Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Quark products and/or services in IT jobs within the West Yorkshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkQuark
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank169181
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching permanent IT job ads410
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.200 %0.418 %
Salaries quoted410
Average minimum salary£24,750£23,500
Average salary£26,750£26,292
% change on same period last year+1.74 %
Average maximum salary£28,750£29,083
UK excluding London average salary£26,198£27,280
% change on same period last year-3.96 %
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
West Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads20022390
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.339 %1.066 %
Salaries quoted16131981
Average minimum salary£33,428£31,733
Average salary£35,746£34,908
% change on same period last year+2.40 %
Average maximum salary£38,065£38,084
UK excluding London average salary£40,828£41,953
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Quark YorkshireQuark
Yorkshire

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 West Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

West Yorkshire 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 West Yorkshire region.

West Yorkshire Quark Salary Trend

Quark
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Quark across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

West Yorkshire Quark Salary Histogram

Quark
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Quark within the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
LeedsUp+252£28,000+28.73 %
BradfordDown-131£30,000+10.76 %
Quark YorkshireQuark
Yorkshire

Quark
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire 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.

118 (78.26 %)Photoshop
118 (78.26 %)Adobe Illustrator
211 (47.83 %)Marketing
38 (34.78 %)FreeHand
38 (34.78 %)Acrobat
47 (30.43 %)QuarkXPress
47 (30.43 %)Creative Marketing
55 (21.74 %)Workflow
55 (21.74 %)ISDN
55 (21.74 %)FTP
55 (21.74 %)RIP
64 (17.39 %)Adobe
73 (13.04 %)Flash
73 (13.04 %)Apple
73 (13.04 %)Dreamweaver
73 (13.04 %)Degree
73 (13.04 %)Graphic Design
73 (13.04 %)Publishing
82 (8.696 %)InDesign
82 (8.696 %)Retail
82 (8.696 %)VB
82 (8.696 %)OO
82 (8.696 %)CSS
82 (8.696 %)C++
82 (8.696 %)HTML
82 (8.696 %)Java
82 (8.696 %)JavaScript
82 (8.696 %)Advertising
82 (8.696 %)Macromedia
91 (4.348 %)XHTML

Quark
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire 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.

West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (8.696 %)HTML
12 (8.696 %)CSS
21 (4.348 %)XML
21 (4.348 %)XHTML
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
118 (78.26 %)Photoshop
118 (78.26 %)Adobe Illustrator
28 (34.78 %)Acrobat
28 (34.78 %)FreeHand
37 (30.43 %)QuarkXPress
42 (8.696 %)InDesign
51 (4.348 %)Fireworks
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (21.74 %)ISDN
15 (21.74 %)FTP
15 (21.74 %)RIP
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (13.04 %)Flash
13 (13.04 %)Dreamweaver
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (47.83 %)Marketing
23 (13.04 %)Graphic Design
23 (13.04 %)Publishing
32 (8.696 %)Retail
32 (8.696 %)Advertising
41 (4.348 %)Finance
41 (4.348 %)Health
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (13.04 %)Web Designer
13 (13.04 %)Graphic Designer
22 (8.696 %)Analyst
22 (8.696 %)Systems Analyst
31 (4.348 %)Senior Developer
31 (4.348 %)C++ Developer
31 (4.348 %)C++ Software Engineer
31 (4.348 %)Business Analyst
31 (4.348 %)Software Engineer
31 (4.348 %)Developer
31 (4.348 %)Senior C++ Developer
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (4.348 %)Windows
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (30.43 %)Creative Marketing
25 (21.74 %)Workflow
32 (8.696 %)OO
41 (4.348 %)CAD
41 (4.348 %)Web Design
41 (4.348 %)Test Scripting
41 (4.348 %)System Testing
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (8.696 %)C++
12 (8.696 %)Java
12 (8.696 %)JavaScript
12 (8.696 %)VB
21 (4.348 %)ActionScript
21 (4.348 %)PHP
21 (4.348 %)SQL
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (13.04 %)Degree
21 (4.348 %)Postgraduate
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (17.39 %)Adobe
23 (13.04 %)Apple
32 (8.696 %)Macromedia