 Microsoft Visual Studio |
| 3 months to
7 Jan 2009 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 34 | 41 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +7 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 8 | 20 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.016 % | 0.025 % |
| As % of the category below | 25.81 % | 44.44 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 |
| Average minimum daily rate | - | £230 |
| Average daily rate | - | £245 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | - | £260 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £306 | £346 |
| % change on same period last year | -11.56 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 4 | 2 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £9.00 | £27.50 |
| Average hourly rate | £12.75 | £33.75 |
| % change on same period last year | -62.22 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £16.50 | £40.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £28.63 | £31.00 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.65 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 31 | 45 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.062 % | 0.056 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 8 | 8 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £284 | £270 |
| Average daily rate | £305 | £321 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.87 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £327 | £372 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £315 | £338 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.82 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 4 | 3 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £9.00 | £28.13 |
| Average hourly rate | £12.75 | £32.50 |
| % change on same period last year | -60.76 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £16.50 | £36.88 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £31.50 | £32.22 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.24 % |
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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.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Visual Studio across the Birmingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.
