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This section looks at the demand for the ActionScript Developer role in IT contracts within the West Midlands region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ActionScript Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 ActionScript Developer
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank118124
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads62
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.198 %0.061 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£275
Average daily rate-£288
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£235£289
% change on same period last year-18.47 %
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£27.63£28.00
% change on same period last year-1.33 %
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads30343290
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.044 %3.282 %
Daily rates quoted763750
Average minimum daily rate£322£320
Average daily rate£343£341
% change on same period last year+0.54 %
Average maximum daily rate£364£362
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£355
% change on same period last year+0.30 %
Hourly rates quoted295471
Average minimum hourly rate£19.62£21.77
Average hourly rate£21.13£23.44
% change on same period last year-9.83 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.64£25.10
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.79£25.66
% change on same period last year-7.31 %
ActionScript Developer EnglandActionScript Developer
England

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 Developer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing ActionScript Developer across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

West Midlands ActionScript Developer Demand Trend

ActionScript Developer
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Midlands ActionScript Developer Daily Rate Trend

ActionScript Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Midlands ActionScript Developer Hourly Rate Trend

ActionScript Developer
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ActionScript Developer within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
WarwickshireNew entry-2--
StaffordshireNew entry-2--
BirminghamUp+162--
CoventryNew entry-1--
ActionScript Developer EnglandActionScript Developer
England

ActionScript Developer
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region that cited ActionScript Developer in their job title 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 with ActionScript Developer in their job title.

17 (100.00 %)ActionScript
17 (100.00 %)Flash
23 (42.86 %)XML
23 (42.86 %)JavaScript
32 (28.57 %)HTML
32 (28.57 %)Adobe
32 (28.57 %)Adobe Flex
32 (28.57 %)Games
32 (28.57 %)E-Learning
41 (14.29 %)Wireless
41 (14.29 %)Mobile Games
41 (14.29 %)Web Development
41 (14.29 %)Flash Games
41 (14.29 %)Social Network
41 (14.29 %)C#
41 (14.29 %)XHTML
41 (14.29 %)Dreamweaver
41 (14.29 %)XSD
41 (14.29 %)XSLT
41 (14.29 %)OO
41 (14.29 %)Java
41 (14.29 %)PHP
41 (14.29 %).NET
41 (14.29 %)Photoshop
41 (14.29 %)ASP
41 (14.29 %)ASP.NET
41 (14.29 %)CSS

ActionScript Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region that cited ActionScript Developer in their job title 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 with ActionScript Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (42.86 %)XML
22 (28.57 %)HTML
22 (28.57 %)Adobe Flex
31 (14.29 %).NET
31 (14.29 %)ASP
31 (14.29 %)ASP.NET
31 (14.29 %)CSS
31 (14.29 %)XSD
31 (14.29 %)XSLT
31 (14.29 %)XHTML
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (14.29 %)Photoshop
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (14.29 %)Wireless
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (100.00 %)Flash
21 (14.29 %)Dreamweaver
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (28.57 %)Games
21 (14.29 %)Flash Games
21 (14.29 %)Mobile Games
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (28.57 %)E-Learning
21 (14.29 %)Social Network
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (14.29 %)OO
11 (14.29 %)Web Development
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (100.00 %)ActionScript
23 (42.86 %)JavaScript
31 (14.29 %)PHP
31 (14.29 %)C#
31 (14.29 %)Java
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (28.57 %)Adobe