The first table below looks at the demand for ActionScript skills in IT jobs advertised for the Oxfordshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited ActionScript over the 3 months to 17 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 Oxfordshire region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Adobe ActionScript
Rank 106 78 72
Rank change year-on-year
-28 -6
Permanent jobs citing ActionScript 16 30 34
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Oxfordshire 0.873% 2.038% 2.099%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.576% 3.484% 3.350%
Number of salaries quoted 4 25 34
Average salary £43,750 £32,500 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+34.61% +8.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,000 £23,500 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £54,250 £37,500 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £30,750 £32,500 £30,250
% change year-on-year
-5.38% +7.43%
All Programming Languages
Oxfordshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
1015 861 1015
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Oxfordshire 55.37% 58.49% 62.65%
Number of salaries quoted 907 761 942
Average salary £40,000 £37,500 £38,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.66% -2.59%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £27,500 £25,500
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £57,500 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
ActionScript
South East

ActionScript
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire ActionScript Jobs Demand Trend

ActionScript
Salary Trend

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

Oxfordshire ActionScript Salary Trend

ActionScript
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing ActionScript across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 17 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Oxford -11 15 £52,500 +55.55%
ActionScript
South East

ActionScript
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

1 19 (82.61%) Java
1 19 (82.61%) Open Source
2 17 (73.91%) Flash
3 14 (60.87%) ActionScript 3.0
4 13 (56.52%) OOP
4 13 (56.52%) OO
4 13 (56.52%) C
4 13 (56.52%) C++
4 13 (56.52%) 3D Graphics
4 13 (56.52%) Games
4 13 (56.52%) Perforce
4 13 (56.52%) Objective-C
5 12 (52.17%) Degree
5 12 (52.17%) Mathematics
5 12 (52.17%) Computer Science
6 10 (43.48%) JavaScript
7 9 (39.13%) jQuery
8 7 (30.43%) SQL
9 6 (26.09%) Tomcat
9 6 (26.09%) Python
9 6 (26.09%) Music
9 6 (26.09%) Subversion
9 6 (26.09%) Lucene
9 6 (26.09%) Software Engineering
9 6 (26.09%) PostgreSQL
9 6 (26.09%) Git (software)
9 6 (26.09%) Apache Solr
10 4 (17.39%) MySQL
10 4 (17.39%) CSS
10 4 (17.39%) PHP

ActionScript
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

Application Development
1 17 (73.91%) Flash
2 9 (39.13%) jQuery
3 6 (26.09%) Lucene
4 4 (17.39%) CSS
5 3 (13.04%) HTML
5 3 (13.04%) .NET
5 3 (13.04%) ASP
6 1 (4.348%) XHTML
Application Platforms
1 6 (26.09%) Tomcat
1 6 (26.09%) Apache Solr
Applications
1 3 (13.04%) Photoshop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (26.09%) PostgreSQL
2 4 (17.39%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 6 (26.09%) Subversion
1 6 (26.09%) Git (software)
General
1 13 (56.52%) Games
2 6 (26.09%) Music
3 1 (4.348%) Marketing
3 1 (4.348%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 12 (52.17%) Programmer
2 6 (26.09%) Senior Software Engineer
2 6 (26.09%) Software Engineer
3 5 (21.74%) Developer
4 3 (13.04%) Front-End Developer
5 1 (4.348%) Senior Front-End Developer
5 1 (4.348%) ActionScript Developer
5 1 (4.348%) Web Developer
5 1 (4.348%) Senior Developer
Miscellaneous
1 19 (82.61%) Open Source
2 13 (56.52%) 3D Graphics
3 12 (52.17%) Mathematics
3 12 (52.17%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 1 (4.348%) Android
1 1 (4.348%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (56.52%) OOP
1 13 (56.52%) OO
2 6 (26.09%) Software Engineering
3 1 (4.348%) Web Development
3 1 (4.348%) Game Development
3 1 (4.348%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 19 (82.61%) Java
2 14 (60.87%) ActionScript 3.0
3 13 (56.52%) Objective-C
3 13 (56.52%) C
3 13 (56.52%) C++
4 10 (43.48%) JavaScript
5 7 (30.43%) SQL
6 6 (26.09%) Python
7 4 (17.39%) PHP
8 3 (13.04%) C#
8 3 (13.04%) VBScript
9 2 (8.696%) PHP5
10 1 (4.348%) ActionScript 2.0
10 1 (4.348%) VB
Qualifications
1 12 (52.17%) Degree
Vendors
1 13 (56.52%) Perforce
Wantage, Oxfordshire
The key skills and experience needed for the ActionScript Developer are: - Experience of using ActionScript 3 - Experience working for an internet, gaming or E-Commerce company (Desired) - Experience...
Kyna Associates
Salary: £30000 - 40000 Per Annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
Oxford, Oxfordshire
Austin Fraser is representing a high profile Digital Company is looking for experienced hands on Senior Engineer with strong server side development experience. The company are based in...
Austin Fraser
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013