| Developer |
| 3 months to
13 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 1 | 1 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  0 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 165 | 206 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.233 % | 0.209 % |
| As % of the category below | 22.79 % | 22.29 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 25 | 20 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £284 | £329 |
| Average daily rate | £292 | £333 |
| % change on same period last year | -12.25 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £300 | £338 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £324 | £327 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.67 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 13 | 15 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £29.92 | £27.60 |
| Average hourly rate | £32.12 | £29.70 |
| % change on same period last year | +8.13 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £34.31 | £31.80 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £30.09 | £32.82 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.32 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 724 | 924 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.024 % | 0.935 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 189 | 190 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £309 | £307 |
| Average daily rate | £320 | £320 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.28 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £332 | £332 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £352 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.18 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 108 | 57 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.93 | £21.11 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.78 | £22.40 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.72 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.63 | £23.69 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.71 | £25.14 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.69 % |
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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 Developer across the Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
