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The table below looks at the demand for Adobe ActionScript skills within the Kent region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited ActionScript over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAdobe ActionScript
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank80101
Rank change on same period last yearUp+21
Matching permanent IT job ads257
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.003 %
As % of the category below3.737 %0.796 %
Salaries quoted257
Average minimum salary£30,200£34,571
Average salary£33,700£35,643
% change on same period last year-5.45 %
Average maximum salary£37,200£36,714
UK excluding London average salary£30,956£30,005
% change on same period last year+3.16 %
Kent IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Kent
Matching permanent IT job ads669879
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.389 %0.378 %
Salaries quoted590744
Average minimum salary£32,317£31,019
Average salary£35,277£33,432
% change on same period last year+5.51 %
Average maximum salary£38,237£35,844
UK excluding London average salary£35,513£35,793
% change on same period last year-0.78 %
ActionScript South EastActionScript
South East

ActionScript
Demand Trend

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

Kent ActionScript Demand Trend

ActionScript
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing ActionScript across the Kent region.

Kent ActionScript Salary Trend

ActionScript
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing ActionScript across the Kent region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Kent ActionScript Salary Histogram

ActionScript
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ActionScript within the Kent region over the 3 months to 13 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Tunbridge WellsNew entry-14£33,929-
TonbridgeDown-12£26,250-30.00 %
ActionScript South EastActionScript
South East

ActionScript
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Kent 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 IT job ads sampled that cited ActionScript.

135 (74.47 %).NET
135 (74.47 %)Flash
231 (65.96 %)Microsoft
327 (57.45 %)SQL Server
327 (57.45 %)C#
426 (55.32 %)ColdFusion
520 (42.55 %)DHTML
617 (36.17 %)HTML
716 (34.04 %)Adobe Flex
815 (31.91 %)SQL
914 (29.79 %)OO
914 (29.79 %)MVC
1013 (27.66 %)MS Excel
1111 (23.40 %)Internet
129 (19.15 %)Java
138 (17.02 %)Dreamweaver
146 (12.77 %)Games
146 (12.77 %)Pensions
155 (10.64 %)Marketing
155 (10.64 %)Government
155 (10.64 %)PHP
155 (10.64 %)Photoshop
155 (10.64 %)CSS
155 (10.64 %)Flash Games
155 (10.64 %)Degree
164 (8.511 %)ASP
164 (8.511 %)ASP.NET
164 (8.511 %)Web Design
173 (6.383 %)Adobe Illustrator
173 (6.383 %)MySQL

ActionScript
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Kent 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 IT job ads sampled that cited ActionScript. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Kent IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
135 (74.47 %).NET
217 (36.17 %)HTML
316 (34.04 %)Adobe Flex
414 (29.79 %)MVC
55 (10.64 %)CSS
64 (8.511 %)ASP
64 (8.511 %)ASP.NET
73 (6.383 %)XHTML
82 (4.255 %)XML
82 (4.255 %)XSL
82 (4.255 %)AJAX
91 (2.128 %)XSLT
91 (2.128 %)JSP
91 (2.128 %)WebServices
Kent IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
126 (55.32 %)ColdFusion
Kent IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
113 (27.66 %)MS Excel
25 (10.64 %)Photoshop
33 (6.383 %)Adobe Illustrator
42 (4.255 %)InDesign
51 (2.128 %)MS Office
51 (2.128 %)ImageReady
51 (2.128 %)Fireworks
Kent IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (23.40 %)Internet
22 (4.255 %)Intranet
Kent IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
127 (57.45 %)SQL Server
23 (6.383 %)MySQL
32 (4.255 %)SQL Server Integration Services
41 (2.128 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (2.128 %)SQL Server 2005
Kent IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
135 (74.47 %)Flash
28 (17.02 %)Dreamweaver
32 (4.255 %)VSS/SourceSafe
41 (2.128 %)Visual Studio
Kent IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (12.77 %)Games
16 (12.77 %)Pensions
25 (10.64 %)Marketing
25 (10.64 %)Flash Games
25 (10.64 %)Government
32 (4.255 %)Insurance
41 (2.128 %)Health
41 (2.128 %)Online Games
41 (2.128 %)Animation
Kent IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
145 (95.74 %)Developer
227 (57.45 %)Flash Developer
310 (21.28 %)Senior Flash Developer
310 (21.28 %)Senior Developer
49 (19.15 %)Flex Developer
58 (17.02 %).NET Developer
66 (12.77 %)C# Developer
66 (12.77 %)Web Developer
72 (4.255 %)Applications Developer
72 (4.255 %)Web Designer
72 (4.255 %)ActionScript Developer
72 (4.255 %)Flash Designer
72 (4.255 %)Games Developer
81 (2.128 %)Junior
81 (2.128 %)Junior Flash Developer
81 (2.128 %)Games Designer
81 (2.128 %)Flash Games Developer
81 (2.128 %)Web Applications Developer
81 (2.128 %)MySQL Developer
81 (2.128 %)PHP Web Developer
Kent IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.128 %)W3C
Kent IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (2.128 %)UNIX
11 (2.128 %)Windows
11 (2.128 %)Linux
Kent IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (29.79 %)OO
24 (8.511 %)Web Design
33 (6.383 %)Web Development
42 (4.255 %)Internet Marketing
42 (4.255 %)OOD
51 (2.128 %)SEO
51 (2.128 %)Migration
51 (2.128 %)Digital Marketing
51 (2.128 %)Technical Architecture
Kent IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
127 (57.45 %)C#
220 (42.55 %)DHTML
315 (31.91 %)SQL
49 (19.15 %)Java
55 (10.64 %)PHP
63 (6.383 %)JavaScript
63 (6.383 %)VB.NET
71 (2.128 %)XPath
71 (2.128 %)VB
71 (2.128 %)Perl
Kent IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (10.64 %)Degree
Kent IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
131 (65.96 %)Microsoft
22 (4.255 %)Adobe