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The table below looks at the demand for Adobe ActionScript skills within the Coventry 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 5 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAdobe ActionScript
Location
3 months to
5 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank29-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below2.083 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£261£269
% change on same period last year-3.18 %
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£26.23£29.77
% change on same period last year-11.91 %
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Coventry
Matching contract IT job ads4866
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.078 %0.072 %
Daily rates quoted712
Average minimum daily rate£215£243
Average daily rate£239£257
% change on same period last year-7.17 %
Average maximum daily rate£263£272
UK excluding London average daily rate£316£330
% change on same period last year-4.23 %
Hourly rates quoted178
Average minimum hourly rate£15.84£31.50
Average hourly rate£17.06£32.86
% change on same period last year-48.09 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.27£34.21
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.08£32.56
% change on same period last year-4.55 %
ActionScript West MidlandsActionScript
West Midlands

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

Coventry ActionScript Demand Trend

ActionScript
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Coventry ActionScript Hourly Rate Trend

ActionScript
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Coventry 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.

13 (100.00 %)Flash
22 (66.67 %)Games
22 (66.67 %)Social Network
22 (66.67 %)XML
31 (33.33 %)Adobe Flex
31 (33.33 %)Web 2.0
31 (33.33 %)C#
31 (33.33 %).NET
31 (33.33 %)ASP.NET

ActionScript
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Coventry 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.

Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (66.67 %)XML
21 (33.33 %)Adobe Flex
21 (33.33 %).NET
21 (33.33 %)ASP.NET
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (100.00 %)Flash
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (66.67 %)Games
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (100.00 %)Developer
22 (66.67 %)Flash Developer
31 (33.33 %)ActionScript Developer
31 (33.33 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
31 (33.33 %).NET Developer
31 (33.33 %)C# Developer
31 (33.33 %)ASP.NET Developer
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (66.67 %)Social Network
21 (33.33 %)Web 2.0
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (33.33 %)C#