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The table below looks at the demand for Adobe ActionScript skills within the Yorkshire 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 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAdobe ActionScript
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank80115
Rank change on same period last yearUp+35
Matching contract IT job ads2625
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.042 %0.027 %
As % of the category below3.596 %2.019 %
Daily rates quoted23
Average minimum daily rate£150£153
Average daily rate£183£170
% change on same period last year+7.35 %
Average maximum daily rate£215£187
UK excluding London average daily rate£259£269
% change on same period last year-3.62 %
Hourly rates quoted72
Average minimum hourly rate£19.86£30.00
Average hourly rate£21.64£30.00
% change on same period last year-27.85 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.43£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.31£29.77
% change on same period last year-11.62 %
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads7231238
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.167 %1.350 %
Daily rates quoted126250
Average minimum daily rate£284£309
Average daily rate£307£327
% change on same period last year-6.15 %
Average maximum daily rate£331£345
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£330
% change on same period last year-4.10 %
Hourly rates quoted8890
Average minimum hourly rate£26.02£24.28
Average hourly rate£27.80£26.06
% change on same period last year+6.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.57£27.85
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.95£32.68
% change on same period last year-5.27 %
ActionScript EnglandActionScript
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
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing ActionScript across the Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire ActionScript Daily Rate 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 Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 3 December 2008.

Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 3 December 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
West YorkshireUp+2112£183-
North YorkshireNew entry-4--
South YorkshireUp+113--
East YorkshireUp+22--
ActionScript EnglandActionScript
England

ActionScript
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire 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.

154 (91.53 %)Flash
233 (55.93 %)CSS
330 (50.85 %)HTML
420 (33.90 %)Photoshop
519 (32.20 %)JavaScript
617 (28.81 %)XHTML
715 (25.42 %)PHP
810 (16.95 %)MySQL
98 (13.56 %)XML
107 (11.86 %)OO
107 (11.86 %)Marketing
116 (10.17 %)Adobe Flex
116 (10.17 %)Web Design
125 (8.475 %)CMS
125 (8.475 %)Adobe
125 (8.475 %)Dreamweaver
125 (8.475 %)Web Development
125 (8.475 %)Graphic Design
134 (6.780 %)SEO
143 (5.085 %)Content Management
143 (5.085 %)Adobe Illustrator
143 (5.085 %)3ds Max
143 (5.085 %)Macromedia
143 (5.085 %)Linux
143 (5.085 %)E-Commerce
143 (5.085 %)SQL
143 (5.085 %)jQuery
152 (3.390 %)Drupal
152 (3.390 %)PHP5
152 (3.390 %)Mathematics

ActionScript
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire 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.

Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
133 (55.93 %)CSS
230 (50.85 %)HTML
317 (28.81 %)XHTML
48 (13.56 %)XML
56 (10.17 %)Adobe Flex
63 (5.085 %)jQuery
72 (3.390 %)Drupal
72 (3.390 %)LAMP
72 (3.390 %)AJAX
72 (3.390 %)ASP.NET
72 (3.390 %).NET
81 (1.695 %)ASP
81 (1.695 %)JSP
81 (1.695 %)SOAP
81 (1.695 %)WebServices
81 (1.695 %).NET Framework
81 (1.695 %)WAP
81 (1.695 %)Fusebox
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (8.475 %)CMS
22 (3.390 %)Apache
31 (1.695 %)ColdFusion
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
120 (33.90 %)Photoshop
23 (5.085 %)3ds Max
23 (5.085 %)Adobe Illustrator
32 (3.390 %)Fireworks
41 (1.695 %)Maya
41 (1.695 %)ImageReady
41 (1.695 %)FreeHand
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (3.390 %)Internet
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (16.95 %)MySQL
22 (3.390 %)SQL Server
31 (1.695 %)MS Access
31 (1.695 %)PostgreSQL
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
154 (91.53 %)Flash
25 (8.475 %)Dreamweaver
32 (3.390 %)Eclipse
32 (3.390 %)Subversion
32 (3.390 %)MTASC
41 (1.695 %)ProC
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (11.86 %)Marketing
25 (8.475 %)Graphic Design
32 (3.390 %)Multimedia
32 (3.390 %)Video Editing
41 (1.695 %)Animation
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
136 (61.02 %)Developer
215 (25.42 %)Flash Developer
313 (22.03 %)Web Developer
410 (16.95 %)Flash Designer
58 (13.56 %)ActionScript Developer
67 (11.86 %)Web Designer
76 (10.17 %)Programmer
84 (6.780 %)Photoshop Designer
84 (6.780 %)Flash Programmer
93 (5.085 %)PHP Developer
102 (3.390 %)Flex Developer
102 (3.390 %)Graduate
102 (3.390 %)Senior Developer
102 (3.390 %)HTML Developer
102 (3.390 %)Graphic Designer
111 (1.695 %)Senior Flash Developer
111 (1.695 %)LAMP Developer
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (3.390 %)W3C
12 (3.390 %)Mathematics
12 (3.390 %)Copywriting
21 (1.695 %)RIA
21 (1.695 %)Clustering
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (5.085 %)Linux
21 (1.695 %)Debian
21 (1.695 %)Ubuntu
21 (1.695 %)CentOS
21 (1.695 %)Red Hat Linux
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (11.86 %)OO
26 (10.17 %)Web Design
35 (8.475 %)Web Development
44 (6.780 %)SEO
53 (5.085 %)E-Commerce
53 (5.085 %)Content Management
62 (3.390 %)OOP
71 (1.695 %)Load Balancing
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
119 (32.20 %)JavaScript
215 (25.42 %)PHP
33 (5.085 %)SQL
42 (3.390 %)Perl
42 (3.390 %)PHP5
42 (3.390 %)Java
51 (1.695 %)PHP4
51 (1.695 %)C
51 (1.695 %)C++
51 (1.695 %)DHTML
51 (1.695 %)Python
51 (1.695 %)MAXScript
51 (1.695 %)Lingo
51 (1.695 %)Ruby
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (8.475 %)Adobe
23 (5.085 %)Macromedia
31 (1.695 %)Red Hat
31 (1.695 %)Oracle
31 (1.695 %)Microsoft