ActionScript 2.0 Contracts in England
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Job Locations Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for ActionScript 2.0 skills in IT contracts advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited ActionScript 2.0 over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Programming Languages category for the England region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
 3 months to
24 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Adobe ActionScript 2.0 (AS2)
Rank 489 528 510
Rank change year-on-year
+39 -18
Contract jobs citing ActionScript 2.0 24 31 61
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 0.058% 0.058% 0.109%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.154% 0.164% 0.284%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 11 41
Average daily rate £325 £350 £275
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-7.14% +27.27%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £188 £200 £163
10% offered a daily rate of more than £395 £400 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £188 £325 £250
% change year-on-year
-42.30% +30.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 6 3
Average hourly rate £32.58 £30.00 £16.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+8.60% +81.81%
UK excluding London average hourly rate - £30.00 £22.50
% change year-on-year
- +33.33%
All Programming Languages
England
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category		 15538 18900 21502
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 37.37% 35.43% 38.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 9795 11399 12698
Average daily rate £400 £383 £425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+4.57% -10.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £250 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £575 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 569 684 872
Average hourly rate £35.00 £35.00 £35.00
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £17.00 £17.50 £19.52
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £43.50 £45.00 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £34.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year
+1.44% -1.42%
ActionScript 2.0
UK

ActionScript 2.0
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing ActionScript 2.0 across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

England ActionScript 2.0 Jobs Demand Trend

ActionScript 2.0
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing ActionScript 2.0 across the England region.

England ActionScript 2.0 Daily Rate Trend

ActionScript 2.0
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ActionScript 2.0 across the England region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

England ActionScript 2.0 Daily Rate Histogram

ActionScript 2.0
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing ActionScript 2.0 across the England region.

England ActionScript 2.0 Hourly Rate Trend

ActionScript 2.0
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ActionScript 2.0 within the England region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)		 Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads		 Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months		 Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
London +41 14 £375 +7.14%
South East +8 6 £188 -42.30%
North West +15 3 £350 -22.22%
East Midlands -2 3 £363 +18.36%
ActionScript 2.0
UK

ActionScript 2.0
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing ActionScript 2.0 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 2.0.

1 60 (100.00%) ActionScript
2 41 (68.33%) Flash
3 28 (46.67%) ActionScript 3.0
4 23 (38.33%) CSS
5 21 (35.00%) HTML
5 21 (35.00%) JavaScript
6 15 (25.00%) OOP
6 15 (25.00%) HTML5
7 14 (23.33%) Web Services
7 14 (23.33%) Java
8 13 (21.67%) Agile Software Development
9 12 (20.00%) XML
10 11 (18.33%) C++
10 11 (18.33%) Internet
10 11 (18.33%) Games
10 11 (18.33%) Scrum
11 10 (16.67%) TDD
11 10 (16.67%) SQL
12 8 (13.33%) PHP
12 8 (13.33%) Adobe
13 7 (11.67%) HTTPS
13 7 (11.67%) C#
13 7 (11.67%) MySQL
13 7 (11.67%) Oracle
13 7 (11.67%) Software Testing
13 7 (11.67%) Apache Flex
13 7 (11.67%) Mobile App
14 6 (10.00%) New Media
14 6 (10.00%) Photoshop
14 6 (10.00%) MS Office

