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The table below looks at the demand for Adobe ActionScript skills within the Buckinghamshire 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 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAdobe ActionScript
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank7183
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching contract IT job ads84
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.004 %
As % of the category below2.909 %0.941 %
Daily rates quoted21
Average minimum daily rate£250£200
Average daily rate£275£240
% change on same period last year+14.58 %
Average maximum daily rate£300£280
UK excluding London average daily rate£261£273
% change on same period last year-4.61 %
Hourly rates quoted30
Average minimum hourly rate£28.33-
Average hourly rate£28.33-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£28.33-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.05£31.54
% change on same period last year-14.21 %
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Buckinghamshire
Matching contract IT job ads275425
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.433 %0.455 %
Daily rates quoted8384
Average minimum daily rate£303£288
Average daily rate£319£306
% change on same period last year+3.99 %
Average maximum daily rate£334£325
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£332
% change on same period last year-4.58 %
Hourly rates quoted1850
Average minimum hourly rate£33.70£30.87
Average hourly rate£36.80£32.29
% change on same period last year+13.97 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.90£33.70
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.21£32.89
% change on same period last year-5.10 %
ActionScript South EastActionScript
South East

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 Buckinghamshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Buckinghamshire 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 Buckinghamshire region.

Buckinghamshire 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 Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Buckinghamshire 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 Buckinghamshire region.

Buckinghamshire ActionScript Hourly Rate Trend

ActionScript
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ActionScript across the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Buckinghamshire ActionScript Hourly Rate Histogram

ActionScript
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ActionScript within the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Milton KeynesDown-33--
AmershamNew entry-2--
WycombeNew entry-1--
ActionScript South EastActionScript
South East

ActionScript
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire 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.

110 (100.00 %)Flash
25 (50.00 %)CSS
34 (40.00 %)Adobe
43 (30.00 %)XML
43 (30.00 %)HTML
43 (30.00 %)JavaScript
43 (30.00 %).NET
43 (30.00 %)SQL Server
43 (30.00 %)SQL Server 2005
52 (20.00 %)SharePoint Portal Server
52 (20.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
52 (20.00 %)Photoshop
52 (20.00 %)XSLT
52 (20.00 %)C#
52 (20.00 %)ASP.NET
52 (20.00 %)AJAX
52 (20.00 %)SharePoint
52 (20.00 %)Microsoft
61 (10.00 %)Education
61 (10.00 %)CMS
61 (10.00 %)E-Learning
61 (10.00 %)Web Design
61 (10.00 %)ColdFusion
61 (10.00 %)Windows Server 2003
61 (10.00 %)Internet
61 (10.00 %)SQL Server 2000
61 (10.00 %)XHTML
61 (10.00 %)Windows
61 (10.00 %)OOP
61 (10.00 %)IIS

ActionScript
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire 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.

Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (50.00 %)CSS
23 (30.00 %)XML
23 (30.00 %)HTML
23 (30.00 %).NET
32 (20.00 %)ASP.NET
32 (20.00 %)AJAX
32 (20.00 %)XSLT
32 (20.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
41 (10.00 %)XHTML
41 (10.00 %)Adobe Flex
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (20.00 %)SharePoint
12 (20.00 %)SharePoint Portal Server
21 (10.00 %)IIS
21 (10.00 %)ColdFusion
21 (10.00 %)CMS
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (20.00 %)Photoshop
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (10.00 %)Internet
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (30.00 %)SQL Server
13 (30.00 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (10.00 %)SQL Server 2000
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (100.00 %)Flash
21 (10.00 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (10.00 %)Education
11 (10.00 %)Marketing
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (60.00 %)Developer
23 (30.00 %)Flash Developer
32 (20.00 %)ActionScript Developer
32 (20.00 %)Flash Programmer
32 (20.00 %)Programmer
32 (20.00 %).NET Developer
32 (20.00 %)C# Developer
41 (10.00 %)Web Designer
41 (10.00 %)ColdFusion Developer
41 (10.00 %)Flex Developer
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (10.00 %)E-Learning
11 (10.00 %)Physics
11 (10.00 %)RIA
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (10.00 %)Windows
11 (10.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (10.00 %)OOP
11 (10.00 %)Web Design
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (30.00 %)JavaScript
22 (20.00 %)C#
31 (10.00 %)Java
31 (10.00 %)SQL
31 (10.00 %)Transact-SQL
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (40.00 %)Adobe
22 (20.00 %)Microsoft