| Microsoft .NET (dotNet) |
| 3 months to
19 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 14 | 38 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +24 |  -28 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 143 | 81 | 299 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Berkshire | 6.407 % | 3.425 % | 8.354 % |
| As % of the Application Development category | 29.42 % | 21.89 % | 41.13 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 59 | 28 | 86 |
| Average daily rate | £313 | £340 | £375 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £225 | £267 | £261 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £440 | £408 | £500 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £288 | £297 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 4 | 23 |
| Average hourly rate | £42.50 | £24.00 | £40.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £26.50 | £27.50 | £32.50 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category | 486 | 370 | 727 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Berkshire | 21.77 % | 15.64 % | 20.31 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 184 | 113 | 189 |
| Average daily rate | £300 | £325 | £350 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £200 | £233 | £250 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £425 | £425 | £500 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £300 | £300 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 35 | 14 | 52 |
| Average hourly rate | £36.25 | £33.00 | £38.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £36.00 | £15.70 | £26.25 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £42.50 | £40.00 | £45.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £28.50 | £27.50 | £32.50 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing .NET across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.
