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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Quark products and/or services in IT jobs within the 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkQuark
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank236233
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching permanent IT job ads2425
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.010 %
As % of the category below0.562 %0.568 %
Salaries quoted2324
Average minimum salary£25,559£23,388
Average salary£28,706£25,444
% change on same period last year+12.82 %
Average maximum salary£31,853£27,500
UK excluding London average salary£26,970£27,382
% change on same period last year-1.50 %
Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads42714400
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.299 %1.834 %
Salaries quoted32443563
Average minimum salary£31,894£32,365
Average salary£34,321£35,136
% change on same period last year-2.31 %
Average maximum salary£36,748£37,906
UK excluding London average salary£39,913£41,942
% change on same period last year-4.83 %
Quark EnglandQuark
England

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

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 Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire Quark Salary Trend

Quark
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Quark across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Yorkshire Quark Salary Histogram

Quark
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Quark within the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 20 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
West YorkshireUp+1922£27,167+13.86 %
South YorkshireDown-82£22,000-
North YorkshireUp+152£35,000+31.25 %
East YorkshireNew entry-2£35,000-
Quark EnglandQuark
England

Quark
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the 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.

138 (73.08 %)Photoshop
138 (73.08 %)Adobe Illustrator
221 (40.38 %)Flash
319 (36.54 %)Marketing
417 (32.69 %)Fireworks
516 (30.77 %)Dreamweaver
614 (26.92 %)Acrobat
713 (25.00 %)QuarkXPress
713 (25.00 %)Workflow
812 (23.08 %)FreeHand
911 (21.15 %)HTML
1010 (19.23 %)Adobe
1010 (19.23 %)Advertising
1010 (19.23 %)Publishing
118 (15.38 %)ISDN
118 (15.38 %)FTP
118 (15.38 %)RIP
118 (15.38 %)Java
127 (13.46 %)CSS
127 (13.46 %)Creative Marketing
136 (11.54 %)C++
136 (11.54 %)SQL
136 (11.54 %)Cognos
136 (11.54 %)SQL Server
145 (9.615 %)XML
145 (9.615 %)Health
154 (7.692 %)Graphic Design
154 (7.692 %)Animation
154 (7.692 %)Web Design
154 (7.692 %)Games

Quark
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the 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.

Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
111 (21.15 %)HTML
27 (13.46 %)CSS
35 (9.615 %)XML
43 (5.769 %)XHTML
Yorkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
138 (73.08 %)Photoshop
138 (73.08 %)Adobe Illustrator
217 (32.69 %)Fireworks
314 (26.92 %)Acrobat
413 (25.00 %)QuarkXPress
512 (23.08 %)FreeHand
62 (3.846 %)MS Excel
62 (3.846 %)MS Visio
62 (3.846 %)InDesign
62 (3.846 %)MS PowerPoint
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (15.38 %)ISDN
18 (15.38 %)FTP
18 (15.38 %)RIP
21 (1.923 %)Internet
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (11.54 %)SQL Server
23 (5.769 %)FileMaker
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
121 (40.38 %)Flash
216 (30.77 %)Dreamweaver
Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
119 (36.54 %)Marketing
210 (19.23 %)Advertising
210 (19.23 %)Publishing
35 (9.615 %)Health
44 (7.692 %)Graphic Design
44 (7.692 %)Animation
44 (7.692 %)Games
52 (3.846 %)Retail
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (17.31 %)Web Designer
27 (13.46 %)Developer
35 (9.615 %)C++ Developer
35 (9.615 %)Graphic Designer
44 (7.692 %)Delphi Developer
44 (7.692 %)Photoshop Designer
53 (5.769 %)Head Of IT
53 (5.769 %)IT Director
62 (3.846 %)Analyst
62 (3.846 %)Systems Analyst
71 (1.923 %)Senior Developer
71 (1.923 %)C++ Software Engineer
71 (1.923 %)Graduate
71 (1.923 %)Business Analyst
71 (1.923 %)Software Engineer
71 (1.923 %)Senior C++ Developer
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (3.846 %)Windows
21 (1.923 %)Windows XP
21 (1.923 %)Mac OS X
21 (1.923 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (1.923 %)Windows 2000 Server
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (25.00 %)Workflow
27 (13.46 %)Creative Marketing
34 (7.692 %)Web Design
43 (5.769 %)Asset Management
52 (3.846 %)OO
61 (1.923 %)B2B
61 (1.923 %)B2C
61 (1.923 %)Test Scripting
61 (1.923 %)System Testing
61 (1.923 %)Document Management
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (15.38 %)Java
26 (11.54 %)C++
26 (11.54 %)SQL
34 (7.692 %)Delphi
43 (5.769 %)VBScript
43 (5.769 %)AppleScript
52 (3.846 %)VB
52 (3.846 %)ActionScript
52 (3.846 %)JavaScript
Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (3.846 %)Degree
Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (19.23 %)Adobe
26 (11.54 %)Cognos
34 (7.692 %)Macromedia
43 (5.769 %)Microsoft
52 (3.846 %)Apple