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This section looks at the demand for Adobe ActionScript skills within the Bath region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ActionScript over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAdobe ActionScript
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank16-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads60
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.000 %
As % of the category below15.79 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted50
Average minimum daily rate£170-
Average daily rate£194-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£218-
UK excluding London average daily rate£252£240
% change on same period last year+4.90 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.88£26.05
% change on same period last year-4.50 %
Bath IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Bath
Matching contract IT job ads3836
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.051 %0.036 %
Daily rates quoted142
Average minimum daily rate£224£293
Average daily rate£255£293
% change on same period last year-13.15 %
Average maximum daily rate£285£293
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£336
% change on same period last year-1.79 %
Hourly rates quoted99
Average minimum hourly rate£28.80£27.47
Average hourly rate£34.97£29.76
% change on same period last year+17.48 %
Average maximum hourly rate£41.13£32.05
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.25£32.93
% change on same period last year+0.99 %
ActionScript SomersetActionScript
Somerset

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

ActionScript
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing ActionScript across the Bath region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Bath ActionScript Demand Trend

ActionScript
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing ActionScript across the Bath region.

Bath ActionScript Daily Rate Trend

ActionScript
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ActionScript across the Bath region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Bath ActionScript Daily Rate Histogram

ActionScript
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing ActionScript across the Bath region.

Bath ActionScript Hourly Rate Trend

ActionScript
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bath region citing ActionScript 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 contract IT job ads sampled that cited ActionScript.

16 (100.00 %)Flash
24 (66.67 %)Games
33 (50.00 %)HTML
33 (50.00 %)JavaScript
33 (50.00 %)CSS
33 (50.00 %)Web Development
42 (33.33 %)Online Games
51 (16.67 %)XML
51 (16.67 %)OOP
51 (16.67 %)E-Learning

ActionScript
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bath region citing ActionScript also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited ActionScript. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bath IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (50.00 %)HTML
13 (50.00 %)CSS
21 (16.67 %)XML
Bath IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (100.00 %)Flash
Bath IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (66.67 %)Games
22 (33.33 %)Online Games
Bath IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (100.00 %)Developer
16 (100.00 %)Flash Developer
24 (66.67 %)ActionScript Developer
Bath IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (16.67 %)E-Learning
Bath IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (50.00 %)Web Development
21 (16.67 %)OOP
Bath IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (50.00 %)JavaScript