| Developer |
| 3 months to
5 Dec 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 3 | 4 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +1 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 52 | 35 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.085 % | 0.038 % |
| As % of the category below | 26.00 % | 19.34 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 4 | 2 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £160 | £275 |
| Average daily rate | £160 | £283 |
| % change on same period last year | -43.41 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £160 | £291 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £313 | £330 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.17 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 4 | 1 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £35.00 | £46.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £37.75 | £46.00 |
| % change on same period last year | -17.93 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £40.50 | £46.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £28.63 | £31.88 |
| % change on same period last year | -10.19 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 200 | 181 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.326 % | 0.198 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 27 | 22 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £266 | £281 |
| Average daily rate | £269 | £288 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.56 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £272 | £295 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £352 | £352 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.07 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 55 | 14 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.54 | £26.61 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.13 | £26.82 |
| % change on same period last year | -10.00 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.73 | £27.03 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.18 | £23.82 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.68 % |
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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 Chester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
