
92 (1.005 %)Internet Marketing
92 (1.005 %)Operations Management
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
154 (27.14 %)JavaScript
231 (15.58 %)ActionScript
322 (11.06 %)SQL
420 (10.05 %)Java
512 (6.030 %)DHTML
611 (5.528 %)C#
79 (4.523 %)PHP
86 (3.015 %)VBScript
95 (2.513 %)C++
95 (2.513 %)C
101 (0.503 %)Lingo
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
136 (18.09 %)Degree
216 (8.040 %)HND
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (3.015 %)WAI
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
149 (24.62 %)Quark
241 (20.60 %)Adobe
328 (14.07 %)Macromedia
45 (2.513 %)Microsoft
53 (1.508 %)Business Objects
62 (1.005 %)Chordiant
62 (1.005 %)Alterian
62 (1.005 %)KXEN
62 (1.005 %)Unica
71 (0.503 %)Google
71 (0.503 %)Remedy
71 (0.503 %)MKS
71 (0.503 %)Epiphany
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