| C |
| 3 months to
22 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 1 | 18 | 7 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +17 |  -11 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 72 | 20 | 71 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cambridge | 27.07 % | 6.390 % | 12.01 % |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 38.71 % | 11.63 % | 21.71 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 13 | 4 | 8 |
| Average daily rate | £230 | £286 | £350 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £90 | £278 | £303 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £348 | £349 | £413 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £293 | £340 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 30 | 6 | 33 |
| Average hourly rate | £34.25 | £35.00 | £40.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £23.00 | £23.50 | £30.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £37.05 | £40.25 | £42.40 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.97 | £34.25 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category | 186 | 172 | 327 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cambridge | 69.92 % | 54.95 % | 55.33 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 63 | 48 | 60 |
| Average daily rate | £275 | £290 | £325 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £110 | £225 | £239 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £350 | £377 | £400 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £300 | £300 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 54 | 33 | 75 |
| Average hourly rate | £34.50 | £32.50 | £37.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £20.00 | £20.00 | £26.10 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £36.00 | £45.00 | £42.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £28.50 | £30.00 | £35.00 |
| % 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 C across the Cambridge region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.
