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The table below looks at the demand for Adobe ActionScript skills within the Somerset 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAdobe ActionScript
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3443
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching contract IT job ads82
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.002 %
As % of the category below4.848 %1.170 %
Daily rates quoted61
Average minimum daily rate£167£200
Average daily rate£192£200
% change on same period last year-3.75 %
Average maximum daily rate£218£200
UK excluding London average daily rate£246£261
% change on same period last year-6.02 %
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£26.29£32.92
% change on same period last year-20.14 %
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Somerset
Matching contract IT job ads165171
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.232 %0.173 %
Daily rates quoted3013
Average minimum daily rate£292£249
Average daily rate£310£275
% change on same period last year+12.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£328£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£334
% change on same period last year-2.98 %
Hourly rates quoted6682
Average minimum hourly rate£29.98£30.30
Average hourly rate£32.88£32.47
% change on same period last year+1.27 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.79£34.64
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.24£32.80
% change on same period last year-1.70 %
ActionScript South WestActionScript
South West

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

Somerset 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 Somerset region.

Somerset 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 Somerset region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Somerset 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 Somerset region.

Somerset ActionScript Hourly Rate Trend

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 Somerset region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
BathUp+28£192-3.75 %
ActionScript South WestActionScript
South West

ActionScript
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Somerset 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.

18 (100.00 %)Flash
25 (62.50 %)Games
25 (62.50 %)HTML
25 (62.50 %)JavaScript
34 (50.00 %)CSS
34 (50.00 %)Web Development
43 (37.50 %)Online Games
52 (25.00 %)XML
52 (25.00 %)OOP
61 (12.50 %).NET
61 (12.50 %)ASP.NET
61 (12.50 %)E-Learning
61 (12.50 %)C#

ActionScript
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Somerset 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.

Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (62.50 %)HTML
24 (50.00 %)CSS
32 (25.00 %)XML
41 (12.50 %).NET
41 (12.50 %)ASP.NET
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (100.00 %)Flash
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (62.50 %)Games
23 (37.50 %)Online Games
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (100.00 %)Developer
27 (87.50 %)Flash Developer
35 (62.50 %)ActionScript Developer
41 (12.50 %)Web Developer
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (12.50 %)E-Learning
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (50.00 %)Web Development
22 (25.00 %)OOP
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (62.50 %)JavaScript
21 (12.50 %)C#