Microsoft Visual Studio |
| 3 months to 4 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 146 | 140 |
| Rank change on same period last year | -6 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 75 | 60 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.099 % | 0.064 % |
| As % of the category below | 10.95 % | 11.24 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 32 | 11 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £344 | £360 |
| Average daily rate | £374 | £406 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.90 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £404 | £452 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £311 | £337 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.82 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £45.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £50.00 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £55.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £34.75 | £31.54 |
| % change on same period last year | +10.15 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 685 | 534 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.903 % | 0.566 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 372 | 263 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £367 | £438 |
| Average daily rate | £404 | £469 |
| % change on same period last year | -13.79 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £441 | £500 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £335 | £329 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.79 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 14 | 8 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £26.44 | £17.63 |
| Average hourly rate | £28.42 | £19.75 |
| % change on same period last year | +43.90 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £30.41 | £21.88 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £33.57 | £34.00 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.26 % |
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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 City of London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.