ActionScript 2.0
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing ActionScript 2.0 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 2.0. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 41 (68.33%) Flash
2 23 (38.33%) CSS
3 21 (35.00%) HTML
4 15 (25.00%) HTML5
5 14 (23.33%) Web Services
6 12 (20.00%) XML
7 7 (11.67%) Apache Flex
8 6 (10.00%) Middleware
9 5 (8.333%) SOAP
9 5 (8.333%) .NET
9 5 (8.333%) CSS3
10 4 (6.667%) jQuery
10 4 (6.667%) JMS
11 3 (5.000%) JDBC
11 3 (5.000%) Ajax
11 3 (5.000%) JSON
11 3 (5.000%) RESTful
12 2 (3.333%) WebSphere
12 2 (3.333%) Spring
13 1 (1.667%) EDI
Application Platforms
1 4 (6.667%) CMS
2 3 (5.000%) BizTalk Server
2 3 (5.000%) MTS
3 2 (3.333%) WebSphere Message Broker
3 2 (3.333%) MODX
3 2 (3.333%) WebSphere MQ
4 1 (1.667%) ExpressionEngine
Applications
1 6 (10.00%) Photoshop
1 6 (10.00%) MS Office
2 5 (8.333%) Adobe Illustrator
3 2 (3.333%) InDesign
4 1 (1.667%) Fireworks
4 1 (1.667%) 3ds Max
Business Applications
1 3 (5.000%) Endur
1 3 (5.000%) ZaiNet
1 3 (5.000%) Aligne
Communications & Networking
1 11 (18.33%) Internet
2 7 (11.67%) HTTPS
3 6 (10.00%) FTP
4 3 (5.000%) HTTP
5 2 (3.333%) TCP/IP
5 2 (3.333%) X.509
6 1 (1.667%) SSH
6 1 (1.667%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (11.67%) MySQL
2 4 (6.667%) CouchDB
3 3 (5.000%) Oracle 10g
3 3 (5.000%) Oracle 11g
4 1 (1.667%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 5 (8.333%) Subversion
2 4 (6.667%) MTASC
3 3 (5.000%) Dreamweaver
3 3 (5.000%) Visual Studio
4 1 (1.667%) Maven
4 1 (1.667%) Jenkins
4 1 (1.667%) JIRA
4 1 (1.667%) Flash Builder
4 1 (1.667%) Git (software)
General
1 11 (18.33%) Games
2 3 (5.000%) Retail
2 3 (5.000%) Multimedia
2 3 (5.000%) Finance
2 3 (5.000%) Marketing
3 2 (3.333%) Investment Banking
3 2 (3.333%) Banking
4 1 (1.667%) Electronics
4 1 (1.667%) Advertising
4 1 (1.667%) Publishing
4 1 (1.667%) Music
4 1 (1.667%) German Language
4 1 (1.667%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 35 (58.33%) Developer
2 24 (40.00%) Flash Developer
3 7 (11.67%) Flash ActionScript Developer
4 5 (8.333%) ActionScript Developer
4 5 (8.333%) Analyst
5 4 (6.667%) Technical Architect
5 4 (6.667%) Web Developer
5 4 (6.667%) Senior Software Engineer
5 4 (6.667%) Architect
5 4 (6.667%) Software Engineer
6 3 (5.000%) Business Analyst
6 3 (5.000%) Flash Designer
6 3 (5.000%) QA Leader
6 3 (5.000%) Designer
7 2 (3.333%) Middleware Consultant
7 2 (3.333%) PHP MySQL Developer
7 2 (3.333%) Security Consultant
7 2 (3.333%) Consultant
7 2 (3.333%) Applications Developer
7 2 (3.333%) Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 7 (11.67%) Mobile App
2 6 (10.00%) New Media
3 4 (6.667%) IPTV
3 4 (6.667%) Digital Media
3 4 (6.667%) Embedded Systems
3 4 (6.667%) Interactive TV
4 3 (5.000%) Blackberry
4 3 (5.000%) E-Learning
4 3 (5.000%) Flash Lite
4 3 (5.000%) Social Media
4 3 (5.000%) MHEG
5 2 (3.333%) DataPower
5 2 (3.333%) Cloud Computing
5 2 (3.333%) Graphic Design
5 2 (3.333%) PKI
5 2 (3.333%) STB
6 1 (1.667%) Mainframe
6 1 (1.667%) Client/Server
6 1 (1.667%) 3D Graphics
6 1 (1.667%) Streaming Video
Operating Systems
1 6 (10.00%) UNIX
2 5 (8.333%) Android
3 4 (6.667%) Linux
4 3 (5.000%) Windows
4 3 (5.000%) AIX
4 3 (5.000%) Apple iOS
5 2 (3.333%) Windows 8
5 2 (3.333%) MVS
6 1 (1.667%) Windows Mobile
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (25.00%) OOP
2 13 (21.67%) Agile Software Development
3 11 (18.33%) Scrum
4 10 (16.67%) TDD
5 7 (11.67%) Software Testing
6 6 (10.00%) OO
7 5 (8.333%) SOA
8 4 (6.667%) Performance Testing
8 4 (6.667%) Memory Management
8 4 (6.667%) Mobile Application Development
8 4 (6.667%) Service Delivery
8 4 (6.667%) Stakeholder Management
8 4 (6.667%) Software Engineering
9 3 (5.000%) ITIL
9 3 (5.000%) UML
9 3 (5.000%) Business Continuity
9 3 (5.000%) Migration
9 3 (5.000%) Manual Testing
9 3 (5.000%) Data Migration
9 3 (5.000%) ETRM
Programming Languages
1 60 (100.00%) ActionScript
2 28 (46.67%) ActionScript 3.0
3 21 (35.00%) JavaScript
4 14 (23.33%) Java
5 11 (18.33%) C++
6 10 (16.67%) SQL
7 8 (13.33%) PHP
8 7 (11.67%) C#
9 6 (10.00%) Perl
10 5 (8.333%) Ruby
11 3 (5.000%) VB
11 3 (5.000%) PL/SQL
12 2 (3.333%) C
12 2 (3.333%) Python
12 2 (3.333%) REXX
12 2 (3.333%) JCL
13 1 (1.667%) PowerHouse
13 1 (1.667%) ABAP
13 1 (1.667%) Bash shell
Qualifications
1 3 (5.000%) ITIL Certification
2 1 (1.667%) Degree
2 1 (1.667%) SC Cleared
2 1 (1.667%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (5.000%) QA
2 1 (1.667%) SLA
Vendors
1 8 (13.33%) Adobe
2 7 (11.67%) Oracle
3 6 (10.00%) Microsoft
4 4 (6.667%) Twitter
5 3 (5.000%) OpenTV
5 3 (5.000%) Facebook
6 1 (1.667%) SAP
6 1 (1.667%) Google
6 1 (1.667%) SEEBURGER
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Rate: £300.00 - £350.00 per day + Please quote
Posted: 10 May 2013
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